Muhammadu Buhari BY AGENCY REPORT The kidnappers of a famous Islamic scholar and prominent reciter of the Holy Quran, Ahmad Sulaiman, have demanded a ransom of N300 million before his release. PRNigeria gathered that the abducted cleric, a prayer-warrior and fanatical supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, had offered prayers for the re-election bid of the president at ...

By Francis Sadhere, Warri Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel (WGWYPS-WAS) on Monday tasked politicians, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and security agencies on the need for them to ensure violence-free elections in the future. To this end, the group launched a campaign geared towards reducing violence against ...

The Ijaw Youth Council ( IYC) Worldwide said it has closely watched the activities surrounding the 2019 Rivers State Gubernatorial and House of Assembly Elections, adding that the reports coming from their members, scattered around the state, only proves that the Ijaw nation is under attack. The group in a statement signed Eric Omare, President, IYC ...

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. By Our Correspondent The Executive of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Delta State Council, wishes to on behalf of the entire journalists in the state, congratulates His Excellency, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, on his re-election victory at the just concluded 2019 gubernatorial election. According to a ...

There was a time when Delta State, particularly the oil city of Warri and its environs, was the economic hub and Commercial nerve center of business activities in the oil and gas industry as well as in trade and investment. Back then, the issues of kidnapping, youth restiveness/militancy, and illegal bunkering/refining activities were unheard of ...

By Francis Sadhere, Warri Barely few days to the Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) would wrestle power from the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State. President Buhari, who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during a Town Hall meeting with stakeholders, ...

Chief Thomas Ereyitomi By Francis Sadhere, Warri Winner of last Saturday's National Assembly elections for Warri Federal Constituency seat, Chief Thomas Ereyitomi of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, has promised to tackle poverty and communal conflicts across the area. The Director-General of Chief Thomas Ereyitomi Constituency Office, Chief Robinson Ariyo, disclosed this during a press briefing on ...