The Delta State government has given residents of Asaba metropolis and environs who own houses, businesses, property along major roads, or are into illegal trading, or whose buildings do not depict what they are supposed to be, 21 days to put things in order. Handing down the ultimatum in Asaba Wednesday, Joan Onyemachi Mrakpor, Director…
This Is Not Nigeria of Our Dream – Gov. Okowa
As a politician, Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, governor of Delta State, has paid his dues to merit his present position. Before his election in 2015 as governor of the oil-rich state, Okowa, a medical doctor-turned-politician, had a four-year stint from May 29, 2011 as senator representing his Delta North senatorial district in the National Assembly. He…
Okowa’s Second Term: Warri To Get Infrastructure Upgrade
Residents of the oil city of Warri, Delta State have reasons to look forward with great expectation, to the second term in office of the governor, Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, which begins May 29, 2019. The harbinger of hope is the Warri/Uvwie and Environs Special Area Development Agency Bill, recently passed by the state House of…
INEC Withholds Certificates of Return of Three Delta Legislators-Elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday withheld certificates of return to three House of Assembly members-elect in Delta State. Mohammed Lecky, INEC National Commissioner in charge of Delta State, confirmed the development while presenting certificates of return to successful candidates of the March 9 election. He cited subsisting court cases against the legislators-elect as…
Thunderstorm Kills Three in Delta
Delta State Police Command on Thursday said that three persons were suspected to have been killed by thunderstorm in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner of Police in the state, Adeyinka Adeleke, said that the incident remained a suspected case because there were no medical reports to prove that the victims were…
Okowa Confident of Victory as He Votes
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa says he would be returned for a second term in office as he cast his vote 8:40 am in today’s governorship and House of Assembly elections. Okowa, in company with his wife, Dame Edith Okowa, and his children, voted in different polling units in their Ward 2 polling centre…
Uduaghan Sends Jitters to Major Opponent In Own Territory
For Emmanuel Uduaghan, the immediate past governor of Delta State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for Delta South senatorial district in the February 16 National Assembly polls, it’s been harvest of goodwill all the way as he traversed the various communities and ethnic groups making up the senatorial district canvassing for votes.…
My Four-Point Agenda at the Senate – -UDUAGHAN
In this interview with Adekunbi Ero, executive editor, Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, medical doctor, and immediate past governor of Delta State, speaks on his chances in the 2019 Delta South senatorial race on the platform of his new All Progressives Congress, APC, party, the challenges confronting the party in the state, why he believed the president…
Student of Int’l High School, Sapele Emerges Winner of UBA National Essay Competition
A 14-year old student of the International High School (IHS) Sapele, Delta State, Omesiri Divine Odjegba has emerged as winner of the 2018 edition of the UBA sponsored annual national essay competition for senior secondary students. The prize is worth two million Naira. It was a very keen contest that involved 12 finalists shortlisted on…
2019: Ibori’s Political Family in Disarray
Desperate moves by forces loyal to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Delta State to whittle down the political influence of one-time governor of the state and acclaimed godfather of Delta politics, James Ibori, which led to the exit of Emmanuel Uduaghan, the immediate past governor from the PDP now threaten the cohesion of the hitherto…
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