Students of the College of Nursing Sciences, Asaba, the Delta State capital, were robbed by armed men who carted away their belongings. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the hostel, located outside the school premises and primarily inhabited by female students, was attacked on Thursday night by the gunmen. Sources told The PUNCH that the robbers, armed with guns and cutlasses, stormed …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Mrs. Joy Enwa, the Accountant General of Delta State, as part of investigations into the alleged misappropriation of N1.3 trillion linked to former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The anti-graft agency has also questioned other officials, including a former Director of Finance and Administration and a senior Government House official. According to EFCC …
Police in Sapele, Delta State have arrested two women and a group of vigilantes for allegedly beating and burning a 20-year-old male. Abubakar Yusuf was allegedly beaten on Thursday evening and set ablaze by men suspected to be vigilante after he was accused of stealing N400,000 from a lockup store at the Sapele Market, from one Mrs. Onoriode (surname unknown) …
The Delta State government has said it had not received the 20 trucks of rice the Federal Government distributed to the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Information Commissioner Ifeanyi Osuoza announced this while speaking with The Nation yesterday in Asaba, the state capital. In a text message, Osuoza said: “Sorry, we have not received any consignment from …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all 25 local government chairmanship seats in the Delta local government election held across the state on Saturday. The party also clinched 499 of the 500 councillorship seats, losing one to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oshimili North Local Government Area (LGA). The chief electoral officer and chairman of Delta State Independent …
A popular cinema house in Asaba, Delta state capital, was yesterday gutted by fire. The fire at Cartage Cinema located on Okpanam road, Oshimili North local government area, fire started around 1:00 pm, and was still burning at the time of filing this report. Police were at Okpanam road to close the road and control traffic. The cinema house, opposite …
The police have apprehended eight suspects in connection with the brutal killing of six operatives in Delta State. The incident began in Ughelli, Delta State on 23rd February 2024 with officers on a fact-finding mission ambushed. On 26th February, other officers on a rescue mission were also ambushed, leading to the death of six policemen with six others still missing …
The Delta State Government on Friday confirmed two deaths following the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. The state commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, who confirmed this in Asaba while speaking to journalists listed the affected local government areas where the cases were recorded as Okpe, Oshimili North, Oshimili South, and Ndokwa East council areas. He said, “Emergency …
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has ordered the arrest of some youths in Delta over the killing of a Commanding Officer, two Majors, one Captain and 12 other soldiers. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau said the troops were attacked by some community youths and killed last Thursday. In a statement on Saturday, Gusau said the troops …
Business activities in Asaba and its environs were crippled on Tuesday following the official announcement of the passing of the Asagba of Asaba, Obi Chike Edozien. Schools, shops and other business activities were shut down just as movements in and out of Asaba were restricted following the passing of the monarch who was aged 100 years. It was observed that …
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