Category: Aniocha

Wife, brothers held for killing husband

| February 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

By Austin Ogwuda ASABA – A woman has been arrested alongside two of her brothers for allegedly killing her husband over an undisclosed misunderstanding. The incident took place at Ishiagu in Aniocha South local government area of Delta State. State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Charles Muka who confirmed the incident in Asaba yesterday [...]

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Ogwashi-uku traditional ruler completes installation rites

| January 26, 2012 | 0 Comments

| Print | E-mail Written by Alphonsus Agborh Thursday, 26 January 2012 Share THE Obi of Ogwashi uku community, headquarters of Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Prof. Chukwuka Okonjo, has rounded-off his installation rites as the 12th Obi of Ogwashi-uku  with a visit to the abode of Adiagbo, the first monarch of the community. Speakinmg [...]

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Youths want Delta govt to take over palm oil mill

| January 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

| Print | E-mail Written by Alphonsus Agborh, Asaba Tuesday, 17 January 2012 Share Youths from Nsukwa community, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, have called on the state government to take over the management of Nsukwa Oil Palm Company (OPC). The youths, in a letter addressed to the state governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, and signed [...]

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Boko Haram strikes in Adamawa, kills 27 persons

| January 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

Boko Haram Barely a week after the Federal Government declared a state of emergency in 15 of their enclaves, members of the militant Boko Haram sect struck on Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday in Mubi, Adamawa State, killing no fewer than 27 people. Most of the victims, including a commercial bank [...]

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Union Wants FG To Expedite Action On Completion Of Dam

| January 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

OGWASHI-UKU (DELTA) -The Ogwashi-Uku Development Union (ODU) has called on the Federal Government to expedite action on the completion of the Ogwashi-Uku Dam in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State. Sir Patrick Ajiduah, the President-General of the union, made the call in Ogwashi-Uku on the occasion of the annual general conference of the [...]

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Ubulu communities decry power outage for 3 years

| December 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

| Print | E-mail Written by Sylvester Idowu, Warri Tuesday, 27 December 2011 Share UBULU communities in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State have cried out over  lack of electricity supply by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), for more than three years. A public affairs analyst from the area, Mr. Charles Soeze, said no fewer [...]

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Appeal Court sacks Andy Uba, Ekwunife from N/Assembly

| December 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

      By Emma Ugwueze-Enugu and Chukwudi Chikwendu   THE Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu yesterday nullified the election of Senator Andy Ubah and that of Uche Ekwunife of the House of Representatives, ordering that fresh elections should be conducted in designated constituencies within 90 days.   Uba is representing Anambra South Senatorial [...]

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Gunmen Rape Catholic Sisters In Delta, Police Begin Manhunt For Culprits

| December 24, 2011 | 0 Comments
Gunmen Rape Catholic Sisters In Delta, Police Begin Manhunt For Culprits

An innocuous attempt by some Catholic reverend sisters to render spiritual cover to some depraved communities in Delta State has landed them in trouble. The Catholic nuns were reportedly ambushed and raped by gun-toting men, as they approached the community at night fall to evangelise and pray for the sick in the area. Although the [...]

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Gunmen Rape Catholic Sisters

| December 24, 2011 | 0 Comments
Gunmen Rape Catholic Sisters

An innocuous attempt by some Catholic reverend sisters to render spiritual cover to some depraved communities in Delta State has landed them in trouble. The Catholic nuns were reportedly ambushed and raped by gun-toting men, as they approached the community at night fall to evangelise and pray for the sick in the area. Although the [...]

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Gunmen Rape Reverend Sisters

| December 24, 2011 | 0 Comments
Gunmen Rape Reverend Sisters

An innocuous attempt by some Catholic reverend sisters to render spiritual cover to some depraved communities in Delta State has landed them in trouble. The Catholic nuns were reportedly ambushed and raped by gun-toting men, as they approached the community at nightfall to evangelise and pray for the sick in the area. Although the sisters [...]

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