Category: YOBE DAILY INDEPENDENT

  • 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…

  • AKPOTI –UDUAGHAN TO KOGI JUDGE: WELLDONE

    AKPOTI –UDUAGHAN TO KOGI JUDGE: WELLDONE

    HEADS TO APPEAL COURT Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Friday instructed her legal team to file an appeal to overturn the High Court decision awarding N1billion to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. ‘’We are appealing the judgement. I don’t have N1billion. We will drag this matter to Supreme Court’’ The Kogi Central Representative accused the…

  • VP SHETTIMA TO LAUNCH FIRST UNIVERSITY PODS IN NIGERIA AT UNILAG

    VP SHETTIMA TO LAUNCH FIRST UNIVERSITY PODS IN NIGERIA AT UNILAG

    The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima will, on Tuesday, April 7, perform the formal flag off the first University Innovation Pods (UNIPOD) in Nigeria at the University of Lagos. UNIPOD, an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, aims to reconfigure Nigeria’s development architecture to transform…

  • PRESIDENT TINUBU’S SPECIAL BIRTHDAY MESSAGE

    PRESIDENT TINUBU’S SPECIAL BIRTHDAY MESSAGE

    My dear fellow Nigerians, Today, as I clock another year on the journey of life, I’m filled with joy and gratitude for the opportunity to serve this great nation. I want to take this moment to thank Nigerians for their messages, show of love and prayers on the occasion of my 74th birthday. I thank…

  • FOUNDATION CALLS ERNEST IKOLI CRUSADER OF TRUTH, SYMBOL OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DISCRIMINATION

    FOUNDATION CALLS ERNEST IKOLI CRUSADER OF TRUTH, SYMBOL OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DISCRIMINATION

    FOUNDATION CALLS ERNEST IKOLI CRUSADER OF TRUTH, SYMBOL OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DISCRIMINATION LAUDS FIRST EDITOR OF DAILY TIMES FOR ENDING EXTERNAL RULE IN NIGERIA, MENTORING JOURNALISTS, POLITICIANS, TEACHERS A Nigerian politician, nationalist and pioneering journalist, Chief Ernest Ikoli, has been described as a crusader of truth and a symbol of the struggle against oppression…