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The Delta state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has sent his congratulatory message to former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 63rd birthday. The governor did this on Friday via his official twitter handle @IAOkowa.
The Delta State Judicial Panel on Police Brutality and Extra-Judicial Killings will commence public sitting in Warri from Monday 23rd November 2020. The Secretary of the body, Omamuzo Erebe Esq. who spoke with journalists in Asaba says the venue is Unity Hall, Governor’s Office Annex Warri at 10am prompt. The statement explained further that Petitioners […]
The Okpako Orere and elders in council of Okere Urhobo Kingdom have accused chairman of Warri South LGA Michael Tidi of using thugs allegedly backed by security personnel to intimidate, harass and install a parallel youth executive in the kingdom. At a press conference held at Otor Orere, the elders also alleged unlawful interference […]
The Police in Delta State says it has defaulted five of its personnel including one Paul Audu who allegedly beat up a commercial bus driver and broke his head following the driver’s resistance to part with the sum of N200 at a police checkpoint along Eku-Abraka road. The incident which occurred last Thursday also led […]
Two suspected robbers were on Wednesday set ablaze by an angry mob at the Refinery Junction, Effurun-Sapele Road, in the Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. Witnesses said one other suspect, however, managed to escape from the mob. It was gathered that the suspects had earlier shot a female teacher with Army Day Secondary […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has stated that skill acquisition is the only way to solve the country’s unemployment problem. The governor stated this while receiving the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), led by Hajia Aisha Hafiz-Inuwa, the wife of the Delta State Police Commissioner. Commending the members of the association for their contribution to the development […]
The Governor of Delta state on Tuesday inaugurated the Delta State Rural Youth Skill Acquisition (RYSA) programme in Asaba. Delta State RYSA was designed to empower eight hundred and ten (810) youths across the local government areas of the state especially in rural areas. The governor described unemployment as a national emergency stating that RYSA […]
DELTA Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has approved the reopening of public and private nursery schools in the state for the commencement of the 2020/2021 academic session with effect from Monday, November 9, 2020. A statement by the State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Patrick Ukah, in Asaba on Thursday, indicated that […]
The Delta State government has adjusted the statewide curfew from 8:00pm through 6:00am to 10:00pm to 6:00am. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State government, Chiedu Ebie. The curfew was imposed due to the disorderly conduct associated with #ENDSARS protest. The State government in the statement commended the residents […]
The Delta State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on police brutality and extra judicial killings On Monday held its inaugural sitting in Asaba. The Panel heard its first case, which involved a young man that allegedly went missing in police custody last year. Bereaved father of the young man, Christopher Okpuru, narrated to the panel […]
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