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The All Progressive Congress, APC, Presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari has emerged winner of the 2015 presidential poll from results officially released by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja, after what many observers believed to be most keenly contested presidential election in decades and a fourth attempt. Gen. Buhari won in the two largest zones – North West and South West. Buhari also enjoyed wider popularity than his archrival President Goodluck Jonathan, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the North East zone. The incumbent president clinched the South-South and the South-East. It has been reported that President Goodluck Jonathan has called his major challenger and the winner of the 2015 presidential election, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC to congratulate and concede defeat to him. According to a source, the president spoke with Muhammadu Buhari on the phone and will address the country after roundi...

EPHESIANS 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. When you say, “I can manage this problem by myself, Lord,” God says, “Okay, you do it then.” But when you say, “Help me, Lord! I need You. I cannot do this on my own,” God says, “Good, I have been waiting for you to say that. You cannot, but I can. Now, watch Me!” That is how God is—He loves it when you depend on Him. You see, when you think that you are strong and don’t need God, He cannot help you. But when you need Him and look to Him, He will not leave you weak and helpless. He comes and becomes the strength of your life. He becomes the breakthrough that you need. A church member with a smoking habit came to me one day and said, “Pastor Prince, please pray that God will help me. I want to stop my smoking habit.” I told him simply, “You cannot, but God can.” He replied, “Yes, I know that I can’t. But with God’s help, I will discipline myself and try my best to quit the habit.” ...

President Goodluck Jonathan is currently meeting with Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), behind closed doors. The meeting, which started at exactly 9:10 am, is holding at the Sheraton hotels, Abuja. The meeting is coming just two days before the presidential and national assembly elections slated for March 28. Believed to be connected with the election, it was said to have been brokered by the national peace committee chaired by Abdulsalami Abubakar, who was also seen in attendance. Other personalities in attendance‎ are John Onayeikan, the Roman Catholic cardinal archbishop of Abuja; Sa’ad Abubakar, the sultan of Sokoto; Mathew Kukah, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto; and John Oyegun, national chairman of APC. The meeting is still ongoing. Follow us on twitter @OJFI  

The Labour Party (LP) sponsored Uvwiamuge presentation of Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru as Chief Joe Omene's preferred governorship candidate for the April 11 elections in Delta State, met its Waterloo as frustration and disappointment hit the Ogboru camp due to Urhobo Royal Fathers and Clergies deliberate decision not to attend the event which took place today March 24 at UPU Uvwiamuge Center. The sparkling executive chairs specially arranged for the twenty four (24) monarchs of the twenty four kingdoms in Urhobo Nation as well as those of invited clergies were visibly empty as the special guests refused to show up to occupy the seats reserved for them. The Uvwiamuge hall was occupy by some youths from neighbouring Uvwiamuge villages as well as Alhaji Asari Dokubo who addressed some scanty youths at the venue. The Youths were visibly unhappy over the show of shame caused by the misleading information that was spread around Urhobo communities by the organizers who boasted that t...

The governorship candidate of the PDP in Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has reassured Deltans that he will be fair and just to all irrespective of the ethnic and religious background. Senator Okowa said this while addressing youths in Asaba at a rally to canvass support for President Goodluck Jonathan, Barr Peter Nwaoboshi, and Mrs. Mrakpor. He noted that “if elected governor, I will be fair and just to all Deltans. I say this in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the day I declared for the governorship race that Governor Uduaghan will hand over to me and on December, 8 2014, I emerged the PDP governorship flag bearer. Those who contend with me are good Deltans but are not ready yet to be Delta State Governor. I hate no man, I am not going to be governor of Anioma but governor of Delta State, let us vote massively for President Goodluck and all PDP candidates. He appreciated the youths for their unalloyed support for the PDP. Speaking further, he pointed out that what i...

Following the defection of the deputy governor of Rivers State, Engr Tele Ikuru from All the Progressives Congress [APC], to the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], 21 Commissioners and 16 out of 25 State House of Assembly members in Rivers state have joined the defection fever. Following the defection of the deputy governor of Rivers State, Engr Tele Ikuru from All the Progressives Congress [APC], to the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], 21 Commissioners and 16 out of 25 State House of Assembly members in Rivers state have joined the defection fever. The defection of the commissioners and lawmakers was announced by an aide to Mr Nyesom Wike, former junior minister for education and now PDP gubernatorial candidate in Rivers state. The unnamed aide said ''the APC in Rivers state is dead and buried with the defection of commissioners and assembly members''.  Mr. Amaechi's longtime deputy, Engr. Tele Renner Ikuru, had yesterday dramatically defected to the Peo...

The power behind every successful leadership is the amount of knowledge stored in the capacity of the leader; this is the fountain through which prudent projections flow from. Senator Ifeanyi Okowa is a tested and trusted leader who over the years has earned himself confidence from Deltans across the three senatorial districts, Nigerians and the world at large. A leader without knowledge is a fruitless tree; it occupies the land and wastes it without yielding profit to the planter. Plato articulated that “In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a State. When we are ill… we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one.” We ask for well-groomed professional so that we will have the best treatment. We should therefore apply this to governance not seeking after men of low knowledge and experience, we should seek for professionals and Senator Okowa is the one. Good people do not need laws to tell the...

It is time to show and prove that Delta State is purely a People’s Democratic Party, PDP State and is poised to deliver 100 percent to the PDP from the Presidential to the House of Assembly elections. PDP is the only national party that practices true democracy which is evidence in the quality of candidates the party has from the State House of Assembly election to the National Assembly, Governorship, and the Presidency, which has placed the party on the advantage position to win the 2015 general elections.  The party has consistent and loyal members and supporters across all levels of government. It is re-assuring that the PDP governorship candidate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa will emerge victorious across the State in the forthcoming election. Senator Okowa who is currently a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will run an all-inclusive government for all Delta people. There is just one duly recognized party in Delta State which is the PDP. Delta State being a PDP Sta...

The former Commissioner for Finance in a Governorship aspirant in the December 8, 2014 gubernatorial primary, Chief David Edevbie has echoed the commitment of the people of Ughelli North Local Government to deliver all candidates of the ruling People's Democratic Party PDP in the March 28 and April 11 general elections. Chief Edevbie indicated this while speaking at the Town Hall Meeting organized by theGovernorship candidate of the PDP, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa at the Ibru Event Centre, Agbarha Otor. Chief Edevbie noted that "Ughelli North is a PDP local Government Area. He promised that everything will be done to win all seats from President, Senator Representative, the Governorship and the House of Assembly. Chief Edevbie accepted that there are pockets of aggrieved people but as a family “we are addressing these challenges and I can assure you that we are poised to deliver all PDP Candidates in the coming elections”. Also speaking, Chief Oskar Ibru emphasized...

For   allegedly raping his 11 years old housemaid, Anurika Ngwakwe, which led to her death, the Abia State Government has placed Christian Onuoha, a Director of Administration at the State Ministry of Petroleum and Solid Mineral, on interdiction pending the determination of his case by the police and the court. However, the state Governor, Theodore Orji, has directed the immediate removal of Onuoha from the Board of the Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC), as a Commissioner representing the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and Solid Mineral Resources Development in the board. Briefing newsmen at Government House, Umuahia, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Dr. ACB Agbazuere, said that giving the heinous nature of the alleged crime of rape of a minor and murder, Onuoha has also been placed on sanction. The Commissioner said the state Civil Service Commission has also been directed to take necessary action as the case moves on. He ma...

Facts are beginning to emerge on the recent armed robbery attack at a branch of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB), in Lekki Phase one area of Lagos State. A competent Police source within the Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP) Kayode Aderanti’s special squad tracking the fleeing robbers, said they are in possession of a juicy lead that would soon facilitate the arrest of the escaping men of the underworld. The source added that footage from the Close Circuit Television (CCTV) attached to the bank and the one from the nearby private building were able to give Police a clearer view of who the robbers are. “I can tell you that soon, they would be our guests. Like the Commissioner of Police (CP) Lagos said, they can only run but cannot hide,” said the source. He added that from the footages, the physical appearance of the leader of the gang, the very one that killed two of the Policemen, was once a guest of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) sometime last year, and we kn...

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has just sworn in former Junior Minister of defence, Musiliu Obanikoro along with seven others to serve as ministers in his cabinet. The appointed minister and their portfolios are: Senator Musiliu Obanikoro to serve as Minister of State, Foreign Affairs II, Senator Patricia Akwashiki to oversee the Ministry of Information, Prof. Nicholas Ada; State, Foreign Affairs I, Col. Augustine Akobundu (retd.), State, Defence, Mr. Fidelis Nwankwo; State Health, Mrs. Hauwa Bappa; State Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Joel Ikeya; Labour and Productivity, and Mr. Kenneth Kobani; State, Industry, Trade and Investment. The President also announced the replacement of Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu with Khaliru Alhassan as the substantive Minister of Health.Prof Chukwu resigned late last year to pursue his gubernatorial ambition. The President Jonathan is likely to effect a minor reshuffling in his cabinet in the Next Federal Executive Council Meeting s...

The Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Otumara who doubles as the Director General, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa Campaign Organization, in an interview with Victor Efeizomor of Thisday Newspaper, expressed optimism that Okowa will floor his opponents at the polls as water tight strategies had been mapped out to ensure victory for PDP in the coming elections. He noted that Deltans are over- enthusiastic about Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as PDP governorship candidate in the State. “We have seen people who have the energy and devotion, they can even wait for forty-eight hours, we have seen massive crowd in Oghara, Kwale, Isele-Uku, Akwukwu-Igbo, Aboh and across the State. As we move around, the surge kept increasing on a daily basis”. We are more than satisfied with what we have seen. I have been part of PDP since the inception of the party in the State, and I have followed all campaigns, perhaps, it may interest you to know that I was a three time Chairman in Warri -South loc...

President Goodluck Jonathan is currently locked in a meeting with chairman of Independent Electoral Commission [INEC], professor Attahiru Jega, Senate President, David Mark, along with all  heads of all security agencies  over the security situation in the forth-coming general elections. This is coming barely two weeks to the rescheduled general elections scheduled to come up March 28, 2015. The meeting which started a few minutes after 11am has also have in attendance Vice President Namadi Sambo, Senate President David Mark, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, Chief of Staff to the President, Gen. Jones Arogbofa (retd.). Also in attendance are National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, Attorney-General of the Federation, Muhammed Adoke (SAN), Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan; Minister of Interior, Mr. Aba Moro; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali. Others are Chief of Defence Staff, Air Ch...

The Government of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa will be dedicated to the salvaging the underprivileged. Poverty has no conviction, hunger has no credo, and despair has no topography. The greatest challenge before the next administration is to provide jobs to the teeming unemployed youth in Delta State. Senator Okowa will not be content with mere poverty alleviation, but will commit itself to the goal of poverty abolition. With a firm belief that the first claim on development belongs to the poor, Senator Okowa will focus his attention on those who need the rudimentary provisions of life most urgently. He will take necessary steps to provide safety nets in its entirety to all citizens, through understanding, support and empowerment. Despite the fact that more than two-thirds of our people are living in rural areas, we have not been able to provide adequate public amenities and livelihood opportunities to them. Senator Okowa’s government will be committed to improving the quality of l...

Political leaders and people of Ethiope West local government area have adopted Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the standard bearer of the Peoples’ Democratic Party as their next governor.  This declaration was made at a Townhall meeting in Oghara. They noted that Senator Ifeanyi Okowa is the most competent and most suited candidate to pilot the affairs of the State from May 29, 2015. The people of Ethiope west also said that Senator Okowa is a detribalized Deltan who will rule with fairness and equity. “Let me also state undoubtedly that the people of this local government are intelligent and trustworthy people and we know where we are coming from. On 2015 having consider all the Candidates who are contesting the fort coming governorship election, we find Senator Okowa as the only credible person that has the political exposure, intellect and prudent funds management skills in taking our beloved State to the next phase of economic development and making it a priva...