Okuama: UNYC President condemns killing and destruction of properties

By Gradeone Henry The acting National President of the Urhobo National Youth Congress(UNYC), Prince Comr. Austin Emuetama has recently condemned the approach of the Nigeria Military that led to destruction of lives and properties in Okuama community in Ughelli South of Delta State. He stated this while addressing newsmen in the group secretariat yesterday and caution the military to do a proper investigation on what led to the killing of it’s personal while dispatching their duties in the riverine community. The President who condemned in totality the killing of the…

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Nicholas Mutu Condemns Killing Of The Army In Delta

Member of the House of Representatives, representing Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency of Delta State, Hon. Nicholas Mutu has condemned Thursday’s killing of 16 soldiers by some irate youths of Okuama community, an Urhobo enclave in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Mutu, who is the Chairman of the Gas Committee in the House, described the action as “barbaric and inhuman.” Mutu, who is also the Chairman of the Southern Nigeria Carcus in the House of Representatives, made his position on the tragic incident known in a statement issued by his…

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Local Security Recover Corpses Of Killed Police Officers In Delta By Herdsmen

  The corpse of some of the killed police officers drafted from IRT Abuja, PMF 51 Oghara and Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Asaba in Delta state to rescue the three missing officers in Ohoror community, have been recovered by at by a team of local security agents In Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. Though the identity of the decomposing deceased officers recovered from the bush could not be ascertained as at the time of this report, but it was gathered that the combined team stormed the forest on Sunday…

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Delta Court Discharges Chief Gowon Egoide Of Alleged Murder Case

  A Delta State High Court of Justice sitting at Ughelli Judicial division, presided over by Justice Adolo, has discharged an Ughelli-based PDP politician, Hon. Chief Gowon Egoide, who was accused of allegedly killing Mr. David Otega, on merit for lack of diligent prosecution. The Judge, had in a suit no: UHC/61c/2023, after more than three subsequent adjournments, the prosecution could not produce witnesses to give evidence had no option than to discharge the accused on merit for lack of diligent prosecution. Reacting to the ruling shortly after he was discharged by the…

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Herdsmen Ambush, Kill Six Police In Delta Community

  Six police officers drafted from Force Headquarters, Abuja and Delta State Police command, Asaba have been allegedly ambushed by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Agadama community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. Politicsgovernance.com learned that the killed six officers were among 15 others in search of the missing three Mobile police officers, Inspector Felix Onogho, Inspector Hamidu Joel and Inspector Emmanuel Okoroafor, drafted from PMF 51, Oghara to a nipping point at the Ohoror axis of the East-West road in Ughelli North on January 24. Some of…

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Group Indicts Ejele, Ajube Of Allege Oil Theft In Delta And Ondo States

The Niger Delta Awareness Council has alerted all security agencies operating in Delta and Ondo States waterways that there shall be escalation of crimes and oil theft in the Niger Delta if urgent steps are not taken to nip it in the bud. The President of the group, Chief Worlu Rowland Chinda in a statement titled, “Heightened Insecurity And Crude Oil Theft Expected In The Niger Delta, As Michael Diden And Bibopere Ajube Of Ondo State Join Forces,” and made available to newsmen , the above names are allegedly planning…

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Oil theft: Nembe Creek Trunkline Hardest Hit By Oil Thieves – TANTITA

  TANTITA Security Services Limited has said the Nembe Creek Trunk Line playing host to Shell, AIteo, Eroton was one of the hardest hit trunkline in the dark history of crude oil theft. The Nembe Creek trunkline runs from Brass in Bayelsa through the hostile hash terrains of Rivers State before terminating in Bonny. Dr. Paul Bebenimibo, Tantita Media Consultant disclosed this before the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ (National) in Abuja, Nigeria. Bebenimibo, a Mass Communication lecturer with Delta State University said, “The line was completely rendered useless and…

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Hardship: Nigerian Army Arrests Galaxy Tv Bureau Chief As Protest Is Aborted In Delta

Soldiers from the Nigerian Army 3 Battalion in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State in the early hours of Friday arrested the South-South Bureau Chief of Galaxy Television, Mr. Dele Fasan, for recording video clips during a planned labour protest in the metropolis. Also, the soldiers whisked a human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe, to a nearby military barracks, following a mild, rift between him and other activists including Kelvin Ejumudo and others. However, the planned protest could not hold in the Delta metropolis as it was cancelled…

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Weeks After, Police Yet To Rescue Missing Officers With Guns, Ammunition

WEEKS after, three police officers were allegedly kidnapped with their AK -47 and 119 rounds of ammunition, their where about is still unknown as the Nigeria police is yet to rescue them either dead or alive. The officers, Inspector Felix Onogho, Insp Hamidu Joel and Insp Emmanuel Okoroafor, were among six officers drafted from PMF 51, Oghara to a nipping point at Ohoror axis of East-West road in Ughelli North Local government area of Delta State on January 24, 2024. It was gathered. A security source said, “Three of them…

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Ogor King, Leaders Call For Investigation, Prosecution Over Signature Forgery

THE traditional ruler of Ogor kingdom, and leaders of Oviri-Ogor community in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State,  have called on security agents to thoroughly investigate and prosecute those responsible for the forging of the monarch stamp signature on the newly 2023 reviewed constitution of Oviri-Ogor community. The monarch, HRM Okiemute Onajite, Igere I, had in an affidavit sworn to an oath on January 24, 2024, called for the investigation and possibly prosecution of the culprits that forged his signature in the 2023 constitution of Oviri-Ogor community as…

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