The Action Collective has called on Mr. Ken Okolugbo, the Communication Adviser to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, to take full responsibility for the now-deleted confessional statement he made on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, where he admitted to being part of a coordinated plan to malign Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a statement signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Mr. Teddy Onyejuwe, Action Collective said Okolugbo’s subsequent claim that his account was hacked is insufficient and lacks credibility. The controversial post, which remained live for over an hour before being pulled down, included an emotional apology, a detailed confession of…
Author: Spade Nigeria
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gallery Security Services Limited (GSSL), Senior High Chief Bibopere Ajube, has said his firm will work with the conventional security agencies to make the waterways in Ondo State safer. Chief Ajube stated this at the weekend while addressing the 1000-strong operatives of the security outfit at the company’s operational headquarters in Okaranpu, Ese Odo Local Government Area of the state. The drill was preparatory to the firm’s monitoring exercise on the state’s waterways and coastline areas. He warned sea pirates, kidnappers, crude oil thieves and other vandals to steer clear of the area…
To mark this year’s International Boys Day and Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Day, the Ruby Awareness Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, has generously provided hygienic kits to 300 make and female students in Delta State. The donation, which was part of a one-day Students’ Forum organized for public and private secondary schools in the state capital, Asaba, on Thursday, June 5, 2025, is part of the foundation’s outreach to empower underprivileged children. Focused primarily on supporting and grooming the boy-child, Ruby Initiative also extended its gesture to the girl-child with the presentation of menstrual packs and antiperspirants to select schoolgirls. The…
By Kenneth Orusi Despite skepticism and criticism circulating online, the campaign for the creation of Anioma State continues to gain ground, bolstered by increasing grassroots support and coordinated advocacy efforts. At the center of the push is Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, who has brought the cause to national attention through legislative action and consistent community engagement. His residence, popularly referred to as “Mount Ned,” has become a gathering point for supporters and advocacy groups rallying behind the call for statehood. The proposal for Anioma State, which has been a subject of regional discourse for decades, is no longer seen as…
The Obi of Issele-Mkpitime Kingdom in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Obi Sunday Ubaka Ogboli, has commended the Senator representing Delta North, Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, for honoring his word and visiting the community following earlier engagements on key development issues. The senator, who was warmly received at the palace on Saturday, June 7, by the Obi and traditional cabinet members, was hailed as a man of integrity who does not make empty promises. The visit follows a previous meeting in Abuja, where the community had drawn the senator’s attention to the need for…
A woman identified as Blessing Eze(Mrs), mother of two have been stabbed to death in Ogun State. The incident occured when some touts began taxing traders over the Eid Mubarak festival of Muslim faithfuls that took place yesterday June 6, 2025, each trader was asked to pay ₦1,500. On getting to Late Mrs Eze, she told them she doesn’t have money as at the time they came, they should come back, as touts they are, they started destroying her goods, which she dragged one of them and asking him to arrange her goods properly and come back, not that she…
BY ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The leadership of Kantu (also known as Ikantu) Community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State has reaffirmed its ancestral roots as an integral part of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, strongly rejecting what it described as “misguided claims” that the community belongs to the Itsekiri nation. In a press conference held at the Kantu Town Hall on Friday, June 6, 2025, the community leaders traced their history to the 11th century, emphasizing that their founding ancestor, Oweizibiri, was a full-blooded Ijaw man from Oporoza, the traditional seat of Gbaramatu Kingdom. Pa. Edwin…
Director General, Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has assured that recent security breaches and kidnapping in Abraka communities in Ethiope East Local Government Area which led to protest on Tuesday by residents is already under control. He disclosed that the state police command in collaboration with other security outfits has eliminated four of the kidnappers terrorizing Abraka communities during a crackdown on the criminals, assuring that the state governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori will continue to work with security chiefs in the state to apprehend and prosecute criminal elements, especially kidnappers and fraudsters also known…
As agitation for the creation of Anioma state gathers momentum, the Nigerian Senate has scheduled public hearing on the proposed state for 4th and 5th July 2025 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. The public hearing is coming on the heels of the first and second reading of the bill on Anioma state creation proposed by Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly. Stakeholders from all quarters including traditional rulers, opinion leaders, intelligentsia, youths and women groups as well as socio-cultural organizations are expected to make submissions at the public hearing. In an interview, the prime…
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE Chief Emma Ejiofor, a leading chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, has called for greater synergy among political office holders representing Delta North in both national and state house of assembly. He emphasized the need for a unified roadmap to fast-track development in the region and avoid duplication of efforts by lawmakers at different levels of government. Speaking during an exclusive interview in Asaba, Chief Ejiofor urged Senator Ned Nwoko, members of the House of Representatives, and state legislators from Delta North to come together and chart a clear and strategic plan for…