14 migrants including Nigerians die as boat catches fire in Senegal

14 migrants including Nigerians die as boat catches fire in Senegal

By Biodun Busari No fewer than 14 migrants, including Nigerians have been reported dead following a fire incident that razed a boat in south Senegal. Reports from the West African country also state that 21 people are injured as four of them suffered second degree burns as they embarked on a journey to Spanish Canary Islands before the boat caught fire. The mayor of the coastal town, Kafountine in Casamance, David Diatta said that the…

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Ministerial Confirmation: Drama as Lawan shuts down Okorocha, switches off microphone

Ministerial Confirmation: Drama as Lawan shuts down Okorocha, switches off microphone

There was a mild drama on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday when the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, switched off the seat microphone attached to Senator Rochas Okorocha (APC Imo West). Lawan’s action followed an attempt by Senator Okorocha to question one of the Ministerial nominees, Goodluck Nana Opiah, representing Imo State. Countering Okorocha’s appeal to question the nominee, the Senate President cautioned the Imo West lawmaker against going contrary to the agreement reached…

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Asiuwhu Appreciates Okowa For Nominating Him As Commissioner Nominee In His Cabinet

Asiuwhu Appreciates Okowa For Nominating Him As Commissioner Nominee In His Cabinet

Chairman Of the People’s Democratic Party in Patani Local Government Area, Chief Godspower Omafuvwe Asiuwhu Has Expressed Heart Felt Gratitude to God Almighty for his Grace And Love Upon Him Which He has Manifested through His Excellency Sen Dr Ifeanyi Author Okowa Governor Of Delta State and Vice Presidential Candidate Of the People’s Democratic Party in the Forth Coming Genera Elections For Finding Him Worthy To Be Nominated As Commissioner. Chief Asiuwhu, Further thanked the…

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Okagbare’s further ban disqualifies Nigeria’s 4x100m squad from World Championships

By BUSHRAH YUSUF-BADMUS The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced that banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been found to have committed additional anti-doping rule violations. According to a statement on the website of AIU, the violations were specifically about evading sample collection and tampering or attempted tampering with the doping control process. While Okagbare has had her current 10-year ban from athletics extended by one year, for a total of 11 years now, another…

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Choja Donates Billboards In Support Of Sheriff, Jite In Udu.

Choja Donates Billboards In Support Of Sheriff, Jite In Udu.

By Henry Ubus In his supports for the duo of the Delta State PDP Gubernatorial Candidate, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and the Udu PDP House of Assembly Candidate in the 2023 general elections, the Councillor representing Ward 4 in the Udu Council Legislative Arm, Hon. Joseph Choja aka Akura yesterday Tuesday 28/06/22 donated gigantic Billboards worth thousands of naira amidst funfare under the auspices of Hon. Choja Campaign Team for Sheriff and Jite. At the…

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Aguanah Congratulates Asiuwhu As Commissioner Nominee

Aguanah Congratulates  Asiuwhu As Commissioner Nominee

The executive chairman of Patani LGC, Hon. Isaac Aguanah with so much delight wish to congratulate the Patani LGA PDP Chairman Olorogun Godspower Omafuvwe Asiuwhu on his well deserved nomination as commissioner of Delta State by H. E. Dr. Ifeanyi A. Okowa. You have been a party faithful, a ally and has in all time diligently worked for the firmness, growth and development of PDP as a party in Patani LGA, Delta State and Nigeria…

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Delta approves N400m disbursement to 40 mission schools

Delta approves N400m disbursement to 40 mission schools

Delta Government on Tuesday, announced that it had approved the disbursement of N400 million grant to 40 mission schools in the state to enable them to upgrade and expand their facilities. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, announced this while briefing journalists on some of decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by the Deputy Governor, Mr Kingsley Otuaro. Aniagwu who was flanked by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the…

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IGNORE KPOKPOGIRI WHO LIVES ON BLACKMAIL: OBOREVWORI/ONYEME TICKET MEANS MORE DEVELOPMENTS

IGNORE KPOKPOGIRI WHO LIVES ON BLACKMAIL: OBOREVWORI/ONYEME TICKET MEANS MORE DEVELOPMENTS

Following the recent attack on the personality of Sir Monday Onyeme, the Running mate and Deputy Governorship candidate of the PDP in Delta State by one notorious blackmailer popularly known as Kpokpogiri, it has become pertinent to advise members of the public to ignore him as responding to his libelous article will amount to waste of precious time. While I believe in the scripture that says, whatever a man sows, he will reap; Kpokpogiri will…

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Osun Guber Election: IMG Lauds Dagidi’s Appointment As Member of PDP National Campaign Council

Osun Guber Election: IMG Lauds Dagidi’s Appointment As Member of PDP National Campaign Council

By Sunday Apah The Ijaw Mandate Group has lauded the appointment of it’s National Coordinator, Hon. Dagidi Andaye as member of the Osun State PDP Gubernatorial National Campaign Council for the Saturday, July 16, 2022 governorship election in the state. It could be recalled that Hon. Dagidi was appointed alongside 149 others by the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party and they are expected to avail themselves for inauguration on Wednesday, June 29,…

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POLITICAL TSUNAMI: SOKOTO STATE AGOG FOR OKOWA.

POLITICAL TSUNAMI: SOKOTO STATE AGOG FOR OKOWA.

By Fred Latinore Oghenesivbe Esq The surging mammoth crowd became uncontrollable seeing their Vice Presidential candidate in-waiting, His Excellency, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, alerting from the immaculate white jet. It speaks of Okowa’s acceptance by all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria. It was indeed a spectacular event that sent shockwaves across the political camps of the now epileptic All Progressives Congress, APC, in Northern Nigeria and across the country. Sokoto went Agog in full blast….

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