DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, his wife, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, former Governor of the state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, and other dignitaries on Saturday paid their final respects to the late Dr. Joseph Sisanmi Otumara, who was laid to rest in Warri. […]
DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has described the five-year reign of His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of Warri, as a period of renewed glory, peace-building, unity and remarkable progress for the Itsekiri people, Warri and Delta State. Oborevwori stated this on Friday while speaking at the fifth coronation anniversary of the […]
NIGER Delta leader and Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has appealed for calm following the ongoing protests and occupation of oil and gas facilities in parts of Warri Federal Constituency over the ward delineation dispute. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Tompolo expressed concern […]
DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Monday stepped into the growing tensions surrounding the ward and polling unit delineation exercise in Warri Federal Constituency, convening a high-level peace meeting with leaders of the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo ethnic nationalities. The meeting, held at Government House, Asaba, brought together ethnic leaders, security chiefs and […]
THE Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, has dismissed an appeal filed by representatives of the Itsekiri ethnic nationality seeking to stop the implementation of the Supreme Court-mandated fresh delineation of electoral wards and polling units in the Warri Federal Constituency of Delta State. The appeal, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1457/2025: Hon. Appearance Afejuku & Ors v. INEC […]
Background: What Triggered the Rejoinder THE rejoinder appears to stem from a growing political exchange within Delta State’s Warri axis ahead of the 2027 elections. At the centre of the dispute are two camps: Supporters of Dr. Collins Oritsetimeyin Edema, a technocrat and political actor with roots in public sector institutions and grassroots mobilisation. Allies […]
Stakeholders Unite for Peace in Warri THE Center for Peace and Environmental Justice has inaugurated a peacebuilding committee in Warri, alongside the rollout of grassroots programmes aimed at strengthening unity among the Ijaw, Itsekiri, and Urhobo ethnic groups. The initiative, unveiled during a stakeholders’ meeting in Warri, brought together community leaders, government officials, security agencies, […]
Empowerment Initiative Targets Grassroots Mobilisation THE Executive Director of Planning, Research and Statistics at the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, Efele Eyewuoma Nicholas, has distributed ₦50,000 each to 100 members of his political constituency in Delta South Senatorial District as part of a grassroots empowerment initiative. The programme, themed “Empowering Our People for […]
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Targets Recurring Tensions A leading Niger Delta advocacy organisation, the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), has launched a peace movement aimed at de-escalating recurring tensions among the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in Warri Federal Constituency of Delta State. The high-level roundtable dialogue, held on 24 February 2026, at King […]
FRESH tension is building in Sapele, Delta State, as the Itsekiri and Okpe ethnic nationalities trade words over plans to lay the foundation of an Okpe Sub-Palace in the town. While the Okpe people insist Sapele is part of their ancestral land, the Itsekiri maintain that any such project must remain within a legally defined […]