The seventh National Youth Games (NYG), earlier scheduled for February 8 to 18, 2023 in Delta State, have been postponed. Directors of sports from across the country, yesterday, blamed state governors’ failure to release funds for the National Youth Games…
Glo conducts draw in Warri for new set of winners
Globacom on Monday conducted an electronic draw in Warri, Delta State, to select a new set of winners in its Festival of Joy consumer promotion. The event was held in its retail outlet, Gloworld, on Sapele-Effurun Road, with journalists and…
Gunmen abduct 3, injure 11 worshippers in dawn mosque attack in Delta
Three worshipers were Friday morning abducted while about 11 others were battling for life in an undisclosed hospital in Ughelli, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State when unknown gunmen attacked the Central Mosque in the ancient town. A…
Delta man flogs 3-year-old daughter to death
A 25-year-old man, Godsgift Uweghwerhen, is in police net for allegedly flogging his three-year-old daughter to death in Aladja community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. He reportedly flogged the baby who was said to have been sick for…
Supreme Court affirms Oborevwori As Delta PDP guber candidate
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Oborevwori Sheriff Francis Orohwedor, as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Delta State. The Apex Court…
Residents groan as flood takes over Delta communities
Residents of many flood-prone communities in Delta State are groaning as their areas have been submerged following two days of heavy torrential downpours. The early morning heavy downpours on Monday and Tuesday, which lasted for several hours respectively, disrupted business…
Four newborns die in Delta, doctor found drunk
The families of four newborn babies have been thrown into mourning after they died due to alleged negligence on the part of the doctor on duty at the Sapele Central Hospital, in the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.…
2023: Edevbie heads to Supreme Court as Omo-Agege, Oborevwori bicker
The last may not have been seen of the legal tussle rocking the Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following Monday’s decision of the appellate court in Abuja, setting aside the July 7, 2022 judgment on who…
Appeal Court restores Oborevwori as Delta PDP guber candidate
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has restored the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly Oborevwori Sheriff as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the state in the 2023 general elections. The appellate court…
Ex-Lepers in Delta protest, demand enhanced stipends
Persons Afflicted with Leprosy (PAL) in Delta State recently protested in Asaba, demanding a review of their monthly stipend from N 8,000 to N25,000. The ex-lepers who came in two buses representing their colleagues in the colony at the tuberculosis…