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The Delta State Police Command is in pursuit of unknown gunmen who killed a police inspector, O.O. Ojonogba, attached to the council chairman of Bomadi LGA on August 25th. The inspector was shot dead at the residence of the chairman in Ughelli, Ughelli North LGA, when he traveled to Asaba, leaving […]
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated Deltans on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the creation of Delta State, assuring them of better days ahead under his administration. Governor Oborevwori in a statement issued on Tuesday in Asaba by his Chief Press Secretary, described Delta’s 34 years of statehood as a […]
Delta State Government says it is prepared to increase the number of beneficiaries for the State Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus, D-CARES as against the three Hundred and six thousand, one hundred and seventy-seven direct beneficiaries and over one point two million indirect beneficiaries already impacted. The Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, said this […]
A sad incident occurred on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Oil Field Road, where one Mr. Sunny was murdered by his son, identified as Ifeanyi, who used proceeds from money stolen from his deceased father to lodge and organize a birthday party for his girlfriend. Ifeanyi was arrested by the Enerhen Police Division on […]
Following the renewed crisis’s between Iteskiri and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in Warri,former Secretary to Delta State Government, Comrade (Chief) Ovuozourie Samuel Macaulay, the Okiroro of Isoko Nation, has called for calm between worrying parties as crisis has never done anyone good but distraction of lives and properties. Chief Macaulay in his statement which was made […]
The National Youth Service Corps member, Jennifer Elohor Edema, who was brutalized by Anambra security operatives known as “Agunechemba,” has narrated her ordeal to Kpoko FM on Air Personality, Aprokoking. Elohor, in a video, recounted how the vigilante personnel stormed their corps members’ lodge at Oba, Idemili LGA, accusing them of being internet […]
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the immediate release of ₦10 billion to clear outstanding pension arrears owed retirees in the state. The Governor disclosed this on Tuesday during a meeting with the Pension Board, led by the Chairman, Bureau of State Pensions, Sir Edwin Ogidi-Gbegbaje, and the State Chairman of […]
Last week, three kidnappers operating in Otulu, Aniocha South LGA, were apprehended by the Nigerian Army of the 63 Brigade Asaba, foiling their attack on Seth Integrated Farms workers. On Friday, August 15, a driver of the farm, Mr. Igiri Samuel, and Miss Mercy Iteshi were kidnapped near Oshimili North LGA at Akwu-Akwu Igbo. […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Asaba, Delta State, has arrested a long-time drug lord, Sunday Ibigide, on his way to distribute 138 kilograms of drugs. The 36-year-old arrest is coming three years after a manhunt was launched against him on March 19, 2022, but the notorious drug kingpin went into hiding […]
The Senator representing Delta Central in the 10th Senate, Senator Ede Dafinone, has assured the Urhobo people that efforts are ongoing to secure the release of Ewu-Okuama community leaders who have been in military custody for almost a year without formal charges. Speaking as a guest on a programme on Crown FM Effurun, monitored by […]
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