Hon. Okpozo's casket was brought into the Joint sitting of both Edo state and Delta state Houses of Assembly presided over by the speakers of both Houses, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya and Rt. Hon. Dr. Justin Okonoboh. At the joint sitting, members of both Houses of Assembly took turns to express their condolences and disclosing how the late lawmaker had affected their lives positively. The former deputy speaker was reputed to be the one who presided over the bill establishing the then Bendel State University, Ekpoma, now Ambrose Alli University as well as the then Bendel State Polytechnic, Ozoro, now Ozoro Polytechnic, Delta State. Okpozo, a consummate politician, was a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state. Meanwhile, Hon Festus Okoh has commiserated with the family of the deceased, urging them to take solace in the fact that he left behind a string of achievements as a legacy. The other members urged the families of the late senator to take sol...

Hon Festus Okoh, commiserates with the family of late Sen. Francis Okpozo. The Minority leader and member representing Ika south constituency in the Delta state House of Assembly, Hon. Festus Okoh, was among the legislators who honoured the late Deputy Speaker of the defunct Bendel State House of Assembly, Hon. Francis Okpozo.  Hon. Okpozo's casket was brought into the Joint sitting of both Edo state and Delta state Houses of Assembly presided over by the speakers of both Houses, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya and Rt. Hon. Dr. Justin Okonoboh. At the joint sitting, members of both Houses of Assembly took turns to express their condolences and disclosing how the late lawmaker had affected their lives positively. The former deputy speaker was reputed to be the one who presided over the bill establishing the then Bendel State University, Ekpoma, now Ambrose Alli University as well as the then Bendel State Polytechnic, Ozoro, now Ozoro Polytechnic, Delta State. Okpozo, a consu...

PERSONALITY PROFILE A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF MR. WILSON AGBOBU (ONI). AS HE BAGS ANOTHER AWARD (NEW GENERATION) FROM ROTARY INTERNATIONAL. Mr. Wilson Agbobu, completed his primary education in 1987 at Ihioma primary school Agbor, where he later proceeded to Ogbemudein Secondary school, in 1988 where he obtained his WAEC. Driven by unquenchable quest for Knowledge, he took a trip to India where he studied agricultural science at Panjab University in 1996.  As an adventurous young man, having invested in real estate management in Nigeria in 2006, he travelled to over 8 countries which include BRAZIL, IRELAND, ARGENTINA, INDIA AND VENEZUELA. Mr. Agbobu returned to Nigeria in 2012. Sharpened his agricultural skills and established a LOWISCO FARM, A DIVISION OF LOWISCO DYNAMICS LIMITED. His training as a successful business man places him above his contemporaries.  He has been a grassroot mobilizer, advocating for good governance though not a partisan pol...

THE GOSPEL OF A "SAINT" I AM NOT A THIE F – James Ibori Former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, declared that he is not a thief. He made the declaration during a thanksgiving service organised in his honour in Oghara, his hometown. He disclosed that while in prison in the United Kingdom, UK, his biggest concern was how his people were coping with his absence. According to Ibori “I am not a thief and cannot be a thief”. Ibori was convicted by a UK court after pleading guilty to money laundering charges in 2014. The Oghara-born politician, who was recently released after completing his jail term in the UK, arrived the country last Saturday amid celebrations from people of Delta State. In a way,Ibori might be right since he was not found guilty of stealing under the Nigerian law. What do you think?

The parish priest of St. Michael's catholic church Okpanam, Rev Fr Donatus Chukwuedo, has urged christians to practice love irrespective of tribal differences or religion. Fr Chukwedu, gave the charge shortly after a requiem mass for a sierra leonian whose name was given as Lewis, who lived in Okpanam, Oshilimi north local government area for over thirty years and died without a trace of his origin or relatives. The clergy said due to loss of memory which affected Dewis as a result of the Sierra Leone civil war, when he was alive, he could not recall his past or whereabout of any of his relatives. Rev Fr Chukwuedo said a search for his ducuments at the Nigerian immigration service was unproductive. He said he decided to give the man a befitting burial after a sworn affidavit in court and having observed that the deceased died as a true christian who dedicated his life to God and service to the church. He commended the parishioners of St Michael's Okpan for donating the...

Too Bloody!   (Viewer's discretion) HIRED ASSASSINS MURDER ETISALAT DIRECTOR BEFORE SON AND WIFE IN BENIN. A yet another brutal assassination has been reported in Benin city, the Edo state capital, after some reported hired assassins murdered an Etisalat director in broad daylight. Below is an eye witness  Sochima Nweke's  Report "While i was grumbling dat my day was not good enuf, the worse happened in front of me. I was driving along siluko road in benin city, close to oliha market , with this white hilux vehicle far far ahead of me, suddenly a black toyota highlander overtook,me a high speed, while i was wondering wat kind of speed dat highlander was on, the next tin i saw, same highlander double crossed this white toyota hilux 2016 model, while i held my brakes, to observe wats happening btw those two vehicles, only for me to see 4 men on black and black, steped down from d highlander, with heavy ak 47, opened fire on dis hilux van, blew d passengers side ...

ASABA BANK MANAGER IMPREGNATES MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. A bank manager in Asaba, Delta State is in the middle of a controversy after he allegedly put in family way, a mother and daughter after their romantic relationship started as customers. Just after their relationship started as customers, a bank manager in one of the new generation banks in Asaba, the Delta State capital, has allegedly impregnated a mother and daughter. According to The Leadership, the bank manager who hails from Benin City, Edo State and was transferred to Asaba to head the Bank Branch, had his car’s windscreen smashed by his wife when she got wind of the shocking news on Tuesday. Sources revealed that a romance started two weeks of the man's resumption in the office when the woman, a first class business woman at the popular Ogbeogonogo market, who during financial transaction at the bank and interaction with the manager, discovered his kind hearted services, and asked for his GSM number after which sh...

Our reporters reliably gathered that the murderer whose name was given as Hon. Celestine Moses Onyibe, had six months ago attempted to kill a man having sent on the mission by the victim's brother and paid the sum of 800,000 Naira, to execute the mission without knowing that the victim was still alive. As at the time of filling this report, CULPRITS are already in the Delta state CID  Asaba.

        The Uhunmwode Community in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State is still in search of Prince Osarumwense to face death penalty for alleged gay practice.   According to the elders of the community, the death sentence was in line with the custom demands.  "Sodomy and lesbianism practice are abominable acts in Uhunmwode Community and anyone caught in the acts were usually sentenced to death to appease the gods of the land".   It was revealed that since the incident took place on November 29, 2015, that there has been famine in the land as their farm produce has dropped.  The Chief Priest of Uhunmwode has stated that the gods of the land can only be appeased with the blood of Edohen as a sacrificial lamb and he has therefore make a decree that whoever gives them useful information on his whereabouts will be rewarded handsomely.   It was also gathered that his gay partner, Omo Valentine has been apprehended and killed, e...