Ika Weekly Newspaper

KIDNAPPING; WE ARE WORKING ROUND THE CLOCK TO END CRIMINALITY IN IKA LAND, – Dr. Okubor, President General, Ute Okpu Kingdom …. Says situation not that complex …. Admits Possibility…

NIGERIA: FROM SUICIDE MISSION TO ELDORADO, BUT … By: Augustine Omilo The word, ‘suicide’ means the act of taking one’s life intentionally. This is according to all the known English…

PROTESTS ROCK UMUNEDE OVER COUNCILORSHIP IMPOSITION Some youths, men and women in Umunede ward 11 in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State took to the street on…

DIDA; Elekeokwuri And A Proactive Governor By; Jerome-Mario Utomi Each passing day brings to mind the fact that the Delta State Governor, His Excellency, RT Honorable (Elder) Sheriff Oborevwori, demonstrates…

IRAN-ISRAEL CONFLICT: PUBLIC ANALYST PREDICTS 3RD WORLD WAR By Nicholas Ebegboni The world has been closely watching the political tensions between Iran and Israel as the war between them has…

IKA LAND HAS HIGHEST RECORD OF INSECURITY IN THE STATE, Ehijene Replies Fred Latimore By Sunday Memeh Reacting to the statement made by the Executive Assistant to the Delta State…

IKA WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CALLS ON OBOREVWORI TO SECURE IKA NATION, DELTANS …Calls On State House of Assembly to Do the Needful …Tells Ika Traditional Rulers To Close Rank And Save…

AS THE WORLD CELEBRATES PRESS FREEDOM DAY By; Jerome-Mario Utomi Like a ritual of the sort, Friday 3rd May, 2024, saw media professionals in Nigeria, members of Civil Society Organizations…

DELTA STATE AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION SECTOR By Jerome-Mario Utomi Going by information emanating from Delta State House of Assembly, the House Committee on Education has commenced visits to establishments…

BAD POLITICAL PARTY LEADERSHIP, BAD DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE By Augustine Omilo There is hardly any politically enlightened Nigerian that does not hold the view that the poor economic and political growth…

POLITICIANS REPRIMANDED AS CAIRO OJOUGBOH IS BURIED By Patrick Gbuchanye Agbor Kingdom was agog when the body of an illustrious son of the kingdom, the Akinuwa of Agbor Kingdom, late…

DELTA NORTH SECURITY NETWORK APPREHENDS TRANSFORMER VANDALS By Patrick Gbuchanye The Delta North Security Network (DNSN) with headquarter in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area apprehended two suspected electric cable…

LANDLORDS OF GOOD STREET, IKA NORTH EAST LGA, LAUD EBIE OVER SOLAR-POWERED STREET LIGHT By Amos Chukwuekwu Landlords of Good Street, Boji-Boji, Owa in Ika North East Local Government Area…

NCND; PRESIDENT TINUBU AND NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT By; Jerome-Mario Utomi The 6th Meeting of the National Council of Niger Delta, (NCND), recently held in Asaba, the Delta State capital, with…

In Ika, an Obi is regarded with religious awe. He forms yet another link in the hierarchy of society which passes from men to Obi, to ancestors, to gods and…

CALLING ON GOV. OBOREVWORI, NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE, OTHERS TO END ONGOING KIDNAPPING, CRIMINAL ATTACKS, KILLINGS IN IKA LAND …. Calls On The State Government, Nigerian Police To Be Alive To…

SOLAR STREET LAMPS; AGBOR COMMUNITY AND THE CHANGING ROLE OF NDDC By; Jerome-Mario Utomi For the nine (9) mandate states under Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the past four months…

International Women’s Day and Plight Of Nigerian Women By; Jerome-Mario Utomi On Friday 8 March 2024, women across the globe, including those in Nigeria, will join the United Nations in…

THE BEGINNING OF COLONIAL PERIOD IN IKA (CONTD) DIRECT RULE The system of administration, otherwise called Indirect rule, was imposed on the people. All that the Colonial Administrators did was…

RIGHT THINKING, WRONG ACTIONS AND CONCLUSIVE UNCERTAINTIES By: Augustine Omilo Putting the experience of the immediate past government of Nigeria led by General Muhammadu Buhari behind by citizens have not…

NIGERIA AND ECONOMIC CRUNCH By Jerome-Mario Utomi During an address by Harvard Political Professor, Samuel Huntington, on August 1995, at Taipei, he was among other things asked of his impression…

NIGERIA CONCLAVE OF FAKE BISHOPS BY SNR. APOSTLE EGWU NWACHUKWU Emilokan secretly assembled some vicious charlatans, clad tippets, mimicking the Bishopric. These were his monumental clavis from Hades paraded to…

IS IT TRULY A WOMAN’S WORLD? By Dominic Morsi Man is given a place of authority to be head over the woman and it is generally accepted that this authority…

TOWARDS A BETTER SOCIETY FOR OUR WOMEN “Behind every successful society, there are women breaking barriers, shattering ceilings, and shaping the future with elegance and strength.” Quite recently, a video…

NIGERIA MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE (MPC) DECISIONS; THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS BY BONIFACE CHIZEA MPR Increase: Increasing the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 22.75% indicates a tightening of monetary policy, aimed at…

THE BEGINNING OF THE COLONIAL PERIOD IN IKA BY CHIEF DR ONYEKPEZE This had to do with the intrusion of the British into the territory of the Ika Nation. This…

NIGERIA’S NEEDLESS PROPOSAL FOR NEW GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS By Omilo For many days now, Nigeria has been thrown into a state of debate for or against the return to the parliamentary…

PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK: MY WIFE, SECRET OF MY SUCCESS- REV. ISIMA By Patrick Gbuchanye Our personality of the week is Rev. Alphonsus Onyeuka Isima, the Resident Pastor of Living…

UNIDEL MURDERED LECTURER, DR. HENRY OSHILONYAH BURIED AMIDST TEARS By Sunday Memeh A Doctor of Philosophy, Chairman, Ika All Stars Football Club and Lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences,…

STOP HARASSING LAND DEVELOPERS OR BE READY TO SPEND SEVEN YEARS IN JAIL, Gov. Oborevwori Warns Deltans By Sunday Memeh The Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has warned…

CHIJINDU DISTRIBUTES SCHOOL BAGS, EDUCATION MATERIALS TO PUPILS IN AKUMAZI Pays Enrolment Fees for 57 Primary Six Pupils By Amos Chukwuekwu As part of encouraging the academic activities of pupils…

VICIOUS CIRCLE OF POVERTY A WEAPONIZED LETHAL KILLING NIGERIANS Chucks Dominic Morsi By all indications, Nigerians are said to be poor not just in terms of lack of money in…

IKA SOUTH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN SHOULD BE RETAINED IN ABAVO, FOR FAIRNESS AND EQUITY , Says IPA A socio-cultural group on Sunday, February 4th, 2024, under the platform of Indigenous People…

ROYAL MIRA BRITISH COLLEGE STUDENTS VISIT LONDON PARTNER SCHOOL As Director, Cornerstone College, Lauds Elder Moses Iduh By Sunday Memeh The Executive Director, Cornerstone College, Cambridge, London, Mr. Errand has…

TINUBU HAS STRONG DESIRE TO TRANSFORM NIGER DELTA REGION INTO A ZONE OF PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT – Ebie, Chairman, NDDC Governing Board Mr. Chiedu Ebie, Chairman, Governing Board, Niger Delta…

BLACK SUNDAY AS ONE-WAY WATER TANK DRIVER CRUSHES TWO TO DEATH By Amos Chukwuekwu A water tank driver who was said to be plying one-way has crushed two men on…

The Director General of the Coalition for Peace and Unity, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a former member of the Federal House of Representatives, representing the…

FAMILIES RENDERED HOMELESS AS ANOTHER FIRE OUTBREAK HITS BOJI-BOJI, OWA By Sunday Memeh It was a pathetic situation to behold, as another fire outbreak, on Sunday, February, 4 2024, razed…

IKA SOUTH PDP WARD 8 DEBUNKS TURMOIL, PASSES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON NWAGIMEJE, IGUMBOR, AGIDI, OKONTA By Patrick Gbuchanye The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders of Ward 8, Ika South…

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND WAR AGAINST STYROFOAM By Jerome-Mario Utomi It is an obvious fact that the world is faced with environmental and climate crisis. Interestingly tragic is the awareness that…

THE TRADITIONAL ADMINISTRATION: LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES BY CHIEF DR. ONYEKPEZE All male adults meeting in a General Assembly, Ogwa, performed these activities. Indeed, the traditional Ika government gave its citizens real…

MOTHER AND CHILD SPECIALIST HOSPITAL/ADVANCE DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE, OWA-ALERO MARKS 1ST ANNIVERSARY Onojaeme, Afolabi, Others Make Case For Health Workers By Sunday Memeh As the Mother and Child Specialist Hospital and…

I AM COMPLETELY INNOCENT, MY HANDS ARE CLEAN, SAYS NKECHI AS HE SWEARS TO OATH By Amos Chukwuekwu A vigilante member in Idumuesah Kingdom in Ika North East Local Government…

MINIMISING GOVERNMENTS’ SELF-IMPOSED BURDEN OF FAILURES By: Augustine Omilo It has become normal for successive governments at different levels in Nigeria to blame past ones for lapses experienced in governance.…

THE COMMANDING 21ST CENTURY WIVES, WE ALL HAVE OUR WEAKNESSES TOO! By Chucks Dominic Morsi Hadley Chase puts it simply that;” … there’s no difference between two women in the…

Ebie; A ‘Prophet’ Honoured By His People By; Jerome-Mario Utomi In the Christian holy book, the Bible, Mark 6; 4, Jesus said to the people of Nazareth, the town in…

MY SON IS NOT A RITUALIST-Rev. Egbon By Sunday Memeh The General Overseer, Holy Spirit Deliverance Ministry, Akpama Quarters, Ute-Ogbeje in Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State, Most…

IKA INDIGENES, GROUP EXPRESS CONFIDENCE IN EBIE’S CAPACITY TO LEAD NDDC, As Agbor Community Union Pays Congratulatory Visit …..… Joined Commander 63 Brigade, Nigerian Army, to Commission Projects At the…

MARYMOUNT COLLEGE AT 70: USA/CANADA ALUMNI AT IT AGAIN -Doles out N4,290,000.00 for Enrolment Fees For Students. By Patrick Gbuchanye@ikaweeklynewspaper In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Marymount College, Boji-Boji,…

FROM WEAPONISED POVERTY TO MONETIZED MEDIA PRACTICE By; Jerome-Mario Utomi Curiously, media practice in Nigeria has seen power lately gone the wrong way but assumed it’s the right thing- watched…

EGWUNYENGA AND MULTILATERAL APPROACH IN FIGHTING ILLEGAL DRUGS By; Jerome-Mario Utomi It was in the news that Professor Egwunyenga, on Monday, January 15, 2024 in his office when he received…

CELESTIAL TEARS FOR THE ALTAR OF GOD By Apostle Egwu Nwachukwu In the same stretch, Leviticus 20:9-13 states in categorical terms the unacceptability of some profound immoral acts such as…

DR. CHAMBERLAIN NNAMDI DUNKWU, THE BRAIN BEHIND THE BILL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UTE-OKPU Few months ago, the Federal House of Representatives of the National Assembly,…

EBIE, NDDC CHAIRMAN, SYMPATHIZES WITH AGBOR FIRE VICTIMS Calls For Preventive Measures. The Chairman, Governing Board of the Niger Development Commission, (NDDC), Mr. Chiedu Ebie has sympathized with victims of…

TENSION IN OTOLOKPO AS GUNMEN KILL WOMAN Unknown gunmen believed to be assassins are at it again in Otolokpo Kingdom in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State,…

IKA PHILOSOPHICAL/CULTURAL WISDOM: COMPETITIVE IKA WORLD Since ages in Ika, no one person or group of persons acquires too much control over the life of others. There is a distinction…

ALEX, A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF HUMILITY By Williams Eghebi Mr. Alex Onyeagwu, happy birth anniversary. Ordinarily, I should have saved my ink on your birthday as I have in the…

ALLEDGED SUICIDE IN AGBOR AS LOVER BOY HANGS SELF By Patrick Gbuchanye A Kwale born youth in his late twenties, whose co-tenants refer to as Victor allegedly committed suicide in…

SIGNIFICANCE OF NDDC’S GOVERNING BOARD CONDOLENCE VISIT TO ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT By; Jerome-Mario Utomi It is an open secret that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state peacefully departed from this…

THE NEW DAWN AT NDDC By; Jerome-Mario Utomi The recent happenings (or developments) within the Niger Development Commission (NDDC) has further supported the age long leadership postulation that no organization…

OPEN LETTER TO RT. HON SHERIFF OBOREVWORI, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE BY COMRADE (CHIEF) MULADE B. SHERIFF 2024: DELTA ACTIVIST, COMRADE (CHIEF) SHERIFF MULADE SENDS 7-POINT AGENDA TO GOVERNOR…

NDDC’S COMMENDABLE FOREIGN POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP TO 200 NIGER DELTANS By; Jerome-Mario Utomi It is a common knowledge that after an intense and rigorous selection process largely driven by technology, the…

SITUATING THE WISDOM BEHIND GOV. OBOREVWORI’S REAPPOINTMENT OF FESTUS OKUBOR AS CHIEF STRATEGIST By; Jerome-Mario Utomi In the words of Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, Italian diplomat, author, philosopher and…

F-MMM 1 HOTEL AND SUITES BEST PLACE TO BE SAYS CEO AS HOTEL OPENS FOR BUSINESS By Nicholas Ebegboni@IKAWEEKLYNEWSPAPER F-MMM1 Hotel and Suites, also known as Triple M has been…

HELP EXPOSE THE KILLERS OF MY HUSBAND, Wife Of Murdered Filling Station Manager Cries Out By Nicholas Ebegboni Desire Fredrick, wife of 43-year-old murdered Filling Station Manager, Mr. Maduka Ibe…

YULETIDE: FAITH & HOPE FOUNDATION REACHES OUT TO LESS PRIVILEGED PERSONS By Sunday Memeh The Founder, Faith & Hope Foundation, a United States of American, ((USA) based Charity Organization, Chief…

Every dead person is buried according to customary rite. In the olden days, the burial rites were oko and okpukpu. The oko burial was for Chiefs, wealthy men, women, and…

CROWNHILL AID AND SUPPORT FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES LEARNING MATERIALS, OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP TO PUPILS Crownhill Foundation Visits Hospital, Clears Patients’ Medical Bills By Amos Chukwuekwu As part of efforts of encouraging academic…

HIGHER EVERYDAY BRITISH SCHOOL ENDS 1ST TERM OF 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION IN GRAND STYLE As School Hosts Santa Claus We Instill Hunger To Learn, Understanding That Hard Work Pays In…

ANIOMA ASSOCIATION USA (GEORGIA CHAPTER) HOLDS FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH Anioma Association US (Georgia Chapter) has partnered with Anioma Medical Professionals, pharmaceutical companies, and local volunteers to hold a one-day free…

DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT WILL KEEP TO ITS PROMISE-Ezewu to Late Ufah’s widow The Delta State Commissioner for Secondary Education, Rose Ezewu, has reassured members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers,…

LATE EHIMA ALLEGEDLY MURDERED BY NIGERIAN ARMY, MOTHER GRIEFS CRIES FOR JUSTICE By Nicholas Ebegboni The mother of late Christian Osadebamwen Ijenwa Onyemakonor who was allegedly murdered by the Nigerian…

PERSONALITY OF WEEK: WHAT INFORMED MY CHOICE OF PRIESTHOOD – FR. IBUDE, CELEBRATES 30TH PRIESTLY ANNIVERSARY Reveals What Led To His Becoming A Priest Explains Why He Is Building For…

OFF-CYCLE ELECTIONS AND ESCALATING COST OF GOVERNANCE By: Augustine Omilo Going by the electoral laws of Nigeria, elected political office holders are meant to be in office for four years,…

IKA PEOPLE PHILOSOPHICAL/CULTURAL WISDOM, THE WAY THE IKA PEOPLE VIEW AND TAKE THEIR PHILOSOPHICAL WORLD Ika World structures on the way the Ika people view and manipulate their World, a…

THE NEED TO TIGHTEN UP FAMILY RULES AND STRUCTURE FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF YOUR CHILD BY CHUCKS DOMINIC MORSI I started this discussion from my last week article –…

A CARDINAL POINT FOR CREATING CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE YOUTHS Chucks Dominic Morsi Criminal vices amongst youths are an existential factor which as old as history has been a difficult…

FOUR YEARS OF PROFESSOR EGWUNYENGA AT DELSU BY BEN NWANNE Four years in the saddle as the Vice-Chancellor of Delta State University, Abraka, (DELSU), Professor Andy Egwunyenga has amply demonstrated…

REFLECTING ON A CATHOLIC PRIEST’S 30 YEARS OF LIBERAL THOUGHTS By; Jerome-Mario Utomi Taken objectively, Rev. Fr. Victor Ibude, from Agbor, Delta state, Nigeria, is a Catholic Priest ordained about…

UNIDEL LECTURER FOUND DEAD IN HIS CAR By Patrick Gbuchanye The University of Delta (UNIDEL), Agbor has been thrown into mourning as a lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences,…

KNOWING THE BASICS AND BECOMING SUCCESSFUL AS AN INFANT JOURNALIST Chucks Dominic Morsi First, I decided to write this article for the purpose of those fresher who just gained admission…

AT 80, I FEEL SO FULFILLED -Chief Ehikwe By Patrick Gbuchanye Elder statesman and the Ukpechukwu Muye of Ejime Kingdom, Chief Elder John Ujeh Ehikwe celebrated 80th birthday anniversary on…

*CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT WESTSIDE APARTMENT AND SUITE, DDPA Housing Estate, Agbor, Delta State* Are you ready to elevate your career in the heart of luxury and comfort? Westside Apartment and…

SEARCHLIGHT ON ANIOMA HOSPITALS 42 YEARS OF PRODUCTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS …I Made Rule That No Staff Should Intervene In Our Relationship And We Kept To It Rigidly …The…

NIGERIANS, NOT CBN CAN RESTORE NAIRA’S VALUE By: Augustine Omilo Since the naira, Nigeria’s currency and the recognized medium of exchange’s value before other currencies of the world became subjected…

FROM A VILLAGE ROPE SELLER TO A PH. D HOLDER I entered the world in the confines of a profoundly impoverished household, where our upbringing was overshadowed by the persistent…

IKA LANGUAGE IS NEITHER BINI NOR IGBO BY ONYEKPEZE However, elements of admixture Edos and the Igbos can be found today in Ika people’s language, religion and other customs. Whereas…

WHY NDDC BOARD SHOULD SUSTAIN THE HOPEFUL SIGNS By; Jerome-Mario Utomi There exists a time-honored notion among management experts that for every given task, there is always a strategy to…

FELIX ONWUGBENU BAGS MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD By Amos Chukwuekwu It is said that every good deed deserves encomium and recognition, and as such, honour must be given to whom it…

INCESSANT ATTACKS ON TEACHERS, WHY GOVERNMENT MUST TACKLE THE MENACE Like every well-meaning Nigerian, Ika Weekly Newspaper observes, and condemns in strongest terms a new wave of incessant attacks on…

HEALTHY AGING AND LONGEVITY – LIVING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BLUE ZONES (BY DR. SOLOMON OMIKEN OKORO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, FMC ASABA) There are multiple factors that result in…

WHY ARE THERE NO FORMER PUPILS’ ASSOCIATIONS? By: Augustine Omilo Given the prominence accorded educational developments around the world through the activities of old students of secondary and tertiary institutes,…

OBOREVWORI’S VISIT TO FRANK KOKORI By: Augustine Omilo The Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori have severally demonstrated that he is a leader that has the welfare of his…

BENIN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS WITH IKA On the other hand, many schools of thought tend to trace the origin of Ika people, almost entirely to the old Benin Empire.…

DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT KILLED MY SON – Bereaved Father By Patrick Gbuchanye The flood that accompanied a heavy downpour on Friday, November 3, 2023, claimed the life of late Master…

“In place of gold and other economically known media of value preservation and storage, many Nigerian well-to-do members of the society now stock the dollar in their homes with intention…

FAMILY BACKGROUND DOES NOT DEFINE YOU, BUT VALUE ADDED TO OTHERS- Morsi By Nicholas Ebegboni It has been said that one’s family background is not what defines one but the…

LOVE STOEY: THE PREGNANT SIDE CHICK EPISODE THREE Episode 3 “We can go into the house now. My wife has gone to work. You know she is a teacher; she…

LOVE STORY: THE PREGNANT SIDE CHICK EPISODE THREE Episode 1 “I got another woman pregnant.” Ekene said to his wife Sophia. Before he got home that night, he had made…

NIGERIA, STUCK ON ITS HORRIBLE, EXTREMELY HOSTILE FOUNDATION – Smart Ajaja, Ika Born Foremost Activist Based In the United States …. Says He Is Not surprised At The Current Political…

YOUNG EMMANUEL TIBI IS 70 By Williams Eghebi It is difficult to accept, yet it’s true that Dr. Emmanuel Ute Tibi is seventy years today. Considering what he has achieved,…

THE ORIGIN OF IKA AND NRI/BINI FACTORS BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF IKA CLANS Ika lacks archaeological works, and it is grossly deficient in ancient written records, myths, legends, or fantasized…

INEC FAILURE DURING NIGERIA’S 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS PREEMPTIVELY ARRANGED – Smart Ajaja …. Describes Electoral Process As A Total Disaster …Insists Peter Obi Did Not Fail At The Poll…

MY HUSBAND SUNDAY UFAH DIED A HERO Widow As She Calls On The State Government To Come To Her Aid The widow of the Physics teacher of Alihame Mixed Secondary…

I AM HAPPY PEACE HAS RETURN TO UTE OKPU-Monarch NAMES ROAD AFTER HILARY IBEGBULEM By Patrick Gbuchanye Obi of Ute-Okpu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Obi Pastor Solomon Chukwuka I, has…

MOTHER, CHILDREN FIGHT TEACHERS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON DAUGHTER As the skies opened up to welcome the morning sun of Thursday October 19, 2023, Umunede Mixed Secondary School, Umunede in…

THE RELEVANCE OF ROYAL MIRA BRITISH COLLEGE, OWA, TO IKA NATION To every well-meaning son and daughter of Ika nation, Delta state, Nigeria, the decision by Elder Iduh Moses and…

IKA WORLD BY CHIEF DR ONYEKPEZE Ika World is made up of all the people who speak the Ika language, and whose ancestral home lies some 47 kilometres to the…

UNIFICATION OF IKA CLANS INTO A FEDERATION. The eleven clans were co-ordinated and unified into a Federation by the British Officers through a gradual process. With the coming of the…

The current impasse between the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) and Members of Ika Landlords/Landladies Association, led by Mr. Vincent Arimokwu, is a reality that all, particularly the management of…

FATHER FLOGS TEACHER TO DEATH IN AGBOR FOR DISCIPLINING SON -Commissioner for Education Condemns Attack By Patrick Gbuchanye Academic activities have been grounded at Alihami Mixed Secondary School, Agbor, Ika…

USE OF ILLICIT DRUGS CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT FUTURE- SAYS OKEMUTE As Ika Grammar School Class Of 1996 Campaign Against Drugs Abuse The Consultant of Mental Health Physician, Central Hospital, Agbor,…

Calling On Government to Intervene In Uncontrolled And Thoughtless Rise In Rent Within Agbor Metropolises Like every well-meaning resident of Agbor town, the headquarters of Ika South Local Government Area…

BEYOND BAD GOVERNANCE By Augustine Omilo Nigeria is one of the countries in the world that has not recovered from the devastating economic effect of COVID-19. The palliatives donated by…

IKA LANDLORDS/LANDLADIES READY TO TAKE BEDC TO COURT NOVEMBER * Group Accuses BEDC of Insincerity * Affirms Ika People Tired of Epileptic Electricity Supply, Estimated Billings, Etc By Nicholas Ebegboni…

NDDC AS A NARRATIVE WITH MANY PERSPECTIVES By; Jerome-Mario Utomi It is a general knowledge that the House of Representatives, on Thursday, screened and confirmed members of the Board and…

HEAVY DOWNPOUR CLAIMS LIFE OF 34-YEAR-OLD MAN Heavy downpour recently led to a fatal motorcycle accident that claimed the life of 34-year-old Precious Ifeanyi Nwarimoya, a native of Ekuoma in…

FATHER OF 3 FOUND DEAD ON HIS FARMLAND By Patrick Gbuchanye An Akumazi-born father of three (3) children, late Mr. Chukwuma Egbon was reportedly found dead on his farmland at…

THE LIMITS OF FINANCE SECTOR INSENSITIVITY By Augustine Omilo “In the United States of America, USA, Jerome Harden Powell heads the Federal Reserve Board, FRB (the equivalent of Nigeria’s CBN).…

Ika Weekly Newspaper Frowns At Current State Of Traffic Lights In Agbor, Calls On State Government To Expedite Action On Mariere Street Project In line with its corporate vision of…

FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASE IN DIVORCE RATE BY CHIEF ONYEKPEZE As mentioned already, the traditional machinery for upholding the marriage institution could no longer function under the new influences…

ATLANTA HOSTS AGBORUSA 2023 CONVENTION *Committee To Document The Accurate History Of Agbor Kingdom To Be Inaugurated, Says Dein Of Agbor On Friday September 15, 2023, AgborUSA members from all…

TEACH BUT DON’T CHEAT PUPILS; MY PHILOSOPHY AS EDUCATION SECRETARY, LEA- Christopher Ekamagule By Patrick Gbuchanye Our personality of the week is the amiable Education Secretary (E.S), Local Education Authority…

POST- INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION: WHAT NIGERIANS NEED By Chucks Dominic Morsi It beats my consternation to know that many years after bundling the colonial taskmasters in the slave trade ship back…

NIGERIA’S DOUBTFUL INDEPENDENCE AT 63 By: Augustine Omilo The 1st day of October, 1960 remains one of the indelible dates in the hearts of informed Nigerians. The reason is simple…

THE BIRTH OF THE IKA NATION; IKA IN THE BEGINNING BY CHIEF DR. ONYEKPEZE Ika was little known anywhere before the coming of the British. It was rather a collection…

GODDEY OLIJE, IKA INDIGENE APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE GOVERNOR OF OSUN STATE The Osun State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Narudeen Ademola Adeleke Jackson, has appointed an indigene of Ika…

MYSTERIES OF TRADITION AND THE DIARY OF A WIDOW BY Chucks Dominic Morsi The fading luminescence of the evening sun had gradually worn off, now revealing a sky dark in…

Social Responsibility And Ewuru Education Incentive Group By; Jerome-Mario Utomi Wikipedia, world information horsepower, defined Social Responsibility as an ethical framework in which individuals or corporations are accountable for fulfilling…

ONYEME’S ADMONITIONS AS CHALLENGE TO ORIENTATION AGENCIES By: Augustine Omilo “For example, if Nigerians knew what insurance is all about and the economic potentials therein, the companies, brokers and sales…

EFFECTS OF WESTERN EDUCATION ON IKA MARRIAGE SYSTEM Apart from gradually wearing off the practice of betrothal, education also brought about a significant change in the Ika marriage system. There…

WHY AMERICAN GOVERNMENT HONOURED DEIN OF AGBOR KINGDOM —- TONNA OKEI, PRESIDENT SOUTH CAROLINA ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY … ARGUES THAT TINUBU WON THE FEBRUARY 25TH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. … SAYS…

UTE-OKPU TO GET FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE By Patrick Gbuchanye An illustrious son of Ute-Okpu Kingdom, Ika North East Local Government Area and Consultant to the Senate Committee on Agriculture,…

OVER 300 PUPILS BENEFIT FROM EWURU EDUCATION INCENTIVE PROGRAMME Over 300 pupils of Uweifo Primary School and Hope Comprehensive Nursery and Primary Schools, Ewuru, Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area…

NIGERIA WHERE LAWLESSNESS IS GRADUALLY BECOMING A LAW By Chucks Dominic Morsi The other day, I read an article with a caption “Edo Deputy Governor Locked Out Of Govt Office”…

The True Meaning Of 100 Days In Office By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi As a background to this piece, the ‘culture’ of celebrating first 100 days in office is traceable to…

NDDC WILL ACHIEVE ITS CORE OBJECTIVE UNDER CHIEDU EBIE LEADERSHIP, – Steve Ashien, Ika Weekly Newspaper Publisher …Describes the Legal Luminary As The Best Man For The Job The Publisher,…

RNoEPOSITION YOURSELF THROUGH BETTER IMAGE-LAUNDERING TO EARN VALUE By Chucks Dominic Morsi In an attempt to explain or quantify what your worth is, there is need taking a dive first…

LAND CASES BETWEEN OWANTA AND OWA-EKEI By Chief Dr. Onyekpeze It was inevitable that sooner or later, a dispute was bound to arise among the people of Owa, who have…

SUBSIDY REMOVAL AND OTHER MATTERS ARISING By; Augustine Omilo Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took over as the president of Nigeria on the 29th of May, 2023, the country has…

THIRTY-EIGHT BULLETS REMOVED FROM MY BODY, Motorcycle Theft Victim Narrates Ordeal By Patrick Gbuchanye The victim of motorcycle theft, Mr. Patrick Monday who narrowly escaped death after a gunshot attack,…

NWABUOZOR FAMILY WELCOMES TRIPLETS, EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO GOD, SEEKS ASSISTANCE The family of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Nwabuozor has expressed gratitude to God Almighty for the safe delivery of. their…

EBONKA, TATAOBUZUOGWU CONDEMNS JUNGLE JUSTICE ON THIRD MOTORCYCLE THIEVES AS 3 BURNT ALIVE WITHIN A WEEK By Patrick Gbuchanye The Chairmen of Ika North East and Ika South LGAs Hon.…

Farmers in Idumu Oba community in Umunede Kingdom in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State are said to be recounting their woes following the recent invasion of…

EDUCATION, BEST LEGACY FOR YOUR CHILD – Proprietress, Comforter International School Offers Free Medical Test For Parents, Guests Holds Its 8th Annual Graduation Ceremony Education has been said to be…

OWA-ALERO SECONDARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, RENAMED AFTER ERIGBUEM By Patrick Gbuchanye Owa-Alero Secondary Commercial School, Owa-Alero, Ika North East Local Government Area has been renamed after the Late Keonyerinieze of Owa…

UN Charter and Delta state Born Physically Challenged Keke Operator In Lagos By; Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi Acting on a recent emotional words and compassionate description by a professional colleague of…

OLDEST WOMAN IN UMUNEDE DIES AT 122 The oldest person of Umunede extraction, Mama Ruth Ijenwa Nzemeke Adagbon nee Onyekpe, fondly called Nne-Nta from the Idumu-Ishiorji in Obi Quarters of…

SUBSIDY IS GONE! PALLIATIVES GONE!! WHAT NEXT? By; Augustine Omilo In the days of the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon, Nigerians were greeted with the notion that the country…

DR. EHIJENE 18TH SCIENCE COMPETITION HOLDS, DECRIES POOR STUDENT’S PERFORMANCES By Sunday Memeh The Dr. Ifeanyi S. Ehijene’s 18th Annual Science Competition, an event that has been organizing for the…

VIEWPOINT: PUMP PRICE OF FUEL GOES UP! By Boniface Chizea The reality today in Nigeria is that pump price of fuel which was selling at 195 Naira per litre before…

HIGH COST OF LIVING IN AGBOR AND OTHER ATTENDANT UNDERLINED FACTOR BY Chucks Dominic Morsi For any rapid developing town or city anywhere, it comes with an attendant consequences and…

Mothers of all kinds and types hold honoured place in our society and traditional roles as wives, mothers, and homemakers are quite burdensome. Female gender roles are majorly patterned for…

FIRE OUTBREAK RENDERS FAMILIES HOMELESS, DESTROYS PROPERTIES WORTH MILLIONS OF NAIRA By Sunday Memeh It was a pathetic situation to behold as fire outbreak rendered families homeless at the early…

YOU ARE NOT RECOGNISED IN OUR LAND, Ekuku-Agbor Community Tells Anioma Security Watch Network By Sunday Memeh The Uboh, Ezehamosi Ezeriohaye 1 and Elders in Council of Ekuku-Agbor Community in…

Our Mother’s departure, creates a vacuum in our lives -Celestine Okwuazu As they laid their mother, Late Maria Okwuazu to Rest Amidst Celebration By Judith Atorough The remains of late…

SUSPECTED CABLE VANDAL ELECTROCUTED TO DEATH IN UTE-OKPU By Amos Chukwuekwu Residents of Ute Okpu Kingdom in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, woke up in the…

FAMILY OF 3, DIES MYSTERIOUSLY FIRST NIGHT IN NEW HOUSE By Nicholas Ebegboni Tragedy struck Monday, July 10, 2023, as family of 3 was found dead in Alijemisi, Agbor, Ika…

Federal universities and Hike In fees By; Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi It is pedestrian information that while Nigerians were waiting for the commencement of governance, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the…

GLORY WEDS HEARTTHROB, TIMOTHY IN GRAND STYLE By Sunday Memeh Saturday, May 6 2023, will remain remarkable in the hearts of the family members of Mr. Christopher Ukpere of Agbor-Obi…

FIRE OUTBREAK AT BOJI-BOJI MAIN MARKET (GARAGE), VICTIMS CRY FOR AID By Sunday Memeh Victims of the Sunday, June 18 2023, fire outbreak at the Boji-Boji Main Market, (Garage) have…

WHY I WANT MY SON TO PLAY FOR NIGERIA – Mother of German-Born Player By Sunday Memeh Augustina Stockbrink, the mother of the FC Monchengladbach Football Academy and a Nigerian-German…

OUR FATHER WAS A HERO, AN EPITOME OF TRUTH – Erigbuem Family By Sunday Memeh Family members and friends of Chief Ignatius Igabor Erigbuem, the Keonyerinieze of Owa Kingdom, have…

TWO LOVERS FOUND DEAD, STARK NAKED It was a bizarre sight to behold on Tuesday June 20, 2023, when a man and a woman believed to be lovers were found…

EMETANJO/AKUMABOR/OGBU FAMILIES GIVE SUCCOUR TO OVER 200 WIDOWS, AGED WOMEN, MEN IN UMUNEDE God Will Surely Reward Them Handsomely, Widows Pray For Emetanjo/Akumabor/Ogbu families By Amos Chukwuekwu About 200 widows…

LATE EZINNE VICTORIA OBIAGELI ONYEKPEZE LAID TO REST By Sunday Memeh The remain of a retired Headmistress, Ezinne (Mrs.) Victoria Obiageli Onyekpeze, (Nee Dunkwu) was laid to rest on Friday,…

NIGERIAN HUNTERS, FOREST SECURITY SERVICE IKA NORTH-EAST CHAPTER, INAUGURATED By Sunday Memeh Members of the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service, Ika North-East Chapter, have been officially inaugurated. Leader of…

JUBILATION AS BEDC DISTRIBUTES PRE-PAID METERS TO UMUNEDE RESIDENTS By Amos Chukwuekwu Many customers of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) in Umunede in Ika North East Local Government Area of…

BISHOP ELUE CONFIRMS 275 CATHOLIC FAITHFUL By Judith Atorough The Bishop of Issele-Uku Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Michael Odogwu Elue, on Pentecost Sunday, May 28th, 2023, conferred the sacrament of…

IKA WEEKLY NEWSPAPER BROUGHT IKA LAND TO LIMELIGHT-Osabohien By Patrick Gbuchanye An Abavo born and lover of Ika Weekly Newspaper, Mr. Andrew Hope Osabohien said that the place of the…

MONSIGNOR UZOR CONDOLES WITH FAMILY OF EMMANUEL OBUH Says Tomorrow Exists Only By Faith By Judith Atorough The Parish Priest of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church Agbor, Ika South…

St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Agbor thrown into deep mourning as a parishioner, the multi-talented instrumentalist; Emmanuel Obuh shockingly passed on to glory after he slumped on a football…

Wife of the Executive Governor of Delta State, Her Excellency, Dame, Mrs. Edith Okowa, on Friday, May 26 2023, commissioned a Cottage Hospital, built at Ute-Erumu Community in Ika North-East…

The Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International, Ika Chapter, on Saturday, August 1, 2021, held their annual outreach at the Golden Cocktail Hotel, Ime-Obi which received a massive turn up…

Ika Weekly Newspaper views as saddening the development that in the past few months, the Senator Ahmed Lawan led 9th National Assembly has been in the news for the wrong…

Monday, May 24, 2021 was a troubled day for the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), Agbor Business Manager, Engr Amos Bamgboye as some residents who were extorted for a free…

The people of Ime-Oyibu Quarters in Owa-Oyibu Community, the headquarters of Ika Northeast Local Government Area, have during a peaceful protest on morning of Wednesday, May 26, 2021 warning against…

The mother of Miracle Nwafor, the 13 year-old girl who was murdered on Thursday 20th May, 2021 and dumped behind School of Nursing Agbor, by some suspected ritualists, Mrs. Queendalene…

On 15 December 2020, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) directed that all phone Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) should be registered with valid National Identification Numbers (NINs) failing which such…

From available records, there are but two major religions practiced by the people of Ika nation. They are; Christianity and Traditional Religions. While a gorge of difference exists in their…

Our personality for this week is Miss Onyekachukwu Ojumah; a banker by profession, from Agbor, in this interesting and inspiring interview with IKA WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Crew, reels out her young…

The recent communication dated Tuesday, January 26, 2021, by the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa led Delta State government, sent to the Delta State House of Assembly, seeking upgrade/establishment of three state…

The General Overseer, Divine Faith Evangelical Mission, Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area, Prophet Igbodo, has said the grace of God upon his ministry is sufficient, saying that in his…

The General Overseer, Wind of Change Deliverance Ministry with headquarters situated at the end of Queen Street by the New Lagos/Asaba Expressway, Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area, Apostle (Dr.)…

Democracy they say, is a government of the people by the people and for the people, Good governance on its part, entails the diligent exercising of the economic, political and…

An 82-year-old man in Akumazi Umuocha in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Hitler Nwabude has cried out over the destruction of his cassava farm land…

It is indeed a sad black day for residents of Agbor. There was an explosive sound ripped through parts of Agbor in the late evening of today when Osadebe Gas…

Since independence there has been an intense struggle by the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria: Hausa/Fulani, the Yorubas and the Ibosor Ndigbo to capture power at the center and…

A 65-year-old man, Mr. Augustine Ehianu Ugbom from the Umu-Osi Quarters of Ekwuoma in Ika North East Local Government Area, has cried for justice over the gruesome murder of his…

A native of Igbanke and a businessman, Hon. Chief Monday Ottah Osunbor, the Ikpeazu Wu Okwu of Igbanke, has disclosed that one of the reasons why youths are dying in…

The general public has been warned to desist from building permanent structures along the banks of Agha Kun – Stream, popularly known as Orogodo river as 300 ft away from…

The General Overseer, Wind of Change Deliverance Ministries headquarters at the end of Queen Street off New Benin/Asaba Expressway, Agbor, Apostle Dr. Chuks Elisha Okenye, also known as Baba Fire…

A 66 – year old and Deacon at Church of God Mission, Morka branch, Dcn. Augustine Iwezu slumped while teaching Sunday school. He usually teaches as one of the assignments…

Festus Igumbor, also known as Ikaboy Empire is an illustrious son of Ika land based in Indian. He is the Chief Executive of Officer (CEO), Ikaboy Music Entertainment and one…

At last, the father of late Mr. Ezeji Sopuruchi who was shot dead during the Igwe Festival held on Friday July 10, 2020, at Umunede in Ika North East Local…

IMr. Lawrence Egun Onyeche, popularly known as Larry Onyeche, President-General, Agbor Community Union (ACU) the umbrella body for all Agbor people, worldwide has in a press conference held on Wednesday,…

I get so dumbfounded when I hear people or read their write-ups saying that Ika extraction as far as language is concerned has no connection or any relationship with Ibo…

A 79 year- old- man who has been blind for over 30 years regained his sight after he attended Prophet Michael Onairo’s Programme. The blind man who gave his name…

A displaced trader at the former Boji Boji Owa Main Market, popularly known as Garage, Mrs. Edith Samuel is crying out to the Human Right Activist Groups and the general…

Our Personality of the Week is Rev. Fr. (Barr.) Steve Dumebi Chukwuma. He is the present Parish Priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Agbor. He is a writer, a Lawyer,…

Members of Rotary Club Agbor on Wednesday August 12, 2020 went on an inspection tour for progress achievement assessment on the ongoing Agbor Renal Centre, at Central hospital, Agbor. Recall…

Following the recent claim by some group of persons from Umunede in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State over the land sold to Prince Paradise Estate by…

Palm Centre, a gigantic centre for all occasions, events and performances located at 7, Ogala Street, off Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa Way (former Owa-Ekei Road) is now open. The magnificent edifice…

It is now a common knowledge that the Delta State House of Assembly in response to a petition dated Wednesday, December 5, 2019, submitted by one Mr. Edwin Adjeke, about…

Tragedy on Friday 20, 2020 quashed the ecstasy of Igwe festival celebration in Umunede, Ika North East LGA of Delta State on Friday, July 10, 2020, as a 28 year…

This write up is NOT an attempt to show hatred for the Igbo people, rather it is an attempt to set the record straight. The problems we are facing in…

Following the recent murder of Mr. Daniel Osafile and the frequent encroachment into their farmlands by the people of Emuhu community, residents of Ileje community in Umunede kingdom in Ika…

‘Agbor Kingdom never oppressed any kingdom and I will not force people to do anything in my time; I try to live by example’. ‘I don’t know how any leader…

Members of Owa-Alizomor Community in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State are have apologized to His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi A. Okowa for saying that he has…

The five abducted College of Education (COE), Agbor staff on Monday, June 22, 2020 regained their freedom. Ika Weekly gathered that the kidnapped staff of the College Dr. Kenneth Ughamadu…

The Okparan-Uku of Owa-Alizomor community in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, Elder Jonathan Ebeh, on Saturday, June 20, 2020 invited sons and daughters of Owa-Alizomor community…

The rumour of the demise of the father to the Delta State Governor, Sir, Chief Arthur Okorie Uzorma Okowa, the Okparan Uku of Idumebor , Owa Alero, has for some…

The wedding planning process includes finding the perfect dress, getting the perfect reception hall, making sure you have got the right flowers, caterer, cake, music, and, DJ, photographer, centerpieces, invitation…

The world was awoken to the exhilarating news of the development of ScenicPlots, an international social media app developed by multi-talented and highly gifted Chinazor Onianwah. The Nigerian American-based Filmmaker,…

A 26 year old man and a native of Idumusogban, Igbogili Abavo, Ika South Local Government Area Ewere Ihirie popularly known as “Butter,” and his parents were on Saturday May…

Our Personality of the Week is His Royal Majesty, Barr. Ikechukwu Nkeobikwu Osedume I, the Obi of Igbodo Kingdom. He has in this interview expressed his mixed feelings on his…

In a bid to properly enlighten members of the public, particularly Ika residents on all they need to know about the lifestyle, achievements and political leadership of Dcn. Moses Iduh,…

In our CHAT ROOM this week, we have the young, ambitious and highly talented MR. ATUNURE GODSLOVE EJIRO, a musician cum businessman who is preparing to make his mark in…

Our Personality of the Week is Dr. (Mrs.) Ukamaka Patricia Akumabor, an educationist and a retired lecturer from Yaba School of Technology, Lagos. She is the current Chairperson of FAFUNWA…

Our personality of the Week is Chief Norbert Ike Dan Akumabor, the Ojisi of Umunede Kingdom and one time both Financial Secretary and Treasurer of Onu Ika Nigeria; a position…

Residents of Ika have been warned that they can spread the dreaded Corona Virus by wearing face mask as the face mask can trap bacteria and spread same if not…

The old saying “ boys will one day become men” was re-echoed and came into play on Friday 27th of September 2019 as class of 1973 Old Boys Association of…

The news about the appointment of Barrister Felix Morka, a Harvard trained Lawyer, Development Specialist, Human Rights Advocate and an illustrious son of Ika Nation as Senior Special Assistant on…

A bereaved father and an indigene of Mbiri Kingdom, Ika North East Local Government area Mr. Simon Okonkwor, has declared that he missed his late son, Ojura Okonkwor who died…

The recent re-appointment of Jonathan Onwuka as the Special Assistant on Community News Media by the Executive Governor of Delta State, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, can only be described as…

In a season when Nigerians are being killed daily abroad, such period has also become a time when Ezekiel Osiele, an indigene of Alihame, Ika South Local Government Area, Delta…

The Principal State School of Nursing Agbor, Mrs. Tessy Onwuka has disclosed that the State School of Nursing Agbor would soon become a degree awarding Institution. She made this disclosure…

Late Inspector Godwin Eboh, was born in Egwechime, Obi Quarters of Umunede, Delta State. He joined the Nigerian Police, in the year 2000 and was posted to Enugu State, where…