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The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Thursday, signed into law the Delta State Livestock, Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Bill, 2021 with a call on the Federal Government to assist interested farmers to establish ranches across the country. Okowa made this known after assenting to two Bills passed by the State […]
Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi has said he would floor his opponents in the 2023 governorship race in Delta State, saying the battle of politics was not meant for boys. Speaking at Otu-Jeremi, headquarters of Ughelli South Local Government Area during a general meeting of the Ughelli South chapter of […]
There was pandemonium at the popular Wetland Hotel in the Mofor area Orhowhorun town of Udu Local Government Area of Delta State when a bouncer providing security for a newly wedded couple stabbed a teenage boy to death. It was learnt that the sad incident occurred on Saturday afternoon during a reception for the […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has called on the National Assembly to embody in the 1999 Constitution being amended, true federalism and independence of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The governor made the call on Monday at a nationwide sensitization on the review of the existing revenue allocation formula held at […]
As heavy downpour continue to cause flooding ravaging communities across Nigeria, the riverine Communities of Ofrukama, Omosumor, Okparabe, Egbaigolor, Otor Ewu and other surrounding communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area Of Delta State have called on the Federal and State Government to come to their aid as flooding has destroyed their livelihood, making […]
Minority leader in the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, has asked Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, to contest during the 2023 presidential election. Elumelu speaking on Saturday in Asaba, the Delta capital, during the inauguration of the Rotary Club president for the year 2021/2022 said Dr. Okowa is “endowed with the capacity and […]
The governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has congratulated Mr Ovuakpoye Evivie on his victory in Saturday’s by-election for the Isoko-South Constituency 1 seat in the House of Assembly. The governor also congratulated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the outcome of the election in which its member, Evivie emerged victorious. Okowa’s felicitation […]
Niger Delta activist, Chief Sheriff Mulade has formally declared his intention to contest for the plum job of governor of Delta state 2023 with a call on the masses to own the process towards emergence of the next governor of the state. Comrade Mulade disclosed this at a rally in Warri South local government […]
The Itsekiri Liberation Group, ILG, has threatened to challenge the Federal Government in the law court, if it goes ahead to constitute a substantive Board for Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, without appointing an Itsekiri indigene as Chairman or MD, insisting, “Any attempt to constitute a substantive Board of the NDDC with any other […]
The Governor of Delta State, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa says Nigeria will become a better nation and able to harness its untapped resources if the people become more united. The governor stated this on Monday at the 2021 Sam Epelle Memorial Gold Paper Lecture, organized by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in […]
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