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Doubts At The Banquet Hall Asaba (OPINION) By Basil Okoh
The chatter in the banquet hall of the Government House Asaba was muffled and subdued. The man in the blue George wrapper and the big blue lace shirt with a blue fedora suddenly was talking above the animated chatter and people nearby heard him. “Na Omo-Agege bring us come here. The man nor gree talk make everybody know where im stand”.
PDP Is Rising Again In Delta (OPINION)
By Basil Okoh The Ika South chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Agbor was the first to raise alarm over attempts to prevent their routine party meeting at the roundabout on Mariere Street, shortly after Governor Sheriff Oborevwori declared that the entire Delta State PDP had joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor reportedly instructed PDP structures across the state to shut down and urged members to individually register with the APC at their respective wards.
Sheriff Poised to Kill APC in Delta State
By Basil Okoh It is amazing how after destroying his own party PDP, Sheriff instead of looking for ways to rebuild what he helped destroy, is running away, looking for a viable party to inherit and again destroy. It was Okowa’s obduracy and insistence that an unqualified and unpopular Sheriff must be the governor of Delta state that caused the implosion in PDP which has now destroyed it. Sheriff should not be made governorship candidate of APC as compensation for destroying his own party, PDP.
As Jim Derek Seizes The Gauntlet For Sheriff (OPINION)
By Basil Okoh A composition by a JSS-level critic was written in response to my op-ed with the title: “2027: TINUBU LOSES IN DELTA IF SHERIFF FIELDED BY APC”. To prove himself to be a juvenile critic, the writer with the moniker Jim Derek, mentioned the name Basil Okoh 31 times in a 1620 word, two-page composition and splattered the pages with abuse, hate and contradictory assertions, completely lacking focus or understanding of what was written.
2027 ELECTIONS: Tinubu Loses In Delta If Sheriff Fielded By APC
By Basil Okoh There are consequences for every diabolic action in politics. The meltdown in Delta PDP today is the direct result of the contemptible action of Okowa in imposing Sheriff as the governorship candidate of the party in 2022. He scorned the outrage raised by James Ibori and the formidable left wing of the party. Okowa was determined to dominate everyone, brooking no opposition, including that of his own godfather.
By Basil Okoh A powerful and sinister force has been unleashed on Delta APC. That force is sowing seeds of discord and undertaking a hostile takeover of the party itself. It’s a strong and powerful force operating with deep pockets and dashing boldness. A few days ago, Rev. Francis Waive, an APC member representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives called on governor Sheriff Oborevwori to abandon PDP and run the next election as APC candidate.
This Power Does Not Need Separation By Abraham Ogbodo
By Abraham Ogbodo I am trying to understand where we are with democracy in Nigeria. I have searched through the books to find a version of democracy that can be practised without the parliament. That is, to see if democracy can hold together its ingredients without parliament. Something like, a non-parliamentary democracy which might not have been contemplated when the Great Greek thinkers sat at the foot of Mount Olympus to invent the concept aeons ago.
Why Delta Is Investing Heavily On Education - Oborevwori
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, said the state had become the hub of tertiary education in Nigeria with four public universities and other higher institutions of learning owned and funded by the state government.
Infiltrators Overwhelming Delta APC By Basil Okoh
By Basil Okoh There’s been an annoying but unceasing attempt to force a leadership change in the Delta chapter of the APC without having to go through the process of election. The “leadership council” being forced on the party by a group of Abuja-based Delta APC politicians and their few local collaborators is the latest attempt in the conspiracy to force a change in party leadership.
Delta 2027: Plot To Stop Omo-Agege
There’s been an annoying but unceasing attempt to force a leadership change in the Delta chapter of the APC without having to go through the process of election. The “leadership council” being forced on the party by a group of Abuja based Delta APC politicians and their few local collaborators is the latest attempt in the conspiracy to force a change in party leadership.
Infiltrating PDP’s Agents Attempting To Take Over Control Of Delta APC - Urhobo Today
By Basil Okoh LAGOS MARCH 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There’s been an annoying but unceasing attempt to force a leadership change in the Delta chapter of the APC without having to go through the process of election. The “leadership council” being forced on the party by a group of Abuja based Delta APC politicians and their few local collaborators is the latest attempt in the conspiracy to force a change in party leadership.
2027: Idle Politicians Like Omo-Agege Can’t Deceive Deltans On Oborevwori’s Giant Strides - Aniagwu
By Onome Oghenetega The Delta State Government, on Monday, took a swipe at the immediate past Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, over what the government described as ‘deceitful criticism’ of the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori-led administration. The Government also described Senator Omo-Agege as an “idle politician” who trades in lies after he failed to get an appointment under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
A Nuclear Ukraine By Basil Okoh
By Basil Okoh (As a kid, my grandmother taught me unforgettable lessons in fighting bullies, one of which was that every implement within reach is a valid weapon of warfare. Fighting does not have rules and is different from playing. After you win the fight, blames and the settlements can begin.) It is not often that the fate of a country is determined by the sagacity of its leader. Bravery in the face of adversity is usually rewarded by Providence to men of valour.
Edo APC Chairman Demands Arrest Of PDP Leaders For Alleged Kidnappings
By Rose Omoyemwen Ozabor Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe, has called for the arrest of some leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and supporters alleged to be behind series of kidnapping in the state. Tenebe specifically called on the state commissioner of police and heads of other security agencies to urgently pick those linked with kidnap cases in some parts of the state.
The State Of Play In Delta North By Basil Okoh
By Basil Okoh Along the Benin–Asaba expressway, between Issele-Azagba and Okpanam, right by the expressway, is a big plastics manufacturing facility. It produces plastic waste collection buckets. These are very modern wheeled waste collection and evacuation buckets. There is a living hostel inside the facility occupied by about half a dozen Chinese workers running the facility.
Why Okpebholo Suspended Edo Justice Commissioner, LG Service Commission Chair
By Rose Omoyemwen Ozabor Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has ordered the immediate suspension of the State Chairman, Local Government Service Commissioner, Hon. Damian Lawani and the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Hon. Samson Osagie, over allegations of grave official and financial infractions. The suspension was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor Esq. on Thursday.
Betrayal of Trust: How Okowa’s Alleged N1.3 Trillion Looting Left Delta Oil Communities Desolate (OPINION)
By Basil Okoh Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, the former governor of Delta State, reportedly been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of siphoning N1.3 trillion from DESOPADEC, an agency dedicated to the development of Delta State’s oil-producing communities. The staggering figure has left many Deltans in shock, reeling at the magnitude of funds allegedly diverted from essential development projects.
Groundwork for the N1.3 trillion plunder of DESOPADEC
Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has just been arrested and taken in by the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly stealing N1.3 Trillion from one agency of the Delta State government, DESOPADEC. Just the thought of the humongous sum is making thinking men and women of Delta swoon. People are going berserk when they realize what the sum of N1.3 Trillion could have done for the oil producing communities of the state.
Ned Nwoko And The Anger Of Anioma
By Basil Okoh It is a wonder how men and the organizations they represent are prancing around and taking positions on Anioma State creation that are patently antidemocratic and purporting to speak for publics that do not exist. I speak of Izu Anioma, Ukpe Anioma and the local hybrid of no determinate nature, Onu Ika. These groups represent no one and no public in Anioma. Far ahead in this game of creating a false public is of course the protagonist of the crisis himself, Ned Nwoko.
Waiting for Emefiele's poo | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Nigerian economy is tanking. And so no matter the statistics and upbeat reports spewing out to the public from official and paid channels, the economy of the nation is on statis. “Nothing goes, nothing comes. It’s awful”, says Sam Becket in his dreary play “Waiting for Godot”. Godwin Emefiele has cast a spell on the present management of the Nigerian economy. They can’t seem to do any better than the incarcerated Governor Godwin Emefiele.
Chiedu Ebie's Challenge to Bring Progress to NDDC, By Basil Okoh
After all the bonhomie, backslapping and happily worded congratulatory messages, Chiedu Ebie should now be settling down at his working desk as chairman of NDDC. Success is celebrated in the public space but the sweat and work to achieve success is an arduous and lonely undertaking. And Ebie should be poring through the papers for the long, lonely and arduous work ahead. His appointment as NDDC chairman should pay tribute to trust and long term friendship of James Ibori, his friend and mentor.
Chiedu Ebie’s challenge to bring progress to NDDC
After all the bonhomie, backslapping and happily worded congratulatory messages, Chiedu Ebie should now be settling down at his working desk as chairman of NDDC. Success is celebrated in the public space but the sweat and work to achieve success is an arduous and lonely undertaking. And Ebie should be poring through the papers for the long, lonely and arduous work ahead. His appointment as NDDC chairman should pay tribute to trust and long term friendship of James Ibori, his friend and mentor.
Chiedu Ebie's challenge to bring progress to NDDC
Chiedu Ebie’s challenge to bring progress to NDDC BY BASIL OKOH After all the bonhomie, backslapping and happily worded congratulatory messages, Chiedu Ebie should now be settling down at his working desk as chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Success is celebrated in the public space but the sweat and work to achieve success is an arduous and lonely undertaking. And Ebie should be poring through the papers for the long, lonely and arduous work ahead.
Remains of Maj.-Gen. Kure committed to mother-earth in kaduna — National Accord Newspaper
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The remains of Major General Yohanna Yerima Kure (retired) who passed onto glory on 2 November 2023 at the age of 84 has been laid to rest in his home town, Mallam Kure Manchak family compound in Kurmin Musa, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday 1 December 2023.
Ex-Niger Delta militant emerges Best Graduating Student at WDU
Ex-militant, Mr. Ebiwari Shadrach, a student under the Presidential Amnesty Scholarship Programme, on Saturday emerged the best graduating student of the Western Delta University (WDU), Oghara, Delta state, at its convocation ceremony. Reports indicate that the environment turned into a field of dreams as Shadrach also bagged a First Class degree in Computer Science.
Nigeria To Continue Engagement For Release Of Deposed Niger President - Says Minister
Nigeria To Continue Engagement For Release Of Deposed Niger President – Says Minister December 2, 2023 Nigeria will continue to engage with the government of Niger Republic to ensure the release of the country’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar has said. Bazoum has not been released since the junta struck in the West African country earlier in the year.
Abia govt. to redeploy some civil servants to teach in the state-owned schools
Dec. 2, 2023 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that some workers, who would be released by the ongoing verification of the civil servants, would be redeployed to teach in the state-owned schools. Otti disclosed this on Friday night during his monthly media chat at the Government House, Umuahia. He said that the affected persons would be redeployed to schools after they had gone through a crash teaching programme.
Western Delta University: Otubu Donates Auditorium, Okotete, Laboratory
Western Delta University: Otubu Donates Auditorium, Okotete, Laboratory …Amnesty student Is Best Overall Student The Western Delta University (WDU), turned into a field of dreams on Saturday when at its convocation ceremony, someone who studied under the Presidential Amnesty Scholarship Programme, that benefits former Niger Delta militants, not only bagged a First Class degree in Computer Science but was the best graduating student.
Peter Obi to Nigerian youths: 2024 is in your hands, be hopeful
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 2023 election, Peter Obi has charged Nigerian youths not to cower in their resolve for a new Nigeria no matter the weight of the challenges. Ob who made the charge in a keynote address at an international youth Conference in Enugu on Friday reminded them that Nigeria belongs to them.
2023: Court Clears Etanabene, Six Other LP Delta Candidates
A Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to present the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Sapele/Okpe/Uvwie Federal Constituency of Delta State, Mr. Benedict Etanabene and six others, for the February 25th and March 11th, general elections in the state. The court, in the judgement by Justice Okon E.
BREAKING: Buhari Bows To Pressure, Approves Extension Of Deadline For Collection Of Old Naira Notes
Finally, President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday extended the deadline for collection of the old Naira notes by additional ten days after key stakeholders including the Nigerian Governors Forum and Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) mounted pressure on the Federal Government. The approved ten days extension is to enable Nigerians swap their old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes for the newly re-designed naira notes.
Ughelli/Udu Rep Seat: Over 1000 Christian Clerics Vow To Mobilise For Waive’s Victory
The re-election of the Member Representing Ughelli North/South/Udu Federal constituency, Rev. Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive, weekend, received a major boost as a coalition of clergymen has vowed to mobilise their followers for Waive’s victory in next month’s general election. The Christian leaders, who gathered during a prayer conference held in Ughelli Kingdom Hall, prayed for the re-election of Rev Waive for a second term.
2023: Arewa youths in Delta endorse Kwankwaso, Agbi
The Arewa youths in Delta State have endorsed the presidential and gubernatorial candidates of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Engr Goodnews Goodman Agbi, respectively for the 2023 general elections. This endorsement was made in Oleh, Isoko South local government area, Delta State during a meeting of the delegation of the leadership of all the Arewa/Northern youths from all the major towns/cities in Delta State with Dr. Agbi.
We Don’t Want Your Loan Okowa, By Basil Okoh
By Basil Okoh Governor Ifeanyi Okowa sent a letter to the Delta state House of Assembly seeking approval to borrow N20 billion from Fidelity Bank and N100 billion from Premier Trust Bank. Consent was granted within 28 minutes of proceedings. There was no debate on what the loan is to be used for, projects to be implemented or programs listed for financing. There was also no public engagement or information on a loan procured in the name of the Delta public.
2022 World Cup: Proud’ Senegal Pose Serious Threat To England - Southgate
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Gareth Southgate insists England’s status as favourites in their World Cup last 16 clash with Senegal means nothing because the African champions will pose a serious threat to his team. Southgate’s side are regarded as title contenders in Qatar after reaching the 2018 World Cup semi-finals and finishing as Euro 2020 runners-up. England are expected to see off Senegal at the Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday, but Southgate has no intention of underestimating Aliou Cisse’s men.
Where will PDP get its votes in the 2023 presidential election? By Basil Okoh
In the run up to the 2023 presidential election, PDP is imploding and unraveling as it faces so many treacheries, disappointments and failure of leadership. The party also contends with new threats and emergent challengers in every state it used to claim as its captive territory. PDP spends big money to win elections but it does not presently have the big money for the 2023 campaign and elections.
Benue State Community Volunteer Guards cannot be blackmailed from combating criminality
By Chibuike Nwabuko Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The attention of the Benue State Government has been drawn to a sponsored media report by a faceless group identified as Benue Coalition on Human Rights allegedly petitioning the Presidency and security agencies to investigate the activities of the Benue Community Volunteer Guards for being used to hunt political enemies, particularly by the Executive Chairman of Ado Local Government.
Fulani want Kwankwaso out of presidential race - By Basil Okoh
Fulani political groups in northern Nigeria are building new coalitions to cause fresh strife that may quicken Nigeria’s descent to conflict in 2023. Just as they did for Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, Fulani are coaxing northern political groups to force Rabiu Kwankwaso out of the presidential contest and build a northern voting block for Atiku Abubakar to win the presidential election in 2023. They appear unfazed by the roiling political unraveling of the north in this election cycle.
PDP towers are crumbling
By Basil Okoh The tower of babel is the archetypal symbol of vain ambition. The builders of the tower of babel believed that heaven is a physical place that can be reached by high ambitions and building higher physical structures to reach it. They were wrong. Heaven is not a physical place. It cannot be reached through any physical structures. That is the gossamer nature of vanity; intangible but powerful and ultimately destructive. The builders started on assumptions, not facts.
The PDP house is crumbling in Delta North
By Basil Okoh The Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa’s political empire in Delta North senatorial district is crumbling right before our eyes and there’s quite little he or anybody else can do to rebuild it before the 2023 election. He put so much money to rebuild PDP in his name and image but the effort has crumbled the entire party in Delta state. He worked hard at building his personal dynasty into PDP in our new found democracy. And this has not worked, in spite of the huge public money thrown into the project.
Delta 2023: Not Urhobo And Not Okowa Governor
By Basil Okoh LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Urhobo caucus of the PDP in Delta State made an egregious political misstep by setting out, contrary to good counsel, to implement a damaging ethnic political agenda by contriving a pre-bended contest among Urhobo politicians wanting to be governors of Delta State under the PDP.
Delta Gov. 2023: Urhobo Deserve A Fresh Face
By Basil Okoh LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Kenneth Gbagi just issued his own curses and judgement on the candidates from ethnic groups other than Urhobo to govern Delta State from 2023. He called their ambition to contest the governorship election under the PDP platform “ungodly and evil”. He said this before the elders and people of Ndokwa while on a voter mobilization campaign.
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