Tag: Delta
Female presidential aide ‘assaults Delta PDP chairman’
by S’ola Filani Hell was let loose yesterday in Asaba, the capital of Delta state, when the Special Adviser on ...
Sammie Okposo, others organise candlelight service for Kefee (PHOTOS)
by S’ola Filani In loving memory of Nigerian gospel singer Kefee who passed away in June, a candlelight service was ...
16 oil thieves arrested, 50 illegal refineries destroyed in Delta
by S’ola Filani Sixteen suspected illegal bunkers have been arrested by the Joint Military Taskforce (JTF) operating in Abbbi, Kwale ...
Delta Polytechnic student sentenced to death for stealing (a total of) N30,000
by S’ola Filani A Delta State Polytechnic student, Eguono Akpeghughu, 22, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a ...
Police arrest medical doctor, 6 others for child trafficking
by S’ola Filani Daniel Ikebuilo, a medical doctor in charge of Ikemefune Hospital and Maternity, Ngbuike Umunachi in Anambra State, ...
It gets worse: Soldiers seize copies of The Nation newspapers
by Akan Ido In a situation reminiscent of the Sani Abacha days when journalists were hounded and newspaper houses shut, ...
Terrible: Woman pours acid on lover’s wife after getting caught in bed with him
by ‘Jola Sotubo A woman in Delta is currently in police custody after reports that she bathed her lover’s wife ...
‘They were caught having sex’: How police arrested 26 lesbians in Delta
by ‘Jola Sotubo The police in Delta have arrested 26 lesbians in the state after a raid on their hideout ...
Joke Silva, Onyeka Onwenu, Gen. Gowon, Gov. Oshiomhole, others honoured at the Nigerian Centennial Gala in London (PHOTOS)
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Headlining a weeklong chain of events in London to celebrate the success of Nigeria over the past 100 ...
Ogaga Ifowodo: The unending military seige on Delta State
by Ogaga Ifowodo Checkpoints are an extreme policing device suitable only for a town under military occupation. They are to ...
Family business: Man, 65, and his 3 sons arrested for armed robbery in Delta
by ‘Jola Sotubo An elderly man in Delta has been arrested by the police along with his three sons on ...
Father from hell: Man arrested for selling 5-month-old daughter to ritualists
by ‘Jola Sotubo A man in Delta has been arrested by the police after it was alleged that he had ...
23 women die after drinking herbalist’s concoction to abort pregnancies
by Oge Okonkwo About 23 young women who had sought to terminate unwanted pregnancies have reportedly died after drinking a herbal ...
Jungle justice: Mob burns native doctor to death for seducing married woman
by ‘Jola Sotubo A native doctor in Delta was yesterday beaten black and blue and then burnt to death by ...
Mysterious ‘disappearing’ snakes invade hotels in Delta
by ‘Jola Sotubo A number of hotels in Delta have been invaded by mysterious snakes which are said to have ...
Woman and lover arrested for killing her husband in Delta
by ‘Jola Sotubo A woman in Delta and a man said to be her lover have been arrested after reports ...
TRAGIC: Pregnant woman in labour stabbed on way to hospital in Delta
by ‘Jola Sotubo A pregnant woman who was in labour and a good Samaritan who tried to save her life ...
#StoriesWeHear: Juju priest attacks man for not running at the sight of him
by Adeola Balogun A popular market in Delta erupted in chaos after a native doctor pounced on an innocent bystander ...
Awful: How boy, 14, arraigned kidnapping of his 62-year-old grandmother
by ‘Jola Sotubo A teenage boy has been apprehended by the police in Delta after it was alleged that he ...
BUSTED: Girl caught after stealing money in church
by ‘Jola Sotubo A young girl in Delta has been accused of theft after she was said to have been ...
Tragic: Pregnant woman, 10 others burnt to death as bus goes up in flames in Delta
by Oke Efagene A pregnant woman and 10 others were killed yesterday in Effurun, Delta State, when a Delta City ...
Tragedy: 2 sisters burnt to death in Delta hostel inferno
by ‘Jola Sotubo A family in Delta has recorded a huge loss after two of their children died in one ...
#MovingOn: Singer, Soul E gets married secretly in Delta (PHOTOS)
by Akan Ido Singer, Soul E aka Emmanuel Okose has secretly tied the know with his sweetheart, Petula Delinda. The ...
‘They had swollen stomachs’: 2 men dead after marathon sex with married women in Delta
by ‘Jola Sotubo Two men in Delta have lost their lives in an incident claimed to be a result of ...
2 brothers to die by hanging for kidnap and murder in Delta
by ‘Jola Sotubo The highest punishment available in law has been meted out to 2 brothers in Delta after they ...
Wickedness: Nurse sentenced to jail for pouring acid on her cousin
by ‘Jola Sotubo A nurse in Delta has had an order of imprisonment passed on her after she was found ...
ASUU strike: Wait until you get a go ahead – Union leaders warn
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Delta state has refused to go back to class ...
PDP crisis: Bamanga Tukur may be shown the way out
It has emerged that the embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur may be on ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Secondary school student sentenced to death for stealing GSM phones
by Adeola Balogun A man in Delta has been sentenced to die after he was found guilty of stealing mobile ...
Sad: Armed robbers kill ‘Boko Haram’ in Delta, steal N8.5 million
A policeman, Aliu Musa (a.k.a. Boko Haram), has been killed in the line of duty by armed robbers in Warri, ...
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