Bayelsa and Delta are in a two horse race to determine the state that will win the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the medal table released on Monday morning by the Main Organising Committee in Uyo, Akwa Ibom,...
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The wife of the Delta Governor, Mrs Tobore Oborevwori, has appealed to residents to stop attributing autism to spiritual causes. Autism is a condition that affects how your child socialises and behaves. Early signs include limited eye contact and body language and repetitive motions. Delta First Lady made the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, March 14, 2025 arrested 30 suspected internet fraudsters in Asaba, Delta State. The commission in a post on its X handle @officialEFCC on Friday, said suspects were arrested based...
Police Command in Delta has detained a couple and one other suspect over alleged gunrunning in the state. SP Bright Edafe, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Warri. Edafe said that the suspects were apprehended on Sunday in Orerokpe, Okpe...
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Army to release the detained innocent members of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta or charge them to court. The call was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Francis Waive (APC-Delta) at plenary...
Senate on Tuesday approved the restoration of the Aniocha North II State Constituency in Delta, in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment in suit No. SC/129/2019. The approval followed a motion during plenary on the “Restoration of Aniocha North II State Constituency, Delta in compliance with Supreme Court Judgment,”...
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Resources Authority (NMDPRA) has issued refining licenses to three companies to build new refineries in Abia, Delta, and Edo States. The authority in a post on its official X page, said the proposed refineries that have been issued licenses are a 100,000 bpd...
In the grand theater of Nigerian politics, where promises are as fleeting as the Harmattan breeze and truth is often the first casualty, few characters have mastered the art of illusion quite like Ned Nwoko. A man of many hats—lawyer, businessman, politician, and self-proclaimed advocate for the people—Nwoko has,...
Delta State Police Command has confirmed the alleged jungle justice meted on two kidnap suspects in the state. The spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe gave the confirmation on Thursday in a WhatsApp terse message. “It is confirmed,” Edafe simply said. Eyewitness said that the incident occured on...
The Chairman, People Democratic Party (PDP), Delta State Chapter, Chief Solomon Arenyeka, on Wednesday, said the party is not afraid of defectors, but founding members play politics of ideology. Arenyeka stated this when the executives and some members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Asaba Correspondents Chapel, paid...
Mr Ebikabowei Kedikumo, Principal Assistant Registrar, College of Education (Warri) has said Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) is challenging the status quo for the good of the society. Kedikumo in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday, said it was improper to...
Sen. Ned Nwoko on Wednesday at plenary officially notified the senate of his defection from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Party (APC). Nwoko’s notification is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. Nwoko in the letter titled:...
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, received Sen. Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, into the APC fold. Nwoko formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), recently decamped to the APC citing deep divisions and factionalisation within the party at...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Friday urged Nigerians not to despair but keep hope alive despite the present hardship in the country. The forum made the call in a 7-points communique read by its Chairman, and Governor of Bauchi State, Sen. Bala Mohammed after its first...
Many persons were feared killed when a tanker ladened with petrol lost control and burst into flames on Sunday afternoon in Delta State. The accident occurred in the Agbor Ika South Local Government Area of the state. Residents of the area were seen in viral videos scampering for safety...
A chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Delta, Dr Tonye Timi, has advised the leadership of the party in the state unite and build the party in 2025 or it would perish. Timi, a former lawmaker, who represented Patani Constituency in the Delta House of Assembly, gave the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has distributed 10,000 bags of rice, hundreds of cows and scores of rams as palliatives to the people of Delta. The Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister, Mr Tunde Moshood, disclosed...
By BARBARA KALU, Asaba – A devastating incident has shaken the community in Delta State, after a young lady, identified as Blessing Jonathan, allegedly threw her 10-month-old baby, Prevail Jonathan into a river. The Delta State Police Command arrested Blessing for murder, following a shocking confession. The police command’s...
At inauguration on May 29, 2023, Delta governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, made a solemn pledge; to use the state’s resources for the advancement of the state. He promised to keep the ledger open, to run a government of accountability and transparency. Barely a year and a half later,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A fire outbreak on Monday razed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Ika North East Local Government Area (LGA) office in Owa-Oyibu town, Delta State. The fire was attributed to a sudden power surge following the restoration of public electricity, caused significant damage to...