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The Delta State Police Command has arrested nine suspects in a statewide crackdown on illegal roadblocks and unauthorised revenue collection along highways across the state. The command disclosed that the enforcement exercise was launched in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive to eliminate extortion and criminal activities on Nigerian roads. In a statement […]
One Micheal James from Edo State, living in Delta State, has been arrested by the state police over a self-planned kidnap to extort N25 million from his family after failing to pay back money he borrowed from his brother and sister. James, narrating what occurred on July 1, was asked to go dispose of […]
Another beam of possibilities looms in Delta State and Nigeria at large in reshaping the oil and gas industry as Ebenco Refinery moves toward completing the first fully locally fabricated modular refinery to help reduce fuel costs. The 30,000-barrel-per-day modular refinery is located in Koko, Delta State, and has since received commendation from the […]
The seat of Udu Constituency has been declared vacant following the defection of Hon. Collins Egbetamah from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). This comes after the resignation of Egbetamah from APC to NDC dated June 19 was read by the House Speaker, Emomotimi Guwo, who stated that […]
A young teenage lady identified as Chinaza, involved in a boat mishap in NPA waters in Warri, is currently being searched for by divers and fishermen. The 19-year-old Chinaza was inside a canoe conveying passengers from Sandfill II when it capsized after colliding with another wooden engine boat. A friend of the late deceased, […]
Residents in Ekuigbo community in Ughelli are still shocked as to why a mother would bury her two-day-old baby alive, with many calling for measures to prevent such incidents from happening again. Community sources disclosed that concerns started rising when the infant was not seen with the mother, but she claimed to have handed […]
Ewu Kingdom and the youths are demanding justice and condemning the attack on a couple hacked to death by Fulani herdsmen in the Ughelli North region. The victims were a couple from Gaberegolor who had an altercation with the herdsmen that stormed their building site with their cows and destroyed newly molded blocks. A […]
The All Progressives Congress State Working Committee in Delta State has officially confirmed former governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the candidate for the Delta North Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 election. Speaking in Asaba after the meeting, the state publicity secretary, Valentine Onojeuhuo, said the primaries were duly conducted by the party’s National Working […]
Police have intercepted a Toyota Sienna vehicle, recovering large quantities of illicit drugs after the driver abandoned it and ran into the bush during a stop and search along the Ozoro-Oleh expressway. The substances found inside the vehicle, with registration number FST 242 YK, at about 4 a.m. were codeine, tramadol, swinol, manG, and […]
A sad occurrence happened at the Warri-Itakpe Train Station on Monday after a train derailed at the Agbor axis, killing three people and leaving several others injured. According to a report by the Nigerian Railway Corporation through the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Kayode Opeifa, emergency response teams have been deployed to the […]
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