Inmates On Death Row In Okere Prison Warri In Robbery Saga, Transfers N4m To Online Bank
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There was a shocking revelation that some inmates at the Warri custodial centre were involved in an armed robbery in Benin City, Edo State. According to the report, there was a More...
Three In Police Net Over Alleged Kidnap, Murder Of Delta State University Student
LAGOS MAY 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Three suspects have been arrested for the kidnapping and murder of Faith Omodon, who was declared missing a few weeks ago. The 200-Level student of Delta State University, Agbor, had More...
Missing DELSU Student Sighted In Boyfriend’s Residence In Agbor
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A 19-year-old 200-level student of Delta State University, Abraka, (DELSU) Faith Omodon, reported to have disappeared on her way to farm in Edo State has been allegedly spotted in More...
Blackout: FG Plans To take Over BEDC, Sack Management — INVESTIGATION
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Barely a month after the takeover of Kaduna DisCo over a N10 billion debts, the federal government has concluded plans to take over Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, More...
Palliative Work Commences On Failed Benin-Agbor Road After Protest
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Palliative work commenced on Tuesday, on the Benin-Agbor Road, a week after residents of the area blocked it in protest over its deplorable state. Some of the workers noted More...
19 Lawyers Drag FG, AGF, Works Minister To Court Over Dilapidated Benin-Warri Road
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-A coalition of 19 lawyers, including Samuel Odoh, Abdulraham Abdulkadir, Samuel Ihensekhien, Emmanuel Onyia, Lauretta Ikwuka, Felix Uzoma, James Irogbo, Vincent Adodo, Kazeem Adewale, More...
Boy Declared Missing In Mercy City Church Effurun, Found With Kidnapper In Benin Bypass
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A young boy declared missing at the Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, a.k.a Mercy City Church, Warri, Delta State, has been found with a kidnapper along Benin Motor Park road More...
Delta Police Neutralize Four Suspected Kidnappers In Jesse, Recover Arms, Ammunition
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (URHOBOTDAY)-Due to the reported incidences of kidnappings along Jesse axis of the State. On 12th September 2023, the State Commissioner of Police, CP. Wale Abass PSC, directed the deployment More...
Midwest @ 60: Oborevwori Calls For Strong Synergy Between Edo And Delta States
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has called for greater cooperation between Delta and Edo states to ensure speedy development of the two states. Oborevwori made More...
Jeremiah Okorodudu On Last Lap To Final Resting Place
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Late Nigeria’s legendary boxer, Jeremiah Okorodudu has begun the journey to his final rest place following his lying-in-State at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin City, Edo More...
Family Fixes Dates For Burial Of Nigeria Olympian Jerry Okorodudu
LAGOS JULY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Family of ex Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah Okorodudu, has announced the burial arrangement of the late Olympian. According to the announcement, he will be buried on August,12 in his home More...
Delta State Tops List Of Borrowers With N117bn During 2023 Electioneering Period-DMO Report
LAGOS JULY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-LAGOS JULY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Some States in Nigeria borrowed about N200 billion as domestic debts at the first quarter of the year. DAILY POST reports that January to March 2023 More...
Godson Brume ‘Out’ Of World Championships In Budapest For Missing Flight
LAGOS JULY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s most successful sprinter this season, Godson Brume, may have been shut out of Team Nigeria’s squad to the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, following his More...
It’s A Shame Delta Acclaimed Road Master Is Living Umutu-Kwale Road Disintegrated
By Bob Majirioghene Etemiku LAGOS MAY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Last week, we sought to draw attention to the hell on the Benin- Ekpoma-Auchi Road in Edo State. During that discussion, we mentioned that this road in More...
Delta: Woman Whose 11-Year-Old Son Died In Drum In Asaba Petitions AIG
IGP Alkali Baba LAGOS MARCH 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A civilian staff of the Nigerian Police Force, Christy Zaniatu Garuba, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector General of police (AIG), in charge of Zone 5, Benin city, More...
Obidient Wave:Obi Pulls Crowd In First Post-Election Street Tour Of Delta, Edo States
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party, pulled mammoth crowds in his first post-election street tour. Obi, who came third in the February 25 election, stopped over in Delta More...
Gunmen Abduct 32 People Waiting To Board Train From Edo To Warri
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles have abducted more than 30 people from a train station in Nigeria’s southern Edo state, the governor’s office said on Sunday. The attack More...
Delta: Two Suspected Criminals In GLK SUV Arrested With Two Pistols Along Warri/Sapele
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State police command said it has arrested two suspected vriminals travelling in black GLS Mercedes Benz SUV and recovered two pistols from them. The two More...
Gunmen Abduct Female Footballers In Edo While Returning From Football Competition In Delta
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Suspected kidnappers are demanding for N30 million ransom to free six female footballers who were abducted on Friday. The victims were reportedly kidnapped at Urhonigbe in Orhionmwon More...
Shell Appeals Against Judgment Abolishing Gas Flaring In Urhobo Community
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has filed an appeal challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State, which ordered the company More...
How To Prepare Delicious Urhobo Owoh Soup
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Owoh Soup is a classic native soup that is common with Urhobo indigenes in Delta State of southern part of Nigeria. Owoh soup is also prepare by the Benin people More...
Delta Police Recovers Stolen Dangote Truck Loaded With 900 Bags Of Cement, Arrest Four Suspects
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Operatives of Delta State Police command has recovered Dangote truck loaded with 900 bags of cement allegedly stolen by armed robbers. Urhobotoday gathered that on 31/08/2021 More...
Urhobo, Benin Bond Strengthened As Urhobotoday Publisher Gives Out Daughter
The new couple. LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-It was a display of class, culture and fashion on Sunday as family, friends and well-wishers thronged out in their numbers to celebrate with the families of Veteran More...
Delta Govt Completes Rehabilitation Of 100-Yr-Old Colonial Bridge In Okpe LGA
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (URHOBOTODAY0-The Delta State Government has completed the rehabilitation of the over 100-year-old colonial bridge linking Oha to Orerokpe, the headquarters of Okpe Local Government Area. TheNewsGuru.com More...
Delta, Edo, Imo, Other States Get New Police Commissioners
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Police Force Headquarter in Abuja has announced new Commissioners of Police (CPs) for Delta, Edo, Imo, Ebonyi, Adamawa, Kebbi and Sokoto states, according to a breaking news More...