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Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday said that his administration would continue to provide critical infrastructure in the state. Okowa made the promise during the inauguration of the dualised 3.09 kilometre Emore Road in Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South Local Government Area of the state. He noted that his administration had constructed and […]
The Ovie of Igbide Kingdom in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, Edward Obukeni I, is dead. The passage of the Isoko monarch, which reportedly occured sometime in January, was officially announced, on Wednesday, by the Igbide Kingdom in a statement. The revered Isoko monarch’s death came barely a month after His […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Monday appointed a Deputy Vice Chancellor, Management Services, of the University of Lagos, Prof Ben Oghojafor as the Vice Chancellor of the newly-established Denis Osadebey University, Anwai, Asaba. Also appointed is Prof. (Mrs.) Stella Chinye Chiemeke as the Vice Chancellor of University of Delta, Agbor. She is […]
Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, weekend, reiterated that the All Progressives Congress, APC would sack the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from some States in the South-South region in 2023. Omo-Agege who stated this at Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, shortly after inspecting the rehabilitation work […]
Rights activist, Chief Rita Lori Ogbebor, has called on Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to avert another crisis between Ijaw and Itsekiri by calling those threatening to sack Itsekiri communities from their lands. She also warned that recent events in the area were reminiscent of the early days of the Ijaw/Itsekiri crisis also […]
Federal and the Delta State governments have been urged to take urgent step for flight resumption at the Osubi Airstrip in Okpe Local Government Area, Delta State. A statement in Warri by President, Urhobo Youth Council, Enerho Godspower , and Itsekiri National Youth Council, Weyinmi Agbateyiniro, enjoined political leaders from the state to wade […]
As the emergence of Prince Tsola Emiko as Olu-designate continues to generate cross-reactions, a section of the ruling the house has faulted the selection process that produced the son of Ogiame Atuwatse ll as Ikenwoli’s successor. Some of the princes from the ruling house have criticised the method of his selection without reference to […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has stated that the creation of the three new universities in the State will help to broaden Deltan’s access to University education. Governor Okowa stated this on Wesnesday in Asaba while inaugurating an 8-member Project Management Committee for the three newly-established universities in the state. Members of the Committee include: the […]
….Palace bans partying for three months to mourn deceased monarch Descendants of the Itsekiri nation from across the country, yesterday, gathered at Ode-Itsekiri, the ancestral home of the Itsekiri people, to herald the unveiling of the Olu designate, Prince Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko, 37. The transition ritual began when one of the chiefs gave a […]
Property owners and other residents in Boji-Boji Owa, in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta, have appealed to the state government to help in improving the state of roads in some parts of the area. The Chairman, Landlords/Landladies Association of Asiwe Street, Mr Adebayo Obiazikwor, made the appeal while speaking to newsmen […]
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