Six youths were killed in cold blood by rival cult groups over the past one week in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South LGA of Delta. The latest development followed the cold-blooded murder of Mr. Ekene Ekwenuya by suspected members of a cult group in the community, which sources said, triggered the...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has commissioned the Atiku Abubakar /Okowa campaign office in Cross River State. Governor Okowa while commissioning the campaign office in Calabar over the weekend in company of other South-South Governor, declared...
Unidentified gunmen early Friday morning, attacked a mosque in Ughelli, Delta state, leaving 11 worshippers injured. A resident who spoke to NAN on phone, said the attack took place at about 6.47 am when some Muslim faithful were holding their morning prayers at the Central mosque, located along Okoroda...
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says he will address the infrastructure deficit in the riverine communities in Delta. Tinubu gave the assurance on Friday while addressing the people of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government area of Delta. The former Governor of...
Over the weekend, the good people of Delta State and, indeed, many Nigerians were assaulted with the vile propaganda that is the stock-in-trade of the All Progressives Congress. Addressing a press conference, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the APC governorship candidate for Delta State launched a tirade against the Governor of...
The Delta Police Command has recovered assorted weapons from two suspects currently at large in the state. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Warri. Edafe said that the weapons were recovered on Thursday by police operatives attached to the Ebrumede...
The Delta Police Command has confirmed the killing of a 43-year old man, Mr Ekene Ekwenuya by suspected assassins in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South LGA of the state. Command spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, told newsmen on Monday in Asaba that one of the suspects involved in the gruesome killing was...
The family of Mr. Promise John has petitioned the Police Command in Delta over the alleged removal of some parts of their dead child in a hospital in Asaba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged incident occurred on Oct. 10, 2022 after the newborn male...
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on the Federal Government to build new dams and dredge major rivers in the country to check flooding. Okowa, who made the call while addressing newsmen after visiting flood victims at some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps, said five persons lost their...
Mr Vincent Ehiwario, Director of Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), Delta State has urged motorists and other road users to be extremely careful in flooded areas not to fall victim of unpleasant consequences. Ehiwario said this in a statement on Tuesday while showing concern over reports of deaths and loss...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed Oct. 21 for judgment in an appeal filed by Mr David Edevbie, Delta governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 governorship election. Edevbie is urging the Supreme Court to uphold the judgment of the Federal High Court which declared...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday rejoiced with Prof. Godini Darah on the conferment of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) on him by Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Agbara-Otor, Delta. The conferment holds on Tuesday, Sept. 6 in recognition of Darah’s contributions to advancement of knowledge within and outside Nigeria....
Delta Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, says contrary to claims in some quarters, Sen Ovie Omo-Agege, of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has no hold in the state. Aniagwu said on Thursday, in Asaba that it would take a miracle for the deputy senate president, Omo-Agege to win...
As Delta marks 31 years of its creation, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation in the state has said the party will kick the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) out of power come 2023. In a statement in Abuja on Saturday by Mr Ima Niboro, Director, Communications and...
I still recall with vividness how His Excellency, Sen. (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, while delivering a keynote speech themed; ‘rebuilding trust in a divided Nigeria: advancing the conversation, at the 2021 annual lecture and symposium organized by Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism, August 25,...
Popular Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh is dead. The actress died in Warri, Delta State around 11 pm on Sunday, a source who pleaded anonymity said on Monday morning. It was learnt that Ameh was said to have been a guest of an oil company toyshop and her family when...
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Asaba – Operatives from the Delta State Police Command in Delta have busted a baby factory in Okpanam community in Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the raid a statement issued on Thursday in Asaba,...
The Police Command in Delta said it recovered a stolen Lexus 350 SUV and assorted weapons from suspected armed robbers in the state. The Spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed this to newsmen on in Warri. Edafe said the vehicle was recovered on Wednesday by police operatives...
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential candidate of the PDP, says the state is working toward becoming Nigeria’s centre for Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME). The governor stated this on Friday in Asaba at the graduation ceremony of the third cycle of the Women Empowerment Skill Acquisition...
Recently, MS Keiso Matashane-Marite, the Chief Section, Gender Equality, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), says Africa is making progress on issues around gender equality and youth empowerment. Matashane-Marite, going by media reports, said this when a team from UNECA paid a courtesy visit to the National Population Commission...