Otor-Edo: Delta’s forgotten clay goldmine

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Presidency faults Makinde’s UN probe call over Oyo school abduction
“Look at those kids. Some of them are just about four or six years old. Will anyone want to deliberately subject them to the trauma they went through for 56 days?” he asked.
Tears, pain as landslide claims four siblings in Cross River
Tragedy struck over the weekend in Ikot Awatin community, Calabar municipality, Cross River State as torrential rain triggered a landslide, killing four siblings
Ogbono Ban in Asaba, Cultism, Drugs Ban in Olomu: Delta SAN kings test the bounds of their thrones
By Egufe Yafugborhi Penultimate week, two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), seated on ancestral thrones, issued proclamations that set their kingdoms talking. One banned the sale of ogbono seeds in indigenous markets; the other banned cultism and drug abuse. Both carry the weight of tradition. Both have raised a hard question: in 2026 Nigeria, what is […]
Residents breathe sigh of relief as Bayelsa intensifies flood mitigation
The Bayelsa State Directorate of Flood and Erosion Control has stepped up efforts to prevent annual flooding in Yenagoa, the state capital, with heavy machinery currently clearing accumulated silt and waste from the water channels across the city.
Delta community invokes deities to drive out herdsmen
INDIGENES of Ike-Onicha, Onicha-Ukwuani community, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, have turned to their gods, invoking divine vengeance on herdsmen they accuse of invading their ancestral lands and disrupting peaceful farming.
How Police uncovered fictitious PFIPC —Document
A police interim investigation report has revealed how operatives uncovered an alleged forgery and impersonation syndicate built around a fictitious government agency, known as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, following a petition….
Gunmen kidnap Oyo school headmaster, demand N30m ransom
According to the victim’s son, Mr Abiola Owoade, his father was returning from a visit to his farm when he was intercepted and abducted by the armed assailants.
After 56 days in captivity our children may not return to schools — Oriire parents
One relative, Fausat Akindele, said the incident had permanently changed many parents’ perception of the schools’ safety.
Oil cartels, tanker operators, enforcement agencies blamed for Apapa, Kirikiri gridlock
Oil cartels, independent petroleum marketers, tanker owners, drivers, transport unions and enforcement agencies have been blamed for Apapa traffic
Black weekend: Family of nine, 18 others killed in Benue, Plateau
“After killing two people in Ikpachi on Friday, this morning, they attacked Otukpo Nobi killing 16 persons including women and children”

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