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Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, has dismissed allegations of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration being biased. Aniagwu who gave the dismissal while speaking with newsmen in Asaba, described the recent criticisms as politically motivated and not reflective of the facts on the ground. He revealed that the governor […]
Okere community is calling on the state government to look deeply into the rising tension between the Ijaws and Itsekiri youths following a breakout between both parties over billboard placement in some parts of Warri during the coronation anniversary of the monarch of Ogbe-Ijoh. The community leaders argued that the Ijaw youths are […]
In commemoration of World Cleanup Day on Sunday, September 21, 2025, the Itsekiri Environmental Protection Initiative (IEPI) staged a peaceful protest calling on the government to fix the Ugbuwangue and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) New Port, along the busy NPA Expressway in Warri. The group warned about the dangers of the road to […]
Over 80 suspected criminals have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for various crimes in the last month. Addressing journalists on Wednesday at the command’s headquarters in Asaba, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, said the ongoing war against crimes is paying off following the achievements in the last […]
An Urhobo group under the Urhobo Renaissance Group (URG) has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to adhere to the provisions of the constitution and award the pipeline surveillance contract in Urhobo land to an Urhobo son. The group, addressing the issues in a statement through […]
The Chartered Institute of Information Management Strategy, CIISM, has thrown its height behind the 6th edition of Delta State Strategic communication Workshop, Delcom 2025. A statement on Tuesday by the CIISM Registrar and Governing Council Secretary, Adelanke Oyintoke, said DELCOM 2025 participants, including those who participated in the previous five editions shall be inducted […]
A group of protesters carrying banners bearing maps of the Ijaw and Itsekiri communities has stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The leaders, who are from the Warri federal constituency, displayed placards showing that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Warri Federal Constituency is fraudulent, with no […]
Major Josiah, who was reported kidnapped by gunmen in Bomadi, has been rescued by villagers in the deep forest of Tuomo community. The major was found inside the forest, tied to a canoe, with gunshot wounds on his leg and hand. The local community took him to a nearby camp before conveying him to […]
Residents in Bomadi and the surrounding areas are tense over what the retaliation of the Nigerian Army will be after a senior officer, Lt.-Col. Josiah, was kidnapped from his lodge in Bomadi. The Colonel had attended a marriage ceremony during the weekend in the Kpakiama community and afterwards proceeded to lodge at Bomadi, […]
The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission, DSIEC, has called on all eligible residents of Delta State who are 18 years and above, and without a Permanent Voter’s Card, PVC, to take advantage of the ongoing Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. According to DSIEC, the online pre-registration exercise commenced on […]
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