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Okuama Indigenes In IDP Camp, Vows Not To Return Home Over Arrest Of Leaders

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DISPLACED Indigenes of Okuama community currently harboring at the Ewu-Okuama IDP Camp, at Ewu-Urhobo have appealed to the state and federal governments to prevail on the Nigerian army and Department of State Services to unconditionally released their leader that have being arrested. They held that the recent arrest of their community leaders has caused them a huge trauma as they have vowed not tho return to their ancestral home if they are not released unconditionally. It would be recalled that six leaders of Okuama community, Prof Arthur Ekpekpo, Chief Belvis…

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Girl, 25, Dies In Delta Hotel After Suspected Intake Of Hard Drugs

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      A-25-yr old lady has died in a Hotel located at Dumez road very close to Agbarha junction after suspected intake of hard drugs the previous day, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.   It was learned the deceased lady simply identified as Elo, had told her parents that she was traveling to Warri and unfortunately she ended up at a hotel in Ughelli.   A source who spoke to the Pointer said, Elo told her parents that she was traveling to Warri to visit…

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Fight Against Crude Oil Theft: Another Crude Oil Syndicate Possibly Uncovered at Cawthorne Channel 1 Flow Station

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  Another major feat may have been recorded in the fight against crude oil theft at weekend as a major illegal oil crude loading point was uncovered Cawthorne Channel 1 Flow Station. Cawthorne Channels 1 Flow Station, located in Bonny axis of Rivers State, is operated by Sahara Energy. It was hitherto operated by Eroton Exploration and Production Company Limited. Already, an oil barge named AGS 01 with an unnamed wooden boat being used for the operation may have been impounded. Though no security agency of the government and private…

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Suspected Nigerian Army Invade Okuama, Kill Three, Loot Items

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  Few weeks after the arresting six Okuama community leaders at different locations in Delta State suspected armed men in military camouflage again stormed the community with four Gunboats, 11 Speedboats, shooting indiscriminately, killing three youths and looted provision stores.   The armed men went away with a big granite boat, a sand dredger and power generating sets, Pos used by those who are gradually return from their hideout after the March 14 incidents that occured around the community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. An Okuama…

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Delta Born CyberSecurity Guru, Akpodiete Trains 43 Participants On AI Across The Globe

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A Delta born Cyber Security Guru, Prof Alex Osondu Akpodiete has concluded training for 43 participants from across the world on Power Innovation with Artificial Intelligence, AI.   Prof Akpodiete who is a legal practitioner in the States, UAE revealed this after the completion of the program in August, 2024. He said, Training Recap: August 2024 – Powering Innovation with AI, Technology, and Cybersecurity “In August 2024, Atawa Technologies, led by Prof. Alex O. Akpodiete, delivered three transformative training programs, designed to harness the power of AI, technology, and cybersecurity.…

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Ughelli North HoD Works Suspended Indefinitely Over Alleged Sharp Practices

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The Ughelli North Local Government Chairman, Olorogun Jaro Egbo, has placed the local government Head of Department, HoD Works, on indefinite suspension over alleged Sharp Practices levelled against the Department.     It was reliably gathered the HoD Works, Engr ‘Ochuko was allegedly fingered in the department for engaging unqualified hands to surround herself in executing shoddy construction works in the Local Government.   According to sources in the Department of works, “Our boss in the office abandoned some qualified COREN certified construction Engineers by engaging the non qualified.  …

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Delta State Min of Transport: Missing in Action Amidst Transportation Crisis -Otiti

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By Otiti Akpovoke   The recent hike in fuel prices, with PMS selling for over a thousand naira per liter, has brought immense suffering to Deltans. The ban on keke operations has further exacerbated the transportation crisis, leaving commuters stranded. In times like these, one would expect the Ministry of Transportation to spring into action, providing solutions to alleviate the suffering of the people. However, the ministry’s inaction has raised questions about its relevance. The absence of a state-owned transportation company in Delta State is a glaring omission, particularly in…

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ARREST: Okuama Indigenes Drag Army, DSS  With N200m Law Suits

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  The Nigerian army and it sister agency, Department of State Services, have been dragged before the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State by two of the arrested six leaders of Okuama community of  Ughelli South Area of Delta State. The military and DSS  officials last month between August 18 and 20, arrested six leaders of Okuama community, Prof Arthur Ekpekpo, Chief Belvis Adogbo, James Oghoroko, Denis Okugbaye, Okugbaye, Pa Anthony Ahwemuria and Mrs Rita Akata and they are demand N200m in their two Fundamental Human Rights suits…

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Juju Priestess Overpowers, Capture Two Suspected Kidnappers In Delta Community

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Two suspected kidnappers have been overpowered, captured by a juju Priestess and handed over the police attached to Agbarho division in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learned that the suspected kidnappers had broken into the priestess shrine and attacked her daughter before they were caught at Ehwerher-Agbarho community. According to source for the community, “The two kidnappers suspected from Northern Nigeria broke into the house and shrine located at the extreme end of the community at about midnight and attacked her daughter. “The daughter raised…

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Gov Oborevwori: How Not To Justify Misgovernment

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By Wilson Goruvwoghor   The video that went viral on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta state telling a misfit contractor that he wasn’t going to accept a trashy road project, presumed completed, during the governor’s inspection visit, speaks to how debased governance has become in the state.   While praise singers have flooded the viral video with comments heroworshiping the governor as being exceptionally responsible and concerned about quality projects delivery, the reality exposed a governor in show of shame and self indictment.   On the video was a road…

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