All Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), House of Representatives members have officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Their defection was made public by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Tuesday. Former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and his successor, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, had dumped the PDP for the APC. Oborevwori and …

The Delta State Government has launched a whistle-blower policy aimed at empowering citizens to report substandard and poorly executed projects across the state. The Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, announced the initiative at a press briefing in Asaba on Wednesday, stating that the move aligns with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s commitment to ensuring value for money …

The NBA war against fake lawyers again paid off Monday as members from Warri, Effurun and Udu Branches arrested a fake lawyer, Tega Ikupa while preparing a Deed of Conveyance with the seal of a Sapele-based lawyer, Israel Onoge Esq at Effurun. They also arrested the suspect’s sister-in-law who is acting as accomplice. The suspects have been taken to the …

Teachers, pupils and parents are upbeat as primary and secondary schools resume in most states on Monday. States where pupils will be resuming for second term after the Christmas and New Year break include Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Delta and Jigawa. The Kano State Government had earlier announced Sunday, 5 January 2025, as the resumption date for all boarding public and …

The Delta State government said it is taking steps to tackle the issue of human trafficking in the state in efforts to reduce the activities to the barest minimum if not totally eliminated. The Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, SAN, stated this when the Zonal Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 50 year old man whose identity is yet unknown for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl in Ubulu-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday when the minor, went to her grandmother’s house on the instruction of her mother in Ubulu-Uku. According to …

A Delta State High Court sitting in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, has sentenced two men to ten years imprisonment for possessing to-size single-barrel guns. The defendants, now in custody at the Custodial Centre, Kwale, are Mr Joshua Anamali, 25 years and Mr Nelson Adoh, 30 years. They were arrested by police officers who were on stop and search …

Delta Air Lines has delayed its scheduled noon flight from Lagos to Atlanta, US, due to technical issues. The operator announced in a statement on Friday that all its flights were temporarily paused as it worked to resolve a vendor technology problem. Earlier, a massive technical outage struck businesses worldwide, causing disruptions in various sectors, including aviation, finance, healthcare, transportation, …

Police operatives on special assignment have arrested a 37 years old notorious cultist, Philips Omomedia, allegedly involved in series of cult related killings in Delta State. The Police also recovered one automatic double barrel gun with 15 live cartridges from the suspect. The suspect, who is an indigene of Onogo-Vor clan of Oghara, was arrested in Oghara community, Ethiope-West Local …

Three children have been rescued as fire gutted a-storey building at the Obi Onuorah Crescent back of Okowe plaza in Asaba, the Delta State capital. When newsmen visited the fire scene on Friday, it was observed that the roof and the two apartments were razed down as property worth millions of Naira was damaged. However, the cause of the fire …