MULADE UNVEILS DELTA ETHNIC PEACE AND UNITY CUP 2026 Delta State is set to witness another landmark initiative aimed at promoting peace, unity, and grassroots sports development as renowned development and peace advocate, Chief Comrade Mulade Sheriff PhD, announced the readiness and commence preparedness for the * Multi-Million Naira Delta Ethnic Peace and Unity Football Tournament 2026 * The football competition, an initiative of the * Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) * in collaboration with the Africa 4 Peace Sports Academy, is designed to strengthen peaceful coexistence and foster unity among the various ethnic nationalities in Delta State through sports. The tournament, previously known as the * Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity Football Tournament, * was established following the Warri crisis as a strategic peace-building initiative to reduce ethnic tensions and encourage reconciliation between the Ijaw and Itsekiri people. Over the years, the initiative has gai...
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MULADE RAISES ALARM OVER MASSIVE OIL SPILL, CALLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY IN DELTA Delta State-born environmental rights and peace advocate, Chief (Comrade) Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has called on the Federal Government, Delta State Government and relevant regulatory agencies to immediately declare an environmental emergency following a major oil spill reportedly affecting several host communities in Warri South-West and Burutu Local Government Areas of Delta State. Mulade made the call in a statement issued on Wednesday, describing the incident as an environmental disaster capable of causing long-term ecological damage if urgent intervention is not undertaken. According to him, the spill is allegedly linked to facilities operated by Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited across Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 4, 26, 34, 38, 41 and 42, with crude oil transported through the Trans Forcados Pipeline (TFP). It is imperative to state that the live span of (TFP) 18" crude delivery pipel...
ENVIRONMENT DISASTER: MULADE RAISES ALARM OVER ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS, URGES DELTA GOVERNMENT TO REGULATE DREDGING ACTIVITIES Environmental and peace advocate, Chief (Comrade) Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has called on the Delta State Government to urgently strengthen environmental protection measures, warning that unchecked dredging activities across the state could trigger serious environmental disasters and threaten critical infrastructure. Chief Mulade, who made the call in a statement, expressed concern that several dredging operations are being carried out close to major roads, highways and bridges without adequate regard for their long-term environmental impact. He warned that continuous excavation around such areas could weaken the soil supporting key infrastructure, exposing communities to flooding, erosion and possible structural failures. While acknowledging the economic importance of dredging, the environmental advocate stressed that operators must strictly comply with environm...