Three years after, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of five suspected terrorists who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State on June 5, 2022, in Department of State Services (DSS) facility. Justice Emeka Nwite, a vacation judge, gave the order after the five suspects were arraigned and pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against them by the Federal Government. The suspects include Idris Omeiza, (25); Al Qasim Idris, (20); Jamiu Abdulmalik, (26); Abdulhaleem Idris, (25) and Momoh Otuho Abubakar, (47). They are 1st to 5th defendants respectively. The terror attack,…
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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.
Tragedy struck on Monday, August 11, 2025, as the new Assistant Coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club, Ibadan, Oyo State, Akin Olowokere, in morning, slumped and died. He was one of the recently appointed coaches of 3SC. As of press time, there were no official reports on what led to his death. However, eyewitnesses told correspondents in Ibadan, the state capital, that “he slumped on the pitch during the team’s Monday morning training session and was rushed to the hospital. “He was, however, confirmed dead at the hospital where he was rushed to.” It was further gathered that the former…
The Urhobo nation, once a formidable force in Nigeria’s political, economic, and cultural landscape, must now rise to reclaim its lost glory. The time has come for the Urhobo people to reassert their rightful place in the scheme of affairs, both in Delta State and at the national level. For too long, the community has been sidelined, and this decline must be urgently reversed. It is against this backdrop that the Urhobo Digital Editors and Publishers Alliance (UDEPA) emerges as a timely and strategic intervention. The alliance, made up of committed Urhobo media professionals, has resolved to take up the…
Residents of Kukawa under the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state have fled to Cameroon following an attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists who killed scores of soldiers and abducted a schoolgirl, Aisha Muhammad, Punch reported. It was gathered that the attack, which lasted for hours, occurred late Saturday night of August 9, 2025. Confirming the attack, the spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, said that many residents have fled their homes “Yes we are aware of the attack that occurred on Saturday, However, the details are still sketchy because many residents are yet to…
A 32-year-old suspected armed robber Charles Chinonso, a member of a separatist group has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command and one stolen vehicle recovered in the process. Operatives from the Special Anti-Cultism Squad, Enugwu-Ukwu, carried out the early morning raid on Sunday, August 10, 2025, following credible intelligence. The suspect was apprehended at Umuazu Village, Nise, in Awka South Local Government Area. According to police reports, the vehicle had been snatched from its owner at the World Bank Housing Area, Owerri West LGA of Imo State. Acting swiftly on technological leads, officers tracked the vehicle’s location and…
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has threatened to sue the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) over what he described as the “persecution” of Lagos-based corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, popularly known as Raye. Raye drew public attention in March after criticising the present administration, accusing it of worsening Nigeria’s economic hardship. However, in a viral video last week, Raye claimed that the scheme withheld her Discharge Certificate in alleged retaliation for her criticism of the economic policies of the Bola Tinubu administration. Reacting in a statement on X on Sunday, the NYSC said the corps member’s service year was extended by…
The Senate has reeled out the requirements that have to be met before the proposed states would come into being. Recall that there has been agitation for creation of states in tens, with the proposals before the National Assembly. Senate Spokesman and Chairman of the Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, said 61 requests for state creation have so far been received. Adaramodu told Tribune this in an interview where he shared insight into what it would take to realize it. “So far, the Senate has received about 61 requests for state creation. During our interactions with…
The Delta State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against armed robbery, recovering a stolen Mercedes Benz GLK, dangerous firearms, motorcycles, and an array of stolen valuables in a string of coordinated operations across the state. The operations, led under the watch of Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, also resulted in the arrest of notorious robbery suspects and the neutralization of criminal threats in Asaba and Ogwashi-Ukwu. According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, on August 5, at about 5:40 p.m., operatives from B Division, Asaba, acting on credible intelligence,…
Senator representing Delta Central in the 10th Senate, Senator Ede Dafinone, has assured the Urhobo people that his office and key Urhobo stakeholders are actively engaging with the military authorities to secure the release of Ewu-Okuama leaders who have been in military custody for almost a year. Recall that Prof. Arthur Ekpekpo, the President General of the Okuama Community, Pa James Oghoroko, Treasurer Pa Dennis Okugbaye, Chief Belvis Adogbo, Pa Anthony Ahwemuria, and Mrs. Rita Akata were arrested by the military between August 18 and 20, 2024. They were detained over alleged involvement in the killing of 17 soldiers reportedly…
By Akanimo Sampson, Forty years after the Muhammadu Buhari military coup aborted their tenure in the Senate, the Dafinone has again returned to the Red Chamber of Nigeria’s bicameral Legislature with their trademark impact in public service. Senator Ede Dafinone, is continuing in the legacy of his late father in purposeful leadership, people-centric service, and an unwavering commitment to progressive politics. Ede’s father, David Omueya Dafinone, OFR was a renowned Nigerian accountant and politician, who was a senator for the then Bendel South Senatorial District in the Second Republic. He was a member of the defunct National Party of Nigeria…