Lawmakers from Delta North and nine council chairmen of the senatorial district have rejected proposals to merge the proposed Anioma State with the South-East region, insisting it must remain part of the South-South geopolitical zone. In a joint statement released in Asaba on Sunday, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to creating Anioma State from the…
The Delta State Police Command has intensified its clampdown on cult-related violence with the arrest of 12 suspected cult members in Jesse community, Ethiope West Local Government Area. Spokesman for the command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the development in Warri on Monday, saying the suspects were apprehended on Sunday during a coordinated operation by the…
Delta Government says it will investigate why Itomorka Secondary School, Illah has not been accredited as examination centre by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for 12 years. The State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, stated this while fielding questions at a press conference in Asaba on Tuesday. He…
Nigerian police have rescued a kidnapped teenager and arrested a suspect in Delta State, while also detaining 27 alleged robbers in a separate raid. Police spokesperson SP Bright Edafe said on Monday that the rescue followed an intelligence-led operation in Oza-Nogogo, near Agbor. Officers from the Agbor Police Division, supported by local vigilantes, stormed a…
Personnel of the Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Delta have apprehended three suspected pipeline vandals and recovered six crude-laden boats. Parading the two suspects and recovered items at the Warri Naval Base on Wednesday, the Commander of NNS Delta, Commodore Abdulazeez Zubairu, said that the suspects were arrested by the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos anti-crude…
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos of the Nigerian Navy, says it has destroyed eight illegal refining sites in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta. The Commanding Officer of the FOB Escravos, Navy Capt. Ikenna Okoloagu disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri. Okoloagu said the illegal refining sites were dismantled in three…
Team Delta has maintained its lead on the official medals table with 122 medals at the end of Day Eight of the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun. Delta won 52 gold, 23 silver and 47 bronze, bringing the state’s total medals to 122. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bayelsa…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Delta Sector Command, says a total of 8,379 drivers’ licences has remained uncollected, calling on individuals to come and collect their processed original driver’s licence. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Patrick Obiagbo, Superintendent Route Commander and Sector Public Education Officer of FRSC, on Wednesday in…
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos of the Nigerian Navy says it has deactivated six illegal refining sites at Obodo Omadina Community, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta. Navy Capt Ikenna Okoloagu, the Commanding Officer, FOB Escravos, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Warri. Okoloagu said that the illegal refining sites were deactivated…
Speaker of Delta House of Assembly, Mr Dennis Guwor, and 21 other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defection of the 22 lawmakers was sequel to the significant shift in the state’s political landscape. NAN also reports that with the…
