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Police Arrest Killers of Delta Prince, 2 Cops
The police in Delta State have arrested six people in connection with the murder of the Prince of Orhuwhorun community in Delta State, Eric Takerere, and his two police guards last week. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in Delta State, Bright Edafe, which said the suspects were arrested after a painstaking police […] More
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Police Arrest Suspected Ritualists, Native Doctor in Delta
The police in Delta State have smashed a gang of ritualists and arrested a native doctor working with them, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe stated on Tuesday in a press release. He said that on June 24th, one Ejiro Okoro, 35, reported that the corpse of his sister (Name withheld), 65, who […] More
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100 Days in Office: Edo APC Upbraids Obaseki for Marking Day in Delta State
[responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] The All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Edo State on Tuesday called out the state governor, Godwin Obaseki for choosing to mark the first 100 days of his second term in neighbouring Delta State to commission what it described as white elephant projects on behalf of another state governor, stating that the governor had […] More
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Delta State Govt, Lawmakers, Others in Fierce Battle with FG over £4.2 million Ibori Loot
[responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] The decision of the federal government to keep for its use the £4.2 million expected to be repatriated from Britain being recovered funds from former Delta State governor, James Onanefe Ibori has sparked off a big row with the state government and prominent Deltans insisting on its return to the state. The Attorney […] More
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NUJ Bans Media Coverage of Delta State Police Activities
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, has placed a ban on the coverage of all police activities in the state over the unwarranted attack and brutalization of Akpokona Omafuaire, Vanguard Correspondent. In a statement signed by Mike Ikeogwu the chairman of the council, and Patrick Ochei, the Secretary, , the NUJ said:”We are […] More
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COVID-19: Delta Govt Reads Out The Riot Act to Protocols Defaulters
In the face of soaring figures for the coronavirus infection in the state, Delta State Government announced on Wednesday it would take stringent measures to ensure full compliance with prescribed protocols for averting the spread of the virus. Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, who stated this at a media briefing in Asaba, said some of […] More
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Intensify Sensitization on Reality of COVID-19, Delta Info Commissioner Appeals to Journalists
Delta State Government on Thursday commended media practitioners in the state for their support in the fight against coronavirus pandemic and urged them to intensify efforts at sensitising the people to the reality of the pandemic as many citizens still believed that issue of the virus was a scam. The state commissioner for Information, Charles […] More
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Asaba Beautification: Property Owners Get 21 Days to Repaint Houses or Be Arraigned
The Delta State government has given residents of Asaba metropolis and environs who own houses, businesses, property along major roads, or are into illegal trading, or whose buildings do not depict what they are supposed to be, 21 days to put things in order. Handing down the ultimatum in Asaba Wednesday, Joan Onyemachi Mrakpor, Director […] More
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This Is Not Nigeria of Our Dream – Gov. Okowa
As a politician, Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, governor of Delta State, has paid his dues to merit his present position. Before his election in 2015 as governor of the oil-rich state, Okowa, a medical doctor-turned-politician, had a four-year stint from May 29, 2011 as senator representing his Delta North senatorial district in the National Assembly. He […] More
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Okowa’s Second Term: Warri To Get Infrastructure Upgrade
Residents of the oil city of Warri, Delta State have reasons to look forward with great expectation, to the second term in office of the governor, Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, which begins May 29, 2019. The harbinger of hope is the Warri/Uvwie and Environs Special Area Development Agency Bill, recently passed by the state House of […] More
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INEC Withholds Certificates of Return of Three Delta Legislators-Elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday withheld certificates of return to three House of Assembly members-elect in Delta State. Mohammed Lecky, INEC National Commissioner in charge of Delta State, confirmed the development while presenting certificates of return to successful candidates of the March 9 election. He cited subsisting court cases against the legislators-elect as […] More
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in NewsThunderstorm Kills Three in Delta
Delta State Police Command on Thursday said that three persons were suspected to have been killed by thunderstorm in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner of Police in the state, Adeyinka Adeleke, said that the incident remained a suspected case because there were no medical reports to prove that the victims were […] More
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