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The deputy senate president, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege says peace is needed for Nigeria to achieve its target in the 2020 Budget. Omo-Agege, who spoke on Wednesday during plenary, decried the perceived neglect of the Niger-Delta region, especially the host communities to multinational companies. He meanwhile called for the relocation of the headquarters of multinational oil […]
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, said his administration exercised little or no interference in the operations of the state’s tertiary institutions. Okowa made this known when the leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) of Delta origin and the National Executive of National Association of Delta State Students (NADESSTU) visited him at Government House, […]
The Governor of Delta State, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa yesterday announced the constitution of a five-man Police Complaints committee. Governor Okowa addressing #ENDSARS protesters in Asaba on Tuesday emphasized that his administration would work to address issues of police brutality across the state. “As part of our measures to curb police brutality in Delta State, moving […]
The Governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa has asked young people in the State to remain calm and law abiding as they go about the #EndSARS campaign. He stated this in a tweet on his official handle in the early hours of Tuesday morning. “Peaceful protests are a necessary part of the democratic process. […]
The Delta State Government on Sunday joined the rest of the World to celebrate this year’s International Day of the Girl Child themed “My voice, our equal future”. In a tweet, the state government affirmed its belief in the future of the girl child and its commitment in empowering the girl child for the future. […]
The youths in Uvwie, Delta state on Friday 9th October 2020 joined the #ENDSARS campaign. The youths who took to the streets in the early hours of Friday morning marched in groups around the city. Addressing a group of protesters, the Uvwie local government chairman, Ramson Onoyake encouraged the youths to disperse seeing he […]
The Delta State Government has inaugurated a 15-person Steering Committee on the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) initiative. The initiative is aimed at ensuring the growth of the agricultural sector in the state. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Chiedu Ebie, who inaugurated the Committee in Asaba, charged members to ensure […]
ONE of the protesters involved in the End SARS protest in Ughelli was Thursday night confirmed dead following a clash with the police at the Otovwodo junction axis of Ughelli, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The death of the protester is coming on the heels of the death of a police corporal […]
Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, signed the Delta State Local Content Agency Law 2020 and the Bill to eliminate violence in private and public life 2020 into law, with a charge to the legislature to continue to protect its integrity. The Governor said both laws would encourage peaceful co-existence in the state. He commended […]
The Delta State Government on Monday 5th October 2020 restated its commitment to the security of lives and property of citizens in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu gave the affirmation during a press briefing in Asaba,the state capital. Mr Aniagwu stated that the state government had a healthy working relationship […]
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