Tag: James Onanefe Ibori
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2023: Okowa signs pact for next Delta Governor
Barely 48 hours to the 2019 elections, Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has entered into an agreement with the Urhobos for Delta Central Senatorial District to produce the next Governor in 2023 after his eight years tenure. At a meeting of all the traditional rulers of Urhobo land held today on Wednesday at the Palace…
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David Ejoor: Ibori mourns first Military Governor of Mid-West Region
Chief James Onanefe Ibori has said though Major-General David Ejoor died at the ripe age of 87 years, his passage has nevertheless, thrown the Urhobo nation, the Edo and Delta states and indeed the entire nation into mourning. TheNewsGuru reports Ibori, in a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Tony Eluemunor, said “This is because…
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Appeal case ruling: Integrity of British Justice at stake, Ibori reacts again
Chief James Onanefe Ibori has again reacted as Court 7 of the Royal Courts of Justice rules on the Ibori & V Mobile appeal case, saying it is either the leave to appeal is granted based on the fatal nature of the disclosure-failure in part of the Crown Prosecution Service and the Metropolitan Police Service…
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Ibori loses faith in UK judicial system, as Court 7 rules appeal case
As Court 7 of the Royal Courts of Justice rules on the Chief James Onanefe Ibori & V Mobile appeal case on Wednesday 17 October 2018, the former Delta state governor has said he no longer has faith in the United Kingdom (UK) judicial system. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Ibori, who stated this in a press…
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Ibori mourns passage of Okowa’s aide
Chief James Onanefe Ibori has expressed sadness over the passage of late Hon. Reginald Dombraye whose death was announced Tuesday. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Ibori described late Dombraye as clearly the pace-setter in the State House of Assembly when he represented the Bomadi Constituency in Delta state. Dombraye, until his death was an Executive Assistant to…
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Uduaghan’s defection: ‘We are Stronger,’ Gov. Okowa’s aide reacts
Personal Assistant to Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has reacted to the recent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Emmanuel Uduaghan, immediate past governor of the State. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Uduaghan defected from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (APC) on Tuesday and immediately attended with President Muhammadu Buhari the APC national caucus meeting that…
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Prof. Darah: 13% derivation means 87% deprivation
The struggle for resource control and discourse on derivation principle took centre stage as Niger Delta political heavyweights gathered in honour of Professor Godini Gabriel Darah at the Petroleum Training Institution (PTI) Conference Centre, Effurun, Delta state. TheNewsGuru reports Prof. Darah at the Colloquium/Book Presentation said the 13% derivation accruing to oil producing states means…
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Resource control: We shall demand 100% derivation from FG – James Ibori
Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori has changed the tone for resource control by declaring the Niger Delta region will no longer make demands for 30% derivation from the federal government (FG), but that the region will soon begin demanding 100% derivation. TheNewsGuru reports Ibori made the declaration at the Colloquium/Book Presentation in…
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13-year jail term: Uduaghan publicly speaks on those who fought against Ibori
Immediate past Governor of Delta state, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has described ex-Governor James Ibori as a man with a large heart and forgiving spirit, publicly disclosing that Ibori has since forgiven all those who fought against him and caused the jail misfortune. Uduaghan spoke on Saturday during the Thanksgiving and Grand Reception in honour…
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2019: James Ibori remains a factor – Uche Secondus
Prince Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), has said Chief James Onanefe Ibori remains a key factor in Nigerian politics that cannot be ignored. The PDP’s National Chairman stated this today at a grand reception party organized by the PDP to welcome the Delta state former governor back home a year…