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The embattled Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Ayirimi Emami, has urged Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to ignore the Coronation of Omoba Tsola Emiko as the 21st Olu of Warri, billed for Saturday August 21, “until the Court decides”. In a letter addressed to Governor Okowa, Chief Emami stated that the call was […]
Some leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Delta State including the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo and the party governorship candidate in 2019 elections, Great Ogboru, have threatened to boycott the party’s congress in the state. This was contained in a letter dated July 21, 2021 and addressed […]
One Mr Oluchi of Utagbe-Unor in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State has been stabbed to death by his wife. It was gathered that a domestic disagreement ensued between the couple when the sad incident occurred on Wednesday. The deceased was said to have been stabbed by the wife with a kitchen […]
The Federal Government has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that it has not stopped Nigerians from using social media platform, Twitter, adding that many Nigerians are still using it every day. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Federal Government said this in a counter-affidavit they deposed to in response […]
The Itsekiri Liberation Group, ILG has come down heavy on Urhobo Progressive Union, UPU and the Chief Ighoyota Amori led DC-23 over their lobby for Itsekiri Nation to support an Urhobo indigene to emerge governor of Delta State come 2023, saying the UPU and DC-23 cannot be talking of justice, equity and fairness, “when […]
A Public Hearing on a Bill for a Law to provide for the Regulation of Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing and to Prohibit Open Grazing and related matters in Delta State, has been scheduled for Monday, 26th July 2021, at the Press Center, Delta State House of Assembly Complex, Asaba beginning at 10 o’clock […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has no plan to stay beyond 2023 in office, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said. The ruling party stated this on Tuesday in reaction to an allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that Mr Buhari is hatching a “self-succession” plan. The party’s interim National Secretary, John Akpanudoehede, told the […]
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Tuesday, pardoned 136 inmates as part of measures to decongest the correctional centres in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Abba Anwar, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Kano. Anwar stated that the governor took the decision when he visited Goron-dutse […]
At least three persons including a soldier have been killed during a clash between military operatives and suspected sea pirates in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the incident occurred at Tuomo community on Monday at about 10:30pm. The incident is currently brewing tension among residents of Tuomo and […]
The Governor of Delta State,Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has warned that the rejection of electronic transmission of election results by the National Assembly, could deter the country’s effort at attracting Foreign Direct Investments, FDIs. Okowa, who made the statement when he received the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Monday Udoh-Tom, and his management […]
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