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The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Delta South Senatorial District Election, Joel Onowakpo-Thomas, has been declared winner of Saturday's National Assembly election after a series of protests against alleged manipulation and doctored results from Warri South Local Government Area of the state.

A combined team of armed military and police on Tuesday brutalised and teargassed some Delta State women and youths who were protesting what they called “doctored” results from the Warri South Local Government Area of the state in the just concluded Delta South senatorial district elections held on Saturday.

A gale of defections has hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state, as the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) campaign trail hits critical strongholds of the ruling party in the oil-rich state. During the week, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s former commissioner for urban renewal, Dr. Karo Ilolo, and two time chairman of Ethiope East LGA, […]

  Delta state flood victims have stormed the state government house, Asaba to protest against the corrupt way and manner compensation funds were disbursed to victims". The protest comes less than 24 hours after the state finance commissioner, Fidelis Tilije, while defending the 13 percent derivation funds accrued to the state as recently exposed by the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, said that during the recent flooding that affected the state, the government released part of the N14.7 billion 13 percent derivation funds so far received to cater for victims.

The abducted vice chairman of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Frank Ozue, has regained his freedom. SaharaReporters learnt that a ransom of N5 million was paid to his abductors he was released. The abductors on Wednesday established contact with his family and demanded a ransom of N30 million which was later reduced to N10 million, N7 million and finally N5 million.