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DPR sanctions erring fuel stations in Delta, Bayelsa
THE Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office, ver the weekend, sealed two petrol stations in Asaba, Delta State over offences bordering on under-dispensing and operating without valid licences in Asaba.The petrol…
Functional healthcare will curb health tourism —Okowa
DELTA State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has said movement of Nigerians to other countries will be reduced with functional and effective health care facilities in the country.The governor made the observation when the Permanent…
Okowa restates commitment to building stronger Delta
DELTA State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday administered the oath of office on five special advisers.According to the governor, who spoke shortly after the oath was administered on the special advisers at the Government House,…
Protests rock Delta over power outage
Protests have continued unabated in parts of Delta State following power outage and epileptic supply by the Benin Electricity Company (BEDC).From Warri, Effurun, Sapele to Asaba, electricity consumers took to the streets calling on…
Public hospitals in Delta suffer blackout at night
Most public hospitals in ‘Delta State operate at night without electricity.According to investigation by the Nigerian Tribune, of the 66 public secondary health facilities in the state, less than 20 per cent of them, some of them in…
Bayelsa broadcasting corporation razed
The Bayelsa State Broadcasting Corporation, Glory FM, was, on Tuesday morning, razed by fire allegedly ignited by a spark from the control room of the station.Findings revealed that sections of the station that were affected by the…
Delta govt urged to commence implementation of illegal community levy law
The Delta State government has been urged to begin the implementation of the law against illegal and forceful collection of levies locally known as ‘deve’ from public and private developers in the state by community hoodlums.It will be…
Court restrains Okhoromi indigenes from trespassing on Egbirhe land
FOUR indigenes of Okhoromi in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State were on Monday, restrained by a Benin High Court from acts of further trespass on the communal lands of Egbirhe village.The four persons who were restrained from…
Itsekiri communities urge Okowa to fix Ubeji road
Residents of Ubeji and adjourning riverine Itsekiri communities in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State have cried out to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to fix the deteriorating Ubeji road as promised during campaigns for his second…
Consumers groan over power outage, high bills in Ogwashi-Uku
Electricity consumers in Ogwashi Uku, Delta North Local Government Area have frowned on the recurring power outage and high bills brought by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (bedc) in recent months.According to a survey by…