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Breaking News: Delta State Monarch Gives Police 14 days To Withdraw Allegations Over Okwe Land Dispute Killing
The Owelle of Onicha-Olona, Chief Jerry Nkewheshe, through his legal counsel, Kelechi Nnadi has given a 14 day ultimatum to the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda and the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, to withdraw a statement issued by the Command alleging that the traditional ruler led armed men who reportedly killed three youths in Okwe community near Asaba.
Nnadi said a legal action is being considered against the Commissioner of Police and the PPRO should they fail to withdraw the statement.
Addressing the press in Asaba on Wednesday, Nnadi Esq, said he was responding to a publication and press statement issued by Mr Edafe, which named Chief Nkeweshe as a suspect in the incident arising from a land dispute.
The lawyer insisted that his client was not in Okwe, Asaba or anywhere around the area on the day of the incident, adding that he left to attend to his health at Umunede.
According to him, the current development represents another attempt to damage his client’s reputation.
“This is not the second time the Commissioner of Police is attempting and doing this in the territory of the totalitarian image of my client. I will not allow this to slide,” he said.
“We are going to take action against the Commissioner of Police for defamation and for framing him in a manner which he is criminally responsible and complicit,” he warned.
“We are going to write to him to retract this publication within 14 days, failure of which we are going to sue him and sue Bright Edafe apart from taking other actions before the Police Service Commission.”
He expressed concern that the allegation could put his client’s life in danger.
“Is that how to police a state? You go to press and put a man’s life in harm’s way. The family of those who died may target this man and kill him, accusing him when he never did any such thing.”
The lawyer called on journalists to investigate the true ownership of the disputed land and verify claims independently, noting that the matter is already before the court.
“There is no connection whatever with the land. We are in court over that issue. Let the Commissioner of Police provide the killers.”
As of the time of filing this report, the Delta State Police Command had not issued a fresh response to the lawyer’s claims.
The killings in Okwe have continued to heighten tension, with residents and stakeholders calling for a transparent investigation and the prosecution of those responsible.
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Breaking: Nigerian Workers Demand N300,000 Minimum Wage, FG Faces Fresh Salary Pressure
The Federal Workers Forum, FWF, has demanded an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000, noting that the current salary structure can no longer sustain civil servants amid Nigeria’s rising cost of living.
The Forum made the demand in a letter dated September 2, 2026, addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly, with the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation listed among the recipients.
The workers also proposed a new salary structure that would place the highest-paid Level 17 officer on a monthly salary of N1.5 million, while Level 1 Step 1 workers would earn N300,000.
“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5m for the Level 17 officers,” the Forum said.
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The FWF argued that the Federal Government had not fully implemented the 2024 minimum wage agreement, claiming that federal workers had yet to receive the full consequential adjustment and associated allowances.
“It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage,” it said.
Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in August 2026, demanded an upward review of the minimum wage to N500,000.
In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu’s government increased the minimum wage to N70,000 per month from N30,000.
However, the cost of living for many Nigerians has tripled between 2024 and 2026.
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The Federal Government has said Nigeria will never support a military coup or any unconstitutional change of government, following claims that the country backed a failed coup attempt in the Niger Republic.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the claims circulating on social media are baseless and misleading.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria remained committed to democracy, constitutional rule and political stability in West Africa and would not support any attempt to remove a government through unconstitutional means.
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“Nigeria will never support illegality or unconstitutional change of government anywhere, no matter who is involved or which country is concerned,” he said.
The minister also rejected claims that Nigeria, through its membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), supported or endorsed the military takeover in Niger.
He said the Federal Government had already stated its position on the situation in Niger in an earlier statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 30, 2026.
According to him, Nigeria remains deeply concerned about developments in Niger and wants the country to return peacefully to stability and constitutional order.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria’s close historical, cultural and fraternal ties with Niger made peace and stability in the neighbouring country particularly important.
“Nigerians at home and abroad should disregard the videos and narratives circulating online, they are intended to create confusion and tarnish Nigeria’s image,” the statement said.
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