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Pete Edochie speaks on grandson, Kambilichukwu’s death Veteran actor, Pete Edochie is mourning the death of his grandson, Kambilichukwu Edochie. Kambilichukwu who is the son of Yul and May Edochie died two months after celebrating his 16th birthday. Confirming the sad news to  Vanguard , yesterday, Pete Edochie said his son, Yul, called him on the telephone, Wednesday, informing him that Kambilichukwu fell down while playing football with his school mates and developed a seizure. According to him, the deceased was rushed to the Mother and Child Hospital, Lagos, where he died hours later. The legendary actor said his family started praying for the child immediately Yul called him on the telephone about the sad incident. Edochie said: “Kambilinachukwu is a very quiet, brilliant and talented child. He’s not somebody you can ride easily. He doesn’t get angry no matter the situation. He may change his composure, but he was definitely a very unusual person in so m...

Full List Of Judges Nominated To Resolve Disputes Arising From 2023 General Elections Following the conclusion of the 2023 general elections, according to SaharaReporters, the full list of Judges nominated for election petition tribunals covers the Nigerian State. The Judges drawn from various courts across the country including State High Courts, Federal Capital Territory High Court, Federal High Court, and the National Industrial Court, will be responsible for adjudicating disputes arising from the general elections into various offices in 2023. list is as follows: The General List Of Nominated Judges For Election Petition Tribunal 2023 FROM: ABIA 1.Justice C.O. Onyeabo 2.Justice Ory Zik-Ikeorha 3.Justice C.H. Ahuchaogu 4.Justice A.O. Chijioke 5.Justice K.C.J. Okereke 6.Justice L.T.C. Eruba 7.Justice Benson Anya 8.Justice Nweke Philomena 9.Justuce A.O. Phoeba 10.Justice C.K. Nwankwo ___ FROM: ADAMAWA 1.Justice H.N.H. Joda 2.Justice B.I. Ladukiya 3.Justice Musa Usman 4.Jus...

Outcome Of Investigation Into BVN Fraud Will Determine Fate Of Protesting Ex-agitators - Amnesty Office The Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has affirmed that findings that will emanate from the ongoing investigation into multiple accounts of ex-agitaors linked to one BVN, will determine the fate of protesting beneficiaries. Clearing the air on Tuesday while addressing journalists, Mr. Freston Akpor, Media Aide to the PAP Interim Administrator, disclosed that all names of those involved in the BVN fraud have been forwarded to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) for investigation. The Amnesty Office also blamed bank officials for colluding with these ex-agitaors to aid the "financial crime". "So investigation is ongoing and honestly I must tell you there is nothing the Presidential Amnesty Programme can do now over this matter until the investigation is concluded and then the ONSA will take a decision on what to do. "This ...

Certificates of Return: Sheriff Mulade Congratulates National, State Assembly Members-Elect in Delta ..Calls for team work and all-inclusive governance towards development of Delta State A traditional Chief in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Warri South West LGA of Delta State, Comrade (Chief) Mulade Sheriff has congratulated all the members-elect of National and State Houses of Assembly, and Governors-elect in the just concluded general elections.  Chief Mulade, who is the Ibe-sorimawei of ancient Gbaramatu Kingdom was speaking with newsmen at Asaba, the state capital on Wednesday March 28, 2023 after the elected members receive their certificates of return. He said the elections left so much to be desired but many lessons to learn by politicians and the electorate before, during and after the elections  The renowned peace and development advocate said his congratulatory message is for all and sundry, as well as non-partisan, to all who have been elected and or re-elected. C...

See Actress prefer intimate scenes with Actors  Popular actress Nancy Isime has revealed her preference in terms of actors she acts in intimate scenes that involved kissing and s3x. She stated when it came to such scenes; she’d rather play them with professional actors who understood the ethics of the job. The 31-year-old movie star stated this in an interview with Ehizojie Okeoguale aka Dadaboy Ehiz where she also suggested such scenes did not excite her emotions because they were scripted and more so, they are done with several eyes watching. “I prefer to actually have kissing scenes with seasoned actors who understand the professionalism of a kissing scene or s3x scene. “S3x scene, of course, because everybody is all dressed up but there is movement. So there are literally people who understand the job and are focused and are literally just running through a script,” she stated.

Re- Policemen caught on viral video tape in Agbarho While the actions of the Policemen who assualted the woman in Agbarho was excessive, and has been outrightly condemn by the command and the force management, it is also  important to give details of the incident as some media houses have been requesting.  On 22nd March, 2023, one Thankgod James reported that the said woman smashed his vehicle windscreen and assaulted him, on the strength of this report, a woman police was sent to invite her, the suspect became aggressive assaulted the woman police, tore her clothes, so the policewoman called for reinforcement, when the reinforcement arrived, the woman again poured a pot of soup on one of the Policemen even while on uniform. While condemning the actions of the Policemen, and as the command have assured members of the public that they will be duly sanctioned, it's also important for members of the public to behave themselves, and exercise retrain when interfacing wi...

APC Expels Cairo Ojougboh Over Deals with Labour Party in Delta Dr. Cairo Ojougboh has been expelled from the All Progressives Congress, APC over alleged anti-party activities with the Labor Party in Delta State APC in the expulsion letter signed by its Chairman in Ika South Local Government Area, Delta state, Mr Hilary Fada Ibude, said Ojougboh who the former director of projects in the immediate past interim board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was expelled following series of petitions arising from anti-party activities, which according to him, were inimical to the success of the party in the state. Ibude in the letter, said: “On behalf of the All Progressives Congress, Ika South Local Government chapter, I Hillary Fada Ibude, based on petitions before me and the various recommendations from different levels of the party on anti-party activities orchestrated by Hon Dr Cairo Ojougboh, I hereby officially announce and approve his expulsion fro...

Dino Melaye joins Kogi governorship Race Former Senator, Dino Melaye has declared his intention to contest the Kogi State governorship election billed for November 11, 2023. The former lawmaker took to his Twitter account on Sunday and called on his supporters to support his gubernatorial ambition. Boasting that Kogi will rise again if he is voted into power, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain wrote:  “Let’s do it together. We shall recover Kogi State.” Earlier,  t he Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun screening aspirants for the Imo, and Kogi governorship elections. The screening for the governorship aspirants was conducted at various venues on Saturday, ahead of the November 11 elections. The PDP Governorship Screening Committee for Kogi State screened and cleared the former lawmaker representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, for the poll.

Damion Dodo's Bribery Scandal Using False Cover of Legal Services, Deltans on Alert Over 30BN Damian Dodo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria who was interrogated by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) some time ago, was recently mentioned on social media in connection with 'N30-billion Naira Vote bribe from Delta State'. Though not confirmed, it was alleged in ( http://delta1newswatch.blogspot.com ) on social media online platform that; some persons in the Nigerian Judiciary who are connected to the 2023 election petition tribunal are being bribed by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), leaders in Delta state, and Damian Dodo is the middleman and agent whose law firm was used for a deal that was alleged to be '30 Billion Naira vote bribe money of Delta state. The platform reported that the lawyer was responsible for offering bribes for favourable judgements mostly in electoral and political matters to purchase judgment for politicians...

EFCC Re-arraigned Former-PDP Chairman’s Son over Oil Subsidy Fraud Mamman Ali, the son of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Ali, was re-arraigned before an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday over alleged fraud. T he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) dragged Ali to court for allegedly conspiring with Christian Taylor and a company, Nasaman Oil Services Ltd. to commit an N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud. The duo were arraigned on an amended 49-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences, obtaining money by false pretences, forgery and use of false documents. They, however, pleaded not guilty to all the counts. Having heard their plea, EFCC counsel,  Samuel Atteh,  begged the court for a trial date to enable the prosecution to call its witnesses and tender necessary documents to prove the case. Also, the defence counsel,  Kolade Obafemi,  prayed the cou...

OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCE, NYESOM WIKE, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE:   Your Excellency; Let me first congratulate you on your party, the PDP, winning the governorship election, sir.  This letter is an appeal; it takes into cognizance the enormous power you exercise as the governor of Rivers State.  I read on the internet of the planned demolition of Daar Communications Plc offices, owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT), Raypower 100.5FM, and Faaji 106.5FM. May I humbly request Your Excellency, Barrister Nyesom Wike, sir, to please exercise restraint and temper justice with mercy on the property? In studying the entire imbroglio, I can only appeal to you, without undermining your enormous powers as the state governor.  May I request, in consonance with your democratic nature, a restraint, sir, taking into cognizance the sensibility of our people, the variables of the media as the conscience of the people, with the symbolic connotation, i...

Delta 2023: Gbagi Rejects INEC Declaration of Oborevwori as Winner, Vowed to Challenge Results  By Ezekiel Kagbala GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Delta State, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi, FNIM, OON has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission's March 18 Gubanitotial election result, says he is convinced that he won the election, and vows to challenge the results. Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, Former minister of state for education in a statement he signed, rejected the results of the exercise that declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Rt. Hon. Francis Oborevwori was a winner of the Guber poll. The industrialist said that he is convinced that he won the election and vowed to challenge the results of Saturday’s election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He explained that the rejection of the results was due to several reported cases of gross electoral malpractice and ...

Delta 2023: Oborevwori Wins in 18 LGs, Collation of results Continue  Collation of the Delta State Governorship election, Monday, resumed morning at about 9:40 am with the announcement of results from Ughelli North Local Government Area, where the APC gubernatorial candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, polled 34,955 votes. The PDP gubernatorial candidate, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, scored 15,198 votes while the Labour Party candidate, Mr Ken Pela secured 1,438 votes. The collation of Ughelli North brought the total number of Local Government Areas so far announced to 22 In all, PDP’s Sheriff Oborevwori has won in 18 Local Government Areas while APC’s Ovie Omo-Agege has won in four local government areas. Gubernatorial Candidates of APGA, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, Mr Ken Pela of the Labour Party, and Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi of SDP, are yet to win any local government area in the March 18th gubernatorial election. In Isoko South, PDP gubernatorial candidate, Rt Hon Sheriff O...

Delta 2023: Vote buying, Voters Harassment Damped My Enthusiasm....Ken Pela The Delta State Gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, Deacon Ken Pela has lamented that vote buying and Harassment of voters has damped his enthusiasm for the March 18 2023 election. He said this in his country home in Oginobo, Ughelli South local government area of the state. ” I believe Deltans, Obidient movement and non obidient would vote me into power” .he said Deacon Pela continued, I shared a vision of better Deltans that has been bought into by people of the state ” He explained that he cannot be descouraged with report of attack in form of harassment in some places across the state . Deacon Pele says the most worrisome is the issues of vote buying which he said damped his enthusiasm. He also noted that security agencies are no where to be found in the voting environment which implied that the authority cared less of safety of the people The Labour Party Gubernatorial candidate says I...

Delta 2023 Polls: Three Shot Dead In Mosogar The Delta State Guber and State Houses of Assembly Election have taken a different turn as three persons have been shot dead in Mosogar in Ethiope West Local Government Area, Delta State. The victims were shot death during a gun duel between hoodlums suspected to be the youths from the community and security operatives. At the time of filing this report, information on what led to the crisis remained sketchy as everybody scamper for their safety at the time our correspondent arrived Mosogar. While in Evwreni in Ughelli North LGA, there was violence which led to injuring of some corps members and destruction of three BVAS machines. FocalPoint Reports gathered that violence erupted in some polling units at Evwreni Community which escalated to other areas, preventing electorates from casting their votes. It was alleged that election took place only on two polling units. Also, In Amukpe, Sapele local government area, there was report...

Gbagi Defeats PDP, APC, Others In His Polling Unit  Social Democratic Party (SDP) Candidate, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi has emerged victorious in his polling unit at Oginibo town in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State. He pulled the total votes of 163 beating Labour Party who had 16 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party recorded 11 votes while the All Progressives Congress has 10 votes in the Delta State Gubernatorial election held on March 18, 2023. Speaking shortly after announcing the result at the polling unit level, Kenneth Gbagi said he would win the entire state, and would be sworn in as Delta State governor come May 29, 2023. He stated that the people had vowed to vote out irresponsibility, criminality and misuse in governance, adding that the election is more effective than that of the presidency. While accusing PDP and APC of snatching BVAS machines in some parts of the state, the SDP candidate noted that the election was peaceful in Oginibo because it ...

Delta Guber Candidate, Sheriff Oborevwori Escapes  Assassination Attempt By  Whiskers                                  The Delta State PDP Governorship Candidate for the 2023 governorship Election, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, on Sunday, March 12th, 2023, escaped assassination attempt by whiskers as unknown gun men ambushed his convoy and opened fire on them along the Warri/Sapele Highway.                       In a Press Statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Dennis Otu, the State PDP Governorship Candidate who is also the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly was returning from Sapele to Osubi when the deadly attack  occurred.  According to the Statement; "The convoy of the Delta State PDP Governorship Candidate, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori on Sunday, March 12th, 2023 came under heavy attack from unknown...

March 18 Election: Mofoye Urges Orhuwhorun PDP Members To Work For Party Victory  By Sunday Apah The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta state on Political Matters, Hon. Saturday Mofoye, has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party and electorates in Udu Local Government Area Ward 9, Orhuwhorun to vote for the Governorship candidate of the party, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and the Delta State House of Assembly candidate, Chief Jite Brown in the forthcoming March 18 Election. Mofoye who made this known during a strategic meeting of leaders and party members of the ward held at his country home in Orhuwhorun, Delta State, said the meeting was to x-ray areas they performed poorly in the last February 25th election and see how they can improve and win the the forthcoming March 18 election. He noted that the PDP performed badly in the last election in Ward 9 because certain things were done wrongly by those entrusted with logistics for the election but as...

Jude Gbaboyor Sports Academy: Akpodubakaye Announces  Scholarship for students  As part efforts to identify budding talents in sports in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, President of Jude Gbaboyor Sports, Engr. Jude Gbaboyor Akpodubakaye on Wednesday announced scholarships for all prospective students from Warri South-West that gain admission into the newly established sports academy.  Engr.  Akpodubakaye who made the commitment during the unveiling of Jude Gbaboyor Sports Academy at Isaba, explained that: "The goal of Jude Gbaboryor Sports Academy is to take youths (boys and girls) of ages 9 to 16 years with identified raw talents in sports off the streets, with a view to grooming them to be able to explore their God’s given talents to better their lives and their families. "The academy will provide youths of Warri South-West Local Government Area and Delta State in general, an opportunity to be groomed and nurtured...

Why Ughelli-South People Should Vote Temienor Oghenekevwe of SDP For House of Assembly, March 18 By Ezekiel Kagbala  Prince Temienor Oghenekevwe, Canditate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, is humbly and respectfully seeking the mandate of the good people of Ughelli South Constituency to represent them at Delta State House House of Assembly. Representatives at State's Houses of Assemblies in Nigeria are saddled with responsibilities of making laws for good governance of the State. They could also legislate on other matters with which they are empowered by the Constitution to do. Temienor believe strongly that credible, and selfless leadership will uplift the ordinary man and creat a new path for prosperity in Ughelli South constituency where he clamours to represent.  As a successful farmer and businessman, Temienor Oghenekevwe is a man who knows how to successfully get things done for the common good of all. With Ughelli South being the focal point, the people ...

Oyo SDP Adopts Folarin for Guber Election Members of the Social Democratic Party, SDP in Oyo State on Thursday, said they have adopted the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin as their preferred choice. The party reached the resolve after an emergency state Congress which held in Ibadan. The meeting which reviewed the performances of the party in the last Presidential and National Assembly elections saw members of the party from across the 33 local government areas agreeing to a coalition. The meeting also saw members calling for a lot of caution in the coalition, expressing confidence in the collaboration with the APC candidate. According to the party leaders from the various local governments, in their separate remarks, the ruling government of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Governor Seyi Makinde has been a woe for the entire state. They said, it had been their long standing mission to oust the Makinde led government as...

APC   National Working Committee   member,  Nwosu Reported Dead in Abuja A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC), Friday Nwosu, is being feared dead. Family and friends that confirmed his death to Daily Sun, said that Nwosu, a Barrister, and current APC National Welfare Officer (NWO) died in Abuja on Thursday. Our source explained that FN Nwosu, as friends and acquaintances fondly called him was on administration in hospital for sometime but was discharged on Wednesday hale and hearty. The sources further explained that Nwosu had returned to the same hospital for routine check up on Thursday only to die in the hospital, adding that his remains have already been deposited in the mortuary. Nwosu, a chieftain of the APC in Abia State, once contested Abia governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and even instituted legal action that did not end on his favour.

JUST IN: INEC announces postponement of governorship elections, gives reasons  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced the postponement of the governorship and house of assembly elections by one week. The elections earlier scheduled for March 11, 2023 will now hold on March 18, 2023. A statement issued by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner & Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee late Wednesday said  following today’s ruling by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (EPT) on the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) used for the Presidential election held on 25th February 2023, the Commission met to assess impact on the its preparation for the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, 11 March 2023. “Nigerians would recall that on 3 March, 2023, the Presidential EPT had given an ex-parte order for some political parties to inspect materials used ...

How Gbagi's presence in 2023 Delta Governorship race Promotes Scrutiny of Others  By Ezekiel Kagbala  The Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi's presence in the Delta State 2023 Governorship race has put other contestants on their toes, trying to reconcile what they have earned from public service and in their private lives.   Recall that Chief Gbagi has been calling on Deltans to search all the candidates and vote the one that has character and integrity. Vanguard however, reported that; "To a large extent, Gbagi’s presence in the race has promoted greater scrutiny of the moral character and antecedents of those seeking the governorship office. "His disposition towards probity, transparency and frugality in resource management added to his unblemished record in public service provides a counterpoise to the alleged corrupt background and unexplained wealth allegedly associated with some of th...

Temienor Oghenekevwe Wins Ughelli South Leaders Endorsement For House of Assembly 2023 A few days Ahead of the March 11, 2023 governorship and House of Assembly election in Delta State, Otokutu Community Leaders and Youths have Endorsed the candidate of the Social Democratic Party SDP, Comrade Temienor  Oghenekevwe as their preferred House of Assembly Candidate, urging young and old to support him. They Endorsed him on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 at Otokutu community town hall, Otokutu, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta, where the leaders passed a vote of confidence on him over what they termed as the right man for the Job, adding that, Temienor have the clout to attract Development to Ughelli South. The President General of Otokutu, Chief Peter Omavuaye Police and his entire executives accorded him a rousing reception at the Community town hall when he moved his campaign train to the community to finalise his unit-to-unit engagement with electorates...