Tag: Delta
IGP urged to dislodge herdsmen in Delta
The House of Representatives has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, to dislodge herdsmen who have…
Delta Hotels To Pay Annual Fees – Commissioner
The Delta Government said on Monday it would take all necessary steps to ensure that hotels in the state paid…
Police nab woman who sold her baby
Read how Miss Ewere Samuel connived with Mrs Ngozi Okafor Ojei and her husband, Mr Edwin Ojei, to sell her…
James Ibori arrives Nigeria
Former Governor James Ibori of Delta State arrived the country on Saturday. An official of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,…
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Many killed as JTF raids militants’ camp in Delta
Many militants were reported killed when the Joint Task Force (JTF) code-named ”Operation Delta Safe” raided a suspected militants’ camp…
Delta to retire 147 ‘over aged’ tertiary teaching, non teaching staff
Jehtro Ibileke/Asaba At least 147 “over-aged” teaching and non-teaching staff of Delta State-owned tertiary institutions have been pencilled down for…
52 suspected criminals paraded in Delta
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Alkali Baba Usman Thursday announced that 52 suspected criminals have been arrested…
Police redeploy Delta DPOs over misconduct
The Nigeria Police Force said it had redeployed all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in Delta Command over professional misconduct. The…
Okowa signs N267bn Appropriation Bill into law
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor has signed an appropriation bill of N267 billion into law…
Oil & Gas: Okowa calls for strategic alliance to protect facilities
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, has called for strategic alliance between host communities in…
Delta council imposes curfew over cult killing
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There is tension and apprehension in Ndokwa East local government area of Delta state, following the murder of…
Delta indigenous Muslim community protest exclusion from Pilgrims Board
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The indigenous Muslim community of Delta State has petitioned the state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, over the alleged exclusion…
Okowa gives out daughter in marriage
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor, has given out his daughter, Marylin in marriage to Mr Gbolahan…
Okowa presents N266b budget proposal for 2016
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N265,668,156,174 for the 2016 fiscal year to…
Delta to hold Education Summit
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After months of studying the level of decay in the educational sector of the state, the Delta…
Okowa, Delta people mourn Alamieyeseigha
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Condolences have continued to pour in over the death of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the former Governor of Bayelsa…
Delta approves N400m for students’ assistance scheme
Delta state government has approved N400 million to finance its students’ assistance scheme, Mr Jude Senebe, the Commissioner for Higher…
NDLEA Arrests 194 Suspected Drug Offenders
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 194 drug suspects and confiscated 23.6 kilogrammes of cannabis and other…
Bauchi, Kogi, 2 others lead in road accidents
Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission said on Tuesday that four states, Bauchi, Kogi, Kaduna and Delta, and the FCT recorded…
Nigerian sports festival: Day 7 Round up
Delta, Kano fined N50, 000 each for using ineligible weightlifters The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) on Tuesday fined Delta and…
In Pictures: Nigeria’s unprecedented flood disaster
President Goodluck Jonathan described the flooding of several Nigerian states a national disaster. He is dead right as some aerial…
Nigerian travellers stranded as flood severs vital road
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Flood has taken over Nigeria’s vital East West Road at Umeh junction, making the road no longer…
Floods: Need For Efficient Emergency Services
As floods continue to ravage Nigeria, leaving behind deaths and devastation, many are asking: “where are our emergency services?” In…
Rights Group Slams 12 Governors Over Teachers’ Strike
Eromosele Ebhomele A civil rights group, Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), has expressed unhappiness over the alleged reluctance…
Gowon, Jonathan, others praise Ogbemudia at 80
JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon and prominent Nigerians, including State governors on Monday paid…
Nigeria’s unionists disrupt power supply to 4 states
Nigeria’s Power Ministry has reported the disruption of electricity supply to four states, Delta, Edo, Ekiti and Ondo as junior…
Heavy rains, flood forecast for August-October
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on Friday said there was a high prospect of intense rains between August and October…
Delta Re-Run: Residents Defy Restriction On Movement
Despite the restriction on movement of persons by the government during Thursday’s governorship re-run in Delta, traders and commercial motorcyclists…
Echo Dalaye Debuts
The Sababambay crooner, Echo Dalaye, is out with yet another album, Consolidation 2011. Released on 4 October, the album has…
