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  • Buhari approves Bashir Jamoh as DG, Ochei as Executive Director, NIMASA

    As the tenure of the Dr Dakuku Peterside led board ends today, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a new team headed by Bashir Jamoh as Director General and Victor Ochei as Executive Director of Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services in the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Security Agency, (NIMASA).

    The appointments which is sequel to the non renewal of the tenure of the Dr Dakuku Peterside led board, that was inaugurated on March 10, 2016, also comprises another two executive directors .

    The controversial appointment of Bashir Jamoh, an in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari as DG was earlier leaked last week.

    Ochei a former speaker of the fifth Delta House of Assembly is a consummate front- row grassroots politician, versed in diverse cerebral disciplines such as engineering, financial management, corporate governance, education administration, legal practitioning.

    He is also a pragmatic and prolific businessman and philanthropist extraordinaire.

  • Hoodlums gun down two policemen, civilian in Delta

    Hoodlums gun down two policemen, civilian in Delta

    Two mobile policemen were reportedly shot dead early hours of Wednesday by yet-to-be identified hoodlums in Ekete, Udu council area of Delta state.

    An unidentified civilian was also killed in the attack that reportedly saw a gun exchange between the late policemen and the gunmen.

    According to reports, the mobile police officers were attached to one Club 316 by Old Ekete Junction in the area.

    Sources said the incident occurred at about 12:30am.

    It was gathered that the armed men carted away riffles belonging to the policemen.

    Recall that early February, one Onovughe Jovi was waylaid, alongside the mother and shot dead by suspected assassins around the area.

    It will also be noted that insecurity in the council area has been on the rise for a long time, given series of reported cult clashes and robbery attacks perpetuated by unknown hoodlums.

    Efforts to get response from the Delta State Police Command proved futile as as the time of filing this report.

  • Delta man commits suicide in protest of wife’s alleged infidelity

    A 48-year-old father of six, Mr Felix Edore, has reportedly committed suicide in the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.

    It was learnt that the man took his life after finding out that his wife of over 16 years was allegedly cheating on him.

    The victim was a cab driver shuttling between Abraka-Eku and Sapele.

    Southern City News gathered that Felix took his life by drinking an insecticide, Sniper, on Friday and he was rushed to a private clinic in the Amukpe area of Sapele, where doctors battled to save his life, but he reportedly died on Saturday.

    “The cab driver, who used to shuttle between Abraka-Eku and Sapele, took his life because of his wife,” a source said.

    A resident of the area, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, described Felix as an easy going man, who was passionate about his job and had just bought a second-hand car that he was using to ply the route.

    A neighbour, identified simply as Mama Rita, said, “Felix decided to end it all when he suspected that his wife was indulging in extra-marital affairs.

    “The deceased was married to the wife and they had six children; the man was always complaining of his wife’s alleged infidelity and most times they would quarrel over it, and he was always saying he would kill himself because of her infidelity.

    “So, that day, we never knew that he had bought the Sniper insecticide and before we knew what was happening, he drank the insecticide in his car and people, who saw him, raised the alarm; that was how we found out and rushed him to hospital, but he died on Saturday.

  • Police apprehend 6 suspected kidnappers in Delta

    Police apprehend 6 suspected kidnappers in Delta

    The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Delta, Hafiz Inuwa, said on Tuesday that six suspected kidnappers had been apprehended in the state.

    Inuwa told journalists in Warri that the suspects were apprehended between Sunday and Monday in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state.

    According to the CP, four of the suspects have admitted responsibilty for the abduction of one Mrs Victoria Okereka from her clinic on Feb. 22.

    The police commissioner however said that the victim regained freedom the following day.

    He said the other two suspects were still under investigation to determine their extent of involvement in the crime.

    “As at Sunday and Monday, we were able to track and apprehend the suspects and they are all part of the gang.

    “Four of the suspects have been confirmed. They have been identified and have confessed to committing the crime.

    “We are still investigating the other two suspects,’’ Inuwa said.

    The CP said items recovered from them were a firearm, two knives and several mobile phones, including those of the abducted victims.

  • Delta para-athletes prepare to sweep medals at National Sports Festival

    Delta para-athletes prepare to sweep medals at National Sports Festival

    Para-athletes from Delta are ready for the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Edo to sweep medals.

    Alli Abdulazeez, the Coach of the para-athletes in Delta for the festival, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday.

    He spoke during their training session at the National Stadium, Surulere, where they were camped.

    Abdulazeez said he was training the deaf athletes that would represent Delta at the Edo 2020, while other para-athletes were having their training in Asaba, Delta.

    He said the athletes had trained hard to win gold and other medals at the festival, saying that the state had provided the necessary logistics for the event preparation.

    “I have 12 deaf athletes in Lagos for training. We arrived camp on Sunday.

    “All the logistics needed for training were provided by Delta State Government. We are ready for gold and other medals.

    “So far so good in camp. The athletes with me will participate in javelins, short-put and discus, sprint 100m, 200m for male and female,” he said.

    The coach commended the state government for coming to the rescue of the para-athletes.

    He said some of the athletes had participated in national sports festival before now, assuring the state of medals.

    Abdulazeez in a recent interview with NAN, complained that no state of the federation had indicated interests to sponsor any para-athlete to Edo 2020.

    He noted that in the past before the festival, different states would have indicated the athletes that would represent them in the various sporting activities.

    He said that it was during sports festival that para-athletes used to receive funds for training and other logistics to take care of themselves.

    “There is no encouragement for those training the physically challenged athletes. There are no facilities for training.

    |“Government should provide permanent and moveable facilities. Currently, we are improvising facilities for training.

    “Improvising is a big challenge. Due to employment problem, physically challenged athletes are not part of government’s plan.

    “Some are interested in the sports but there is no encouragement from organisations and individuals.
    “As a coach with passion to train the physically challenged athletes, I put in my money. I am only encouraged whenever they attend national sports festival and win medals.

    “We are hoping that in future, they may be selected to represent Nigeria at international competitions,’’ Abdulazeez said.

  • Delta sets up response team against coronavirus

    The Delta State Government has set up a response team in the wake of the reported case of Coronavirus in the country.

    The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mordi Ononye, made the disclosure at a media briefing on Friday in Asaba.

    According to him, the team is headed by Dr Belu Abaye, the Head of the Rapid Response Team of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

    He said that following the reported case of the virus in Lagos, Delta has been put on red alert to forestall the virus from spreading to the state.

    Ononye said a response team has been constituted “to handle any case of the virus in the event of any eventuality.

    “I receive calls about the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Over the past weeks, there has been tension in the state over Lassa fever, which about 62 cases have been reported.

    “Today again, we are here for another briefing to sensitise residents of Delta not to panic over this Coronavirus.

    “The state has already taken proactive measures to curtail the possible spread of the virus. All entry points to the state, the Asaba Airport, the Warri Port, Koko Port, Sapele Port and other boundaries across the state are on red alert.

    “Also, there will be holding centres across the state to monitor if any case of the virus arises,” Ononye said.

    The commissione further stated that the response team would quarantine any suspected case of the virus at the centre, before moving the patient to a health institution.

    In a remark, the Head of the Emergency Operation Centre of the Rapid Response Team, Dr Ann Ojimba, noted that Delta was among the six states of the federation with the high risk of spreading the virus.

    She said this was so because of the demographic nature of the state’s borders with its neigbours.

    She urged residents of the state to imbibe the culture of hand washing and maintain five feet distance away from someone while coughing, due to the airborne nature of the virus.

  • Omo-Agege condemns attack on Delta communities

    Omo-Agege condemns attack on Delta communities

    The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on Sunday condemned in strong terms, the killing of eight persons in Uwheru Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.

    Senator Omo-Agege in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, in Abuja, urged the Nigerian Army to fish out its personnel alleged to have accompanied the killers to perpetuate the heinous crime.

    He also called on the Nigeria Police to immediately bring the suspected herdsmen who carried out the unprovoked attacks to justice.

    The lawmaker called on security agencies to restore normalcy to the affected communities, even as he appealed for calm.

    On Thursday, according to the statement, suspected herdsmen allegedly aided by soldiers, were said to have attacked Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror, and other communities of Uwheru Kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.

    They reportedly killed over eight persons with several others sustaining serious injuries and property, including farms, destroyed.

    In his reaction to the attacks, Omo-Agege said: “I condemn the unprovoked attacks and killing of my constituents and the destruction of their property by suspected herdsmen.

    “The attacks on Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and other communities of Uwheru Kingdom, is one too many.

    “I call on security agencies to bring the perpetrators to book by ensuring that they face the wrath of the law.

    “I assure the people of Uwheru Kingdom that this matter will not be swept under the carpet and that the full weight of the law will be brought on those found culpable”.

  • Soldiers backed herdsmen in killing of eight persons in Delta – Okowa

    Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has condemnerd the fresh attacks by suspected herdsmen in Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror, and other communities of Uwheru Kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.

    According to Okowa, suspected herdsmen accompanied by unidentified armed personnel attacked the communities in what has become an annual routine, killing over eight persons and injuring many others.

    He said the crisis started on Thursday and as of Saturday, lives, and property, including farms, had perished.

    The governor said, “The unwarranted attacks and killing of innocent locals in Avwon, Agadama and Ohoror communities of Uwheru Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area and the wickedness of suspected herdsmen alleged to be aided by unidentified military personnel are mindless.

    “I, however, appeal to the affected communities to remain calm and peaceful. I commiserate with the communities and families on the unfortunate loss of their loved ones.

    “I have directed the Commissioner of Police and the Brigade Commander, 63 Brigade, Nigerian Army, to rise to the occasion and bring the culprits to justice.

    “As a state, our people have been very receptive to herdsmen and other visitors, but our hospitality and welcoming disposition should not be taken as an act of cowardice.

    “The state government will continue to encourage peaceful and harmonious relations between Deltans and their visitors but will not watch outsiders attack and kill our people any longer.”

  • Gunmen shoot another PDP member dead in Delta

    Another member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Ovie Wisdom Iroro, has been shot dead in Abraka, Ethiope East council area of Delta state.

    The victim, who was in his early 30s, was reportedly killed at his residence about 10pm on Wednesday.

    The deceased was said to be having his bath when the gunmen struck.

    Sources said that the hoodlums dragged him from his apartment to a nearby bush, where he was shot dead.

    While details about the motive were not clear as at the time of filing this report, community sources claimed that Iroro may have been killed over a misunderstanding with suspected internet fraudsters around the neighbourhood.

    It was gathered that the deceased failed to keep his end of a bargain with his killers.

    Until his death, Iroro was a member of the social media team of the PDP for Ethiope council.

    Several sources in the area including the chairman of Ethiope East council area, Chief (Mrs) Faith Majemite, confirmed the incident.

    Majemite, who decried the gruesome murder of the PDP supporter, said she was already working with the Divisional Police Officer in Abraka to get those behind the killing arrested.

    Meanwhile, efforts to get official comments from the Commissioner of Police, Mr Hafiz Inuwa, proved futile, as calls to his phones went unanswered.

  • Armed men attack, machete Policemen on duty, cart away arms in Delta

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    Suspected armed men have attacked, matcheted and injured some Policemen and carted away their arms in Asaba, the Capital of Delta State, Nigeria.

    The Policemen were said to be on “Routine stop and search duty” when the incident occurred on Friday, January 10.

    The armed men who had laid an ambush in the area inflicted serious injuries on the Policemen before carting away their rifles.

    It was learnt that the injured Policemen are being treated in an undisclosed hospital.

    The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Hafiz Inuwa confirmed the report in a chat with journalists in Warri.

    CP Inuwa said,”An incident was reported about two Policemen who were matcheted by armed men. It was on Friday the incident occurred.

    “They(armed men) also carted away arms but we are doing everything possible to recover the arms as well as to arrest the suspects. “