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By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana has written to the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, asking to meet with HRM Clement Oghenerukevwe Ikolo, the traditional ruler of Ewu kingdom, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Falana had earlier faulted the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) for declaring HRM Ikolo, who turned himself in to the police, wanted. After turning himself in, the police subsequently handed him over to the military. The DHQ had declared Ikolo, the president general of Ewu, Prof Ekpekpo Arthur and six others wanted over the brutal killing…

… Applauds Proposed Ministry of Blue Economy By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Director General of Ernest Ikoli Visitor Information Centre and immediate past senior special assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, says Bayelsa, with the longest coastline in the country, offers a wide range of opportunities for the development of blue tourism, being the largest and growing sector of the Blue Economy Dr. Kiyaramo, who is also chairman, Board of Trustees of BRACED Tourism Promotion & Development Initiative (BTPDI), stated this while exchanging views with travel writers in Yenagoa on Tuesday, adding that Bayelsa presents a…

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Pre-celebration on November 11, 2018, of first anniversary of the Armistice – what is known as “the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month” that ended First World War on November 11, 1918 – John Hubbel Weiss, associate professor of history at Cornell University, in an opinion piece, “WWI ‘fake news’ made truth the first casualty,” published on news.cornell.edu on November 7, 2018, writes that the current notion of “fake news” can be tied back to this period, when the public began mistrusting the press narrative about the real state of the war. Weiss says: “Widespread…

By Young Erhiurhoro In the world today, so many nations and people seek and attain popularity, fame, greatness and recognition through diverse means. The Urhobo as an ethnic nationality in Nigeria and her people are not exempted from these global classifications. From the Urhobo historical foundations, there were usually stories of Urhobo people that attained popularity and greatness through different means or ways. From pristine to the slave trade era, and from pre-colonial to colonial and to the post-colonial periods in Urhobo land, so many communities and people attained popularity and greatness through various means. Before the introduction of western…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The president-general of Evwreni Clan Improvement Union (ECIU), Prince Kenneth Ukpebitere, and members of his national executive committee have paid a courtesy visit to the Ovie of Evwreni Kingdom, HRM, Oghenekevwe Owin Kumane, Eruvwedede III. The visit, which was on March 29, 2024, at the Ovie’s palace, our correspondent gathered, was to introduce the newly elected members of the ECIU to the monarch. Addressing the king and members of his traditional council, the president-general, Prince Kenneth Ukpebitere told the king that, “Our major purpose of coming to the palace today is to formerly introduce ourselves…

By Emma Sunday As part of the activities to celebrate the 4th of April, Day of Peace and National Reconciliation in Angola, a Visa Application Centre will tomorrow April 2, 2024, be inaugurated in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, in order to obviate the need to travel to Abuja and Lagos. A statement released by the Angola Embassy in Nigeria and made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday, noted that the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, is expected to be the special guest at the event, while H.E. Ambassador José Bamóquina ZAU will be present to witness…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa As part of the Easter celebrations, the Bayelsa State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Alonyenu Francis Idu, has taken proactive measures to ensure “social harmony and security stability of all residents.” According to a statement from the command, the commissioner of Police “has deployed police personnel and other operational assets to potential areas of security concern throughout the state. “This deployment aims to preemptively address any potential threats and maintain peace and stability in the state.” The statement further urged citizens “to remain vigilant and celebrate responsibly, while always complying with the law. Parents…

….says 21st century will be clearly electricBy Mandy Tina TotalEnergies has promised to remain as one of the most dynamic solar and wind power developers in the world. The company with over one hundred thousand (100,000) employees in 120 countries worldwide, made this known in a press statement while celebrating its one hundred years anniversary, on 28 March, 2024. According to the statement, TotalEnergies is resolute in ensuring the implementation transition strategy centered around two pillars: hydrocarbons including natural gas and electricity. “Pioneers for 100 years. Unlike our rivals of the day, we did not have access to local resources.…

The apex socio-cultural organization Ekpeye, Uzugbani Ekpeye, has frowned at what it described as “a public ridicule” and an insult on the ethnic nation by the founder of Lord Echendu Foundation, Mr Ndubuisi Echendu. In a release signed its publicity secretary, Comrade Ogboka Chris Umeda, Uzugbani Ekpeye said it’s attention had been drawn to a publication made by Mr Echendu, on the Social Media laying a curse “on Ekpeye Ethnic Nationality for a personal business transaction he had with one of our daughters, Megan Okirigwe.” The group said that, “While we do not want to delve into the business transaction,…

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The 105th Inaugural lecture of the Delta State University, Abraka in Ethiope East LGA was held on Thursday March 28, 2024 with a call on the Federal Government and Nigerians to protect their indigenous languages from gradual extinction. Delivering the university’s 105th Inaugural lecture titled, ‘Ramifications of New Englishes on Nigerian Languages: Urhobo As Case Study’, the inaugural lecturer, Prof. Macaulay Mowarin, a professor of Syntax and Contact Linguistics of the Department of English and Literary Studies, told the academic community and guests that Nigeria as one of the eight multilingual and multicultural countries of…