PHILO EDEDEY, BENJAMIN OBOH AND OTHRS SUSPENDED BY FEDERAL WARD 8 PDP, OGHARA

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The executives of the People's Democratic Party( PDP) Federal Ward 8, Ethiope West local government area of Delta State has suspended Benjamin OBOH, Philo EDEDEY and others for anti- party activities.

Speaking to newsmen in a media chat at OGHARA, on Wednesday 29 March,  the Secretary of the ward,  Mr. Jones Omonisa JP said  the decision to suspend Benjamin Oboh, Philo Ededey and others was a unanimous one by the party's executive after receiving a recommendation from the ward disciplinary committee, in line with the party constitution.

Other members suspended are MonicaEdedey, Abigail Uduaghan, Mr. Isaac Akpoyibo, Diamond Ededey, Mr. Prefect Aje, Chief Charles Adu, Mr. Edafe Aje and Chief Ese Atikpakpa for anti- party activities in working against the Peoples Democratic Party in  the just concluded general election. 

Omonisa said those of them that went to another party like Hon. Ben Igbakpa are no longer members of the People's Democratic party and cannot claim to have worked for the party in the governorship and House of assembly election when they vehemently worked against the PDP in the Presidential and National assembly election. 

The PDP Secretary Federal Ward 8 Oghara also stated that Benjamin Oboh illegally convene a meeting in his residence after the governorship election, where he said he has passed a vote of no confidence on the executives of ward 8, and claimed to suspend all elected executives of the ward, describing his action as gross misconduct, capable of attracting sanctions and breaching peace in ward 8.

 Subsequently, Omonisa urge all members of the party to disregard all publication to that effect as Benjahim Oboh and his group have no right to suspend any member of the People's Democratic Party.

BREAKING: YUL EDOCHIE LOSES FIRST SON.

Report reaching us indicates that  Actor Yul EDOCHIE has lost his first son, Kambilichukwu to the cold hands of death.

Details to come in later.

TWO NIGERIAN WOMEN ARRESTED AS 20-DAY- OLD BABY DIES AFTER HOME CIRCUMCISION ON ITALY 

Italian police on Monday, March 27, 2023, arrested two Nigerian women in connection with the d€ath of a 20-day-old Nigerian boy after a home circumcision. 

 

The incident occurred at Montecompatri, near Rome on Friday, March 24, 2023. 

 

According to Italian news agency, ANSA, the two women are charged with aggravated manslaughter and illegal exercise of a profession. 

 

Both women were taken to the Rome Rebibbia-Feminine pending investigation. 

 

The child's mother is also being investigated on suspicion of conspiracy to commit manslaughter. 

 

According to the police, the baby's parents rushed him to Tor Vergata Polyclinic on Friday after he started bleeding but he arrived there dead.

INOAGHAN  CHARGED SAPELE RESIDENTS TO STOP DUMPING REFUSE IN UNAUTHORISED PLACES. 

Hon. Chief Eugene Inoaghan, Chairman, Sapele local government Council charged Sapele residents to stop dumping refuse in unauthorised places in the local government area.

Hon. Inoaghan stated this why speaking on his experience in the last sanitation exercise in Sapele.

Inoaghan called on the local government sanitation task force to monitor and report any defaulter, adding that the punishment for dumping refuse in unauthorised places was N50,000 or imprisonment.

EBIRERI CONGRATULATES DELTA STATE GOVERNOR- ELECT AND HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY-ELECT, SAPELE STATE CONSTITUENCY

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A Member, Delta State House of Assembly Service Commission, Mr. Sunny EBIRERI Ohwo has congratulated the Delta State governor-elect, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborewori and the Delta State House of assembly-elect, Sapele state Constituency, Chief Perkins Awolowo Umukoro on their convincing victory at the just concluded governorship and House of assembly election . 

In a congratulatory message made available to newsmen in Sapele, Ebireri said the victory of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborivwori was a deserving one and a true reflection of the love deltans have for him. 

The statement reads in part " I congratulates our Governor-elect Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborivwori for emerging victorious in the recently concluded governorship election in Delta State.

I am hopeful that he will use his wealthof experience as the longest serving Speaker of the Delta State house of assembly, and Vice Chairman, Nigeria Conference of Speakers to move the state forward, there y consolidating on the gains and achievement of Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa who has taken the state to another level with his SMART agenda.

EBIRERI adding that the victory of Chief Perkins Umukoro underscores his remarkable years of service to the good people of Sapele and he strongly believe Chief Umukoro will deliver on his campaign promises to the good  people of Sapele local government area.

INOAGHAN ENFORCES STOPPAGE OF COLLECTION OF REVENUE FROM MOTORCYCLISTS, TRICYCLISTS.

The Chairman Sapele local government Council, Hon. Eugene Inoaghan, has ordered the enforcement of the state ban of collection of revenue from motorcycles(Okada) and Tricycles(Keke) in Sapele.

Hon. Inoghan gave the directive after the State government directed that collection of revenue from "Okada" and "Keke" should be stopped. 

Inoaghan ordered the local government authorities saddled with ticket collection to enforced the ban with immediate effect and report any defaulter for necessary action.

:US Vice President, Kamala Harris Visits Ghana

 Vice President Kamala Harris arrived on Sunday in Ghana for the start of a weeklong visit to Africa intended to deepen U.S. relationships amid global competition over the continent'

"We are looking forward to this trip as a further statement of the long and enduring very important relationship and friendship between the people of the United States and those who live on this continent," Harris said. 

"What an honor it is to be here in Ghana and on the continent of Africa," Harris said. "I'm very excited about the future of Africa." She said she wanted to promote economic growth and food security and welcomed the chance to "witness firsthand the extraordinary innovation and creativity that is occurring on this continent.

A country of 34 million people that's slightly smaller than Oregon, Ghana is also wary of threats from instability in the region. Burkina Faso and Mali have each endured two coups in recent years, and local offshoots of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group operate in the area known as the Sahel, which is north of Ghana. Thousands of people have been killed and millions more have been displaced. 

US Vice President,Kamala Harris Visits Ghana

 Vice President Kamala arrived on Sunday in Ghana for the start of a weeklong visit to Africa intended to deepen U.S. relationships amid global competition over the continent's future. 

"We are looking forward to this trip as a further statement of the long and enduring very important relationship and friendship between the people of the United States and those who live on this continent," Harris said.

"What an honor it is to be here in Ghana and on the continent of Africa," Harris said. "I'm very excited about the future of Africa." She said she wanted to promote economic growth and food security and welcomed the chance to "witness firsthand the extraordinary innovation and creativity that is occurring on this continent.

A country of 34 million people that's slightly smaller than Oregon, Ghana is also wary of threats from instability in the region. Burkina Faso and Mali have each endured two coups in recent years, and local offshoots of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group operate in the area known as the Sahel, which is north of Ghana. Thousands of people have been killed and millions more have been displaced.

Breaking: Ayu Suspended With Immediate Effect.

The National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party(PDP) Dr Ayorchia Ayu, has been suspended with immediate effect.

The suspension of Dr. Ayu was effected by the Ward executive of the party in Igyorov ward of Gboko local government area of Benue State.

Speaking with newsmen on Sunday, the ward Secretary Mr. Vangeryina Dooyum on behalf of Kashi Philip, the ward Chairman, explained that Dr.  Ayu was suspended by the Executive for alledged anti party activities.

Reading from a text signed by 12 out of the 17 member ward executive, Vangeryina stated that the decision to suspend Dr. Ayu was taken after a review of his conduct at the end of the just concluded general elections.

The Secretary said" we observed with utmost dismay that Dr. Iyorchia Ayu worked against the success of the party in Igyorov Council Ward. It was also gathered that he did not vote during the Governorship and State Assembly Election held on March 18, 2023.

Furthermore, it was discovered that most of his closest allies worked for the opposition party hence the abysmal performance of the PDP in Igyorov ward.

In view of the foregoing, a vote of No Confidence is passed on Dr. Iyorchia Ayu and he is hereby suspended as a member of our party with immediate effect.

The suspension takes effect from March 24,  2023".

Breaking: Ayu Suspended With Immediate Effect.

The National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party(PDP) Dr Ayorchia Ayu, has been suspended with immediate effect.

The suspension of Dr. Ayu was effected by the Ward executive of the party in Igyorov ward of Gboko local government area of Venue State.

Speaking with newsmen on Sunday, the ward Secretary Mr. Vangeryina Dooyum on behalf of Kashi Philip, the ward Chairman, explained that Dr.  Ayu was suspended by the Executive for alledged anti party activities.

Reading from a text signed by 12 out of the 17 member ward executive, Vangeryina stated that the decision to suspend Dr. Ayu was taken after a review of his conduct at the end of the just concluded general elections.

The Secretary said" we observed with utmost dismay that Dr. Iyorchia Ayu worked against the success of the party in Igyorov Council Ward. It was also gathered that he did not vote during the Governorship and State Assembly Election held on March 18, 2023.

Furthermore, it was discovered that most of his closest allies worked for the opposition party hence the abysmal performance of the PDP in Igyorov ward.

In view of the foregoing, a vote of No Confidence is passed on Dr. Iyorchia Ayu and he is hereby suspended as a member of our party with immediate effect.

The suspension takes effect from March 24,  2023".

Breaking: Ayu Suspended With Immediate Effect.

The National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party(PDP) Dr Ayorchia Ayu, has been suspended with immediate effect.

The suspension of Dr. Ayu was effected by the Ward executive of the party in Igyorov ward of Gboko local government area of Venue State.

Speaking with newsmen on Sunday, the ward Secretary Mr. Vangeryina Dooyum on behalf of Kashi Philip, the ward Chairman, explained that Dr.  Ayu was suspended by the Executive for alledged anti party activities.

Reading from a text signed by 12 out of the 17 member ward executive, Vangeryina stated that the decision to suspend Dr. Ayu was taken after a review of his conduct at the end of the just concluded general elections.

The Secretary said" we observed with utmost dismay that Dr. Iyorchia Ayu worked against the success of the party in Igyorov Council Ward. It was also gathered that he did not vote during the Governorship and State Assembly Election held on March 18, 2023.

Furthermore, it was discovered that most of his closest allies worked for the opposition party hence the abysmal performance of the PDP in Igyorov ward.

In view of the foregoing, a vote of No Confidence is passed on Dr. Iyorchia Ayu and he is hereby suspended as a member of our party with immediate effect.

The suspension takes effect from March 24,  2923".

DIYA DIES AT 79.

Oladipo Diya, Chief of Staff to former Military Head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha is dead at the age of 79.

Diya was Chief of Staff between 1994 and 1997.

Diya was also the Military Governor of Ogun State between January 1984 and August  1985.

A statement issued by Barrister Prince Oyesonmilola Diya, on behalf of the family on Sunday announced Diya's death.

It said Our dear Daddy passed unto glory in the early hours of 26th March 2023.

"Please keep us in your prayers as we mourn his demise in this period".

Further announcement will be made public in due course.

UNIBEN WINS AFRICA OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY AWARD IN RWANDA

The University of Benin has won the Africa outstanding University award of the year for 2023 in RWANDA.

The Vice- Chancellor of the University, Professor  Lilian Salami was also honoured as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact in education development on the continent.

The Public relation officer of the institution , Dr. Benedicta  Ehanire stated this on Saturday in Benin.

The award were presented at the 1st African Education summit, held at the University of RWANDA in Kigali.

Ehanire said besides her leadership role in the committee of Vice- Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities, Prof. Salami was also the Vice- President of the Association of African Universities with headquarters in Ghana.

Ehanire pointed out that the Vice- Chancellor has utilised her position to project and promote the achievements of many African Universities, including the University of Benin.

UNIBEN WINS AFRICA OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY AWARD IN RWANDA

The University of Benin has won the Africa outstanding University award of the year for 2023 in RWANDA.

The Vice- Chancellor of the University, Professor  Lilian Salami was also honoured as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact in education development on the continent.

The Public relation officer of the institution , Dr. Benedicta  Ehanire stated this on Saturday in Benin.

The award were presented at the 1st African Education summit, held at the University of RWANDA in Kigali.

Ehanire said besides her leadership role in the committee of Vice- Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities, Prof. Salami was also the Vice- President of the Association of African Universities with headquarters in Ghana.

Ehanire pointed out that the Vice- Chancellor has utilised her position to project and promote the achievements of many African Universities, including the University of Benin.

Sapele local Government Boss Drops All Political Aides

Sapele local Government Boss Drops All Political Aides

The announcement of the sack was announced by the secretary to the Sapele local Government Council,Hon.felix Ayemidejor.

The statement did not give reason for the dropping of the aides which was coming few days after the governorship and house of assembly elections in the state.

Those affected are Hon.Igho Adibor, executive assistant to the chairman on legislative matters,Mr Frank Nujimen, chief strategist,Mr Ese Egigba, Special Assistant on Education,Miss Vivian Umukoro, Special Assistant on Girl Child, and Florence Mujakperuo, Special Assistant on Women Mobilization,among others.

The statement directed all the former aides to handover all documents and property of the council in their possession to the relevant authority

Tragic billionaire Thomas H. Lee, who died by suicide in his Midtown East office last month, listed a relatively modest $25 million worth of assets in his estate, court papers reveal.

The funds likely represent just a fraction of the financier’s worth, which Forbes has estimated to be $2 billion.

Lee named his wife of nearly 30 years, Ann Tenenbaum, as executor of his estate and left $10 million each to sons Stephen Lee, 52, and Robert S. Lee, 42, in his will, which was written in 2015.

The sons are due nothing else, he specified in the document, “not for any lack of love or affection for each of them but because they are otherwise well provided for.”

His other three children are listed as the beneficiaries of trusts, the details of which weren’t spelled out.

Tenenbaum will inherit Lee’s residences, which include a Sutton Place apartment and an East Hampton estate, as well as personal “tangible” property such as furniture, pictures, artwork, silver, china, books and automobiles

His wife’s three siblings will also inherit $5 million each, according to the will.

Lee, 78, was found with a gunshot wound to the head.

No suicide note was found.

He was mourned by the likes of Bill and Hillary Clinton — who often stayed at his East Dune Lane estate in East Hampton — at a Feb. 27 funeral at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.

The married father of five and grandfather of two was known for buying middle-sized firms that he later flipped for tremendous profits, such as his famous 1992 deal to buy Snapple for $135 million.

Lee later sold the company to Quaker Oats for $1.7 billion — 32 times the price.

The assets listed in recently filed Manhattan Surrogate Court documents likely don’t reflect the true value of the tycoon’s holdings, sources said.

“There’s no way that was all he had,” one source told The Post. “He had one of the nicest homes in the Hamptons — it’s got to be worth at least $100 million. He had a lot of assets.”

Manhattan Surrogate Court document listed only assets of $5 million in cash, bonds and securities; $5 million in business assets; $10 million in “tangible personal property”; and $5 million in real estate, the legal filing shows.

This $25 million is stuff he owned in the name of Thomas H. Lee,” said the trusts and estates lawyer who isn’t connected to the case.

Billionaires typically use trusts while planning their massive estates, and the financial and legal vehicles aren’t usually included in the Surrogate’s court records, an expert noted.

Sapele PDP Holds Thanksgiving For Governor Elect, Oborevwori

Sapele chapter of the People's

Democratic Party(PDP), today celebrated their victory at the governorship and State

House of Assembly Polls that took place on 18 March with faithfuls from all eleven Wards in Sapele Local government Area and others in attendance.

The event took place at the local

government Council Secretariat.

Present at the event was the State

Chairman,PDP, Chief Bar.Kingsley Esiso, House of Assembly Member-Elect, Chief Awolowo Perkins Umukoro, Mr. Austin Ayemidejor, Chief Cyril Ogodo, Chief Godwin Dadi and others.

The message for the day was delivered by Arch. Bishop Boyi of Promise Kingdom Assembly who took his text from the book of Romans, and emphasised that the

victory of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborivwori and other PDP members at the just concluded

election is God's design. "if God be for us, who can be against us" - He said.

After the charge by Arch. Bishop Boyi, Rev. Dr. Jonathan Uwhighwu, President, Ethiope Delta Baptist Conference prayed for the elected leaders.

Speaking with the press at the event, Chief Austin Ayemidejor said he feels happy and elated at the victory of PDP. He pointed out

that there was a lot of apprehension before the polls that the APC will steal the day but

at the end, it was a landslide victory for the PDP with over 100,000 votes that separated the PDP from the APC.

On those that decamped from the PDP before the election to the APC, Ayemidejor said those politicians are not dedicated, and do not believe in the ideology of the

party because belief in your party's

ideology make one to be dedicated to the party and loyal to the end that such person will be ready to rise and fall with the party no matter what.

For those that decamped, Ayemidejor said they should learn and believe in the ideology of the party they have decamped to for them to have integrity and dignity of

being called a politician.

Ayemidejor praised those PDP faithfuls that remain steadfast despite the storm and turbulence, before and during the election, particularly those that have stood

by the party since 1998 to date.

Hon. Eugene Okpe Inoaghan, the executive Chairman, Sapele Local government area and host of the event, thanked all that graced the occasion and encouraged all PDP faithfuls to be steadfast and have belief in the party's ideology.

SAPELE OKPE COMMUNITY DISSOCIATE SELF FROM PROTEST AGAINST SEPLAT ENERGY PLC CEO.

The Sapele Okpe Community has dissociated herself from the protest by some yet to be identified persons against the Chief Executive Officer of SEPLAT Energy PLC, Mr. Roger Brown on Friday 24 March.

Chief Onoriode Emmanuel Temiagin, the Chairman, Sapele Okpe Community stated this in a press briefing at the Community town hall at Olympia on Friday 24 March. 

Chief Temiagin pointed out that it came to his notice that a purported protest organised by some persons was staged against Mr. Roger Brown, the CEO of SEPLAT Energy limited and  he stand to say that the protesters are  imposters as Sapele Okpe Community, the recognised landlord to SEPLAT Energy PLC have no hand in the protest and the publication flying in the air.

Temiagin further stated that Sapele Okpe Community has nothing against Mr. Roger Brown and the Chairman of SEPLAT Energy PLC, Mr. Basil Omiyi stressing that any issues partaining the Board of Directors of SEPLAT Energy PLC should be settled among themselves and the Community should not be used for such purpose.

The Chairman, Sapele Okpe Community further pointed out that though the Community needs employment and contract patronage for her people, which has improved slightly under the leadership of Mr. Roger Brown and Mr. Basil Omiyi, they look forward to more improvement especially in the area of employment/ promotion of indigenes of Sapele Okpe Community into managerial positions in the company.

Temiagin butressed that  the protest is the handwork of enemies of Sapele Okpe Community and the Community refute and condemn their action.

"The protest and publications are not from Sapele indigenes but from hired persons, imposters and impersonators, as such, their protest/ publication should be disregarded"-- He said.

My Police Invitation is politically motivated - Nani

  ...accuses Ibori of threatening to keep him out of circulation 

 

Jesse - Barely 24 hours to the gubernatorial election in Delta State, the Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC, and Coordinator of the People Democratic Party, PDP Campaign team in Delta Central, Chief (Barr) John Obukohwo Nani, has said that the recent invitation by the police and other prominent mobilizers of the PDP in the local government was politically motivated.

Nani who made the assertion yesterday in his country home in Jesse, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state while speaking on the recent invitation by the police also said the former State governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori once threatened to keep him out of circulation till after the election.

     "I don't know the political tension, this is Jesse, and everywhere is calm, before now I have got it on good record and promise from the former governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori that he will keep me out of circulation that I cannot do the election, I am the coordinator of the PDP Campaign Organisation in Ethiope West Local Government Area, apart from that people are calling me that I should beware that there are hired assassins sent to kill me.

  " I want to let the IG know that the invitation is politically motivated and he should call his men to order, there is no violence anywhere, people are calm and ready to go to the polls come tomorrow. Those who invited me are those who wants to keep me from circulation "

  He said he was not the only one invited "scores of PDP leaders who are mobilizers and leaders have also been invited including the Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, who he said, is a woman.

 "I have written to them that I will be coming to see them after election on Tuesday to let me know the crime I have committed. I want the world to know that if anything happens to me, Chief James Ibori and Omo-Agege should be held responsibly" 

 On Thursday, letters of invitation from the police inviting some political leaders either to come to the Asaba Headquarters of the police or go to the Area Command office nearest to them had doted the internet, the letters dated 16th March, 2023, with the title "police invitation letter, Re-case of political tension' had stated that the police was investigating a case through a petition to the Assistant Inspector General of police, zone 5 in Benin.

Okowa's Aide Tagbarha, Congratulates Delta Governor Elect Oborevwori

Com. Malcolm Tagbara & Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta Governor Elect

***Says his Victory,, a Testament of the people's love for him

The Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor, Sen Ifeanyi Okowa, Comr. Onajite Malcolm Tagbarha, FHNR, has congratulated Rt Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the  candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and Speaker of Delta State on his emergence as Delta State governor-elect.

In a statement issued in Sapele on Monday, 20th of March, 2023, Tagbarha said the Governor Elect victory is a glowing attestation of the people's love for the  Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, adding that it shows how much faith the Deltans have in his capacity to provide MORE development for the State.

 The Governor Elect, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori had polled 360234 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sen. Augustine Ovie Omo-Agege, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, who polled 240229 votes.

The pioneer Chief Press Secretary to Sapele Local Government Chairman, said the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly has displayed sturdy resolve to emerge victorious in the keenly contested election, urging him to keep faith in the people, especially young Deltans who have been consistently marginalized over the years by the old brigade.

 Tagbarha, who is also the State Publicity Secretary, Coalition for Media Politics and Governance, CMPG, had earlier written an open letter to the opposition APC governorship candidate, Ovie Omo-Agege to accept the outcome of the Governorship Election and make that "golden call" to the PDP governor-elect, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori and congratulate him for his victory.