A section of the 19.5 km Jesse-Boburuku Road in Ethiope West Local Government Area, Delta State, rehabilitated by Delta State Government, has caved in barely two months after inauguration, June 5, sparking anger among villagers.
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BULLION VAN ROBBERY ATTACK: N25M SNATCHED, POLICEMAN BADLY INJURED
A police officer sustained grave injuries on Wednesday after a gang of robbers waylaid a bank’s billion van between Otulu and Ubulu-Okiti, along Asaba/Benin expressway, Delta State, and made away with N25 million.
Continue reading »EIGHT DIE, FRSC OFFICIAL KILLED IN DELTA, ANAMBRA ACCIDENTS
Eight passengers were killed in an auto crash in Delta State while an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps was crushed to death at the foot of the Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State on Tuesday.
Continue reading »INVESTORS TO BUILD TWO REFINERIES IN PORT HARCOURT, WARRI –NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday said two private Nigerian companies had been selected to build two refineries in Port Harcourt and Warri under the co-location initiative of the Federal Government.
Continue reading »KIDNAPPERS WANT N1.4M FOR PASSENGERS OF PORT HARCOURT-BOUND 14-SEATER BUS
A ransom of N1.4 million is reportedly being demanded for passengers of a 14-seater commercial bus allegedly hijacked by a gang of hoodlums between Uwhwru and Patani axis of the East-West Road of Delta State.
Continue reading »12 ROADS COMMISSIONED IN ASABA TO EASE TRAFFIC
Twelve internal roads to decongest traffic and boost economic activities in Asaba Metropolis, Delta state have been commissioned.
Continue reading »DELTA GOVT TO SHUT DOWN ASABA AIRPORT FOR REPAIRS
The Delta State Government has announced that it would soon shut down the Asaba Airport for repairs in order to meet up the requirements of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Agency (NCAA).
Continue reading »OANDO SECURES FG’S APPROVAL FOR 500MW POWER PLANT IN KWALE
Oando Plc has said that it has secured federal government’s approval to build a 500Mega Watts, Mw, power plant in Kwale, Delta State that will cater for additional 20 per cent of the nation’s power needs.
Continue reading »FOUR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS DIE IN DELTA AUTO CRASH
Tragedy has struck the education sector in Delta State as a bus conveying secondary principals who were traveling for an all-important education meeting was on Friday involved in a ghastly motor accident killing at least four of the principals while nine others are said to be battling for their lives. It was learnt that the principals were travelling to Kwale […]
Continue reading »A TIRING DRIVE WITH TIRELESS FASHOLA – A MUST READ!
For three consecutive days, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing and former Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, crisscrossed the six states in the South-south geo-political zone, assessing the state of the roads and monitoring progress reports both in the works and the housing sectors. Attention to details “If you noticed, for the first 20 minutes, I wasn’t […]
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER AND MOTOR BOY ON THE RUN, SOLD OFF N20MILLION WORTH OF CARGO, SET TRUCK ABLAZE (PICTURES)
The hunt is on for a Truck Driver, Oghoeruke Morrison Oghenero, and his motor-boy, Okechukwu Chimieze, all staff of On Target Logistics, who allegedly conspired to set their employer’s truck on fire after diverting and selling off N20million worth of cargo.
Continue reading »RECKLESS POLICE DRIVER KILLS TWO IN DELTA STATE
A police driver has killed two people while attempting to stop an overloaded commercial bus on the Asaba-Ibusa-Ogwashi-Uku Expressway, in the Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. Several sources, who witnessed the accident, claimed that the driver of the commercial bus and a male suspect, who the police were taking to the state command in Asaba, died on the […]
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