By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Nigeria attained sixty years of nationhood on October 1, 2020. This really calls for celebration by all Nigerians, both home and abroad. It was a moment of reflection on the past political events and projection into the future events of Nigeria as an independent country. In …
Read More »Potency of Igbe Religion over Witchcraft Spirit and the Niger Delta
By Young Erhiurhoro Witchcraft is a common English parlance amongst Africans and some parts of the Asian continent. It’s very common to Africans because its usage is primarily synonymous with evil and mysterious activities. That is, power to kill, power to destroy, power to cause harm and power to do …
Read More »Nigeria, Where Art Thou?
… Sixty Years in Search of A Better Country By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Without compromising the facts, the title of this short discourse is quite synonymous with the title of a book authored by an erudite and a prolific writer, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, an acclaimed public administrator in the Nigerian …
Read More »How cordial is Unenurhie, Evwreni Community Relationship in Delta State?
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri The time has come for a saviour to emerge in the political landscape of this country to fully represent the interests of the oppressed in the different communities across the nation. Talking about the oppressed in this case, we mean the minorities and also those at …
Read More »Delta: Let There Be Peace in Evwreni Kingdom
… A Call to Sheathe Our Swords By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Evwreni kingdom, without doubt is a great kingdom in the Urhobo ethnic nationality of Delta State and even Nigeria at large. Evwreni is a great kingdom in Urhobo land because it has produced great men and women in different …
Read More »Government Recognition, Upgrading Of Abuloma Stool
… As Abuloma People Wait in Eager Anticipation By Gogo Ada Rufus Mbere The recent historic visit by His Royal Highness Brigadier General Bright Ateke Fiboinumama (rtd), paramount ruler of Abuloma Kingdom and his entourage to the Rivers State Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Barrister Elokka Tasie Amadi on …
Read More »COVID-19: Urhobo Communities React on Govt’s Ban on Cultural Festivals
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Recently, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the entire world, including Nigeria, the NCDC in collaboration with many states government placed a ban on the celebration of cultural festivals. This was done according to the federal health agency and state governments’ bid to curb …
Read More »COVID-19 and Importance Entrepreneurial Skills among Youths
By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri The importance of entrepreneurial or technical skill amongst our youths and in the Nigerian educational development can’t be over-emphasized, especially in the present time when the COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging almost all nations of the world. In Nigeria, the corona virus pandemic has stalled educational activities …
Read More »Peter Timothy Igbifa: Visionary Ijaw Activist
By Gogo Ada Rufus Mbere The Eagle is known to most parts of the Niger Delta and is commonly acknowledged by virtually all our cultures as epitomizing greatness, excellence and leadership among birds. It exudes strength, disciplined freedom, dignity and the innate ability, capacity as well as willingness to renew …
Read More »Climate Change: A Major Global Threat
By Isidoros Karderinis Climate change, that is, the change of the global climate and in particular the changes in meteorological conditions that extend on a large time scale, is a major global existential threat, much greater than the coronavirus. The greenhouse effect causes the increase of temperature of the planet …
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