By Wale Nice The Delta State Security Trust Fund has issued a strong condemnation following the cowardly attack that resulted in the tragic loss of 16 military personnel along the river bank of Okuama community in Ewu Kingdom, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Expressing solidarity with the affected families and communities, the Chairman of the Trust Fund, Honorable Barrister Daniel Mayuku, conveyed deepest sympathies and emphasized the sacrifice and bravery of the fallen soldiers. The incident, deemed a despicable act of aggression, has prompted urgent calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to dialogue…
Author: Spade Nigeria
In the heart of Delta State, Nigeria, lies the serene town of Illah, where the River Niger flows gracefully alongside its vibrant community. It is here that we find a leader whose reign has brought prosperity, unity, and progress to the land – His Royal Majesty, Obi Slyvester Olisadunkwu Jugai-Enechaziam. Since ascending to the throne in March 2018, Obi Slyvester Olisadunkwu Jugai-Enechaziam has led Illah with wisdom, compassion, and a deep commitment to the well-being of his people. Born on October 3, 1939, to Mr. Jugai Enechaziam, he was destined for greatness from an early age. The Local Government Chairman,…
BY PATRICK MGBODO Coriftech Solutions, a renowned technology hub in Asaba devoted to building the next tech talents in Africa, has launched its Design Academy to expand opportunities for women, youth and Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) while empowering youths for prosperity. The initiative which aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets to revolutionize the fields of design and prepare the youths for the projected digitization of industries. At the launch of the initiative in Asaba, Delta State Capital, the founder of Coriftech Solutions tech hub, Cynthia Orife, the Design Academy would equip students with a holistic toolkit for personal…
The Chairman of the Delta State Amnesty Phase 2, ‘General’ Solomon Adu has congratulated Chief Dennis Otuaro (PhD), the Ibe-Uyadonwei of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area on his well deserved appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme PAP, describing it as square peg in a square hole. ‘General’ Adu who spoke in Warri,Delta State said the news of the appointment of Chief Dennis Otuaro as the new helmsman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme was greeted with joy and excitement by all stakeholders judging from his antecedents as a thorough…
Chairman of Okoloba community, in Bomadi LGA, Mr Clement Koki, says the killing of 22 Nigerian Army personnel, took place in Okuama, a neighboring Urhobo enclave in Ughelli South LGA of Delta State. Koki said Vanguard, in March 16, 2024 edition, and other media reports linking the condemnable act to “irate Ijaw youths”, were “maliciously misleading” the authorities towards passing the blame on Okoloba, an Ijaw community, itself at receiving end of aggression of the Urhobo enclave. “Let it be made clear that, the crisis in which the military JTF intervened to sue for peace is not between two Ijaw…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has met with President Bola Tinubu over killing of 17 military personnel in Okuoma community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Recall that 17 military personnel comprising a lieutenant colonel, two majors, one captain, and 13 soldiers were killed while on a “peacekeeping mission” in Okuoma community. While the Delta state and federal governments have condemned the incident, promising that perpetrators would be apprehended and made to face the wrath of the law, the visit of the State Governor to the presidency was to brief Mr President of the development.…
Any Military Coup in Nigeria will lead to organized armed resistance in the South West, Apapo Oodua Koya, [AOKOYA], a Yoruba Self Determination Coalition has said. The group said it has noticed the statements of some Nigerian leaders aimed at preparing the mood of the Country for a Military Coup. “We want to assure anyone contemplating a Coup that there will be armed resistance to such a plot. In the first one month of such a Coup, there will be Shock and Confusion, but we want to assure such plotters that it will take less than one month before the…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State believes Nigeria’s biting economic situation is an “inevitable” phase for the betterment of the nation. “You see, sometimes, I kind of feel we don’t get it,” he said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics while alluding to complaints about the economy, likening the country’s situation to a patient undergoing treatment. “But whether there will be pains for any step you take or the other, it is going to be. It is inevitable. But that is obviously what we need to pass through,” he said, maintaining that President Bola Tinubu inherited a bad economy upon assumption…
The Member of the House of Representatives, representing Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Nicholas Mutu, has condemned Thursday’s killing of 16 soldiers by some irate youths of Okuama community , an Urhobo enclave in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Mutu, who is the Chairman of the Gas Committee in the House, described the action as “barbaric and inhuman.” Mutu, who is also the Chairman of the Southern Nigeria Caucus in the House of Representatives, made his position on the tragic incident known in a statement issued by his Media Office on Sunday. The federal…
The Urhobo Media Practitioners Advocacy Group (UMPAG), college of Urhobo media practitioners worldwide, received with rude shock the heinous and dastardly murder of 16 military personnel, including the commanding officer of 181 Amphibious Batallion, two Majors and a Captain by unknown gunmen around the bank of Okuama community in Ewu Kingdom in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. As a body of trained media workers, we condemn in strong terms the killing of the military personnel and some indigenes of the Okuama community. From information available to us, there is a grand conspiracy to twist the facts…