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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A communique issued at the 2024 Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) Convention and Lecture Series, held in Asaba, Delta State, has emphasised the need for collaborative, community-driven, and morally grounded approaches to addressing Nigeria’s security challenges. The communique, signed by Augustine Oyibode, Chairman, Kenneth Orusi, Secretary, Communique Drafting Committee and Shedrack Onitsha, MNIPR, Secretary, DOPF outlined […]
A young Nigerian, Mr. Izu Lucky is still wanted by the federal government of Nigeria in what many political analysts have said is part of a crackdown on those who were not satisfied with the economic conditions in the country. Izu born in May 1987 has explained that the man-hunt for him is politically motivated […]
THE Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom, His Majesty, King Monday Arthur Whiskey, Udurhie I, has called on President Bola Tinubu to confer a National Honour on High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, Chairman of Tantita Security Services Limited. The monarch made the call, on Sunday, while addressing newsmen at his palace in Idjerhe, Ethiope West Local […]
SECURITY experts have called for impartial and balanced media coverage as a critical part of addressing the insecurity plaguing Nigeria. The recommendation came during the 5th Annual Lecture Series of the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), held on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in Asaba, Delta State. Themed “Security Challenges: Finding a Local Implementable Solution,” the […]
THE Nigerian Navy has been accused of undermining federal efforts to combat crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, made the allegation during a meeting with the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), at Oporoza, […]
THE Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) expresses grave concern over the alarming increase in kidnapping incidents and herder attacks in Delta State, particularly Delta Central and Delta North. We call upon the Nigerian Police Force and all relevant security agencies to intensify their efforts in curbing these menaces that threaten the peace and security of […]