Kpooka Media Reporters

An eyewitness, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who was a prisoner when the environmental rights activist,  the late Ken Saro-Wiwa, was killed in 1995 by the late General Sani Abacha government, on Thursday, gave his account of how the late Ogoni leader and eight others were killed and buried. He said the soldiers who carried out the execution took their corpses to a bush and poured acid on them before dumping them in a shallow grave. Abdullahi, who was granted a state pardon in June this year by the Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, after spending 30 years in prison, stated this in an interview with journalists at the African Centre for Peace and Development, Abuja.  The 52-year old, who became a prisoner following the death of a man he fought with, was at the centre being run by Senator Shehu Sani to collect some financial assistance to enable him to settle down after his long years of incarceration. The Katsina-born trader said he was in the prison with other inmates when the sol...

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Tuomo Ward 3 in the Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have rejected plans by the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe to defect to the party. There are reports that the former minister was already finalising plans to join the APC from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following his recent clash with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. Orubebe had recently called out Governor Okowa to give an account of the huge allocation accruing to the state under his administration after his alleged preferred candidate could not make the list of commissioners in the state. But APC leaders from his ward, have, however, kicked against Orubebe underground plans to defect to the ruling party. In a statement signed by the Ward 3 APC chairman, secretary and its leader, Warebi Edonyanbo, Ofumu Welkper and Peres Oloye respectively, urged the party both at the national and state levels not to admit the former minister in...

 The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Delta State Government on Security, distinguished Comrade Daniel Pere Ezekiel has charged Chevron and other oil multinationals operating in Egbema Kingdom and environs to help government of the state to build peace in Warri North, so as to fast track development in the area. The SSA further urges Egbema youths to remain peaceful and ensure that they channel their grievances and needs to the governor through lawful means, stressing that development can not strive in an atmosphere of chaos. The Senior Special Assistant made the statement yesterday 28th August, 2019 at Opuama, Sekelewu-Polobubo Communities in a Town Hall meeting to say thank you for their support to the Delta State government, stressing that His Excellency, Senator Dr.lfeanyi Okowa is committed to the development, peace and security of lives and property in the state. In his words, Comrade Ezekiel said;" I have come here to say thank you for your support in my life. I come t...

I thought I have seen it all but this one coming from the Niger delta makes me wonder if it is possible. A young man from Agolumo community under Patani local government area of Delta State but lives in Sagbama town in Bayelsa State has chosen to take his life giving the reason of his death to the continual denial of his wife to give him what he has duely paid for, for reasons best known to her. According to reports, the man has complained to family members of the constant denial of his wife to perform her civic duties and it has become so frustrating. They were shocked to see him lifeless in his sitting room with signs of him taking sniper. Another side of the story has it that Samuel Igburu who lives in Sagbama town married an ibo woman whom they have lived together for years as husband and wife,but things started going soar when he (samuel) noticed that his wife is cheating on him with other men and refused to have sex with him up to one year. This resulted to constant threat and fi...