The Media Office of Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Immediate past Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, has alerted the public to a plot by desperate politicians to launch a malicious media smear campaign against him. According to the office in a statement on Tuesday, these individuals are jittery over Elumelu’s soaring popularity and have resorted to faking news sites and planting misrepresentations. A recent example of this smear campaign is a fake Facebook post attributed to Dailyreport.ng claiming that Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu made comments on some political parties at a rally in Asaba, Delta State capital, on August…
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By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members of Dennis Osadebay University (DOU), Asaba, on Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest, joining their counterparts across the country in demanding the Federal Government’s immediate implementation of long-standing agreements with the union. The lecturers, led by the DOU ASUU Chairperson, Dr. Chuka Ebodili, marched within the university premises carrying placards with inscriptions outlining their demands. After the march, they addressed a press conference where Dr. Ebodili read the national body’s position on behalf of ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna. Ebodili said the protest was a coordinated action across…
Stakeholders from across the South-South region convened in Asaba, the Delta State capital, for the NG-CARES South-South Zonal Independent Verification Agents (IVAs) Performance Review Meeting. The meeting is aimed at evaluating programme outcomes and charting the course for its next phase. The meeting which was held on Tuesday August 26, 2025, was attended by representatives of the World Bank, the Federal Government of Nigeria, state governments, and implementing partners, focused on assessing the contributions of IVAs under the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. In his address, Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, represented by the…
THE STORY 1) THE NAME WE COULDN’T WASH OFF My name is Adaku. I was eight the day our surname became a stain. It happened on a construction site in Onitsha where my father, Nnanna, worked as a mason. By noon, a pallet of cement went missing. By evening, a rumor found a mouth. By night, the supervisor’s finger found my father’s chest. “You were the last to leave the store, abi?” He wasn’t. But poverty is a loud witness; it makes innocent men look guilty. They didn’t take him to court. They didn’t even let him speak. They just…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday, urged the Federal Government to revive the Warri, Koko, Sapele, and Burutu ports and reiterated his administration’s commitment to collaborate with the Government at the centre in that regard. The governor, who spoke when he received on a courtesy visit, the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) led by its Chairman, Prince Senator Adedayo Adeleye, said the revival of the seaports will unlock the full economic potentials of Delta as Nigeria’s maritime hub. He insisted that the revitalization of the ports would create jobs, attract investments, and boost national…
The Magistrates’ Court sitting in Asaba has adjourned to November 7, 2025, the criminal trial of Pastor Sunday Ogbogho of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), who is facing prosecution for allegedly assaulting a journalist with tools including a spanner. Pastor Ogbogho was arraigned before Magistrate Court 4, Asaba, on August 11, 2025, over attack on journalist Kenneth Orusi at No. 5 Elder Ediale Street, off Ibusa Road, Asaba, inflicting head injuries including teeth bite on July 27, 2025. The case is filed under Case File No. 367/2025 with Mr. Alex Ibe appearing as police prosecutor. The charge, read…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been asked to ignore the recent brewing Warri crisis and complete the Warri federal ward delineation. Representatives of the Indigenous Ijaw and Urhobo of Warri federal Constituency made the call on Monday during a world press briefing in Warri. A prominent Son of Okere Urhobo kingdom, Olorogun Victor Okumagba, who read the position of the group, stated that the Ijaws and Urhobos in Warri federal constituency will not participate in the ongoing continuous voter registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, stressing that INEC wants to disenfranchise them. The group stated that it…
Against public assertions by many Anioma people claiming not to have any ethnic affinity with the people of the South East of Nigeria, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has proved them wrong. In an interview on Arise TV during the campaigns for the 2023 presidential elections, Okowa who was then vice presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) told Arise TV crew that he is an Igbo man. Okowa’s acceptance of his Igboship has reportedly dwarfs the views of some Anioma people who have vigorously campaigned against creating Anioma state as the 6th state of the South East of Nigeria.…
𝑩𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒓. 𝑫𝒖𝒌𝒆 𝑪. 𝑰. As an Igbo, it would amount to living in self-denial if we claim not to be aware that other regions in Nigeria find it somewhat uncomfortable to support a candidate from the zone to occupy certain positions, especially elective ones. This is as a result of the “trust deficit” accumulated over the years. The cause of this trust deficit is a story for another day, but the obvious truth is that it has continued to deny us every necessary cooperation from our sister regions in Nigeria. To tackle this, there is a need to consciously…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The week-long 4th Coronation Anniversary of His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, CFR, came to a glorious close on Sunday, August 24, 2025, with a solemn yet joyful thanksgiving service at the King’s Dominion Palace Church, Warri. The colourful service was attended by the royal family, Warri kingdom chiefs, government officials, clergy, and a multitude of sons and daughters of the Iwere nation, who gathered to return praise to God for four fruitful years of His Majesty’s reign. The atmosphere was filled with hymns of gratitude, fervent prayers, and heartfelt worship as the congregation reflected…