Day: July 24, 2026

Ondo Police Arrest Four Officers Over Viral Stop-and-Search Video, Launch Probe

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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested four police officers captured in a viral social media video allegedly making unprofessional and ethnically insensitive remarks to a member of the public during a stop-and-search operation along the Lagos–Benin Expressway. Addressing journalists in Akure on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said the officers had been identified and taken into custody on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Felix Ohagwu. The officers were identified as AP/No. 207454 ASP Elomore Sodayo, AP/No. 332012 Inspector Adefila Adewale, AP/No.…

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Delta Police Nab Wanted Cultist, Recover Four Locally-Made Guns

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The Delta State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its sustained crackdown on cultism with the arrest of a suspected notorious cultist and the recovery of four locally fabricated firearms in Jesse, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state.   The Command said the suspect, Oghenebuba Mamatime, 28, who is allegedly a member of the Eiye Confraternity, was arrested on July 21, 2026, by operatives of the Jesse Division in collaboration with community youths.   According to a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer,…

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Akpodiete Bags Honour at Abuja IDP Camp, Advocates Education As Tool Against Poverty

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    Legal scholar, Artificial Intelligence expert and philanthropist, Prof. Alexander  Osondu Akpodiete, has identified education as a critical tool for breaking the cycle of poverty, calling for increased investment in the education of vulnerable children across Nigeria.   Akpodiete spoke after he was honoured at the graduation ceremony of students of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Durumi, Abuja, where he also participated in the commissioning of a new classroom block constructed to improve learning opportunities for displaced children.   He said despite being engaged in an intensive…

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Religious Leaders Endorse Oborevwori for Second Term, Laud Devt Strides

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Religious leaders under the auspices of the Forum of Ministers and Church Workers have endorsed Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for a second term in office, citing his administration’s achievements and commitment to the development of the state.   The endorsement was made at a prayer and endorsement programme held in Asaba, where ministers of the gospel and church workers gathered to pray for the Governor, Delta State and the nation.   Speaking at the event, the National President of the Forum, Prophet Peter Daniel, said the decision…

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Oborevwori Rewards Delta Student With N20m For Winning World Spelling Bee Championship

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Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has rewarded Master Great Chinedu Okediashi with N20 million for emerging winner of the World Spelling Bee Championship in China, describing the feat as a testament to the state’s sustained investment in education.   The governor announced the cash reward on Friday in Asaba while receiving the championship trophy from the student and officials of the Ministry of Secondary Education at Government House.   Oborevwori said the global victory reaffirmed that Delta State’s deliberate investments in education were yielding tangible results, stressing that…

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Power Without Progress: How Omo-Agege Missed A Historic Opportunity To Empower Urhobo Youth In The 9th Senate

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By Ufuoma Egbe:    Political power is measured not by the lofty titles a leader holds, but by the lives they transform. When Senator Ovie Omo-Agege emerged as the Deputy President of the Senate in the 9th National Assembly, it was hailed as a watershed moment for Urhobo Pepole. Ranking as Nigeria’s sixth-highest public official, with direct access to the presidency and Aso Rock power brokers, his office commanded unmatched privilege. The expectations of the Urhobo people were rightfully high: this was supposed to be the golden era of strategic human capital…

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Burutu Council In Turmoil As ₦2.5m Constituency Fund Sparks Fresh Rift Between Chairman, Councillors

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Fresh details have emerged on the deepening crisis rocking Burutu Local Government Council in Delta State, with the recent release of ₦2.5 million to each councillor for constituency projects exposing what insiders describe as a prolonged breakdown in the relationship between the council chairman and the legislative arm. Findings by journalists indicate that the payment, approved on July 16, 2026, for 2025 constituency projects has done little to calm tensions, as councillors reportedly view the amount as a departure from Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s directive that every councillor should receive at…

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