The Delta State Police Command says it has gunned down a suspected kidnapper, Joel Joseph, during a gun duel in the Inene community, Ughelli area of the Delta State and recovered an AK-47 rifle from the suspect. The Command’s Spokesperson,…
Cooking gas scarcity hits Lagos, Kano, Katsina, others
Scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas also known as cooking gas has hit Lagos and some other states in the country. The other affected states, according to findings by our correspondents are: Katsina, Sokoto, Delta, Kaduna and Kano. The rise in…
Delta, Abia win 1st gold medals as 7th National Youth Games begin
Defending champions of the National Youth Games, Team Delta, and Abia State began the 7th National Youth Games on a good note, yesterday, winning the first gold medals of the competition holding at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. Delta State’s…
6 states pray Supreme Court to order review of Presidential, NASS results
Six states of the federation have dragged the federal government before the Supreme Court over the conduct and subsequent collation and announcement of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The plaintiffs in the originating summons marked: SC/CV/354/2023, are…
Stanbic IBTC donates to 100s of families affected by floods in Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers
Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of the Standard Bank Group, made donations of non-food relief items worth 20 million naira to 650 families. The donations were made in support of the Nigerian government’s efforts to provide relief to victims of…
Angry Delta youths chase Elumelu away over ‘non-performance’
The Ward-to-Ward campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta North Senatorial District on Tuesday was prevented by angry youths of Oko Community who said the politicians only make fake political promises. The youths in their numbers prevented especially…
Prepare for evacuation – FG warns as floods kill over 600, leave millions affected
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has warned state governments, local government areas and community leaders especially in Anambra, Delta, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa states, of the impending floods in the coming…
Married man hypnotises 13-yr-old girl, rapes her to death in Delta
A 13 year old girl was Tuesday night, allegedly hypnotized and raped by a married man (names withheld) at Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State. The Vanguard gathered that the victim died few hours after the incident at…
Newest Covid variant slips into Delta-freed Japan
After largely defeating the Delta variant, Japan has reported its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Tuesday. The media said the patient is a diplomat from Namibia. The infection was detected in a man in his…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 19,808, as 506 have died
Nigeria has recorded 661 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 19,808. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Saturday night via tweet. Of the 19,808…