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Updated: £4.2m Ibori’s money: AGF recants, says FG yet to remit money to Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2021 0

*PDP slams state APC for alleged misinformation *Finance minister denies knowledge of recovered ex-gov’s cash Andrew Orolua, Tom Okpe (Abuja) and Nosa Akenzua (Asaba) Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Alhaji Ahmed Idris, has said that the £4,214,017.66 pounds recovered from

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FG yet to remit £4.2m Ibori’s loot to Delta State , Idris clarifies

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2021 0

ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris said Wednesday that the £4,214,017.66 pounds recovered from Ibori’s associates has not been returned to Delta State where the money was looted from ,contrary to his earlier claim. ” For now, no money has been returned to Delta State,” he said. Mr Idris had […]

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‘Delta govt hasn’t received £4.2 million returned from UK’

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2021 0

*Why state can’t get money, by Buhari’s aide By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Delta State Government on Wednesday said it had not received the 4.2 million pounds Ibori cash returned by the United Kingdom from the Federal Government. It said that although the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, had disclosed on Tuesday before the […]

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Flood wreaks havoc in Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2021 0

*Agbor, Ughelli, Isoko South, North worse hit *68 houses cave in, farm crops destroyed Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Terrible flood menace currently ravaging some parts of Delta State including Agbor, Ughelli, Isoko South, and North communities has wreaked disasters in the area. Investigation revealed that over 68 houses within the affected communities have caved in with […]

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Okowa announces full autonomy for Delta judiciary, dissolves cabinet

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2021 0

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday said that the judiciary in Delta State had been accorded full autonomy in line with the law. He also dissolved the state executive council and other political appointees. Okowa made this known in Asaba when he received the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Marshal Umukoro, who came with other […]

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Okpe leaders task Buhari on southern seaports, true federalism, others

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2021 0

*Urge Okowa to revisit Sapele Polytechnic issue *Sad over inadequate number of public secondary schools Leaders of the Okpe ethnic nationality in Delta State have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to open up different areas in the Southern parts of the country which have good seaports to decongest Lagos and ease the gridlock in the nation’s […]

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Three policemen slain as gunmen burn station

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2021 0

*Another killed as robbers attack gas station *Parishioners murdered in Nasarawa Nosa Akenzua, Asaba, Augustine Kuza, Lafia and ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure. Hoodlums went on the rampage in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State in the early hours of Sunday and set ablaze Nsukwa Divisional Police Station, leaving three officers dead in the process. […]

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Maintain intimacy with electorate, Okowa urges politicians

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2021 0

…insists on 17 Southern Govs resolutions Sony Neme, Asaba Delta state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has charged elected and appointed politicians to maintain and sustain intimacy with their people by contributing to their socio-economic wellbeing. governor Okowa also ondemned the public vilification of the southern governors who recently called for restructuring

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Southern senators, Reps back govs’ demands, others

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2021 0

Tunde Opalana and Igho Akeregha, Abuja Southern Senators Forum (SSF) has fully endorsed all resolutions on burning national issues taken by their governors at a meeting in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday. The lawmakers aligned with the state executive’s position on call for convocation of a national conference, establishment of state police and banning open […]

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Teenage prostitutes takeover shopping mall gate in Asaba

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2021 0

Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Teenage prostitutes have taken over the gate of Shoprite, a popular shopping mall in Asaba, the Delta State capital, where they eke out a living especially during nightfall. Investigation revealed that these teenage girls were seen clad in skimpy dresses with cigarettes on their left hands waiting for sex hungry men to […]

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Nigeria in troubled times, says Gov Okowa

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2021 0

Delta State Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that Nigeria is in troubled times with dwindling economy occasioned by various factors, including worsening insecurity across the nation. The governor stated this on Friday at the funeral service of late Mrs. Comfort Nwagimeje at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Agbor, and urged Nigerians to pray that God […]

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Anxiety in Itsekiri land over whereabouts of Olu’s crown

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2021 0

By Gabriel Omonhinmin Barely a week after being doused by the Delta State Police Command, tension and anxiety are rising again in Itsekiri land over the Olu of Warri’s crown. The crisis rocking the ethnic nationality over the recent announcement of the passage of Ogiame Ikenwoli and the selection of Prince Tsola Emiko as the […]

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Police invite warlords, broker peace among factions in Itsekiri palace battle

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2021 0

Aruga Joe Omokaro Prompt intervention of Delta State Police Command averted crisis that was building up over the choice of the new Olu of Warri Kingdom. Dependable sources at the state command headquarters in Asaba told The Daily Times that the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mohammed Ali Ari, held two different meetings with two factions […]

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One killed, millions of naira carted away as robbers storm UBA, unleash terror on Issele-Uku

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2021 0

Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Yesterday was indeed a Black Tuesday in Issele-Uku, headquarters of Aniocha North LGA of Delta State, as fully armed robbers unleashed terror on the town during almost an hour robbery operation at a first generation bank, the United Bank for Africa (UBA). From eye witness account, the robbers had stationed their gang […]

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Okowa swears in newly elected council chairmen

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2021 0

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa says the landslide victory recorded by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded local government election has shown the supremacy of the party in the state and translates to an overwhelming vote of confidence in his administration. Governor Okowa made this assertion at cenotaph Asaba during the […]

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Delta Local Council polls: Cp Mohammed Ari, restricts vehicular movement

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2021 0

In view of the Delta State local government council elections scheduled for Saturday, March, 6th, 2021, the state commissioner of police, Mohammed Ari, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movements in the state from 12 am on Friday fifth March to 4 pm sixth March 2021. This was contained in a press release signed by […]

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Okowa signs bills establishing three Universities in Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2021 0

Delta state governor senator Ifeanyi Okowa says the status of Delta as one of the states with the highest number of higher institutions in Nigeria and one of the highest applications for university education across Nigerian universities requires a critical approach to balance the shortfalls. Governor Okowa who made this point while signing bills establishing […]

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2023: Keyamo urges APC Registration Committee to balance all interests

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2021 0

….as Ojougbo believes APC can take Delta in 2023 Sony Neme, Asaba The Minister of State for Labour, Mr Festus Keyamo, has told the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Registration/Revalidation Committee and his members to balance all the delicate interests within the party in Delta State. Keyamo stated this in a note to […]

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CJ orders resumption of courts

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2021 0

By Nosa Akenzua Asaba. Delta State Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Marshal Umukoro, has directed the resumption of sitting of High Courts No. 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the Asaba Judicial Division at High Court Complex, Ibusa Road, Asaba. The Order of the Chief Judge stated that the courts, which were temporarily relocated to the […]

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Delta Orientation Bureau kicks off sensitisation exercise against drug abuse, cultism

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2021 0

By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba The Delta State Orientation Bureau has kicked started a sensitisation advocacy against drug abuse and cultism with a call on secondary school students to shun the twin social menace in the state. Speaking to students at the Government Model Secondary School, GRA, Asaba, the Director General of the bureau, Eugene Azuka […]