Legal and political pundits have wondered why a Court of law would annul an elapsed tenure, after four years of filing a suit. The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja on Thursday, June 9, 2011 dismissed the appeal filed on May 25,…

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has directed banks operating in the State to furnish him with detailed information on accounts opened by Ministries, Parastatals and other government Agencies. Dr. Uduaghan who gave the directives during a meeting with Regional and Bank…

There is more to be desired in a man, who has continually subscribe to an oath of allegiance and office in a bid to bring his leadership prowess to bear on a people with diverse language, culture and ethnic leaning. In his…

UDUAGHAN, NWAOBOSHI DIFFER ON MINISTERIAL NOMINEES’ LIST: Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have expressly disagreed over the recent ministerial nominees’ list sent from the state to Abuja, on consultative grounds. While Nwaoboshi claims that he…

Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuerl Uduaghan has formally dissolved the state executive council and all other political appointees in the state. He announced this during the weekly state executive council meeting which commenced at about 12 noon and lasted till 4pm on…

Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Senator-elect for Delta North Senatorial District has received his Certificates of Return (CoR) from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Presenting the certificate of return to the governor in Asaba the Chairman of INEC Prof. Atahiru Jega, who was…

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) has signalled no end to new zoning formula, as he says party’s decision is sacrosanct. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is marketing the new zoning arrangement to its members, just as the Acting National Chairman of…

Chairman of the three-man Delta state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, Justice Ayo Abisoye says the Tribunal will not entertain any case outside that of the April 26, 2011 governorship election in Delta state. “This Tribunal was specifically set up for the April…

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal will today, Monday, May 23, 2011 commence sitting in Asaba, Delta state. The Tribunal will entertain petitions only for the governorship poll. Meanwhile, the strike action by the judiciary workers in the state have been lifted following…

As discourse are becoming rife on whether to abolish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme or not, traditional rulers in the oil and gas rich Niger Delta region are calling on the Federal Government of Nigeria to restrict the services of…

DELTA ASSEMBLY PASS BILL ON CARETAKER COMMITTEES: The Delta state House of Assembly has passed into law, a Bill for the establishment of Caretaker Committees of local government councils in the state. The Bill which was considered clause by clause was passed…

Okpe leaders in Delta state have accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government under the administration of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of denial in allocation of top positions, calling for urgent attention in the next political dispensation. They however urged President Goodluck Jonathan…

A planet 20 light years away is the first outside our solar system to be declared ‘habitable’ by scientists. The rocky ‘exoplanet’ Gliese 581d meets key requirements for sustaining Earth-like life, including rainfall and possibly even watery oceans. The planet orbits a…

Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has appealed to the new National Assembly to look into the present revenue allocation and come up with a more equitable formula, saying that the present formula is no longer sustainable owing to the recent increase…

The “Delta Leisure Resorts”, a tourism and leisure facility to be built at Oleri and Ogwashi-Uku, in Udu and Aniocha South local government areas respectively has been officially unveiled at the Event Centre in Asaba, Delta state capital. The parks worth N49…

United State’s department has cancelled the American Visa Lottery (2012 Diversity Lottery) has been cancelled due to computer programming malfunction. David Donahue, deputy assistant secretary of state for visa services urged those who had applied for the 50,000 visa slot to wait,…

The roforofo that is yielding its head in Imo state has taken a new course, following the alleged “unconstitutional” step of the state governor-elect, Owelle Rochas Okorocha by placing embargo on the state government’s accounts until he is sworn in on May…

Nigeria’s 36 states is demanding for a complete review of the revenue sharing formula among the three tiers of government to gain equity and fairness. Chairman of Finance Commissioners Forum, Rebo Usman, at the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting in Abuja…

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) has escaped from angry mob attack in far away Uganda, where he attended President Yoweri Museveni’s inauguration attended by leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Sudan, Congo, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. Reports say that the mob, angered by…

Delta state governor-elect, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has received his Certificates of Return (CoR) from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Independent National Electoral Commission presented the certificate of return to the Delta state governor Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan and to all state…

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IMO STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION RESULT: Rochas Okorocha (APGA) = 336, 859. Ikedi Ohakim (PDP) = 290,496.

Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has emerged winner of the governorship election in Imo state to unseat incumbent Ikedi Ohakim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). National Chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, expressed satisfaction…

Delta State Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has promised to reach out to Chieftains of opposition parties in the state and reconcile with them so that together they can move the state forward. Dr. Uduaghan who announced this, Sunday, at the Word of…

Dissatisfaction has continued to trail the outcome of the April 26 polls held in Delta state as the state chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and other aggrieved political parties are poised for serious legal fireworks at the Election Petition…

Controversies have continued to trail the purported INEC declaration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Assembly candidate in Isoko South constituency 11, Hon. Johnson Erijo as the winner of the election held, Tuesday, April, 26th, 2011 as the House of…

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan basking in the euphoria of his victory at the April 26 governorship polls has assured workers of the preparedness of his administration to implement the new minimum wage of N18, 000. Uduaghan in his May Day…

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has in a keenly contested, near free and fair election retained his governorship mandate in Delta state in the next four years. This followed the declaration of the complete results of the April 26, 2011 governorship election from the…

President Goodluck Jonathan, mother and wife, Dame Patience Jonathan have voted in Otuoke, Bayelsa State with the president saying that the elections so far have been peaceful and predicted that the 2015 elections will even be more peaceful. He called on Nigerians…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has condemned the outbreak of violence in some parts of the Nigeria and continued attack on the innocent Corps members, INEC staff, offices and materials. Prof. Jega, who briefed journalists…

The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) presidential candidate, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has finally unveiled plans to go into litigation with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over declared results of the April 16 presidential poll,…

Nigeria’s President-elect, Goodluck Jonathan has slammed foreign media organizations for portraying Nigeria as a country embroiled in clashes based on ethnicity and religious divisions. Jonathan in a statement through his media spokesman, Ima Niboro, condemned foreign media reports that portrayed the Presidential…

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) has been issued his Certificate of Return as President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Attahiru Jega on Tuesday in Abuja. Attahiru Jega said that he presented the Certificate of Return to the President and Vice…