Police arrest 3, recover N2m, rocket launchers, others in Ibusa robbery incident From PAUL OSUYI, AsabaWednesday May 16 , 2012 More facts emerged yesterday from the robbery incident in parts of Delta North senatorial district on Monday in which about 12 lives were lost. It was gathered that six policemen, including the Divisional Police Officer [...]
DPO, 9 Others Killed In Shoot Out Published on May 15, 2012 by pmnews · No Comments The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Abraka in Delta, CSP Steve Chigbufue and four other policemen were killed on Monday by suspected armed robbers at Igbodo in Ika North Local Government Area of the state. The police however [...]
IGP Mohammed Dikko Abubakar From Omon-Julius Onabu in Warri and Victor Efeizomor in Asaba Hell, it seems, was let loose yesterday, as some gunmen, thirsty for blood, swooped on the Delta police command, and succeeded in mowing down no fewer than seven policemen, a member of the Joint Task Force (JTF), including a female officer, [...]
ASABA – Prices of some essential building materials have increased in the last two months in Delta. Investigation by our correspondent revealed that items affected in the price increase included iron rod, sharp sand, granites and cement blocks. The survey showed that a single bar of iron rod which was sold for N1800 in Asaba, [...]
By Emma Amaize Austin Ogwuda ASABA—THE Ughelli-Asaba expressway in Delta State was turned to a no-go-area, yesterday, as armed robbers massacred the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in-charge of Abraka Police Station, Abraka, Ethiope-East Local Government Area of the state, five other policemen, two soldiers and three civilians. Vanguard learnt that the bandits, who ambushed the [...]
| Print | E-mail Written by Alphonsus Agborh and James Bwala Tuesday, 15 May 2012 Share IT was a dark day for the police in Delta State, on Monday, as the command lost four of its men in an encounter with armed robbers. A Divisional Police Officer in Abraka, Steve Chigbufue, a crime burster, ASP John Danladi and [...]
With about N17b committed to the construction of the Asaba International Airport in Delta State, expansion is on-going to bring the runway to the required standard set by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). This is to secure approval for bigger aircraft operations, reports, KELVIN OSA- OKUNBOR, who visited the airport. Despite the huge investment [...]
| Print | E-mail Written by Iyiola Monday, 14 May 2012 Share Looking through Nigerian newspapers over the past few days, it is apparent that the National Security Adviser, General Andrew Azazi stirred an infinite spectrum of reactions with a single observation he made during the Second South-South Economic Summit in Asaba, Delta State, on Friday, April 27, [...]
Prices of some essential building materials have increased in the last two months in Delta, investigations have revealed. The items affected in the price increase included iron rod, sharp sand, granites and cement blocks. The survey showed that a single bar of iron rod which was sold for N1800 in Asaba, Ughelli, Warri, Sapele and [...]
By Austin Ogwuda ASABA – MEN of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 10 Fulani robbers. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Charles Muka, who confirmed the arrest, said: “10 Fulani suspected robbers were arrested on April 10, this month at 12.30am.” He said that Mobile Police officers on patrol intercepted them on [...]
Gospel Singing Is My True Calling — Tope Alabi
Patricia Temitope Alabi (neeObayomi) is a household name in Nigeria gospel music scene. Born over forty years ago into a catholic family, her parents had received a prophecy when she was seven years old that she would be a “great minister of God”. The actress-turned -singer had paid her dues in the entertainment industry before [...]
Air Nigeria to be privatised in two years –Jimoh Ibrahim
Air Nigeria is to be privatised within the next two years. It is expected that the airline would be on a firm footing by then. Chairman of the company, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, said the airline would focus more on international operations with scheduled flights to Dubai, Rome, Paris and Asian countries. Ibrahim, who spoke on [...]
Fashion Night Out, Ghana 2012 Comes Off This Weekend
Entertainment of Friday, 18 May 2012 Source: – Email this Share This Facebook Twitter reddit Google Bookmarks del.icio.us StumbleUpon Newsvine livejournal Mixx it! Print This Comments (2) « Prev Next » The Ghanaian fashion taste is now on the high and we cannot be blind at the new styles in vogue. Fashion Night Out, Ghana [...]
Nigeria picks 25 players for U-20 invitational tourney
LAGOS, May 19 (Xinhua) — The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has named a 25-man squad for an invitational U-20 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. Spokesperson for the team Samm Audu disclosed this in a statement reaching Xinhua on Saturday, saying John Obuh, the Head Coach of the national under-20 men’s listed three goalkeepers, eight [...]
Victor Ikpeba, Austin Okocha & the six Legends of the Heineken Champions Planet
SPECIALBy Babajide Alaka The Heineken Champions Planet is located in the heart of Victoria Island. It is a cosy duplex filled with football memorabilia and beautiful hostesses who make sure that fans of the beautiful game never want for anything on match days. In football-speak, the Heineken Champions Planet is football heaven. It is where [...]
Keshi to continue open door policy
Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi stated that he will continue with his policy of giving every player a chance to prove himself despite calls for him to put down a standing team. Former Eagles midfield maestro and technical committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Austin Okocha during the week urged the Eagles coach jettison his [...]
