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By Amos Okioma The Egbo quarter in Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area was agog as dignitaries from all walks of life thronged the ancient community to lay to rest the aged mother of Olorogun Charles Oruru, late madam Ejovwoke Eunice Oruru, who died at the age of …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Rotary Club of Evwreni in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has organized a seminar on ‘Peace Building and Conflict Resolution,’ with a call on individuals and leaders in the community to prevent conflict instead of allowing it to occur. Delivering the …

By Kelechi Nwaucha Decades of environmental devastation in the Niger Delta, as a result of oil exploration activities, and subsequent destruction of the socio-economic lives of people in the region, have continued to be at the centre of calls for environmental justice and remediation. These agitations for environmental justice heightened …

Niger Delta youths have threatened to shut down the region if some persons “within the circle of the Niger Delta Development commission (NDDC), continue to make things difficult for the contractor handling the Project Hope initiated by the commission to empower and develop the region.” The Niger Delta Development Commission recently …

By Mandy Tina A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has discharged and acquitted the deputy chairman of the Youth Movement in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief Fubara Ohaka, of charges filed against him by Federal Government. Chief Ohaka, who is a chieftain of the All …

By Mandy Tina A man, identified as Bro Joe, and two other young men, whose identities are yet to be known, at Ogbogoro in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, allegedly abducted an eleven year old girl, chained and defiled her inside an uncompleted building in an undisclosed location …

…As Gov Fubara hints at revatilising the State’s Emergency Agency Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt In keeping with the statutory mandate of the Nigerian Navy in ensuring safety and security of the nation’s waterways, the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, Pathfinder, on Thursday, in conjunction with the Rivers State Government and other …

… Denies Alleged ‘Plans to Relocate’ State Varsity, Ozoro The Delta State Government has called on communities in the state to maintain peace, “eschew bitter wrangling, and avoid giving wrong narratives about events in the state.” The state Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza in a statement on Wednesday in …

By Chukwumaechi Godwin The Rivers State Police command has confirmed the killing of David Gift Okpara (alias 2Baba), the dreaded leader of the gang suspected to have murdered and decapitated SP Bako Angbashim, Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division, on September 8, 2023, in Odiemude Community, Ahoada-West Local Government Area …

By Josiah Chijindu Egbilika February 21 every year is the celebration of the international day for mother tongue. It is a day set aside to create global sensitization about indigenous languages in a bid to bridge the gap on language discrimination. This year is not left out in the celebration …