Tag: Delta
19th NSF: Delta dazing other states, win 7 gold medals on Day 2
Team Delta to the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abuja on Sunday won seven gold medals while Balyesa clinched…
INEC begins voter register clean-up in Delta
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that it has started the clean-up of the voter register so as to ensure…
Delta proposes N367bn budget estimate for 2019 fiscal year
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi OKowa on Wednesday presented a budget estimate of N367,095,083.451, for the 2019 fiscal year,…
Agency rescues 836 human trafficking victims
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Thursday said that 836 out of the 13,285…
Delta appoints 7 commissioners, council chairmen into Flood Management Committee
The Delta Government has appointed seven commissioners and chairmen of the 16 flood-impacted Local Government Areas in the state members…
Lassa Fever kills woman in Delta
The Delta Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of a woman who allegedly manifested symptoms of Lassa fever virus.
Gunmen kidnap Catholic Priest in Delta
The Delta Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Rev. Father Christopher Ogaga, a Catholic Priest in Aragba, Oviri-Okpe, Okpe…
1 killed, many injured as church building collapses during service
One person was killed and many others sustained various degrees of injuries following the collapse of St. Paul’s Catholic Church…
Gunmen kill ex-councilor in Delta
Gunmen on Tuesday shot dead, a former councilor in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta, Mr Blessing Oguori.
Tourism: Delta State to hold two-day food festival
The Delta Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Emmanuel Chinye, says the state will hold a two-day food festival in…
African Athletics Championships: Delta announces roads closure
The Delta Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday announced roads closure and traffic diversions from Aug.…
Edo, Delta must not shed blood over boundary dispute – Dep. Govs
The Deputy Governors of Edo and Delta States have said that residents of communities along boundaries of the two states…
73-yr-old man remanded over alleged rape of teenager
A Warri South Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 73-year-old man, Joseph Umuluku, over alleged rape.
2019: PDP leaders oppose “politics of endorsement”
Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in Delta have kicked against the politics of endorsement in the selection of candidates…
Eid-el-Fitr: AIG orders beef up of security in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa
Rasheed Akintunde, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, Benin, has directed that security be beefed up across commands in…