The governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, says military personnel accompanied suspected herdsmen who wreaked havoc on some communities in the state last week. Gunmen had attacked Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and other communities in Uwheru Kingdom, Ughelli North local government areas of the state on Thursday. The attacks led to the deaths of at least […]
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A man who is said to be in his early 40s have been reported to have been arrested and released on bail, by the Nigerian Police, for stabbing his 11 year old son, who refused to go to school, (NAN reports). Akpogbero Peterson, the suspect, who hails from Ekuigbo Community in Ughelli North, Delta State, […]
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During a courtesy visit to the Governor of his native Delta State, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Founder and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony O. Elumelu, CON pledged N500 million to create an entrepreneurship programme exclusive to indigenes of the state. He made the commitment after presenting 50 beneficiaries of the TEF Entrepreneurship […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is said to have arrested Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Peter Nwaoboshi. Nwaoboshi is one of the three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators on the list of alleged looters released by the federal government. The others are Stella Oduah from Anambra and Jonah Jang from Plateau. According […]
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The Delta State Government has said that three persons out of the seven confirmed cases of Lassa fever have died since the outbreak of the disease in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Mordi Ononye, who disclosed this, also said 24 persons had been placed under surveillance. Ononye, in a statement on Sunday, […]
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Six suspected cases of Mokeypox have been recorded in Agbor, Delta State. This is according to information made available to newsmen by the state’s commissioner for health, Dr. Nicholas Azinge. Three of the suspected cases have been treated and discharged. Two of the cases are still being treated at the Federal Medical Centre in Asaba, […]
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The Police in Delta have confirmed that three worshippers died during deliverance service at a Church located in the outskirts of Warri. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident on Tuesday. He said that one of the deceased drowned, while the other two died during prayer session […]
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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Sunday urged Nigerians, especially political leaders, to stop undue blames and criticisms of President Muhammadu Buhari for Nigeria’s challenges. Nigerians should support the President, Okowa advised in Benin at the end of a seven-day convention of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly International (RACAI). The convention had the theme: […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the contentious Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta state, should take-off in October. The establishment of the university is one of the demands of Niger Delta militants to embrace peace. Governor Ifanyi Okowa of Delta told State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the […]
Continue ReadingThe Delta State Ministry of Health has confirmed one person dead and 32 others on surveillance following the reported case of Lassa fever.The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Azinge, in a statement on Monday in Asaba, said that the state recorded one death from Lassa fever after a medical doctor in the state died […]
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