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By Young E. Freeborn, Warri 93 year-old Chief Simpson Obruche, who is based in the United Kingdom, has eulogized the life and times of late Prof. Peter Palmer Ekeh, describing him as a man worthy of emulation in his sacrificial and selfless service to the development of humanity, Urhobo people …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The ancient Ekakpamre Community in Ughelli-South Local Government Area of Delta State is to host the epochal and historic annual general meeting of the old students of Ekakpamre Grammar school, Ekakpamre. According to a statement signed by the head, publicity and media sub-committee, Augustine Oribioye, the AGM …

Beneficiaries of the Niger Delta third phase Presidential Amnesty Programme have threatened to demand the return of their arms and ammunition from the Federal Government and return to the creeks if the government does not finalized the demobilization process for them. The group, while commending the interim administrator of the …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri CSP Benjamin Igometi, the DPO of ‘A’ Division of the Ughelli Police Station, Ughelli has called on the leadership of the Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State to be more united in order to curb the challenges of insecurity and …

… Calls for Preventable Actions Bayelsa State TB Referral Hospital, Igbogene, joined the rest of the world to take part in this year’s activities, through radio talks, street procession and press briefing. According to Dr. Tuebi Richman Wilson, who is the doctor- in-charge of the TB Referral Hospital, “each year we …

The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy has begun the retraining of its men in marksmanship and weapons handling in a bid to reduce collateral damage in its engagement in civil security challenges. The exercise, which took place on Tuesday, at Elele 5 Battalion barracks of the Nigerian Army, …

The people of Egbema kingdom in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area have given a seventy-two-hour ultimatum to Nigerian Agip Oil Company to implement its 1999 MoU or face the anger of the communities. This was of the highlights of a town hall meeting of the Egbema Youth Association, led by the …

The communities making up Kerebiri Mein kingdom in Bomadi council area of Delta State have protested what they described as non-inclusiveness by the traditional umbrella body of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, the Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders Forum, CITRE. The kingdom in a letter addressed to the CITRE, …

… Wants ‘More Technocrats in Strategic Positions’ Following the “impressive performance of newly appointed senior special assistant (SSA) to Governor Douye Diri on Tourism Development,  Mr Tamaramiebi Abiri,” chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Bayelsa State Council, Comrade Samuel Numonengi, has applauded the governor, insisting that technocrats should be …

… Community Urges Govt to Beef up Security By Young E. Freeborn, Warri A farmer (name withheld) and her four children recently escaped death at a farm in Uwheru town, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. According to the report, the farmer and her kids went to harvest …