Okowa Pledges To Further Develop Sports through Grassroot Participation

Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has reassured Deltans that his administration will continue to create the enabling environment for the development of sports in the state through encouraging and harnessing grassroot talents. 

While witnessing the grand finale of the annual Owa-Alero football competition, which took place at Iroro Primary School field, Owa-Alero in Ika North-East Local Government Area, on the 2^nd January 2019, Governor Okowa, who was represented by the Commissioner for Information, Ogbueshi Patrick Ukah, commended the participating teams for the spirit of sportsmanship exhibited throughout the competition. 

Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa

Presenting the trophy to Warri 2 Team, who defeated Home Based Team on penalties after a barren draw, Governor Okowa congratulated those who may not have had the opportunity to lift the cup in the just concluded edition and charged them to brace up for a better tomorrow.

He commended the organizers of the tournament for their initiatives in organizing the tournament under a peaceful and conducive atmosphere, even as he hoped that beyond the general elections, his administration will continue to support the development of grassroot sports in the state.  

Present at the ceremony were the State Chief Job Creation Officer, Prof. Eric Eboh, who presented medals to first runners-up, the Director of Protocol to the Governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Eboigbe, the sponsor of the second edition of the Competition, Mr. Donatus Aimufua, and other illustrious sons of the state. 

In a chat with newsmen, one of the players, Johnson Erute, said he felt fulfilled to have lifted the trophy, even as he remained grateful to the sponsor of the championship, stressing that Governor Okowa should be given a second chance to consolidate on the good works he began in 2015. 

Highlights of the keenly contested competition was the presentation of medals and trophy to deserving teams as well as musical performance by an indigene of the community based abroad in praise of Senator Okowa’s sterling leadership as Governor of Delta State.

Okowa gives marching order on Effurun/Warri flood control ... As Sturdy Committee Submits Preliminary Report

DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has said his administration would commence work to check perennial flooding in Effurun/Warri and its environs this dry season.

Governor Okowa gave the assurance yesterday on the 3^rd January 2019 in Asaba while receiving the preliminary report of the Committee to Study and Advise Government on Measures to Tackle Flooding in Effurun/Warri and Environs.
Governor Okowa who commended the Committee for carrying out their functions within stipulated period, disclosed that the issue of checking flooding in Effurun/Warri and environs was raised during a townhall meeting where he promised to proffer lasting solution to the challenges.
Governor Okowa said, "it is glaring that the poor sanitary habits of our communities and the poor maintenance culture of governments, both local and state to attend to drainage channels have contributed to the perennial flooding in these areas, but, with the submission of the report, we will take necessary steps to profer lasting solution to the flooding of Effurun/Warri and environs."

"The issue of flooding in Effurun/Warri and environs was raised at one of the town hall meetings and I did promise that we will set up a committee to study the challenges and it is gratifying that we have received the report today," the governor stated, adding, "the half hazard approach used in the past was not sustainable and did not solve the flooding problems, hence, this study."
Governor Okowa assured members of the committee of quick implementation of the report, noting that his administration is committed to its promise to deflood Effurun/Warri and environs.
Chairman of the Committee, Chief James Augoye disclosed that the Committee was inaugurated in the month of July 2018 and inspected 101 flood prone areas and 13 natural water courses, noting that while the waterways overgrown with weeds and turned to refuse dumps, drains were filled with silt, among other impediments to free flow of water.

ICDU Organized Youth Orientation Talk:Taking Control of your Future ----To Open Idheze Community Library /Entrepreneurship Skills Resources Centre

By Kelvin Ohoror 

In a bid to transformed the youths who are seen as the leaders of tomorrow to have a sound and developed mindset with appropriate competences, skills  and abilities,the Idheze Community Development Union recently organized youth orientation talk with a theme:Taking Control of your Future. 

The event that was organised by the newly elected president general of the community Mr. Goddy Egene held at the community town hall, Idheze-Irri, Isoko South local government area, Delta State. 

Speaking to newsmen the president general of the community asserted that, when I was coming on board in October this year I told  the people of Idheze community to have a change of mind and focus on the development of the community. 

Mr. Egene reiterate that, for us to ensure the development of the community we must harness the resources of the community, noting that the greatest resources you can think of are the people of the community especially the youths they form the fulcrum of the community moving forward and they are the people growing to become the leaders of tomorrow. 

 

Mr. Egene also stated that immediately he came on board he asked himself how can he develop and change the mindset of the youths because whether you like it or not,most of the youths has be misled because of ignorance or things happening around them. The only thing he can do is to give them orientation and change their mindset and focus. 

He disclosed that, he sees the programme as viable tools to empower the youths of the community in order to curb youths restiveness, noting that they have youths who are educated while some are not educated, others don't see themselves getting educated but there are some who want to develop their skills.

God so kind some sons of the community have decided to support this initiative by agreeing to pay the fees of those who are going to acquire various skills .Some students’ enrollment fees for WAEC and NECO were also paid. 

He further said that, if the programme is sustain for the next ten years the  community youths will become great leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators that will become the shining light of Idheze-Irri community, Isoko, Delta, Nigeria and beyond, he stated. 

Dr. Amos Obi a resource person who delivered the first lecture on "Taking Control of your Future" said history has being made as a result of the event, noting that there is no doubt the event is the need for the future developments of the youths in the community. 

Dr. Obi during his lecture asserted that "And for a man to live in poverty when right in his door step is gold, it indicates an unintelligent approach to life". According to him if the International, National, State and Local Governments fail you, you must never allow the most original, powerful  and resilient Self-government to fail  you. 

Dr. Obi however reiterate that, self-government is your own self decision and action that could make or mare your present and future, noting that, today, self-made millionaires are the new order of our world. China as a good example whom we are told are producing Ten Young Millionaires from the digital and social technologies every 30 days.

He also pointed out that, the Idheze community and people have waited and waited for the other four levels of government without  the needed help, saying that, how long will our people will continue to wait and wait until all our people die of poverty, hunger and malnultrition  before we do something for ourselves, he lamented. 

He also stated that,for you to be counted among the best,make it to the top and separated  from the crowd you need to discover yourself because your brain is gold mine yet to be tapped.

He also added that,they must also discover and harness nature, pointing out that around us there are resources that could explode you from a local champion to a global solution provider.They must also have an idea and develop skills which is the only way to dominate but not by other fake and dubious means. 

Dr. Obi also enjoined the youths to be addicted to reading, studying and meditation, the best study formula that has helped so many people to excel academically. 

He also recommended the need for Idheze Community Library and Entrepreneurship Skills Resources Centre with books to kick start the Library, expertise and skills to train and mentor digital and social entrepreneurs with contacts to seek local and international partnership. 

Another keynote speaker during the event Mr. Etemu Osu said that the theme of the programme Taking Control of your Future but many of the youths today if you asked them what they want to become in the future they will tell you but they don't know how to get there.

Mr. Osu stated that the Idheze Community started getting people who left secondary school in the 50's and subsequently in the 60's some people started graduating from the University, noting that Idheze Community is a small community, meaning that civilization must first come to Emevor,Ozoro,Iyede who are on the road side. 

But despite this shortcoming of not being the most civilized community Idheze has produced an Ambassador, top Military officers, top Executives Directors in international oil companies and top Civil servants and most of them from Idheze primary school, noting that the youths can become any of those persons mentioned. 

He however lamented that, today we don't have people getting to that heights  because people have some certain reasons not to push themselves to the greatest heights.Saying that,he will not blame them because Isoko have their cultural values which will call our traditional yokes as a reason to justify for not pushing themselves .

He further said that,one of this yokes is that there are witches and wizards in our family, that no matter what we do,no good thing can will come out from it, but this is not enough to hold you captives.It is only you that hold yourself captives not witches and wizards. 

Mr.Osu also reiterate that,another thing holding people captives is the believe that God has already bless some certain persons that even if they don't do anything thing they will still prosper.Another thing is there is nobody to help us,noting that he was expose to all these things but he refused to be held captives. 

Mr. Osu further said that, it is through reading that your mind open up to ideas.If you are reading books your mind mind will be opening into the whole world,in those days we used to read and compete for reading of novels because it is only reading that can help you to develop your mind. 

Mr. Osu however promises to donate reading materials such as novels to the Idheze community library."I will set a price with incentives for three categories 1st, 2nd, 3rd, both junior and senior secondary school. I will also set up debate competition, quiz, essay writing and I hope the incentives will encourage them to read".

Meanwhile a prominent son of the community Mr. Blessing Okpowo also made a promise during the event that those who are interested in acquiring skill acquisition in Tiling,Plumbing,Fashion Design/Interior Decorations should indicate interest by writing down their names with the community president general. 

Mr. Okpowo also a made promise of paying the enrollment fees of 10 secondary school students from the community. 

JTF allegedly razed Delta community, goods, properties worth millions of naira destroyed, others suffer burn

By Ossai Rita

Indigenous residents of  Alokpagbene quarters, Ijansa, community ward13, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, have called on Government at all level to come to their aid, following the razed down of their community, allegedly by Operatives of the Joint Task Force(JTF), on Sunday 23, which  destroyed goods, and properties worth millions of naira, as well render them hopeless, and homeless,

the historical home of the founder of the community, and monuments were  burnt down during the process.

The people in their hundreds made the appeal, on Thursday at the community, during a peaceful protest, calling on  government to take proactive measures to address the unfortunate incident which have traumatized them.

It was learnt on the fateful Sunday, within 1.00PM, when JTF Operatives was on patrol along the community accosted a canoe boat, with illegal refined crude oil product along the community jetty, when asked of it owners, some members of the community said, they have no idea of how it came there, adding that most times black oil marketers do pass the river along the town with their  boats loaded with crude oil from unknown source of where the product was brought, shocking to their surprise after several suggestion within members of the troops, set the loaded boat abalze, which escalated from the waterside to the main town, over 20 houses burnt down.

Speaking during the protest, Mr Samson Alokpa, said his father's community where he was born, and brought up over 80 years is not an oil producing community, neither does it have any crude oil pipeline installation across the town.

The Octogenarian said: "Alokpagbene  is not an oil producing community, neither a place for illegal crude oil refinery, have lived here with my Father, the founder of this community, over decades before he passed on, am a teacher, have never for once seen any form of crude oil exploitation in this community, we're all fishermen here, fishing is what the people here do on daily basis for a living, so I wonder how the fire came about, we're not into crude oil sabotage, so Government should come to our aid, we're suffering, no place to sleep, no food, our properties destroyed.

the chairman of Ijansa community, Mr Richard Evenen,  said he was away at a neighbouring town, when he saw the smoke in the air.

According to him, on Sunday as usual everyone went to church, suddenly I saw a smoke where I was, a neighbouring town, getting here, our town is on fire, I heard the soldiers that set the fire came from Warri, this town is not a bunkery area, we're only known for fishing,there is no pipeline connected, or wellhead traced to this place, now our people are suffering, no shelter, no food to eat, have never seen any person here engaging in petrol marketing, JTF, destroyed this poor community, where we're managing ourselves.

He added that government should provide relief materiels for the displaced persons, whose houses were destroyed during the incident.

Petty traders who sell provisions lament how the disaster made their Christmas the worst ever,  expressing her ordeal, Mrs Diana Richard who spoke in pidgin said: " as before, if Christmas don reach like this, I dey buy things from Warri come sell for town here, drinks, and other things for eating, all the things Wen I buy come, fire burn all of them finish, nothing remain, the things reach about, 500,000 when burn lost so, now I nor get anything to do, no money, no work, no house to sleep, outside na we dey sleep, some of money I save burn finish, make Government come help me oh!, na suffer I dey oh!.

Another trader Mrs Ayaware  Alokpa  said: " all my business fire don scatter am, nothing we get again, Christmas we nor see food eat, na outside we dey sleep now, na army come scatter our house oh!, nothing wen we get again to eat, na suffer we dey oh!, our children no food oh!, make Government come help us, my papa house don scatter, all him property lost, make government come help us" she said.

Men who employ in fishing occupation, as a source of livelihood on daily basis, said the incident destroyed their fishing boats, nets, and other equipment, adding that nothing to recover in the inferno.

" the fire  scatter out boats, engine, net, and everything we take dey go fishing, na from here go other town we dey go do fishing, carry fish go sell for Warri, na that one be our business, men wen dey stay the village here, so as the thing happen na run hide I dey, nothing to save, my boat, everything scatter finish, make Government come help me oh!, na suffer I dey oh!, children no way to feed them oh!, no House to sleep again oh!, Mr Johnbull Ekime father of 6 decried.

A teacher of Apribodo  primary school Mr Oyakeme Torch said if not quick action towards quenching the fire, it would have affected, the renovated public primary school, adding that the plant generator beside the school, which supplies electricity to the school, and town at large got damaged as a result from the fire, in his words

" when the fire happen even myself I wasn't around, as a matter of urgency, I quickly came, many of us went to church different places around, I live in the school, so quickly I was able to prevent the fire, myself with some other people around, if not this primary school, would have been burnt down also, only the generator plant is affected, we have tried several times to on it, but no possible way out"

" I am appealing to government to take action on this issue, you can see the people are suffering now, the Christmas nothing to celebrate, homeless, pains, and suffering, no place to sleep, Government should look into the issues, people are hungry", he said.

sympathizing with the displaced people of his constituency, Honorable, Johnbull  Aniyanghan, councillor, representing, Ijansa ward 13, said he was  shocked when he received the message, according to him, the whole quarters under Ijansa community is not an oil producing place, neither connected with pipeline line installation, wondering how could a poor fishermen community be labelled camp for illegal refinery.

" the whole quarters under Ijansa community is not an oil producing areas, we have no well head here, no form of crude oil business, this is wickedness, how could they come and burn a poor fishermen community, properties destroy, the aged parents are emotionally traumatised, Christmas day noting to celebrate, our people here are suffering, no house, no food, am appealing to government to bring for us relief materials, food for them to eat, again Ijansa community is not an oil producing community, the State, and Federal government is aware, it, our people are dying, we need food for survival, the environment is not condusive, many of them sleep outside, we're suffering", he said.

Woman shares shocking story of how ritualists kidnapped her, how she survived

A woman who was kidnapped by suspected ritualists in Akure, Ondo state, has narrated her horrifying experience. The victim identified as Oyebade Funke was reportedly abducted on the 27th of December 2018.

According to her, she escaped from their den by a divine intervention.

Speaking with Omo Edema, Funke explained that she went to collect a new ATM Card at the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in Oshinle area of Akure, when she fell into the hand of a commercial motorcyclist who called her by her name and claimed to have once lived in her father's house a long time ago when she was still a little girl. This made her greet him cheerfully before entering his motorcycle.

She said, “We left the place, heading towards my destination; a guy just shouted ‘brother’ and began to greet the bike man 'long time' as if it had been long they saw last. The bike man apologized to me as he stopped to greet the guy. He eventually asked where the guy was going to and he mentioned market square area which fell on the same road with where I was going.

“The bike man pleaded with me to allow the guy sit behind my back on the motorcycle since he was not going far. I accepted them without suspecting any evil”, explained the victim.

She said the bike man asked her of address and she mentioned the area and also asked where she was going from the bank. She said as the guy sat at her back and they were moving, she lost her senses immediately.

According to her, she discovered she became weak and the bike man headed for a different direction entirely.

Funke said when it was around 3pm, they came in and began to attend to the captives one after the other. She said they brought in calabashes; one with a cover taped with a red piece of cloth while other calabashes were empty.

“I had concluded that was my end. But when the ritual got to my turn, they placed the calabash on my head and placed an empty one in front of me. I did not vomit blood. They questioned me again that who was behind me, but I could not respond to them. 

“I heard them say my head refused to harbour evil. Another person among them said yes if she refused to vomit that would still not stop the parts of her body from being used for some other things. But one among them said they had no buyers of parts of the body for now.”

According to her, “they blindfolded me again and returned me exactly the way and manner they brought me.”

Corpses burnt beyond recognition as fire guts mortuary

It was all tears and mourning in Enugukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra state where a fire engulfed corpses and destroyed property at the mortuary of the General Hospital within the community.

About 50 corpses were reportedly burnt beyond recognition in the fire which started at about 6pm on Saturday, December 29.

Families and relatives who deposited their loved ones were left in shock following the incident, which to many still remain a mystery as no explanations were given as to the cause of the inferno at the mortuary.

There were speculations that due to the harmattan period, the fire might have stemmed from a bush burning nearby and had grown extremely wild due to the chemicals used at the mortuary for the preservation of corpses.

A spokesperson for the police command, SP Haruna Mohammed confirmed the incident and appealed to the people to remain calm, noting that investigations were already underway.

While admitting that the cause of the fire is still unknown, Haruna assured the people that the command will ensure that “No stone will be left unturned in order to unravel the mystery behind the incident whether it is natural or manmade.

Meanwhile, Anambra state Governor, Willie Obiano, has visited the scene of the Enugwukwu General Hospital Mortuary fire disaster to see things as they really are on the ground.

He was accompanied by the state commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Akabuike, senior police officers and other stakeholders.

The governor upon rounding off inspection of the site condoled with families affected and reassured them of his commitment to unravelling the mystery behind the fire outbreak.

Obiano announced that a committee will be set up to look into the incident.

2019: Delta Ex-scribe, Macaulay sues for peaceful coexistence

Former Secretary to Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has sued for peaceful coexistence among Deltans and Nigerians by extension. The call as contained in a New Year Message, signed by his Press Secretary, Mr. Iteveh Ekpokpobe, Macaulay said peace must be embraced by all to allow for fast paced development in the new year.

Macaulay said that the peace was even more needed in view of the fact that 2019 is an election year. He urged Nigerians to hold their selves as brothers and to bound well for the trying times which may lie in the proceedings of the year. According to him, the new year ushers in better prospects for a developing Nigeria and as well provides ample opportunities for all Nigerians to garner a better life. He said, "This year is laden with opportunities. It is a year of decision making. It is also a year of results. Our decisions will give us results hence we must be wise with them. It is a year that demands a higher level of understanding." "It dictates the need to understand our selves as well as our neighbours. This understanding must also be build on the foundation of peace. It is only in an atmosphere of peace that we can easily achieve our desired results." He stressed.

How We Use Girls And Render Them Useless for ‘Yahoo Plus’ – Yahoo Boy Confesses

A 26-year-old man identified as Hakeem aka H Funds has confessed on the modus operandi on how he made money through yahoo-plus.

Narrating the story to, Hakeem revealed that he used juju on his victims which makes it easier for him to control them.

“After spending lavishly, we sometimes go bankrupt. So, we have no choice than to use metaphysical powers to hypnotise our victims online. The act of using voodoo is what people nicknamed ‘Yahoo Plus.’ 

“I use it so that the victim, otherwise known as a ‘client’ will fall deeply in love with me and obey my every command. At least, I have been into dating scam for a while now and I can boast of two cars and a house.”Hakeem confessed.

According to report, Hakeem revealed that he dropped out of university when he was in 100 Level. After dropping out of school, he embraced cyber fraud. Interestingly, he has been able to buy cars and build house through the scam.

Hakeem is toeing the path of many Nigerian young men and women who are embracing cybercrime. Many of them have left the traditional method of attempting to sweet talk victims into parting with money.

Today, they now use voodoo, otherwise known as ‘Yahoo Plus or Science’ to collect money from unsuspecting victims. Revealing more details, some other internet fraudsters revealed the cost of a particular voodoo depends on how challenging a certain internet fraud might prove to be.

They also confessed that aside from the fact that Yahoo Plus makes them richer, it also is a stress-free way of making money. They revealed that native doctors, Islamic and Christian clerics usually prepare the charms for them. Hakeem insisted that Yahoo Plus was the best gimmick to apply in online dating scam.

He added: “I use voodoo for dating scam. I use it to spellbind my online victim and make him or her easier to control. There are different kinds of voodoos; one is to use the image of the white client, another one is to make incisions on our hands, place our legs on a tortoise or take the client’s name to a cleric or native doctor. Sometimes, we take our phones and computer to the shrine.

The type of Yahoo Plus I do is to take client’s name to the shrine.” Another operator, Lanre, 25, said that he and his younger brother wouldn’t have succeeded in internet fraud, if not for the help of his mother.

He disclosed that it was their mother who introduced them to the new level of cyber fraud. Lanre said his mother didn’t believe in them at first until he carried out a scam and bought a car from the proceeds. The car got his mother so tickled that she decided to take them to a herbalist for charms.

He said: “Although my father is late, we have been successful in this cyber fraud business because my mother supports my brother and I. My mother took my younger brother and I to a woman’s place. The woman took us to a river and bathed us. Asides that, I do other sorts of rituals like ‘Oshole.’ Once you have done Oshole, you will succeed in every kind of internet scams. I must confess that I have achieved a lot by God’s grace. I haven’t seen any repercussion because I do go back to the herbalist’s place to renew my voodoo.”

Another internet fraudster, who gave his name simply as T Money, said that he had been using black magic for his cybercrime for long. T Money, a 200 Level dropout, disclosed that after he abandoned his university programme, he had tried his hands on several menial jobs, but failed to succeed in any.

He finally went into cyber fraud. The 27-year-old T Money explained why he abandoned the traditional Yahoo Yahoo to delve into the occult world of Yahoo Plus. He said: “When I started the internet fraud, I couldn’t earn much. I only earned enough to buy clothes, some pair of shoes and an IPhone.”

According to him, while his friends were hitting big money and living lavish lifestyles, he was counting pennies. He said: “I became intrigued on how my friends were making good money. I asked questions and got answers. It was the answers that led me into Yahoo Plus. It is what most of my friends do. I went to meet an Islamic cleric.

“I was into dating scam when I first started. The dating scam was not really fetching huge amount of money. I began using Yahoo Plus because my friends were making it big and buying cars. Once they make big money, they will go and lodge in hotels. I desperately wanted to belong. I wanted to know what it feels like to be rich. I had no choice than to meet the cleric whom I paid money for the ritual. Look at me today, I’m doing fine.”

A cyber fraudster, who introduced himself as Sir Cash, 28, said there were different categories of Yahoo Plus – ‘Oshole’ and ‘Irapada.’ According to him, the two are used to enhance internet scam operations.

He added: “There is another Yahoo Plus. It is very bad and dangerous. It entails using the ‘glory’ of innocent girls. You rub something like oil into the private part of a girl before having sexual intercourse with her. She either becomes sick or will never amount to much in life. We also use prostitutes. Most of these rituals have repercussions. One must be very careful. “Most of us do a voodoo called ‘Oshole.’ Oshole has little or no repercussion and most of us use it. The way Oshole works is that it compels the victim to pay money.”

According to Sir Cash, there are various repercussions to the use of voodoos on girls. One of the repercussions is insanity. He said: “There are some of our guys, who after using the voodoo get richer, but also forget to return to the shrines or clerics to renew their voodoo. That’s when problems start.”

Hon. Rita Orji empowers women in Ajegunle

A member of the house of representative representing Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency and the chairperson, Diapora committee, Hon. Rita Orji, has said that women are vital to the development and growth of the nation’s economy.

She made this statement during her empowerment of 200 women with soft loans to enable them invest into their various businesses, explaining that she’s making sure no one is left behind in her resolve to bring government down to the grassroots and for the people to enjoy the dividends of democracy. According to her, she promised to better the life of people when she was given the mandate to represent her constituency in 2015 and she thanked God for her achievement so far. The lawmaker said most women in her constitution are petty traders who do not have collateral security to collect loan from the bank and other financial houses, as such she decided to remove that burden to ease their suffering. She urged the people of Ajeromi-Ifelodun  to continue to support her so as to do more for them in the future.

My plans is to transform Ajegunle to a modern city. 
The chair person, House Committee on Diaspora matters, and member representing Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency of Lagos state in the House of Representatives, Hon. Rita Orji, has reiterated her commitment to transform Ajegunle to a modern city, make the people happy and provide essential amenities to the people of her constituency, to enable them benefit from the dividends of democracy. She made this statement recently at graduation ceremony of her vocational skill training and entrepreneurship institute in Ajegunle, in commemoration of 2018 Democracy day. Hon. Orji said she decided to set up the vocational institute to enable the unemployed youths acquire training in cake makin, Fashion Design, Make-up, Graphics Design amongst others, them  become self-employed professional entrepreneurs.

Hon. Rita Orji  stressed that she has embarked  on the construction of roads, built about 34 Boreholes and  set up a Medical Centre  within Ajegunle  and  distributed 35 KekeNAPEP and  sewing machines among others. About 255 youths have been trained in various vocational fields. Hon. Rita Orji  also  extended  gifts to Muslim faithfuls when she visited the Muslim community. 

I want to be remembered when I finish my Earthly assignment-Princess Oghale Oweh donates notebooks harps to Isoko unity

By Kelvin Ohoror 

Princess Oghale Oweh the wife of the Medical Director of Oweh Memorial Clinic Dr. Paul Oweh recently held Christmas party for children at her Emevor residence, Isoko North local government area, Delta State,were she said she want to be remembered when she finish her earthly assignment .

Princess Oweh who used the occasion to donate notebooks to the children also called for the unity of the Isoko ethnic group.

According to her during a brief chat with newsmen she stated that,"To me I believe will only leave once on this side of the planet,I want my name to be remembered by the time I finish my earthly assignment, then people will say she touch my life the little she can"

Princess Oweh also disclose that "It gives me real satisfaction to help, I don't have much but I am happy when I  help.To help was my childhood dream but when I got married to my husband he discovered that my dream of reaching out to the less privilege and he encouraged me even when I was not working, he finance all my projects"

She however promise that, next year the programme will be better and bigger,noting that by the grace of God next year event I will be able to look back to of the kids I put through school that are already graduating and I will be glad to tell God Almighty thank you. 

She also urged the children to take their education seriously, noting that education is the key, the road and the trend to a better future that without education the children will be nowhere. 

She therefore called on the Isoko people to be more united,saying that Isoko people are all one, that the only way we can grow and develop as an ethnic group  is to be one and united. 

Princess Oweh further stated this time of the season is the time to reflect on what we have done right or wrong.It is also the time to know that we must be our brothers keeper,asserting that we shouldn't be the one pulling down the foundation built by our forefathers .

She also emphasize that organising Christmas party for children build friendship among them and enable them to become better in the future. 

Okowa challenges Africans on documentation of history

DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has made a case for Africans to document their history for present and future references.
The governor made the call on the 27^th of December 2018 at the public presentation of "The Odyssey of the Obi of Owa, HRM Emmanuel Efeizomor II" a biography written by Prof. Sam Ukala and Dr Ben Jeanne at Owa-Oyibu, Ika North-East local government area of Delta State.
Governor Okowa who commended the people of Owa Kingdom for documenting the history of Owa Kingship and that of the people of Owa Kingdom stated that such historical documents would help the future generation of Africans to know about their history.
"Subjects of different kingdoms should be encouraged to write books about their kingdoms; this book presented today will be read by the people of Owa; other people will also read the book which will be very useful to them," he said.
The governor continued, "many people want to know about the Owa Kingdom and we thank God that we have a book that will enlighten the people, it will inspire several people to write about their kingdoms."
Chairman of the occasion, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi described the book as a great legacy to the people of Owa Kingdom and humanity while the book reviewer, Prof. Abednego Ekoko disclosed that the book was made of 10 chapters.
Prof. Sam Ukala, on behalf of the authors of the book, stated that more than 620 people were interviewed and several documents were collated about the Obi.
He thanked Governor Okowa for the roles he played for the publication of the book stating that all the proceeds from the launch of the book would be channeled to the development of Owa Kingdom.