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The Abuja chapter of the Urhobo Youth Council has enjoined senators to vote for Senator Godswill Akpabio to emerge president of the 10th Senate. President of the council and ex-militant leader, General Aghogho Peter in a statement to the Vanguard said Senator Akpabio would bring his wealth of experience as a former senator, governor […]
Delta State House of Assembly members have unanimously approved the upgrade of the state School of Marine Technology to a polytechnic. The approval followed the passage into law of a bill before the House seeking the repeal of the Delta State School of Marine Technology, Burutu, Law 2006 and enacting the Delta State […]
Delta State Government (DTSG) has described the level of compliance of teachers and students to resume the third term school calendar in the state as impressive. The Commissioner for Secondary Education in the state, Rose Ezewu, stated this while monitoring the resumption of schools for the third term academic activities across the state. Ezewu […]
Babafemi Oba, the recently posted Controller, Correction Centre, Delta State Command, has appealed to the State Government to provide measures to ensure offenders of the law do not go back to their old ways when released from correctional centres. Oba appealed that the prerogative of mercy be brought back to the system to […]
The Governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa has said that the state was ready to partner investors in its vast oil and gas deposits as the country grappled with economic turnaround. The governor made this known on Wednesday while receiving Delta Special Economic Zone license from the Federal Government through Nigerian Export Processing […]
The Otota and regent of Okere Urhobo Kingdom, Brigadier General Gold Eburu retired, has described as false, claims by Apostle Isaac Eraivor, Okpakorere of Okere-Urhobo that he and members of the ruling houses were not carried along or involved in the recent selection and installation of the new Orusuen of the Kingdom. Chief Eburu […]
Police operatives in Delta State have intercepted and engaged a gang of four suspected kidnappers in a gun battle at the ECN junction of Agbarho/Ughelli Road, rescuing two victims. The command’s Public Relations Officer Bright Edafe, yesterday in a statement said the suspects escaped into the bush with bullet wounds. “On 24/04/2023 at 2 […]
The Board of Trustees of Commercial Motorcycle and Tricycle Operators Association, COMTOA ,in Delta state have reiterated the that Chief Obi Nzete, former president of the association remains impeached. Addressing a gathering of Motorcycle and tricycle operators over the weekend in Warri, Ochuko Johnson, Public Relations Officer of the body alleges, the expelled Obi […]
The Delta government has inaugurated the first batch of 45-man livestock management operatives in line with the provision of the law to regulate open grazing. Godfrey Enita, chairman of the livestock management committee and commissioner for agriculture and natural resources, inaugurated the operatives at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) headquarters in […]
The Delta State Government on Thursday said 6 persons have lost their lives to rainstorm and windstorm recorded in Oko Community in Oshimili South Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, who confirmed the sad development at a news conference in Asaba, said 5 others who sustained […]
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