By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Urhobowood Int’l, a popular film/movie organization based in Ughelli town, Delta State has ended her 2020 film festival and exhibition event with a call on both the federal and state governments to promote the local film industry in Nigeria. The yearly event, which took place in …

By Tunde Uchegbuo   The alleged wanton destruction of lives and property by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in different parts of Rivers State, and the utterances and insults of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, are capable of instigating ethnic disaffection between Rivers indigenes and Igbo residents in …

… Says Ijaws ‘no Longer Comfortable with Current Sufferings’ The president of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Comrade Peter Igbifa, has declared that they are no longer comfortable “with the current sufferings inflicted on the Ijaws by the lopsided constitution of Nigeria, a constitution which is set to heighten our marginalisation and …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged the world has been described as a catalyst that necessitated novel innovations in court proceedings, which innovations further brought digital litigation and digital case management systems to the fore in the administration of justice in Nigeria. Professor Damfebo K. Derri of the …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Late Mrs. (Olori) Itumiruke Akpososo, aged 65, who passed away on April 12, 2020, has been committed to Mother Earth recently at her home town of Evwreni in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State with fanfare. The burial ceremony which was conducted according the …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri The 2021 local government elections in Delta State is less than a year from now, and the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) is doing the needful to create a peaceful atmosphere for the conduct of hitch-free local government elections across the state. Going by this …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri It is no longer news that ravaging floods have added to the economic woes and hardship of the people of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria. The recent tale is from the farmers of Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. Narrating …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Calamity has again befallen the flood-ravaged Unenurhie community in Ughelli North Local Government Area and Enhwe community in Isoko South Local Government Area, as the bridge linking both Delta State communities was recently cut off by the flood, throwing residents of the communities into agony and …

By Joel Anekwe Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that the state’s $12 million cassava processing initiative will create jobs and enhance the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country. The governor urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to support the initiative …

By Joel Anekwe The Supreme Court has struck out a suit filed by the Bayelsa State government challenging the ownership of Soku oilfield which a Federal High had ruled belonged to Rivers State. The apex court said the Bayelsa State government by seeking the nullification of the judgment of the Federal High …