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Call for Buhari’s resignation misplaced – ACF

NCS intercepts N37.2m expired fish at Idiroko creeks

In defence of Chekwas Okorie

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A reply to Victor Umeh By Chief Ogbuehi Dike Our attention has been drawn to a four-page lengthy, incoherent and puerile interview granted by Chief Victor Umeh to Saturday Vanguard of May 6, 2017, in which Umeh continued his habitual malicious fabrications and vicious lies against Chief Chekwas Okorie, the founder and former National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and now founder and National Chairman of United Progressive Party (UPP). It has for a long time been the attitude of Chief Chekwas Okorie to overlook Chief Umeh’s tantrums against his person when he discovered that the only thing that brings Umeh to the pages of Nigerian newspapers and indeed to public attention is only when he has to attack the person of Chief Chekwas Okorie. It is to be noted that Umeh cannot be credited with any profound statement on national issues. Since he lacks the intellectual depth to comment meaningfully on national issues, he often resorts to denigratin...

Herdsmen decimating Delta State

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Julius Oweh Ossissa community in Ndokwa East local government of Delta State has unique distinction as an agrarian community coupled with fishing activities. If you are a regular traveller on the Asaba-Kwale express way, you are likely to see tantalizing fresh water fish and depending on the weight of your pocket, you may buy one or two. Ossissa is also known for its accommodating spirit as other Nigerians and non-Nigerians make the place a second home. It was in line of the spirit of hospitality that the Ossissa people extended hand of fellowship to some Fulani herdsmen. But what do these people get in return, their farmlands are destroyed, women raped and other atrocities committed by these Fulani herdsmen. The patience of the people of Ossissa were stretched to their limits when some Fulani herdsmen attacked the community on Thursday   11th May, 2017 and the result was the death of one of their own. According to the Delta State police public relat...