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By Young E. Freeborn, Warri It was celebration and jubilation among the people of Uwheru in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State as High Chief Evang. Jabin Okiemute Oyibokure was recently declared the new Odion’Rode of Uwheru kingdom by the Erovie royal community. The Erovie royal community is …

Manager of the Onne Port in Rivers State, Mr. Stanley Magaji Yitnoe, says the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is focused on creating an enabling environment for business to thrive at the ports, rather than in taking measures aimed at frustrating the seamless exit of consignments. Yitnoe made this known while …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt  The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, Thursday, assented to three laws recently enacted by the State House of Assembly, which include the Rivers State Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women’s Right to Share in Family Property Law No. 2 of 2022, Rivers State Compulsory Treatment and Care of …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt  The commandant general of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has commended state commandants across the country for their “timely reconstitution” of new anti-vandal squads to combat vandals and oil thieves. The reconstruction of the squad is sequel to the NSCDC’s …

The recent celebration of orphans in Eteo-Eleme, by a local institution providing free education for over 200 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), has drawn the attention of various groups to the deplorable welfare conditions of orphans in Nigeria. According to projections by the World Health Organization (WHO), over 8.2 million people are …

By Tunde Uchegbuo Indigenes of Obelle community in Emohua local council in Rivers State may return to their homes sooner than anticipated following the intervention of the president of the Ijaw Youth Council worldwide (IYC), Comrade Peter Igbifa, in the crisis that left the community desolate for over six months. …

The serene and quiet Bille Community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State woke up on Sunday to an attack by men alleged to be personnel of the Nigerian Army. Our correspondent said the attack was on account of an allegation that the community was behind the “killing of …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Eight students, selected from various primary schools in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have been awarded scholarships by the Rotary Club of Ughelli Metropolis, District 9141 in conjunction with Engr. Dr.  Samuel Adjogbe Foundation.  The scholarship covers the boarding and tuition fees, …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri An alleged thief (name withheld), suspected of breaking into people’s houses, stealing properties and raping married women in Unenurhie community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, was recently apprehended by the community vigilante group and handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Ughelli …

Poetry as a therapy for solving societal challenges was the focus of scholars at the first Professor Kontein Trinya International Symposium at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. The symposium which had its theme as ‘Therapoetics: Affective Literature,’ was organised with the Department of English and Communication Art in honour of …