Mr Ebikabowei Kedikumo, Principal Assistant Registrar, College of Education (Warri) has said Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) is challenging the status quo for the good of the society. Kedikumo in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday, said it was improper to...
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Sen. Ned Nwoko on Wednesday at plenary officially notified the senate of his defection from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Party (APC). Nwoko’s notification is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. Nwoko in the letter titled:...
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, received Sen. Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, into the APC fold. Nwoko formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), recently decamped to the APC citing deep divisions and factionalisation within the party at...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Friday urged Nigerians not to despair but keep hope alive despite the present hardship in the country. The forum made the call in a 7-points communique read by its Chairman, and Governor of Bauchi State, Sen. Bala Mohammed after its first...
Many persons were feared killed when a tanker ladened with petrol lost control and burst into flames on Sunday afternoon in Delta State. The accident occurred in the Agbor Ika South Local Government Area of the state. Residents of the area were seen in viral videos scampering for safety...
A chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Delta, Dr Tonye Timi, has advised the leadership of the party in the state unite and build the party in 2025 or it would perish. Timi, a former lawmaker, who represented Patani Constituency in the Delta House of Assembly, gave the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has distributed 10,000 bags of rice, hundreds of cows and scores of rams as palliatives to the people of Delta. The Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister, Mr Tunde Moshood, disclosed...
By BARBARA KALU, Asaba – A devastating incident has shaken the community in Delta State, after a young lady, identified as Blessing Jonathan, allegedly threw her 10-month-old baby, Prevail Jonathan into a river. The Delta State Police Command arrested Blessing for murder, following a shocking confession. The police command’s...
At inauguration on May 29, 2023, Delta governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, made a solemn pledge; to use the state’s resources for the advancement of the state. He promised to keep the ledger open, to run a government of accountability and transparency. Barely a year and a half later,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A fire outbreak on Monday razed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Ika North East Local Government Area (LGA) office in Owa-Oyibu town, Delta State. The fire was attributed to a sudden power surge following the restoration of public electricity, caused significant damage to...
Police Command in Delta says five passengers have died in a boat mishap at Bennett Island in Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government of the state. Spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri, Delta. Edafe added that six other...
Delta State Police Command has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri said that the deceased were neutralised from the bullets shot by their gang members. According to him, the incident...
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), also known as Pyrates Confraternity, on Sunday, offered free medical care to 500 residents in Egini Community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta. Addressing newsmen during the outreach, Dr Kenechukwu Eneli, a United States of America-based medical practitioner, said that the initiative was...
Delta Police Command says it has arrested a former legislative member of Ndokwa West Local Government of Delta for an alleged attempted kidnap of a prominent woman in Abbi community The command Spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe said, in a statement on Sunday in Asaba, that the former councillor was...
The Police Command in Delta has identified the corpse of a young lady, whose lifeless body was found lying along DLA road, in Asaba, the state capital last Thursday. Spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe in a statement on Saturday in Asaba said that the corpse, which has...
More partners are lining up for the eighth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Delta State and Lagos State, as well as the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board...
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), has urged concerted effort by the Delta Government to take control of the electricity space in the state to ensure improved power supply in the state. Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
A total of 40 female farmers in Delta, on Thursday, received grants worth N10 million to boost their agro-businesses under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of the Wife of the President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu. Also, no fewer than 1,200 indigent households received food items, courtesy of the president’s wife...
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor Williams Kumuyi, on Wednesday stormed Warri for a six-day global crusade. The cleric and his team made a stop over at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun where they were received by thousands of Christian Faithful and the management...
The tax authorities in Osun and Delta States have fined Google Nigeria and Meta Platforms, Inc.,150 million dollars and 200 million dollars respectively for alleged non-remittance of Withholding Tax. The fine is specifically for the Withholding Tax (WHT) allegedly deducted from content creators and entertainers in the two...