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The Big news yesterday  was the  suit filed in London by Rev. Anita Oyakhilome, seeking divorce from her husband, Chris Oyakhilome, over alleged adultery and ‘unreasonable behaviour’. “The divorce case, with Suit No FD14D01650, was filed on April 9, 2014 at Divorce Section A, Central Family Court, First Avenue House, High Holborn, London, UK, on Anita’s behalf by Attwaters Jameson Hill Solicitors The story of the divorce had been an open secret since early this year, when people began to see less and less of Anita and Chris together, especially at functions where they were supposed to appear as  a couple. The first indication of disharmony was the decision of Pastor Chris to relocate to South Africa while the wife, managed the Christ Embassy churches in London. She is also in-charge of her own chapter, Christ Embassy Docklands on North Woolwich, London and she is the co-Director of LoveWorld Christian Network. This was in January. But by May, the story returned t...

“WE ARE SICK OVER THESE IMPOSITION CAMPAIGN SLOGANS RIGHT NOW IN DELTA STATE” In the past two weeks, the level of imposition campaigns has taken a different dimension in all our social networks. Looking at the spate of activities we now indulge especially campaigners of various aspirants not forgetting my people from Delta-North axis, one is tempted to ask so many questions as to why all these blind and out of focused campaigns in the PDP party which you all in one way or the other have been a crusader of same principle all these years even to the just concluded LGA quasi-bid-up set to hold on the 25th October that we know many of our Chairmen and councillors to be never went to the field for the primaries rather were selected by the leaders of our great party based on what has been a trade-mark by you all from time immemorial. As I begin with this episode, I hereby ask few questions that requires a sensitive thinking by right minds; 1. Can any leader in the PDP deny never to...

The Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has declared that "If Jonathan no Contest, e no go come back Home Ooo..." Jonathan must CONTINUE watin him start..Dr Uduaghan made the declaration today at the South-South. ‪#‎ TAN RALLY‬   ‪#‎ Port Harcourt‬ For us The People of Delta State He is done beyond our imagination as he brought Maritime University to our doorstep & many More to mention... Dr. Peter Odili also gave his unflinching support for President Goodluck Jonathan for making Nigeria, especially Port Harcourt Proud with his unprecedented achievements even in the face of tribulations.

Days after launching a tirade against the incumbent President, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has met with President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. During the meeting, both men discussed sundry issues, including the nation’s security challenges. Obasanjo had, over the weekend, compared the economy under Jonathan to what obtained during the reign of the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, in which he said the middle class was wiped out. However, speaking wiht journalists in Abeokuta after returning from Abuja, Obasanjo said the meeting with the President was purely on security matters. “Yes, I can confirm that I met with Mr. President on his invitation,” he said. “In fact, he had wanted to come down to Abeokuta, but as a sign of respect to the Office of the President, I had to go. We had discussion on the country’s security issues and that is all.” The former president said he would continue to make himself available on national issues in the interest of peace and prog...

After months of speculations over the marriage crisis between the founder of Christ Embassy Church Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his wife Anita, a new report resurfaced claiming the wife has now filed for divorce in a London court. In an exclusive report published by The Cable News, the divorce proceeding has entered its final phase. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his wife Anita Anita is said to be seeking a divorce on the grounds of “unreasonable behavior”, “adultery” and several other allegations which cannot be published for legal reasons. The suit number of the divorce case is No FD14D01650, and it was filed on April 9, 2014, at Divorce Section A, Central Family Court, First Avenue House, High Holborn, London, UK, on Anita’s behalf by Attwaters Jameson Hill Solicitors. The decree nisi (in legal terms, is like a yellow card in a football match which is a precursor to a red card) was served to Pastor Chris in his hotel room during a recent visit to the UK and the decr...

Screen Capture of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan during the Programme The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has expressed deep concern and worry over the new cases of Ebola Virus outbreak in Rivers State with call on the citizens to be on the alert and take their personal hygiene and other preventive measures seriously. Governor Uduaghan, who has already set up an emergency committee on the deadly disease in the wake of the index case in the country, condemned the action of the diplomat that spread the virus to Port Harcourt and the doctor that attended to him in a hotel. Dr. Uduaghan during a Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily, broadcast live from Asaba on Friday, as part of activities to mark the 23rd anniversary of the creation of Delta State also called for increased and sustained advocacy campaign by stakeholders to curtail further spread of the disease. “I am not only concerned that the virus has entered Port Harcourt, I am worried and we need to step up adv...

The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan broke his silence on his successor with a charge on all aspirants for the gubernatorial election in the State to sell their programmes and policies to the people rather than scheming on how to disqualify fellow aspirants. Governor Uduaghan who has been evasive on his likely successor noted that neither he nor any level of scheming could determine the candidate that would take over from him in 2015 but that the final choice rested in the hands of God. Dr. Uduaghan spoke at an Inter-denominational Thanksgiving Service held at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter’s (Anglican Communion), Asaba to mark the 23rd anniversary of the creation of Delta State on Wednesday. He cautioned aspirants to “stop running around trying to disqualify manybody because who God wants to give power, that He will give, whether you disqualify somebody at the screening stage and God wants that person, the person will succeed.” The Governor recalled that in...

A 15-year-old boy named Junior Abia died from an electric shock while listening to music via an earpiece on his mobile phone which was plugged the wall socket, charging. The incident which happened at the Okesa area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital has left the people of the community in tears. Junior’s elder brother, Chibuzor ran into the room as soon as he heard him scream for help. As soon as he got into the room to discover that his brother was lying on the floor, he looked for a stick so he could remove the earpiece from Junior’s ears. Th Sun reports that when Chibuzor could not remove the earpiece from his brother’s ears, he alerted the neighbours who immediately moved into action to rescue him. The mobile phone was eventually disconnected from the power  socket, while Junior was quickly taken to the hospital within the area. Unfortunately, he died just before the rescue team could get to the hospital premises. His body was committed to mother-earth three days...

Pix: Governor Uduaghan, the Governor's wife and Senator Okowa The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan, CON, broke his silence on his successor with a charge on all aspirants for the gubernatorial election in the state to sell their programmes and policies to the people rather than scheming on how to disqualify fellow aspirants. Governor Uduaghan who has been evasive on his likely successor noted that neither he nor any level of scheming could determine the candidate that would take over from him in 2015 but that the final choice rested in the hands of God. Dr. Uduaghan spoke at an Inter-denominational Thanksgiving Service held at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter's (Anglican Communion), Asaba to mark the 23rd anniversary of the creation of Delta State on Wednesday. He cautioned aspirants to "stop running around trying to disqualify anybody because who God wants to give power, that He will give, whether you disqualify somebody at the screening sta...

The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON, on Monday cited anger as the major reason five governors elected on the platform of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) jumped ship to another political party, he dubbed ‘Angry Peoples’ Congress (APC)’.  The governors are Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), AbdulFatah Ahmed (Kwara), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) now impeached by the state legislature over gross misconduct. Uduaghan described anger as the greatest challenge facing Nigeria as a nation.  Speaking on the topic,” Nigeria’s Biggest Problem: Corruption or Impunity?” Governor Uduaghan stated that while corruption and impunity were part of the problems of Nigeria, the greatest challenge facing the country was anger. According to him, every Nigerian was angry to the extent that “five governors who were at a ceremony with the President (Goodluck Jonathan) walked out on the President and formed the Angry Peoples’ Congres...

The debate as to how the Urhobo nation can produce the governor of Delta State in 2015 has been raging for quite some  time. Only recently,  an interesting but intriguing aspect has been thrown up! This aspect relates to the party platform that can  deliver an Urhobo governor in 2015. At a gathering of the UPU with a select group of Urhobo politicians at Uvwiamuge, an alleged position of the UPU was declared,   now known as the “Uvwiamuge Declaration”, to the effect that the UPU and, indeed, the whole of Urhobo nation will be rallied to support and deliver as governor ONLY an Urhobo candidate that emerged from either the PDP or the APC! The reasoning allegedly posited for this declaration is that these are the two competing national parties that are strong enough to protect the long term interest of the Urhobo nation. That Urhobo is done with supporting mushroom,   one man parties as, indeed,   she did with the DPP to disastrous co...

  In the Pix: Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and political associates In every election year there is usually anxiety among the populace about who will clinch electoral victory and run the affairs of government for a constitutionally stipulated tenure. The anxiety is usually the product of the uncertainty surrounding the character, temper and general disposition of whoever becomes elected. Politics and governance are probably the most important institutions ever evolved by man. A nation, in fact an entire race, can be made or marred by good or bad politics. Therefore, people are ever anxious in anticipation of who rules them as election draws near. In Nigeria as in most other Third World countries the anxiety is even more heightened because of the nature of our politics which for too long had discountenanced the people and their aspirations. Politics and governance is always and should be about the people. But this thinking is yet to take deep root in our nation . The most impor...

A Metallic Grey  Kia Rio Car  with three occupants rammed into a river close to Chevron along the NPA Express Way, Warri, leaving one of the occupants unconscious as at the time of this report,  it  can authoritatively reported. Eye witnesses said that the car was on a very high speed when it hit the iron protector by the side of the bridge and rammed into the river. The victims who have been rushed to Agbowu Clinic along Ekurede Itsekiri in Warri  were said to be coming from  Effurun  end of the  NPA Express Way  when the accident occurred. It was  reported that it took the rescue efforts of a property owner under the bridge,  Mr.    Peter Omonefe Ofegbage  who was in his premises when the accident happened to save the lives of the three male occupants of the Kia Vehicle. Owner of the car,  Kelvin Mami  who dashed into the accident scene immediately he got wind of the accident said h...

FOLLOWING the growing rate of criminality and vices among youths in the country, The G overnor  of Delta State , Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, and President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, at the weekend, charged parents to pay greater attention to the upbringing of their children and wards. The duo observed that failure of parents in inculcating right values in their children was responsible for the increasing rate of deviants in the society.  Uduaghan and Oritsejafor spoke in Warri at the 90th Birthday Thanksgiving Service of Justice Silvanus Ajuyah, father of the Delta State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Charles Ajuyah. Governor Uduaghan pleaded, “I want to urge parents to please bring up their children in the way that when they leave you, people can give positive testimony of those children. “I keep saying that in life three things are important: God first, your family second and your work third. Don’t let...

The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan, CON, has approved the provision of land for the construction of a film village in the State. Dr. Uduaghan stated that the construction of a film village in Delta State was in line with his administration’s human capital development and would also serve as encouragement to the Nigerian film industry which he described as portraying the ills of the society and marketing the co untry to the world. The Governor, who spoke during a courtesy visit on him in Asaba by a Delta-born veteran film producer, Chief Eddie Ugboma, observed that Delta State is playing key roles in the entertainment industry as most of the Nigerian actors, actresses, comedians, musicians, including journalists are either Deltans or have link to the State. He reiterated that his administration was investing in different areas, especially, in the area of tourism, noting that the Film Village was based on the fact that Delta State remains Nigeria’s ente...

Ten-month-old Wendy Oruma and her two siblings, Gabriel, 3, and Bryan, 6, who were reportedly abducted on Saturday at Ugborikoko in Warri, Delta State, alongside their mother, Mrs. Tokunbo Oruma, have been rescued unhurt by the police.  The Delta State Police Spokesperson, Mrs. Celestina Kalu, said in Asaba Thursday that the kidnappers drove the victims away in the woman’s Honda CRV to an unknown destination.  Kalu explained that the police Special Anti-Kidnap Squad (SAKS) trailed the kidnappers through the phone number they were using to negotiate a ransom with the victim’s husband after the case was reported.  She added that on sensing that the policemen were closing in on them, the hoodlums released the victims, who have since been re-united with their family without ransom, adding that the police were making determined efforts to apprehend the fleeing criminals.  Meanwhile, Mr. Sijbenu Godwin has been arrested by the police at Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli Sou...