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      By Atevure Princess, The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, has banned Journalists in the state from covering all police activities in the state over the unwarranted attack and brutalization of Vanguard Correspondent, Akpokona Omafuaire.   The Council in a press statement signed by the …

Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday, presented the Appropriation Bill of N378.48 billion for 2021 tagged “Budget of Recovery” to the state’s House of Assembly for consideration. The governor told the lawmakers that the Bill was made up of N207.52 billion for Capital Expenditure and N171.32 billion for …

    Thirteen indigent patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba who had been discharged but could not leave because of inability to pay their bills, yesterday had their bills paid by a former Secretary to Delta State Government (SSG), Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay to mark his birthday.   The indigent …

By Sylvester Iloba,   The Delta State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a private indigenous investor, Akewa Colmar Terminal Ltd for the development of the Burutu Ports in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.   The ceremony which took place in Asaba had the Chairman Delta …

  The Delta State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has berated men of the Nigerian Police Ovwian division over an attack on Vanguard Correspondent, Comrade Akpokona Omafuaire. In a statement jointly signed by the State Chairman and Secretary, Comrades Michael Ikeogwu and Patrick Ochei, the Union condemned …

  Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has announced a relaxation of the 48-hour curfew which began in the state on Thursday, saying from Saturday, it would be from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.   The curfew was imposed in the state in the wake of wanton destruction of public …

The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has reviewed the Thursday speech by President Muhammadu Buhari on the protest across the country and submits that the address did not meet the expectation of most Nigerians.   In a statement on Friday signed by the Minority Leader of the House …

By Ovasa Ogaga,   Suspected hoodlums today (Friday) defied Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s 48 hours curfew imposed in the state to unleash terror in Sapele, Delta State, looting and vandalized a popular mall, Memories Superstores along Ajogodo road, carting award goods worth millions of naira.   The hoodlums were chased out …

By Akpos Oghenetage An activist former labour leader in Delta State, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has expressed concern over the degeneration of the peaceful youth protest nationwide into violence.   Macaulay, a former Chairman of the State council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said that the #ENDSARS protest was valiant, …

  A mysterious Lady in her early 30s, today caused a stare at the popular Olympia roundabout in Sapele, Delta State, as she called for the death of the Nigeria President, Mohammadu Buhari over the death of #ENDSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos.   The lady wearing a short …