Delta: One Dead, Two Injured as Kerosene Explosion Creates Havoc in Ijaw Communities
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY) – A mother of three, Mrs.Dinness Ekpe, has been killed in a kerosene explosion which occured in Enekorogha, a riverine community in Bomadi Council Area of Delta State. Two other More...
Angry Reactions Trail Clark’s Letter to OBJ
Obasanjo and E.K. Clark LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (URGOBOTODAY)-The open letter of Elderstates man and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, opened a can of worms in More...
Open Letter: You’re a Hypocrite, Clark Lambasts Obasanjo
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Chief Edwin Clark LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Erstwhile Federal Minister of Information and Ijaw leader has written a blistering open letter to former President Olusegun Obasanjo More...
Court Awards Ijaw Community N100bn over Illegal Military Raid
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba has declared that the bombardment of Gbaramatu Kingdom, comprising 53 communities, by the Joint Task Force JTF during the military raid of More...
Ijaw Leader, Ekiyor Traces Development of Militancy, Terrorism to Corruption
Dr Chris Ekiyor LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Corruption in every facet of the Nigerian state is the underlying factor behind militancy and terrorism in Nigeria. These was the declaration of Chris Ekiyor, former More...
International Gospel Singers to Storm Ijaw Community for Orubebe
International gospel musicians and Nigerian top gospel crooner, Asu Ekiye are expected to show case their talents at the prestigious Glory Sanctuary Christian Centre ( GSCC) located at Ogbobagbene, Burutu LGA, More...
The ‘Jangalization’ of Ijaw Youth Council
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriaki Dickson LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-On the 24th of May 2013, the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) conducted an election and the Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon Rotimi Amaechi More...
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Why Oil Theft Will Continue in Niger Delta- Ex-Militant Leaders Forum
Minister of Petrleum Resources, Mrs Deziani Allison-Madueke LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Ebikeme (not real name) successfully attended the Amnesty Orientation Camp at Obubra in Cross River State some years More...
N-Delta Youths Threaten Resistance of Appointment of Non-Indigene as NDDC Boss
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)— YOUTHS from oil producing communities in Niger Delta states have kicked against the appointment of a non-indigene of oil producing communities as the Managing Director/Chief More...
Clark Blast Calls By N/West Govs For Reduction In Oil Revenue Accruing To Niger Delta
Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ijaw national leader and former federal commissioner for information, Chief Edwin Clark has tasked governors in the Northwestern states on the need More...
Delta Kidnap Kingpin, Kevin Gives Jonathan 60-Days Ultimatum to Address Urhobo Marginalisation Or Shut Down Oil Facilities
Kidnap Kingpin, Mr. Kelvin (5th from left) and other members of his gang LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A dreaded and ‘most wanted’ kidnap kingpin in Delta State who doubles as leader of the new Liberation More...
Ministerial Sack: President Jonathan is Putting a Square Pegs in Round Holes
President Goodluck Jonathan By Fejiro Oliver “In the end we are all sacked and it’s always awful. It is as inevitable as death following life. If you are elevated, there comes a day when you are demoted.” More...
Jonathan is too Weak, a Total Disappointment – Asari Dokubo
Asari Dokubo LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The President of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahedeen Asari- Dokubo, once again took a swipe at President Goodluck Jonathan, stating that More...
Delta Guber: Ijaw Group Backs Delta Speaker, Ochei
Ochei LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ijaws, under the aegis of Ijaw Action Group for Change, Wednesday said they will support Delta North senatorial district for governor in 2015 only if it presents Speaker of More...
Warri North: Fresh Trouble Looms As Itsekiri Youths Seek Justice Over Slain Kinsmen
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, (THEWILL) – A fresh crisis looms large in the Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State as Itshekiri youths appeared to be getting set for a showdown with their Ijaw neighbours More...
Stay Clear of Rivers State, Ijaw Groups Warn Soyinka, Falana
Prof Wole Soyinka LAGOS JULY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A militant group, Ijaw Freedom Fighters (IFF), and a non-governmental organisation, Ijaw People’s Development Initiatives (IPDI), yesterday, warned Nobel Laureate, More...
Orubebe Donates Relief Materials to Victims of Warri North Crisis
Elder Godsday Orubebe LAGOS JULY 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Minister of Niger Delta Ministry Elder Godsday Orubebe yesterday brought succor to victims of Itsekiri attack in the Warri North crisis donated relief materials More...
Warri North Crisis: Orubebe Rallies Support for Uduaghan’s Peace Effort
Minister of Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs Elder Godsday Orubebe (Centre) sitting close to Chief Orido on the left By Oghenekevwe Laba LAGOS JULY 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Minister of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs More...
Warri North Crisis: Itsekiri Communities Threaten Reprisal Attack if…..
Itsekiri,Ijaw,Warri,Delta State,JTF, LAGOS JULY 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Itsekiri communities affected in the July 2, 2013 unprovoked attack and arson by a band of Ijaw youths in Delta State, have given the Federal, More...
Ijaw Leaders Wade into Warri North Crisis, Vow to Locate, Disarm Perpetrators
LAGOS JULY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Ijaw leaders from the Egbema axis and neighbouring clans in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State said they have waded into the recent violence to speedily nip it in the More...
Warri Crisis: House Urges FG To Provide Relief Materials For Victims
LAGOS JULY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY) – The House of Representatives Tuesday urged the Federal Government to immediately send relief materials to affected areas in the recent Warri crisis in Delta State. This development More...
Warri Crisis: House Urges FG To Provide Relief Materials For Victims
LAGOS JULY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY) – The House of Representatives Tuesday urged the Federal Government to immediately send relief materials to affected areas in the recent Warri crisis in Delta State. This development More...
Delta 2015 : Patani/Bomadi Federal Constituency Seat Tears Mutu, Ganaga Apart
Nichola Mutu LAGOS JULY 13RD (URHOBOTODAY) Indications have emerged that the political calculations over the Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency seat at the National Assembly during the 2015 general election in More...
Warri Council Begs Uduaghan, Jonathan to End Itsekiri Mayhem
Warri Council begs Jonathan and Uguaghan to assist in ending Itsekiri mayhem LAGOS JULY 13TH (URHOBOTODAY) The Warri National Council yesterday condemned the mayhem unleashed on Itsekiri communities by rampaging More...
Warri Crisis: Uduaghan Moves to Reconcile Ijaw/Itsekiri Leaders, Traces Cause to Act of Criminality
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan LAGOS JULY 11TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, Wednesday, made a bold move to reconcile the Ijaw and Itsekiri leaders in Warri North Local More...