Delta
Gunmen kill Agbarho DPO, others in Delta
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers ambushed and shot dead the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Agbarho Division in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. DAILY POST gathered that the DPO was killed alongside some policemen, at about 1:am on Monday. The gunmen also shot and injured the DPO of Orerokpe Division, who was […]
Father of 9 commits suicide in Delta
A father of nine, identified as Mr. Charles, tragically ended his life by ingesting a lethal insecticide known as “sniper” on Monday, October 7, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Charles, a resident of the Jeddo community in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, consumed the toxic substance at his home before proceeding to Ugbokodo, his […]
We bought newborn baby for N2 million – Women confesses in Delta
Delta State Police command has arrested two women over a newborn baby boy they bought at N2 million from a baby factory in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They were delivering the baby to the buyer in Delta State when they ran out of luck. The commercial motorcycle rider, (keke rider), who overheard the discussion of […]
27 states, FCT yet to set up minimum wage panels
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Cross River and Yobe. However, […]
2 sentenced to 10 yrs imprisonment for possessing illegal firearms in Delta
A Delta State High Court sitting in Kwale has sentenced two men to 10 years imprisonment for possessing cut-to-size single-barrel guns. The convicts are Joshua Anamali, 25 years and Nelson Adoh, 30 years. They were arrested by police officers, who were on stop-and-search duty on January 27, 2021, in Ndemili community where the exhibit was […]
Nigeria can’t afford another #EndSARS unrest -Delta monarch
The Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, King Obukowho Udurhie 1, has appealed to Nigerians to shelve the planned nationwide protest in the interest of the nation. He also called on President Bola Tinubu to address the concerns raised by the nation’s youths. “We cannot afford another #ENDSARS […]
Police foil attempt to raze Delta INEC office
Operatives of Delta State Police Command, on Tuesday, thwarted efforts by some unidentified youths to destroy an area office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Warri. It was gathered that the young men, armed with weapons and containers filled with substance suspected to be fuel, chanted war songs and made moves to force their […]
21 LGAs in 10 states, Federal Capital Territory submerged in flood — FG
ABUJA – THE Federal Government said yesterday no fewer than 21 local government areas in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been submerged by flood as a result of torrential rainfall in the past few days. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utserv, who disclosed this, along the Minister […]
28-year-old son kills Anglican priest dad in Delta
Pandemonium erupted in the agrarian community of Okpare in Olomu Kingdom, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State on Wednesday morning following the gruesome murder of an Anglican priest by his son. It was gathered that the priest, identified as Rev. Isaac Umurie, one of the reverends attached to St. John’s Anglican Church, Okpare-Olomu, […]
Church founder, wife, elders arrested in Delta for alleged kidnapping
A dramatic turn of events has unfolded in Delta State as the founder and General Overseer of the Manifestations of Holy Ghost Ministry, Bishop Godfrey Erhivwinoja, and several others, including his wife and church elders, have been arrested by security agents. The arrests were made after a search warrant was executed at Bishop Erhivwinoja’s residence […]