Month: July 2024

Ogor PDP Leaders Celebrate Victory At LG Polls, Lauds Voters Commitment

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Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogor have commended voters for their commitment toward the victory of the party at the just concluded local government chairmanship and councillorship elections in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The leaders had also commended the commitment of voters toward ensuring that the party won the two councilorship and chairmanship positions held that the local government elections is clear indication that come 2027, the party will have no rival. This is just as a retired Shell staff, Engr Akporuku Gabriel…

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Kidnappers Lay Siege On Ughelli South Communities, Abduct Igbe Worshippers

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THERE has been apprehension and palpable tension in Egbo-Uhurie and Otokutu communities over multiple incidents of abductions as kidnappers have lay siege to the communities for the past few weeks in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Residents of the communities are currently seeking refuge in the cities in droves as the unabated kidnapping cases has gone beyond the unusual. Though the report is sketchy, it was learned that unidentified Igbe leader and worshippers were recently abducted while performing spiritual sacrifice in one of the streams in the…

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A Betrayal Of Trust: Condemning The Urhobo Progressive Union’s Rejection Of Nationwide Protest

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By Onovwiona Onoriode Blessed   In a shocking display of apathy and complicity, the Youth Wing of the Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU) has denounced the proposed nationwide protest against the crippling hardship in Nigeria. This communique, signed by Activist Blessed Ughere, is a stark betrayal of the trust placed in the union by the Urhobo youth and a blatant contradiction of the values of progress and unity that the UPU purports to represent. By refusing to support the protest, the UPU Youth Wing is, in effect, condoning the status quo…

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Urhobo Youths Denounce Proposed Nationwide Protest

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  Youths of Delta Central Senatorial District under the aegis of Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, (Youth Wing, Worldwide) have denounced the proposed nationwide protest over hardship in the country. In a communique signed by the National President, “Osu re Ighele”, Activist Blessed Ughere on Wednesday, said Urhobo youths would not be party to the proposed protest. The communique read: “Given the current security challenges affecting Delta Central (Urhobo Nation) and Urhobos in other parts of Delta State, we firmly believe that engaging in protests now would be counterproductive. “Therefore, we…

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Delta Councillor Receives Hot Slap Over LGA Chairmanship Position

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A Delta Councillor has been allegedly slapped by one of the local government chairmen in Delta State over who becomes the party chairman. The councillor and chairman names withheld are supporting different persons on who becomes one of the political party chairman who position is expiring within thr next few days, in one of the local government in the Delta.   It was learned that, the newly sworn in councilor who barely one week old in legislative activities was in support of his political godfather against the preferred candidate of…

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Analysis & Opinion: An Abraka Buka Conversation

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By Sunny Awhefeada The “buka” and its ally “beer parlour” constitute a significant decimal in the sociology of the poor and the middle class in Nigeria. They are the equivalents of the restaurant and lounge. Both sites have not only evolved to become domains of intellectual and pseudo-intellectual engagements, but they are also newsrooms where information, true and false, is easily available. They are stopgaps in meeting the feeding and recreational exigencies of those that patronize them. The buka was a survival index for me before I tied the nuptial…

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Unity, Not Removal Of State Chairman Is What Delta APC Needs- Group

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    The attention of the Affinity Group, a Socio-Economic and Political group in Delta state has been drawn to the publication, authored by one Oliver Fejiro, calling for the resignation of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Delta State Chairman, Elder Omene Sobotie, following the party’s underwhelming performance in the recently concluded Local Government Council (LGC) election. As a group committed to the growth, development, and unity of the APC, we feel compelled to respond to this demand. While we acknowledge the disappointment and frustration that often accompany electoral setbacks,…

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Jaro Egbo As Ughelli North Chairman Is the affirmation Of The People’s Will- Akpimegi

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  The President General of Ughelli Descendants Union, UDU, worldwide Olorogun Sam Akpimegi has revealed that the emergence of Jaro Egbo as Ughelli North Chairman is the affirmation of the people’s will for a letter local government. Chief Akpimegi made this known in a congratulatory statement to Olorogun Jaro Egbo after his swearing as the Ughelli north council boss by the Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori. According to him, “Amerode, your emergence as the Chairman of Ughelli north council area is a resounding affirmation of the people’s will.…

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Oborevwori’s Spokesman Dismisses Opposition To Delta LG Polls As Preposterous, Ridiculous

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  Chief Press Secretary to the Delta State Governor, Tuesday, said opposition parties in the state were not serious with last Saturday’s local government council elections in the state, describing their calls for the cancellation of the polls as preposterous and ridiculous. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon while speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Asaba, described the allegations of rigging by the opposition parties as false and laughable, adding that the opposition were not prepared for the election. He said that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party…

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ENGR DON DICKSON OGUGU EXPRESSES APPRECIATION TO LEADERS OF WARRI SOUTH WEST LGA DURING HIS ASPIRATION TO BECOME THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

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  A major contender for the chairmanship position of Warri South West local government, Engr Don Dickson Ogugu has expressed appreciation to the various roles played by leaders of the council area during his ambition to become the council chairman. Engr Ogugu in a thank you message posted on his verified social media handle said that it became necessary for him to appreciate the Ijaw and Itsekiri Leaders for being for him during the time of nursing the Chairman. Engr Ogugu who is a staunch member of the PDP in…

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