News Features: A Conversation With Two Millennials

By Sunny Awhefeada   A recurring experience of a columnist is the practice of readers doing rejoinders, verbal or written, to his/her views. Not every reader will agree or feel good about a piece of writing. That is why readers come with either kudos or knocks and a columnist should be large hearted enough to receive both in whatever measure. A great deal of the responses are conditioned by sentiments defined by ethnic, religious, political, age, class and other factors that the writer probably didn’t consider as something that will…

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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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Delta Awards N78bn Contract For Flyovers To Warri, Effurun To Julius Berger

Delta State Government has approved the award of contracts worth N78 billion to Julius Berger Nigeria Limited for the construction of three flyover bridges and road expansion in the Warri/Effurun metropolis. This was part of decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Tuesday in Asaba. Briefing journalists at the end of the Exco meeting, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Engr Fred Edafiogho said approval of the contracts were aimed at solving the gridlock often experienced in the twin cities. He said…

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PRESS RELEASE: HON. FRANCIS EJIROGHENE WAIVE SHALL BE VICTORIOUS AT THE COURT OF APPEAL

  The leadership of Me and You for Agege, a political pressure group of the All Progressives’ Congress, APC has appealed to the good people of Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Local Government Areas of Delta State to remain calm as the mandate freely given to Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive at the poll would be secured through the Court of Appeal. This appeal was made after the judgement of the tribunal court at Asaba declared Hon. Solomon Ahwinawhi winner of the election on the ground that the educational credentials…

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N2.9 Billion: EFCC Jails Orubebe, George Turnah, Others, For Six Years

Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced a former Special Adviser to Dan Abia, erstwhile managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission, George Turnah, and two others: Ebis Orubebe and Uzorgor Silas Chidebere, to six years imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretence, money laundering, conversion of funds and forgery contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act. They…

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Local Vigilante Apprehend Suspected Car Thief, Burglar At Isoko Community

A suspected car thief has been arrested by members of the local vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, in Olomoro community, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state. The suspect whose identity could not be ascertained as at the time of the report was arrested while trying to steal a car belonging to a Delta born Christian Musician, Evangelist Elvis Osiota.   This is just as another suspected thief was arrested while breaking into a Provision store belong to clergy.   According to a source in the community, Orerue Emonena,…

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Waive Reacts To Election Tribunal After Sack

Member Representing Ughelli North, South and Udu Federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Francis Ejiroghene Waive has described the judgement that ousted him from the House of Representatives as layman language. Reacting the Election Tribunal judgement delivered in Asaba, Rev. Waive disclosed that he has instructed his legal team to appeal the judgement. He said, “TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT Today the 11th of Sept 2023, the National Assembly Elections Tribunal Asaba ruled (in layman’s language) that the non publication of my educational qualifications in INEC portal is ground to disqualify…

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INEC Begin Issuance Of PVCs In Bayelsa

By Elizabeth Vincent YENEGOA– The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has begin the issuance of Permanent Voter’s Cards, (PVC) to residents in Bayelsa state. The Resident Commissioner, Barr Ubo Efegha said, “I have met with political parties and Security operatives to chart the way forward,  towards conducting a peaceful  election. According to Efegha “We are not going to interfere in the governorship election and any candidate that wins will  be announced as the winner of the election. He further expunged on the collection of PVC, that it will be issue…

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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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