Delta Community Suspends Youth Activities After Mayhem, Set To Pay N1.2 Million As Compensation

  Elders and Stakeholders of Oteri-Ughelli community have banned all activities of the youths following the burning a house and shutting down of public schools in the community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state. It was learned that the community in an enlarged meeting held at the Town Hall last Tuesday, the elders, leaders and stakeholders after a long deliberations, suspended all youth activities and the central executive. It would be recalled that a two bedroom apartment belonging to Agani, an electoral committee member for youth election…

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Analysis & Opinion: Multiple Security Operatives And Increasing Crimes In Ughelli, Environs

By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye  A major challenge faced by security agencies in Nigeria is the interference by politicians and corrupt personnel among the security apparatus which compromise the statutory commitment of security operatives to fight crimes, protect lives and property across the country. We hear of situations where crimes are committed, suspects known to the public, yet allowed to walk the streets freely because he is being backed by a political godfather. Criminals are no longer afraid of the long arm of the law. They believe the law is not meant…

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Police Attack: Ughelli Area Commander, Visits Amputated Officer In Hospital

THE Ughelli Area Commander, ACP Adebayo Ademola has paid a cheer up visit to the surviving Police Officer, ASP Robinson Irobo whose left hand was amputated after being attacked by unknown gunmen at Isiokolo police division in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta state. ASP Robinson Irobo, ASP Obasanya Samuel and PC Chukwudi Abanu were on guard when unknown armed men opened fire on them in August at the front of Isiokolo Police Division. This is just as the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass had earlier reach…

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Ughelli Community Boils, Shut Down Public Schools, Burn Houses Over Youth Election In Delta

  Tension is currently high as students and Pupils of Oteri secondary and Ative primary schools were not allowed entrance to their class over the burning down of a building housing an electoral committee member for the Oteri-Ughelli community youth election in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. It was learned that the tenure of the youth executive in the community has elapse and an electoral committee was set up to conduct election for new members. According to sources in the community, “Eight persons escaped from being burned…

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Bad Road: Ilorin Community Protests Against Kwara Govt Over Negligence, Insincerity

The People of the Egbejila Airport area, in Ilorin this morning trooped out in large numbers to decry the deplorable state of their roads, gross negligence, and insincerity of the Kwara state government regarding the wellbeing of inhabitants of the area. The protests moved by the insensitivity of the present APC government led the administration to their travails converged and Mounted a roadblock on the Egbejila Airport road to express their grievances. The protesters brandishing placards of various anti-government inscriptions praised the past government under Abdulfatai Ahmed (Maigida) for constructing…

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Herdsmen Attack: Delta Community Women Protest Incessant Rape, Call For Help

  Hundreds of women from Ekakpamre community in Ughelli South local Government Area of Delta state, have called on the federal and state governments to rescue them from the gag of raping and incessant attack on them by Fulani herdsmen. The protesters mostly aged women were displaying fresh leaves and placards with inscriptions such as, ‘We do want Cow in our bush, ‘They Graze on our land, ‘We are being raped and chased from our farms’ accused security agencies of supporting the herdsmen against them. Speaking to newsmen, Mrs Loveth…

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Police Repel An Attempt Attack On Agbarho Police Station 

Police Officers attached to Agbarho Division, along the East/ West road, on Tuesday repel an alleged attempt attack on the division, by suspected gunmen in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state. It was gathered that the unidentified hoodlums were shooting sporadically towards the police station at about 8:pm on that faithful day and return of gun shot by the police scared them away. When contacted, The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright said, “False pls”. But a senior security source from the Delta State Police…

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Rivers State CP Vows To Apprehended Killers Of Ahoda DPO

Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka has vowed to apprehend the killers of the Divisional Police Officer, SP Bako Angbashim and bring them to book in no distant time. CP Emeka who expressed sadness over the incident during  visitation to Ahoda Division, vows to oust killers of DPO in the state. According a statement by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, “It would be recalled that the  unfortunate incident on the evening of September 23, 2023, the DPO of Ahoda Division, SP Bako Angbashim,…

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Tribunal: Atiku, Obi, Tinubu Sets To Hear Judgement On September 6

  THE CHIEF REGISTRAR COURT OF APPEAL P.M.B. 322, ABUJA 4/09/2023 PRESS STATEMENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION JUDGMENTS TO BE DELIVERED ON WEDNESDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER, 2023 AND TELEVISED LIVE: ENTRY INTO THE VENUE WILL BE STRICTLY UPON ACCREDITATION The Court of Appeal wishes to inform the General Public that judgment in the following petitions before the Presidential Election Petition Court will be delivered on Wednesday 6th September, 2023: .CA/PEPC/03/2023 between Mr. Peter Gregory Obi & Anor VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 3 Ors. .CA/PEPC/04/2023 between Allied Peoples Movement VS. Independent…

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Police Parades Suspect With ‘First Gun Spyder Victor’ In Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has paraded a suspect and recover a sophisticated gun called ‘First Gun’ (Spyder Victor) in a robbery attack. The gun, the first of its kind in Nigeria, was recovered from a suspected robber on Eko Bridge. The police, it was gathered are studying the gun to know how the ‘Spyder Victor’ shipped into the country, and through which means. According to sources the prime suspect, who his gang members claimed that only him could say the source of the gun and why he decided to go…

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