Tag: Delta State
Blackout hits Delta communities
Warri and Effurun in Warri South and Uvwie Local Government Areas of Delta State will experience an eight-day blackout From…
Cults clash in Delta community, one dead, suspects arrested
Officers of the Delta State Police Command have arrested four suspects over the clash between two rival cult groups.
Delta father ‘flogs’ teacher to death for disciplining son over theft of palm wine
The parent subsequently flogged the teacher, who slumped and was immediately rushed to the Central Hospital, Agbor, where he was…
Nigerian Army seeks more recruits from Rivers, Delta States
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, worried by the low representation of Rivers indigenes in the army,…
Meet Tynnie, The Delta-Hailed Artist On The Rise
Chukwunalu Newton Emeke hased his first official single titled Anabella which dropped in July 2022. Tynnie went further and released…
Flood takes over 5 Delta communities
Mr Daniel Okpor, Director, of Administration and Finance, at Delta Emergency Management Agency said that the agency was not aware…
Delta’s 69 gay wedding suspects out of detention
They were arrested by a crack team of police operatives attached to the Ekpan Division while conducting a gay wedding…
Hit-and-run driver crushes 2 women to death in Delta
By Okafor Ofiebor Two women on a motorcycle were killed by a hit-and-run driver in Igbodo, Ika North East Local…
Shell unveils 3 development trusts in Delta
By Edeki Igafe The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture (JV), has unveiled three Host Communities…
Gov. Oborevwori appoints SSG, CoS, others
The governor also approved the appointment of Mr Johnson Erijo as his Chief of Staff and Sen. Emmanuel Aguariavwodo as…
Two Catholic Priests abducted in Delta
In a statement, the Delta State police command also confirmed the abduction of the Catholic Priests.
Celebrations banned for 21 days to mourn passage of oldest Delta monarch
His passage was officially announced on Friday at a meeting of the traditional council at the Ohworode palace in Ogoni…
Okowa: Tinubu’s victory not will of God
Okowa, was the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vice-Presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election won by Bola Tinubu of…
Reps minority leader Elumelu loses seat to Labour Party candidate
The LP candidate polled a total of 53,879 votes to defeat Elumelu who contested on the platform of PDP.
Heavy gunshots as protesters attack banks, burn vehicles in Delta (Video)
There were heavy gunshots by soldiers and policemen drafted to protect several banks in the areas.
Rampaging cultists kill 6 in Delta community
Sources confirmed on Tuesday in Ogwashi-Uku that the latest killings were allegedly triggered by the killing of Ekene by a…
2023: Omo-Agege stomps for Tinubu, APC across Delta
In making a case for Tinubu, Senator Omo-Agege said Delta state stood to benefit tremendously from a Tinubu presidency, both…
2023: Tinubu meets Tompolo, others in Niger Delta
As part of his strategic engagement of stakeholders ahead of the 2023 election, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives…
Why FG must institute judicial inquiry into oil theft now – Edwin Clark
The Ijaw leader who described oil theft as a criminal act said investigation into the oil theft must be full,…
EFCC operatives storm Warri, nab 95 internet fraudsters
Items recovered from them are : phones of different brands, laptops, and fifteen vehicles (15) of different brands.
One killed in shootout between Delta communities
An eyewitness said peace returned to the communities after troops of the 3rd Battalion, Effurun, and policemen took over the…
Delta community places curses on cultists, kidnappers, others
Traditional rulers in Delta had last week raised alarm over the breach of the peace in many parts of the…
Delta Govt unfair to Ijaws – Omo-Agege
Omo-Agege said that with the support from his side, together and a sustainable support from the Ijaw leadership, he was…
Delta community grounds operations of oil coy over sack of kinsmen
Patron of Olomoro Indigenes Heritage Staff, Mr Okpogbo Peter, vowed that the company would not be reopened until the affected…
Delta Assembly approves Okowa’s request of N25bn credit facility
Okowa said that the credit facility to be taken at the First City Monument Bank Plc. would go for the…
Delta Police boss reacts to IPOB’s sit-at-home order
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Delta Command, Mr Ari Ali, has detailed officers and men of the command to be…
Delta arrests 6 women, 22 children for street begging
The permanent secretary said the beggars were arrested by the International Federation of Female Lawyers(FIDA) in Warri and handed over…
Mob attacks man suspected to be ritualist disguised as mad
A similar event occurred in Ughelli last week when a suspected ritualist, who disguised as a mad man, was on…
Police nab suspected armed robber in Delta
The suspect was nabbed by the command’s Dragon Patrol Team while on a stop and search duty on the Warri/Sapele…
Delta tops daily COVID-19 chart with backlog cases
The oil state which on Monday only detected three positive cases of the virus, ballooned its daily figure with hitherto…