Delta Police Arrest Suspected Kidnapper As One Is Shot In Ewu

A suspected kidnapper was been shot while unascertained number of persons arrested by security operatives detached from Ughelli Area Command and Otu-Jeremi division in Ewu-Urhobo community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The shot victim is popularly known as ‘Akatakpo, it was learned by the According to a source from the community “The victim who own one of the Hotels in the community, was shot because after his arrest, some hoodlums  engaged the police in a violent manner and the led to the shooting of Akatakpo. A senior…

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Bayelsa State Police Command Gets New PPRO

The Bayelsa State Police Command, has gotten a new Police Public Relations Officer, to take over from the incumbent, CSP ASINIM BUTSWAT. In a statement by the Command, “The Bayelsa State command wishes to inform the general public and the well- meaning individuals in the state that a new Police public relations officer has been posted to the command He is ASP MUSA MOHAMMED, he takes over duty from Csp ASINIM BUTSWAT. Prior to the new appointment as the PPRO he was formally the deputy PPRO. ASP MUSA MOHAMMED, is…

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Suspected Kidnapper Kills Ughere At Evwreni Community

A Police Constabulary simply identified as Solomon Ughere  and a complainant have been killed by unidentified suspected kidnapper at Evwreni community, Ughelli North Local Government Area. It was learned that, the deceased Constabulary Policeman, Mr Solomon Ughere attached to JWC office at the Ughelli Area Command, was detailed with other officers to recover a suspected stolen vehicle parked at the premises of Living Faith Church located at Evwreni community. According to an anonymous security source from the Delta State Police Command, “The deceased complainant, identified as Mr Lucky Aki, a…

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Fire Outbreak, Razed Down Shops, News Stand In Ughelli

PROPERTY worth millions of naira were at the popular Afiesere junction destroyed by a midnight fire outbreak that rocked an entire building and detached stores in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state. Though the report was sketchy, it was gathered that the fire outbreak was as a result of power surge in one of the rooms of the building. According to sources, “The fire started from one of the apartments and spread to the adjoining shops including, a newspaper caravan phones and accessories shop, and a fabric shop.…

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DTSG Applauds HEOSL, OML 30 JV Partners

…As OML 30 CDB Marks one Year, commission projects.   By Michael J. Ekokoruwe   The Delta state Governor, Elder Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori this week Wednesday in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area commended Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited ( HEOSL) operator of the OML 30, the joint venture partners and the Community Development Board ( CDB) for the number and quality of projects completed as the Board marks one year in office. Represented by his Oil and Gas Commissioner, Olorogun Vincent Oyibode, the Governor lauded HEOSL and the…

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In Search Of The Incorruptible Judge

By Sunny Awhefeada,   The title of this essay will resonate with my age mates and others before us as it invokes pleasant memories of the play, The Incorruptible Judge, by D. Olu Olagoke. The play excoriates corruption and privileges the judiciary as the agency to eradicate it. Readers of the play marveled at the refreshingly sound logic and verbal dexterity of the lawyer-characters. However, the character who stole the show was the trial judge, Justice Faderin, who resisted pressure and attempts to get bribed and compromise the case. His…

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Echoes From Ground Breaking Ceremony Of N78bn Effurun/Warri Flyovers

By DENNIS OTU   “Today, I will go to bed a happy man because of what I have witnessed today. Am so excited today. This is a historic day in our lives. If I am not mistaken, the last night Julius Berger Nigeria Plc worked in this our environment was over forty years ago. But today, Monday, November 27th, 2023, our dynamic Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has just performed the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of road expansion and improvement works between Effurun and DSC Roundabouts, PTI junction…

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Oborevwori Presents First Budget Of N714.4bn As Governor

  Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, presented a N714.4 billion Appropriation bill for the 2024 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. Governor Oborevwori said the budget christened, ‘Budget of Hope and Optimism,’ was made up of recurrent expenditure of N316.6 billion representing 44 per cent and capital expenditure of N397.9 billion representing 56 per cent of the total budget. He said that the 2024 budget proposal, his first since coming to office was envisioned to put the economy on the path of sustainable growth, boost…

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Keyamo’s Soaring Success Casts A Shadow On Omo-Agege’s Leadership

By DENNIS OTU   In a remarkable twist of fate, one individual finds himself ascending to new heights, while another experiences a significant decline. The established order has been overturned, capturing the attention of all who bear witness to this extraordinary transformation. Time marches on, and even the most powerful has crumbled like a house of cards. Festus Egwarewa Keyamo (SAN), the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria, currently finds himself riding high on the winds of success. But the same cannot be said for former Deputy Senate…

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Trouble Looms As NNPCL, NUPRC Disown Chevron Over Poor Implementation

…..How Chevron, Olu of Warri Palace Collude To Circumvent NUPRC recommendations, PIB Laws     The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) have disowned the American oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) over the poor implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act in its areas of operations in the Niger Delta. NNPCL and NUPRC in response to the ongoing protests by the indigenes of Ugborodo, Deghele and Ugboegungun communities at the Escravos loading terminal, said the American oil giant should be held responsible for…

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