The Delta State Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Theresa Dai, has granted pardon to four inmates of the Kwale Custodial Centre even as she granted four others bail. The inmates were freed during her second quarter prison visits in the state. At the Kwale custodial centre, Honourable Justice Dai said …
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Suspected gunmen Saturday night at Ekredjebor community of Ughelli North Local Government Area kidnapped an unnamed Businessman after several gunshots. This is coming just as two others were allegedly kidnapped at Amekpa and Bris & Bina area of Ughelli metropolis. An eyewitness account narrated that the victim was taken …
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THE Delta State Police Command said it has neutralized two suspected kidnappers, recovered arms and ammunition and rescued victims after fierce fire exchange. In a press release yesterday, Delta Police Image maker, DSP Bright Edafe confirmed the incident. According to him, “As part of strategies emplaced by the command …
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A 37-year-old man, popularly known as 2 minutes, reportedly raped a 10-year-old in her grandfather’s house at Ovwo-Olomu Community, Ughelli South Local Government of Delta State. The suspect, an indigene of the Oteri Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the State, fled after committing the crime on Sunday. …
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The oil-rich Ugborodo community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State today staged a protest against Chevron Nigeria Limited as they condemned the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) insisting that the oil giant must dialogue with them. Indigenes of the community were led in the protests by the Eghare-Aja …
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The police in Delta State have arrested two men, Emmanuel James (32) and Ejiro Peter (25), for allegedly kidnapping a couple, Mr and Mrs Okutonye Efetobore, in Ejewu community in Udu LGA on April 27, and collecting a N1 million ransom. DSP Bright Edafe, the command’s spokesman, who disclosed this …
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TENSION has gripped the Catholic community in Delta State as two priests, Reverend Father Chochos Kunav and Rev Father Raphael Ogigba, have been abducted in Agbaro Otor Area, near Warri, Delta State. Newextra24.com gathered that the two clerics were forcefully taken away by yet-to-be-identified gunmen along the Agbaro Otor Road …
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A middle-aged man, popularly known as Mr Ogheneovo has reportedly committed suicide following his wife’s separation from him. The deceased was said to have consumed an insecticide at his residence located along Gesimisi Street, Okumagba Layout in Warri, Delta State. Although no suicide note was discovered, sources said the man’s …
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The Secretary of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Delta State Branch, Israel Joe has condemned the recent cult killings in Sapele, Delta State. He made the condemnation in a statement after one person was shot dead in front of his compound in Mosogar and another abducted …
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Governor of Delta State and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, has said health facilities transformed by his administration have started attracting patients from across the country. Okowa stated this, yesterday, while speaking with newsmen shortly after inspecting work at the Advanced Diagnostics Centre; Mother and Child …
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