The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Ifeanyi Okowa, the former Governor of Delta State, over allegations of diverting ₦1.3 trillion from the 13% derivation fund allocated to Delta from the federation account between 2015 and 2023. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale confirmed the arrest to Channels Television on Monday, November 4, 2024. Okowa […]
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5 State Governors That Will Be Retiring Into Lives of Luxury After May 29
About Seventeen state governors will hand over to their successors on May 29, 2023 and retire into lives of luxury with generous benefits for their services to their respective states even as Nigeria is faced with economic crises, massive debt, unhappy and underpaid workers and pensioners. Some of the outgoing governors, most of who will […]
Okowa Will Neither Help Nor Hurt Atiku, By Farooq Kperogi
Atiku Abubakar decided to play safe in his choice of a running mate. Okowa is a meek, lackluster, barely politically visible governor who may neither help nor hurt Atiku’s chances in 2023. As a “Delta Igbo” person, he has never been known to deny his Igbo ethnic identity, as many people from his part of […]
Atiku Reveals Major Reason For Picking Okowa Over Wike
The 2023 presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has unveiled Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate. The Spectacles earlier reported that this was contrary to a selection made by a 19-Man committee setup to select the party’s vice-presidential candidate. The committee had opted for Rivers State Governor, Nyesom […]
Atiku Discards PDP C’ttee Report, To Pick Okowa As Running Mate
In a surprise move, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has picked Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. A source who spoke exclusively with journalist said that Atiku’s decision was made out of “undue pressure and conspiracy against the party’s frontline choice, Rivers State […]