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New Asagba of Asaba, Obi Epiphany Azinge: I Will Avail My Kingship For Evangelism While Upgrading, Updating The Culture And Traditions Of Our People

Global UpfrontOct 9, 2024October 9, 20240

By Ike Abonyi On October 5th, 2024, history was recorded significantly in Asaba Kingdom in Delta State as a new Asagba of Asaba, 67-year-old Obi,

Troops Burst Massive Storage Facilities in Bayelsa, Rivers, Intercepts Trucks Ladened with Stolen Crude in Delta

Global UpfrontAug 8, 2024August 8, 20240

The Nigerian Army on Thursday said its troops under 6 Division, have uncovered massive dumps where “illegally refined products worth over 200,000 litres in Bayelsa

Local Government Chairman Lauds Appointment Of SSA, Women Mobilization In Delta State

Global UpfrontJun 6, 2024June 6, 20240

By Grâçia Obi The chairman of Okpe Local Government Area (LGA), Isaiah Esiovwa, has commended the appointment of Mariam Chetuya Ofili as Senior Special Assistant

Air Marshal Abubakar Meets Governor Oborevwori, Canvass Collaboration To Flush Out Criminals In Niger Delta Region

Global UpfrontJun 5, 2024June 5, 20240

Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, on Wednesday canvassed for renewed collaboration to “flush out unscrupulous elements in Delta State and

Okuama Slain 17: Military Investigative Panel In Delta, Meets Governor Oborevwori, Others

Global UpfrontApr 5, 2024April 5, 20240

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Friday said his administration was sorely pained about recent crisis leading to the killing of some 17 Nigerian Army

Niger Delta Leaders to FG: Pull Army Out of Okuama, Other Delta, Bayelsa Communities

Global UpfrontMar 25, 2024March 25, 20240

Monarchs, retired security officers, clerics, and activists in the Niger Delta, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to direct the Nigerian Army to withdraw its

Tinubu Warns About Undermining Nigeria’s Security, Says Killers of Solders in Okuama Delta State “Will Face Certain Justice”

Global UpfrontMar 22, 2024March 22, 20240

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday said that the perpetrators of the killing of soldiers in Delta State will face certain justice, warning that his

Okuama Massacre: Slain Army 17 To Get National Honours, Befitting Burial, Says Tinubu

Global UpfrontMar 21, 2024March 21, 20240

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday promised that the 17 Nigerian Army personnel who were gruesomely killed while on a peace mission in Okuama, Ughelli

Nigerian Army: Okuama Youths “Sacrilegiously” Debased Soldiers’ “Remains By Ripping Out Their Hearts,” Calls Community Propaganda “Callous And Condemnable”

Global UpfrontMar 18, 2024March 18, 20240

The Nigerian Army on Monday decried the propaganda by the Okuama community where 16 soldiers were gruesomely beheaded and their remains “sacrilegiously debased,” saying their

Soldiers’ Massacre: Troops Occupy Okuama, Raze More Buildings in Reprisal Operations

Global UpfrontMar 18, 2024March 18, 20240

Soldiers deployed to Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have continued razing more houses in the community, following last Thursday’s