Prince Efe Duku is the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on Legislative and Plenary Matters. In this exclusive interview with Pleasure Onohwakpo, just few days after the APC National Convention in Abuja, Efe Duku vowed that the party will take Delta State from the PDP in 2023. He…
A former Nigerian Senator, Patrick Osakwe has passed away at the age of 73 years. Osakwe who represented Delta North Senatorial District of Delta state passed away at a London hospital while receiving medical care. A statement issued by a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta State on Media, Ossai Ovie Success, confirmed…
The four communities constituting Kolo-Creek Cluster Development Board in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday threatened to stop operations at Shell’s oilfields over failure of the company to provide them with electricity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the ultimatum is a sequel to several delays by the oil…
The Delta State chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) on Saturday berated the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led Delta State government over alleged poor handling of public schools across the state. The opposition party in the state rejected the recent claim by the Okowa-led administration that it has approved payment of 50% minimum wage to primary school teachers in…
.. Says Okowa's Prosperity For Deltans Means More Poverty The All Progressive Congress, (APC) in Delta State has lampooned the government of Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and the State Legislature, for further plunging the state into debt mess with the recent House approval of the governor’s letter requesting for N12 billion loans. Reacting to the…
For the sake of equity and fairness, and to avoid regular accusation of discrimination, a group, the Niger Delta Elders' Forum has called on President Muhammedu Buhari to give the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), the same attention he is currently giving to the North East Development Commission (NEDC) by urgently inaugurating the Board of…
Bayelsa State government has stated the reasons behind the recent deposition of the paramount ruler of Otuokpoti community, Chief A. C. T. Wongo, and his replacement with Rescue Abe, in an acting capacity, in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. Governor Douye Diri, who made the announcement, on Monday, in Yenagoa, after the State…
Lawmaker representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Revd Francis Waive, has declared his support for the ambition of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the 2023 presidential election. The lawmaker who called on the Vice President to openly declare his ambition for the 2023 presidency under the platform of the All…
The Deputy Senate President and Obarisi of Urhoboland, Ovie Omo-Agege, has felicitated with High Chief Victor Wayles Egukawhore on his 56th birthday. While lauding the high chief for his “selflessness, hard work and service to humanity”, Omo-Agege prayed that the occasion would mark the beginning of great success stories in his life. “On behalf of…