Tag: 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…
