For Nigeria’s Democracy To Be Strengthened, The Judiciary Must Be Independent, Says Uduaghan
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan in a group photograph with the Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Abiodun Smith and other Judges, during a courtesy call on the Governor by the Chief Judge, in Asaba, Tuesday LAGOS APRIL More...
Policeman Killed as Gunmen Abduct Three Chinese in Nigeria
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Gunmen abducted three Chinese workers after a shootout that left a police officer dead in central Nigeria, police said Saturday. “Three Chinese nationals were abducted More...
Delta: Security Agents Rescue 60yrs Old from Kidnappers on Valentine Day
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)—A combined team of Ughelli Vigilante outfit, nicknamed Bakassi, men of the Nigeria Army from the 222 Battalion, Agbarha-Otor and the Police, yesterday, rescued a 60-year-old More...
Mystery Surrounding Trial of Kidnappers of Delta SSG’s Son
Ovuozourie Macaulay, Delta State SSG LAGOS MAY 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The abduction of Mackson Macaulay, son of Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Delta State, Mr. Ovuozorie Macaulay, in 2012, was allegedly organized More...
Delta: Controversy Trails Murder of Two Lawyers as Relatives Accuse Govt of Complicity
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The murder of two lawyers by unidentified gunmen in Delta State last week has continued to generate controversy, with a relative of one of the victims accusing the state government More...
One Suspect Arrested as Gunmen Kidnap E.K. Clark’s Son
Chief Ebikeme Clark LAGOS MARCH 3RD (URHOBOTODAY0-There was apprehension yesterday at Kiagbodo, Burutu LGA, Delta State when four heavily armed men stormed the community in a commado style and whisked away Chief More...
Jonathan’s Uncle Eats Gari and Oil in Kidnappers’ Den for Two Weeks
JONATHAN'S UNCLE, CHIEF INENGITE NITABEL LAGOS MARCH 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Inengite Nitabai, the 70-year-old uncle of President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday narrated his ordeal in the hands of kidnappers to journalists More...
2015: Police Raises Alarm, Accuse Politicians of Plotting Destabilization of Niger Delta Region
Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar LAGOS MARCH 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Hamiiru Argungu, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5, has alleged that some politicians in Bayelsa, Edo More...
Crime Rate Drops in Delta as Police Nabbed 31 Armed Robbers, Kidnappers
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikechukwu Aduba LAGOS JANAURY 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Reports reaching Urhobotoday has revealed that residents of Delta State can now sleep with both eyes closed has crime rate More...
Police Arrest Suspected Kidnappers of Delta Female Magistrate, D.D Daura’s Daughter
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikechukwu Aduba LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (URHOBOTODAY0 — MEN of the Delta State police command have arrested a kidnap gang that abducted a female magistrate in the state, just More...
Panic as Kidnappers Parcel Victims Fingers to Kinsmen in Delta
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikechukwu Aduba LAGOS DECEMBER 13RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Desperate to collect the N30 million ransom demanded, kidnappers of an 80-year-old Army Major, Azum Asoya (rtd), and his 55-year-old More...
Kidnappers of Bayelsa Commissioner’s Father Want N98m as Delta Confirms Abduction of Expatriate
Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)— The kidnappers of Pa Uroh Nelson Tempurah, father of Bayelsa State Commissioner for Tourism Development, Mr. Nelson Belief, More...
Gunmen Abduct Bayelsa Commissioner’s 78Yrs Old Father
Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The 78-year old father of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Tourism Development, Nelson Belief, has been abducted. The commissioner’s More...
100 Kidnappers Face Death Penalty in Edo
No fewer than one hundred suspected kidnappers face the death sentence in Edo State following the signing into law of the state kidnapping law by Governor Adams Oshiomhole. Kidnapping in the state became worrisome More...
Delta Police Kills 2 Robbers, Arrests 2 Kidnappers in Warri
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikechukwu Aduba LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State Police Command on Monday said it had gunned down two armed robbers at Owhosa Street, Aladja in Udu Local Government More...
Kidnappers of Delta Delta Female Magistrate to Die by Hanging
LAGOS OCTOBER 11 (URHOBOTODAY)-Two persons were yesterday sentenced to death by hanging, by an Asaba High Court, having been found guilty of kidnapping and robbing a female magistrate at gunpoint on Boxing Day, More...
One Year After, Abducted Delta Commissioner, Hope Eghagha Narates his Ordeals in the Hands of Kidnappers
Delya State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof Hope Eghagha LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-It is one year to the morning when I was violently abducted by hoodlums while travelling from Warri to Asaba, on More...
Delta Police Find 16 Human Skulls in Kidnappers’ ‘Warehouse’
Inspector General of Police Mr Mohammed Abubakar LAGOS JULY 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Police detectives in Asaba, Delta State, have uncovered a warehouse operated by kidnappers and native doctors in Okwe community near More...
Delta Police Find 16 Human Skulls in Kidnappers’ ‘Warehouse’
Inspector General of Police Mr Mohammed Abubakar LAGOS JULY 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Police detectives in Asaba, Delta State, have uncovered a warehouse operated by kidnappers and native doctors in Okwe community near More...
Delta State: Abductors of Three-Year-Old Boy Demand N10m Ransom
LAGOS JULY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Suspected kidnappers, Monday, abducted a three-year-old baby, Destiny Osanebi, from the residence of the parents, Mr and Mrs. Lucky Osanebi, in Ashaka, Ndokwa East Local Government More...
Delta Police Rescues Vigilante leader, Septuagenarian from kidnappers’ Den
Inspector General of Police Mr Mohammed Abubakar Police in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Kenneth Akubue, have released the head of vigilante in Sapele, More...
Poor Communication Network Hinders Arrest of Kidnappers-IGP
Inspector General of POlice Mr Mohammed Abubakar LAGOS JUNE 13TH (URHOBOTODAY) The Inspector General of Police,IGP, Mohammed Abubakar, has explained why most family members of kidnapped victims quickly pay ransom More...
Delta State: Kidnappers Abduct Ughelli Monarch’s Wife
Ughelli Monarch HRM Wilson Oharisi III Photo by Oghenekevwe Laba June 8th (URHOBOTODAY) THE Ughelli kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State was yesterday thrown into a state of confusion following More...
Rivers:Abductors Demand N15m for Lecturer’s Son
PORT HARCOURT— HOSTAGE-takers have asked Dr. Godstime Ogbeoleka, Senior Lecturer with Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, IAUE, Rivers State, to cough out N15 million to buy freedom for his son, Thomas Ogbeoleka, More...
Kidnappers Abduct 2 Corpers in Rivers as Generator Fumes Kill Pregnant Woman, 4 Children in Yenogoa
Information has it from Rivers state that the two members of the National Youth Service Corps who were abducted in the State are yet to be released just as generator fume was reported to killed a pregnant woman More...