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 Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has strongly condemned the use of brute force by military personnel against peaceful protesters in the university town of Abraka, Delta State. The protesters, made up of students, residents, and indigenes, had taken to the streets to raise alarm over the spiraling insecurity and rampant kidnappings in the area. […]
BY JOHN PAUL TANTITA Security Services Nigeria Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting peace and development in the Niger Delta region, pledging continued collaboration with stakeholders and investment in youth empowerment initiatives. The company’s Managing Director, High Chief Keston Pondi, made this declaration on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the official commissioning of the […]
THE Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has called on the Delta State House of Assembly to enact an entirely new legal framework for the establishment of a functional, grassroots-oriented Community Security Corps, declaring that the previous law was never implemented and has therefore failed in its purpose. This position was articulated in a comprehensive memorandum […]
STAFF of Nigeria Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko in Gbaramatu Kingdom,Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State have pooh-poohed falsehoods published by certain faceless individuals seeking to discredit the Council’s recent appointment of Principal Officers. The staff gave backing to the excellent procedure that the University Council adopted to fill the vacant positions. This was […]
A public hearing on a bill for a Law to amend the Delta State Community Security Corps Agency law, has been scheduled for Friday 9 May 2025. The public hearing, being organized by the Joint Committees on Special Committee on Bills, and House Committee on Peace and Security, will hold at the Press center, Delta […]
LEADERS in governance, academia, civil society, and media converged at Wetland Hotel, Ughelli, Delta State on Friday, April 25, 2025, to dissect the widening gap between politics and governance in Nigeria. The occasion was the second edition of the Advocate Publication Ltd Annual Lecture Series, with the theme: “Between Governance and Politics: The Delicate Balancing […]
THE Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has extended warm congratulations to Dr. Paul Bebenimibo on his recent appointment as the new Registrar of the Nigeria Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko. In a congratulatory message signed by the Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Enebeli and Secretary, Shedrack Onitsha, the Forum described Dr. Bebenimibo’s appointment as “well-deserved” and a clear […]
THE Nigeria Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko, has announced the appointment of Dr. Paul Bebenimibo as Registrar and two others principal officers to strategic administrative positions. The decision was reached during the University’s 21st Governing Council meeting, held on April 15, 2025, in Warri, Delta State. The other appointees include Abduldayan Fatimah Jibril as the University […]
As insecurity escalates across the southern states of the country, the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has called on Southern governors to act decisively to curb the growing wave of criminality threatening the safety and livelihoods of citizens. In a press release signed by DOPF Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Enebeli and Secretary-General Mr. Shedrack Onitsha, the […]