South-South

A building(three-storey) under construction in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State has reportedly collapsed, killing four labourers working at the site. It was gathered that scores of persons were still trapped inside the collapsed building at the time of this report. Abraka is where Delta State University …

Army authorities on Friday, confirmed the killing of a Colonel, a Captain and three soldiers by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. The Deputy Director, Public Relations, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Col. Isa Ado, gave the confirmation in a statement in Abuja. He said that the incident occurred on Wednesday in Jakana …

A former Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Thursday picked the first Expression of Interest and Nomination form for the August 29 primary of the All Progressives Congress. He received the forms after paying the mandatory N22.5m. Lokpobiri, who denied any rift with former governor Timipre Sylva, …

The police in Delta State have reportedly killed a suspected armed robber during a robbery operation in the Udu Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the deceased was a member of an armed robbery gang terrorising residents of Orhunwhorhun in the Udu area of the state. …

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has apprehended a senior official of a travel agency in Edo for suspected human trafficking offence. The Zonal Commander of the agency in charge of Edo and Delta, Mr Nduka Nwanwenne, disclosed this to News Agency of …

The remains of Miss Elozino Ogege, the 300-level student of the Delta State University, Abraka, who was murdered by suspected ritualists, will be interred on Friday. Elozino was murdered by suspected ritualists, known as ‘Yahoo plus’, on November 15, 2018, four days after she was declared missing. The killers removed …

Within a three- month period, covering January to March this year, the Federal Government spent the sum of N610.2bn paying interest on its domestic debts. The amount is contained in a report on the nation’s debt which was obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. Nigeria’s domestic debt, …

The Rivers State Police Command said on Wednesday that its personnel shot and killed two kidnappers terrorising commuters at the Emohua area of the East-West Road. The state Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura, also stated that 15 suspected kidnappers were arrested by his men in various parts of the state. …

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday swore in eight additional Special Advisers (SAs), bringing to 13 the nubmer of his special aides appointed so far in his second term in office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the governor on July 2 sworn in the first batch …

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commiserated with former governor of Kaduna State, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, over the death of his father, Malam Muhammad Makarfi. Okowa’s condolence was conveyed in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Charles Aniagwu, on Wednesday, in Asaba. He also commiserated with the …