Okubor To Chair 2026 DOPF Conference, 6th Lecture Series In Asaba

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Dr. Festus Goziem Okubor, Chief Strategist to the Delta State Government, has accepted an invitation to chair the 2026 Annual Conference and 6th Lecture Series of the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, at David’s Event Centre, GRA, Asaba, Delta State.   The conference, beginning at 11:00 a.m., will focus on the theme, “Democracy Under Pressure: Electoral Integrity, Security Challenges and Media Accountability in Nigeria,” bringing together media professionals, political leaders, government officials, academics and other stakeholders to discuss challenges confronting Nigeria’s democratic development.   In…

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BIG BLOW TO BLACKMAIL: INEC Clearance Settles Candidacy, Not The Political Argument

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By Wilson Okorugbo, The jubilation in the camp of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege over his survival of INEC’s hammer following the Supreme Court judgement of September 24, 2026, is understandable. But it is also misplaced. To turn an administrative clearance into a political victory is to fundamentally misunderstand Delta Central politics. INEC’s final list published on October 11, 2026, has done one thing and one thing only: it has confirmed that Omo-Agege is the candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for Delta Central. It has not confirmed that he is…

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Police Arrest Ex-Convict Over Robberies in Awka, Recover Axe, Cutlass

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    The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old ex-convict, Chidera Anthony Eleh, popularly known as “Timaya,” over his alleged involvement in a series of motorcycle-assisted robberies targeting Point-of-Sale (POS) operators and other victims in Awka, the state capital.   The police also recovered a motorcycle, an axe, a cutlass and other items suspected to be connected with the alleged criminal activities.   The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement, saying the suspect was arrested on October 9, 2026, as part…

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Omo-Agege’s NDC Ticket: Fegor Ogene Bombards INEC With Questions

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By Fegor Ogene   A concerned citizen and public affairs commentator, Fegor Ogene, has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explain the legal and documentary basis for including Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for Delta Central Senatorial District, on its list of candidates for the 2027 general elections.   Ogene, in an open letter to the INEC chairman, raised questions over Omo-Agege’s reported resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), his alleged participation in the party’s senatorial primary, his subsequent emergence as the…

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Omo-Agege’s NDC Ticket: Fegor Ogene Demands Answers From INEC

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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF INEC. Subject: Request for Urgent Clarification on Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s Party Membership, APC Primary Participation, NDC Nomination and Inclusion on the 2027 Senatorial Candidates List To: The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abuja, Nigeria. Dear Chairman, I write to respectfully request an official clarification from the Independent National Electoral Commission concerning the inclusion of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Delta Central Senatorial District, on its published list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. This request arises…

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2027: ADC Reps Candidate Ohwodo Vows to Tackle Unemployment, Insecurity in Ughelli, Udu

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  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) House of Representatives candidate for Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Federal Constituency of Delta State, Dr. Preston Ohwodo, has pledged to make youth employment and community security the central pillars of his legislative agenda if elected in 2027. Dr. Ohwodo, who blamed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for impoverishing the constituency, noted that meaningful progress cannot be achieved while many able-bodied young people remain jobless, hungry and abandoned. “There is hunger in the land. Unemployment, poor infrastructure and insecurity have ravaged the…

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Media Guru, Ikuli Endorses APC Bayelsa East Senatorial Candidate Sunny-Goli

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   The Technical Adviser to Governor Douye Diri on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Wisdom Ikuli, has endorsed the candidature of Hon. Isreal Sunny Goli, the APC Senatorial Candidate representing Bayelsa East in the forthcoming elections. Ikuli made the endorsement when the APC Senatorial Candidate paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. He described former House of Representatives member, Hon. Israel Sunny-Goli, as a tested leader with proven integrity to deliver effective representation, expressing confidence that he will emerge as a…

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Bayelsa Police Arrest 23 Suspected Cultists, Recover Firearms

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested 23 suspected cultists and recovered firearms, ammunition and suspected illicit substances during intelligence-led operations across Yenagoa and its environs. The Commissioner of Police, CP Ajao Adewale, disclosed this on Saturday at the command headquarters in Yenagoa, while briefing journalists. Adewale said the operations were carried out between September 23 and October 8, 2026, in communities including Igbogene, Ovom, Akenfa, Swali, Onopa, Agudama-Epie and Amarata. He said the arrests followed reports of violent clashes and reprisal attacks among rival cult…

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₦11.6bn Pension Deductions: Delta Retirees Give Oborevwori 14-Day Ultimatum, Threaten Protest

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  Retired local government workers and primary school teachers in Delta State have given the state government a 14-day ultimatum to refund alleged unlawful deductions of ₦11.6 billion from their pensions and pay an additional ₦5.9 billion in outstanding pension contributions, threatening to embark on a peaceful protest on October 27, 2026, if their demands are not met.   The retirees, under the aegis of the Forum for Retired Local Government Workers and the Association of Retired Primary School Teachers, ARPST, said the planned protest was to draw public attention…

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2027: Urhobo Will Vote Massively For Dafinone, Aguariavwodo Declares

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Says Omo-Agege, opposition candidates have little to offer beyond name-dropping       Senior Political Adviser to the Delta State Governor, Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo, has declared that the Urhobo nation will vote massively for the re-election of Senator Ede Dafinone in 2027, insisting that the emergence of both the governor and the senator from Okpe ethnic nationality should not divide the Urhobo people. Aguariavwodo also criticised former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, and other opposition candidates, alleging that they had little to offer voters beyond dropping the names of…

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