Pa Adebanjo was a quintessential Patriot, says Nnia Nwodo
I got the news of the death of a friend and the leader of the Pan Yoruba body, the Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, at the age of 96 years. Pa Adebanjo was one of the…
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‘Don’t depart from the path of Justice’, Pa Ayo Adebanjo’s last word to me, Peter Obi mourns
The Labour Party leader and Presidential Candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, is mourning the demise of his arch-supporter and the leader of the Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, who passed…
Ayo Adebanjo submits boarding pass, takes on flight to great beyond at 96
By Chukwudi Abiandu It was the end of an era as foremost Awoist, Afenifere leader, lawyer and committed nationalist, Chief Samuel Ayodele Adebanjo this morning, checked in, delivered his boarding ticket for his seat and…
PERSPECTIVE – Come and see American wonder
[caption id="attachment_23393" align="alignright" width="190"] Comrade Owei Lakemfa[/caption] By Owei Lakemfa There was a popular song when I was a child titled ‘Come and see American wonder.’ It was not so much about the celebration of the…
2025 first EXCO meeting: Expect more bumper harvest, Oborevwori tells Deltans
[caption id="attachment_30461" align="alignnone" width="300"] A cross section of commissioners at the maiden 2025 executive council meeting.[/caption] Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, said his administration was poised to deliver life- changing projects for…
PERSPECTIVE – Gov Oborevwori was never their underdog
By Olomu Onyiye. No other contestant was unjustifiably more underrated by his major opponents than Gov Sheriff Oborevwori was. Prior to the Guber election of 2023, some chieftains of Delta's major opposition Parties fixated themselves…
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FOR THE RECORD – Plans to install Sharia in South West: Yoruba Nation replies Sultan of Sokoto, says jettison the idea
[caption id="attachment_12620" align="alignnone" width="300"] Senator (Prof.) Banji Akintoye.[/caption] Following the insistence of the Muslim community, with support from the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, to establish Sharia law in South West states, deeply…
Ex-PDP National Chairmen, Nwodo, Secondus congratulate Ude Okoye, NWC; draw roadmap for the party
Two former National Chairmen of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo and Prince Uche Secondus have congratulated the new substantive National Secretary of the party, Chief Sunday Ude Okoye for his…
PRESS STATEMENT – PDP bound by Appeal Court judgment, says NWC, affirms Udeh Okoye as National Secretary
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its meeting today, Wednesday, February 12, 2025 extensively considered the Memo dated 11th February, 2025 presented by the Acting National Chairman on the…
PERSPECTIVE – Unfolding the reality: Ijaw political dynasties, a legacy of misguided leadership, missed opportunities
[caption id="attachment_30433" align="alignnone" width="295"] Prince Augustine Edumogiren.[/caption] By Augustine Edumogiren In contrast to genuine democratic practices, where leaders are elected based on their competence, integrity, political affiliation, and commitment to a people-centered agenda, we…