Delta State
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Security
Anambra boat mishap: Police recover 3 more bodies
The Police Command in Anambra said it had recovered three more bodies from the boat mishap that occurred on Wednesday in Anam community, Anambra West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said this in a statement in Awka on Friday. Ikenga said that the command’s Marine Police unit in Anambra recovered the remaining three…
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General News
Community petitions Oborevwori over SSG to avert another crisis in Delta
The Oleh community in Delta has urged the State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to prevail on the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Kingsley Emu, to prevent a crisis in the town. The appeal is contained in a petition to the Governor by some leaders in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government, Delta, a copy of which was made available to…
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General News
FRSC partners media to reduce highway carnages
The Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Thursday that strengthening its partnership with the media would ensure an adequate flow of information to save lives and minimise highway carnage. FRSC Sector Commander, Delta Command, Basset Eshiet, stated this while declaring open a one-day free driving training for journalists in Delta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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Politics
PDP chieftain urges intensified efforts against insecurity, economic challenges
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Emmanuel Ogidi, has advised the federal and state governments to intensify efforts to address the insecurity and economic challenges in the country. Ogidi, the former PDP National Vice Chairman (South), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Ogidi said the prevailing level of…
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Defence
Okuama killings: Military board of inquiry commences sitting in Warri
The Military Board of Inquiry constituted by the Defense Headquarters to investigate the 17 soldiers killed in Okuama Community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta, has commenced sitting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the panel convened on Wednesday at the Governor’s Office Annexe in Warri South Local Government Area of the state. The meeting, which was…
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General News
Eid-el-Fitr: Gov Oborevwori felicitates Muslims, sues for harmony, peace and unity
On Tuesday, Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta felicitated Muslims in the state, Nigeria, and all over the world on the occasion of the 2024 Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The governor’s felicitation was conveyed in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba. He urged every follower of Islam to incorporate the spiritual lessons of love, peace, and justice from…
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General News
Oborevwori inspects projects to mark 1st year in office, praises local contractors
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Monday said his administration would be inaugurating projects across the three senatorial districts of the state to mark his first year in office on May 29. The governor disclosed this while being conducted around some of the projects by his Commissioners for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Reuben Izeze, and Works (Rural and…
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General News
Ijaw Elders seek justice for slain officers, safety for innocent residents in N/Delta
The Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF), Lagos branch, expressed concerns over recent developments following the killing of 17 military personnel at Okuama in Delta and the ongoing military crackdown in search of the masterminds. IEF said this in a statement, signed by Chief Bukazi Etete and Mr. Efiye Bribena, chairman and secretary, respectively, and made available to newsmen in Yenagoa. The…
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Energy & Environment
World Bank fund: Corporation rehabilitates treatment plant, reticulation in Jos South
The Jos Water Services Corporation (JWSC) has said that the World Bank fund received would be used to boost water supply to Bukuru and environs in Jos South Local Government Area. Mr. Apollos Samchi, the Managing Director of the corporation, said that N1.7 billion would be expended on the rehabilitation of the water treatment plant, the overhead steel tank, and…
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Metro
Easter: Live in spirit of brotherly love, Archbishop tells Nigerians
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has urged Nigerians to make more effort to live in the spirit of brotherly love, unity, and selflessness. The Archbishop made the call in his Easter message to Nigerians on Saturday. The message was signed by the church’s director of social communications, Rev. Fr. Anthony Godoun. It was to encourage…
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Security
Police arrest 8 over murder of officers in Delta
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested eight suspects in connection with the murder of its officers on a fact-finding mission in the Ughelli area of Delta. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the officers on a fact-finding mission were ambushed on Feb. 23, while others…
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General News
Ohanaeze disassociates self from Igbo Easter retreat in Asaba
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has disassociated itself from the proposed Igbo Easter Retreat in Asaba, Delta State, saying the retreat was not from them. Dr. Alex Ogbonnia, National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Enugu. According to him, the attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been drawn to a mischievous flyer in circulation, inviting…
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Defence
Military declares 8 persons wanted for alleged killing of soldiers in Delta
The Defense Headquarters (DHQ) has declared eight persons wanted in connection with the gruesome murder of 17 officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army on March 14 in Okuama community in Delta. The wanted people include seven men and one woman. They were identified as Akevwru Daniel Omotegbono (Amagbem); Prof. Ekpokpo Arthur; Andaowei Denis Bakriri; Igoli Ebi; Akata Malawa David;…
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Defence
Okuama killing: Remains of 17 soldiers arrive cemetery
The remains of 17 military personnel killed in Okuama community in Delta on March 14 have arrived at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja, for burial. The bodies, which arrived at about 2:26 on Wednesday, were conveyed by the military ambulance emergency vehicles and FCT ambulance emergency services, among others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Bola Tinubu…
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General News
Okuama crisis: Parties must maintain peace, avoid violence – Omo-Agege
Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the former Deputy Senate President, has urged all sides involved in the Okuama crisis to keep the peace and refrain from using violence. Omo-Agege made the appeal in a statement he personally signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Asaba. “Recent developments in and around Okuama community in Ewu Clan…
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Politics
Northern Senators Forum condoles with Nigerian Army over Delta killings
The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has condoled with the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Defense Staff, and the Chief of Army over the loss of personnel in the Delta killings. The chairman of the forum, Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a commanding officer, two…
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Politics
Senate investigates delay in distribution of 100 megawatts of electricity in Delta
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Power to investigate the delay in the distribution of 100 megawatts of electricity to communities in Delta North. This followed the adoption of a motion titled “Need to Address the Unexplained Delay in Electricity Step-Down of Okpai Independent Power Plant,” sponsored by Sen.Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) at Thursday’s plenary. Presenting the motion, Nwoko said…
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