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Of Puppets, Puppeteers And Puppeteering By Sunny Awhefeada

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By Sunny Awhefeada,   Much of what we call politics and governance in Nigeria is actually in the realm of puppetry, a dramatic genre that is beholden to absurdity. The events that recently played out in the Lagos State House of Assembly attest to the reality of politics as puppetry especially in Nigeria’s, presumably, most sophisticated state, Lagos. The sorry state of affairs in Nigeria speaks to the sad reality and the ugly truth that our beloved country is a victim of state capture. The experience and reality of state…

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Tinubu’s Economic Policies Yielding Results – Omo-Agege

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  The former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, saying they are yielding the desired results. Speaking during his interactive leaders and stakeholders’ meetings in Warri South-West, Isoko South, and Isoko North local government areas, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Delta APC governorship candidate in the 2023 election, commended President Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to transforming the Nigerian economy. He praised President Tinubu’s courageous economic reforms, which are poised to lead Nigeria out of its current challenges. According to Omo-Agege, the…

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2027: Delta PDP May Not Have Governorship Candidate- Okotete

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..…clarifies ministerial denial   Former National Women Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Miss Stella Okotete has asserted that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State might not be featuring a legitimate candidate in the 2027 general elections. She dismissed claims that the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborewori and the PDP would be difficult to dislodged by the APC in the wake of his performance so far in terms of infrastructural development in the state, maintaining that Delta’s deserve more than what has been done. According…

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Delta 2027: APC Set to End PDP’s Reign, Says Omo-Agege

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Delta 2027: APC Set to End PDP’s Reign, Says Omo-Agege Leveraging President Bola Tinubu’s landmark economic reforms and internal restructuring, as well as widespread discontent with the Oborevwori administration’s failures, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the former Deputy President of the Senate, has confidently predicted an All Progressives Congress (APC) victory in the 2027 Delta State governorship election. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Koko, Warri North, Omo-Agege reflected on the APC’s narrow loss in the 2023 governorship election, vowing to unseat the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming election.…

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Omo-Agege Berates Delta State Government For Abandoning Burutu, Bomadi People For Over 25 Years

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  Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, former Deputy President of the Senate, has condemned the persistent neglect and underdevelopment of Burutu and Bomadi Local Government Areas by successive PDP-led administrations in Delta State. He emphasized that despite the significant economic contributions of these oil-producing areas, the state government has failed to improve their infrastructure and overall living conditions. Omo-Agege, the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, expressed deep concern over the deplorable state of roads and the general lack of development in the two local government areas. He…

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E. K. Clark’s Last Open Letter Before He Passed

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  ….I’m not a praise singer, Oborevwori has achieved remarkable progress in Delta – Clark   By Henry Umoru   ABUJA- FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has hailed Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State for his exceptional developmental strides since assuming office on May 29, 2023. According to the Elder statesman and prominent Ijaw leader, the commendation became imperative against the backdrop of what the governor is doing in the state even though he never supported his election during the 2023 Delta State gubernatorial…

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Omo-Agege Is A True leader Who Has Earned Leadership Of Delta APC, Let’s Rally Behind Him -Prince Emiko

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  …As Omo-Agege acknowledges support, calls for genuine reconciliation     A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State and a prominent prince of Warri Kingdom, Prince Yemi Emiko, Ph.D., has declared that Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has rightfully earned the leadership of the APC in Delta State. Speaking at an interactive leaders and stakeholders meeting hosted by Warri South LGA at 911 Event Center, Ugbuwangue on Wednesday, Prince Emiko criticized those attempting to claim party leadership without tangible contributions to the party’s success. He emphasized that leadership…

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Babangida And The Quest For Absolution By Sunny Awhefeada

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By Sunny Awhefeada   A favourite statement among my contemporaries at the University of Benin in the heady 1990s was “history will absolve me” attributed to Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader. We were fascinated by that utterance. Castro uttered those unforgettable, dense and profound words on 16th October 1953 as part of his defence when he was charged for treason after his attack on Moncada Barracks. That impassioned declaration was to become the manifesto of the Cuban revolution which led to the fall of the ruinous regime of Fulgencio…

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Medical University: Omo-Agege Has Broken The Jinx Of Decades Of Underdevelopment Of Ndokwa Nation -Dr. Salisu, Onunu, Others

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  The Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Kwale, Delta State, Dr. Banye Salisu, Vice Chancellor Prof. Abel Nze Onunu, and other Ndokwa leaders have hailed the establishment of the institution as a groundbreaking achievement, crediting Senator Ovie Omo-Agege for breaking decades of underdevelopment in the Ndokwa Nation. Speaking at the university’s groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, held at its permanent site between Kwale and Emu-Ebendo, the stakeholders applauded Omo-Agege’s efforts in securing the specialized medical institution. Dr. Salisu described the university as…

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Court To Rule On Case Between Courses 18,19, 20 And IGP, PSC & Forcesec, March 11

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The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, NICN, has slated ruling on the suit filed by Courses 18, 19, 20 against their forceful removal from office by Police Service Commission, Inspector General of Police and the Force Secretary. The legal battle in the law suit between Courses 18,19,20 and the Police Service Commission, psc, Inspector General of Police and Force Secretary, Thursday began at the National Industrial Court, Garki, Abuja, over their forceful removal from office without attaining the mandatory years required before retirement and non implementation of court judgement. The…

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