A former Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Dr. Edna Mogekwu, has been sentenced to jail for refusing to honour invitations on allegations of corruption from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Dr. Mogekwu, who was sentenced to a two-year, one-month jail term, as well as three principal…
Ahead of the 2023 governorship election in Delta State, a pan-Delta socio-political group, Delta Icons (DI), has been inaugurated to foster unity, equity and accommodation of the interests of all Deltans in the choice of who succeeds Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The group, whose primary interest is to promote inclusive governance and development of the state,…
The Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Ikenwoli is alive and not dead, as widely speculated. Chief Clement Maleghemi who is the Olu’s palace administration director has denied multiple claims reported earlier today of the demise of the king. The palace director in a three paragraph statement disclosed that the king is currently “indisposed and…
The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Ovwigho Igbuya on Tuesday made an assessment of the journey so far, saying the Sixth Assembly has made reasonable contributions to the development of the state. Speaking at the resumption of plenary, Igbuya said the Sixth Assembly received a total of 41 bills. According to him, Governor…
That is the thing about lesson, you always learn them when you don’t expect them or want them Cecelia Ahern Your Excellency, I’m pretty sure that the last 24 hours must have been the worst hours of your life. The only one that comes close may be when your favoured candidate lost the Peoples Democratic…
Report reaching us indicates that ace Nollywood actress and producer, Tricia Eseigbe, recently cheated death in Delta State. Information scooped by us revealed that the boat conveying the actress and her crew during a film production in Delta State capsized in the middle of water. Tricia Eseigbe, Aproko247 learnt, was shooting a documentary on a…
Five Star Music act, Harrysong, took to his social media platform to inform his fan with his near-death experience while on an Arik Air flight to Delta State. The singer was going to Warri, but disclosed that at a point, he felt he was going to die. Harrysong disclosed that the ugly incident was caused…
An oil well belonging to Chevron in Delta State has been destroyed by the Niger Delta Avengers group. The new militant group disclosed that it blew up the oil facility in the wee hours of Wednesday, June 8, 2016. The latest attack is coming after the Nigerian government ordered troops out of the Niger Delta…
Ahead of his first year in office as the governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has given account of how he managed resources of the oil producing state. At a press conference held in Asaba on Monday, which was jam-packed, the governor attributed the successes recorded by his administration in the delivery of democratic dividends…
Fast-rising actress, Ruth Kadiri, recently paid a surprise visit to a school in Delta State. The charming lady was in the oil producing state alongside her team. The delectable actress took some educational materials to a school in a village in the state, where she is shooting a movie. Ruth Kadiri, well known for her…