By Charles Nwabardi The police in Delta State has arrested four suspected kidnappers while their victim, Mr. William Aduwoma was rescued unhurt. A Team of humility Police personnels in the Divisional Headquarters in Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government of Delta State led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Ogedengbe Areguamen swiftly moved into the bush at Aradhe in his in oo Isoko North Local Government where the victim was rescued. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe said the suspected kidnappers who were aware that Police were closing in on them fled leaving their victim…
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A drug trafficker, Goodluck Igbineweka Odeh, has been intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, NAIA, with 2kilogramme of heroin, which has a street value of N564million, concealed in the lining of false bottom of his suitcase. The 40-year-old suspect from Ikpoba Okha Local Government area of Edo state was arrested at the departure lounge of the Abuja airport during an outward clearance of Ethopian aircraft 911enroute Abuja-Addis Ababa-Italy. Under interrogation, Odeh claimed he has been living in Italy since 2015 when he got into the country through Libya. He said he works as a labourer in a farm…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday 30th March 2021 flew to the United Kingdom, for what Presidential officials have described as a ‘routine medical check-up’. This would be the sixth time the President would travel to London for medical reasons since he became Nigeria’s President on May 29th 2015. He had made similar trips on February 5th, 2016, June 6th 2016, January 19th, 2017, May 7th, 2017 and May 8th 2018. If President Buhari were a private citizen, he would be entitled to seek medical care from any part of the world and retain medical professionals of his choice. However it…
By Sam Duvwode Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has expressed shock at the death on Saturday of former Acting Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sam Obi, saying “service to God and his peoples’ interests defined the political life of Sam Obi through to his death”. Otuaro, who spoke through Mr. Bulou Kosin, his Senior Special Assistant on Press and Communication, said “while his people of Ika North East LGA retained his impressive services as Legislator in Delta State House of Assembly for three consecutive tenures two of which he reigned as Speaker, Rt Hon. Sam…
UDU – THE Nigerian Bar Association, Udu branch has petitioned, Chief Macaulay Ovuozorie, Chairman Warri/Uvwie and Environs Special Area Development Agency over alleged exclusion of Udu area from projects executed so far, calling fora change of tactics. The call was made weekend by the legal body through a letter written to the agency which copy was obtained by Vanguard in Warri yesterday. In the letter signed by branch Chairman and Secretary, P. Mekako ESQ, and P. T. Danbury ESQ, the association thank the Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for setting up the various development agencies. The letter read in part, “We the…
No fewer than four “Urhobo Herdsmen”, masquerading as Fulani herdsmen has been apprehended by a combined team comprising of police, Department of State Security (DSS), local vigilante and youths in Abraka, Ethiope east and Obiaruku, Ukwuani local government areas of Delta State. The Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) of Abraka and Umutu mobilized and embarked on a joint operation to Government Reserved Land, Obiaruku, where suspected “Urhobo killer herders” uses as their hideouts just as they opened fire on sighting the police but were repelled by the teams. Police Public Relations Officer PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed that during the gun…
By MAX COLLINS Jnr Troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Asaba, Delta State, have arrested five persons including three suspected impersonators of the military along the Kwale-Ogwashi road in the state. The other two suspects include a shabily dressed serving mobile policeman and one accomplice dressed in mufti. They were inside a black tinted, ash and blue coloured Peugeot 608 saloon car with registration number LND 436 EX (Lagos). Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of 63 Brigade Headquarters, Asaba, Captain George Okupe who confirmed the arrest on Saturday in a statement, said the suspects were harassing…
By MAX COLLINS Jnr LAGOS – Four members of a notorious armed robbery gang which include twin brothers have been arrested in Lagos. The twin brothers said to be children of a retired soldier, and the other two, also sons of retired soldiers were alleged to be specialists in car snatching and robbing of unsuspecting bus passengers of their valuables. They allegedly use locally-made guns and military uniforms during operations. They were arrested in Lagos State by the operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team, IRT. The police identified the suspects, Taiwo and Kehinde Ojomo, Emmanuel Bamidele and Peter Samuel,…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA UMUNEDE: Idumu Esegbena / Ozoba Communities in Umunede in Ika North East Local Government Area and Emuhu community in Ika South LGA are embroiled in crisis ranging from land dispute to alleged police intimidation. Briefing the Press yesterday at the Agadagidi Civic Center (Umunede Town Hall), Chief Gabriel Egbule, the Oliha of Umunede, disclosed that the Idumu Esegbena and Ozoba quarters in Umunede in Ika North East LGA were sometime ago involved in a protracted land dispute with Emuhu community in Ika South LGA, which they (Umunede) won up to the Supreme Court. Chief Egbule said…
Delta Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday assured the state’s contingent to the 20th National Sports Festival holding in Edo from April 2, 2021 that every gold medal won by the team at the festival would attract N1 million reward to the athlete. He reaffirmed that the reward would be a repeat of what the athletes received for medals won at the 19th edition of the festival held in Abuja. After gold, each silver medal won attracted N500,000 to the athlete while wonners of bronze medals received N250,000 for each medal. Okowa made the announcement at a pre-departure prayer…