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By Constance MejuFederal Government is using Ogoni Clean-Up as a distraction to avoid the clean-up of other parts of the environmentally degraded Niger Delta.A virtual panel on issues around the Ogoni Clean-Up came up with that observation in a session convened by key environmental activists in the region, to mark the 2021 World Environment Day which had as theme, “Ecosystem restoration. Leading the conversation Ken Henshaw of We the People, asked, “Is the Ogoni Clean-Up Eclipsing Attention to the Niger Delta?” and the response in the affirmative was unanimous.The activists lamented that the Ogoni- Clean Up has been on for…

The Young Progressive Party (YPP) in Edo State has begged the people to register freely with the party to prepare for the next local government elections.The party also used the forum to unveil the party’s logo to members who are interested to work with the party and the party flag bearers in the next elections.The party logo was unveiled at the birthday celebration of the Edo State chairman of the party and the party’s registration exercise in Benin City.The Edo State chairman, Dr. Royal Otasowie, told guests that Young Progressive Party (YPP), is a party for young minds.Dr Otasowie said:…

The Edo State coordinator of the National Youths Service Crops Scheme (NYSC), Mrs. Abiodun Olubukola has condemned those calling for the scraping of the NYSC scheme, stressing that, the programme has helped to unite the country and brought more development to the nation.The coordinator made the statements at the 2021, Batch A/ Stream ll, Orientation programme to mark the 48th Anniversary Celebration of the scheme at Okada, in Ovia North East Local Government Area in Benin City.Mrs. Olubukola also thanked Governor Godwin Obaseki for building a new NYSC camp for the youth corpers.“Today, we are witnessing another landmark in NYSC.…

Don, ERA, CSOs Others Call For Collective Efforts to Protect the Ecosystem-Iduozee Efe Paul, BeninA professor of wildlife management in the Department of Agriculture, University of Benin, members of civil society including Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth in Nigeria, have called for collective efforts to guide, protect and restore the Nigerian ecosystem.They advocated for the planting of trees, and other medicinal trees that would serve as natural medicine for the body, especially, in around the homes and environments to prevent flooding and gully erosion.Speaking at an event, organized by the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth,Nigeria to mark the…

Family of 15 Escapes Death As Fire Razed Furniture Shops-Iduozee Paul, BeninWonders they say shall never cease; a family of 15 on Friday, June11, 2021, escaped being burnt to death in an inferno that razed a building in Ikpoba community, along Benin-Agbor Road in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.Timely alert from a relative was the saving grace for the family that included children and grand-children on a visit.Narrating how they escaped, Ibude Kelly said a relative had knocked on his door to alert him of the fire. He said although he was able to escape with his children…

President of One Love Foundation, Mr. Patrick Eholor, says President Muhammadu Buhari, is still clouded by his military days and that is responsible for some of the actions taken by him, a reminder of when he once ruled the country as a military head of state.He made the statement in Benin City, while reacting to the proposed re-opening of the grazing routes by President Muhammadu Buhari in response to the South-South governors’ ban of open grazing in their states. Eholor’s said what Nigerians expected when they cast their votes to elect President Muhammadu Buhari was that, hence he was elected…

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,…