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In compliance with the purchase of aprons, rider’s cards, emblems, and stickers for motorcycle riders (okada) and tricycles (Keke), the Delta State Government has given a grace period of up to two weeks. The government had earlier admonished riders to obtain the above items for a fee of N7,500 in order to track […]
The joy and jubilation of residents in Abraka, the community housing Delta State University, knows no bounds as Benson Izah, a notorious drug dealer, was arrested by operatives of the Delta Sweep and youths of the Abraka community. Benson was caught at the Secretariat of the Abraka Community Youth Wing with numerous substances […]
A suspect, Chiemerie Obika Elobisi, from Umueri village, Ogbunike, Oyi LGA, is on the run for murdering a pregnant nurse whom he lured to his house under false pretenses, claiming that he needed medical treatment. However, he killed and mutilated the nurse. Following the incident, the Anambra police launched a manhunt with […]
Concerns have been raised by residents of Patigi and parts of Edu LGA in Kwara State as the constant helicopter sounds at night, landing in the deep forest, have kept them awake, with fears of the unknown. According to a local vigilante leader, Mohammed Bana, some of the settlers around Patigi and Edu […]
The Ghanaian government has yet to respond to the lamentations of its citizens crying and protesting that Nigerians be repatriated out of Ghana because of various crimes committed. Protests have hit various streets in Ghana against Nigerians, with placards carrying various inscriptions: “Armed robbery and violent attacks must stop;” “Our health is at stake […]
Africa’s richest man and president/chief executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has stepped down as chairman of the board of directors of Dangote Cement Plc. The development was confirmed on Friday by the company’s spokesperson, Anthony Chiejina, who stated that the billionaire industrialist’s resignation is part of a broader succession and governance […]
The High Court 5 in Asaba, Delta State, has sentenced one Emmanuel Sunday to two years of imprisonment for stealing and destroying the drainage system attached to the newly constructed Ubu Bridge along the Asaba–Ughelli Expressway. Presiding over the judgment, Hon. Justice Onome Marshall-Umukoto found Sunday guilty on a two-count charge of vandalism and […]
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has officially confirmed Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as the new National Chairman of the party at a meeting held in the State House, Abuja. The National Executive Committee (NEC) sworn in Prof. Yilwatda to assume the position of Alhaji Ganduje, who stepped down due to health issues. Prof. Yilwatda, […]
The traditional ruler of Idjerhe Kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, King (HRM) Ovie Monday Obukowho Whiskey (Udurhie I), has declared full support for the creation of Ethiope State from the present Delta State, stating emphatically that the proposed state has the human and natural resources, administrative capacity, […]
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Professor Ezekiel Agbalagba, has responded to the ongoing protest by members of NUPENG and PENGASSAN. The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), had on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest […]