FOR generations, the people of Onya community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State, found their identity in the embrace of the River Niger. It was their highway, their treasure and their ancestral anchor.

Carrying placards with inscriptions such as “No Compensation, No Work,” “Give Us Our Right,” and “Enough of Renaissance African Energy Company Limited Divide and Rule Game,” the protesters chanted for justice, accusing the company of occupying their land without paying what they described as adequate compensation to the customary owners.

The uncompleted buildings dotting Benin City’s landscape have become silent witnesses to a horror unfolding behind their concrete walls. In August alone, at least five children, some as young as eight years old, were allegedly defiled in these skeletal structures, their innocence traded for paltry sums of money.

A middle-aged shoemaker, simply identified as Anthony, has died by suicide inside the Obudu Main Market in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State.

As the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, marks his fifth year on the throne, activities are being held across the kingdom to celebrate the anniversary and promote the culture, identity and development of the Itsekiri people. In this interview, the Agura Tete of Warri Kingdom, Chief Lawrence Wilbert, speaks on the significance of the […]