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Mar

20

2024

Delta Killings: 3 Suspects Nabbed, Moved To Army HQ In Asaba

Delta Killings: 3 Suspects Nabbed, Moved To Army HQ In Asaba No fewer than three of the suspected murderers of 17 officers and men of 181 Amphibious Battalion, Nigerian Army, Otuama, Delta State, last Thursday, have been arrested, famousreporters.com reports. The arrest came as the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said yesterday that whoever was responsible for the killing of the military personnel, would be brought to justice. He spoke on the day the governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, briefed President Bola Tinubu on the issue at Aso Rock, Abuja, saying the state is managing the tension…

Jul

16

2023

By Famous Reporters

UPDATE ON NDLEA: Stray Bullet Kills 2-year-old Boy In Delta

CRIME, METRO#Bullet, #DeltaState, #NDLEA, death

UPDATE: [NDLEA]: Stray Bullet Kills 2-year-old Boy In Delta A 2-year-old boy identified as IvanOnoseriegba, was struck by a stray bullet from operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Delta State Command while chasing suspected drug peddlers along Okpanam Road, Oshimili north local government area of the State. It was gathered that the NDLEA personnel shot sporadically into the air on Thursday July 13th 2023, when the stray bullet hit Ivan who was with his younger brother in his mother's shop on Edoz Plaza, close the Sweet Spirit hotel. The younger brother, Erhumossele, was equally wounded in one…

Mar

04

2023

By Famous Reporters

DELTA Decides: Gbagi Is The Chosen One, God Not Author Of Confusion, Says Obi Okonjo

POLITICS#DeltaState, #KennethGbagi

DELTA Decides: Gbagi Is The Chosen One, God Not Author Of Confusion, Says Obi Okonjo When God is in a programme; signs follow/God guides his people to successful completion of the programmes. In 1 Samuel 10:11, When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” Premise on this, as Deltans look ahead to the governorship election on March 11th 2023, the traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom, Aniocha south local government…

Feb

03

2023

By Famous Reporters

Delta 2023: Omo-Agege vows to offset outstanding gratuities, salaries in 6 months

POLITICS#APC, #DeltaState, #OvieOmo-Agege, Pension

Delta 2023: Omo-Agege vows to offset outstanding gratuities, salaries in 6 months The Deputy President of the Senate, Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege has promised to address the alarming rate of renting accommodation in Asaba and its environs within his first two years when elected Governor of Delta State. He stated this in Asaba yesterday during the All Progressive Congress (APC) ward-to-ward campaign rally in Ward 9 of Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State. The APC Governorship candidate, flanked by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Friday Osanebi and other Party bigwigs, said when elected, he would not only complete all…

Jun

02

2022

7 Comments

By Famous Reporters

Gbagi Dumps PDP, Emerges SDP Delta Governorship Candidate

POLITICS#DeltaState, #KennethGbagi, #SocialDemocraticParty

Gbagi Dumps PDP, Emerges SDP Delta Governorship Candidate Leading gubernatorial aspirant in Delta State, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi, has dumped the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to pursue his ambition of industrializing the state and his youth emancipation programme. Gbagi, a renowned entrepreneur and former minister of education, has emerged the governorship standard bearer of the SDP in the State for the 2023 governorship election. His emergence is coming on the heels of his withdrawal from the PDP governorship primaries held last week Thursday in Asaba. The former Minister defected to the SDP after he…

May

21

2022

2 Comments

By Famous Reporters

DTHA aspirant, Pippa promises effective representation

POLITICS#DeltaState, 2023GeneralElection, Barr. Emmanuel Pippa

DTHA aspirant, Pippa promises effective representation By Onos Agbamu, Asaba Ahead of the parties' primaries, Delta state House of Assembly aspirant under the platform of All progressive Congress, APC, Pst. Barr. Emmanuel Pippa has promised an effective representation if he won the party primaries and elected at the general election. Barr. Pippa who spoke to journalists after his screening exercise on Thursday at Asaba, Delta state, said, he will ensure Ughalli South constituency get a better empowerment program and the required special attention that will attract infrastructural development to his local government. He noted that the Ughelli…

May

15

2022

14 Comments

By Famous Reporters

Delta 2023: Aghoghovbia Appeal For More Government Support Of Women In Politics

OPINION, POLITICS#DeltaState, #Pdp, Chief Mrs Grace Aghoghovbia, women participation in politics

Delta 2023: Aghoghovbia Appeal For More Government Support Of Women In Politics By our Correspondent As the People's Democratic party (PDP) draw new, Chief Mrs Grace Aghoghovbia has said women constitute at least half of Nigeria's population. They make important and largely unacknowledged contributions to economic life and play crucial roles in all spheres of society, "Despite Nigeria's long history of political parties, very few Nigerian women have held political offices either elected or appointed. However, it is no longer fashionable to attest that the foundation upon which the People’s Democratic Party has thrived since its welcome to democracy has…

Apr

27

2022

11 Comments

By Famous Reporters

2023: Re Okowa Do Not Do This, Scripted By Dr Johnson Oyibo. Response: Okowa Is Neutral, Not Imposing Any Governorship Aspirant On The People

POLITICS#DeltaState, #SheriffOborevwori, IfeanyiAuthurOkowa

2023: Re Okowa Do Not Do This, Scripted By Dr Johnson Oyibo. Response: Okowa Is Neutral, Not Imposing Any Governorship Aspirant On The People Dear Dr Johnson Oyibo, I read your well scripted article cum advise addressed to His Excellency, the Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, not to single handedly impose a governorship candidate on the people. I scanned through the internet looking for your profile but no name like Dr Johnson Oyibo residing at Ufuomanefe Street, Sapele, was found. It simply means you don't exist or that the name Dr Johnson…