Asaba without the Niger Bridge.
It is hard to imagine now but there was a time when there was no bridge between Asaba and Onitsha. This is a picture of people taking ferry from …
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Asaba as Nigeria’s first capital
It is baffling that in the face of Asaba serving as Nigeria’s first ever capital, Calabar and Lokoja are laying claims to the same historical position in Nigeria. Calabar’s claim especially …
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Asaba Celebrates the Inne festival
It is a right of passage in Ahaba Ibokwe. Every year and in the last week of September, Asaba people go into the streets to celebtate the INNE festival. This …
Read MoreWoman killed in Ogwashi bank robbery
By Austin Ogwuda ASABA—IT was a bloody day at Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday as a gang of armed robbers raided a first generation …
Read MoreMy Nightmare Returned.
By Ike Okonta Okonta is a writer, scholar and journalist. In 2005, he earned a D.Phil from the University of Oxford where he has also taught. He was shortlisted by …
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Asaba getting a Shopping Mall?
A shopping mall valued at $100 million (about N15 billion) will soon berth in Asaba, capital of Delta State.New City Mall Limited, the company behind the investment has disclosed. According …
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THE MAJESTIC RIVER NIGER FROM THE VIEW OF THE MAGNIFICENT GRAND HOTEL
There is no denying the fact that River Niger is West Africa’s major river. It runs across a distance of about 4180 km (2600 miles) beginning from Guinea Highlands in …
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Virgin Nigeria Opens Office in Asaba
The Chief Executive of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan commissioned Virgin Nigeria’s Passenger Sales Agents’ (PSA) office located in the state capital, Asaba on the 19, June 2008. Dr. Uduaghan …
Read MoreAsaba and stockton California are sister cities.
Did you know that Asaba has a sister city in the USA? “In 2005, the Nigerian Association of Central California requested the Stockton Sister Cities Association to develop a sister …
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