Celebrating Ena Ofugara by Henry Efe Duku

Yes, A Good Name is Priceless! Social media is agog. Reason? It’s Ena Ofugara’s birthday! Simple. That is the power of consistent personal branding that has positive substance that people can easily relate to. Ena is a man of tough convictions and unique entertaining passions. His convictions are rooted in good conscience, equity, justice, and […]

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Ese Oruru: UPU tackles ACF, to send a SAN to represent Ese

The Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) led by Chief Joe Omene has accused the apex socio-political organisation of the north, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) of playing a clandestine role in the N3 million bail granted to Yunusa Dahiru aka Yellow, abductor 14-year Ese Oruru by a Federal High Court in Bayelsa state. Yunusa who is facing five […]

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“Until Nigeria deals with people like Senator Yerima, there ‘ll be thousands of Yinusa abducting thousands of ESE” — Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka and human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana have criticized individuals masking Ese Oruru’s abduction with religion, adding that the perpetrator should be prosecuted so the victim could get justice. Both men spoke during a joint press conference titled ‘Justice At Bay: The Long, Twisted Road to Ese’ held on Sunday, […]

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How The Nigeria Police Muddled up Ese Oruru’s Rescue – Daily Trust

Publicity-hungry politicians initially presented the Ese Oruru and Yunusa ‘Yellow’ Dahiru affair to Nigerians as a case of a powerful and elderly Northern Muslim man who forcefully abducted a helpless young girl from Bayelsa State, forcibly converted her to Islam, forcibly married her and then hid her in the Emir of Kano’s palace with the […]

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Ese to reunite with parents after medical evaluation

The police on Wednesday said that Ese Oruru, the 14-year-old girl allegedly abducted by one Yunusa Dahiru in Bayelsa state and taken to Kano state where she was converted to Islam, would be reunited with her parents after medical evaluation. Briefing journalists on the matter at the police headquarters in Abuja, Olabisi Kolawole, police spokeswoman, […]

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