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Delta 2023: Kingsley Otuaro still in governorship race, says campaign organisation

Delta 2023: Kingsley Otuaro still in governorship race, says campaign organisation The director of media and publicity of the KBO Campaign Organization, Arex Akemotubo, has said that the Deputy Governor of Delta state, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro is still very much in the gubernatorial race and described whatever is trending in the media as only

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Nicholas Mutu clinches Bomadi/Patani PDP ticket for 7th term

The member representing Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Nicholas Mutu has won the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primary election for the Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency seat of Delta State for the Seventh term. The returning officer, Mr Fidelis Tilije who disclosed this on Sunday said that a total of 60 delegates were accredited

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Delta: Bello Oboko says Ijaw leadership in 2023 will properly distribute development resources

President of Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities, FNDIC, Chief Bello Oboko, has said political control by Ijaw of Delta State, in 2023, will properly distribute development resources largely derived from their areas, and fast-track reconciliation/integration of the estranged Ijaw people. Oboko, who spoke in Warri as the Ijaw of Gbaramatu Kingdom marked the now annual

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2023 Guber: Delta Ijaw gets major boost, as Niger Delta activist endorses Otuaro

2023 Guber: Delta Ijaw gets major boost, as Olaye endorses Otuaro …says Otuaro is the best candidate for Delta The hope of Ijaws to produce the next governor of Delta state got a major boost, when Engr Messiah Doupade Olaye, a Niger Delta Humanitarian activist, endorsed Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro for the 2023 Governorship race.

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2023: Otuaro woos Delta central PDP delegates ahead of party primary

The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, on Monday, visited Ughelli to seek the support of delegates from Delta central senatorial district ahead of the May 23 governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ALSO READ: 2023: Otuaro unveils campaign manifesto, promises wealth creation, jobs for youths in Delta Amid cheers

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[PHOTOS] Delta South Senatorial hopeful visits NNPP Presidential aspirant, Kwankwaso, in Abuja

Delta South Senatorial hopeful, Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (Rtd), on Friday paid a courtesy visit to former governor of Kano State and national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as he continues in his consultations leading to next year’s general elections. ALSO READ: Meet Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama NNPP candidate

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BURUTU NORTH: APC aspirant vows to do better than sharing cup of rice, groundnut oil to constituents

A frontline 2023 aspirant for Burutu North Constituency in Delta State House of Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Marvel Ebikeme, has vowed that if elected, he would change the narrative of sharing cup of rice and bottle of groundnut oil as dividend of democracy to constituents. Prince Ebikeme, who

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Delta 2023: Human rights group demands resignation of Sheriff Oborevwori over perjury

Delta 2023: Human rights group demands resignation of Sheriff Oborevwori over perjury A rights group, Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has called on the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA), Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, to immediately resign from office over the issue of irregularities recently observed in his certificates pending

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Former IYC president, Chris Ekiyor, dumps PDP, set to join APC in Delta

Former IYC president, Chris Ekiyor, dumps PDP, set to join APC in Delta Ahead of the 2023 general elections, former President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Dr. Chris Ekiyor, has dumped the PDP and he is set to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, the GbaramatuVoice has gathered via a

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Delta 2023: I have not endorsed anyone to succeed me – Okowa

Contrary to rumours making the rounds, Delta State Governor, Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, today insisted he has not endorsed any governorship aspirant to succeed him as the 2023 elections draw near. The governor made the revelation at the just concluded quarterly media interaction held at the Government House, Asaba. “If anybody tells you l have endorsed

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Delta 2023: Oborevwori narrates how he scaled through screening of guber aspirants

2023: Oborevwori narrates how he scaled through screening of guber aspirants Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Sunday, narrated how he scaled through the screening of 2023 governorship aspirants by the committee with Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, as chairman. Oborevwori was among the aspirants cleared by the committee to contest

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MAY DAY: Delta Deputy Governor, Kingsley Otuaro, commends Nigerian workers

MAY DAY: Delta Deputy Governor, Kingsley Otuaro, commends Nigerian workers The Deputy Governor of Delta State and 2023 governorship aspirant, Dcn. Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has celebrated workers on the occasion of the 2022 Workers’ Day celebration. The Deputy Governor recognised the sacrifice the workers are making to move the country forward and urged them

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Delta Education News

Ogulagha monarch bags Doctorate Degree as DELSU graduates 12,920 students

DELSU CONVOCATION: Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha has been awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Political Science The Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha kingdom, HRM, Elder (Capt.) King Joseph Timiyan JP, Agbonu, Torububor 1, been conferred with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Political Science by the prestigious Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, putting him among the top most

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Delta 2023: God will betray you if you betray Otuaro, Uduaghan warns supporters

Delta 2023: God will betray you if you betray Otuaro, Uduaghan warns supporters The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has warned the supporters of the Deputy Governor of the state, Dcn. Kingsley Otuaro, not to betray him else, God will betray them in return. Uduaghan gave this warning when the Deputy

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Niger Delta youths honour Daniel Bebenimibo with leadership excellence award

Niger Delta youths honour Daniel Bebenimibo with leadership excellence award By Loveth Ojogun  Niger Delta Youths under the auspices of Niger Delta Youth Coalition (NDYC), on Friday, honoured a youth leader in Delta State and the CEO/MD of Proserve Autoplanet Nigeria Limited, Engr. Daniel Bebenimibo, with a leadership excellence award. The group’s president, Comrade Obukowho

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Culture Delta

Pomp as Agbarha-Warri celebrates Oghoje and Okposo masquerades festival

The biennial Oghoje and Okposo Masquerade Festivals of the ancient Urhobo Kingdom of Agbarha-Warri started on April 23 in Warri, Delta State. It was gathered that Oghoje is the male deity, while Okposo is the female deity of the festival. The four-day festival has two sessions: morning and evening – with celebrants putting on traditional

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2023: Otuaro unveils campaign manifesto, promises wealth creation, jobs for youths in Delta

2023: Otuaro unveils campaign manifesto, promises wealth creation, jobs for youths in Delta The Deputy Dovernor of Delta state, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has unveiled his campaign manifesto to the general public ahead of the 2023 governorship primary in the state. Simply titled, “Advance Delta 2023, Build Better for Delta,” it was divided into 6

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Delta 2O23: Governor Okowa breaks silence, speaks on successor

Delta state Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Sunday, spoke on the political crisis brewing in the oil-rich state over who would succeed him in the 2023 general election as next governor. GbaramatuVoice reports that there have been high wired politicking in the state over who among those who have indicated interest and bought governorship nomination

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Niger Delta Scholars fire back at Mike Loyibo over comments on 2023 Guber Race in Delta state

A group, Niger Delta Scholars, has reacted to a publication in the Vanguard newspaper of 23rd April, 2022 by the traditional prime minister of Tuomo kingdom, High Chief Mike Loyibo on the forthcoming Delta State 2023 Governorship election. Their reaction which was signed by Chief Monday Keme, the National Coordinator said: “The attention of Niger

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DELTA GOVERNORSHIP: There is no going back on our support for Sheriff Oborevwori, says Mike Loyibo 

DELTA GOVERNORSHIP: There is no going back on our support for Sheriff Oborevwori, says Mike Loyibo  …says decision to select Oborevwori as governorship candidate was taken by political leaders, stakeholders across Delta … Insists James Ibori cannot foist his choice on Deltans …Posits purported Ijaw Governorship Agenda is by some individuals High Chief (Dr.) Mike

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ITSEKIRI COMMUNITY TO GOVERNOR OKOWA: Ignore protest by Oghara people over land

ITSEKIRI COMMUNITY TO GOVERNOR OKOWA: Ignore protest by Oghara people over land The Obitugbo Management Committee, an Itsekiri community in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State has called on the Delta State Governor, SenatoI Ifeanyi Okowa, to ignore the recent protest by the people of Oghara over an allegation that a vast expanse

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Delta deputy governor, Otuaro, mourns as top aide dies

The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has expressed sadness at the death of his Senior Executive Assistant, Evang. Isaiah Ogah. The development was revealed to GbaramatuVoice in a statement by one of the Deputy Governor’s aides, Pastor Arex Akemutobo, on Friday. Quoting some relevant scriptures such as Psa. 116:15, 1st John

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BOMADI/PATANI: My intention to seek 7th term is response to divine call – Nicholas Mutu

The Member Representing Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency, Honourable Nicholas Mutu, said his intention to seek reelection for the seventh term was a response to a divine call. Mutu stated this when he paid a consultative visit to People Democratic Party (PDP), delegates at Uduophori town in Patani Council Area and Bomadi town in Bomadi Council Area

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Delta 2023: Otuaro urges members of State Working Committee of PDP to be fair to all aspirants

Delta 2023: Otuaro urges members of State Working Committee of PDP to be fair to all aspirants …Describes his emergence as Deputy Governor as divine …Explains he will continue with Okowa’s policies A frontline governorship aspirant in Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, on Wednesday, urged members of the State Working Committee of the People’s

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Gbaramatu oil spill: Benikrukru community drags Chevron Nigeria for abandoning them

Gbaramatu oil spill: Benikrukru community drags Chevron Nigeria for abandoning them ...demands Chevron to immediately begins process of remediation of the environment …As well as compensate all affected communities in Gbaramatu kingdom An American oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited has been dragged by the indigenes of Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri-South West Local Government

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2023: Ijaw National Congress re-emphasises commitment to produce next Delta governor

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has re-emphasized its commitment to the ambition of Ijaw to produce the next governor of Delta State. The spokesperson for the INC, Ezonebi Oyakemeagbegha, reiterated this during an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Warri. ALSO READ: DELTA 2023: Why Ijaw gubernatorial aspirants must shun politics of divisiveness, blackmail According

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Delta 2023: There will be no AK47 votes in Ijaw land for PDP, says Michael Johnny

A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, High Chief Michael Johnny, has vowed that political stakeholders across all Ijaw communities in the state would do everything within their powers to ensure that all votes must count to ensure that the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, emerges as governor in the forthcoming

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Delta 2023 Governorship: David Edevbie emerges consensus choice of Urhobo nation

Olorogun David Edevbie has emerged as the consensus candidate and preferred choice for the Urhobo Progress Union (PDP) for the 2023 governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State. GbaramatuVoice reports this was contained in a statement signed and released on Sunday by UPU’s President General, Olorogun Moses Taiga;

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Delta 2023: Ijaws in APC shelve guber interest for Omo-Agege, promise to wait till 2031

Delta 2023: Ijaws in APC shelve guber interest for Omo-Agege, promise to wait till 2031 Delta state was thrown agog today when Ijaw leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) endorsed the gubernatorial ambition of the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, calling on all Ijaw sons and daughters in the state to shelve their gubernatorial

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Regina Daniels’ mother declares for Delta State House of Assembly

Mother of a notable Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels Nwoko has declared her interest to represent Aniocha South Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly come 2023. The veteran Nollywood actress and the National Woman Leader of Ohaneze Ndigbo worldwide, Chief Rita Daniels Chukwuji on Saturday told delegates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in

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Delta deputy governor, Otuaro submits gubernatorial nomination form, says he’s ready for 2023

The Deputy Governor of Delta State and a frontline contender for the governorship ticket of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has submitted his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms at the national secretariat of the party. GbaramatuVoice reliably gathered Otuaro submitted his form on Friday, at the National

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BOUNDARY DISPUTE: Oghara kingdom kicks against allocation of their land to Nigerian Army by Olu of Warri

The Oghara Traditional Council in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta state, led by His Majesty, Noble Eshemitan Orefe lll, Ovie of Oghara Kingdom, has expressed displeasure over the handing over of a vast expanse of land belonging to them to the Nigerian Army by Olu of Warri, Ogiamme Atuwatse III. Specifically, the Oghara

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98,000 Nigerians to get FG’s loan in another phase of empowerment programme

The federal government is to give loans to 98,000 persons in another phase of its empowerment programme, under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development. The beneficiaries, who cut across the nation’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,FCT, have since been engaged in the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, otherwise known

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Delta PDP directs LGAs, wards to submit delegates’ lists

Delta State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday directed all its local government wards to produce their delegates for national and state primaries. This directive was issued in Asaba during a meeting of high taking political stalwarts, party aspirants with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his predecessor; Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan in attendance. ALSO

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Nigerian Navy allegedly opens fire on Delta community, as indigenes flee

The people of Ikpo-gbene community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West LGA of Delta State have on Saturday accused Nigerian Navy of Invading their Community. They alleged that Nigerian Navy came to test their newly donated guns on them for no reason. The Nigerian Navy had on Friday, (April 1, 2022) commenced what is evidently

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