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One Alex Young Vweta Egone has been sentenced to six years of imprisonment for parading himself as a lawyer and deceiving people in Udu and its environs. On Tuesday, Egone appeared before Magistrate Court 1 in Otor-Udu LGA for impersonating a legal practitioner based on charges of forgery and impersonation. Egone was arrested by […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
In line with the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in Delta State, there shall be a restriction of movement from 7:00 am to 10:00 am on Saturday, July 26, 2025. The restriction will affect persons and vehicles in the state for three hours in order for residents to effectively clean their environment and prevent […]
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has encouraged local communities to prioritize dialogue over confrontation as a means of resolving grievances between them and Oil companies, since conflict does not benefit both parties involved. Oborevwori who said this while playing host to the Seplat Energy management team, led by the CEO, Roger Brown, at Government […]
Delta State Government has approved two hundred and thirty billion naira worth of projects across different sectors in the state. The State Commissioner for Works, Rural Roads and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, who disclosed this during a press briefing after the State Executive Council meeting held at Government House, Asaba, presided over by […]
Three suspected kidnappers in Ughelli North have been arrested by the Nigerian Army following a credible tip-off that led to a gun battle in which one of the suspects sustained injuries. Making the information known on Tuesday in Asaba, Capt. Iliyasu Bawa, the Assistant Director and Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Army, […]
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