Delta State

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has re-arrested an alleged examination fraud suspect, Emmanuel Akataka, reiterating that no individual or group can influence Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results.…
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The ongoing verification of civil and public servants in Delta State has exposed the sharp practices resorted to by some employees to secure their jobs and to remain on the state’s payroll after attaining retirement age. The chairman of…
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Chief Love Shimite, the Special Adviser to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Trade and Export, has died. She passed away in the early hours of Easter Monday after what sources described as a brief illness. The circumstances…
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A former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Edwin Clark, is dead. The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) leader died at 97 on Monday night, according to a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark for the family. …
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The former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, is still being held at the Port Harcourt, Rivers State office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This makes it his second night in the custody of the anti-graft…
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The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the last election in Delta State, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Omemavwa Gbagi is dead. Gbagi, a former minister of Education and an industrialist died at the age of 62. …
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The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, says its troops on Monday rescued nine kidnap victims abducted by armed gunmen on March 29 along Ugheli-Patani axis of the East-West road. Rear Admiral John Okeke,…
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A Cross-section of Nigerians have condemned the recent killing of soldiers in Delta State, saying any attack on security personnel is a direct threat to public order and rule of law, and an offence that is worse than treason. They said…
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the killing of six policemen and the missing of six others in Delta State. A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi on Saturday, said the Nigeria Police…
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Okuama coastal community, in Delta State where 16 soldiers were killed on Thursday has been razed. It could be recalled that the Nigerian military confirmed the killing of the soldiers including four officers in a statement on Saturday.…
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