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News

Cubana Group Lawfully Acquired Asaba Land -Community Lawyer

Ifeanyi Ejiofor said the Oshimili North land was never in litigation and a certificate of occupancy was issued.

News

Delta Police Arrest Teenage Girl for Faking Own Kidnap

The student lodged in a Port Harcourt hotel and demanded ransom from her widowed mother, spending it on clothes with three friends.

Community

Delta Govt Orders Temporary Shutdown of DSC Roundabout

Only Effurun–Ughelli traffic may use the flyover until March 31 as engineers finish road connections, with other motorists diverted.

Community

Police Recover Firearms Along Sapele–Warri, Agbarho Routes

A suspect arrested in Effurun led officers to a hidden armoury, while a tricycle rider was held in a separate patrol.

Community

OML 42 Communities Receive Training on PIA Benefits

The Ughelli session, backed by NNPC/NECONDE and Jones Creek, covered development trusts, accountability and conflict management for host community leaders.

Politics

Urhobo Leaders Protest Exclusion from Warri South APC Congresses

In a letter to the state chairman, the bloc says sidelining it threatens unity and demands corrective steps.

Niger Delta

PENGASSAN Kicks Against Tinubu’s Order on Oil Revenue

Osifo wants the order withdrawn, saying it overrides the Petroleum Industry Act and misstates what NNPCL actually retains.

Politics

House of Reps Apologize for Tear-Gassing Electoral Act Protesters

Spokesman Akin Rotimi called the police action regrettable and under review, defending lawmakers over the electronic transmission of results demands.

Niger Delta

Tinubu Ends NNPC’s 30% Oil, Gas Cuts, Orders Direct Payment to Federation Account

Operators must remit all government oil and gas entitlements directly from February 13, 2026, with a compliance committee constituted.

Community

Egrangbene Pere-Elect Dies Amid Prolonged Kingship Dispute

Henry Okrikpa, crowned in 2009 but never recognised by the Delta State Government, has died at 70 after illness.

Politics

Delta Assembly Fixes Public Hearing on Gaming Board Bill

The bill would merge gaming regulation under one authority and repeal lottery, pools betting and betting duty laws dating to 1954.

Politics

Delta APC Concludes Ward Congresses Ahead of 2027 Elections

The party's monitoring committee reported peaceful, consensus-driven congresses across all 270 wards, with women winning several executive positions.

Politics

Tinubu signs Electoral Act 2026 into law

The law shortens election notice to 300 days, allows electronic transmission of results, and sets February and March 2027 poll dates.

Politics

APC Adopts Consensus Candidates in Ughelli North

Council chairman Jaro Egbo backed the method as Ward 1/5 dissolved its executive and affirmed Peter Odokuma chairman.

Community

Women Curse Kidnappers in Sapele Protest

Elderly women from 14 communities gathered at Amukpe Roundabout with chants and rites, saying abductions have driven them off their farms.

Politics

Contractor Assures Oborevwori Timely Delivery on Ugbolu-Okpanam Road Project

The governor inspected two road projects, rejected a 2027 deadline, and warned contractors seeking future jobs to deliver on schedule.

Politics

Akpoti-Uduaghan Not on NCDC Committee – Senator Zam

Zam says she arrived late uninvited, was told to take her complaint to the Selection Committee, and left.

Community

Isoko South LG Chairman Delivers Chairs to Enhwe School

The 100 chairs, donated by Chief Michael Ogodo, follow social media concerns about students sitting on bare floors.