Delta State
30 Mar
The Nigeria Police High Command has arrested eight persons over the gruesome killing of policemen in a forest in Delta State. Police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the arrest, noted that its operatives have made significant progress in the investigation into the tragic incident that occurred in Ughelli, Delta State on February 23, 2023.…
29 Mar
King of the Ewu kingdom, Clement Ikolo, who is one of the suspects declared wanted by the Nigerian military, has been handed over to the military by the police. The spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, confirmed this on Friday. The monarch was one of the eight persons declared wanted by the…
29 Mar
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has disassociated itself from the proposed Igbo Easter Retreat in Asaba, Delta State.
27 Mar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday said the Federal Government will provide housing to each of the families of the fallen heroes anywhere they choose within the country. Tinubu said this in Abuja during the burial of the soldiers killed in Okuama community, Delta State in March. The president also awarded the children of the…
25 Mar
These are not the best of times for residents of the crisis-ridden Okuoma and Okoloba communities in Bomadi Local Council of Delta State.
20 Mar
Distraught Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, was at the Presidential Villa, yesterday, where he briefed President Bola Tinubu on the events in the aftermath of Thursday’s murder of 16 soldiers in the Okuoma community of the state.
20 Mar
The Police in Delta State have arrested eight motorcyclists for embarking on a violent and destructive protest in Asaba Metropolis on Monday and impounded 53 motorcycles.
19 Mar
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has suggested that the killers of 16 soldiers in Delta State may be mercenaries. On Thursday, 14 March 2024, troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion, while on a peace mission to Okuoma community in Bomadi LGA of Delta State, were allegedly attacked by community youths who killed 16 soldiers. According to reports,…
19 Mar
Distraught Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, was in the Presidential Villa, on Tuesday, where he briefed President Bola Tinubu on the goings-on in the aftermath of Thursday's gruesome murder of 16 soldiers in the Okuoma community of the State. "What is happening now is something that we did not bargain for, but we want…
19 Mar
Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he briefed President Bola Tinubu on the ongoing following the gruesome murder of 16 soldiers in the Okuoma community of the State. Speaking to newsmen after he met behind closed doors with the President, the governor said that the situation is under…
19 Mar
Commercial tricycles and Okada riders under the aegis of Arewa union in Asaba, Delta State, yesterday, protested against the alleged killing of two Okada riders on Sunday.
18 Mar
The Nigerian Army has condemned the alleged resort to propaganda by Okuama community in Delta State following the gruesome killing of troops who were on a peace mission. Sixteen soldiers of troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army were said to have been murdered while on a peaceful and mediatory mission after a…
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