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The Fulani community in Delta on Monday dissociated itself from the 72-hour ultimatum to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa by “Fulani Jihadists” over proposed ban on open grazing by governors of southern states.In a news briefing in Asaba, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Okowa on Special Duties, Alhaji Muktar Usman, flanked by the leadership of the Fulanis, announced that they were not party to the threat.They stated that they received the news of the planned attack in the state with shock, and that the development threw the Fulani community into fear of possible attack on them from their host communities.“Yesterday was a…

Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Delta State Branch, has directed all its members across the state to resume work immediately.The union has also directed all courts and departments in the judiciary to open for proper functioning of that arm of government.In a signed statement made available to the press by the branch chairman, Comrade Augustine Chiejine and assistant secretary, Comrade Kenny Ukoruyi, the union explained that the directive was predicated on the outcome of its national executive council (NEC) emergency meeting held on June 9, 2021.“In line with the decision of the National Executive Council (NEC) at its emergency…

Barely hourGovernor Ifeanyi Okowas after Fulani Jihadists issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to withdraw his position on the ban of open grazing jointly declared recently by the southern governors in Asaba, the Movement for the Emancipation and the Defence of Niger Delta (MEND) has warmed the nomads that any attempt to carry out their threat would result in dire consequence that may end the presence of Fulanis in the Niger Delta.MEND’s release code named “Dragon War”, which went viral shortly after the Fulani Jihadists dropped theirs, reads: “We don’t make cheap our threats.…

Okowa Congratulates Okonjo-Iweala at 67By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaDelta State governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as she clocked 67 years.Okonjo-Iweala, an illustrious Deltan from Ogwashi-Uku, is the first female director-general and first African to lead the global trade body in its 25-year history.In a statement signed by the governor’s chief press secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika in Asaba, Okowa commended Okonjo-Iweala for her tremendous and outstanding accomplishments in the service of Nigeria and the global monetary community.He said Okonjo-Iweala has made remarkable contributions to the development of Nigeria’s economy,…

…Gives FG three-point demand to move Nigeria forward…Reiterates position on Twitter Suspension…Advises on carrot and stick approach, not brute force…. Demands Respect and Practice of Democratic Tenets Members of the, The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus of the House of Representatives on Saturday June 12, called on the federal government to respect June 12 as the symbol of democratic freedom and the supremacy of the people’s power, and handed down to the Buhari administration, a four-point demand to move Nigeria away from the abyss of total destruction.In a statement signed by the caucus leader, Hon Kingsley Chinda, the laid down…

The Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (IHRHL) once again commends the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari for declaring June 12  a “Democracy Day”, acknowledging the victory of the people of Nigeria in a free and fair election in 1993, when MKO Abiola won the election but was dictatorially disallowed the peoples mandate to govern, an act which disfigured the reputation of the General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida-a real dictator.IHRHL immediately reminds the president that the essence of democracy is the prevalence of the will of the people exercised through periodic elections, checks and demands for accountability from the government.It…

Prof Benjamin OkabaPresident, Ijaw National Congress (INC)Ijaw Wari, Sani Abacha Way,Yenagoa, Bayelsa. Dear Sir,I join all well-meaning individuals and organisations to congratulate you and the National Executive Council,  NEC of the  Ijaw National Congress, INC the  apex  socio-cultural organisation of the  Ijaw ethnic nationality.Your victory in the  April 30, 2021 election,  swearing  in and your stepping  forward  to speak  up on national issues of real concern to our people could not have occurred at a more opportune time than now, with the country facing deeply troubling challenges to the economy and insecurity.Your emergence as president is particularly remarkable as an affirmation…

The current state of insecurity resulting from failure by the Nigerian government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to uphold its primary obligation to the people-protection of lives and properties-has thrown Nigerian women as mothers, wives, girls, into deep pain; a pain so intense that they are unable to shout out.Nigerian women are losing their husbands, sons, daily to bandits, terrorists, Fulani herdsmen, cultists and robbers, more than at any other time in history. They have even become instruments of warfare-captured from their husbands and taken away as sex slaves by bandits and other groups, and all they get from the…

…INC  Applauds Halt of Onion Shipment To Iboland….Says Move Will Help South East Internal Agric Overhaul The Igbo National Council (INC) worldwide is deeply worried on the state of terrorism and insecurity in the Igbo Nation States, the South-West and North Central Regions of Nigeria. The trend and escalation of terrorism, banditry and wanton killings in the Igbo Nation States in the recent times calls for thorough forensic audit of the insecurity in these regions and urgent overhaul of the nation’s security architecture in these regions.We will recall that a few months ago, the United States Intelligence Agency published a…

The Delta State Police Command has rescued one Efe Caroline, who, was kidnapped by gunmen in Oreokpe, in Okpe Local Government Area of the state.According to NaijaCover, spokesperson of the Command, DSP Edafe Bright, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, June 8, said three suspected cultists and two armed robbers were also arrested.“On the 6/6/2021 at about 21.45hrs, the divisional police officer, Orerokpe Division received a timely distressed call from an unknown caller that four(4) armed men, suspected to be kidnappers shot sporadically at Biokoro extension and kidnapped one Efe Caroline ‘f’, 38yrs. Consequently, Police operatives from Orerokpe…