And We Survived! By Sunny Awhefeada

    I have in the last nine years doubted the authenticity and purpose of the phrase “Happy New Year”! It appears as if we chant the words without giving a second’s thought to its real meaning or bearing on our daily experience. If each beginning or New Year was intended to make life better, Nigeria defeated that essence many years ago. Each New Year came with its challenges to the extent that we yearn to flee back to the year or years before it. Once I resolved not to…

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Reptiles Set To Take Over Major Roundabouts In Ughelli North Metropolis

  Reptiles are gradually taking over major roundabouts that beautify the metropolitan city of Ughelli North due to lack of maintenance by the environmental department in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. Five major roundabouts overgrown by weeds awaiting reptile invasion are at the heartbeat of Ughelli. Below is NNPC Roundabout as at December 31,2024. These roundabouts are, Makolomi, NNPC, Egor, St Theresa and another inside Ekiugbo Community while the destruction of the AGGS. As at December, 2024, these theater of beauty known to bring out beautiful colors…

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Year 2025: Ughelli North PDP Chairman, Ofomukoro Lauds Party Faithfuls, Raises Hope

  The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Ughelli North LGA of Delta State, Comr. Olerhimena Lucky Ofomukoro (JP) has penned down a heartwarming new year message to all party faithfuls and leaders for their steadfast and commitment to the party growth, expressed confidence for a greater new year 2025. In his new year goodwill message released by the Ughelli North PDP Publicity Secretary, Chief Felix Ofurhie, reads, “The past year was great because of the patriotism of our leaders and party faithfuls for all your unflinching support…

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2027: Oguma Hails Oborevwori For Remarkable Strides In Delta

  A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State, Olorogun John Oguma, has described the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, as a man of destiny whose outstanding leadership has transformed the state. Speaking during a thank-you visit by indigenes and non-indigenes of Ovwor-Olomu community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Oguma praised the governor for his ability to handle governance effectively, noting that he has not borrowed funds despite initiating new and completing numerous projects. “Governor Oborevwori has won 38 court cases and continues to deliver…

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Eneakpoyeri Family Day: Ojefia, Onitsha Urges Urhobos To Uphold Family Values

LEADERS of the Eneakpoyeri Family of Afeisere, Ughelli North local government, have called on the Urhobo people to continue to uphold family values passed unto us by our forebears, to preserve our customs and traditions. Speaking separately during the Eneakpoyeri Family of Afiesere End-of-Year Party, the Chairman of the Family Executive Committee, Olorogun Anthony Ojefia and the Chairman of the Project Committee, Comrade Shedrack Onitsha, noted that the family yearly party was aimed at sustaining the family bound by bringing members of the family to eat, drink and get to…

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Payrates Confraternity Organizes Memorial For Umalokun Massacre In Ughelli North

IN remembrance and memorial of the unjustly massacred six members of the National Association of Seadogs, at Oharisi Primary School in Ughelli, the Pyrates confraternity, has laid foundation in their honour at Umalokun Deck, in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. It would be recalled that six members of the Pyrates Confraternity, Anthony Teddy Omakor, Princely Otegho Otaye, Aghogho Kester Sobitie, Victor Oyailo, Joseph Uloho and Bernard Obi were brutally murdered by security agents at Oharisi Primary School precisely on December 27, 1983 in Ughelli. The event which…

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Edojakwa Foundation Takes Road Safety Awareness/Sensitization Campaign To Ughelli

      THE Ambassador Emmanuel Edojakwa Foundation-Safe Roads Initiative SRI, has taken its road safety sensitization/ awareness campaign to road users in Ughelli, Headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State.   Speaking at the flagging of the event, SRC EM Traikiriowei, Unit Operation Head, Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC, Ughelli Command enlightened pedestrians and motorists on road safety tips and rules, also educate all on how to check the manufactured dates of tyres and other important safety rules. He disclosed that since December 15th, 2024, they have…

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Grand Lodge Holds Thanksgiving, Present Food Items To Old Peoples Home In Delta

  THE Brethren and officers of the Grand Lodge of Nigeria, a renowned organization led by its Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Nigeria, Most Worshipful, Bro. Chief Osiobe Okotie has marked their thanksgiving with the presentation of food items and other to old people’s home in Delta State.   The thanksgiving and presentation of food items to St. Paul Catholic Old Peoples home in Bowen Avenue, Warri, was to marked the installation of Osiobe Okotie as the 4th Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Nigeria and the first from…

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Death At Christmas By Sunny Awhefeada

By Sunny Awhefeada,   I do not know if Christmas is anticipated in the same manner around the world. My experience of the festival woven around the birth of Jesus Christ has so far been triangular mutating with age, location and exposure. My earliest memories of Christmas took roots in Ibadan in the early part of the Second Republic. We looked forward to the season with unquantifiable joy. The event that kicked off the Christmas mood was the end of the first term examination in the second week of December.…

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TINUBU, OBOREVWORI, EGBETOKUN MUST GUARD AGAINST REPEAT OF OKUAMA IN OKPARE

By Gbemre   Nigerian Army has occupied Okpare, another Ughelli South Local Government Area community in Delta state over another doubtful peace mission. From the feelers we are getting, it is obvious the Nigerian Army, for self reasons best known to the authorities, are willfully not learning from past painful and shameful lessons. We are compelled to raise this alarm, calling on President Bola Tinubu, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Inspector General of Police, Director-General DSS, Ughelli South LG Chairman and other relevant authorities, to call the Nigerian Army to order before…

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