How Gov. Okowa's Aide, Ezekiel Marks Marriage/Daughter's Birth Anniversary in Sapele

How Gov. Okowa's Aide, Ezekiel Marks Marriage/Daughter's Birth Anniversary in Sapele

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Sapele was spiced up as the Senior Special Assistant to the governor of Delta state on security matters, Comrade Ezekiel Pere Daniel marked his fourth marriage anniversary as well as his daughter Ebimobo-ere Daniel’s 3years birth anniversary.

The event was well attended by friends, activists, well-wishers, and family members across Delta state.

The occasion which was chaired by Comrade Ozobo Austin, the Special Assistant to the governor of Delta state on political matters was one of the most colourful events in Sapele metropolis over the weekend.

Ozobo applauded the couple for marking four years in peace and love, adding that the lovely couple should be emulated.

He also prayed for more meritorious marriage anniversaries, God’s protection, and more fruitful birthday celebrations for Ebimobo-ere Daniel.

In his reaction, the man of the moment, Comrade Daniel Pere Ezekiel said the two events coincided and he decided to mark them together. He, however, expressed gratitude to God Almighty for making the celebration of his marriage anniversary/child’s birthday successful.

He also thanked and appreciated dignitaries who have made the day colorful and remarkable. He wished them God’s divine protection as they returned to their respective destinations.

Among other activists, Peres Bibaikefie who was in attendance also wished Daniel and his wife endless celebrations, love, and unity. He also appreciated guests for coming to celebrate with the couple despite their busy engagements.

King Couple Endorses Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace & Unity Cup, Offers Royal Blessing

King Couple Endorses Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace & Unity Cup, Offers Royal Blessing

Warri_____ As the famous Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity  Football Tournament draws closer, members of the Local Organizing Committee paid a courtesy call on His Royal Majesty, Pere of Ogbe Ijoh - Warri Kingdom at his palace Ogbe-Ijoh. headquarters of Warri South West LGA, Delta  State.

 

The Convener and sponsor, Comrade Mulade Sheriff introduced members of the LOC to the Monarch and  appreciated the Pere for his commitment towards promoting sustainable peace in his domain, despite the insecurity challenges.

Comrade Mulade used the occasion to brief the Pere on why the competition would be held as stated in the draw/fixtures of the competition which will enable both Ijaw and Itsekiri teams to meet at the finals to achieve the purpose. He intimated the Royal Father that the 3rd edition covered the three (3) Warri LGAs of Delta State for purpose of mutual inclusiveness. 

In his response, the monarch appreciated and thanked the organizers, particularly the promoter, Comrade Mulade Sheriff for this laudable initiative to reunite the Ijaw and Itsekiri with  age-long lovely neighborliness,  and implored him to continue with the good works and spreading the message of peaceful coexistence, as the importance of peace cannot be overemphasized. He encouraged the untiring contribution of the LOC towards uniting Ijaw/Itsekiri the importance of which crucial to harnessing of the dividend of development and opportunities to our people. The renowned Niger Delta monarch supported the tournament in kind and prayed for the team to succeed and achieve it purpose.

Chairman of the LOC, Hon Kenneth Nwaomucha who doubled as the Chairman of Delta State Football Association thanked the King for his kind gesture and presented the branded T-shirt of the tournament to the Pere. Highlights of the programme was exchanged of pleasantries.

Gbaramantu Pere Donates Cash To Support Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace Cup

Gbaramantu Pere Donates Cash To Support Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace Cup

......Offers Royal Blessings to promote peaceful coexistence between Itsekiri and Ijaw

Warri _____ Members of the Local Organizing Committee, LOC for Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity football Cup were on the 11th of Nov, 2022 received by His Royal Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba of Gbaramatu Kingdom in his palace at oporoza, the traditional headquarters of the kingdom.

 

After the Convener, Chief Comrade Sheriff Mulade had introduced the team to the Monarch, he then appreciated the Pere for his commitment to peace. He also thanked the Royal Father for always sending high power delegations to represent the Palace at the event. 

Comrade Mulade also briefed the Pere on why the competition would be held as stated in the draw/fixtures of the competition which will enable both Ijaw and Itsekiri teams to meet at the final. He intimated the Palace that the 3rd edition would spread across the three (3) Warri LGAs for all inclusiveness. 

In his response, the monarch appreciated the organizer's initiative and implored him to continue with the preaching and spreading of the need for peaceful coexistence because peace is not negotiable; he also enlightened the LOC team on the importance of peace to attract development to Delta particularly Warri and environs.

In the same vain, the Pere made a cash donation to the organizers of the Ijaw/Itsekiri tournament. Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the LOC, Mathew Itsekure thanked the King for the kind gesture and then presented the branded T-shirt of the tournament to the Pere. He asked for his royal blessings and presence to inspire and deepen the unity between Ijaw and Itsekiri, as well as his strong support for the grassroots sports event that has been organized to promote sustainable coexistence and talent hunting in the area since 2017.

Delta Decides 2023: Abraham Drums Support For Omo-Agege

Delta Decides 2023: Abraham Drums Support For Omo-Agege 

......Calls on Delta  Ex-Agitators to embrace the Edge Agenda of Agege

Warri _____ As the 2023 general Elections draw closer, the Coordinator Delta Agitators for Agege, General Abraham Vwaghie AKA Fada1 has called on Delta Ex-Agitators to heartily support His Excellency, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege in ensuring that he emerges victorious at the polls in the forthcoming Delta State Gubernatorial elections, saying Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege is the most qualified Deltan among other political parties candidates jottling to become the Governor of the State in 2023.

General Abraham Vwaghie AKA Fada1 made the call on Monday in Warri via telephone conversation where he drum support for Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege.

According to the renowned former Niger Delta warlord, said:

" I have not seen any candidate among other political parties that can match the Deputy Senate President of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria who double as the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC in the forthcoming General Elections.

" Delta State had been beaten by successive governments who have no knowledge of the enormous problems confronting the State... With the Edge Agenda of Agege, Delta State will experience massive Development.

" It's on this note I call on all Delta Ex-Agitators to come out in their numbers to support Agage for accelerated development across the state", the statement added.

FG Plans Mass Release Of Prisoners, Writes State Governors

FG Plans Mass Release Of Prisoners, Writes State Governors

Abuja ____The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Nigerian Governors Forum to request a meeting to decongest jails across the country.

According to his Media Adviser, Sola Fasure, the letter was written by Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior.

Aregbesola announced that he would meet with state governors in exactly one month to agree on the mass release of at least 30% of inmates from penitentiary facilities across the country.

The minister stated that the interface was required because more than 90% of the inmates were being imprisoned for violating various state laws, stressing that more than 70% of the 75, 635 inmates were now awaiting trial.

He said that the number of federal offenders in the system was significantly less than 10%, and that the vast majority of individuals in detention had broken state laws.

According to Aregbesola, they were thus kept under the legal authority of their respective states.

The minister went on to say that decongesting the nation’s 253 detention facilities was required because some of the detainees had no justification to be in custody.

However, when asked about the minister’s actions, Fasure stated, “The minister has written to the Governors Forum, but he has not met with them since they will have to communicate with him and provide him a date.”

“He wrote to them with the request that he wants to meet with them, but he is yet to get a response. In other words, the meeting has not been held.”

Meanwhile, the Federal Government reported on Tuesday that over 12,000 inmates were freed from various correctional facilities across the country in the last six years as part of the jail decongestion policy.

Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, addressed this to members of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters during the committee’s 2023 budget defense session.

Trump’s Daughter to Wed Her Nigerian-Born Fiance On 12th Nov, in US

Trump’s Daughter to Wed Her Nigerian-Born Fiance On 12th Nov, in US

The daughter of former US President Donald Trump, Tiffany Trump, and her Nigerian-born fiance, Michael Boulos, are reportedly planning a November 12 wedding.

A source close to the pair told Page Six that they planned to wed on November 12th.

The wedding will take place at Trump’s Florida palm beach and will accommodate more than 500 guests.

The source also said the ceremony would be a “huge and lavish” one.

“There has been a lot of planning and a lot of staging. This is Tiffany’s big moment, and it will be lavish. It is going to be a huge and beautiful affair,” the source said.

Tiffany and her fiance got engaged on January 19, 2021, at the White House rose garden — a few hours to the end of Trump’s tenure as US president, with Bolus popping the question to Tiffany with a 13-carat emerald-cut diamond from Dubai, said to be worth $1.2 million.

Boulos was raised in Lagos and he is of Lebanese and French descent. He was said to have moved to Nigeria at a young age – where his family’s business is based; he studied at the American International School of Lagos.

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He is the son of Massad, the Chief Executive Officer of SCOA Nigeria, and his mother Sarah is the founder of the Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria.

Page Six gathered that Bolus was studying project management at City University of London when he met Tiffany, a law student at Georgetown, while she was on vacation in Mykonos, Greece, with Lindsay Lohan in 2018.

The couple currently live in Miami, just a short drive from Mar-a-Lago

Olu of Warri Offers Royal Blessings, Endorses Ijaw/Itsekiri Unity Cup

Olu of Warri Offers Royal Blessings, Endorses Ijaw/Itsekiri Unity Cup

Warri _____ The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse the III says he would have loved to play in the 2022 Ijaw/Itsekiri peace and unity football competition scheduled to start on the 16th of Nov. 2022, to mark this year's International Day of Tolerance but his chiefs would not let him, adding that he loved playing football when he was much younger. 

The Warri Monarch stated this on Monday, Nov. 7th 2022, while playing host to Chief Mulade Sheriff and members of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) who paid him a courtesy visit in his palace where he gave his endorsement and royal blessings to the peace and unity football event.  

The Olu applauded Chief Comrade Sheriff Mulade for initiating such a laudable programme and treated the LOC members to a cheerful reception. He promised to liaise with Mr. Amaju Pinnick to bring his wealth of experience in football management to support the process. He then endorsed the football tournament with his royal blessings and prayed for a successful Ijaw/Itsekiri football competition.

Some traditional chiefs who joined the Olu to receive members of the team included Chief Mene Brown, Chief Patrick Yalaju, Chief Clement Maleghemi amongst other personalities. 

Earlier, the LOC officially presented the football event's branded T-shirt to the Olu, seeking his royal blessings and presence to inspire and deepen the unity between Ijaw and Itsekiri, as well as his strong support for the grassroots sports event that has been organized to promote sustainable coexistence and talent hunting in the area since 2017.

The chief sponsor and  organiser of the Ijaw/Itsekiri peace unity football tournament, Comrade Mulade congratulated the Olu for his recent national honour of CFR by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it indicated his love for peace building. He said the tournament which started in 2017, was well embraced in the State.

According to Mulade, the previous matches have thrown up the need to restrategize so that the best Itsekiri team can meet the best Ijaw team at the finals of the event. He said the visit to the monarch was to intimate and inform him about the event and also seek his royal blessings. He used the opportunity to invite the Warri Monarch to the 3rd edition of the football tournament.

Chief Sheriff Mulade who is the Ibe-sorimawei of Gbaramatu kingdom said the tournament would be held at Benikrukru and Ugborodo communities in Warri South West LGA. While Benikrukru is an Ijaw community, Ugborodo is an Itsekiri community, all aimed at achieving the purpose of the football fiesta. Chief Mulade said the Olu's presence was needed at the opening and finals, especially to present the trophies. 

He noted that football is one thing that helps to unite a people, adding that the football game was aimed at deepening and promoting peaceful coexistence between Ijaw and Itsekiri people in the State.

The Local Organising Committee was led by Chief Sheriff Mulade, and the Chairman of Delta State Football Association, DFA, Mr. Kenneth Nwaomucha who doubles as SSA to the Governor on Sports. Others were the LOC spokesman, Matthew Itsekure; Dr. Jeffrey Wilikie; Hon. Friday Ugedi, SSA to the Governor on Community Matters, amongst others.