An angry mob on Sunday apprehended and severely beat a 28-year-old suspected thief who was allegedly caught burgling a shop along Airport Road in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. A passerby witnessed the suspect in the act of burgling a woman’s shop and raised an alarm, attracting the attention of security personnel from a nearby popular hotel. …

Six petrol retail outlets and an illegal gas refilling plant in Uvwie and Udu Local Government Areas of Delta State were on Tuesday sealed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Warri Zonal Office. The NMDPRA Head of Operations in Warri office, Mr Goziem Chukwurah, led a surveillance team of the regulatory authority to seal the erring …

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a patent medicine dealer, Ebireri Morisson, of Oviorie community in Isiokolo, Ethiope East Local Government Area, for allegedly being in possession of guns and ammunition. Ia statement on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Deputy Superintendent Bright Edafe said that the 40-year-old …

The Delta State police commissioner, Wale Abass has announced a ban on tinted vehicles and vehicles without number plates, stating it as part of security measures put in place to combat insecurity in the state. In a statement by the state’s Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Edafe Bright on Tuesday, the new development was put in place to reduce the …

Floods due to torrential rainfalls have left many across the country in gruelling situations. The floods, wreaking havoc in parts of Lagos, Delta and Anambra states among others, displaced scores from their homes, robbed many of their valuables, led to the loss of life and the postponement of palliative works scheduled to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge today. In …

Personnel of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps have uncovered no fewer than 12 illegal oil refining sites in Owahwa Creek, in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta state. The operatives also discovered 60 crude oil cooking ovens, 14 reservoirs, six wooden boats laden with stolen crude, and 470 …

A combined team of security operatives, comprising the Anti-Cult unit, State Intelligence Bureau unit, and the local vigilante groups, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Oghara Division in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Superintendent Olasunkanmi Musiliu have rescued two kidnap victims unhurt in Oghara-Ugbenu link road in Ethiope-West Local Government Area of the state. The incident …

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has given an assurance that his administration would complete all ongoing projects. During the 23rd Ogwa Ika and 19th Ika Ka Mma Annual Lecture series, held at Idumu-Esah in Ika North East Local Government Area at the weekend, the governor said that the Rest Park, located between Umunede and Emuhu would soon commence. …

Troops of the Nigerian Army, personnel from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, and private security outfit, Tantita have uncovered an illegal oil refining site in Ughelli south in Delta. In a statement on Sunday, the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said the security operatives carried out a sting operation on the site after an …

The residents of Utagba-Uno in Ndokwa-West Local Government Area of Delta State have urged the state’s Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme to prioritise infrastructure among other indices of development. According to a statement on Friday, the leader of a 21-man delegation, Rear Admiral Mike Onah (rtd.) made the call during a courtesy visit at the government house, in Asaba. In …