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The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has constituted a 22-man End-of-Tenure Inauguration Committee to organize the activities associated with the hand over of power to a new government on  May 29, 2015 . According to a press release issued by Chike Ogeah, Commissioner for Information, the committee which will be inaugurated on  Thursday, April 30  has Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, Secretary to the State Government as chairman. Members of the committee include Chike Ogeah, Dr. Chris Oghenechovwen, Mr. Ken Okpara, Mr. Tony Obuh and Mrs. Betty Efekhoda. Others are Mr. Omolubi Newumi, Mr. Taju Isichei, Mr. Mike Okeme, Hon Irene Imilar, Hon.  Friday  Osanebi, Mr. Emma Ogidi, Mr. Douglas Okolotu, Mr Sebastian Okoh and Hon Kester Okoro. The rest are Asupa Forteta, Mrs. Faith Majemite, Dr. B. K. Anderson, Mr. Oritsuwa Kpogho, a representative each from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Union of J...

The April 11, 2015 governorship polls decided who the next governor of Delta State would be from May 29, 2015. That has been established. What maybe unknown to many is the reasons the elections were won and lost. From all the indices and projections made by pundits prior to the election, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party was to become the winner of the polls and he won. There are a few reasons for that. First, Delta State is a stronghold of the PDP and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Since the return of democracy in May 1999, Delta State has given over 75% of its votes at every election to the PDP. In the last April 11 Governorship polls, the same feat was replicated by the PDP. PDP is so entrenched across all the wards, State constituencies, federal and senatorial districts of the State to be uprooted so easily. This was also reflected in the number of national and State Assembly members the PDP earned in the polls. The so called ...

Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor-Elect has named members of the Delta State Transition Committees. The Committees include the Technical Committee on Programmes Development/Governance, headed by one time Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and renowned Professor of Political Science, Prof. Som Egite Oyovbaire. The handover Committee is headed by Chief Clem Ofuani, while the Committee on Night of Prayers and Praise is headed by Mofe Damijo. The three Committees have since started work following their inauguration by the Governor-Elect.  NAMES OF DELTA STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMMES DEVELOPMENT/GOVERNANCE AND COMMITTEE ON HANDOVER(TRANSITION COMMITTEE) INAUGURATED BY SENATOR, DR.OKOWA,  GOVERNOR ELECT, DELTA STATE. 1) PROF SAM OYOVBAIRE - CHAIRMAN 2) DR. KINGSLEY EMU - SECRETARY 3) DR. JOSEPH OTUMARA 4) CHIEF NKEM OKWUOFU 5) SEN, MRS.STELLA OMU 6) HON. FUNKEKEME SOLOMON 7) HON . FESTUS AGAS 8) RT.HON.BASIL GANAGANA 9) SEN. EMMA AGUARIAW...

I look at folks around who are Christian; I observe their behaviors and they do not jive with what I garnered should be the behaviors of Christians. Given this perceived contradiction, I ask myself: who is a Christian and are there, in fact, true Christians?  Is a Christian a person who simply states that he is a Christian even if he does not behave as the New Testament part of the Bible said that Christians should behave? There is no doubt whatsoever that Jesus taught love and forgiveness. In the Sermon on the Mount (Mathew, 5: 43-48) he asked his followers to love all people and to forgive their enemies (Mathew 5: 38-42). He said that if a person slaps one of your cheeks you should turn the other cheek for him to slap, too (Mathew, 5:39-40). He said that if a thief asks for your coat you should also give him the entire clothes that you are wearing (Mathew, 5: 40-42). In the only prayer that he taught his followers, the Lord’s Prayer, he told his followers to forgi...

Social media is good but when couples live on social media in can harm your relationship and your sex life by giving wrong perception of how your partner is meant to be like.  According to experts, an unhealthy fixation with social media affects how connected you are to your partner in the bedroom. Catherine Donaldson-Evans   from   SheKnows   lists 7 ways social media could make your relationship crumble. 1.     It can make sex feel dull:   If you're getting a lot of your daily excitement from checking Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr, then "real-world" activities like sex might start to lose their sheen and feel boring in comparison. "A 'virtual' relationship can be enticing and stimulating. It's ever-present and you can engage at any time!" says licensed couples therapist Jeanette Raymond, author of Now You Want Me, Now You Don't!. "That makes your sex life feel more like a duty or routine experience." 2.   ...

The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, CON, has said he will like to be remembered for the milestones in infrastructural developments, which he has attracted to different parts of the State since he assumed office eight years ago. Dr. Uduaghan said this while speaking with newsmen recently in Warri. The Governor noted that there are lots of projects, programmes and policies that has endeared his administration to Deltans and for which he will surely be remembered. “I think people from different background, interests or locations would remember me for different reasons “The woman who now has strong confidence in safe delivery in public health facilities through the free maternal health services will remember me for that. “Those living in Avenue would remember me for the dualized Avenue Road, same for those in Refinery Road, Effurun Flyover, those in Ughelli will remember us for the Dualized Ughelli township road, the people of Umeh in Isoko South will remember us...

President Goodluck Jonathan  has fired Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba. The sack was announced by the president’s spokesperson, Reuben Abati, in a statement on Tuesday. No reason was given for the sack. A Deputy Inspector General of police, Solomon Arase, was appointed to act in his stead. Mr. Abba’s removal and the assumption of office of his replacement is with immediate effect. Mr. Abati’s statement read in full, “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has relieved the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba of his appointment and duties with immediate effect. “President Jonathan has also appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase as Acting Inspector-General of Police, also with immediate effect. “Until his appointment as Mr. Abba’s replacement, Mr. Arase was the Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department. “Mr. Arase holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Law, as well as  Bachelo...

Against the backdrops of election violence and scheming that must have occurred on or before the April 11th Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections in Delta State, the permutation of election’s victory went well for the PDP.  Right from when parties’ primaries were concluded across the country and the opportunity for victory was clear with the adoption of Great Ogboru as Labour party candidate and Otega Emerho as the APC Party’s flag bearer.  With both contesting on Urhobo platform and Uvwiamuge declaration, PDP was so sure of victory which many of the members described as easy and sweet victory. Some mistakes and political miscalculations cost the two opposition parties the most prized seat in the State. So many factors stood against them right from buildup of the elections.   The question is: Why was it so easy for PDP to sweep Delta State? Great Ogboru and Otega Emerho limited their candidacy to ethnic support. The 2015 Governorship elect...

It is most unfortunate that our politicians demonstrate a total lack of ideological leaning on the political parties, which they belong. Most of those who decamped and defected recently after the presidential elections are obviously driven by ulterior motives and intent to use the political parties as mere political platforms to achieve self-seeking and egocentric political relevance. Politicians in Nigeria have reduced political parties to mere electoral and political hustling platforms rather than real political parties, shaped by beliefs and ideologies. There is no doubt that these politicians do not have passion for service. They are definitely not patriotic. They are political jobbers and opportunists whose primary objective is to take undue advantage of every political situation to sustain their selfish political ambitions. They lack principles, integrity and morality. They are indeed stomach politicians. It is very unfortunate that the challenge with our democratic pr...

Nigerians made history. For the first time in the nation’s democratic history, an incumbent president has been defeated. While incumbent governors have been defeated in the past, it was a feat many thought might not be possible at the centre for a long time to come. But Nigerians, by their votes, have shown the exit door to a government they deemed has not served them right. But the trouncing of Goodluck Jonathan at the polls was not a happenstance. Perhaps, if there were those who did not see this coming, it was probably the president himself and some of his loyalists. Beyond this, however, there are some five key individuals who contributed to the electoral downfall of the president. Their actions and what they represented ensured that in less than two months from now, Jonathan will become a former president. B UHARI: THE ULTIMATE CROWD PULLER Nigerians made history. For the first time in the nation’s democratic history, an incumbent president has been defeated. While incumb...

The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON, has commissioned the newly built Effurun flyover in the continued gale of projects commissioning, which is blowing across the State. Only last week the Governor had earlier commissioned another flyover built at the InterBau roundabout in Asaba. The scope of the works in the Effurun flyover included a 120   metre-long six-span bridge, two ramps of about 140 meters each on either approach bringing it to a total of 400 metres long, “the entire bridge/ramps structure is a four-lane dual carriage way, comprising of two in each travel direction demarcated with a New Jersey Barrier.” The rapid growth of the Effurun-Udu-Warri commercial metropolis, including the huge oil and gas industry, maritime activities in our State and neighbouring Niger Delta States in addition to being a major East-West intersection, have greatly impacted on the volume of vehicular traffic on the this roundabout resulting in serious traffic...

The Governor-elect of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has received certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission at its headquarters in Asaba. While speaking after receiving the certificate of returns, the Governor-elect thanked INEC, security agencies and all Deltans for the peaceful elections. Senator Okowa vowed to serve Deltans with love and respect and also to deliver dividends of democracy to all Deltans.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) 19 states while the Peoples Democratic Party won seven states out of those for which results have been announced. search Bauchi State Governor-elect, Mohammed-Abubakar    The Nation   Enugu State Governor- elect, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi    Facebook   Delta State Governor-elect, Ifeanyi-Okowa    Twitter   Nigeria's Governorship and State House of Assembly elections held on April 11, 2015, across the country. The  All Progressives Congress  (APC) 19 states while the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) won seven states out of those for which results have been announced. The governorship elections were declared inconclusive in Abia,...