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Edo, Delta Customs revenue rises 29% to N132.86bn
News November 6, 2026 4:33 pm The Nigeria Customs Service, Edo/Delta Area Command, generated approximately ₦132.86bn in revenue between January and October 2026, representing an increase of ₦29.52bn, or 28.57 per cent, over the ₦103.34bn collected during the corresponding period in 2025.
Oil spill: Oborevwori promises help to affected communities
File: Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori. Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has assured the people of Uzere Kingdom in Isoko South Local Government Area that his administration will ensure that oil companies operating in the area meet their obligations to host communities affected by oil spills and other environmental challenges.
Delta CP charges officers on human rights
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Samuel Erale. Delta State Commissioner of Police, Samuel Erale, has charged the officers and men in the Sapele Area Command, alongside the community stakeholders, on professionalism and respect for human rights. The police boss, during his ongoing familiarisation tour of the state, educated officers and men of the Sapele Area Command on the importance of discipline, professionalism, respect for human rights and intelligence-led policing.
Why Delta prioritises welfare of civil servants – Oborevwori
File photo: Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has said the present administration in Delta State is committed to the welfare and capacity development of civil servants, adding that a well-equipped workforce is the engine of effective governance and sustainable development. He spoke in Asaba while receiving members of the Federal Civil Service Commission, led by its Chairman, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, on a courtesy visit to the state.
2027: Isoko leaders endorse Tinubu, Oborevwori
News November 3, 2026 6:39 pm A cross-section of traditional rulers, political leaders, captains of industry and prominent Isoko sons and daughters at the grand reception held in honour of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his wife, Deaconess Tobore, at Isoko House, Oleh, on Tuesday. Photo: Dele Oguyemi The people of Isoko nation in Delta State have endorsed the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori ahead of the 2027 general elections.
CNS seeks stronger civil-military cooperation
News November 1, 2026 2:57 pm The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas Photo: Nigerian Army The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has called for improved civil-military cooperation in Nigeria, saying it is imperative for enhanced national security and prosperity.
Police arrest four suspected armed robbers, cultists in Delta
Some of the arrested suspects. Photo: Delta Police Command Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested four suspected armed robbers and cultists. The arrests were made in separate operations targeting cultism and armed robbery in the Umunede and Ughelli areas of the state. The security operatives recovered seven firearms, 10 live cartridges, two stolen motorcycles and suspected illicit drugs during the intelligence-led operations.
Customs, police partner to boost security in Delta
News October 30, 2026 11:07 am Edo/Delta Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service, Dominic Ortsen, and the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, with some of their officers at the event The Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Police Force have reiterated their commitment to strengthening inter-agency cooperation in Delta State “to address security challenges, enhance intelligence sharing and promote a safe environment for legitimate trade and economic activities in the area”.
Group donates skill centre, immunise 100 babies against polio
• Olikagu inaugurating the centre A social group, the Rotary Club of Effurun GRA in Delta State has donated a skill acquisition centre for special students at Don Domingo College, Warri, in the Warri South Local Government Area. This is just as the Rotary clubs in Warri and environs embarked on a door-to-door sensitisation rally aimed at strengthening efforts toward eliminating the polio scourge.
Delta commissioner tasks media on credible journalism
Delta State Commissioner for Special Duties in the Government House, Dr. Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza The Delta State Commissioner for Special Duties in the Government House, Dr. Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza, has asked the media in Nigeria to be more committed to “credible reporting, editorial professionalism, and responsible journalism”. He spoke on Wednesday in a statement felicitating with the state-owned newspaper, The Pointer, as it marks its 32 years anniversary.
Delta gov signs 13th-month salary, four others into law
News October 28, 2026 1:53 pm File: Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori. Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has signed five bills into law, including the 13th Month Salary Law, 2026, “to improve workers’ welfare, strengthen the judiciary, protect property rights and reform the state’s tax administration”.
2027: Delta APC pledges issue-based campaign
Politics October 26, 2026 8:03 pm The All Progressives Congress in Delta State has pledged to run an issue-based campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections, as it unveiled members of its Media and Publicity Committee to journalists in Asaba on Monday. The party urged political actors to shun violence, inflammatory statements and actions capable of threatening the prevailing peace in the state.
Dafinone mourns Okonjo-Iweala’s late mother
News October 26, 2026 3:37 pm Late Professor Kamene Okonjo. The lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ede Dafinone, has expressed condolences to the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the entire Okonjo family of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom in Delta State over the death of their matriarch, Professor Kamene Okonjo, who died at the age of 96.
Police arrest Delta school bus driver over minor’s kidnapping, assault
News October 25, 2026 4:26 pm The suspect. Photo: Delta State Police Command A 28-year-old school bus driver, Onome Ughagha, has been arrested by operatives of the Delta State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female student in Sapele. The suspect allegedly demanded and collected ₦503,000 in ransom from the student’s father before abandoning her along Oton Road, Sapele.
Varsity workers protest shortfalls in FG’s arrears payment
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News October 25, 2026 1:14 am University workers across the country have reported different experiences following the Federal Government’s reported release of arrears under its 2026 agreement with university unions, with some confirming payment while others complain of shortfalls, unpaid allowances and uncertainty over outstanding entitlements.
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Police rescue kidnap victim, arrest 8 suspects in Delta
The Delta State Police Command has rescued a 23-year-old kidnap victim and arrested eight suspects as three firearms, 26 live cartridges and substances suspected to be Indian hemp were also recovered. The operations were conducted across the state between October 20 and 23, 2026. The command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, said in a statement on Saturday that operatives of the Owa-Oyibu Division, working with local volunteer groups, rescued the victim on October 20, 2026.
Anyone who rigs 2027 poll will die, Omo-Agege warns
News October 23, 2026 11:08 pm Former Deputy President of the Senate and Nigeria Democratic Congress senatorial candidate for Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has warned prospective election riggers to avoid such nefarious actions as the 2027 general elections approach. Omo-Agege, while flagging off his campaign in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State on Friday, declared pointedly that whoever rigs the election will die. ”It’s rig and die.
Ghana Petroleum Authority, PTI partner for increased capacity
Petroleum Training Institute A high-level delegation from Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has visited the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State, to explore a “strategic partnership aimed at strengthening technical capacity in Ghana’s oil and gas sector”. The visit to the PTI was said to be a part of Ghana’s plans to build its own centre of excellence for petroleum training by drawing on Nigeria’s over five decades of experience in hydrocarbon manpower development.
We need hospital, scholarships for youths – Delta community
• Omeresan, community leaders and supporters The people of Orere community in the Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State have catalogued their “pressing needs” which they want the government to solve for them, particularly as the next political dispensation beckons. On the top of the community’s priorities are cottage hospital and scholarships for their youths, among others.
Oil wells: Delta host community alleges marginalisation, shuts production
• Protesting members of Ifie community Members of Ifie-Kporo community, host to OML 24 and 25, in Macaraba oil field in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State on Wednesday embarked on a protest, culminating in the shutdown of operations in the two oil wells being operated by Chevron Nigeria Limited. The protesters accused the multinational oil and gas firm of “gross marginalisation and failure of the company to properly recognise and engage with the community as her host community”.
Uduaghan: Monarch declares Friday mourning day, bans trading, farming
The Regent-elect of Umeh Kingdom in the Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, HRH Meshack Rockson Owhe, has declared Friday, October 23, a day of mourning in his domain in honour of the late former Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan. The monarch announced the decision on Wednesday, adding, “The community would suspend trading, farming and all ceremonies from dawn to dusk in recognition of Uduaghan’s contributions to its development”.
Delta union mourns Uduaghan, hails his legacy
News October 21, 2026 8:24 pm The Urhobo Progress Union Worldwide has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, describing him as “a compassionate leader whose human-centred policies touched lives”. Uduaghan died on Monday, October 19, 2026, at the age of 71.
Uduaghan: Delta community suspends trading, farming for mourning
News October 21, 2026 1:29 pm Former Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan The Regent-elect of Umeh Kingdom in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, Meshack Owhe, has declared Friday, October 23, a day of mourning in his domain in honour of the late former Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan.
State police: Five more Assemblies pass bill, FG panel submits draft
News October 21, 2026 12:44 am The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill on Tuesday said it had submitted the draft National Policing Bill, 2026, and 29 consequential amendment bills to the Ministry of Justice for legislative drafting review and validation.
Uduaghan: Oborevwori receives remains, Obasanjo, Akpabio mourn
News October 21, 2026 12:01 am Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday received the remains of former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan at Osubi Airport and later visited his family to offer condolences following his death on Monday at the age of 71.
Tinubu, Oborevwori mourn as ex-Delta gov Uduaghan dies at 71
News October 20, 2026 12:01 am President Bola Tinubu, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the Christian Association of Nigeria, among others, on Monday mourned former Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan. The politician cum medical doctor, who served as governor from 2007 to 2015, passed on at the age of 71 years in the early hours of Monday, after a protracted illness.
BREAKING: Ex-Delta governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, dies at 71
News October 19, 2026 12:33 pm Former Delta Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan Former Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, is dead. He died after a brief illness at the age of 71. The Uduaghan family announced his death in a statement signed by Toju Andre Uduaghan on Monday. Late Uduaghan was born on October 22, 1954.
Police arrest five suspected robbers, recover guns in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers in separate operations in Ughelli North and Ika South local government areas of the state, recovering firearms, ammunition and other items. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Warri on Sunday.
Police arrest five suspected armed robbers in Delta
News October 18, 2026 6:31 pm Some of the suspects arrested by the police. Photo: Delta State Police Command. Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers allegedly terrorising Ujode Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer for the command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Warri on Sunday.
Police arrest 95 suspected cultists in Delta, recover five firearms
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 95 suspected cultists in coordinated raids on criminal hideouts across the state. The operatives recovered five firearms, comprising two pump-action guns, one locally fabricated cut-to-size gun and two locally made pistols, alongside 12 live cartridges and seven expended cartridges.
Delta CP orders probe into fatal shooting, attacks on community leaders
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel Erale, has ordered a thorough investigation into the fatal shooting of a young man popularly known as Don Cross and subsequent attacks on community leaders and destruction of property in Okpara Inland, Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state. Erale gave the directive during a visit to the community following the October 12 incident, which reportedly triggered violence and attacks on the properties of community leaders.
Customs, Delta Ports seek stronger collaboration
News October 15, 2026 2:03 pm The nw Edo/Delta Customs Area Controller, Dooyum Dominic Ortsen and his management team with the Ports Manager, Delta Ports, Warri, Saadi Dahiru Mohammed, during the courtesy visit. Photo: Dele Ogunyemi The Nigeria Customs Service, Edo/Delta Area Command, has called for stronger collaboration with Delta Ports to improve operational efficiency and service delivery.
Firm strengthens tree planting initiative, targets one million trees
Nigeria’s indigenous energy company, Seplat Energy, has strengthened its commitment to climate action and environmental sustainability through its Tree4Life Programme, which recently achieved a major milestone with the planting of 200,000 trees, reinforcing the company’s ambition to grow one million trees by the year 2030. The Tree4Life Programme is Seplat’s flagship reforestation and biodiversity conservation initiative that combines environmental restoration with community development.
Edo-Delta Customs command unveils strategy to meet N209bn target
News October 13, 2026 6:28 pm The new Customs Area Controller for Edo and Delta States, Dooyum Dominic Ortsen, with stakeholders ...on Tuesday The new Customs Area Controller for Edo/Delta Area Command, Dooyum Dominic Ortsen, on Tuesday called for sustained collaboration and trust from stakeholders to achieve the Command’s N209 billion revenue target for the year, noting that “the target requires shared responsibility”.
Police arrest suspected armed robber in Delta
Politics October 11, 2026 12:00 am Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 26-year-old suspected armed robber in Asaba and recovered three firearms, including an AK-47 rifle and ammunition, during an intelligence-led operation. This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman for the command, Bright Edafe, copies of which were made available to journalists in Warri on Saturday.
FG trains 970 Delta youths in vocational skills
Some of the beneficiaries at the event No fewer than 970 youths drawn from different parts of Delta State have embarked on a vocational skills training programme under Cohort 3 of the IDEAS-TVET Training Initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education.
Govt assures residents of quality infrastructure in communities
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. Credit: State House The Director-General of the Warri, Uvwie and Environs Special Area Development Agency, Prince Okakuro Ejinyere, has assured residents of the area that the agency is committed to delivering quality infrastructure in accordance with acceptable engineering standards. He said WUEDA would continue to ensure that contractors complied with specifications.
Nine die as Delta bus hits gas truck
FRSC boss, Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed No fewer than nine persons have died in a ghastly road crash involving a Delta Line passenger bus and a gas-laden truck along the Ore/Ijebu-Ode Highway in Ogun State.
Oil spill: Oborevwori orders clean-up, medical help for Delta communities
File: Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori. Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has ordered immediate medical intervention and urgent measures to tackle the devastating impact of the oil spill along the Trans-Forcados pipeline, saying the state government would not allow affected communities to suffer unnecessarily.
Police rescue kidnap victim, nab five in Delta
• Some suspects and exhibits. Photo: Police Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have rescued a kidnapped victim and arrested five suspects in separate operations targeting kidnapping and cult-related crimes in the state. The operations also led to the recovery of a fabricated Beretta pistol, one magazine, two rounds of live ammunition, a battle axe, four cutlasses and a hammer.
Police rescue kidnapped victim in Delta, arrest five suspects
Police officers. Photo: TheCable Operatives of Delta State Police Command have recorded some breakthroughs in the fight against violent crime, with the rescue of a kidnapped victim and the arrest of five suspects in separate operations involving kidnapping and cult-related murder.
States get N32bn ecology fund amid flood threats
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News October 4, 2026 12:00 am The 36 states of the federation received about N32bn from the Ecological Fund in the first six months of 2026, findings by Sunday PUNCH have revealed. This is amid persistent flooding across the country, which has claimed lives and destroyed property worth millions of naira.
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Nigeria @66: Chevron reaffirms commitment to partnership with Nigeria
The Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Companies in Nigeria, Jim Swartz. As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, Chevron companies in Nigeria have reaffirmed their confidence in the country and their long-standing commitment to partnership, investment and responsible energy development. Chevron is a leading oil and gas producer and investor in Nigeria, with operations across the Niger Delta and interests in major deepwater assets.
Navy recovers 80,000 litres of stolen crude, arrests three
Personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship Delta, in a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, have arrested three suspected drug traffickers, recovering illicit substances and approximately 80,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil. Information from the security agency said the arrests and seizure were made in two separate anti-crude oil theft joint operations involving the Navy and the NDLEA teams in the Niger Delta creeks between Monday and Tuesday.
N’Delta activist promises inclusive representation for constituency
Popular Niger Delta activist and National Democratic Party candidate for Warri Federal Constituency in the 2027 House of Representatives election, Sheriff Mulade has unveiled a development agenda anchored on economic renewal, inclusive representation, job creation, environmental protection and peaceful coexistence of the various ethnic communities in the Constituency.
NEMA deploys rescue teams as floods ravage states
News September 30, 2026 12:00 am Anger, sorrow and anxiety have gripped communities across the country as torrential rainfall and flooding killed residents, displaced families, submerged homes, destroyed roads and other infrastructure and disrupted economic activities. From the North to the South, floods have affected several communities, forcing residents to abandon their homes while farmers, traders, and business owners have suffered significant losses.
Group alerts Tinubu to N’Delta maritime cadets’ plights
President Bola Tinubu. Photo: State House The Coalition of Niger Delta Civil Society Organisations (CNDCSOs) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to wade into alleged 15-year ordeal of Niger Delta maritime cadets sponsored for professional training under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP).
Delta speaker celebrates monarch for strides
• Guwor and Amaokosu of Ogbe-Ijoh, Pere Monbene The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Emomotimi Guwor, has lauded the Amaokosu of Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Pere Monbene III, for the socioeconomic development strides in his domain since his ascension on the throne in the past 11 years.
Police intercept vehicle stuffed with military uniforms
Delta State Police Command. Photo: Police The Delta State Police Command has arrested a suspect after its personnel intercepted a vehicle conveying military camouflage uniforms, boots and hats, as well as cartons of suspected Tramadol and other illicit drugs. The vehicle, a green Toyota Sienna with registration number KP 527 AAA, was intercepted by operatives of the command’s anti-cult unit, Asaba, along the Onitsha-Ondo route on Friday.
Group demands arrest, prosecution, of Delta APC, NDC clash perpetrators
News September 19, 2026 5:52 pm The Human Rights Advocacy Coalition, in conjunction with the Delta State Civil Society Organisational Forum and Value Rebirth and Empowerment Initiative, has condemned Friday’s political clash in Warri and Effurun, Delta State, demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible.
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