Gully erosion ravages Delta, Rivers communities; residents count losses
By Razak Owolabi, May 16, 2021 “Over the past five years, the gully erosion, which is over 20 feet deep, swallowed over 15 buildings and rendered hundreds of families homeless.’’…
Delta wins first gold at ongoing National Sports Festival in Edo
Delta picked their first gold medal at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Edo 2020” on Sunday, after winning in the 80km road race for women. The gold…
PDP wins all 25 LGs, 500 councillorship seats in state local govt. poll; APC kicks
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the March 6 Delta local government elections amid protests from the All Progressives Party, APC, that…
Asaba Airport Concession will create jobs, boost economy – SSG
The Secretary to Delta State Government (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, has said that the concession of Asaba International Airport would create more jobs for Deltans and stimulate export of agricultural…
Delta approves N16bn for roads, bridge in three Senatorial zones
The government of Delta has announced the approval of the construction and rehabilitation of no fewer than 15 roads across the state at a cost of about N16 billion. This…
Delta APC crisis: Stakeholders seek unity, Omo-Agege absent at meeting
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta has turned messier but national membership registration and revalidation committee is urging the party’s stakeholders in the state to calm…
#ENDSARS: Delta rebuilds burnt High Court complex in Asaba
Delta Government on Tuesday unveiled the rebuilt High Court Complex in Asaba burnt down during the #ENDSARS protests in 2020. The State’s Chief Judge, Justice Marshall Umukoro, who unveiled the…
Road accident: Edo, Delta, Anambra record 139 deaths in six months -FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Zone RS5 comprising Edo, Delta and Anambra, says it recorded 139 deaths in 359 Road Traffic Crashes between June and December. Mr Emmanuel Abe,…
Young man in viral video was not shot, he jumped from a moving vehicle – Delta Police
The Delta State Police Command has reacted to the viral video of the alleged shooting of a young man in Ughelli, Delta State by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery…
COVID-19: How Delta is flattening the curve — Okowa’s spokesman
Chief Press Secretary to Governor of Delta, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, said the recent significant drop in active cases of COVID-19 in the state was due to effective contact-tracing and adequate…