Umeh Community – Politics Governance

2027: Oborevwori’s Projects Will Shape Umeh’s Choice — Afahokor

September 18, 2026 Admin

A community leader in Umeh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Duncan Afahokor, has said the community’s voting decisions ahead of the 2027 elections will be influenced by the development projects executed in the area by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration. Afahokor, a lawyer and Founder of the Pan-Isoko Advocacy Group, Umeh Need Road Forum, said Umeh had witnessed tangible development since Oborevwori assumed office, particularly in road infrastructure, potable water, healthcare, education and street lighting. Speaking on the political choices of the community, Afahokor said politics…

NDDC BOARD: Isoko Youths Issue Three Days Ultimatum To FG, Block East/West Road

June 4, 2021 Admin

By Uruemu Favour The Isoko National Youth Council, INYC, has issued a three days ultimatum to president Muhammadu Buhari and minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Sen Godswill Akpabio to inaugurate the substantive board of the commission or risked the shutting down of oil exploration in Isoko nation. The youths who barricaded the Umeh axis of the East/West road in Isoko South and partly Ughelli North local government areas of Delta state expressed dismay over the continued silence of the Mr President towards the board inauguration which has caused tongues…

Nigeria at 59: Delta Community Bemoans Lack Of Electricity, Network Services

October 2, 2019October 4, 2019 Admin

As the nation marks the 59th anniversary of her independence, residence of an agrarian community, Umeh in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta has bemoaned the lack of electricity for over 5 years and network services. Addressing newsmen, the convener of ‘Umeh Carnival’, Chief Barr. Duncan Akpovienehe Afahokor said, “Umeh community is the highest producer of plantain in Isoko nation if not in Delta state. We use this opportunity every year since independence to showcase our agricultural strength as farmers, through our produce, plantains, banana, cassava, yams and…

GOMEP-NG Picks Owens-Ibie for 2026 Conference, Targets Electoral Disinformation September 27, 2026
The Guild of Online Media Editors and Publishers of Nigeria (GOMEP-NG) has named Professor Nosa Owens-Ibie, PhD, as keynote speaker for its 2026 Annual Conference, Lecture and Workshop scheduled for November 26 in Abuja. The conference, which will hold at the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development, opposite the Central Bank of Nigeria […]
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Dafinone: Nigeria Can’t Afford To Abandon Tinubu’s Reforms September 27, 2026
…Urges Okpe youths to master AI, embrace entrepreneurship Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ede Dafinone, has called for continuity in the reform agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying Nigeria cannot afford to abandon ongoing economic and institutional reforms midway. Dafinone spoke at the 2026 World Youth Conference of the Okpe Youth […]
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ALLEGED MURDER: Adeda family rejects Delta State Committee and condolence visit September 27, 2026
THE Adeda family has publicly rejects the Administrative Panel Of Inquiry set up by the Government of Delta State that it consists of only Civil Servants with no Family Members, Civil Organization Or Human Right Activists. The family also rejects the condolence visit to the family that it does not have implicit confidence on […]
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Oborevwori Salutes Oyedepo At 72, Says His Legacy Transcends Ministry September 27, 2026
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated the Founder and Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, on his 72nd birth anniversary, describing his contributions to faith, education and nation-building as enduring. Oborevwori, in a goodwill message issued on Sunday in Asaba by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus […]
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Adeda’s Death: UDU Demands Full Probe, Says ‘Nobody Should Be Sacred Cow’ September 27, 2026
The Ughelli Descendants Union (UDU) has demanded a thorough and impartial investigation into the death of Mr. Unity Ekuevugbe Adeda, a senior civil servant and indigene of Ughelli Kingdom, insisting that every person connected with the circumstances leading to his alleged assault should be investigated irrespective of status or political office. The apex Ughelli […]
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Diri, Ogbuku Commend P-BAT Door To Door Movement for Galvanizing Support For Tinubu September 26, 2026
By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has described the P-BAT Door-to-Door Movement as one of the foremost and most coordinated support groups with organic grassroots support mobilizing for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The governor who spoke through the Special Adviser Political Matters, […]
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Akpodiete’s 31-Year-Old Legal Article Resurfaces In US Law Review September 26, 2026
A 31-year-old legal article written by Urhobo born and Delta Central senatorial aspirant, Prof. Alexander Osondu Akpodiete, has resurfaced in the United States legal literature after being cited in a 2009 American University Law Review article on federal court jurisdiction. Akpodiete, who wrote the original article as a young lawyer in 1995, said the […]
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Dafinone Demands Justice Over Adeda Ekwevugbe’s Death, Urges Calm September 26, 2026
Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ede Dafinone, has called for a thorough, transparent and impartial investigation into the death of Mr Adeda Ekwevugbe, a Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education. Dafinone, in a statement, described the death of the public servant as “deeply troubling,” insisting that all circumstances […]
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Delta Secondary Schools: Transfer Dispute Deepens As Commissioner Is Being Accused Of Usurping Board’s Role September 26, 2026
A deepening administrative crisis over the transfer and posting of principals in Delta State secondary schools has triggered allegations of procedural violations, abuse of authority and deliberate disregard for seniority within the education system. A source accused the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibuogwu, of allegedly acting in connivance with some members of […]
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Adeda’s Death: Isoko Union Demands Answers September 25, 2026
The Isoko Development Union (IDU), Asaba Branch, has called for calm and restraint following the death of an Isoko son, Mr. Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of Secondary Education. Adeda reportedly died following an altercation with a superior at the Prof. Chike Edozien Secretariat, Asaba, on […]
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