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Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission Celebrates One Year of Impactful Leadership

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The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) celebrated the one-year anniversary of Bishop Stephen Adegbite’s leadership as Executive Secretary on February 5, 2025.

Bishop Adegbite was appointed as the fourth substantive Chief Executive of the Commission on January 4, 2024, and formally assumed office on February 5, 2024.

In his remarks during the celebration, Bishop Adegbite expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and Vice President Senator Kasim Shettima for the confidence reposed in him.

He commended the management and staff of the Commission for their unwavering support, emphasizing that teamwork is essential for progress. “A tree cannot make a forest,” he said.

Bishop Adegbite assured that the Commission will continue to prioritize Israel as the ultimate pilgrimage destination and maintain its stance on zero abscondment of pilgrims. He emphasized the importance of good conduct among pilgrims, stating that anyone traveling with the Commission must be a good ambassador of Nigeria.

The celebration featured the unveiling of a special edition of the Nigerian Pilgrim Magazine, goodwill messages from dignitaries, and the cutting of an anniversary cake.

Prominent guests, including Ambassador Dr. Simon Dolly, Senator Rev Amos Yohanna, and Pastor Timothy Ademola of the Renewed Hope Agenda, attended the event at the NCPC Corporate headquarters in Abuja.

The Observer: Edo State Governor takes Over Management Of Printing Press From Obaseki’s Consultant

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Edo Government has taken over the management of the state-owned Printing Press, Nigerian Observer from the Consultant appointed by the immediate past administration, Chike Madueke-led Fountain Brook Publishing Limited.

This was to enable staff of the media house who had earlier been redeployed to the Ministry of Information to return back to their office.

The Governor, Monday Okpebholo has handed over the printing press to the management team of The Observer led by its General Manager, Sylvester Oboh.

While assuring the people of Edo State of quality news reportage, the governor who was represented by the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paul Ohonbam said he will ensure that the newspaper gets to the grassroots, keeping the people abreast of happenings.

“We are all excited to be here today to retrieve the printing press and strategize on training of staff on its operations. We assure Edo people of quality news,” he said

In his remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Fountain Brook Publishing Limited, Mr Chike Madueke-led, noted that the hand-over of the Observer Newspaper printing press to the Edo State Government was the right thing to do, because it is the property of the government.

“Our concern about the printing press is handling the press. It is divided into three, one is for printing flex banners; the second one is for printing calendars, and books; and the third is for printing newspapers.

Highlight of the event was the formal handover of the documents and keys to the three printing presses to the state government.

Highlighting the challenges of the printing press, the Acting General Manager of the Nigerian Observer Newspaper, Sylvester Oboh, said since November 2024, the organization had suffered many challenges, one of which was the absence of self-serving printing press.

Present at the handing over ceremony was the Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Mr Fred Itua, and Directors from the Ministry of Information and Communication and other top government officials.

LGSC To Train 175 Officers

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The Delta State Local Government Service Commission is mounting a 3-day training workshop/seminar at the Wetland Hotel Ughelli, in Delta State.

In a circular letter signed for the Commission’s Chairman, Hon. Dcn Joseph Otirhue by the Director of the Training Department,Mrs Scholastica Bolum, says ,the Seminar shall be commencing at 9:00am on Tuesday 11th to end Thursday 13th February 2025, with the Seminar title”Place of Fiscal Responsibility In The Promotion of Fiscal Discipline For Efficient & Effective Service Delivery”.

According to the letter, 175 Personnel have been invited from the 25 Local Government Councils in the State to participate in the Seminar.
Furthermore, the letter specifies that, the 2nd in command to the Heads of Personnel Management, Heads of Works, Environment and Budget Planning Research and Statistics Departments as well as Apex Nurses, Internal Auditors with Officers in Charge of Salaries are the target audience.
The letter added that, attendance to the seminar is mandatory and participants are to be seated before 9:00am, as opening formalities shall commence immediately.

Atiku Care Foundation Now Bin Abbas Care Foundation

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The popular Atiku Care Foundation which served purpose of humanitarian services for former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is now changed to Bin Abbas Care Foundation.

According a statement by the founder, Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas, the change of name was effected at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on Thursday February 6.

“We wish to inform the general public that we have changed the name of the Atiku Care Foundation to Bin Abbas Care Foundation.

” This came into effect of February 6, 2025, following the need to expand our humanitarian services to the larger majority of Nigerians, ” he said.

He explained that the foundation was established in 2016 and has as its Board of Trustees (BoT), Sa’ad Khadijah Aliyu, Abdulkadir and Aliyu Bin Abbas.

“Following the change, an edited certificate of incorporation has been issued by CAC,” he informed.

Idumuje Ward 8 Passes Confidence Vote in Oborevwori, says Ward remains PDP Stronghold

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Ward 8 comprising Idumuje Unor, Idumuje Ugboko and Aniofu, has passed a vote of implicit confidence in Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State for “his humane leadership style, promotion of peaceful co-existence and sustainable development across the State.”

This was part of resolutions reached at a meeting of the Ward leaders and other stakeholders held Friday at Idumuje Unor in Aniocha North Local Government Area.

Addressing the people, the leader of Ward 8 and former Chairman, of PDP Aniocha North, Ogbuefi Nnamdi Mohanye, expressed joy for the enduring unity among the party members and said the Ward would remain the epicentre of PDP in the Local Government Area and beyond.

Also speaking, the State Commissioner for Special Duties (Government House), Dr.Ifeanyi Osuoza, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has the best interests of Ward 8 and other parts of the State at heart. He urged the people to stand resolute for PDP and assured them that they would gain the dividends of democracy through necessary empowerment and social development initiatives.

In a motion for a vote of confidence in the Governor, moved by Sir Jossy Honnah , Executive Assistant on special duties to the Governor and seconded by Comrade Norbert Chiazor, Executive Assistant on Media to the Governor,the stakeholders upheld that Oborevwori deserved their collective support every step of the way ahead of 2027.

The gathering affirmed that Governor Oborevwori had “effectively governed the State barely two years since assumption of office, through the provision of social infrastructure and human capital development”.

On PDP to APC defection of Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, who hails from Idumuje Ward 8, the members said the Ward, which is one of the largest by voting strength in Aniocha North, remained the traditional home of PDP beginning from the 1990s and expressed optimism that it would keep standing as a stronghold of PDP.

The stakeholders drawn from Idumuje Unor, Idumuje Ugboko and Aniofu, numbering over one thousand, reiterated their loyalty and support to the PDP-led government of Oborevwori.

The meeting also expressed gratitude to the Oborevwori administration for finding some Idumuje indigenes worthy of elective offices and appointments.

While commending Governor Oborevwori for his development efforts so far, the Ward leaders appealed to the State Governor to expedite action towards approval and construction of a strategic access way at Idumuje Unor, Oseji Road named after a former Supreme Court Justice from the community who passed away in 2021.

Also in attendance at the meeting were the Vice Chairman Aniocha North Local Government, Lady Nneka Dibia, SSA Orientation, Mr. Owen Junior Dibia, other appointees, councillors as well as all the executives of PDP Ward 8 led by the Chairman, Comrade Clement Chiazor among others.

D-CARES Database Rises To 247,000 Beneficiaries

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In an effort to provide economic stability and ameliorate the plight of needy persons, the Delta Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (D-CARES) programme has recorded a high rate of 247,000 beneficiaries in its database.

The State Coordinator of the Project, Delta Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (D-CARES) programme, Lady Patience Ogbewe, revealed this to Journalists while playing host to members of the Indigenous Correspondents’ Chapel (ICC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council at her office in Asaba.

She said the rise in number of beneficiaries was to provide critical financial and social support to vulnerable individuals and businesses across the state.

Lady Ogbewe said it was in line with the governor’s commitment to economic recovery, stability and ensuring that more citizens benefit from targeted interventions designed to mitigate the impact of economic hardship.

According to her the number of direct beneficiaries increased from 36,353 to 110,841 and currently stands at 247,000 within a ten-month period in the year 2024.

The state Cordinator of D-CARES commended the state Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for his pivotal role in facilitating the smooth implementation of the programme.

She also expressed her gratitude to the members of her team and the Chairman, D- CARES Steering Committee and Hon. Commissioner for Economic Planning, Mr. Sonny Ekedayen, for their commitment and cooperation on the project,

Ogbewe described passion and total commitment as her driving force towards making the project a success, as she is always fulfilled whenever lives are touched through the project.

Earlier, the Chairman of ICC, Comrade Kenneth Orusi, in his speech commended the State Cordinator and management team of D-CARES for reaching out to vulnerable persons at the grass root.

He also appreciated the Communication Officer, Comrade Kenneth Obieh, bridging the gap between the media and D-CARES and for ensuring transparency and open communication.

The Chairman appealed for incorporation of members of his Chapel into the programmes of D-CARES.

“Many of us are not just journalists but also small business owners striving to contribute to economic growth. The recent empowerment initiatives are commendable, but we hope to see more inclusivity in future distributions”, he said.

He also appreciated the state government for maintaining the integrity of this initiative, ensuring that it serves the people without political interference.

Breaking: Anarchy Looms as Ibusa Youth Electoral Committee List Altered 

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By Precious Erugo

Youth in the present day governance system in Nigeria, placed high value to youth inclusiveness.

They constitute a reasonable percentage of community population and must be taken seriously. It is not a mean fact to see that electing the leadership of any youth body in any community takes a lot to achieve , since they are very vital in governance , both traditionally and political.

In Nigeria, where democracy is practiced , youth leaders take center stage in all political parties.

The various political parties have their youth leaders, communities across the country have their community youth leaders.

This is not new in Nigeria and youth are allowed to handle their affairs by themselves especially when it comes to electing their leadership.

Elders don’t interfere, but they give advise neither are they expected to install any supervisory body over them.

In Igbuzor, headquarters of Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, the election of a new youth executives has become an issue that has kept the entire community sleepless and so tensed that the fragile nature can snowball into crisis anytime if not properly handled.

In an investigation conducted ,it was discovered that the Youth Council elections were originally scheduled for April last year, 2024.

But at the request of the executive Chairman of the local Government, the youth council Exco led by Chief Ifeanyi Asiodu agreed to postponed the election to address other pressing issues at that time, like the local government election and some youth crisis in Ibusa.

The Ibusa Youth Council has always operated under a well defined constitution, particularly under Section 13, which empowers the youth President to constitute electoral committee that can carry out their duties independently.

Moreover, after few months of not conducting a fresh youth election, Ibusa Youths became worried that a new exco was supposed to have emerge and it was based on this public outcry and petitions that prompted the setting up of an electoral committee as required by Ibusa Youth Council Constitution, Section (13) to oversee the election process of the incoming executives.

According to the outgoing chairman, Eleven Man Electoral Committee and three advisory members was set up and the Committee was headed by Barrister E. Charles Nwaogwugwu as Chairman and Amb.Vincent Oliminah as secretary respectively.

The electoral body was inaugurated to conduct and to usher the new executives who in turn paid a courtesy visit to HRM Obi Prof. Louis Nwoboshi, the Obuzor of Ibusa along with his council of chiefs and he was briefed on activities and the readiness of the committee to conduct a free and fair election and in response, the Obuzor of Igbuzo commended the committee for doing a good job and promised that he will stand by them to play his advisory role as stated in Igbuzo youth council constitution.

The committee also paid a courtesy visit to the Local Government Council Chairman, Hon. Innocent Esenwezie ,they equally briefed him of their readiness to perfect and conduct a transparent youth election come February 2nd 2025, the council Chairman pleaded his total support to enable them conduct a peaceful election.

Few days to the election, HRM Obi Prof. Louis Nwoboshi called a stakeholders meeting requesting for the postponement of the election date saying that he will reconvene another meeting of which he did and it was alleged after the meeting that the council chtairman boastfully stated that he will singlehandedly produce the next Igbuzo youth Council President.

To the greatest surprise of the committee, a new list Electoral Committee members was released from the palace in which seventy percent of the previous names was removed and new names of people who were above the age bracket of youths was added including the name of a Chief Priest of Igbuzo was included, what a magic?

From all indication, it will not be wrong if we conclude that the local government Chairman is trying to manipulate the palace because the new names added are his bosom friends besides,HRM Obi Prof. Louis Nwoboshi does not have the constitutional right to inaugurate Igbuzo youth electoral committee according to section (12 )of Igbuzo Youth Council Constitution, the Obuzor has only advisory role to play and the Obuzor position as pertaining to the youth is advisory role only.

It is therefore, worrisome to note that the election of a new youth body in Igbuzor has attracted the interests of the power brokers in the kingdom.

This is a very bad and is already brewing anarchy and breach of peace if not properly handled.

Most of the aggrieved youths are calling for immediate withdrawal of the Obuzor and the Local Government Council Chairman from the affair of the youth election and to allow the initial list of electoral committee already Inaugurated by Chief Ifeanyi Asiodu led EXCO to stand for the best interest of our community and the youths.

Celebrating Grace, As Prophetess Favour Clocks A Year Older

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By Toju Apoh
Today marks a special day in the life of God’s ordained daughter, a woman of faith, wisdom and divine impact, Prophetess Favour Ebuka.

We at The Hill Nigeria Media join the Saints of God to celebrate you on your birth anniversary.

You have proven to be true epitome of God on earth through the many lives you touched, liberated from the forces of darkness and your grace which speaks volume in the lives of those that comes in contact with you.

As you step into another year, it’s our pray that the grace for increased anointing, divine strength, and endless joy be yours now and forever.

Drug Free Delta: Campaign Train Records Huge Success Day 3

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…As St Martin College Issele-Uku, Isho Mixed Secondary School Ubulu-uku, Nshiagu College and Ibusa Mixed Secondary School went agog today

In the continuous bid to safeguard Delta State’s youth against use of Illicit Drugs and Drug abuse, the Delta State Government through the State Orientation and Communications Bureau, under the leadership of the Director-General, Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, in partnership with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) led by the State Commander, Mr Wada Abubakar Esq, on Wednesday, brought the vital message of drug abuse and its consequences to the students of St. Martin College, Isho Mixed Secondary School and Ibusa Mixed Secondary School.

Mr Silas Omobhude Osagie, an Assistant State Commander, NDLEA, Delta State Command, had a robust interface with students in their large number, emphasizing the need to abstain from use of Illicit Drugs and Drug abuse.

He conveyed Governor Oborevwori’s message on the urgent need to have a “Drug Free Delta” in line with one of his realistic reforms on peace building and enhanced security, stating the importance of the sensitization campaign, and why they must be drug Free so as to fulfil their God given colourful destiny.

“His Excellency, the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Elder Sheriff Oborevwori, has sent us here today through one of the government agencies; the Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, under Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe’s leadership with the message – ” Drug kills, Say No To Drugs, and Yes To Life”, in order to have a Drug Free Delta State.

The NDLEA Assistant State Commander, educated the students on how to identify certain drugs with live samples, emphasizing the destructive nature of the drugs, why they should avoid certain social parties.

“There was a birthday party very close to you were we found and rescued some young girls about your age who were victims of drugs mixed with the drinks and were about to be raped”.

“We are here to advise you never to keep bad company, stay away from Illicit Drugs and Drug Abuse so that you can achieve your individual colourful destiny.

“Your governor and our governor, Elder Sheriff Oborevwori loves you, and he sent us here to tell you that you should focus on your studies, be good students and to say Yes to Live, No Drugs.”

It was a robust engagement as students asked questions like “why some of these drugs are produced, why they are harmful to individuals and many more, which the NDLEA representative clarified, and sang and danced to “SAY NO TO HARD DRUGS, YES TO LIFE.

The staff and principals of the Schools were elated about this timely sensitization, expressing their gratitude to the State government, while also commending governor Oborevwori, for his love and concern for all Deltans.

The Schools management, Principals and Teachers pledged to reecho the message of having a “Drug Free Delta” and to strengthen the school’s newly established “War Against Drug Abuse” WADA Club, which stems to empower students to become advocates for a drug-free society.

Going forward, the “Drug Free Delta” campaign team will visit schools in kwale, Ozoro and Oleh on Thursday.

Safugha Greets Gov’s Wife, Tobore Oborevwori At 55

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The former Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and Ex-Commissioner for Energy, Barrister Newworld Safugha and his wife, Engr. (Mrs.) Mya Brawaide Safugha, have congratulated the wife of Delta State Governor, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, as she marks 55th birth anniversary.

The felicitation was contained in a message signed by Barrister Newworld Safugha, where he described Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori as a unique personality with kind heart and a mother to all.

He described Deaconess Oborevwori as a Godly mother, whose contributions to the society were enormous, especially through her prayers for the state and service to mankind.

Safugha and his wife lauded the pet project of the First Lady ‘You Matter Charity Foundation’, for touching the lives of vulnerable individuals in society, especially children with autism among others.

The Safugha family while congratulating the governor’s wife, noted that she is a blessing to society as her prayers have helped the governor to succeed in many fronts resulting in good governance, infrastructural development and transformation of the state through the MORE Agenda of the administration.

“As you celebrate, may the Almighty God give you good health, wisdom, strength and long life to assist our amiable Governor to deliver more democratic dividends to our people” Safugha said.

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