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Delta, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News
Thursday, August 9th, 2012
BY Emma Amaize WARRI—A militant group, Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, has criticised the attack on journalists in Warri, Delta State, by a group of ex-militants on Tuesday. NDLF, in a statement by its spokesperson, ‘Captain’ Mack Anthony, described the invasion of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Correspondents’ Chapel, Warri Office, by supposed ex-militants as […]
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Delta, EFCC Politics, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
There were indications on Tuesday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will go to court to challenge moves to claim for Delta State, the controversial $15m cash said to have been received from an undisclosed agent of a former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, in 2007. EFCC lawyer, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, informed […]
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Delta, Latest Politics, State News
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted an interim order forfeiting to the Federal Government $15m said to have been received by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from an undisclosed agent of former Delta State Governor James Ibori in 2007 as a bribe to compromise its investigation. The money has been kept […]
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Delta, State News
Thursday, July 19th, 2012
Henry ovie Ebireri The People of Ovwor-Olomu Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have expressed their appreciation to the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan for his developmental stride in the community. In a statement signed by the President General of the Community, Chief Amos Oyoroko, Okpakorere, Ovwor Community, Pa John Efeurhiewe, the […]
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Delta, Headlines, State News
Thursday, July 5th, 2012
A 52-year-old father of 14 children was among five persons arrested by the Delta State police command on Wednesday for allegedly stealing a seven-year-old boy named Trust in God. The boy was stolen from his mother’s residence at No 2 Idumuisioji Obi Quarters at Umunede last Monday. Acting on information, detectives were detailed to fish […]
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Delta, State News
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
June 15, 2012 by Emmanuel Addeh, Warri Gunmen who kidnapped a cousin to the Governor of Delta State, 75-year-old Sam Uduaghan, on Thursday demanded N50m before his release. The kidnappers had struck on a day the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, was receiving patrol vehicles purchased by the state government in Asaba. Our […]
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Delta, Enugu, Headlines, State News
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
June 2, 2012 by Ozioma Ubabukoh, Enugu 26 Comments The anti-kidnap unit of the Enugu State Police Command has rescued six-year-old Kosi Akilo, who was abducted recently from her parents’ home at River Lane Crescent in GRA, Enugu. SATURDAY PUNCH learnt that the anti-kidnap unit, led by Superintendent Stephen Osaghae rescued Akilo in the early […]
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Delta, Headlines, State News
Sunday, May 27th, 2012
former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori | credits: File copy Prominent lawyers have said the recent report that a British Metropolitan Police officer collected a £20, 000 bribe from former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who is serving a 13-year jail term in the United Kingdom, is not a problem for Nigeria, since […]
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Delta, Headlines, State News
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
DELTA State Government is set to engage the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the recovery of over N29billion owed it by 135 companies operating in the state. The state Internal Revenue Board said that the companies, which evaded various forms of taxes were, however, given two weeks to pay the debt or face the […]
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Delta, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
NEWS agencies on Wednesday reported that Scotland Yard had arrested three of the investigators that handled the fraud case involving former governor of Delta State, James Ibori. The arrested men were accused of receiving thousands of dollars in payments for providing information to Ibori’s lawyers. Ibori was sentenced on April 17 by Southwark Crown Court […]
