Opinion & Columns

By Ehichioya Ezomon Bomb-throwers in the political arena and mediasphere are at work in Edo State, orchestrating a campaign of personal attacks on the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, aimed at demarketing him ahead of the September 21, 2024, governorship election. The attacks look syndicated …

By Josiah Agoro My attention has once again been recently drawn to an article titled: ‘Thinking Aloud: Is Governor Sheriff Oborevwori a Placeholder For Okowa?’ written by one Ovasa Ogaga, who describes himself as a journalist and public affairs analyst residing in Ughelli, Delta State. Of course, it is typical …

By Christian Iyeumame Agadaga Going by the Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the third and the fourth needs which depicts ‘Love And Belonging, Safety And Security’ in the pyramid of man’s five physiological needs shows that increase for trips into the urban cities in most countries has the ability to …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  A disturbing sad chapter was closed on Thursday, June 14, 2024, in the Delta State House of Assembly, when the “suspension” of a member, Matthew Omonade, representing Ughelli North I State Constituency, was lifted following a couple of apologies reportedly  extracted from him.  Omonade, a Lawyer and …

By Josiah Agoro The attention of this writer was recently drawn to a very hilarious article titled: ‘Gov. Sheriff Oborewori’s Many Lapses: Delta Youths And The Women Groups Will Not Work For Him In 2027,’ and the many attempts by its author, a certain Engr. Eboh Oke Gift, at falsifying …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  It’s certainly hitting the bull’s eye by declaring in the sixth installment of this header on Monday, June 10, 2024 – and indeed, as shown in the threads so far – that the Rivers “problem” between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and ex-Governor Nyesom Wike “is like the unending …

By Young Erhiurhoro The East-West road as we know is a popular and very busy federal road and our major area of focus in this report is the Ughelli to Patani axis, all in Delta State. Therefore, this report will seek the immediate attention of both the federal government and …

By Josiah Egbilika The World Day Against Child Labor is celebrated every June 12 of the year. It is a day set aside to raise awareness and solicit for prompt actions to stopping child labour in all of its forms. The International Labour Organziation (ILO) launched the Day in 2002. …

By Tony Eke There’s something intrinsic about the M.O.R.E. Agenda of the Oborevwori administration which gives it a greater signification than its generic denotation. Beyond the musicality of the acronym is the worth of the mantra which resonates with a broad spectrum of Deltans that appreciate the enrichment of the …

By Ehichioya Ezomon Rounding off the fifth installment of this series on Monday, June 3, I stated that, “barring any ‘political earthquake’ this week (last week) in the Rivers crisis, the remaining measures Fubara could deploy to arrest Wike’s alleged hegemonic hold on Rivers State will be interrogated in the …