The forthcoming visit of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to the Warri Kingdom on Thursday has sparked significant expectations among the Itsekiri people, with community leaders framing the event as a pivotal moment for regional advocacy. The visit, which is being viewed as more than a mere ceremonial engagement, has prompted the Itsekiri Leaders […]
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has described the deaths of former Senator and political leader, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, and elder statesman, industrialist and community leader, Chief Emmanuel Nuel Ojei, as painful losses that have created significant gaps in Delta State, particularly Delta North, Oshimili North and Aniocha North Local Government Areas. Governor Oborevwori […]
The Delta State Police Command has recorded significant operational successes in its fight against crime, arresting 627 suspects and recovering 144 firearms between January 2025 and date. Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda S. Olufemi, disclosed this on Monday in Asaba during a press briefing where he presented the Command’s achievements for the year. He said […]
My mentee, Obed, reached out to me over the week, panicking that his brother, who left Kaduna at 8 am to resume at the NYSC camp in Taraba, had yet to arrive at his destination at midnight. He wasn’t picking up his calls nor responding to his messages either. Those were harrowing hours for Obed […]
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta state has approved the release of N10 billion for the payment of outstanding pension arrears owed retirees in the state. Oborevwori announced the approval on Tuesday during a meeting with the Pension Board, led by Edwin Ogidi-Gbegbaje, chairman of the Bureau of State Pensions, and Anthony Ozu Osanekwu, state chairman […]
Bala Mohammed, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum and governor of Bauchi state, says he will work to strengthen the party’s chances in Delta state ahead of the 2027 general election. Mohammed gave the assurance when he received a delegation of PDP members from Delta, led by elder statesman Edwin Olley and […]
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 […]
Tension has enveloped Okuama Community in Ughelli South LGA of Delta State following the invasion by armed military personnel on reprisal operation in the aftermath of the killing of 4 military officers and 13 soldiers from the 181 Battalion of the Nigerian Army by suspected youths of the community. Armed groups operating around Okuama and […]
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSO) have lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission for a credible conduct of the recent delineation of wards and polling units in the Warri Federal Constituency which includes Warri South,Warri West, and Warri South West local government areas of Delta State. Addressing reporters on Tuesday on behalf of the […]
By Austin Okpele, Asaba. A woman from Delta State, Mrs Grace Akporduma has cried out to the public over the whereabouts of her daughter, Ruth Rukewe Osabuhein. According to information made available to our correspondent, Ruth was last seen at her family compound on October 30, 2023, after she had disowned her mother for making […]
…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 […]
…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 […]
…calls for Sovereign National Conference By Tunde Opalana Candidate of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) in Saturday’s governorship election in Delta State, Comrade (Dr) Sunny Ofehe said the highest bidder was declared winner of the poll. He said what was witnessed at the March 18 election was a mere selection where huge fraud was sadly […]
By John Okoh, Asaba A mother, Mrs Isichei Ifeoma Cynthia from Issele-Azagba, in Aniocha North local government area of Delta state has lost her child to Female Genital Mutilation, commonly called female circumcision. A concerned indigene of the community, Prince Oghenero Martins, who confirmed the incident, said at least nine babies have lost their lives […]
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, four Nigerians. […]
Four students of Delta State University (DELSU) and five others abducted on Saturday, have regained their freedom. Spokesman of the Police Command in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the release of the abductees to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Warri on Wednesday. The victims were kidnapped on the Abraka-Eku Road in Ethiope […]
Police in Delta have nabbed a suspected kidnapper and recovered AK-47 rifle and others ammunition from him. DSP Bright Edafe, the police spokesman in the state said in a statement issued on Sunday in Warri that operatives, in collaboration with local vigilantes arrested the suspect on Dec. 2. He stated that the 26-year-old suspect and […]
Nosa Akenzua Asaba Hard knock troubles between the Obi of Agbor Kingdom in Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Benjamin Keagborekuzi, and members of the State Council of Traditional Rulers may soon escalate into deepened crisis of war if steps are not taken by the State Government to resolve their differences in “black and white”. Obi […]
Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Delta First Lady, Dame Edith Okowa, has pledged that no effort would be spared in completely stamping out sexual and gender-based violence from the state. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s wife who is the founder of 05 Initiative, disclosed this at Government House, Asaba, during a ceremony of an advocacy programme against sexual and […]
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 […]