Delta State
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The Delta State Police Command has vowed to arrest the fleeing vigilante members suspected of unjustly killing Oghara youths in the neighbouring Mosogar town, Ethiope-West Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Guardian had reported that two Oghara men were burned to death by a vigilante group from Mosogar, while two other young men,…
2 days ago
The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Professor Lucian Chukwu as the substantive vice chancellor of Admiralty University,
22 Feb
Gunmen invaded Elyon Paradise Ministry church, Asagba Ogwashi, near Ogwashi Uku Polytheistic in Aniocha South local government area
21 Feb
Operatives of the CP Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT), attached to the Delta Police Command, have arrested suspected kidnappers terrorizing
15 Feb
Thursday, February 13, 2025, remains a great day for Deltans as history was made since the state’s creation 34 years ago when in one single State Executive Council meeting, projects worth N275 billion were approved for construction across all sectors in the three senatorial districts of the state.
13 Feb
The Delta State Police Command and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) authorities have ordered investigations into an ugly altercation between their personnel in Warri on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. The incident, which took place around 5:00 PM, involved officers from the Delta State Police Command’s Quick Response Squad (QRS) transporting a suspect to the police…
10 Feb
The New Delta Coalition (NDC) has lambasted the Delta State Commissioner for Finance, Fidelis Tilije, for his recent claim that the state is the strongest financially in Nigeria. The coalition branded this assertion as "a blatant falsehood" designed to deceive the public and obscure the state's true financial struggles. In a statement signed by Godwin…
10 Feb
Delta State politics in the last couple of years has revolved around the question of whether the Senator representing Delta North in the Senate is a royalty, a Deltan patriot, or a villain and pretender to greatness. This question need not be asked or arise at all for a quizzical, reasonable mind who understands nuances,…
7 Feb
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta State chapter, has berated Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and past PDP-led administration of the State for what it describes as persistent neglect of key infrastructural projects in Delta Ijaw communities. The party, in a statement issued by its State Publicity Secretary, Barr. Valentine Onojeghuo, on February 6, 2025, called on…
5 Feb
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, has again lamented the alleged deliberate neglect and underdevelopment of Ijaw areas in Delta State by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. A spokesman for the IYC, Binebai Yerin Princewill, raised the alarm in a statement, after a press conference on the state of Ijaw areas in Burutu, Delta State. Princewill said…
5 Feb
The Oritsuwa of Warri Kingdom, Godday Erewa, has refuted claims linking the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, to illegal oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism. A recent report had alleged that a company chaired by the monarch was involved in such activities. However, Erewa described these accusations as baseless and unfounded, emphasizing that the…
5 Feb
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Olejeme, has declared that former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, remains the party’s best candidate to lead the APC to victory in the 2027 Delta State governorship election. Dr. Olejeme, a prominent party leader in Delta North, made…
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The Senate said on Sunday that it won't investigate allegation of sexual harassment made against its president, Godswill Akpabio, by the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Spokesman to the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists Sunday evening, said there is no petition before the Senate regarding sexual harassment and as…
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Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a fake soldier and armed robbers operating between the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and Nasarawa State. This was revealed by the command's spokesperson, SP Ranham Nansel, in a press statement made available to The Guardian on Sunday in Lafia, the state capital. According to the statement, Police operatives…
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Tragedy struck in Zamfara State as Zarah Abubakar Shehu, a 21-year-old student of the Federal University Gusau, died in captivity four months after she was abducted alongside her two siblings. Zarah, a 300-level student, was taken from her home in the Damba area of Gusau in the early hours of Sunday, November 3, 2024, by…
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A psychotic Nigerian armed robber and crack cocaine dealer has been permitted to stay in the United Kingdom (UK) because he believes he is ‘possessed.’ According to UK news website, The Telegraph, the Nigerian, who believes he is ‘suffering from demonic forces,’ can stay in the UK on human rights grounds, the judge ruled. "A…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGA) to immediately assume control of the administration of all 23 local government areas in the state. This directive follows the Supreme Court judgment mandating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold the state’s allocations. In a statewide broadcast on Sunday,…
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed all staff and legislative aides to work remotely from home indefinitely to prevent potential violence arising from the ongoing leadership crisis. The directive, issued by Acting Clerk Mr. Babatunde Ottun Abubakar in a memo addressed to all staff, was aimed at ensuring their safety and preventing a…
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Nigerian women have commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the recommendation of the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, to appoint Ms. Folashade Adekaiyaoja as the first-ever Deputy Director General of the Service. In an unprecedented move, President Tinubu, in January, approved Ms. Adekaiyaoja's appointment as Deputy Director…
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Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in a major breakthrough in the fight against oil theft have arrested 16 suspected oil thieves and confiscated over 24,000 litres of stolen products in a series of operations conducted from February 24 to March 2, 2025. The operations, which were carried out in collaboration with other agencies, resulted…
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The Ogoni Dialogue Committee has urged communities in Ogoniland to be vocal and active in the oil resumption processes, assuring them that their concerns will be articulated and presented as a unified demand from the Ogoni people to the Federal Government. Co-Chairman of the Committee, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey (Rtd), gave the charge during a meeting…
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Eddie Howe will consider appealing against Anthony Gordon's red card in Newcastle's FA Cup defeat against Brighton as he tries to stop the England forward missing the League Cup final. Gordon was dismissed for violent conduct seven minutes from the end of normal time in Sunday's 2-1 loss at St James' Park after shoving Jan…