Delta 2023: Oborevwori Wins Big At FHC Abuja, Two Cases Strike Out

Delta 2023: Oborevwori Wins Big At FHC Abuja, Two Cases Strike Out

Fred Latimore 

Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, got two more judgments in his favour at the Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday 5th July, 2022.

The frivolous cases which were statute barred and devoid of locus standi are; Ogbe v. Sheriff, and Ejoh v. PDP, making a total of eight judgments in Oborevwori's favour in recent times and counting.

The applicants brought the fragile suits challenging the governorship primaries but were disappointed as they lost out in all ramifications.

The remaining two cases against Oborevwori and PDP are fixed for judgment tomorrow, Wednesday 6th July, at the Federal High Court Abuja.

Meanwhile, there is jubilation across the state, obviously reaffirming Deltans total  and unrepentant support for the Sheriffied crooner, a unifier and candidate of the PDP, Rt Hon Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, JP, the Ukodo of Okpe Kingdom.

ORDER AND SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO ADDRESS RECKLESS REGARDS FOR OTHERS IN BURUTU POLITICS

ORDER AND SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO ADDRESS RECKLESS REGARDS FOR OTHERS IN BURUTU POLITICS

By,

Kitua Dauyebo Anthony

My Burutu LGA people, I always feel disappointed reading comments and write-ups by some of us on the social media attacking other politicians. Such verbal attacks came up after the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Primary Elections because of issues of disagreement arising from those elections. Some of us have even personalized those issues resorting to insulting others. Some of such insults, names aren't mentioned though, we know those being referred to. However, those aspirants that contested in the PDP Primaries never even thought of such recklessness.

Rep. Julius G. Pondi and Chief (Hon.) Dan Yingi got my moral support in their respective elections. That doesn't mean I have the right to insult Rt. Hon. (Chief) Franc Enokorogha or Chief Arede Edeinmene and Hon. Asupa Forteta or Hon. Timi Akuna, if there were disagreements. I usually discourage those very close to me to attack Burutu leaders and others because we're too close to attack one another. And that insults won't change the destinies of some of those leaders because they have arrived except, if they behaved like Pharaoh who challenged God Almighty in the Bible.

Of course, disagreements and litigations are constant in the history of politics or decision making process. Election itself is a decision making process where participants would want to outsmart others which often leads to disagreements. It was such type of disagreements that God Almighty and one of his sons, Lucifer, had which caused a big riot in heaven because of how certain decisions would be made. However, God, at last, demonstrated His power against Lucifer and his followers, and they fled from Elysium.

The game of politics is getting tougher and more thorough on daily basis owing to the roles of electronic technology and the increasing number of enlightened people in the society. Therefore, as it's now, if we have a relative or a friend having the ambition for any political office, it's advisable to subject that person objectively to a rehearsal of screening exercise and found qualified before coming out for such position.

I'm dismayed to see and hear some enlightened persons calling politicians funny names for going to the law court to seek redress. I think taking legal actions is a civilized way of doing things. Maybe they prefer violence as a means of doing the right thing. Doubtlessly, what we should do is to discuss the validity of the arguments in the law court not the persons involved. Such discussions could provide enlightenment, education and humour in the opposite camps. That should be the limit of supporters.

Attacking a leader of other camp is usually counterproductive. An intelligent loyalist who loves his leader should be aware that if he calls a leader of other camp dishonourable names, he has made his own leader vulnerable to mockery. If this nonsense isn't checked on time, it might escalate. Attention of good leaders is hereby sought to intervene by cautioning their supporters to be mindful of their choice of words.

There's another way to contain the excesses of any supporter who refuses to take good advice. Simple, as we did in Ayakoromo Ward 7, profile that person and post it on any platform for analyses and delibrations. This would go a long way to bring sanity to the political system in Burutu LGA.

With the aid of microscope, one would be bewildered to discover that some of those venomous writers and commentators that specialize in attacking political leaders were beneficiaries of the magnanimity of those same leaders. It's time we behaved as politicians of honour.

- Kitua Dauyebo Anthony

  3rd July, 2022

Mulade Frowns at Okowa over regular Loans, Condemns use of ljaw, ltsekiri as Collateral

Mulade Frowns at Okowa over regular Loans, Condemns use of ljaw, ltsekiri as Collateral 

……. Says no project worth 10 billion naira in sight despite huge contributions under Gov Okowa

Asaba____ A Delta-born advocate and environmental right activist, Chief Comrade Sheriff Mulade has condemned the use of Delta State oil facilities in Ijaw and Itsekiri areas as collateral on the N150 billion loan by the Delta State Government. This was after chief Mulade congratulated Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on his emergence as the Vice Presidential running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.  Chief Mulade further admonished Governor Okowa to judiciously use the billions of naira borrowed to execute people-oriented development projects for the benefit of Deltans devoid of politics.

Speaking further, Chief Mulade said Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa obtained a N150b loan, part of which he (Okowa) said was meant for the construction of an international conference centre in Asaba, as well as other development infrastructure in the State, using the State's assets, especially the State's oil facilities, as collateral. 

Chief Mulade who is also the Ibe-sorimowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, in Warri South West LGA of Delta State, made the assertion on Friday, 1st July, 2022, in a statement issued at Asaba, saying that the information was part of the findings of an independent investigation carried out on the alleged contract agreement used to acquire the said loan. 

He noted, as alleged that oil facilities in Delta State were used as collateral for the N150b loan, if this is correct, the move will be subjecting the entire Delta Ijaw and Itsekiri nations to perpetual indebtedness and financial bondage, despite the established fact that both ethnic nationalities have not derived any significant benefit from the administration of Okowa in his over seven years of governance. 

According to the statement, the facilities allegedly used as collateral include those operated by Chevron Nigeria Limited, NPDC, Shell, Exxol Mobile Agip, Pan Ocean, Seplat, Neconde, etc, covering Escravos oil facilities, Forcados oil facilities, and others located mainly in Ijaw and Itsekiri areas of the State. 

Comrade Sheriff Mulade recalled that the Delta State House of Assembly, in May 2022, approved a request from Governor Okowa to borrow the sum of N150 billion in favour of the State Government, with Dr. Okowa claiming that the loan was principally meant to settle the arrears of unpaid job certificates earned by contractors with respect to the completion of some ongoing legacy projects awarded by past and present administrations, and that part of the loan would be used to take care of outstanding pension commitments to the State and Local Government pensions in the contributory pension scheme. 

Chief Mulade also recalled that earlier in February 2022, the Delta State House of Assembly approved Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s request for N12 billion bridging finance facility from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the State, to cushion the effects of the repayment of Federal Govt’s intervention facilities, on the expiration of the forbearance period. 

The statement added that in December 2021, the Delta State House of Assembly approved another request by Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa for a N20 billion loan facility from Fidelity Bank Plc to finance the State Government’s five per cent equity in the UTM Offshore Limited Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) Project.

Chief Mulade alleged that the loans above, borrowed by the State Governor, and other funds accruing to the State from the 13% derivation fund, as well as the State IGR, were recklessly mismanaged by the state government while Deltans are wallowing in abject poverty and suffering, with no meaningful infrastructural and civil benefits to the people, especially in the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities areas of the State.  

Lamenting further, the development advocate said despite the contributions of the Itsekiri and Ijaw communities to the State revenue, no project worth of 5billion naira was executed in the area to give credence to the Okowa legacy project, rather the roads master administrator will gladly for political reasons refer to concrete walkways in the riverine communities as ROADS that are not linked to any community. To me, it worrisome and a big shame on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his roads master administration.

Commenting further on the poor state of infrastructural, social and economic development of the riverine areas of the State, Chief Mulade said there are no access roads and bridges connecting the various communities in the riverine areas, as construction works in the areas were deliberately abandoned by Governor Okowa, including the most famous Escravors road known as the Amadino-Okerenkoko-Pepe-Ama and Kokodiagbene road project, Burutu and Ayakoromor bridge projects which have great economic values and should have contributed to the regions development; there are no health centres, schools and clean portable water, while the level of human capital development is low, as the people are still wallowing in abject poverty.   

Chief Mulade, therefore, called on Governor Okowa to focus on the development of the State, and use the borrowed funds to develop the State, especially the riverine areas whose over 80% of its assets are being used as collateral for the N150b and the recent 25billion loan, now that he has emerged the PDP Vice Presidential candidate, to win the heart, trust and confident of Deltans before Nigerians in general.

Marital Bliss: Warri Stand Still As John May Marries Emily ln Grand style

Marital Bliss: Warri Stand Still As John May Marries Emily ln Grand style

....... As Best May catapults invited guests to the moon with best of ljaw Owigiri highlife music at the reception 

Francis Tayor

Warri_____ There was a traffic jam on Saturday at the popular Apala road Warri, in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, as Mr. John May get married to his heartbeat, Emily Lyon amidst funfare over the weekend. 

The two days amazing marriage ceremony started on Friday 1st July, 2022 in a grand style according to ljaw culture payment of dowry (Bride Price) and other necessary requirements by the Groom in present of both family members at the resident of the bride parents, Mr/Mrs. Chief. Ebipade Lyon along Apala road, Warri. 

Thereafter successful payment of dowry and other traditional rites, the Blessed Marriage (White Wedding) ceremony took place on Saturday 2nd July, at the Biblical Deliverance Ministry Int'l Church, located at 15 Apala road, Warri where the founder/General Overseer (G.O.) of the ministry, Apostle John Akpofinine spiritually joined the latest couples together as one in Holy Matrimony. 

Immediately after the Holy Matrimonial service, cutting of wedding cake and signing of the marriage certificate by the couple amidst both parents as well as other witnesses in the church, the couple proceeded straight to the grand wedding reception arena at Yins Hotel, Apala for the climax of the occasion. 

At the reception ground, there was a lot of fun and side attractions, bumper entertainment, couple dance section, appreciation and presentation of gift items to the wonderful young couples by families, friends, unions, associations, business partners, politicians and other well wishers. 

However, the most capitivating moment at the reception was when the guest artist, Best May popularly known as JFred May and his Giant Star Band of Africa musically flights the over excited invited guests to the moon for complete non stop entertainment and dance to the melodies of best soundtracks of ljaw Owigiri highlife music to the amazement of the Nigeria Police Force men on duty as well as other foreign guests present at the occasion.

Meanwhile, it will interest the general public to note that the both parents of the couple hailed from Ayakoromo and Ogbe-ljoh Community's in Burutu and Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.

2023: Dr/Mrs. Sule, Eruvwu Queen Throw Weight behind Oborevwori for Governor Delta State

Delta 2023: Dr/Mrs. Mercy Sule, Eruvwu Queen Throw Weight behind Oborevwori for Governor Delta State

Francis Tayor

A Delta born lreland, Europe based grassroot politician, the CEO Bemy's Foundation and the Chairperson of the foremost political pressure group in Delta State and Europe known as 'Sheriff Pride of Deltans', Chief (Dr) Mrs. Mercy Sule and her Deputy, Ovieya of Agbarha Otor kingdom A.K.A. Auntie Oyibo Eruvwu Queen, has thrown their weight behind to support the Governorship Flagbearer of the People's Democratic Party, PDP Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Oborevwori for Governor Delta 2023 general elections. 

The duo in a statement released on Thursday in London during a Press Conference with The Times Print Media, stated that their endorsement and support for Oborevwori was based on the premises of the positive mission, sterling leadership track records and antecedents of the current Speaker of Delta State House Assembly to move Delta State to the next level of greatness after Gov. Okowa's tenure next year. 

Dr. Mercy Sule stressed that her family, friends and other patriotic Deltans in Europe and Nigeria formed the group Sheriff Pride of Deltans (SPD) in order to render strategic mobilization and campaign assistance towards the positive mission of Delta PDP Governorship candidate, Sheriff Oborevwori to win the forthcoming Delta 2023 governorship election. 

Dr. Sule further stated that she has seen the rescue missions among Sheriff potentials as a man who have developed his life, family, different people from his primary Constituency and the entire Constituency which citizens can attest to. 

That means, he can develop the entire Delta State at large in infrastructural and human capital development wise when elected as governor. What he needs most now is our consistent prayers, massive support, canvas and vote him the next governor of the state come 2023, Dr/Mrs. Mercy Sule asserted. 

In her reaction, the Vice Chairperson of Sheriff Pride of Deltans, Ovieya of Agbarha Otor kingdom, Eruvwu Queen noted that who the Delta governorship cap fit has been verified and also specified for All Deltans to be Sheriffied. 

She however, assured the governorship candidate of PDP, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Oborevwori of massive support from Deltans, adding that he is the next incoming Governor of Delta State without mixing of words.

Ekweremadu Sues NIMC, UBA, Others to Court Over Organ Harvest Allegation

Ekweremadu Sues NIMC, UBA, Others to Court Over Organ Harvest Allegation 

Embattled former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have dragged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations on human trafficking.

The suit filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, is for the commission to unravel the true age of their accuser, David Ukpo Nwamini.

Other defendants in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/984/2022, include the Comptroller General (C-G), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc as 2nd to 5th respondents respectively.

It would be recalled that Ekweremadu and his wife were last week Thursday arrested by the Metropolitan Police in Heathrow, London while on their way to Instanbul, Turkey.

The couple was tried before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court for allegedly conspiring to the trafficking of Ukpo to the UK for organ harvesting.

Prosecutors say Ukpo was a minor and was incapable of giving consent for a kidney transplant for Ms. Sonia Ekweremadu.

The Ekweremadus persistently denied the allegations but were remanded in prison until July 7 when the case would be called up for hearing.

In the suit filed on Monday by counsel to the couple, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, the Ekweremadus sought the court to pass an order directing NIMC to supply them with the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the biodata information of David Nwamini Ukpo.

The applicants said Ukpo’s National Identification Number (NIN):19438077110, which is in the possession of the agency, should be produced for the purpose of facilitating the criminal investigation and tendering same to establish their innocence with respect to Ukpo’s age in the criminal charges against them before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court.

They also sought an order directing the NIS C-G to supply the applicants with the documents and application form of David Nwamini Ukpo in the possession of the 2nd respondent presented for the issuance of International passport No. BO0569974 for the purpose of assisting criminal investigation and issuing same before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court, UK until July 7 in the alleged criminal charge brought against the applicants.

The lawyer noted that documents being sought to be handed over to the applicants will support the applicants in their defence and establish their innocence of the charges in the interest of justice.

Also, Bright Ekweremadu, the elder brother of the lawmaker, in the affidavit deposed to, said Ukpo informed the couple that he was 21 years old, having been born in the year 2000 and was ready to help Sonia.

Celebrity Gist: See 5 Nigerian celebrities who has talent in hair barbing

Celebrity Gist: See 5 Nigerian celebrities who has talent in hair barbing   

Humans are multifaceted, multi-talented beings, with many possessing abilities that are undiscovered to themselves and the rest of the world. While succeeding as a Nigerian entertainer or reaching celebrity status is the greatest achievement for many people, several of Nollywood’s top celebrities also love using their other gifts, one of which we will look at today. While some of these celebrities left their professions as barbers to seek a career in entertainment, others left their careers in entertainment to become barbers, and still, others did both at the same time.

 

Below are five celebrities who has talent in barbing

1. White Money

White Money, a Big Brother Naija Season 6 housemate, was many things and worn several hats before joining the Big Brother house. Barbing was one such money-making venture undertaken by White Money.

Pictures and anecdotes about White Money’s days as a barber have surfaced online, and people are impressed by his versatility.

2. African China

African China is popularly known for his songs No Condition is Permanent and If You Love Someone, has been very quiet in the music industry.

The famed vocalist abandoned music in 2016 according to report,  to pursue a profession in barbering. African China, at the time of their report, was the owner of a hair salon called Chyna Town Unisex Beauty Salon in Festac, Lagos.

3. Okafor, John

Mr Ibu, also known as John Okafor, is one of Nigeria’s most prominent comic actors. But Mr. Ibu’s life was not always bright. When asked about his childhood, John Okafor recalled the duties he had to do when his father died in 1975. John stated:

That’s how we became fathers to one another and to our mother. In secondary school, I was preparing myself. I was performing a variety of odd jobs. I was selling firewood, putting together wooden mineral containers, and taking wait-and-see shots. I used to be a butcher,  if you wanted to kill a goat, cow, or pig, I would do it for you, cut it to your specifications, and deliver it to your home. That was how I was getting by. It was via these menial occupations that I was able to pay my way through college.

4. Prince

Fans were so impressed with Big Brother Naija’s Prince’s barbing and hairdressing abilities that they established a GoFundMe to fund a hairdressing salon for him.

After the house, Ebuka questioned Prince about where he got the idea for a barbershop, and Prince disclosed that he worked as a barber for a year before starting university in 2012.

5. Majid Michel

Majid Michel, a Ghanaian actor and Nollywood star, startled fans by posting photos of himself trimming fellow actor John Dumelo’s hair.

While Majid did not explain the image, supporters admire Majid for having another life talent that he is putting to use.