Chief Comrade Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has announced the Multi‑Million Naira Delta Ethnic Peace and Unity Football Tournament 2026, a biennial competition aimed at strengthening peace, unity and grassroots sports development across Delta State. Organised by the Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) in partnership with the Africa 4 Peace Sports Academy, the tournament rebranded from the former Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity Football Tournament uses football as a tool for reconciliation and community integration following the Warri crisis. The expanded Delta Ethnic Peace and Unity Cup now brings together six major ethnic groups—Ijaw, Itsekiri, Isoko, Ika, Ndokwa and Urhobo to…
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Godwin-Maria Utuedoye is a trained professional journalist. A graduate of Mass Communication from the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He is a registered practising Journalist with the Nigeria Union of Journalists with over 20 years experience in news reporting. He is interested in Investigative and development Journalism. He lives in Nigeria and focuses more in the Niger-Delta region where oil and gas exploration by government and multinational iol companies has plunged into poverty and environmental degradation for years. He is also a PR Consultant, content creator, broadcast, print Journalist and Publisher. His vast experiences in journalism span over decades of reporting the activities of the untouched areas. He is married with children.
Most Rev. Gerald Mamman Musa, Catholic Bishop of Katsina and Bishop Chairman Communication Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria CBCN, on Tuesday, July 15, declared that Catholic Media in Nigeria must urgently reinvent itself through stronger collaboration, digital competence and crisis communication to confront rising misinformation, online attacks and rapidly evolving media platforms. Delivering the keynote address at the opening of the three-day General Assembly and Media Training for Directors of Social Communications and executives of Catholic communication bodies, holding from July 14 to 16, Bishop Musa said the future of Catholic media would depend on synergy among communication professionals across…
Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Rev. Fr. Michael Bango, has warned that Nigeria faces a deeper crisis than misinformation but a formation deficit in which many citizens know what is happening but lack the moral grounding to act responsibly. Delivering a keynote at the CSN’s three-day General Assembly and Media Training for Directors of Social Communications held from July 14–16, Fr. Bango said Catholic media must move beyond simple reporting and audience chasing to become a force for conscience formation and national renewal. Speaking on “Structure for Synergy: The Future of Catholic Media and Communications in…
Leaders and residents of Otor-Edo Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area have issued an urgent appeal to the Delta State Government, describing their community as a forgotten enclave that has been denied basic infrastructure and the dividends of democracy since 1999 till date. In a statement signed by the Community President General, Comr. Kennedy Oghenerukevwe Egole, the people of Otor-Edo said they have never known what it means to enjoy basic human dignity or the dividends of democracy, despite being one of the 72 communities in Ughelli South and part of the ancient Ughievwen Kingdom. “We have no tarred…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated renowned media entrepreneur and Chairman of THISDAY Newspapers and ARISE News, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, CON, on the occasion of his 67th birth anniversary, describing him as one of Africa’s most influential figures in contemporary journalism. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, on Tuesday, the governor commended Obaigbena for his exceptional contributions to the growth of Nigeria’s media industry and his unwavering commitment to promoting credible journalism over the decades. Oborevwori noted that the Delta-born publisher has distinguished himself as an innovative media executive whose vision…
ABUJA – The Guild of Online Media Editors and Publishers of Nigeria (GOMEP-NG) has congratulated former member of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ben Igbakpa, on his appointment as Delta State Director of the Door-to-Door Campaign for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The guild described the appointment as a recognition of Igbakpa’s leadership capacity, political experience and commitment to grassroots mobilisation. In a statement jointly signed by its National President, Comrade Akpovoke Otiti, and National Secretary, Clinton Uba, GOMEP-NG said Igbakpa possesses the experience and organisational ability required to drive the campaign effectively across Delta State. According to the statement,…
By Wilson Okorugbo, There is a pattern in Delta politics that has become tired, predictable, and costly. It’s the politics of borrowed identity. Senator Ovie Omo-Age perfected it. He embodied it so completely, it’s not for wont of the right label to tag it the ‘Agege Doctrine.’ Under the Agege Doctrine, election season sounds like a family reunion for all Urhobo. The posters wear Urhobo colours. The speeches are full of “our people,” “our collective interest,” “Urhobo must take its place.” The rallies are packed. The endorsements are thunder. The deceit impression is simple: this is not one man’s race.…
A Nonprofit Organization, Rose Francis Foundation, on Tuesday donated benches worth hundreds of thousands to the Abraka general hospital, Ethiope East local government area of Delta State Presenting the benches to the Medical Director of the Abraka General Hospital, Dr. Omyimi Chukwuma on behalf of the Rose Francis Foundation, Chief (Barr) Ufuoma Scott said the donation of benches was part of the foundation’s contribution to the hospital. Chief (Barr.) Ufuoma Scott said the Rose Francis Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization located in North Carolina USA, whose primary purpose is to serve women, children, and families that fall within the…
Police in Ughelli have arrested one Kelvin Ogaga Emephie, a commercial motorcyclist also known as ‘Okada rider’ in Ughelli after abducting a pupil he was paid to transport to and from school and collecting a ransom of N500,000. According to SP. Bright Edafe, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer in a video he shared, disclosed that the suspect was employed to pick up and drop the child to and from school, but he allegedly turned on the family, abducted the pupil and demanded a ransom of N2,000,000 but the family was able to raise N500,000. The family had earlier reported…
Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre has appointed Father John “Segun” Odeyemi — a priest of the Diocese of Ilorin, Nigeria — as the new director of the Archdiocese of Louisville’s Office of Multicultural Ministry. Fr. Odeyemi will join the Archdiocesan staff in August, succeeding M. Annette Mandley‑Turner, who led the office for more than 30 years. The Office of Multicultural Ministry guides the archdiocese on cultural‑diversity matters and serves as a resource to parishes, schools, and pastoral leaders to ensure a multicultural perspective in local faith communities. The director also acts as a liaison to the archdiocese’s various cultural communities. Fr.…