Minute by minute they live: The stone’s in the midst of all. Too long a sacrifice Can make a stone of the heart. “Easter 1916” by W.B. Yeats BY TONY EKE IN penning the above excerpt of poetic memorial for the Irish martyrs in the Easter Rebellion of 1916, W.B. Yeats, one of the greatest […]
BY TONY EKE NIGERIA is hardly short of a tragic incident at any given time. Outside of the regular casualties in the Northeast and Northwest regions, the latest tragedy involved one of our hapless, young compatriots Miss Glory Adekolure on the outskirts of Benin City, a fortnight ago. The fresh graduate died in one of […]
By PDP Media/Publicity Committee EWLGA The chairmanship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) for Ethiope West Local Government Area, Chief Christian Onogba, has pledged to provide responsible and purposeful leadership if elected into office at the July 13th Local Government Council elections in the State. Speaking during the LG PDP campaign rally for Wards 11, […]
By PDP Media/Publicity Committee EWLGA IN a display of cultural reverence and political courtesy, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ethiope West chapter, led by its Chairmanship candidate, Chief Onogba Chris and all 20 Ward councillorship candidates, officially kicked off its campaign for the July 13th Local Government Council Elections yesterday with visits to the three […]
THE chairman of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, in Delta State, Prof. Godini Darah, has said that “Senator Ned Nwoko’s open letter on the creation of Anioma State is an act of self-glorification.” Recall that Senator Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District in the Senate in recent times has continued to push for the creation […]
I write to you today with a heart full of hope,determination and patriotism not only as your Senator but as a fellow Anioma person who shares our collective dreams and aspirations.The creation of Anioma State is not just a political goal; it is a deeply collective mission that I have been committed to for many […]
BY FRED EDOREH In Ayi Kwei Armah’s “The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born”, we come across a bird called Chichidodo. The interesting thing about it is that it hates excrement so much but it’s best food is the maggot which grows best in excreta. Even when Chichidodo pollutes the air, it runs as if […]
BY NELSON AGBAJOR The Communication team of the Delta State Government under the supervision of the Honourable Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza has been able to navigate the media landscape via a pragmatic approach and display of professionalism. In the bustling heart of Delta State, Nigeria, Governor Sherif Oborevwori stands at the helm of […]
BY TONY EKE THE official declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day six years ago ranked as one of the best policies ever initiated by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. That act memorialising June 12 earns an occasional respect from me each time I subject the tenor of his tenure to retrospection. For once, the former leader […]
BY TONY EKE THERE’S something intrinsic about the M.O.R.E.Agenda of the Oborevwori administration which gives it a greater signification than its generic denotation. Beyond the musicality of the acronym is the worth of the mantra which resonates with a broad spectrum of Deltans that appreciate the enrichment of the state’s socio-economic ambience in the past […]