Tag: Delta State
Odegbami, Giwa Snub NFF Elections
The duo of ex international, Chief Olusegun Odegbami (MON) and embattled chairman of Giwa Football Club, Chris Giwa has snubbed…
Delta Police rescue 7 kidnap victims, arrest 58
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Over 58 suspects have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for various offences across the state…
In Pictures: Women Are Bread Winners In Delta State
Most women are bread winners in some parts of Delta State, southern Nigeria, while their men relax at home. Photojournalist Emmanuel Osodi…
Delta teachers pledge to resume Sept. 22
Teachers in Delta on Thursday pledged to resume in their respective schools on 22 September as directed by the Federal…
Delta APC sacks organising Secretary
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Monday wielded its sledge hammer when it slammed…
Delta govt. to close 800 illegal schools
The Delta State Government says it will close 800 illegal primary and secondary schools operating in the state. The Commissioner…
Delta Correspondents’ Chapel Gets New Executive
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State Correspondents’ Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Tuesday elected officers to pilot its affairs…
Delta retirees protest N16.9bn unpaid pension
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Hundreds of retired public servants under the aegis of Association of Contributory Retirees on Tuesday protested the non-payment…
2 Naval officers injured in clash with youths in Delta
The Nigerian Navy said on Monday that two of its officers were injured in a skirmish between its officers and…
Warri residents commend govt. for water provision
Residents of Warri, the commercial city of Delta, have commended the state government for embarking on the multi-million naira water…
SDP promises to deliver corrupt-free governance to Deltans
By Orusi Kenneth/Asaba The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has fortified its mandate towards the eradication of corruption in Nigeria. The…
Delta @23: Labour Party says nothing to celebrate
Orusi Kenneth As far as Labour Party, an the opposition is concerned in Delta State, the only thing worth celebrating…
No patient died of Ebola in Delta, says Commissioner
The Delta Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah, has dismissed claim that a patient purportedly suffering from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)…
Credible Candidate Is Our Priority – Delta APC
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the main priority of the…
Jonathan To Open Ijaw Youth World Summit
Funsho Arogundade President Goodluck Jonathan will next week declare open the first ever Ijaw Youth Council World Summit scheduled to…
Doctors’ Strike: Hospital detains mother, triplet over unpaid bill
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Delta state-based fashion designer, Godswill Echenim, has appealed to the Delta state government and the general public…
Delta farmers appeal for rehabilitation of cassava mills
Cassava farmers in Delta have appealed to the state government to rehabilitate the three abandoned cassava mills established by Governor…
Police Rescue Family Of 4 From Kidnappers
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba A family of four has been rescued from kidnappers as operatives of the Delta State Police Command, Delta…
9 arrested for stealing Permanent Voter’s Card in Delta
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Nine persons have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly stealing about 1301 permanent voters’…
Delta Police Command Rescue Kidnap Victims
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba Pressure mounted by operatives on the Delta State Police Command on unknown gunmen who abducted four members of…
David Mark mourns Aziza
Senate President, David Mark, on Sunday expressed sadness over the death of General Patrick Azazi (rtd), describing him as a…
PVCs: Delta declares Aug 15 public holiday – SSG
The Delta state Government on Wednesday declared 15 August as public holiday, to enable eligible voters to obtain their Permanent…
Ebola Scare: Delta Designates 4 Cremation Centres
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Even though it is yet to record any case of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Delta…
Delta establishes computer laboratories for JAMB exams
Delta Government on Sunday said it had commenced the building of centres for Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) computer-based…
Delta to distribute 500 tricycles to commercial riders
Delta Government said it had concluded arrangements to distribute 500 tricycles to commercial operators in the state at a subsidized…
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Kefee Goes Home Today
Funsho Arogundade Hundreds of family members, friends and colleagues stormed Okpara-Inland in Ethiope East Local Government, Delta State where the…
Engineering Student Jailed For Kidnapping
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Ndudi Ogwu, an ND II Mechanical Engineering student of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, has been convicted and sentenced…
‘My Problem With The Supreme Court’
On 26 May 2014, the Supreme Court in Abuja awarded N8 million as cost against Dr. Dickson Osuala, lawyer to…
Robbers Kill 4 Policemen, Others
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a bullion van conveying money from Agbor in Ika South Local Government Area…
Supreme Court orders lawyer to pay N8m fine to governor
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered Dr Dickson Osuala to pay N8 million fine to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta…