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12 Mar
The Police Command in Delta said it has apprehended two kidnapping suspects in the Orerokpe Local Government Area of the state. DSP Bright Edafe, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said this in a chat with newsmen in Warri on Tuesday. Edafe said that the suspects were apprehended on March 5, by police operatives attached…
12 Mar
Troops of the Nigerian Army have uncovered and neutralised a major firearms and drone manufacturing factory, operated by armed fighters of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in Delta. The Director , Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said that six members of…
23 Feb
The National Boundary Commission (NBC) says, in order to avert clashes, it will expedite action in the definition and demarcation of Delta boundaries and its neighbouring states.
30 Jan
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sworn in Etekamba Udo Umoren as Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and deployed him to Delta State.
8 Dec
The Commissioner of Police Delta State Command, CP Wale Abass, has presented cheques of N110 million naira to the families of deceased officers who paid the ultimate price in the line of duty.
5 Dec
The Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing musical instruments from churches in Orerokpe, Delta State. The state police spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Edafe said the suspects, whose names were not immediately released, were arrested following a series of complaints received by the police…
4 Dec
Three persons have been arrested in Delta State over the killing of a barber following a fight in the deceased shop.
1 Dec
Delta state Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has lauded Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL) operator of the OML 30 joint venture partners and the Community Development Board ( CDB) over several projects executed in communities in the state.
30 Nov
The Delta State Police Command confirmed on Thursday the arrest of eight suspected kidnappers after its operatives foiled a planned kidnapping by the gang.
27 Nov
The Delta State Police Command has announced the disruption of a suspected cult initiation and the recovery of a pump-action gun.
8 Nov
The House of Representatives is on the verge of endorsing the establishment of the Federal Medical Centre in Kwale, Delta State.
5 Oct
A 14-year-old suspected armed robber, Gift Peace (male), has been arrested by operatives of the "B" division at Enerhen junction, Warri, Delta State.

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