A 27-year-old, Ubakpororo Kelvin, who went into hiding after killing Excel Ukeredi Peace, the mother of his two children, on June 26, 2025, has revealed that the drugs he took led him to commit the act. Kelvin made this confession at the Delta State Police Command in a video posted on X, during interrogation by…
The Delta Police Command, has reported significant breakthroughs in its ongoing efforts to combat crime, announcing the arrest of suspected kidnappers and the neutralisation of an armed robbery gang in separate operations. According to a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, operatives of the Command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad, led…
The Police in Delta State have apprehended a suspect in connection with the alleged stabbing of a fellow student and subsequent demand for ransom from her family. The incident, which reportedly occurred at the newly renamed Southern Delta University in Oleh, was announced by the Delta Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, in a…
The Delta State Police Command has warned that indecent dressing in Delta is now a punishable offence under the state’s Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law, attracting a fine of N50,000 or community service. The warning on indecent dressing in Delta was issued in a post shared via the Command’s official X handle on Saturday….
The Delta State Police Command has arrested two men who appeared in a viral video smoking what appeared to be marijuana while sitting on a police patrol van and making obscene gestures at law enforcement officers. The suspects, 34-year-old Patrick Asini and 20-year-old Tega Ojo, were picked up after the video surfaced on the social…
The Councillor representing Evwreni Ward 8 in the legislative arm of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Obukoadata Aghoghofia, has reportedly slumped and died while playing football in the Evwreni community. A Facebook post noted that Aghoghofia’s death comes barely two months after another councillor in the same local government area, Friday Ohwoevworuemu,…
The traditional ruler of Umeh Kingdom in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, His Majesty Ambrose Odiri Owhe I, has died at the age of 103, having reigned over the kingdom for 50 years. The monarch, who ascended the throne in 1975, was officially gazetted by the then Bendel State Government in 1984,…
A 16-year-old boy in Delta State has accidentally shot and killed his younger sister while handling a firearm belonging to their father. The incident was confirmed in a statement on the X by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe. According to the statement, the father, who identified himself as a hunter, admitted…
A young woman identified as Brenda has died under mysterious circumstances after spending the night at the apartment of a man she met on TikTok in Warri, Delta State. The incident, which has reignited safety concerns around online dating, reportedly occurred over the last weekend. Brenda had connected with a TikTok user known as Emmypounds,…
In a chilling revelation, the manager of Century Home Hotel in Owhelogbo, Delta State, has confessed to the brutal murder of 22-year-old Point-of-Sale (POS) operator, Onoriode Bethel, who had been missing since December 2024. The suspect, identified as Iboirode, lured Bethel to the hotel under the pretense of resolving a financial dispute. However, he murdered…