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The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, has called on Nigerians to embrace unity and avoid things that divide them as a people. Oborevwori who gave the advice at the Cenotaph in Asaba the state capital during a ceremony to mark Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, emphasized the significance of the occasion as a time […]
Olorogun Oskar Ibru, chairman of the Ibru Organization, whose business empire covers shipping, oil and gas, real estate, and commerce, has died at the age of 67. A statement from the family on Wednesday revealed that the son of the late Olorogun Michael Ibru succumbed to death after a brief illness. The business mogul […]
Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, has dismissed allegations of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration being biased. Aniagwu who gave the dismissal while speaking with newsmen in Asaba, described the recent criticisms as politically motivated and not reflective of the facts on the ground. He revealed that the governor […]
Okere community is calling on the state government to look deeply into the rising tension between the Ijaws and Itsekiri youths following a breakout between both parties over billboard placement in some parts of Warri during the coronation anniversary of the monarch of Ogbe-Ijoh. The community leaders argued that the Ijaw youths are […]
In commemoration of World Cleanup Day on Sunday, September 21, 2025, the Itsekiri Environmental Protection Initiative (IEPI) staged a peaceful protest calling on the government to fix the Ugbuwangue and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) New Port, along the busy NPA Expressway in Warri. The group warned about the dangers of the road to […]
Over 80 suspected criminals have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for various crimes in the last month. Addressing journalists on Wednesday at the command’s headquarters in Asaba, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, said the ongoing war against crimes is paying off following the achievements in the last […]
An Urhobo group under the Urhobo Renaissance Group (URG) has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to adhere to the provisions of the constitution and award the pipeline surveillance contract in Urhobo land to an Urhobo son. The group, addressing the issues in a statement through […]
The Chartered Institute of Information Management Strategy, CIISM, has thrown its height behind the 6th edition of Delta State Strategic communication Workshop, Delcom 2025. A statement on Tuesday by the CIISM Registrar and Governing Council Secretary, Adelanke Oyintoke, said DELCOM 2025 participants, including those who participated in the previous five editions shall be inducted […]
A group of protesters carrying banners bearing maps of the Ijaw and Itsekiri communities has stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The leaders, who are from the Warri federal constituency, displayed placards showing that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Warri Federal Constituency is fraudulent, with no […]
Major Josiah, who was reported kidnapped by gunmen in Bomadi, has been rescued by villagers in the deep forest of Tuomo community. The major was found inside the forest, tied to a canoe, with gunshot wounds on his leg and hand. The local community took him to a nearby camp before conveying him to […]
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