Governor Aiyedatiwa inaugurates Management Committee For Ondo State Football Agency
1. Divine Ogbonnaya – General Manager
You’ll be removed in 2027 if you just sit down, look, Prophet Ariole warns Oborevwori
You’ll be removed in 2027 if you just sit down, look, Prophet Ariole warns Oborevwori
The General Overseer of Goshen Freedom Tabernacle, GFT Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Prophet Austin Ariole JP has said Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori will be removed from office in 2027 if he just sits down and looks like a spectator.
Prophet Ariole handed down the warning at a midweek service on Wednesday.
In his words, “You (Sheriff Oborevwori) will be removed in 2027 if you just sit down and look. There are those who want that seat you occupy.”
The cleric who spoke on the topic, “For every problem there’s a solution,” said many politicians are already making sacrifices on different altars for and against this said purpose.
Prophet Ariole who drew his texts from Romans 10:13, Ephesians 2:2-10, 1 John 7, and 1 John 5:1-5 amongst others said the Governor must hold God strong and seek solutions only from Him as the 2027 elections draw near.
While noting that life itself brings problems but men discover solutions no matter their troubles, Prophet Ariole pointed out that the solution is not in self-help but in Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God.
According to him, “You need to know the truth and the truth is in Jesus Christ. Only the violent take it by force. But you must walk in the light. When you know the God that you serve, He gives you victory in all challenges.”
Governor Oborevwori’s Visit: A Slap on the Face of Udu People, Not a Salve
Governor Oborevwori’s Visit: A Slap on the Face of Udu People, Not a Salve
By: Comrade Augustine O Akaba
Saturday, August 2nd, 2025 should have been a turning point for Udu if the man we all worked for truly cares, if the leaders truly are not cowards and have the guts to demand that the cry of their people be heard. A long-awaited opportunity for the Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, to listen directly to the people’s cries, acknowledge their suffering, and announce urgent action to reverse years of visible neglect.
Instead, it turned into a performance of political theatre, staged to drown the truth in applause, and to falsely declare Udu as “adequately compensated.” It is indeed a very sad and shameful day for Udu.
Then the question that we must ask is, in what way is Udu adequately compensated as acclaimed by the Governor?
1. An Insult Disguised as Inspection
The Governor’s visit to inspect the Udu Harbour Market was not the issue — the issue is what he chose to ignore while there:
The protest of Udu residents against bad roads, poor education and healthcare, and the lack of infrastructure was dismissed without empathy.
The core developmental grievances of Udu people were waved off by pointing to a handful of selective projects:
Opete Road, which he frequently plies himself — done more out of self-convenience than community concern.
The road at Ogbe-Ijoh, which primarily benefits Ogbe-Ijoh, not Aladja.
Usiefrun Road, which favors Ughelli South far more than Orhuwhorun.
None of these reflect a deliberate or strategic investment in Udu’s development. These are token gestures misrepresented as transformation.
2. Applause Over Accountability: A Betrayal by Udu Leaders
Perhaps the most painful aspect of today’s event was not just the Governor’s tone-deaf remarks, but the conduct of Udu’s political leaders and so-called stakeholders.
Instead of speaking up, they clapped.
Instead of presenting the people’s pains, they nodded in agreement.
Instead of defending the Udu mandate, they chose party loyalty over community reality.
This is betrayal in its purest form. And it must never be forgotten.
3. The Governor’s Words Reveal His True Posture Toward Udu
When a leader claims he has “done well for Udu,” while Udu communities still:
Travel on death-trap roads (Udu-Road, Orhuwhorun – Owhrode – Otor Udu Road, Oleri – Egiegi no access road, Mofor & Tipper Garage)
Have a dead hospital handed off to the Federal Government due to state failure,
Possess no single tertiary institution or technical college, then that leader is either disconnected from reality or deliberately ignoring the truth.
His refusal to acknowledge decades of structural neglect reveals an administration that is not only deaf to the voice of Udu people but hardened against their plight.
Udu must rise and say:
No more leaders who fear to challenge injustice.
No more praise-singers while our youths remain unemployed and our women underserved.
No more empty promises wrapped in PR speeches.
Conclusion: The Ukodo Government Has Turned Its Back on Udu
Let the records show that on this day, when Udu hoped to be heard, Governor Oborevwori chose to defend his record rather than review it. He chose to dismiss justified protests, and he chose to surround himself with applause rather than accountability.
This is not just a sad day — it is a clarifying day. A day that exposed where this government truly stands when it comes to Udu: on the opposite side of development.
But Udu is not broken. Udu is awakening. And come 2027, Udu will speak through the ballot what its leaders failed to say with their mouths.
Comrade Augustine O Akaba, a concerned Udu Indigene, writes from Udu
Just In: Peter Obi isn’t the founder of the Obidient Movement – Johnson declares
Just In: Peter Obi isn’t the founder of the Obidient Movement – Johnson declares
By: Celestine Ukah
The Deputy National Youth Leader of the Labour Party, LP, Barry Johnson has declared that the popular 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, His Excellency Mr. Peter Obi wasn’t the founder of the Obidient Movement in the country.
Johnson made this declaration Thursday, August 7, 2025, on the AIT Kakaaki morning show, saying they started the movement during the EndSARS protest before Mr. Obi joined the party.
He also claimed that the 2023 Presidential Labour Party candidate, Mr. Peter Obi hijacked the movement when he joined the Labour Party from the PDP.
3-member Caretaker Committee to investigate Suspended Immediate past Delta CDHR Chair
**Suspension letter, a ruse to deceive, Edariese reacts
Following the incident on July 15, 2025, at the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) Delta State Annual Branch Convention held at Victory View Hotel, off DSC Expressway in Udu Local Government Area, the National Executive Council (NEC) imposed a 6-month suspension on the immediate past chairman, Comrade (Elder) A.P. Edariese, citing unconstitutional conduct.
This is contained in a suspension letter signed by CDHR’s Acting General Secretary, Comrade Ejike Nwokoro.
The CDHR concurrently established a caretaker committee comprising Comrade Charles Oviri, Coordinator Udu Unit 1, as Chairman; Comrade (Engr.) Charles Okuekenye, Coordinator Ika Unit, as Secretary; and Comrade Dennis O. Eru, Coordinator Udu Unit 2, as a member.
The CDHR noted that the Annual Branch Convention, which marked the end of the executives’ tenure, was to feature an election to usher in new executives but failed after the immediate past chairman attempted to bypass constitutional provisions, first, to disenfranchise delegates of the Branch Coordinating Council in some units from participating in the electioneering processes to ensure his anointed candidates succeeded in all elective positions.
According to the CDHR, “The situation led to persons suspected to be thugs masquerading as CDHR members to storm the premises, harassing the 2 National Executive Committee (NEC) members who were delegated to oversee the state election as stipulated by the constitution.
“The electoral process was disrupted, and members were forced to vacate the venue late at night, awaiting the NEC’s decisions as constitutionally mandated.
“Following the evacuation of the election venue, the immediate past chairman, Comrade A.P. Edariese, demonstrated extreme eagerness by convening an unauthorized session at his residence, where he unilaterally declared his preferred candidates for all elective positions.
The suspension, as communicated in a letter signed by Comrade Ejike Nwokoro, National Acting General Secretary of CDHR, and addressed to the immediate past chairman, reads as follows:
“We are writing to communicate to you that, in accordance with resolution 8 of the National Executive Committee (NEC) emergency meeting held virtually on 25 July 2025, you are hereby suspended from the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) for a period of 6 months.
“This decision follows your misconduct during the Delta State Branch Biennial Convention and Election held on 15 July 2025.
“As reported in the NEC adopted report on the aborted election, your actions, along with others, frustrated the process of constituting the Electoral Committee and disrupted the electoral process.
“Your suspension takes effect from 25 July 2025, and you are directed to:
1. Handover all CDHR properties in your custody to the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee set up for your branch within one week of receipt of this letter.
2. Desist from using the name of the organization or relating to it in any manner or form.
You are expected to comply with these directives immediately.”
In a swift reaction, the immediate past Chairman of the CDHR in Delta State, Comrade (Elder) A.P. Edariese said, “This purported letter of suspension is a ruse made to deceive the uninformed members of the public to believe what is not true and correct.”
According to him, “It is an illegal action coming from an illegal body which will go into the dustbin with its authors under the hammer of the authority of the Constitution of our great organization CDHR, to the shame of Satan and the followers of the makers very soon.”
He also said, “As you got it, it was also forwarded to me clandestinely by agents of the makers to distract me. It has no basis to achieve that. Thank you for your concerns.”
Comrade Edariese further said, “You may ask the authors to state the offense for which I am alleged to be suspended and by what panel of investigations and what provisions of the CDHR Constitution I breached to earn a suspension.
“Find out from the authors whether conducting elections to elect new members of the Branch Executive Committee to pilot the affairs of the Branch in line with the provisions of the CDHR Constitution is an offense.
“Ask them to show you which laws I breached to earn suspension.”
2025/2026 Season: Best Talent FC Camp Lights Up as Players Resume from Break
2025/2026 Season: Best Talent FC Camp Lights Up as Players Resume from Break
By: Sunday Agunbiade (Mr. VAR)
Camp of Nationwide League One outfit, Best Talent Football Club of Mowe was electrifying on Monday, 4th August, 2025 as players resume from end of the season break.
Coach Farouk Yusuf who warmly received both new and senior players into the training ground was full of confidence and praised the management that the club is steadily sailing in right direction.
Speaking with club’s Media after the team’s first training session, the former Coca-Cola Coach expressed joy over the attitude of his boys aftet the first training and said the Integrity side would aim for the best in the new season.
According to the grassroots football proponent, Farouk said:
” I’m extremely glad to welcome my boys back to the camp. The beauty of this resumption is that some new, young and brilliant guys have joined us and I believe they are ready to turn things around for the club. Be thanks to the management ably by the Chairman, Mr Adeyinka Adeyemo for making this happen, putting necessary machinery in place. Let me reiterate that as a team, we anticipate challenges any time, any day and we will do possible best not to fall short of fans expectations this season.
“Let me be honest with you that we fell short of expectations last season due to some circumstances but we are now back, bigger and better to turn things around. I have told my players the need to be mentally, physically and emotionally ready for bigger challenges this season so as to actualize our vision for the club.”
He added: “Everything we need to do is to be on our toes, and make sure we give in our best to ensure that we represent the Ogun State side well in the Nigeria third tier league.”
“I am very happy with the turn out of the players today after the short break . They responded well with just a light training session .
“As a team, we are not under any pressure but as a goal getter, we will go for the best in the forthcoming league season and it’s time to put them in shape for the task ahead”. Concluded the soft spoken gaffer.
College of Commerce Warri Old Students Association to hold its monthly general meeting August 10
College of Commerce Warri Old Students Association to hold its monthly general meeting August 10
By: Ella Akpa
College of Commerce Warri Old Students Association, COCOSA, Delta State is set to hold its monthly general meeting Sunday, August 10, 2025.
According to the National Secretary of COCOSA, Mrs. Violet Elum, the meeting is scheduled to hold at No. 2 Abugor Street off Ighogbadu, Palmgrove Road, Okumagba Layout, Warri, by 2 PM prompt.
COCOSA National Public Relations Officer, PRO, Celestine Ukah, in the notice of the general meeting signed by the National Secretary, enjoined members and old students who haven’t identified with the National body to do so.
They also urged members to kindly make out time to participate as attendance and punctuality are always commended.
Prophet Ariole to Tinubu: Your Renewed Hope has Brought Pain and Agony to Nigerians
Prophet Ariole to Tinubu: Your Renewed Hope has Brought Pain and Agony to Nigerians
The General Overseer of Goshen Freedom Tabernacle (GFT), Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Prophet Austin Ariole JP today lambasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his administration is laced with so many challenges.
Prophet Ariole stressed that the Renewed Hope agenda brought a lot of pain and agony to Nigerians, excluding the elites and politicians.
This is contained in a statement signed by the fearless cleric while assessing the performance of the President in the last two years.
Prophet Ariole noted that it is on record that he took very audacious steps in removing the subsidy on petrol; “the pain is beyond managing,” he said.
According to him, “One of the most worrisome things his administration is doing is appropriating projects in all the geopolitical zones that they put on paper, but execution is a problem.
“Benin to Warri is just how many kilometers? Benin to Abuja is how many kilometers? Yet there’s no road.
“Why is the train terminating in Itakpe or Ajaokuta? Isn’t it possible to build the railway down to Abuja? Every project looks like a mirage.”
Prophet Ariole added, “The coastal road is an amazing initiative, but I believe nothing is happening there now. It can’t be completed by Tinubu, and that’s a huge challenge.
“I read of the contract for the rehabilitation of the wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. Isn’t that money too much? We have so many people dying of frustration and hunger; these projects are far from impacting the common man.
“I hear the student loan is on now. My question is, how will these students pay when there are no jobs for graduates in Nigeria? After youth service, the majority begin micro businesses like POS and riding Keke; is that the dividend or the fruit from graduation?
“Can you blame the youths who go into Yahoo today? While in university in the ’90s, there was so much excitement believing we would get employment from within the oil and gas sector for those of us from Niger Delta, and others also came and got jobs directly or indirectly from that sector.
“Unfortunately, the major players have since left, leaving us to reply on TANTITA, a private security firm. What is the government doing to assuage this state of unemployment?
“They bought tractors used for advertisement, and you and I know those tractors are covered and might not be used for their purpose.
“Just like the machines bought during President IBB for the purpose of training young Nigerians in JSS, but were covered until they disappeared.”
He pointed out that “Nigerians need jobs, they need food, electricity, and above all, security.”
He expressed sadness over the death of a young man called Fish Magnate, who recently lost his life in Anambra State.
He lamented that so many destinies end in such a manner because the government is not taking responsibility for our security. “Forget propaganda; Nigeria is in a state of emergency. The statistics of the poverty index are alarming.
“Just as you see mega churches, the truth is that only five percent of most of these church members pull the strings. Exactly as the percentage of the general populace making things happen. Government should be for the people and not for the privileged.”
Ahead of the forthcoming 2027 general elections, Prophet Ariole said former presidential aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who challenged this government in the last election, unfortunately couldn’t put his party together.
He said, “Now he is again jumping into an unholy alliance that won’t favor him.”
For a government to succeed, Prophet Ariole opined that “there is a need for a strong opposition that we never saw in this administration.”
In reaction to a senior cleric who purportedly said Tinubu has bewitched Nigeria, Prophet Ariole said, “I find that statement very embarrassing.
“The church has also become associated with politicians and has thus become a toothless dog. Once the sermon is primarily on prosperity, they give a quota of jobs to the church, and therefore the church also has no voice.
“If this president cast a spell on Nigeria, the spiritual capital of the world, then where is the power that is being displayed on social media from the church?
“Nigeria will rise again if the government implements their plans. Unfortunately, they are not.”
Falling in love is Satanic – PST. Dr. Bright reveals, says it’s unscriptural
Falling in love is Satanic – PST. Dr. Bright reveals, says it’s unscriptural
By: Celestine Ukah
A renowned Gospel Minister and Pastor in charge of Shalom of Shalom Baptist Church off Pipeline Road, Ekpan of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, NBC, PST. Dr. Opate Bright has revealed that falling in love is Satanic and that it’s unscriptural.
Dr. Bright gave the revelation on Sunday, August 3, 2025, during Sunday’s service held at the Church. He disclosed that the Holy Bible encourages walking in love, as stated in Ephesians 5:2, which promotes mutual support. Unlike falling in love, which can lead to harm and neglect.
According to the Man of God, walking in love aligns with God’s principles in marriage—husbands loving their wives and wives submitting to their husbands—noting that falling in love can result in detrimental situations, as evidenced by Osinachi’s tragic fate, while walking in love allows for healthier dynamics and resolution.
Dr. Bright added that many young people misunderstand relationships due to borrowed phrases, and the emphasis should be on walking in love rather than falling in love, stressing that falling in love is a concept from Nollywood.
The Shalom Baptist Church Pastor, Opate Bright, who is also a PhD holder in Ministry, further explained, thus: “Walking in love creates a foundation based on intentionality, commitment, and shared values, rather than the chaotic emotions often associated with falling in love.
“When we walk in love, we actively choose to prioritize our partner’s well-being, communicate openly, and resolve conflicts with grace. This approach fosters a deeper connection, rooted in respect and understanding, aligning with the Biblical view of love as an action rather than merely a feeling.
“Moreover, the concept of falling in love can promote unrealistic expectations, leading individuals to believe that they must always feel euphoric and enchanted to be in a fulfilling relationship. This can result in disappointment when reality sets in and the initial sparks fade. In contrast, walking in love reminds us that relationships take effort and perseverance, and that true love often involves navigating challenges together.
“In a world heavily influenced by media portrayals of love—where passion often overshadows commitment—it’s vital to recognize the distinction between fleeting emotions and lasting devotion. Young people, in particular, might find themselves caught up in the thrill of romantic infatuation, mistaking it for true love. By emphasizing the importance of walking in love, we can help cultivate healthier relationships that are able to withstand trials and tribulations.
“Additionally, walking in love encourages a sense of community and accountability within relationships. It invites others into our journey, allowing friends, family, and faith communities to provide support and guidance. This network can help couples focus on mutual growth and understanding, reinforcing the idea that love is not just about two individuals but a commitment to foster a loving and supportive environment.
“Ultimately, moving away from the notion of falling in love towards a mindset of walking in love empowers individuals to take control of their relational choices. It encourages them to view relationships as a journey filled with learning and development, rather than a destination defined by butterflies and moments of passion. Let’s strive to redefine our understanding of love to align more closely with biblical wisdom, ensuring that our relationships reflect a commitment to love, respect, and mutual support,” Dr. Bright stressed.”
Alema Of Warri, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, Others Laud Ibori For Remaining Faithful To The Task Of Nation Building
