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GEN. CHRISTOPHER MUSA SWORN-IN AS NIGERIA'S NEW MINISTER OF DEFENCE, BY PRES TINUBU

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STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU SWEARS IN GEN. CHRISTOPHER MUSA AS MINISTER OF DEFENCE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, swore in General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd) as Minister of Defence at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. General Musa’s appointment follows the resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday, December 1, 2025. His nomination was announced the following day and transmitted to the Senate, where it received expedited screening and confirmation. Born in Sokoto in 1967, General Musa was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Nigerian Army in 1991 and had a distinguished military career. He was appointed Chief of Defence Staff by President Tinubu in 2023 and retired in October 2025. As Chief of Defence Staff, he championed inter-service security collaboration. With his swearing-in, the new Defence Minister is expected to immediately assume duties as the Tinubu administration seeks to consolidate recent security gains and fast-track reforms ...

HOW PRINCIPAL CUP EMPOWERS YOUTHS, PROMOTES SPORTING TALENTS IN DELTA - By Jerome-Mario Utomi

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The 2025 Delta state Zenith Bank Principal Cup edition has come to a close with a thrilling final at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba with Urhobo College, Effurun, emerging the overall winner, defeating Ogbe-Ijoh Grammar School, with a score of 2-1. While this year’s tournament has come and gone the humongous goodwill and camaraderie the sports fiesta represents or brought to Deltans, a culturally diverse state, cannot be quantified. It's heartwarming that many Deltans now see the competition as superlative and a reflection of the rich sporting talent in the State. According to them, the competition is reflective of the avalanche of youthful energies, potentials and talents in Delta which, if well harnessed, will be a catalyst for the promotion of unity, discipline, and healthy competition among schools. A broad spectrum of Deltans are of the view that the tournament underscores the rich sporting talents in the State and confers importance on nurturing them. Participants and gues...

How Oborevwori Is Scaling Up Rural Infrastructure Across Delta – ANIAGWU

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Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has said the Oborevwori Administration is delivering meaningful and people-centred development across rural communities, in keeping with the governor’s MORE Agenda. Aniagwu stated this during an inspection tour of ongoing projects across Isoko North, Isoko South and Ughelli North Local Government Areas, including the 4.8km Emevor–Ivrogbo–Orogun Road; the construction of Amaka/Ogodogo/Ivu Access Road at Okpolo-Enhwe; and the Phase III of the Okpolo-Enhwe–Uwheru Road and bridge. He said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s commitment to connecting communities was evident in the growing network of rural roads and bridges designed to boost productivity, ease movement and open up economic opportunities. “You recall that before coming into office, the governor articulated the MORE Agenda—Meaningful development, Opportunities for all, Realistic reforms and Enhanced security. What you have seen today during ...

OSUOZA CELEBRATES COMPLETION OF 20.95KM TRANS WARRI-ODE-ITSEKIRI ROAD PROJECT, SALUTES GOV OBOREVWORI'S EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP

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Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Thursday, December 4, 2025 made a bold, historic and heartwarming announcement to Deltans, when he declared that 20.95 km Trans-Warri–Ode-Itsekiri Road, which was awarded by the Chief Onanefe Ibori, in 2006, has finally been completed. Posting on his verified social media Facebook handle, Governor Oborevwori wrote: "We are proud to announce that yesterday marked the completion of the featuring 15 bridges of various spans. With this, the project is essentially complete — 19 years after the contract was first awarded. "This is a landmark achievement and a deeply cherished milestone for the Itsekiri people. A promise made, and a promise kept. "We give God Almighty the praise for bringing this vision to reality. The project is expected to be commissioned in the first quarter of next year." It would be recalled that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori had, in September 2024, actually expressed his vow and unflinching determ...

Dumo Lulu-Briggs Offers Uplifting Words To Celebrate People With Disabilities, As World Marks 2025 International Day Of People Living With Disabilities

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Rivers born oil industry mogul and renowned philanthropist, Opuda, Alabo Dumo Lulu-Briggs, Iniikeiroari VI of Kalabari Kingdom and Paramount Head, Oruwari-Briggs War Canoe Houses of Abonnema, has offered uplifting words to encourage, inspire and motivate people living with disabilities all over the world, as he joins them to celebrate the 2025 International Day of People living with disabilities, which is on December 3, annually. Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, who customarily celebrates his own birthday every year with them, also used the auspicious occasion of their special day, to extol the resilience and incredible strength with which people living with one disability or another, navigate the vicissitudes and complexities of life, even as he urged them to keep going, keep growing, keep shining and never allow their situation to discourage them from reaching the destinations and achieving the goals they have set for themselves, saying: "Your life is a testimony of strength the world de...

FIRST LADY LAUNCHES RENEWED HOPE INITIATIVE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN DELTA

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Wife of the Governor of Delta State, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori (2nd left) in a group photograph with select beneficiaries of the Grant by the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) during the celebration of the 202 International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Delta State at Government House Asaba on November, 3, 2025 The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme for Persons With Disabilities, with Delta State joining the nationwide rollout of the intervention to support vulnerable citizens. The programme, unveiled in commemoration of the 2025 International Day of Persons With Disabilities, was implemented simultaneously across the 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory, and the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA). Representing the First Lady in Delta State, the Wife of the Governor and Founder of the You Matter Charity Foundation, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, led the distribution of t...

PIRAH HAILS OBOREVWORI FOR DELIVERING HISTORIC TRANS-WARRI–ODE-ITSEKIRI ROAD PROJECT

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Former Delta State Commissioner, Mr. Omamofe Pirah, has expressed profound appreciation to the Executive Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for the successful completion of the historic 20.95 km Trans-Warri–Ode-Itsekiri Road, featuring 15 bridges of various spans, a milestone achieved 19 years after the project was initially awarded. In a statement on Thursday, Pirah described the accomplishment as “a monumental breakthrough and a long-awaited blessing for the Itsekiri nation.” He commended Governor Oborevwori for demonstrating uncommon political will, financial discipline, and an unwavering commitment to inclusive development. According to him, the completion of the project has not only ended decades of uncertainty but has also transformed a major infrastructural dream into reality. He noted that the Itsekiri people, who have yearned for this connection for nearly two decades, now have every reason to celebrate. Pirah called on the entire Itsekiri nation to rally ro...