Tag: asaba
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Macaulay rejoices with Uduaghan on his 67th birthday
A former Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has felicitated with the immediate past Governor of the State, Dr. Emmanuel E. Uduaghan on his 67th birth anniversary. In a goodwill message issued in Asaba, Macaulay particularly rejoiced with him that years after leaving office, the two-term Governor of the State was…
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The race to Asaba: Top PDP contenders and the burst to come (I) – Mideno Bayagbon
It is no news that Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta state, is currently winding down his reign even as the race to succeed him gathers frenetic fervour.
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Assembly speakers meet in Asaba, decry spate of insecurity, endorse state police
The meeting of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria has decried the spate of insecurity in the country, while commending the Federal Government’s efforts at tackling the problem. This was one of the main resolutions adopted in a communique signed by the Chairman of the Conference, Mr Abubakar Suleiman, and issued at…
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4 dead as truck rams into bus in Asaba
No fewer than four persons, including an infant, died on Thursday in an accident involving a mini truck and a bus on Asaba-Ibusa -Warri road, Delta. Mr Uchechukwu Wihioka, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the area confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba. Wihioka noted that…
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Stray bullet from police kills woman In Asaba
A woman was killed on Tuesday after she was hit by a stray bullet reportedly shot by an officer of the newly inaugurated security Operation Delta Hawk in Asaba, Delta State capital. According to eyewitnesses, some of the officers were in pursuit of two young men in a vehicle when they suddenly opened fire on…
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Delta Govt. to complete Asaba storm water drainage in 3 months
The Okpanam storm water drainage project in Asaba channelling flood to Iyi-Uku River in Okotomi Quarters would be ready for inauguration within the next three months, Commissioner for Works, Chief James Augoye has said. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Augoye, who disclosed this on Thursday while inspecting the project, said that the 4.6km drain was a proactive…
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Covid-19: Panic as man collapses at ATM gallery in Asaba
Bank customers on Wednesday revived an elderly man, who collapsed while on a queue to withdraw cash at an ATM point in Asaba. Many of the bank customers, who had initially scampered for safety due the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic, returned to assist the man and succeeded in reviving him. The man, who declined to disclose…
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CORONA WATCH 17: Life has gotten pretty tough – Chikaome Imediegwu
Chikaome Imediegwu (Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria) I am a young banker with one of Africa’s largest banks in the country and I am an aspiring investor. Few months before the plague got into the country, the FGN Treasury Bill rate plummeted to an abysmal all time low, and this inadvertently caused a similar fall in…