Day: June 23, 2026

Police, Traditional Rulers, Stakeholders Seek Stronger Security Partnership In Anambra

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The Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of the South-East Geopolitical Zone, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, on Tuesday led a strategic security stakeholders’ engagement in Anambra State as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration among security agencies, traditional institutions, government officials and community leaders to enhance public safety. The meeting, held in Awka, was organised in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to provide a platform for stakeholders to deliberate on prevailing security challenges, identify emerging threats and evolve practical solutions through intelligence sharing…

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Johnny Hails Tinubu, Oborevwori For Resolving Warri Delineation Crisis

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A prominent Ijaw leader and stakeholder in the Warri Federal Constituency, Chief Michael Johnny, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for their interventions in resolving the contentious ward delineation issues in Warri Federal Constituency.   Speaking at a world press conference on Tuesday, Johnny expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for facilitating dialogue among the three major ethnic nationalities in the area, the Ijaw, Urhobo and Itsekiri and for promoting peace following the Supreme Court judgment and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

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Opinion: Sen Dafinone’s Scaffold/Rigging Training Deserves Commendation, Not Daggers

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By Ufuoma Egbe     Youth empowerment in Nigeria has become a minefield. Do it, you get criticized. Don’t do it, you get crucified.   Senator Ede Dafinone’s Delta Central Scaffold and Rigging Training Programme has just walked into that minefield, and the shrapnel is unfair.   It’s not enough to instigate disenchantment. Context matters. The beneficiaries crying for cash gratification where the priority is starter packs may not be villains.   Their frustration is understood. Prince Awhotu captures it bluntly: too many repeated skills training have left Urhobo youths…

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Foundation Empowers Communities In Ughelli South With Cash Gift And Learning Materials

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The Atawa-Akpodiete Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has carried out a community empowerment initiative to communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The outreach programme featured the presentation of cash gift support to vulnerable men, women, and youths, as well as customized aprons to market women and learning materials to school pupils across Ughelli North and South.   The communities the foundation visited were,Okparabe, Iwhre-Okpe, and Olota in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Speaking during the exercise, the founder, Olorogun Alexander Akpodiete, said the initiative…

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Radio Bayelsa Pledges Collaboration With United Correspondents Chapel

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The Acting General Manager of Radio Bayelsa, Glory FM 97.1, Mrs. Grace Peletri, has pledged the station’s readiness to collaborate with the United Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bayelsa State Council to promote development in the state. Peletri made this known during a courtesy visit by the United Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Bayelsa State Council, to her office in Yenagoa. She said the station will also give publicity to the Chapel’s forthcoming sensitization campaign on Drug Abuse, Cultism and Cybercrime for selected…

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