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4 Jan
As the curtains fall on the 2024 fiscal year, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration in Delta State has emerged as a defining force in Nigeria’s evolving narrative of leadership and governance.
4 Jan
In a remarkable step to extend her legislative impact beyond Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has empowered hundreds of women in Abigborodo community, Delta State, her husband’s country home.
30 Dec
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has prayed to God that the year 2025 brings greater peace, prosperity, and happiness in the country. He sought for unwavering commitment of every Nigerian and critical stakeholders to the development of the State and the country at large. Guwor in…
Police arrest street light vandals in Rivers
29 Dec
A 22-year-old man, Ezekiel Elijah, from Isoko South Local Government Area in Delta State has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old hearing-impaired girl. Elijah was alleged to have lured the minor to his residence and took advantage of her physical impairment. Elijah claimed that he did not know…
Oborevwori
26 Dec
Delta State government has vowed to apprehend anyone flouting government orders to eradicate the menace of scavengers at households and dump sites across the state.   This was made known by the State Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Ejiro Jamani, at a one-day workshop held in Asaba, Delta State.   The workshop, themed "Zero Waste," was…
17 Dec
A High Court sitting in Ibusa, Delta State, on Tuesday sentenced three persons to death for killing the traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku kingdom, the late Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III, nine years after his death. The three defendants—Suleiman Musa (2nd), Garba Abubakar (3rd), and Haruna (4th)—were sentenced to death by hanging, while the 1st defendant,…
17 Dec
Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, will today declare open the 5th edition of Delta State Communication Workshop designed to sharpen the skills of his media aides, social media influencers and media partners across the state.
Police
15 Dec
A 61-year-old retired naval officer, Chief Austin Modebe, has reportedly been brutalised with machetes by alleged Ukwu Oba youths who invaded the Isheagwu community, near Ogwashi Uku, in Aniocha South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State. Three other persons were also reportedly macheted in the community when about 20 unidentified Ukwu Oba youths allegedly…
14 Dec
Ndokwa Association of Atlanta, USA, has partnered with Paul Okoku’s Greater Tomorrow Children’s Foundation (GTCF), to bring hope and smiles to pupils of Igbe Primary School, Ogume, in Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State. The humanitarian initiative, led by former Super Eagles star, Edema Fuludu, Mobosa Brodericks,  Andrew Uti, and Pastor Peter Nwosa, delivered…
12 Dec
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has issued a scathing critique of the economic policies implemented by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing them of plunging Nigerians deeper into hunger, poverty, and unemployment, while turning Nigeria into the global poverty capital. In a statement signed by his Executive Assistant on New Media, Felix Ofou, Oborevwori highlighted the…
12 Dec
The chairman of Isoko-North Local Council of Delta State, Hon. Prince Godwin Ogorugba has banned the activities of scavengers popularly know as “Iron condemn” within the Local Council.
11 Dec
Delta State Task Force on fake and counterfeit herbal drugs was reconstituted on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Delta State Traditional Medicine Board, Dr Ogbogodor Ogumu. Ogumu who announced the reconstitution in a statement gave the name of the new chairman as Chief, Dr Alex Eguda. Other members of the task force are Dr.…

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