Tag: Delta State
Delta introduces e-bursary registration
The Delta Government says it has introduced e-bursary registration to check fraud in the state’s bursary and scholarship scheme for…
Okagbare Renews Rivalry With Fraser-Price in Jamaica
African sprint Queen, Nigerian Blessing Okagbare will ignite her hunger to beat the best as she renews her rivalry with…
Navy destroys 265 illegal refineries in 3 weeks
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, Warri Naval Command said it destroyed 265 illegal refineries and burnt 100, 000 tonnes…
London court considers confiscation of Ibori assets
Jailed James Onanefe Ibori, former governor of Nigeria’s Delta state has been facing a confiscation hearing at Southwark Crown Court.…
Ogaga Ifowodo Joins House Of Reps Race
Lanre Babalola Renowned writer and commentator, Ogaga Ifowodo has joined the race for the House of Representatives for the Isoko…
Abducted Ebikeme Clark freed
The abducted son of Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark who was kidnapped last Wednesday has been released by his captors. Delta…
Nigeria: 26 sacked for certificate forgery
Twenty six employees of the Delta State House of Assembly Commission has been dismissed for certificate fraud. Mrs Josephine Kachikwu,…
Boy, 17, Commits Suicide
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A 17- year old boy identified simply as Efe, from Delta State, reportedly committed suicide Tuesday morning in…
MTV Base Celebrates Rap Star Olamide
Funsho Arogundade Rave rap star, Olamide, has been named by the music video channel, MTV Base, as its Artist of…
Delta State earned N1.13 trillion in six years
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba About N1.13 trillion accrued in revenue to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan-led government of Delta State from May 2007 to…
I will swim and sink with PDP, says Uduaghan
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Nigeria’s Delta State has declared his unyielding love for the ruling People’s Democratic Party…
Dead man given post in Delta state
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba The list containing names of nominees as members of the Delta State Tourism Board sent by governor Emmanuel…
Syrian engineer abducted in Nigeria
The government of the southern Nigerian state of Delta has confirmed the kidnap of an expatriate engineer, Mr Haitham Jamarkami…
What 69th NFF’s AGM Must Discuss In Warri
The 69th Annual General Assembly, AGM, of Nigerian Football which is being organised by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is…
Delta NULGE hosts African local council workers
Jethro Ibileke Emeka Wogu, Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Productivity, will on 26 November, in Asaba, capital of Nigeria’s Delta…
Chika Ike Celebrates Birthday With Pupils
Actress Chika Ike celebrated her birthday with primary school pupils in Asaba, Delta State, last Friday. During the celebration, the…
Delta state buys N20bn shares in power companies
The Commissioner for Energy in the southern Nigerian state of Delta, Mr Charles Emetulu, on Thursday said the state government…
ASUU strike: Students barricade Niger Bridge
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Friday barricaded the Asaba axis of the Niger Bridge for more than…
Apathy, poor logistics mar Delta Central Bye-election
JETHRO IBILEKE/Warri Voter apathy, low turn out of voters, late arrival of voting materials in some places, marred the Delta…
819,118 To Vote In Delta Senatorial Bye-Election
The National Commissioner Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dr Ishmael Igbani on Wednesday said 819,118 registered voters would participate in…
Delta state flushes out criminals in Kokori
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the southern Nigerian state of Delta on Thursday enjoined the residents of Kokori community in Ethiope-East…
One-legged robber arrested in Delta State
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba A 21-year-old disabled armed robbery suspect, John Okue, has been arrested by the Delta state police command in…
Ibori: Ribadu testifies on $15m bribe, attempts on his life
(Reuters) – Desperate to halt a probe into his finances, Nigerian governor James Ibori tried to bribe anti-corruption boss Nuhu…
Parents of kid hawkers to be punished, says Uduaghan
Nigeria’s Delta State Government has threatened to prosecute any parent or guardian, whose child or ward is found hawking or…
Delta State to build N3.6 billion floating market
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba Nigeria’s Delta State Government has awarded a Contract for the construction of a concrete floating market at the…
Nigeria: Car parts thieves invade dep. governor’s home
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba Stern-faced security operatives at the official residence of Delta state deputy governor, Prof. Amos Utuama, in Asaba the…
Kidnappers of lawmaker’s wife killed in Delta
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba Freeborn Okwundu and Monday Ekpeki, suspected to be members of a dare-devil kidnap gang, have been killed by…
Nigerian Police afraid of us, says arrested MASSOB leader
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba The detained coordinator of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Anioma/Ndokwa East…
Delta State assemblymen in US for leadership course
After laughing and chatting in close-knit circles, it’s finally time for a group of Nigerian state legislators in the living…
Nigerian police busts Kidnappers’ spiritual home
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba The escape of a Nigerian female kidnap victim from the kidnappers’ den has led to the discovery of…