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A police inspector, Festus Onori, has been mobbed to death by some commercial motorcyclists in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Council of Delta State. The 45-year-old officer was attached to the Marine Police Station, Cable Point Asaba before he was killed in the presence of his wife and three children. Recounting the ordeal, Mr […]
48 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘yahoo boys’ have been arrested by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, and displayed on Monday. The agency wrote on its X handle that the suspects were arrested on October 6, 2023, in Asaba. The statement on X said the suspects were […]
The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori has sent a condolence message to the victim’s families who were engulfed by fire from the fuel tanker that exploded at Koko Junction on Sunday. Governor Oborevwori blamed the incident on the poor state of roads in the country and called on the federal government to reconstruct […]
A tragedy occurred on Sunday at the Oghara-Benin highway as no fewer than 20 persons were burnt to death after a tanker carrying petrol product exploded. Information gathered that the petrol tanker fell Saturday, September 30, at the ever-busy Koko junction due to the bad condition of the road and by Sunday, October […]
Five communities in the riverine area of Warri North LGA have been flooded by water, says Kenren Pere, the councilor representing the people of Ogbinbiri Ward 18 in Asigborodo. He told journalists on Monday that the affected communities are Torukubuagbene, Awanba, Koropigbene, Itagbene, Asigborodo, and some other adjourning communities. Pere said the flood […]
A bill has been passed by the House of Assembly in Delta urging Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to take drastic measures against the rising cases of drug abuse and prostitution in the state. The conclusion was reached after a motion was moved by Bridget Anyafulu and adopted by the house. At the plenary, Anyafulu […]
The sixty-nine gay suspects arrested during a wedding ceremony in Ekpan community on August 27, 2023, have been granted bail. According to Ochuko Ohimor, the counsel to the suspects said they were granted conditional bail on Tuesday in Warri with the sum of N500,000 and two sureties each, which resides within the Effurun court […]
The administration of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has given more assurance to the people of Delta State in full commitment to economic and sustainable development in a short time. The governor was giving this reassurance during the swearing-in of the nine new special advisers on Wednesday. According to Oborevwori the appointment and swearing-in of […]
The Delta State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has declared the February 25 Delta central senatorial district election inconclusive. The tribunal sitting in Abuja ordered a re-run in 48 units across four out of eight local government areas in the district. The Tribunal held that the Certificate of Return initially issued to Senator Ede […]
A suspected member of a Pentecostal church has killed his pastor, Greg Sagie at his home with a machete yesterday in Sapele, Delta State. The late pastor who was in his 60s was attacked at his residence inside his bedroom at the pipeline area of MTN Road, Sapele around noon when the assailant […]
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