….Advises ASUU to use Delta to negotiate with the federal government The Delta State government has lampooned the National President of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke for his outburst against the governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, over his comment that the state government had no issues with its lecturers. Okowa,…
Delta Empowers About 600 Youths on ICT
Delta State Government on Monday presented starter packs to 593 youths trained on its Information and Communications Technology – Youth Empowerment Programme, ICT-YEP with a call on the beneficiaries to make good use of the opportunity to launch themselves into the technology world. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the first phase of the (ICT-YEP)…
2 Armed Men, 3 Others Killed in Delta Shootings
Delta State Police Command on Friday said two armed men and three other people were killed during a shooting incident in which the police intervened in Udu Local Government Area near Warri. The state police public relations officer, Bright Edafe, said in a statement that the command headquarters on Thursday morning received information that some…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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