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Chairman of Uvwie LGA Ramson Onoyake says the governorship candidate of the People Democratic party,Sheriff Obowriwori is a grassroot politician with deep understanding of the people’s needs. Onoyake who spoke during an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday commended residents of Uvwie for maintaining peace during the presidential and national assembly elections and Deltans […]
Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa has denied allegations of using persons or bodies fronting for him to buy state assets. This may not be unconnected with the several allegations against him on such matters during the press briefing yesterday following the commissioning of the new Government House Press Centre, Asaba. Making the position clear, inside […]
….Obidient movement religious and ethnically influenced …why I did not attend PDP protest The Governor Of Delta State has said that it is the choice of the former Governor of the state and political godfather, Chief James Ibori to support any candidate in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. The Governor on Monday […]
Delta state Governor and vice presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, is reportedly owing his political appointees allowances running into millions of naira. The development, according to multiple sources, is one reason the PDP lost the presidential election to the opposition Labour Party (LP) in the state. An unsigned […]
Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo in Delta Central and Delta South Senatorial Districts of Delta State, on Thursday endorsed the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for the March 18 Governorship election in the state. The group, in a Town Hall meeting attended by the State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi […]
The Delta State Government has debunked allegations that it sold the Liaison Office in Lagos, saying it only engaged property developers to build luxury flats that would add more value to the state. Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, who gave the clarification while speaking with newsmen in Asaba the state capital, said the state […]
An influential group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Delta Unity Group (DUG), has officially endorsed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, as its preferred gubernatorial candidate for the March 11th governorship election in the state. DUG, a group which parades some of the best […]
A police officer identified simply as Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Agaga, attached to Ughelli Area Command in Delta State, yesterday, allegedly victimised and detained a transporter, one Mr. Friday Okotoko, after a scuffle at Matrix filling station along the East-West Road, Ughelli. An eye-witness said the Lagos-bound transporter entered the filling station only […]
A total of N1,480,000 was on Wednesday disbursed to 74 petty traders in Delta State by the National Directorate of Employment. The Director-General of the NDE, Mallam Abubakar Fikpo, urged the beneficiaries to pay back the loans within the repayment period to enable others to benefit. Fikpo stated that the Micro Enterprise Enhancement Scheme […]
A popular cooking gas plant situated along the Effurun/Sapele Road in Effurun, Delta State suffered explosion on Monday night. The gas station identified as NELMIC Gas Plant which is located opposite the Effurun Post Office was said to have gone aflame about 10:30pm. The remote cause of the explosion is yet-to-be ascertained as of […]