Nosa Akenzua, Asaba There is impending crisis in the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as leaders of the party in the North senatorial district move to reduce influence wielded by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege. It was reported that Omo – Agege’s influence has unsettled some leaders of the party particularly […]
*We are ready for them – says CP Delta Aruga Joe Omokaro Commissioner of Police (CP) Mohammed Ali Ari has asked residents to ignore threats in a notice being circulated by a group that says they will launch a Jihad on Delta State. Speaking exclusively with The Daily Times on Sunday evening, Ari said: “I […]
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 […]
Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Barely 48 hours after an indigene of Akwukwu-Igbo, Oshimili north local government area of Delta state, attacked a police patrol team, killing one, as well as burning their vehicle at Otulu Junction; Umutu community police station, in Ukwuani local government area of the state, the country home of the Deputy Speaker, Delta […]
*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 Ibori’s associates has not been returned to Delta State where the money was emanated […]
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 […]
*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 […]
*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 […]
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 […]
*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 […]
*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. […]
…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 and fiscal federalism,, insisting […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]