Community News

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Oborifori Forum, a social media group for sons and daughters of Uwheru kingdom, at home and in the Diaspora, has given its full support to the rebuilding of houses lost to the recent fire incident caused by tanker explosion at Ohoror community, Uwheru kingdom in …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Unenurhie’s ‘Day of Prayers,’ long awaited by indigenes and residents of the community, in Evwreni kingdom, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, has been fixed for March 25 and 26, 2022. The planning committee, in a statement signed by its chairman, Rev. …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As elections into various community positions in Unenurhie, Evwreni kingdom, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, draw near, according to the date officially announced by the Mr. Williams Ilayah-led Electoral Committee, the president-general of the oil rich community, Mr. Peter Maison, has …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Prince Oghenerukevwe Okifo Foundation (POOF) recently paid a visit to Ohoror community in Uwheru kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State over the tanker fire that ravaged part of the community, rendering over thirty families homeless and many businesses closed.  The visit, …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Prince Oghenerukevwe Okifo Foundation (POOF), a humanitarian organization in Delta State, has extended its philanthropic support to Edjekota community, Ogor kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state as the community celebrated her annual prayer and praise day. The event, which took …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As the tenure of the incumbent administration in Unenurhie community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, headed by Mr. Peter Maison, gradually winds to an end in a few months from now, members of the community, at home and in the Diaspora, have …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Ughelli town in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was recently in caught up in a birthday celebration as Prince Oghenerukevwe Okifo marked his day with nursing mothers at two hospitals in the town, the Central Hospital and Celian Clinic. Okifo, who was …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri As the farming season sets in after the yuletide celebrations, herdsmen, alleged to be Fulani, have again invaded Uwheru communities of Ohoror, Agadama, Avwon and others with cows “numbering over ten thousand.” Reports from farmers in these communities indicate that, the Fulani herdsmen were heavily …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri What could be described as a ‘Black Monday’ occurred at Unenurhie community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State a few days ago as the family of Mr. and Mrs. Onome Morrison Edafe lost a seven-year old child, Master Richard Edafe Onome, to …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The city of Ughelli, the headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State will Sunday February 13, 2022 witness the third edition of the 10km road race tagged, ‘Ughelli Secondary Schools 10km Road Race,’ as well as the first edition of 10km adult …