Category: Niger Delta
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INEC creates 2,239 additional polling units in Delta
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has created 2,239 new polling units in Delta State for the conduct of future elections. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Pastor Monday Udoh-Tom, disclosed this during a stakeholders meeting on Monday in Asaba. He said the exercise had become imperartive to decongest the voting environment and allow every electorate…
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Olu of Warri: Hundreds of Itsekiri people storm Police command in protest
Hundreds of Itsekiri people on Friday stormed the Zone 5 Police command in Benin to protest continued police involvement in the crisis rocking the Olu of Warri stool. Armed with placards with various inscriptions, the people requested that the police should allow all the chiefs go back to Warri and resolve the issues amicably. The…
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Police apprehend 1 murder suspect, 3 car snatchers in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has nabbed a middle-aged man, Akpos James, over alleged killing of policemen at an eatery in Ughelli in January. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Warri. Bright said the suspect was apprehended by the command’s Special…
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Reps. committee talks tough against oil firms polluting host communities
House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities says it is now poised to discharge its responsibility to communities affected by oil spills. Part of the responsibilities is to ensure environmental justice and restoration of livelihoods in impacted communities. Committee chairman, Mr Dumnamene Dekor, said in a statement on Thursday in Port Harcourt that it had…
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2023: Support Okpe person for Governor – Union urges Deltans
The Okpe Union, the umbrella body of Okpe sons and daughters both at home and in the diaspora has urged Deltans to support an Okpe person for the position of governor come 2023. This was part of a communique issued at the end of the Union’s annual general conference/convention held on Saturday at the Udogun…
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Gov Ortom commissions rehabilitated 100-year-old colonial bridge in Delta
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has commissioned a rehabilitated over 100-year-old colonial bridge in Delta State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor Ortom commissioned the rehabilitated colonial bridge linking Oha to Orerokpe, the headquarters of Okpe Local Government Area. Prior to its rehabilitation, the bridge, which was about six feet wide, and could barely take one vehicle…
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JUST IN: Delta Govt orders workers below level 12 to resume work
Delta State Government on Tuesday issued a directive that officers on grade levels 12 and below are to resume duties every working day (Monday to Friday), effective Wednesday, 28th April, 2021. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, issued the directive in a statement on Monday, in Asaba. He said the directive is sequel…
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Governor Okowa appoints Prof Oghojafor, two others Vice Chancellors for three new Delta universities
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has appointed Vice Chancellors for the three newly established Universities in the State. Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mr Chiedu Ebie revealed this in a statement on Monday night, According to him, Prof Ben Emukufia Akpoyomare Oghojafor is the Vice-Chancellor of Dennis Osadebay University, Anwai, Asaba, Prof Stella…
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Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has confirmed the arrest of three suspected kidnappers and the rescue of their victim. The Command’s acting spokesman, DSP Edafe Bright, confirmed the development to newsmen in Warri on Monday. He identified the victim as Peter Okologo. Bright said the suspects were arrested on Saturday by operatives of the Rapid…
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Delta Govt completes rehabilitation of 100-year-old colonial bridge [PHOTOS]
The Delta State Government has completed the rehabilitation of the over 100-year-old colonial bridge linking Oha to Orerokpe, the headquarters of Okpe Local Government Area. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the old and narrow Oha bridge is one of the oldest surviving relics of the colonial masters in Delta. Prior to its rehabilitation, the bridge, which was…