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Following  controversy trailing  the APC convention, Delta state house of Assembly  aspirant  Sheriff Mulade has urged  the opposition Peoples Democratic Party  PDP to avoid short comings of the APC and allow internal democracy to thrive.   Speaking on Sunday in warri Mulade warned that strangulating internal democracy  will futher put the PDP in a disadvantaged position. He said  ahead  of upcoming  primaries  in Delta and other  states the party  must ensure only the  best and popular  candidates  must emerge as flagberares adding that anything short of that will weaken the PDP. Meanwhile  Ahead of  the 2019 election PDP primaries,comrade  Mulade  has expressed  confidence  that  Governor Ifeanyi Okowa  will ensure  a free and fair primaries  in Delta.  The Warri South  West  DTHA aspirant maintained that having  conducted what has ...

Following fresh inferno that engulfed the Ogbe-Ijoh Market, Warri,at about 11:30pm Friday June 15, leaving no fewer than 100 shops razed down,traders at the market  have called on the state  government  to intervain in the  situation  The traders who were yet to recover from the loss of a previous fire outbreak seven months ago in the market,wondered  why fire incidents continue  to occur in the  market inspite of efforts to  to arrest the  Situation. Warri South Council Boss, Hon. Tidi in a message through his vice, Mrs. Iniovosa, assured the traders that everything will be done to put a stop to the recurring inferno, noting that his administration will work with the relevant government agencies to provide the needed security and safety measures around the market.                  As at the time of this report, the cause of the fire could not be ascertained.

AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED AT ‘A’ DIVISION WARRI ON THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE 2018 This is a complete account of what transpired at the Police Station (“A” Division) Warri between myself Barr Bernard Oyabevwe and the Police. I was to appear at Magistrate Court II in a matter that was coming up that morning between C.O.P VS NOSA IGIEHON. Meanwhile I have another matter that same morning at High Court 1 which was not going on because the court is not sitting. So I rushed to High Court 1 to see if I could take a date with counsel on the other side. Before I got back to the Magistrates Court II, EFCC had arrested my client who is the Defendant in the matter and taken him to “A” Division, Warri. Infact I was informed by the Prosecutor and the I.P.O from Zone 5 that he was forcefully taken from the court by the EFCC officials. Being a counsel in the matter and owing to the fact that my client tried frantically to get access to me on phone while being forcefully taken away, I took the case file fo...

PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION OF JUNE 12 AS DEMOCRACY DAY, IYC SAYS DECLARATION COMMENDABLE BUT SAYS BUHARI SHOULD RESTRUCTURE NIGERIA NOW The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has described the declaration of June 12 as Democracy day in Nigeria as commendable. The IYC says that the declaration is commendable considering the historical role of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election to the struggle for democratic rule in Nigeria. In the opinion of the IYC, the earlier May 29 democracy day was a product of the June 12 struggle hence the later date more appropriately qualifies to be known and observed as democracy day. However, the IYC has called on President Buhari to take further steps to address the key principles of the June 12 struggle by restructuring the country on the path of true federalism where the federating units would be the engine room to drive development. In the opinion of the IYC, the June 12 struggle was more than attainment of democratic rule but the achievement of a soc...