President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, describing his passing as a great loss to Delta State and Nigeria. In a statement issued on Monday by the State House, President Tinubu extended his condolences to the...
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Navy uncovers 23 illegal refining pits, seizes 114,500 litres of fuel in Rivers, arrests 10 in Delta
Navy uncovers 23 illegal refining pits, seizes 114,500 litres of fuel in Rivers, arrests 10 in Delta
The Nigerian Navy has uncovered a suspected illegal refining site containing 114,500 litres of petroleum products in Rivers State, while a separate operation in Delta State led to the arrest of 10 suspects. The Navy spokesman, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, said both operations were carried out on Thursday, October 15,...
Delta State Police Command has arrested 95 suspected cult members and recovered five firearms during coordinated operations carried out across four local government areas of the state. The arrests followed intelligence-led raids conducted on Thursday, October 15, 2026, in Asaba, Ika South, Ughelli South and Okpe Local Government Areas,...
Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced the addition of the Lagos, Delta, Imo and Ekiti state governments, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Access Bank Plc and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to the list of partners for its 10th Annual Conference....
The Ag. Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Directorate, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad on Wednesday September 24, 2026 handed over a draft of N80 million to Ifeanyi Innocent Madueke, being money recovered by operatives of the Commission from Austine Muanya Okafor,...
Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers in separate operations across Orerokpe, Ekpan and Agbor, recovering four locally made guns, three vehicles, three motorcycles and a large quantity of suspected stolen property, including church musical equipment. The command said the coordinated operations were part of ongoing...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the winners of the weekend by-elections conducted in five constituencies across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states, describing the outcome as another sign of Nigerians’ continued confidence in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its reform agenda. The President said the victories recorded by...
Delta State Police Command has arrested six suspected cultists in separate intelligence-led operations across Ika South and Aniocha North Local Government Areas, recovering firearms, live cartridges, suspected illicit drugs and military camouflage uniforms. The operations, carried out by different tactical units of the command, are part of ongoing efforts...
As preparations gather momentum ahead of the 2027 General Election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described the bye-elections across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi, and Delta states as crucial operational benchmarks for testing the nation’s electoral infrastructure. Speaking on Saturday while personally presiding over operations at the Commission’s National...
Delta State Police Command has recorded fresh breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against crime, recovering a locally made firearm after a failed robbery attack in Effurun and arresting a suspected drug peddler with quantities of suspected illicit substances in Agbor. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed the developments...
Delta State Police Command has recorded a series of operational successes across different parts of the state, rescuing a kidnapped victim, raiding a suspected criminal hideout, arresting 10 suspects and recovering a locally made firearm as well as suspected illicit drugs. The operations, carried out in Agbor, Abbi and...
Delta State Police Command has rescued a woman who was abducted by gunmen in Sapele and arrested eight suspected criminals during a separate operation in Abraka, where three locally made pistols and suspected illicit drugs were recovered. The Command disclosed the developments in a statement issued on Friday by...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Works to immediately intervene on the deteriorating Benin-Agbor-Asaba Road and the Ifaki-Kabba-Ado Ekiti Highway linking Ekiti and Kogi states, following growing concerns over the severe hardship being experienced by motorists. The directive was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement issued...
APC releases timetable for Delta, Kogi restored constituencies, legislative by-elections in 5 states
APC releases timetable for Delta, Kogi restored constituencies, legislative by-elections in 5 states
All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled the timetable and schedule of activities for its primary elections ahead of the 2026 polls in the newly restored State House of Assembly constituencies in Delta and Kogi states, as well as legislative by-elections in Gombe, Bauchi, Delta and Kano states. The party...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN has formally requested the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to review the existing three-letter location code “QRW” assigned to Osubi Airport in Delta State, with a view to adopting a code that more accurately reflects the airport’s official name and...
Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has urged states to urgently access over ₦65 billion in counterpart funds and utilise approximately ₦267 billion in previously released intervention funds, stressing that education resources must translate into tangible improvements in schools and measurable outcomes for Nigerian...
Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has identified Delta State’s technology-driven teacher attendance system as an innovation that could offer valuable lessons to states across Nigeria in strengthening accountability and improving learning outcomes. Garba said the Attend360 platform, which monitors teacher attendance, demonstrates how...
A suspected electricity infrastructure vandal has died after being trapped beneath a collapsed transmission tower along the 330kV Ughelli–Benin power line in Delta State. The incident came to light during a routine patrol by the Delta Sub-Region of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)’s Lines Maintenance Department. The inspection...
Delta State High Court sitting in Ogwashi-Uku has sentenced two men to death by hanging over the kidnapping and murder of Delta State University (DELSU) student, Elozino Ogege. The judgment, delivered by Justice Ngozi Azinge, came almost eight years after the tragic killing of the 300-level Mass Communication undergraduate,...
Delta State Police Command has intensified its offensive against violent crime with the arrest of eight suspected criminals, including alleged armed robbers, cultists and a suspected gunrunner, in a series of coordinated operations across the state. The operations, carried out in different locations, also led to the recovery of...