Delta State
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Former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over mismanagement and diversion of funds meant for the state. Okowa was arrested over N1.3 trillion, which was a 13 percent derivation fund from the federation from 2015-2023 meant for oil-producing states. Okowa was […]
There was relief for families and residents of Egini and other communities in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, as the team of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) visited the community to render free public healthcare services in line with the association’s deployment of routine medical outreach in communities across Nigeria. Hundreds of […]
The Governor of Delta State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, has said his administration is investigating allegations of connivance by some contractors and asphalt producers to shortchange the state. Governor Oborevwori disclosed this on Wednesday when he played host to the leadership of Isoko Church Leaders’ Forum, led by the Anglican Bishop of Oleh Diocese, Rt. […]
Following the age limit restrictions by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on students seeking admission to attain age 18 before being admitted into tertiary institutions, a former Nigeria Bar Association Chairman in the Warri branch dragged the board to court. Barrister John Aikpokpo-Martins, dissatisfied with the directives from JAMB despite exemption by […]
The Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has vowed that his administration would blacklist contractors who failed to execute projects in accordance with the Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation given to them. Governor Oborevwori handed down the warning to blacklist the contractors, on Sunday, in his remarks at the 70th birth […]
…Projects Building Model Technical Colleges In 25 LGAs The Delta State Commissioner for Technical Education, Smart Ufoh, has shared insights into his ministry’s 2025 budget after defending it before the Interministerial Budget Committee during a budget defence session organized by the Ministry of Economic Planning in Asaba the state capital. Speaking to newsmen […]
The Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has directed that payment of the new minimum wage to workers in the state, starts immediately with effect from this month of October. With the Minimum wage fixed at N77,500, all calculation discrepancies is said not affect payments but will be addressed in due course. Secretary to the […]
Police have arrested one Lauretta Akomen in Warri, Delta State, for buying a three-day-old baby from a traditional birthing home in Port Harcourt Rivers State for 2 million naira. On October 1, 2024, an unidentified tricycle rider carrying four women in the commercial city of Warri, suddenly diverted to Ekpan police station after a […]
The Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, has assured prospective nursing students that admission into the State Colleges of Nursing Sciences for the 2024/2025 session will be strictly merit-based. In a statement issued over the weekend, the Commissioner cautioned applicants against engaging in fraudulent activities, emphasizing that no shortcuts would be tolerated in […]
Following the community leadership battle in Obodougwa-Ogume in Ndokwa West LGA, Delta State, two months ago that led to the burning of 16 houses, it is unclear if the death of the former Community Development Committee, CDC, Chairman, Anselm Oyibo’s death is connected to the tussle. Reports have it that Oyibo was macheted and […]
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