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By Biodun Busari President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in seven new ministers on Wednesday. The announcement was made on Arise TV morning show today. The ministers sworn-in today will replace former ministers who resigned to partake in the last presidential primary election. Recall that the Senate confirmed, last week, seven ministerial nominees forwarded by the president. Those confirmed by the lawmakers are Henry Ikechukwu – Abia State; Umana Umana – Akwa Ibom State; Ekumankama Nkama-…

By Biodun Busari The ex-militant Founder of Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Asari Dokubo, has said Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, is defrauding Nigerians with lies. Dokubo said this, Tuesday, on Facebook via his Dokubo Asari Justice Foundation page, adding that the OBI-dient movement of the former Anambra State governor cannot succeed “because it is going nowhere”. Dokubo claimed that Obi cannot contend at the polls against his counterparts from…

By Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq. The Federal High Court, Abuja Division today dismissed two more out of the remaining five cases filed by different characters against the Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Francis Oborevwori. The first of the cases dismissed today was filed by one Chief Moses Ogbe on ground of alleged disqualification was dismissed by the Court which held that Chief Ogbe is a busy…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday debunked reports that he had no West Africa School Certificate (WASC) certificate, saying he made the second best result in his set in the country in 1976. He said that the issue around the certificate was deliberate wrong perception and unnecessary politics, and explained that virtually all universities in the country offered him admission based on his outstanding performance…

Justice Taiwo Obayomi Taiwo of the Federal High Court today 5th July, 2022, dismissed two of the suits against Delta State PDP Gubernatorial Candidate, Rt. Hon. Oborevwori Sheriff Francis Orohwedor ; The two suits bothers on his qualification to contest and eligibility of the ad hoc delegates that voted at the gubernatorial primaries, Both suits were dismissed for lack of locus standi and for been statute barred respectively. Judgement in two other pending suits have…

The Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Special Duties Mr. Edwin Afejuku has applauded the appointment of Olorogun Godspower Omafuvwe Asiuwhu as Delta Commissioner, describing it as Hope for Delta Youths. Speaking Yesterday in Warri, Mr Afejuku described the appointment as well deserved adding that Olorogun Godspower Omafuvwe Asiuwhu has showcased capacity and Competence over the years in driving the Smart/Stronger Delta Agenda of the Okowa’s led administration. While thanking Gov Okowa for…

By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene PERCULIAR EHIENTA is the CEO of Pec Bella Enterprise, a poultry farm, located at YAGEP Farm Cluster, Owa-Alero. She holds a B.Sc. Ed. in Business Education and is a pioneer beneficiary of the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP.) She was trained and established in the 2015/2016 cycle. Six years after, she is still in business and has grown it satisfactorily. She shares her story. “From…

Chief Sir Monday Onyeme was born on 30th March 1965 at Ibabu,onicha ukwuani in Ndokwa West Local Government area of Delta State, he hails from Ndokwa West LGA in Delta State.Sir Monday John ONYEME is married with Five children,he speaks English language,Ibo,Ukwuani and Hausa For these rare qualities which he possesses in quantum and for his level headedness and determination in pursuit of success, Sir (Chief) Onyeme, who is the Odoziani 1, of Ibabu Kingdom…

Says only oil region, Lagos ought to produce nation’s President •‘Of the over 1, 000 oil wells in Nigeria, none belongs to N-Deltans’ By Harris Emanuel G. G Darah is Emeritus Professor of Oral Literature, Folklore and Cultural Sciences, Delta State University (DELSU). A former Chairman of the Editorial Board of Daily Times and The Guardian newspapers respectively, he served also in various capacities in former Governor James Ibori’s administration. The literary icon was a…

When we get into the Villa, we will iron out our differences The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is resolved to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in 2023. The former presidential aspirant made this known to news men in Port Harcourt, after he arrived Nigeria from a few days vacation in Turkey. He said: “In politics, a true democrat disagrees to agree. Yes,…