Delta State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass has promised to bring to book a mobile police officer, who assaulted a female NYSC medical doctor serving at Ogwashi-Uku General Hospital, Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state. The doctor was said to be attending to patients at the hospital when she was assaulted by the yet-to-be-identified police officer, who was …

Delta State Government on Tuesday in Asaba signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government to host the National Youth Games (NYG) for the next four years. The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Chief Sunday Dare signed for the Federal Government, while Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa signed for the state government during a ceremony at the …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has commended MTN Nigeria for investing in education through the remodeling of science laboratories in the state. Okowa gave the commendation on Thursday when he officially inaugurated science laboratories at the St Augustine College Ibuzor, which were remodeled by the MTN Foundation (MTNF). The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the state …

The two Catholic priests who were kidnapped last Saturday by unknown gunmen at Agbarha-Otor town, in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have regained their freedom from their abductors. The priests – Rev. Fr. Raphael Ogigbah, who is the parish priest of St. Francis Catholic Parish Agbarha-Otor, Catholic Diocese of Warri; and Rev. Fr. Kunav Chochos, a …

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have rescued unhurt two kidnapped victims from their abductors at the ECN junction along Agbarho-Ughelli Road. The police also recovered from the abductors 26 pieces of Android phones, one cut-to-size locally-made single barrel gun, 38 rounds of live cartridges, two expended cartridges, two Moniepoint Point of Sales (PoS) machines, four power banks as …

The Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Tessy Diai has begun the first quarter of the 2023 jail delivery programme by releasing two prisoners – Abubakar Abdullahi and Ufuoma Victor – from the Sapele Custodial Centre. Abdullahi had been in detention since 2020 for alleged conspiracy, kidnapping, and armed robbery, while Victor, who was accused of the same offence, had …

The campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State said it received with shock the reported attack on the Delta Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori by suspected assassins. Oborevwori, who is the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, was reportedly attacked along Warri/Sapele highway on Sunday by hoodlums who ambushed hi …

Police operatives have shot dead, a member of a suspected kidnap gang at Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State, rescuing a victim. Police Public Relations Officer of the State command, Deputy Superintendent Bright Edafe who disclosed this in a statement, said the deceased died after a gun duel with police officers The statement read: “On the 06/03/2023 at …

The Delta State Government on Monday approved 65 years as a new retirement age for teachers in the public service of the state. The teachers will henceforth retire at the attainment of 40 years of service or 65 years of age. The same applies to the non-academic staff of the state-owned Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The Commissioner for Information, …

The Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development has awarded the hosting rights for the seventh edition of the National Youth Games to Delta State. The decision was reached at a meeting of stakeholders for the Games, which held on the sidelines of the recently concluded 21st National Sports Festival, which was also hosted by Delta State, according to a …