In the spirit of the Renewed Hope agenda, President Bola Tinubu should be upbeat about the recent security development in Delta State. On Wednesday, October 15, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori relaunched the Delta State Security Trust Fund. This time, there was a break from the past. It had a renewed...
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The Federal Government has appointed Dr. John Nwabueze as the Tax Ombudsman, in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025. This appointment aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to implementing far-reaching and sustainable reforms in the tax and revenue administration framework....
Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Escravos has taken a decisive step against oil theft, dismantling six illicit refining sites in the Obodo Omadino Community of Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State. This was revealed by the Commanding Officer of FOB Escravos, Navy Captain Ikenna Okoloagu, in...
Controversial Asaba orphanage owner turns himself in as NAPTIP probes alleged child trafficking ring
Controversial Asaba orphanage owner turns himself in as NAPTIP probes alleged child trafficking ring
Owner of Happy Home Orphanage, a controversial facility in Asaba, Delta State, Mr. Christopher Nwoye, has voluntarily surrendered to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), after weeks of evading arrest. This was confirmed in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja by the agency’s spokesperson,...
Ondo State Police Command has successfully rescued a four-year-old girl, Jesinta Sunday, who was allegedly sold for ₦3.7 million in Asaba, Delta State. This was confirmed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, in a statement released on Thursday in Akure. He also revealed that two suspects...
Sen. Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, has championed the creation of Anioma State as a vital step toward addressing historical and political inequities in Nigeria. Speaking at a press interaction in Abuja on Monday, Nwoko emphasized that the proposed state, to be carved from Delta State and...
Call them President Bola Tinubu’s kids; then Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s children. You won’t be wrong. For in reality, that sums up the story of five young Deltans who left Nigeria as national champions to compete in Qatar and returned to the country as global champions. They brought honour and...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North (APC-Delta), has called for stringent punishment for those orchestrating staged kidnappings, emphasizing the need to deter such deceptive acts. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, Nwoko condemned the rising trend of fabricated abductions, describing them as a...
Who will restore Warri back to its glorious days? A city that was once the pride of all Wafarians, is now a shadow of itself, rusty and reeking with aroma of poverty occasioned by systemic decline with people cocooned in deprivation and squalor. Warri is allusively known as Wafi,...
…as Egyptian, Kenyan and Nigerian governors make list of international honorees By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The stage is set for the much-anticipated Governors Excellence Award Ceremony, scheduled to take place on August 19, 2025, in Paris, France. The prestigious event will celebrate visionary leadership, exceptional governance, and impactful development...
By BARBARA KALU, Asaba – Delta State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old housewife, Merit Eleh, and her two accomplices, Alfred Elisha and Ugochukwu Adim, for staging a fake kidnapping in Asaba. According to the police, the housewife conspired with her accomplices to fake her own kidnapping and demanded...
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has scored another bullseye with his latest rollout of legacy projects in Delta State. This week’s approval by the State Executive Council of N230b worth of projects spanning road infrastructure, flood management, and healthcare reflects the Governor’s commitment to delivering big and impactful projects across the...
By BARBARA KALU, Asaba – Delta State Police Command announced the neutralization of six suspected kidnappers during an operation in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, revealed this during a press briefing in Warri on Tuesday. According to Edafe, the operation took place on July 9 when...
Senate has called on the Federal Government to assist the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in paying a compensation of N200 million to the family of a two-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet fired by NDLEA operatives in Asaba, Delta State. The Senate’s resolution followed the presentation...
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is marking its 25th anniversary with a renewed focus on completing abandoned legacy projects in the region. NDDC’s Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, highlighted the commission’s achievements over the past two years and outlined its new commitment at a world press conference in Asaba....
Team Delta on Thursday emerged overall winner of the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun, securing 122 gold, 96 silver and 105 bronze medals. This gave Delta a total of 323 medals, placing them at the top of the final medals table at the conclusion of the festival....
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta says stakeholders in the state are more united under the All Progressives Congress (APC) now than before. The governor stated this at a Thanksgiving and Praise Day held to mark his administration’s second anniversary in Asaba on Thursday. He said that giving...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has bursted a fake drug factory in an uncompleted three storey building at Azagba Ogwashi in Aniocha LGA in Delta. The NAFDAC Director, South – East Zone, Dr Martins Iluyomade disclosed this at a press briefing in Asaba on...
Team Delta has maintained its lead on the official medals table with 122 medals at the end of Day Eight of the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun. Delta won 52 gold, 23 silver and 47 bronze, bringing the state’s total medals to 122. The News Agency...