SOME domestic airlines have raised ticket prices to the South-East and South-South regions by 131 per cent ahead of the Yuletide. The price adjustments, which usually take effect mostly from 1 December, come four months to the Christmas and New Year season, when airlines usually experience higher demand. Findings showed that Nigeria’s largest airline, Air […]
COMR. Lucky O.O Ukueku, National President of the Niger Delta Youth For Good Governance, has issued a passionate call for peace among the Ijaw, Urhobo, and Itsekiri communities in the Niger Delta region. He emphasized “the interconnectedness of these tribes through intermarriage and shared heritage,” condemning the ongoing crisis and urging youths to look beyond […]
DELTA State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has ordered the deployment of soldiers and police officers to flashpoints in Warri following a violent clash between Urhobo and Itsekiri youths on Saturday. The unrest broke out during a procession by the Itsekiri to mark the fifth coronation anniversary of the Olu of Warri. Trouble reportedly started when the […]
By AGBEJA GABRIEL THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) forecasts rainy and thundery conditions across Nigeria from Monday to Wednesday. Thunderstorms with moderate rainfall are expected over parts of the northern states, including Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, and Katsina, starting Monday morning, with afternoon rains extending to Kebbi, Adamawa, and Taraba. “Flash floods are […]
By FREDERICK ODU CORPORATE organizations and contracting firms executing projects in Asaba have been urged not to ignore the provision for local content in their contractual agreements. The Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Asagba Prof Epiphany Azinge, SAN, OON, made the call when the Managing Director/CEO of North China Construction Nigeria Limited, Dr. Osadebe […]
By CHRISTIANA ALABI-AKANDE ON Wednesday 30 September 2020, Favour Okechukwu, 11, was gang-raped to death in Ejigbo, a low-income suburb in Lagos State. The victim’s family had expected swift justice, but almost five years later, it remains a mirage. Frustrated by her failure to secure justice for her late daughter, the deceased’s mother, Ruth Okechukwu, […]
TENSION has gripped residents of the oil-rich city of Warri over a violent clash between Itsekiri and Agbarha-Warri (Urhobo) youths on Saturday afternoon, sparked by renewed territorial claims and a disputed celebratory procession. The conflict erupted around noon in Warri South Local Government Area where Agbarha-Warri youths reportedly attempted to block a procession by Itsekiri […]
THE Delta State Government has intervened in the deplorable condition of a critical section of the Warri/Sapele/Benin Road, awarding the reconstruction contract to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). The project, advertised by the State Tenders Board, covers the stretch from the Spare Parts Market U-Turn in Effurun to just after Ohore Junction before Omenta […]
GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has called for caution and restraint following reports of rising tensions between the Itsekiri and Urhobo communities in Warri South Local Government Area. In a statement on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Festus Ahon, the governor appealed to residents and stakeholders in the oil city to avoid […]
YESTERDAY 22 August, His Majesty congratulated Ogbueshi Love Nwokobia, the Anya Asagba of Otuogwu, Mr. Freeman Ogosi, and the entire Otuogwu residents for the warm reception despite the short notice. He praised the unity and love among them, noting the absence of segregation in their relationship. The Monarch announced plans to include Otuogwu in various […]