BY VINCENT UJUMADU ENYIM ENYIM and Adekunle Aliyu with Agency Report Bauchi – An automobile accident on Azare- Potiskum road in Bauchi and Yobe states on Thursday claimed 32 lives, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said. Also 18 people were crushed in a multiple accidents at the foot of the Niger Bridge in Anambra [...]
News Written by Siraje Lubwama Patrick Wekesa, the trial magistrate in the homosexuality case against four pastors and two others, has denied taking a bribe from Pastor Robert Kayanja, a complainant in the case. Through their lawyers, Sekabanja and Company Advocates, the six, accused of tarnishing Kayanja’s name by alleging that he is a homosexual, [...]
BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA – A COMBINED team of police and vigilante in Onitsha, Anambra State, Tuesday arrested five persons suspected to be leaders of a gang terrorising and kidnapping people in parts of Anambra State and Asaba, Delta State. The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, for the Central Police Station, CPS, Onitsha, Mr. Abdul Yusuf, [...]
Delta Partners With Germany In Skill Acquisition Published on February 20, 2012 by pmnews · No Comments Delta State Government and the German Government are to partner in skill acquisition programme. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan announced this when the German Ambassador paid him a courtesy call in Asaba. He requested the German Government to assist in [...]
ASABA – The Delta Police Command has planned to partner with journalist s to launder the image of the force in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Tsafe, disclosed this at a meeting with the journalists in Asaba. He said that the campaign would be taken to the grassroot level to change people’s [...]
Asaba Alive For Wheelchair Tourney Published on February 20, 2012 by pmnews · No Comments Wheelchair basketball players in the country besieged the Township Stadium in Asaba, Delta State since Saturday, 18 February, 2012 for the maiden edition of wheelchair basketball tourney, sponsored by the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Victor Ochei. The [...]
By Austin Ogwuda Asaba-EIGHT suspected cultists have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command at Ogwashi-Uku for allegedly hacking a boy to death. State police command’s spokesman, Mr. Charles Muka, who confirmed the arrest of the suspected cultists, said, “they were arrested for murder of a yet to be identified boy at Ogwashi-Uku.” He [...]
By Austin Ogwuda Asaba—THE joy of a garri seller at Ogbeogonogo market, Asaba, Delta State, Mrs. Patience Obi, who recently gave birth to a set of quadruplets, has been cut short, as she has no home to go to. Although the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Afolabi Abdul-Razaak, had written off the bills following [...]
Youths numbering over 1,000 suspected to be cultists in the early hours of yesterday matched through various streets of Ogbesowe in Umuagu Quarters, Asaba, Delta State to press home their anger over the alleged killing of two brothers. Two brothers, Izuka and Ike were reportedly killed by a police officer who acted on false information [...]
By Collins Eke, Asaba FARMERS, including other food producers in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area Delta State are currently experiencing food shortages following the 2011 rainy season that caused serious flooding to the area. The flood reportedly destroyed farms lands, poultry farm, fishponds and other agricultural produce running into millions [...]
British man gets probation in KBR bribery scheme
HOUSTON (AP) – A British man has been sentenced to probation for helping a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary steer massive bribes to Nigerian officials to win more than $6 billion in construction contracts. Wojciech Chodan (VOY’chehk choh-DAN’) was sentenced Wednesday in Houston federal court to one year of unsupervised probation and fined $20,000. In a [...]
Wutah Demands $60000 From Glo…. Threatens Court Action!
Entertainment of Wednesday, 22 February 2012 Source: Eugene Osafo-Nkansah/Peacefmonline.com Email this Share This Facebook Twitter reddit Google Bookmarks del.icio.us StumbleUpon Newsvine livejournal Mixx it! Print This Comments (1) « Prev Next » Even though Hiplife duo Wutah (Fire) made up of Daniel Morris (Wutah Kobby) and Frank Osei (Wutah Virus) have gone their separate ways [...]
Beauty, Brains And Talent Published on February 22, 2012 by pmnews · 2 Comments Stella Damasus I looked at the clock on the wall. It was already 5pm and I still had one more homework to finish with my 9-year-old daughter. My phone rang a few times and as I saw the name of the [...]
Man, 62 Nabbed For Using Son For Ritual
A 62-year-old farmer, Amaechi (other names withheld) in Ndemili, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State has been arrested by Police in Delta State for allegedly attempting to use his son for ritual sacrifice. The suspect was said to have put his young son in a tied race bag in readiness for taking him [...]
A housewife, Caroline (other names removed) has been banished for allegedly committing an adultery with a motorcycle spare parts dealer in Obiaruku, Ukwani Local Government area of Delta State. The spare parts dealer, simply identified as Uchenna, hails from Ossisa, Ndokwa East Local Government area of the state. He was said to have lured Caroline [...]
JTF parades 13 suspected bunkerers, 2 kidnappers in Delta
By FESTUS AHON UGHELLI—THE Joint Military Taskforce, JTF, in the Niger Delta, weekend, paraded 13 suspected oil bunkerers, pipeline vandals and two suspected kidnappers at the Army barracks, Effurun, Delta State. JTF also confiscated nine wooden boats carrying one big steel tank, 101 GeePee tanks of various sizes, eight steel drums, 12 hoses and 11 [...]
Anglican Bishops CONFAB at Oleh
The Archbishop of Bendel Ecclesiastical Province for the Aglican Communion His Grace Most Rev. Dr. F. J. Imaekhai has announced that the next meeting of the province will take place at St. Pauls Cathedral Oleh Isoko Local Government Area on the 6th and 7th of February, 2012. In his address recently titled “Stewards of the [...]
