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2023: Why Gbagi of SDP Will Win the governorship election in Delta State.....UPA A leading political pressure group in the Niger Delta region, Urhobo Progressive Agenda, UPA has urged Deltans to expect an economically vibrant Delta state with Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi as governor come 2023 In a statement signed by the national president, Comrade Onoriode Umukoro on Tuesday, in Ughelli Delta State, the political activist stated that; "Other candidates have nothing to offer; they have no place of identity and recognition in the state". "Gbagi of the social Democratic Party, SDP is the most visible private investor in Delta State, his manifesto and proposal for Deltans are tailored to the needs of Deltans. He is the only candidate who is talking about removing youths from the street of unemployment" "He (Gbagi) is the only one talking about increasing the state’s GDP and ensuring security for everybody living in a...

The people of Ukwagba Ngbo in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State, were on Monday thrown into mourning as many were suspected killed in their communities by suspected gunmen numbering over 20. Two villages in the community namely: Ojiugo and Okpochiri were affected by the attacks with at least one person confirmed dead by residents. Residents said the casualty figures could be higher as many persons are still missing. A member of the community who confirmed the attack to our correspondent said the community suspected that the attackers were from neighbouring Agila in Ado local government area of Benue state. The source who chose to be anonymous recalled that the community had been enmeshed in a protracted boundary dispute with the Agila people. “The gunmen were many, and they were shooting sporadically. People ran helter skelter. In the end, many persons are feared dead while some were declared missing. It was discovered that the attackers abducted some of the peo...

Ekweremadu organ transplant: FG probes breach of data The Federal Government has ordered a probe into the circulation of the personal data of Sonia Ekweremadu and David Nwamini in the ongoing case of alleged organ harvest accusation levelled against ex Deputy Senate Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, in a UK Court. The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau under the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) ordered the investigation following publications in various local, national and international media on the matter. Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested last week in the UK for alleged attempts to harvest the organ of David Nwamini for transplant for their daughter, Sonia, in a British hospital. The National Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, said it had become necessary to investigate “the use and public circulation of the personal data allegedly belonging to Nwamini David and Sonia Ekweremadu in the ongoi...

 Killing of Catholic Priests: Make Security Of Lives A Priority.... Papal Knights Tell FG The Association of Papal Knights and Medalists in Nigeria has tasked the Federal Government to make the security of the lives of its citizens a priority. They also condemned the Incessant Attack on Catholic Churches, the abductions and killings of Priest, Religious and Lay Faithful of the Catholic Church. In a press statement signed by its National President, Association of Papal Knights and Medalists in Nigeria, Rt Hon Dame Dr Esther Uduehi, said that the Federal Government more than ever need to work hard to protect the lives of all the citizenry.  The statement continues "The Association of Papal Knights and Medalists in Nigeria are alarmed over the incessant and increased abduction and Killing of Catholic Priests, Religious leaders and attacks on Catholic Churches and innocent worshippers.  "The Church is still trying to come to terms with the  attack...

2023: Power Shift in Delta as Gbagi Welcomes Over 9000 Defectors From PDP, APC to SDP  (Photos) By Ezekiel Kagbala FPR Indications has revealed that the Social Democratic Party, SDP is gaining grounds in Delta state. This was observed over the weekend during the declaration of the SDP Governorship Candidate, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi who welcomed defectors from other parties to SDP at Ugbolokposo in Warri, Uwvie Local Government Area of Delta state. There was massive defection in support for the social movement that is being propagated by the SDP, over 5,000 and 4,000 Deltan's decamped from APC and PDP to SDP. Their brooms and umbrellas were burnt to arches at the declaration of Chief Olorogun(Barr) Kenneth Gbagi, on the 25th of June, 2023. Gbagi said that;  "We will change Delta state for greatness, We are  partnering with you people to take over Delta, Get your PVC and vote in SDP. Campaigns have...

Delta 2023 Governorship Declaration: Gbagi Visits Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III  (Photos) Delta State 2023 Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party SDP, Olorogun Barr Kenneth Gbagi has paid special visit to His Royal Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of Warri. The visit was part of activities marking his declaration to contest the 2023 governorship election in Delta State. FocalPoint Reports can state that Gbagi's popularity and acceptance is resonating across the State as preparations to battle out the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP takes front stage.

Don't abandon Ayakoromo bridge- leaders cry to Okowa Leaders of the Ayakoromo community in the ancient Ngbilebiri Mein kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state have appealed to His Excellency, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa to complete the bridge project in the community which was initiated by his predecessor before leaving office by May 29, 2023. In a statement on behalf of the community leaders signed by the Community Chairman, Comrade Ebibofa Richard Azeez said except the project is completed leaders might not have anything to preach and convince the electorate to vote for the People's Democratic Party, PDP in the forthcoming general election. "It is on record that as leaders of the community, we were jubilating when His Excellency, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa announced that the bridge project would be completed within 15months but since then work is only going on at a snail or foot pace in the project site," the leaders asserted. The statement reads, ...

Delta 2023: Don’t Sell Your Votes, Support Gbagi of SDP, Group Begs Electorate ahead of Saturday 25th Declaration By Ezekiel Kagbala FPR A political pressure group in Niger Delta, Urhobo Progressive Agenda UPA has urged the people of Delta state to avoid selling their votes to politicians whom he said have been imposed on them through hijack of their political party structures in the state. This was contained In a statement by the national president, Comrade Onoriode Umukoro in Ughelli. He explained that; "The 2023 general election is a better democratic process of ending bad governance that has borrowed and plundered resources of the state" He urged Deltans to get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) and support Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi for the 2023 Governorship. He further added that Gbagi is the only aspirant with a credible and blameless record of transparency to restore the state from total collapse. UPA urged Deltans to troop out enmass tomorrow Satur...

Amotekun arrests killers of Catholic church worshippers in Ondo The Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as  Amotekun , Chief Adetunji  Adeleye  has said that the suspected killers of worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state have been arrested. Adeleye said this in Akure the state capital, that the vehicle and of some weapons used by the suspected killers have been recovered by the security outfit. According to him” we have arrested a number of those who perpetrated evil at the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo. “We have also recovered the vehicle they used last after the deadly operation. We have also recovered some of their weapons.” ” They came on motorcycles and hijacked a Golf vehicle.” ” We have successfully recovered the vehicle and will soon arrest all the killers”

 Armed robbery suspect dies as Delta Police battles crime, Recover Arms, others  (As released) On 21/6/2022, the DPO Kwale Division received a distress call that an armed robbery operation was taking place along Jesus Avenue in Umusadege quarters in Kwale, Ndokwa West LGA, the DPO Kwale Division CSP Godwin Igoche Mobilized and led the Divisional Anti-Crime Patrol team to the scene, the suspects on sighting the police, engaged them in a gun duel, during which, one of the hoodlums sustained bullet injuries while others escaped. One locally made gun, four live cartridges, and four expended cartridges were recovered. The injured suspect was taken to the Hospital where he died while receiving treatment. Manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing. 2. On the 20/06/2022 at about 0830hrs, the Divisional Anti Crime Patrol team attached to ‘C’ Division Asaba while on stop and search duty at the head-bridge Asaba, Delta State intercepted an unregistered KC Sanya mo...

2023 Presidency: Court fixes July 20 to hear suit querying Atiku’s citizenship The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, slated July 20 to hear the fresh suit that is challenging the eligibility of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to contest the 2023 presidential election. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ordered substituted service of all the legal processes on Atiku to enable him to respond to the suit. It directed that the former VP, who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should be served within seven days, through publication of the court processes in a national daily. It will be recalled that a constitutional lawyer, Mr. Johnmary Jideobi had approached the court, contending that Atiku is not constitutionally qualified to participate in the presidential contest. The Plaintiff, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/751/2022, posed two legal questions for the court to determine, afterwhich he sought seven prin...

  Kidnappers release former NFF secretary, ex-Eagles assistant coach Gunman idnappers have released a former Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Sani Toro, former Assistant Coach of the Nigeria Super Eagles, Garba Yila, and one of their friends, Alhaji Isa Jah, from captivity. The PUNCH had reported that Toro, Yila and their friend were kidnapped at a village around Akwanga in Nasarawa State. They left Abuja at about 5.00pm on Saturday after attending the wedding of the son of a former NFF President, Aminu Maigari, and were kidnapped at about 7.30pm. A family source had told our correspondent on Sunday that the kidnappers had contacted their host, Maigari, and demanded the sum of N150 million before releasing them.

Fuel scarcity: No reasonable person can sell below N180 per litre – IPMAN Despite the gradual build up of fuel scarcity in Lagos and some parts of the country, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has insisted that its members were not on strike. The association however stated that its members have not been operating optimally because of the hostile operating environment. The Lagos Zonal Chairman of IPMAN, Akin Akinrinade gave the explanation in an interview with  Channels Television . However, many passengers were stranded at various bus stops in Lagos on Monday morning due to low turnout of commercial vehicles attributed to fuel scarcity. Some petrol stations in Lagos this Tuesday morning were not dispensing petrol and the few that did so experienced a deluge of buyers.

2023: APC, PDP members Joins LP, Support Obi Members of the two majority parties in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress in Imo North Senatorial District of Imo State on Sunday collapsed their structures into the Labour Party and pledged their loyalty and support to its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. No fewer than two thousand people joined the LP at a ceremony at Umuaro community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state. A former Deputy Chief of Staff to a former governor of the state, Chikwem Onuoha, said that the decision was reached after an investigation revealed that Obi was the best presidential material among other presidential candidates. Onuoha, said that APC and PDP had misruled Nigeria for the past 23 years, adding that it was time Nigerians voted Obi to rescue the country. Related News  Imo housewife chains, starves stepchildren, police arrest suspect, husband  Ekiti gov election: APC, PDP clash over vot...

2023: SDP Will Emerge Victorious in Delta, Get Ready, I Will Work With Youths, Women, Professionals, Traders....Gbagi  By Ezekiel Kagbala As the 2023 general elections draw closer in Nigeria, Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Delta State for 2023 governorship election, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi, has expressed optimism that SDP will produce the Govern of Delta State come 2023. Gbagi shared his optimism at his country home, Oginibo, Ughelli South Local Government Area yesterday, while responding to questions from journalists during a media chat. According to him, his party will emerge victorious in the state, adding that “market women, school teachers, pensioners, churches and church goers will vote and they do not have any structure.” He said: “It is an election where you are to pick somebody that you believe can guarantee the future of your children, state and the fate of children yet unborn. “Among all of us who have been thr...

Gbagi, SDP Leaders Storms Ekiti, Set to Deliver Segun Oni  By Ezekiel Kagbala FPR Frontline Delta State 2023 Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi and party leaders have stormed Ekiti State ahead of the governorship election scheduled to hold June 18. Gbagi who joined party leaders singled out the former Governor, Segun Oni of SDP as the best to succeed Governor Kayode Fayemi among Six governorship candidates in the race.  The National Chairman, Shehu Musa Gabam, Chief Kenneth Gbagi and the party faithfuls appealed to the Ekiti people to vote for Segun Oni. Gbagi who is a prominent chief of Yorubaland, in his message of appeal said that; “When you have a good man as Oni, you don’t need to worry. He will deliver, he will not lie to you”.

2023: Candidates with Muslim-Muslim Ticket Should Withdraw from Presidential Race, Ex-Minister, Gbagi Blows Hot The former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has warned against Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket by major political parties in the country. Gbagi, Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in a statement to the media, on Tuesday, declared that dual Muslim tickets will not work in a country where diverse religious groups are stakeholders. He, however, warned that political parties who undermine Christians in the forthcoming presidential election by running Muslim-Muslim ticket will meet stiffer resistance for working against the unity of the country. The former Minister called on candidates with Muslim-Muslim ticket to withdraw from the presidential race, stating that no Christian in any region of the country will vote for a candidate with a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

2023: Gbagi Is The Next Governor of Delta State, He is Most Qualify.....E.K Clark Foremost Ijaw National leader, Pa. Edwin Clark, has declared that the gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi Will be sworn in as Governor of Delta State come 2023. The elderstatesman also declared that Gbagi the is most qualify to govern the State. He added that no one can misdirect him. This came as the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam in company of the former minister of State for education and the National Working Committee (NWC) alongside other candidates paid him a visit at his Abuja residence recently. According to the former Minister of Information, who described Gbagi, as a dogged politician, assured the party that the Criminologist of repute, would win the governorship race in a landslide victory. “I know he is a fighter, he is going to win that seat for you”, praying that God would grant Gbagi his heart desire...

L-R .....Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, SDP National Chairman, Shehu Gabam. Chief Edwin Clark Delta State 2023 Governorship candidate on the platform of the Social Democratic Party SDP, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi and national leaders of SDP visits Elder Statesman and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Senator Edwin Clark, today Sunday in Abuja. Notable party leaders including Shehu Gabam (National Chairman) hinted that the visit was part of the party's mandate to accord him the best of recognition as a national leader.

Democracy day: Gbagi Unveils Platform for Youths to participate in Active Politics As a call on Nigerian youths to take advantage of democracy in Nigeria,  former minister of State for education, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi has unveiled the social movement platform for youths to participate in active politics. In a statement to mark 2022 democracy day, the gubernatorial candidate commended founding fathers who struggled to establish democracy in the country. He worried that the current socio-political and economic challenges plaguing the nation, has resulted in a threat to the democracy and unity of Nigeria, appealing that citizens should be fair and patriotic as ”no nation is free from challenges”. He used the opportunity to call on Deltans to make up their minds, participate massively in the ongoing Voters Registration Exercise and get their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) to cast their ballots for the Social Democratic Party come 2023 general elections. He said the you...

Frontline Delta State 2023 governorship Candidate Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi and High Power deligations of the Social Democratic Party SDP visits former head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida in Minna, Niger state on sunday. The visit was part of the Party's  nationwide social movement to restore good Governance across the country, Nigeria. ...Details shortly

2023: Group Applauds Kenneth Gbagi as SDP Governorship Flag Bearer, in Delta  A sociopolitical group, known as Delta Youths For Positive Governance, has applauded the former minister of State for education, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi, for emerging the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Delta State, ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Convener of the group Comrade Peters Eguono, on Saturday June 11th 2022, disclosed that the decision of Olorogun Gbagi, to pitch tent with the SDP was a welcome development and should be encouraged. Speaking in a telephone conversation, Eguono, extolled Gbagi's invaluable efforts in ensuring that youths in the State are engaged through his Gbagi Shopping Malls which has taken over 5, 000 youths out of the street. “I am impressed with Gbagi's youth emancipation programme for Delta youths and those resident in the State, his policies to end insecurity or bring it to the barest minimum, when he assumes o...

Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi's Project for better Delta State, Your future is guarantee   It is a Restoration of the authentic Democracy.  A social project for all.  Join and support SDP Join Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi to rebuild Delta State. Delta State must be reinvigorate and resorted to parliamentary democracy by offering a credible alternative to Mismanaged government.

 2023: SDP Takes Over Delta State as Muslim Community Endorse Gbagi For Governor  By Ezekiel Kagbala The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is fast taking over Delta State as the party to recon with. This came as Muslims across the 25 local government areas of Delta State endorse the former minister of State for Education, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi, for governor as SDP prepares to become the ruling party come 2023. Their decision was based on the ability, sagacity and entrepreneurial prowess of the largest private investor to rescue the State from what they described as a “state breathing through oxygen”. In a Communique’ after its extraordinary general meeting held on Sunday 5th June 2022, at the Delta Steel Company (DSC), Ovwian Aladja Mosque, Udu local government area of the state, the group said among the candidates of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Sheriff Oborevwori and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the SDP governorship cand...

 Probe Governor Okowa’s Alleged $3million Bribe To PDP Leaders For VP's Slot, Group to EFCC  SAHARA REPORTERS reports; that  A civic group, the Delta Central for Integrity and Good Governance (DCIGG) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the alleged payment of $3million bribe by the Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa to lobby for the Vice President slot of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general elections.  According to the group, the alleged $3million was paid to intensify the lobbying of senior PDP officials including the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu and General Aliyu Gusau. The group alleged that the Delta Governor paid $1million to the PDP National Chairman, and $2million to Gusau. The money, the group claimed, was meant to influence key decision makers whom Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the party’s flag bearer and his team may likely consult before arriving at a concrete and acceptab...

 Read what Buhari said about Tinubu and APC presidential primary President Muhammadu Buhari has described the just concluded presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as one the most competitive and peaceful in the history of Nigeria’s democracy. In a letter addressed to Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State and Chairman, Progressives Governor Forum, the President commended the role he played in the success of the primary that produced the standard-bearer of the party in the 2023 elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Buhari said that he knows Tinubu’s track record, adding that he is looking to work closely with APC Governors to support the former Lagos State governor and all APC candidates to succeed in 2023. This was disclosed in a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, on Thursday. Buhari said, ‘‘I was pleased to see how you were very professional and efficient in handling the sensitive political positi...

 Live Update: Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi at the ongoing national convention and Presidential Primary Election of the Social Democratic Party at the International Conference Center Abuja Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, Delta state Governorship Candidate with SDP national leaders Gbagi with party national Chairman