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4 weeks ago | 
nigerdeltatoday.com | Ovie Okpare |Emmanuel Aziken |Sunny Awhefeada
By Ovie Okpare The Governor Council of Southern Delta University, Ozoro, has approved the appointment of Professor Akpovughaye Taiga as the pioneer Provost of Orerokpe Campus of the institution in Okpe, Delta State. Taiga, a professor of Botany, until his appointment was the Dean of the Faculty of Science of the university. Prof Taiga’s appointment followed the recommendation of the institution’s Senate during its emergency meeting held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
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2 months ago | 
nigerdeltatoday.com | Ovie Okpare |Emeka Okafor |Zik Gbemre
By Ovie Okpare & Emeka Okafor Barely three weeks after the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) resumed production, the facility has shutdown again, NIGER DELTA TODAY Online can authoritatively report. Findings revealed the plant came down on 25 January following a loud sound from the Area 1 Plant which, the only plant functioning before the latest development.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
nigerdeltatoday.com | Ovie Okpare
By Ovie Okpare As Nigeria continues to wish for economic recovery and fruitful reforms, over 1,000 Christians leaders including the member representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rev. Francis Ejiroghene Waive, on Thursday took Nigeria’s challenges to God in prayers.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
nigerdeltatoday.com | Ovie Okpare
By Ovie Okpare The immediate past senator representing Delta North Senatorial District and leader of the party in Anioma, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, has described the planned defection of Senator Ned Nwoko to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as an attempt to destabilise the party in the state.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
nigerdeltatoday.com | Ovie Okpare
By Ovie Okpare More details have emerged on why the now suspended Catholic priest, Rev Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe, dumped his celibacy vows and renounced his priestly calling to marry his heartthrob in Dallas, United States of America. The priest tie the knot with his wife at Dora Chichah at the Stream of Joy Church in Dallas, USA on December 2024, without waiting to be release from his canonical obligations and responsibility by the universal Church.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
nigerdeltatoday.com | Ovie Okpare
By Ovie Okpare Elder statesman and renowned businessman, Chief Morrison Olori, has hailed President Bola Tinubu on the recent increment in daily crude oil production in the country as well as the sustained peace in oil-rich Niger Delta region. Chief Olori specifically commended the President Tiubu-led administration for deepening the relative peace in the Niger Delta region which has created the environment for the recent improvement in daily crude oil production.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
nigerdeltatoday.com | Ovie Okpare |Francis Ewherido
By Ovie Okpare The Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom in Delta State, His Majesty, King Monday Obukohwo Whiskey Ph.D, Udurhie I, has called on the Federal Government of President Bola Tinubu to honour Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo with a national award over his fight against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
nigerdeltatoday.com | Ovie Okpare
By Ovie Okpare There are indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may arraign the now arrested immediate past governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday. Sources familiar with the arrest of the former Delta governor told our correspondent that the anti-graft agency might press charges of corruption against Okowa tomorrow.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
nigerdeltatoday.com | Ovie Okpare |John Mukoro
By Ovie Okpare Delta State Police Command has invited a former Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof Patrick Muoboghare, as accomplice over alleged terrorism and gun running. Also invited over the said allegations are some community leaders of Uwheru Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area, including one Mr. Obukohwo Ekpevwru, said to be the primary suspect under investigation. Others invited include the President General of Uwheru Kingdom, Chief Macpherson Igbedi and nine others.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
nigerdeltatoday.com | Ovie Okpare
By Ovie Okpare No fewer than one hundred youths suspected to be internet fraudsters have been arrested by military personnel from 3 Battalion Nigerian Army Barracks at the popular Army Estate, Effurun in Uvwie, Delta State. The suspects were said to have been arrested following intelligence reports after the discovery of an HK (Yahoo training) School within the estate premises. HK “Hustle Kingdom” school is a cybercriminal training network school where intending internet fraudsters are trained.
