Browsing: Delta State

A Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, has upheld the ability of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to look into and bring to court officials of the Delta State Government who are accused of engaging in corrupt activities. The representative for the anti-corruption agency, Demola Bakare, announced the news in a statement on […]

The Edo Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested a fake Reverend sister over the alleged trafficking of 38 children in Delta State. It was gathered that the suspect, Ikejimba Maryvianney (alias Oluchi) 40 years old, and one Chidera, now at large, handed over the children to […]

Sheriff Oborevwori, the Governor of Delta State, on Friday, urged the Board of Inquiry established by the Defence Headquarters to investigate the Okuama killings to be open and honest. On March 14, a group of angry young people in the Okuama community in Delta State killed four officers and 13 soldiers who were on a peace mission.

According to Channels TV on Monday evening, some students were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen along the East-West Road in Ughelli, Delta State. They were apparently in a minibus when they were kidnapped. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Edafe Bright, informed Channels that the abducted individuals “might have been students who were returning from their […]

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in the killing of some policemen in the Ughelli area of Delta State. This is coming barely a week after five people were arrested in connection to the murder of the officers. Last Saturday, the police released the identities of 12 policemen, six […]

No fewer than three persons were feared killed, and many others were injured when a truck rammed into pedestrians along the Asaba, Delta State end of the River Niger bridge on Saturday. It was gathered that the truck had brake failure and while the driver was struggling to control it, the vehicle skidded off the […]

Blessing Ughere, the President of the Youth Wing of the Urhobo Progress Union Worldwide, has expressed concern about the predicament of Okuama community residents, particularly women and children who are seeking refuge in the forest without access to food and shelter following the killing of military officers in the area.

The Nigerian Army has accused the Okuama community of using propaganda after military personnel were killed in Delta State. It said this shows that the killing was a planned attack by the community. At least 15 military personnel were killed by angry young people during a clash over a land dispute in Bomadi and Okuoma area.

The Senate has condemned the killings of 16 personnel of the Nigerian Army by armed groups during a peace mission to the Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State on Thursday. Amongst those killed are the commanding officer, two Majors, one Captain, 12 soldiers, and one civilian who lost their lives […]