Governors of the Southern region, under the aegis of the BRACED Commission, have put in place machinery that would see to the establishment of a regional security outfit. Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this Thursday after a closed-door meeting with the Governors in Asaba, Delta state capital. He said the decision was necessary […]
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The Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, has confirmed the death of a man in a hotel, in Ibusa community. Commenting on the incident, the command spokesperson, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya told journalists on Friday in Asaba that the incident occurred on Thursday in Ibusa community, near Asaba. The police image maker said the […]
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Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged to resuscitate the three seaports in Delta, if elected. He made the pledge in his address to the people of Delta during the PDP presidential rally on Thursday at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba. He said “I want to commend the […]
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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Monday urged newly-inaugurated Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to focus on issues-based campaign ahead of the 2019 general elections. The governor gave the charge while addressing the council after its inauguration by the party’s chairman in the state, Kingsley Esiso, in Asaba, […]
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Some gunmen have kidnapped five Catholic nuns in Delta state. The nuns belong to the Order of the Missionary of Martha and Mary in Agbor. PUNCH reports that they were returning from a burial ceremony in the south-east when the gunmen kidnapped them at Railway Line near Agbor, Ika South local government area of Delta. The […]
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The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi OKowa on Wednesday presented a budget estimate of N367,095,083.451, for the 2019 fiscal year, to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Tagged “Budget of sustainable growth,” the estimate is made up of N157,096,029,253 (42.79 percent) for recurrent expenditure, and N209,999,054,198 (57.21 percent) for capital expenditures. OKowa […]
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St. Paul Catholic Church in Ugolo, Adagbrasa, Okpe local government area of Delta state, collapsed during morning mass on Sunday. An 11-year-old boy, Jerry Enukanerhirhe, has been reported dead while many worshipers are said to have sustained injuries. The deceased is the son of former minority leader of Okpe LG, Jackson Enukanerhire. “We are aware […]
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The immediate past governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, says he did not defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be shielded from EFCC investigation. Uduaghan confirmed his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after attending a meeting of the APC national caucus in Abuja on Tuesday. He later said in a statement that […]
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At least 24 person died while 176 were rescued in the fire outbreaks which occurred in Delta between May 2015 and April 2018. Ernest Ogwezzy, the state Commissioner in charge of Directorate of the Bureau for Special Duties disclosed this in Asaba, the state capital, on Monday at an annual news conference of the bureau. […]
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Violence broke out at Okwagbe community in Jeremi 3, Ughelli south local government area of Delta state as Jeremiah Oghoveta, a chairmanship aspirant, was stabbed to death. One Tete Pippah was said to have attacked Oghoveta after an argument ensued over allegations of hijack of electoral materials by a side. Oghoveta reportedly disagreed with some other […]
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