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Effurun-Otor Kingdom urges firm to obey judgment

By John Dugbe /  Special Correspondent, Ughelli    Effurun-Otor Kingdom in Ughelli South local Government area of Delta State has urged Transnational Corporation of Nigeria, Ughelli Power Limited in...

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Egbe canvasses votes for APC in Warri

By John Dugbe / Special Correspondent, Ughelli   Chairman of the All Progress Congress (APC) in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, Webber Egbe, has enjoined the people in area, Deltans...

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Udu monarch, Aladja community endorse Okoro

By John Dugbe  /  Special Correspondent, Ughelli    Monarch of Udu kingdom, Owhoru I, Ovie of Udu kingdom, has endorsed the member representing Udu constituency at the Delta State House of Assembly,...

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Delta commissioner tasks maritime institution on degree-awarding status

By John Dugbe / Special Correspondent, Ughelli   Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Mr. Charles Emetulu, has tasked the management of Iziso Obos Institute of Maritime Studies and Technology...

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Peace ambassador arrested in Ughelli for biting fiancé’s manhood

By John Dugbe / Special Correspondent, Ughelli   A woman simply identified as Ms. Onajite has been apprehended by men of the Ughelli Police ‘A’ Division for allegedly biting her fiancé’s manhood. The...

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Edo calm after announcement of election results

The atmosphere across the 18 local government areas of Edo State remains calm, as the state government declares public holiday to celebrate the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential election...

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Centrep hails Jonathan for conceding victory to Buhari

The Centre for the Vulnerable and the Underprivileged (Centrep) has applauded the spirit of statesmanship displayed by President Goodluck Jonathan by conceding defeat to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in the...

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Ofa commends DESOPADEC staff for dedication to duty

By Sam Akadoro  / Special Correspondent, Sapele    Commissioner representing Ethiope West, Sapele, Okpe, Uvwie and Urhobo Ethnic Nationality of Warri on the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas...

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Edo police nab eight for electoral offences

The Edo Police Command has disclosed that it has arrested eight suspects over alleged electoral offences during the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. State...

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DESOPADEC to partner Warri school for academic excellence

By Sam Akadoro  -  Special Correspondent, Sapele    Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) has promised to partner with the Eagle Heights International Schools, Warri, Delta...

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Police not compromised in Rivers during polls – Commissioner

Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Hosea Karma, has said the police was not compromised during the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. Karma told the News Agency of Nigeria...

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Ethiope West council boss laments card reader failure in Oghara

By Sam Akadoro /  Special Correspondent Sapele Chairman of the Ethiope West Local government of Delta State, Solomon Golley, has condemned the consistent failure and malfunctioning of the INEC card...

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Delta lawmaker receives Ughelli North monarchs’ blessing

By Felix Igbekoyi Correspondent, Asaba Member representing Ughelli North Constituency I in the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Samuel Mariere, has received the blessing of three traditional rulers...

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How Bayelsa fared financially in Feb, by Dickson

Bayelsa State Government has declared N2.8 billion as funds available as at the end of February 2015, just as it announced N758 million as Internally Generated Revenue for the month of January 2015....

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April 11: Group intensifies campaign for Ogboru

By Sam Akadoro  Special Correspondent, Sapele  A political pressure group, Concerned Deltans for Ogboru, has intensified campaign for the emergence of Chief Great Ogboru as Governor of Delta State. The...

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NGO celebrates 150 N’Delta women’s resilience

By Anthonia Soyingbe Snr. Reporter, Lagos For their resilience and agility, a non governmental organisation (NGO), Morgan Smart Development Foundation (MSDF), recently rolled out the drums to celebrate...

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Delta PDP chieftain congratulates Buhari

By Sam Akadoro  /  Special Correspondent Sapele    A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Chief Gabriel Chukwuma Oyibode, has congratulated General Muhammadu Buhari on his...

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When DESOPADEC commissioned water project at Oghara

By Sam Akadoro  / Special Correspondent, Sapele   Adagboyerin/Otumara community in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government area of Delta State, was agog recently when a 90 meter network of road and a...

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Group seeks cancellation of Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency poll

By Sam Akadoro  /  Special Correspondent, Sapele   The Ndokwa Arise Change Initiative (NACI), a political group for good governance in Ndokwa nation of Delta State, had called on the Independent...

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Shell denies shutting down flow stations in Bayelsa

The management of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has denied reports that it shut down its flow stations in Bayelsa State owing to fears of attack by aggrieved militants. The...

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