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Delta sets ‘new record’ as 62% of pupils score distinction in 2025 common entrance exam

The Delta State Government has released the results of the 2025 Cognitive/Placement Examination, recording its best-ever performance since the exam began 34 years ago. A cognitive/placement examination is a test designed to assess a pupil’s reasoning ability and academic readiness for the next level of education. In Nigeria, it is commonly referred to as the […]
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Tension in Edo, Delta as herders-farmers clashes claim 35 lives in six months

…Crops worth N200m destroyed …Residents of afflicted communities flee By Nosa Àkeñzua Fresh tension has enveloped residents of Edo and Delta States following reported unabated clashes between farmers and suspected killer herdsmen in both states. The clashes have led to reported destruction of crops worth at least N200 million in Obetim-Uno community, Ndokwa East Local […]
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Anxiety in Delta community over unidentified corpses

…Police nab four suspected ‘ritualists’ By Nosa Àkeñzua Litany of absurdities threatening the peace in most of the communities in Delta, have been made manifest, following the sights of yet to be identified corpses in the areas. Although, fear of the unknown has continued to mount, the Delta State Police Command through its Public Relations […]
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NDLEA uncovers Methamphetamine (Mkpuru Mmiri Lab In Delta State, Arrests 4 Mexicans

Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a huge methamphetamine-making laboratory in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. Officials of the agency’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) also busted the masterminds of the major drug trafficking organization when they arrested eight suspects, four of them Mexican nationals,
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Police arrest suspected gun runners, robbers

Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Delta State Police Command at the weekend confirmed the arrest of suspected gun runners, cultists, armed robbers, and others, saying that it also recovered from the suspects pump action, double barrel guns, among others Recall that the police in the last few months declared their determination to flush out miscreants Including armed […]
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Okowa appoints Patrick Ukah as SSG

By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has appointed Mr Patrick Ukah as Secretary to Delta State Government. The appointment comes weeks after Okowa dissolved the State Executive Council (SEC) and sacked all commissioners, Secretary to State Government, Chief of Staff to the Governor, and Special Advisers. In a statement signed by […]