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Iteveh Ekpokpobe Thugs allegedly loyal to the Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Ochor Ochor have battered to the point of death, a grassroot development activist, Comrade Bela Ween Odigri, for posting unfavourable comments about their boss on social media. Bela was allegedly battered by thugs led by …

The Management of Benson Idahosa University (BIU) in Edo state has commissioned a landmark project in the institution donated by the President of the Believers Love World Incorporated a.k.a Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. The commissioning of the faculty of Engineering Complex named after the donor witnessed large turn out …

Governors in the south south region has agreed to urgently establish a security outfit to end the spate of insecurity in the region. The governors agreed on the decision during the meeting of the south south governors forum, held in Asaba, Delta state capital. Rising from the meeting, the chairman …

President, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Bashir Jamoh as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. The newly appointed DG of the NIMASA is currently the Executive Director, Administration and Finance at the agency. Jamoh, who hails from Kaduna, is also the current president of …

Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as the biggest economy in Africa as the latter enters its second recession in two years. South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product shrank by 1.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019, following a revised 0.8 per cent contraction in the third quarter, data from …

A retired police officer, Felix Bolu, four others has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command over land grabbing and attempted murder of one Nkemdili Asalimnwa, in Nsukwa community. Felix Bolu, a retired Superintendent of Police is the Chairman of the Nsukwa Community Vigilante Group. It was learnt that …

A 48-year-old father of six, Mr Felix Edore, has reportedly committed suicide in the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that the man took his life after finding out that his wife of over 16 years was allegedly cheating on him. The victim was a cab …

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Contents, Senator Teslim Folarin, and his colleague in the House of Representatives, Legor Idagbo, lamented Peterside’s decision to shun the invitation despite several reminders, threatens to impose sanctions if he fail to appear before the committee again. The leader of NIMASA team was not …

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Akwa Ibom Zonal Office, has arraigned five bankers who specialise in forging signatures of deceased bank customers and stealing from their accounts, before Justice Archibong Archibong of the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo. In a statement on …

In a bid to have adequate health workers deployed to secondary health facilities across Delta state, the Civil Society in Malaria Control Immunisation Nutrition (ACOMIN), Delta State Advocacy Team, paid a courtesy visit to the new director of hospital services, Delta State Hospital Management Board, Dr. Funmilayo Omoraka. Speaking on …