“Prosperity for all Deltans by the Okowa administration is on course and is not equivalent to money distribution to Deltans on the streets, but is a way of putting facilities that are available to Deltans so that as they enjoy these facilities, they can become prosperous in their own way.” This was a part of…
South-South Governors have formally demanded 13 percent derivation from the Federal Government on the $1billion to be withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account to fund National Security Matters. In attendance at the meeting were: Bayelsa State Governor, Rt Hon Seriake Dickson, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Akwa Ibom…
By Urhoboyovwi Ufuoma AS an Urhobo whose mother and father including grand-fathers of over six generations are all bonafide Urhobo, let me confess that I feel dizzy; dizzy as I write this solemn piece, dizzy because the entire Urhobo Nation stands on a darkening plain. How did we get to this conundrum of shame? How…
The Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has eulogized the state’s Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Barr. Chiedu Ebie, over the outstanding performance of his ministry. Dr. Okowa who spoke today in Asaba during the celebration of his 3rd year in office, added that though many of the commissioners are doing well,…
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen Yusuf Buratai, has ordered the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police, 6 Division Provost Group of the Headquarters 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, to investigate the alleged assault and torture of Freedom Odiete, a community leader in Ovwian town by solders of the 3…
Having gone through the rigors of electioneering, a new executive has emerged to pilot the affairs of the Student Union Government (SUG), Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka for the 2018/2019 academic session. Those elected are Comrade Okpako Oghenevwegba (President); Comrade Osademe Okechukwu (Secretary -General); Comrade Chukwuedo Azubuike (Director of Finance); Comrade Okolie Michael (Director of…
Dean of Students’ Affairs, Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Prof. Augustu Atubi, has disclosed that Students’ Union Government (SUG) elections of the university would be conducted electronically. Speaking to our correspondent in an exclusive interview in Abraka, Atubi stated that ” From next academic session, students union election in this great citadel of academic excellence…
As Deltans and Nigerians in general mark another Democracy Day, the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, speaks on the three years of the administration of Governor Okowa. He tells Journalists in Asaba, the State Capital that the Governor has done very well. Happy Reading : HOW WOULD YOU…
As part of its deliberate resolve to ensure a violence-free Democracy Day celebration, amidst intelligence reports of threats by some outlawed groups such as IPOB to disrupt the peace and stability of Delta State, the State Police Command has sternly warned members of the IPOB, other allied Pro-Biafra groups and their sympathizers, urging them “to…
Political office holders serving in the Delta State Government still defaulting in the declaration of their assets, have been given one week to do so with the Code of Conduct Bureau as required by the law. A statement signed by the Secretary to the Delta State Government, Hon. Festus Ovie Agas, said that the call…