Tag: Ughelli North LGA

Police Arrest Five Suspected Cultists Arrested, Recover Guns, Others In Ughelli North

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  FIVE persons suspected to be cultists have been arrested as guns, live cartridges and other items were recovered in a hotel raided by security agents,in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.   The suspects whose identity could not be ascertained as at the time of this report were arrested during a raid on a popular hotel name withheld between Afiesere and Ogbonwan communities respectively.   The items allegedly recovered during the raid include, three cut to size guns, live cartridges, battle axe, four android phones, biro and…

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Four Dead As Aye, Bagger Cult Groups Clash In Delta

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  Four persons have been  killed at different locations in a clash between two rival cult groups, over debt recovery in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learned the four persons, yet to be identified killed within 24hrs, are members Aye and Bagger confraternity respectively. According to sources, “One of the victims sold a hard drug to his rival cult group member without payment and the cause of recovering his money, issues broke out between them. The anonymous source said, “The man met his debtor that…

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Ede Dafinone Donates Relief Materials To Flood Victims In Delta Central

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By Michael Velo   The Delta Central Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Ede Dafinone on Tuesday commenced the distribution of relief materials to flood victims in the impacted communities in Delta Central. The renowned chattered accountant visited the IDP Camp at Mariere Primary school, Evwreni in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state where he commiserated with the flood victims and donated relief materials to them. Addressing newsmen at Mariere Primary school, Evwreni the senatorial hopeful said, that his visit was to get first-hand information…

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Protest: Ughelli North LGA, Boss Relaxes Curfew, Sue For Peace

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The executive chairman of Ughelli North local government area of Delta state, Hon Godwin Adode has suspended the 6:pm to 6:am curfew imposition in Ughelli on October 4,2022. Hon Adode in a statement warned that the suspension of the curfew is not an avenue for reoccurrences of lawlessness in Ughelli North Local Government as security will be detailed to arrest any situation if the need arises. It would be recalled that a 12hrs curfew was imposed in Ughelli following a protest against the unlawful arrest by Economic and Financial Crime…

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Seven Feared Dead As Car Plunge Into Stream In Agbarha-Otor

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BY JOE Favour -UGHELLI SEVEN persons have been feared dead in Agbarha-Otor community  after a Siena car conveying them  plunged into a stream in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The ugly incident happened  between Oghara and Edoide-Agbarha-Otor communities, it was gathered. According to sources the deceased, were on their way from a ceremony when they met with an untimely death which occured at about 5.30 pm on Saturday. . “They were nine persons including the driver inside the vehicle that was coming from Orogun direction and was headed…

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Road Users In Ughelli Send SOS To Govt. Over Deplorable States

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  By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye,   Residents, motorists and commuters from various parts of Ughelli town have continued to lament the deplorable state of the roads in the local government headquarters which causes them untold hardship on daily basis.   Journalist that has been monitoring some streets in Ughelli town, and which serves as link to other communities can authoritatively report the hardship residents undergone as the roads are in worse condition.   For instance, the Uduophori road, which is directly opposite the Ughelli Kings Palace, is in a pitiable condition.…

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Ughelli Ward 3/7 PDP Faithfuls Decries Campaign Of Calumny Against Council Boss, Party Leaders And Elders

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  By Fisayo Bunmi   Leaders and faithfuls of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Ughelli North Ward 3/7 has called on the national and state leaders of the party to disregard the protest of calumny embarked on by some group of persons against the incumbent chairman of Ughelli North local government area of Delta state. In a statement signed by Mr. Okiemute Omuvwie and Mr. Mukoro Oshare which was made available to newsmen at Ughelli, Delta State , They described the protester as people who are seeking for attention because…

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One killed, Another Injured In A Suspected Reprisal Cult Attack In Delta

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By Politicsgovernance.com   Despite several peace accord being signed by heads and leaders of warring groups, one person simply identified as Ejiro Uruh has been shot dead and another shot by yet to be unidentified persons suspected to be assassins in Ughelli metropolis, Ughelli North local Government Area of Delta State. The deceased was shot dead at Akpofure street, Ughelli last Saturday by unknown gunmen it was gathered by the Politicsgovernance.com. It was also learned that one Ogbalor Samuel was attacked by unknown persons at Utoro street in Otovwodo and…

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Evwreni Crisis: USN Calls For Urhobo Kings, UPU, Stakeholders Urgent Intervention

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BY Uruemu Favour UGHELLI- A group, Urhobo Security Network, USN, has called on the traditional rulers in Urhobo nation, Urhobo Progress Union, UPU and other critical stakeholders to urgently intervene into the crisis brewing Evwreni community in Ughelli North local government Area of Delta state which has led to several death and injuries. USN in a statement made available to journalists in Ughelli decried the raging communal clashes rocking the Kingdom, with a strong appeal to the warring factions in the hostilities to sheathe their swords and embrace peace. The…

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FAAC Allocation: Ughelli North Gets Highest Allocaion Of N205M In April

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Ughelli North Local Government Area is  among the three highest receiver of the Federal Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, in Delta state from monthly from the Federal government. Our information was obtained from the website of the National Bureau of Statistics. We are using the allocation distributed to states and local governments in the month of April 2020 as our basis for our analysis. For the 25 local government councils in the state, a total of N3.8billion was distributed to the councils by FAAC. But the money was not distributed equally…

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