•Governor Sheriff Oborevwori Residents of Ukwu-Nzu community in Aniocha North Local Council of Delta State, have raised the alarm over the reported alleged water pollution of their two rivers- Odo and Ojokpa, by Mosra Energy Coal miner. They are calling on the state governor, Sheriff Oborevwori to act swiftly to halt the mining activities to [...
•Chief Edwin Clark Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has urged the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to first clean up its oil spills in the Niger Delta region before selling off its onshore facility assets and leaving the country. Clark, who spoke yesterday in Abuja when he hosted a delegation of Ijaw […]
•IGP Egbetokun There is an uneasy calm in Enenurhie community over the death of a youth leader, Oyibo Diamond, in police custody at Ughelli A Police Division, Delta State. It was gathered that the deceased, a father of five, arrested and detained on December 20, 2023, allegedly died on Christmas eve in detention in unexplainable […]
•Governors Oborevwori and Mutfwang Supreme Court today reserved the judgment in the appeals by the SDP, Labour Party and the APC challenging the victory of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared that Oborevwori of the PDP polled 360,234 votes to win the governorship election ahead of Omo-Ageg...
•Late Pere Charles Ayemi-Botu The traditional council of chiefs in Seimbiri Kingdom, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State has declared a mourning period for the next three months in honour of the departed king, Pere Charles Ayemi-Botu (JP), OFR. During the mourning period which would commence on January 5, 2024, there will be no [&helli...
•Chairman, Delta State Internal Revenue Service, Solomon Ighrakpata Employers of labour as well as self-employed individuals in Delta State, have been given till January 31, and March 31, 2024, respectively, to voluntarily file their annual tax returns for 2023 by the Personal Income Tax Act of 2004, as amended. This was contained in a stateme...
The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) yesterday Saturday, December 9, faulted the decisions of the Court of Appeal on the governorship disputes in Plateau, Kano and Zamfara states. The youths, which cited verdicts on governorship elections in Kano, Plateau and Zamfara states, said discriminatory application of legal standards between the North...
A police inspector has been arrested in Delta after allegedly shooting a motorist at Ekrerhavwe Junction in Agbarho, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The unnamed inspector was arrested by the Delta State Police Command a day after the tragic shooting of the victim identified as Lucky while on stop-and-search duty. This was [...

