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By Henry Ubus The tension rocking the Udu Traditional Council is now a thing of the past as it was amicably resolved yesterday, Monday 13/12/2021, at Aladja community. The Ovie of Udu Kingdom, HRM Barr. Bethel Delekpe Owhoru 1st forgave some of his subjects who protested to Asaba and wrote petitions against him, calling for his resignation. He also lifted the curses he placed on them, as he reaffirmed Udu’s Unity. The Ovie of Udu…

I join all well-wishers both home and abroad to rejoice with a Woman of honour, integrity and intelligent. Hon, Chief Eunice Ogru-Okoh is a humanitarian. A philanthropist to the core. A loyal member of our great party, the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP). Her resilience towards the growth and development of our community is second to none. She has always been supportive to the leadership of our party in Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu…

Onos Dennis Hon Eloho Awinoron Vice Chairman Udu Local Government Council rejoices with Hon, Chief Eunice Okoh Aspirant for Ughelli North Ughelli South and Udu Federal Constituency come 2023i as she marks her birthday, describing her as a fine gentlewoman who has given so much to humanity. Hon, Okoh is an outstanding personality, who continues to be a source of inspiration and guidance to a lot of people in Ughelli and Udu Federal Constituency. In…

By Henry Ubus The Executive Chairman of Udu Local Government Council Hon. Chief Jite Brown (JP) has felicitated with former Vice Chairman of Ughelli South Local Government Council, Hon. Eunice Okoh on the auspicious occasion of her birthday anniversary today Saturday 11/12 /21. In his congratulatory message in Udu today Saturday, Hon. Chief Jite extolled the astute contributions of the Ughelli South born Politician, House of representatives Aspirant, Ughelli South, Udu and Ughelli North Constituencies…

By Moses Darah Presently, the risk of driving through the roads in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State is comparable to visiting Sambisa forest in Borno State or travelling through the dreaded Abuja-Kaduna highway. This is not unconnected with the fact that the technically defeated Boko Haram terrorists from the North and their counterparts, the Fulani herdsmen block the Sapele-Amukpe-Eku-Abraka and Osubi-Orerokpe-Eku roads daily to pick motorists and travellers like chicken. In 2003,…

His Excellency, Sir, I will like to start this letter by stating the obvious. We are in unusual and disturbing times. Aladja Community is going through a most challenging circumstance perhaps never experienced since the land dispute started in 1996. Some will even argue that the current tension in Aladja Community is probably more precarious than that which led to the outbreak of the Warri crisis in the 90’s. Today, Aladja Community in Udu LGA…

The Director General (DG) of the Delta State Orientation Bureau, Eugene Azuka Uzum Esq, has underscored the pivotal role of parenting in proper upbringing of children for a safer society. Uzum stated this on a Television programme tagged, “Stand Point” at the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in Asaba, the state capital. Uzum noted that majority of the challenges in the society today were the results of poor parenting of the child at early childhood. According…

The President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Prince Williams Akporeha has commended the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on the relative peace in the state as a result of the security strategy of the state government. Prince Akporeha stated this recently at Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area during the final traditional burial rites of late Queen Regina Akporeha. Queen Regina who died at the age of 70…

Three students of the Dowen College, Lekki Lagos are currently assisting the police in their investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni junior, a 12-year-old student of the college. The Lagos State commissioner of police Hakeem Odumosu told Channels Television on Tuesday. Odumosi said three of the five students mentioned by Sylvester before he died are already in custody and cooperating with the police in their findings. Although Odumosu did not give the identities of…

The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has expressed sadness over the demise of the wife of the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Mrs Esther Zenab Kolawole. Mrs Kolawole died on Sunday , December 5th, 2021, after a brief illness. She was 50 years old. In a Statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Dennis Otu, the Speaker said that he was shocked with the news…