EDITORIAL

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS ALONG LAGOS/ASABA ROAD ARE NOT FOR TRADERS The newly elected representatives in the two local councils of Ika North East and Ika South areas by now must have seen the inefficiency created in […]

 Now that the honourable chairmen and councilors in Ika Northeast and Ika South councils have been sworn into office, should Ika people expect a very progressive and exemplary leadership or are they to expect a […]

The day security operatives decide to stop punishing offenders and  those who need to be reformed, then we as a people may begin bidding farewell to security. Whenever blood is shed, the creator of man […]

Shall we ever hear the sound of the “Cockcrow” at dawn? Every time, we seem to be drifting farther from the crow which symbolizes a new dawn; a new beginning. The preponderance of politicians of […]

The caretaker committee government headed by the chairman, Ika North East local government area, Prince Ijenwa Okunonke is blazing the trail in environmental sanitation. This is one area out of the three point programmes of […]

 October 1st every year is always declared by the Federal Government of Nigeria as public holiday, marking the independence of the country from the British government in 1960. October, 1960, no doubt marked a turning […]

 Even as the economy of the nation continues to bleed, all efforts at making Old Lagos Asaba Road motorable is very commendable. But how penny wise was the recent laterite patching of this road done […]

The inability of many job seekers to get employment is because they are not prepared to add value when offered any job.                 Prior to military interventions, Nigeria  had a fairly decent, enlightened, educated and […]

 Fourteen years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria has been described by Nigerians as a failure as the political class have completely derailed in the practice of true democracy. Institutions like education, health, power (electricity), among […]

 The church is a place where Christians worship, praise and pray to God. The early Christians after the departure of Jesus Christ to Heaven came together under the Holy Ghost anointing to form the first […]

J.F. Kennedy, a former American president once said and I quote “Think of what you can do for your country and not what your country can do for you.” This maxim has made the average […]

 October I, 1960 remains memorable in the mind of every Nigerian as it marked the end of British hegemony over the political entity now known as Nigeria. Upon the almgamation of the Northern and Southern […]

 Imudia Street, a major road in Orogodo, Agbor, headquarters of Ika South Local  Government Area, Delta State now wears a new look. The once deplorable street is now one of the best tarred streets in […]

At the beginning of the month of April 2013, the life of a young man, father of five children was abruptly terminated. Electrocuted by the fallen electric wire, in the course of PHCN officials purportedly […]

As the nation is settling down to the new democratic process and also grasping with the reality of Boko-Haram insurgence, Delta State is faced with the reality of economic and infrastructural development. In this light, […]

Nigeria, a country with more than one hundred and sixty-million people and endowed with both mineral and human resources is today among the poorest nations of the world. Nearly 70% of Nigeria citizens, both educated […]

Health they say is wealth and a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. It is only the man who has health that can transact business or participate either in sports tournament or politics. A sick […]

We congratulate Nigerians for this epoch making victory which the Super Eagles have recorded at the just concluded African Cup of Nations Tournament. It is also in order to extend special congratulations to Mr. President, […]

BEFORE THIS MADNESS CONSUMES US ALL There is no contesting the fact that civilization has brought man thus far, a very long improved way from pre-historic and medieval times to present day. What, with industrial […]

There is no doubt that all the contestants from Delta North in the April 2, 2011 National Assembly elections have  worked really hard to succeed. Thus, it is safe to conclude that each of them […]

For some years now, especially since the advent of Ika Weekly, the community tabloid wholly dedicated to promoting the interest of the people of Ika ethnic nationality, there has been unrelenting clamour for the rehabilitation […]

"If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon or make a better mouse trap than his neighbour, even though he lives in the wood, the world would make a beaten footpath […]

                                                                     EDITORIAL   In our vol. 25 edition of September 22, 2007, we wrote an editorial calling on Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Agbor Unit to wake up to its responsibility of improving power […]

                                                                              EDITORIAL   A young man was reported to have lost his life recently as a result of the blocking of a busy Mbiri/Umunede road at Umunede in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta […]

The year 2007 is gradually but inexorably drawing to a close as we enter into the ‘ember’ months with the month of September is about three almost gone.   This period of the year is […]

IKA WEEKLY – As the day goes by, the erosion menace attacking Boji-Boji metropolis is assuming a frightening dimension with almost every part of the metropolis giving in to the intimidating pressure of the monster […]

EDITORIAL   IKA WEEKLY – In recent times, there has been an upsurge in violent attacks on the people by unknown assailants, which has generated a lot of concern among the people of Ika nation. […]

EDITORIAL NEED FOR UNITY AMONGST IKA ROYAL FATHERS           Ika nation comprises of eleven (11) autonomous Kingdoms that share the same historical and cultural heritage, which spans thousands of years. These kingdoms are made up […]

IKA WEEKLY – The much talked-about deplorable Orogodo river and bridge is receiving the expected intervention from the Federal Government through the Benin/Owena River Basin Development Authority.                  Last week, residents of Boji-Boji metropolis were […]

STOP CONVERTING THE CHURCH OF GOD TO A BUSINESS CENTRE The high level of profanity or worldliness is gradually taking over Nigerian churches with particular reference to churches in Ika land and it now calls […]