Category: YENAGOA MONITOR

  • INDUSTRIALISTS, HIGH PROFILE POLITICIANS, OTHERS SET TO ATTEND OKPE CULTURAL DAY

    INDUSTRIALISTS, HIGH PROFILE POLITICIANS, OTHERS SET TO ATTEND OKPE CULTURAL DAY

    INDUSTRIALISTS, HIGH PROFILE POLITICIANS, OTHERS SET TO ATTEND OKPE CULTURAL DAY Eminent industrialists, high profile politicians and religious leaders have confirmed their intention to attend this year’s Okpe Cultural Day in Sapele. “It is a day to reflect upon the beliefs of Okpe people, present our civilization, sociological and philosophical conceptions to the international community”…

  • Julius Berger records strong growth ahead 56th AGM

    Julius Berger records strong growth ahead 56th AGM

    Julius Berger Nigeria PLC has reported strong financial performance for the 2025 financial year, as the construction giant prepares to hold its 56th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 18, 2026 in Abuja. The company, in its latest annual report, posted significant increases in revenue and profitability, underscoring what it described as a year of…

  • Chris Iyovwaye’s governorship bid receives backing

    Chris Iyovwaye’s governorship bid receives backing

    Surprise awaits APC, says Akpederin Insists Deltans living in squalor, deprivation on all fronts Prominent Delta lawyer, Kingsley Akpederin, on Monday said Chris Iyovwaye’s quest for the Government House Asaba is to usher Delta State into a glorious dawn. ‘’We thank God that Deltans now have the opportunity to get a Governor that would drastically…

  • TUNDE AGANBI FOR BURIAL AT KOKO

    TUNDE AGANBI FOR BURIAL AT KOKO

    The remains of Elder Emmanuel Tunde Oludewa Aganbi will be buried in his Koko hometown in Delta State, a top member of the family said Monday morning. A younger brother to the late respected member of the board of trustees for the Canaan Land Golf Course and Country Club, Hon. Felix Aganbi, confirmed this to…

  • DELTA NDC STAKEOLDERS FLAY DELAY IN OFFICIAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT

    DELTA NDC STAKEOLDERS FLAY DELAY IN OFFICIAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT

      TASK DICKSON, OBI, OTHERS ON TRANSPARENCY Notable stakeholders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Delta South have lamented the continued delay in the official announcement of the results of the party’s recently concluded primary elections. ‘’As a political movement seeking to redefine governance and democratic participation in Nigeria, the NDC must continue to…

  • SAPELE STATE CONSTITUENCY: MY CHANCES ARE BRIGHT – KINGSLEY AKPEDERIN

    SAPELE STATE CONSTITUENCY: MY CHANCES ARE BRIGHT – KINGSLEY AKPEDERIN

        Delta lawyer, Kingsley Akpederin, on Wednesday formally declared his intention to run for the Sapele State Constituency election in 2027, saying he has a bright chance of winning the House of Assembly election.   “The advantage I have over my rivals is that I have more experience in grassroots mobilization and reach. I…

  • EMMANUEL TUNDE AGANBI, CANAAN LAND GOLF COURSE AND COUNTRY CLUB BOT MEMBER, DIES AT 73

    EMMANUEL TUNDE AGANBI, CANAAN LAND GOLF COURSE AND COUNTRY CLUB BOT MEMBER, DIES AT 73

      A respected trustee of the Canaan Land Golf Course and Country Club, Elder Emmanuel Tunde Oludewa Aganbi, has passed away. Elder Emmanuel Tunde Aganbi died on Friday, April 24, 2026, in Abuja at the age of 73. In a statement issued on Thursday in Koko, the family of Stephen Aganbi described his passing as…

  • THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE   I want to live in a country where there is fiscal probity and justice. I want to be sure that the tax that comes from liquor is not used to pay those who will burn places where beer is sold. Why is Abuja so opulent? What…

  • DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NIGERIA AND THE UNITED STATES BY DR. AUSTIN ORETTE

    DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NIGERIA AND THE UNITED STATES BY DR. AUSTIN ORETTE

      The America we admire today is the result of the character and work of great men. They were not great because they engaged in primitive acquisitions. They were great because they articulated a clear vision and created the greatest country in the world.   Perfidy was not their mission. The greatest in my mind…

  • EBIRERI HENRY OVIE: A TRUE NIGERIAN SUCCESS STORY

    EBIRERI HENRY OVIE: A TRUE NIGERIAN SUCCESS STORY

    Ebireri Henry Ovie is one of the best-known African journalists in the world. He has said “Always pursue the work that you love to do”. For him, that work has been writing, reporting and editing. Ebireri has a proud past, a viable present and a hopeful future. Born in Eku and raised in Sapele, Aghalokpe…