January 1, 2026. Introduction Fellow Okpe Citizens I greet you all. Ekpako mẹ, mi di ghwẹn. I bring you fraternal greetings from the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Okpẹ Union. It gives me profound joy and a sense of civic responsibility to issue this *NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO OKPE NATION*… Continue reading NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO OKPE NATION BY PROF. O. IGHO NATUFE, PRESIDENT GENERAL, OKPẸ UNION (WORLD WIDE)
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OKPE UNION FUMES OVER ANTI-OKPẸ IDENTITY ROLE OF DELTA MONARCH
WARNS MISCHIEVOUS ELEMENTS ‘’The recent anti-Okpẹ Identity role of HRM Orhue l, the Orodje of Okpẹ Kingdom and some of his chiefs, is a challenge which we are destined by history to overcome for the interest of the Okpẹ Nation’’ says President General of Okpe Union Worldwide, Prof Igho Natufe. Prof Natufe… Continue reading OKPE UNION FUMES OVER ANTI-OKPẸ IDENTITY ROLE OF DELTA MONARCH
CHURCHES, POLITICAL GROUPS, OTHERS SET TO HONOUR ITSEKIRI BIBLE TRANSLATOR, SECOND REPUBLIC, DEACON STEPHEN EJUEYITSI AGANBI
Churches in the Niger Delta region are set to honour Itsekiri Bible Translator and dominant political force during the Second Republic, Deacon Stephen Ejueyitsi Aganbi. ‘’Hundreds of people, including high profile politicians, religious leaders and business moguls will honour Deacon Stephen Ejueyitsi Aganbi on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in Koko’’ a statement by the… Continue reading CHURCHES, POLITICAL GROUPS, OTHERS SET TO HONOUR ITSEKIRI BIBLE TRANSLATOR, SECOND REPUBLIC, DEACON STEPHEN EJUEYITSI AGANBI
ALL SET FOR ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S BURIAL IN LAGOS
Thousands will gather in Lagos on Friday to bid farewell to Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. The woman of courage, good character and wealth died on September 2, 2025 in Lagos. Her funeral activities will begin with Service of Songs and Night of Tributes on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at The Citadel, 274 Kofo Abayomi Street,… Continue reading ALL SET FOR ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S BURIAL IN LAGOS
MILITARY, SUBORDINATION AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
In a society that is based on the rule of law and hierarchy, there should be no room for any serving army officer to comment on what happened between Wike and Yerima. It is disgraceful for any general to intimidate the public by saying that the action is a threat to national security.… Continue reading MILITARY, SUBORDINATION AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
PREPARATIONS IN TOP GEAR FOR ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S BURIAL CEREMONIES
CAKASA, WEMA, POLARIS MOURN IJAW LEADERS EXPRESS GRIEF LAGOS RESIDENTS COMFORT ANTHONY GEORGE-IKOLI CHARIS MICROFINANCE BANK EXTOLS LATE MATRIARCH’S VIRTUES Preparations are in top gear as the family of First Republic politician, nationalist and pioneering journalist, Ernest Sissei Ikoli, gets set to bid farewell to a woman of profound moral scruples, stickler for hard… Continue reading PREPARATIONS IN TOP GEAR FOR ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S BURIAL CEREMONIES
VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS
VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS Dignitaries from all over the world will gather in Lagos on Friday, November 28, 2025 to pay their last respects and bid farewell to Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. A statement on Friday morning by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation said… Continue reading VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS
OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE If we aspire to be a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society, we have to remove religion from the centrality of our politics. We must decentralize governance. We have too many religious holidays and none of the religions is indigenous. Religion should have no place in our public lives. The… Continue reading OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
Who makes these changes? “I shoot an arrow right, it turns left“ I chase after a deer; I get chased by a lion. I dig a hole for my enemies, and I fall into it………. I should be careful about what I want” …. RUMI Who makes these changes? Why can’t we… Continue reading CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93
The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Sunday announced the passing of Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. Elsie Ajayi Ikoli departed this earth on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the quiet of her Lagos home — not with fanfare, but with fulfillment. She was 93. A statement issued in Lagos by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli… Continue reading Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93