Politics

Delta State Government, Thursday, said the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja did not overturn the election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as speculated by the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Ken Pela and his co-travellers. Reacting to a rumour making the rounds that the Appeal Court had declared Mr Ken Pela as Governor of the state, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon in Asaba, said the Appeal Court only ordered the…

The Commissioner representing Udu, Ughelli South, Uvwie and Urhobos of Warri South on the board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Hon. Karo Goru, has sent a congratulatory message to Chief Jite Brown, the PDP flagbearer for Delta State House of Assembly Udu Constituency at the 2023 general elections, over his victory at the Delta Electoral Tribunal sitting held yesterday in Asaba. According to Hon. Goru, “Victory for Chief Jite Brown is…

By Henry Ubus Hon. Eki Afuevure, the Secretary of the Local Education Authority (LEA), Udu LGC has congratulated Hon. (Chief) Jite Brown (JP), the Executive Chairman of Udu Local Government Council, for his victory at the House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Asaba, as he praised the judiciary for being the hope of the common man. The tribunal declared Hon. Chief Jite Brown, the PDP Candidate, as the rightful winner of the 2023 House…

BY DENNIS OTU They were expectant. They longed for a relief. They had gone on borrowing here and there to make ends meet. Going to work every day had become a major problem to many of them, no thanks to the untold hardship brought upon them by the removal of fuel subsidy by the APC led Federal Government and suddenly they got more than what they ever bargained for. And they are elated that he…

The Ofuerhare of Udu kingdom and Honourable Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Delta State, Olorogun Vincent Ogheneruemu Oyibode, has called on Oghior and Ukpiovwin communities to embrace peace as he commence a peace process between both communities over a protracted land dispute. Oyibode who hail from Oghior community, said enough was enough as the blood shed and tension between the two communities was avoidable. He stated this when he visited Ukpiovwin and Oghior communities alongside…

An oil and gas monitoring group, the Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change (NDIMRC) has rained heavy knocks on the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara for saying it was wrong to award such the pipelines Surveillance contract to ‘one man’. The Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, had on Saturday, August 26th, 2023, fumed over the crude oil pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services led by former militant leader, High Chief Government…

The Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, on Sunday, called on Deltans to always engage in actions that would deepen democracy and foster unity among them for sustainable development programmes to be executed. Oborevwori, represented by his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, spoke at an inter-denominational thanksgiving service held at the Cathedral Church of St. Peters (Anglican Communion), Bishop’s Court, Asaba, to mark the 32 years of the state’s creation. He thanked Deltans for…

By Henry Ubus Hon. Chief Jite Brown (JP), the Executive Chairman of Udu Local Government Council, has extended his congratulations to the Executive Governor of Delta State, His Excellency RT. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, as well as the people of Delta State, on the occasion of the state’s 32nd anniversary. In a press statement released in Udu today, the Udu Council Boss highlighted the state’s achievements despite prevailing economic challenges. He acknowledged that while there’s room…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated Deltans on the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the State. In a felicitation signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, the Governor thanked the people of the State for their patience, cooperation and support to all administrations that had governed the State in the last 32 years. Governor Oborevwori assured them that his administration would continue to build on the gains…

The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Thursday, reserved judgement on the petition brought before it by the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. Omo-Agege, in his petition, is challenging the declaration of the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, as winner of the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial election in the State by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The three-man tribunal headed by Justice C.O Ahuchaoguadjourned for judgement after…