One killed Over Land Dispute In Urhobo Community

By Kobiruo Joseph The team leader of Delta State Vigilante in Agbarha-Otor community and a traditional title holder in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, Olorogun John Aregbor, has been allegedly macheted to death over a land dispute. It was gathered that deceased was on Wednesday killed by his assailants at about 3pm on that faithful day while he was with friends. Though the circumstances surrounding was sketchy as the the time of this report, sources from the community that one of his assailants has been arrested by security…

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GMOU: Women, Communities Threaten To Shut Down Flow Station In OML 30

By Omoghene Benedict,   Women and Communities of cluster 1, in Oil Mining Lease OML 30, have threatened to shutdown oil installation in Afiesere community flow station over failures of the oil firm operating in the area to honour the GMoU agreement. In a peaceful protest, women of the nine communities of the cluster have issued an ultimatum to Heritage Energy Oil Service Limited HEOSL, to honour the GMoU agreement or stop drilling the oil in their land. Displaying leaf branches with songs like, We no go gree o we…

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Analysis &Opinion: The Housekeeper’s Lament

By Sunny Awhefeada     That Nigeria is in a lamentable situation is no longer in doubt. Nigeria is in dire straits. This point is not lost on anybody. Not anymore! Our situation has become so compellingly harsh and stark that most Nigerians not only lament our plight, but have also become the encoders of our woes. The truth is that our burden suffers a duality of our not just being the encoders of Nigeria’s excruciating condition, but we are also its prime victims. We are the embodiment of the…

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