…Expresses Condolences to Family The Member Representing Isoko North Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Bernard Odior, has said that the news of the demise of former Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Chief Simeon Efenudu was that of shock, sadness, and reverence. Hon Odior who stated this while reacting to the sad development immediately after Tuesday’s plenary session of the State Assembly, expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Chief Efenudu, The lawmaker who is the Majority Whip of the House, said he was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of the…
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The 2024 Edition of Dr. Hilary Obioma Ibegbulem Football Competition, for the federating quarters in Ute-Okpu Kingdom, Ika North East Local Government Area, Delta State, kicked-off in grand style with Ibiegwa Quarters defeating Ogbe Quarters by two (2) unreplied goals. The kick-off ceremony held at the Ute-Okpu Grammar School football pitch which is the permanent venue for the over a decade long football competition saw a mammoth crowd of football fans and enthusiast from all over Delta State. Speaking at the opening ceremony before taking the official kick to signal the commencement of the game, the sole sponsor of…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has sent condolences to the Efenudu family of Otor-Owhe and the Isoko nation at large on the demise of erstwhile Head of Service, HoS, and Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Sir Simeon Efenudu. Sir Efenudu passed on Friday, at the age of 81 years. Until his death, he was a member of the Delta State Advisory and Peace Building Council, and Chairman, PDP Isoko North Elders’ Council. In a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, Governor Oborevwori said the late Efenudu was a quintessential…
WARRI, DELTA STATE: Promoter and National Coordinator of Center For Peace and Environmental Justice CEPEJ, Comrade Mulade Sheriff, has commended members of the Local Organising Committee LOC, of the Delta Ethnic Peace and Unity Cup Tournament, Former Super Eagle players, Traditional rulers of different kingdoms for their supports and encouragement in achieving a positive results for the sporting event that climaxed recently. The renowned peace and environmental justice advocate, in a statement noted, that without the LOC commitment, dedication, supports and cooperations from notable personalities including the monarchs, positive results wouldn’t have been achieved. Mulade added that no competition is…
****Empowers PDP members, others with cash gift, food items A political pressure group under the auspices of Ovu Progressive Alliance, OPA, has passed a vote of confidence on the Delta State Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Elder Sheriff Francis Oborevwori on his massive harvest of projects across the 25 local government areas of Delta state in the past one and half years of his administration. The group has also as part of their contribution to the growth of PDP Ward 5, Ovu community, Ethiope East local government area of Delta state distributed cash gifts, bags of rice worth millions…
The disputed kingship crisis in Irri Kingdom has brought to light the complex interplay between traditional authority and political influence. Eloho Jacko, who was traditionally crowned by kingmakers in Irri, has accused influential politicians and some individuals within Delta State’s political and traditional structures of manipulating the selection process to depose him due to his political affiliations with the opposition APC. Referencing a 2017 meeting presided over by the late Osewho and attended by representatives of all Irri families, he said it was during that meeting that the traditional procedure for selecting kings was formalized. “In 2017,…
The Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the Governor of Delta State, Sir Festus Ahon, Sunday, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori was fully focusing on the governance and development of the state. Ahon stated this in Asaba in reaction to a report credited to one of the Executive Assistants, New Media, to the Governor, Mr Felix Ofou, in response to former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s recent diatribe on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori at an APC event in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state. The CPS, in the statement, frowned that a personal article written by…
Prince Olorogun Sir Elvis Oharisi (JP), ‘The Eni R’ Ovie of Ughelli Kingdom’, has appealed to the youth of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, to shun violence and focus on meaningful pursuits as the ember months approaches. Speaking to journalists at his country home in Otovwodo-Ughelli, Oharisi, who doubled as Chief of Staff to the Ughelli North Local Government Chairman, Jaro Egbo, warned against the dangers of cultism, armed robbery, drug abuse, and kidnapping. He encouraged the youth to channel their energy into productive activities that is channeled towards peace and love, adding that peace and stability…
Delta State Government, Thursday, received $400,000 from the Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge, organized by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for outstanding performance in primary health care management. The award, which was organized by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Federal Ministry of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF was in recognition of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s initiative in the health sector for the past one year, in line with the MORE agenda of his administration. Nigeria’s Vice President, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, and the Chairman of the Governors’ Forum, Alhaji…
By Festus Ahon History was made last Saturday when the Urhobo nation gathered at the Urhobo Cultural Centre, Uvwiamuge, Agbarho, to induct Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the Governor of Delta State, into the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU (Worldwide) Hall of Fame. This landmark event made him the first Governor of Urhobo extraction to receive this prestigious honour. In addition, the Governor, caught by surprise, achieved another historic first by being honoured by the Urhobo Traditional Rulers’ Council, led by the revered Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, HRM Emmanuel Sideso, Abe 1. At the ceremony, he was also honoured as the…