Court Ruling Ends 14-Year Legal Battle Over Akpoma Land as Issele-Azagba Community Celebrates Victory Residents Mark Judgment with Prayers and Traditional Festivities RESIDENTS of Akpoma Village in Issele-Azagba, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, have celebrated a significant legal victory following the dismissal of a land ownership suit that had remained before the […]
A Quiet Protest, A Loud Crisis ON a humid morning in Asaba, a group of aggrieved landowners gathered at Government House—not in defiance, but in desperation. Their protest was calm, measured, and procedural. Yet the issues they raised pointed to something far more volatile: a deepening crisis in land governance, not just in Ugbolu Community, […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE Delta State Battles Surge of Land-Related Killings Across Multiple Communities DELTA State is facing a sharp escalation in land-related violence, with at least 10 people killed and dozens injured across several local councils within the last six months. A series of clashes, marked by armed invasions, ethnic tensions, and community rivalries, has […]