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The Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the registration of 10,000 widows across the state’s 25 local government areas and 270 federal wards.  Each widow will receive a monthly stipend of ₦15,000 and access to free medical care. This was disclosed by the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Social Investment Programmes and State Coordinator of the Widows Welfare Scheme, Chief (Dr.) Isioma Okonta, during a meeting with State, Senatorial, and Local Government Coordinators held at his office in Asaba. Chief Okonta described Governor Oborevwori’s initiative as a laudable effort aimed at supporting vulnerable and impoverished widows in the state.  According to him, the gesture will not only enhance the well-being of the beneficiaries but also alleviate their financial burdens, demonstrating the government’s strong commitment to the social welfare of all Deltans. He further noted that the registration and selection process is ongoing and strictly non...

It is with exhilarating spirit and optimism that today we celebrate the mid-term point of the administration of His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria's President who took office this day two years ago. Two years ago, our country was on a cliffhanger, burdened by a debilitating debt overhang, crippling and bogus fuel subsidy claims and insurgency that had made daily living a nightmare. It is two years since President Tinubu came on the saddle and it has been a great turn around for our country and our people. Our dear President picked up the gauntlet and took the tough decisions that have charted a new trajectory that is bringing Nigeria on the cusp of greatness again. He has cleaned up the Augean stable and more.  I heartily congratulate His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the transformation he has brought to the polity and economy. It may seem challenging, but it is just what the doctor needed to revive his patient. The international community and Western...

May 28, 2025 Press Statement May 29: Tinubu’s Two Years in Office a Disappointment- @OfficialPDPNig  ...Tasks President to Address Insecurity, Review Asphyxiating Policies The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appraised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s two years in office and asserts that his administration is a massive disappointment. The Party describes the last two years as nightmarish adding that Nigerians have gone through hell under the insensitive Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government which evidentially holds no good for the citizens. The PDP tasks President Tinubu to urgently address the issue of insecurity, reverse all economically suffocating policies and check the wholesale corruption, greed, unbridled profligacy, reckless misdirection of resources, arrogance in failure and totalitarian tendencies in his administration, which has shown itself as anti-people and impervious to the suffering of Nigerians. As a Party, we restate our position that any government...

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday announced that his administration has empowered a total of 266,737 Deltans through various social intervention and empowerment programmes across the state.   Governor Oborevwori made this known while delivering the State of the State address to members of the Delta State House of Assembly at the Assembly Complex.   He stated that his administration has been deliberate, intentional, and proactive in providing a safety net for vulnerable groups through well-targeted social protection initiatives, particularly in light of the current economic challenges.   According to him, the 266,737 beneficiaries were empowered through several programmes, including the Delta CARES (D-CARES) Programme, Women Empowerment and Skill Acquisition Programme (WESAP), Working Fingers Initiative, MORE Grants Scheme, MORE Biz-Up Programme, and the Widows Welfare Scheme.   Under the D-CARES Programme, the Governor said 247,000 Deltans ...

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has earmarked 42 road projects for inauguration in celebration of his administration’s second year in office.   During his State of the State address at the State House of Assembly in Asaba on Wednesday, Governor Oborevwori unveiled several of the projects, including the 46-kilometre dualisation of the Ughelli–Asaba Road (Sectors C1 and C2), the Isheagu/Ewulu Road, and the Phase I bridge.   Other projects include the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of Mariere Street in Boji-Boji Agbor, the construction of the Kwale–Beneku bridge and approach roads, and the reconstruction of Orhorhor, Chechester, and Benjamin Oseregbaje roads in Sapele. He also mentioned the construction of roads around Otovwodo junction in Ughelli and the maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and construction of various roads in Effurun and Ekpan.   Further works include the reconstruction of failed sections of Central Hospital Road, rehabilitat...

The Senate yesterday, Tuesday, May 27, revealed that the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas and other key functionaries would defend the state’s 2025 budget before the Joint National Assembly Ad-hoc Committee to Oversee Emergency Rule in Rivers State. The upper chamber also assured Nigerians that it had determined to ensure the people of Rivers State “are not shortchanged due to the declaration of emergency rule by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on March 18.” The Leader of the Senate/Chairman, Senate Ad-hoc Committee to Oversee Emergency Rule in Rivers State, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this at the inaugural meeting of the committee held in Abuja. After President Tinubu declared emergency rule in Rivers State, the President of the Senate, President Godswill Akpabio, had subsequently constituted an 18-member Committee on Emergency Rule under the chairmanship of Bamidele. Among others, the inaugural meeting was attended by Chief Whip of the Senate, S...

Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice of Nigeria. This is a disclaimer.  Last week, the federal Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) filed a suit before the Federal High Court on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria against Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In the criminal suit, Fagbemi accused the senator of laying false accusations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Alhaji Yaya Bello. On behalf of Nigerians, Fagbemi want Akpoti-Uduaghan convicted of criminal charges. Let it be known that I was not consulted before the nation's chief law officer opted to spend our national patrimony to pay lawyers to defend Akpabio and Bello. As a former governor who receives huge pension from his Akwa Ibom state, Akpabio has more than enough resources to hire first rate lawyers to pursue criminal conviction of Akpoti-Uduaghan. For Bello, he still has unrestrained access to Kogi's treasury having planted a successor...