Delta State
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Police operatives in Delta State have intercepted and engaged a gang of four suspected kidnappers in a gun battle at the ECN junction of Agbarho/Ughelli Road, rescuing two victims. The command’s Public Relations Officer Bright Edafe, yesterday in a statement said the suspects escaped into the bush with bullet wounds. “On 24/04/2023 at 2 […]
There is fear in the Udu local government area of Delta State following an accident involving a petrol truck. The petrol-laden tanker reportedly fell on top of the Udu bridge, spilling its content on the surrounding environment. Road users and business persons under the Udu bridge have now begun to evacuate from the location […]
A Police Inspector in Delta State, Ubi Ebri has been dismissed after he allegedly killed a 26-year-old businessman Onyeka Ibe over an N100 bribe. Late Onyeka refused to pay an N100 bribe when the police accosted him along the Ugbolu-Asaba road in the State. The incident reportedly took place in front of Federal Medical […]
The House Member representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South, Udu Federal Constituency of Delta State Hon Francis Waive has declared his intentions for the position of Deputy Speaker at the 10th National Assembly (NASS). Waive the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Power, in a notice to the House of Reps members-Elect said his aspiration, […]
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA has ordered the arrest and detention of one Inspector Ebri Ubi, for allegedly killing Mr. Onyeka Ibe, after the deceased reportedly refused to offer him N100 bribe at a checkpoint while on Stop and Search duty along Ugbolu-Illah Road, Oshimili North LGA, […]
Youths in Asaba took to the streets protesting the death of a young man allegedly shot by a police officer because of N100 tip. The incident reportedly took place in front of Federal Medical Centre Asaba where the deceased Onyeka Ibe, a phone seller in Ogbogonogo market was shot on the head. He was […]
The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has attributed the achievements of his administration to “the unflinching support of the judiciary and the legislature arms.” The governor applauded the two arms for the unalloyed support given to his administration in these eight years, stressing that he was able to achieve all that he […]
After the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections on March 18, the Independent National Electoral Commission is set to present the Certificate of returns to Delta Governor-Elect, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme and the twenty-nine members elected of the State House of Assembly on Wednesday in Asaba. The Administrative […]
The European Union will on Tuesday, March 28, hear the complaint of Nigerian-born Netherlands-based environmental-political rights activist, Sunny Ofehe, on the allegedly rigged Delta State governorship election in which he participated as the candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP). Ofehe, in a terse statement on Monday, said that the EU has agreed to […]
The Delta State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State has granted an order for the Labour Party and its Candidate, Kennedy Pela to Inspect the election materials used during the just concluded governorship election in the state. The Labour Party and its candidate had approached the tribunal in petition No:EPT/DL/GOV/02M/2003, seeking an […]
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