Uzere Indigenes Honour DESOPADEC Director, Askia Ogieh, Pledge Support To Okowa

Uzere Indigenes Honour DESOPADEC Director, Askia Ogieh, Pledge Support To Okowa

Indigenes of the Uzere Community in Isoko South Local Government Area resident in Asaba, Delta State capital, have honoured one of their illustrious sons and Executive Director (Finance), in DESOPADEC, Chief Askia Ogieh, for attracting development to the town. At a well…

Journalists Must Be Respected – Osita Biose … As Ikeogwu, Ochei, Oyowe, Gbemudu Ask Government To Stop Impunity Against Practitioners

Journalists Must Be Respected – Osita Biose … As Ikeogwu, Ochei, Oyowe, Gbemudu Ask Government To Stop Impunity Against Practitioners

-By: Patrick Ochei: The Delta State Capital Territory, Asaba, was today, August 30th, 2018, agog as journalists representing different media houses filed out in their numbers to protest against what they termed incessant harassment of journalists in line with the national executive…

Poor Electricity Supply: Azuri travels with UK Prime Minister to Nigeria for 2nd day of trade visit

Poor Electricity Supply: Azuri travels with UK Prime Minister to Nigeria for 2nd day of trade visit

Trade visit to highlight how UK and Nigeria trade partnerships are changing lives and livelihoods Nigeria: Azuri Technologies, a leading provider of pay-as-you-go solar home systems to off-grid consumers, is among Prime Minister Theresa May’s business delegation visiting Nigeria today with the aim of strengthen…

DELTA GOVT APPROVES INSTRUMENTS FOR QUICK PASSAGE OF 2019 BUDGET **SECURES LAND TO ESTABLISH ARMY BRIGADE IN ASABA

DELTA GOVT APPROVES INSTRUMENTS FOR QUICK PASSAGE OF 2019 BUDGET **SECURES LAND TO ESTABLISH ARMY BRIGADE IN ASABA

Delta state government has approved the Delta State Economic and Fiscal Update, Fiscal Strategy Paper and Budget Policy Statement 2019-2021. With the approval, the State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, could now present the 2019 budget to the State House of Assembly…

DELTA ASSEMBLY GIVE NOD TO GOV. OKOWA’S PLEA FOR 6 MONTHS TENURE SHIFT OF DESOPADEC GOVERNING BOARD 

DELTA ASSEMBLY GIVE NOD TO GOV. OKOWA’S PLEA FOR 6 MONTHS TENURE SHIFT OF DESOPADEC GOVERNING BOARD 

The Delta State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for the extension of the current Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) by six months. The Governor’s approval  was sequel to a letter…

Delta @ 27: Bashorun Askia Greets Gov. Okowa, Deltans  ***Assures Better Deals For Deltans, Appeals For Peaceful Co-existence

Delta @ 27: Bashorun Askia Greets Gov. Okowa, Deltans ***Assures Better Deals For Deltans, Appeals For Peaceful Co-existence

As Deltans at home and in the Diaspora celebrate the 27th Anniversary of the creation of Delta State, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh JP, says the state has recorded more gains than loses since its…

CAA Asaba 2018: We Succeeded Because We Were Determined To Prove Skeptics Wrong –Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (Rtrd)

CAA Asaba 2018: We Succeeded Because We Were Determined To Prove Skeptics Wrong –Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (Rtrd)

-By Albert OGRAKA: Immediate past Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and Head of the Security sub-committee in the recently concluded African Senior Athletics Championship, Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (rtrd) has said the tournament which held at the Stephen…

Eid-el-Kabir: Gov. Okowa, Speaker Oborevwori, Bashorun Askia Felicitate With Muslims

Eid-el-Kabir: Gov. Okowa, Speaker Oborevwori, Bashorun Askia Felicitate With Muslims

As felicitations trail the the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir by Muslims around the world, Delta state Governor Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori and the Executive Director (Finance and Administration) at the Delta State…

China ‘Likely’ Training Pilots To Target US  –Pentagon Report Claims

China ‘Likely’ Training Pilots To Target US –Pentagon Report Claims

Washington: China is actively developing its fleet of long-range bombers and “likely” training its pilots for missions targeting the US, according to a new Pentagon report. “Over the last three years, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)has rapidly expanded its overwater bomber operating areas,…

2019 Polls: INEC Will Not Postpone Elections –Chairman ***Insists on FG Approved N189.2 bn

2019 Polls: INEC Will Not Postpone Elections –Chairman ***Insists on FG Approved N189.2 bn

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not postpone the 2019 elections because of the delay in the passage of its budget. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarifications while fielding questions from State House correspondents on Friday in…

2019 DELTA ASSEMBLY POLLS: Esenwah Unveils Development Blueprint, Lists Gains For Oshimili North Constituents

2019 DELTA ASSEMBLY POLLS: Esenwah Unveils Development Blueprint, Lists Gains For Oshimili North Constituents

-By Albert OGRAKA: A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Assembly aspirant in Oshimili North Constituency, Hon. Frank Ngozi Chukwuka Esenwah, has listed the gains for his constituents and expressed his readiness to render unequal service to the people, if nominated and…

Medical Tourism: 70-Year-Old Nigerian Woman Chooses UAE For Pacemaker Implant

Medical Tourism: 70-Year-Old Nigerian Woman Chooses UAE For Pacemaker Implant

10 percent of people over the age of 70 may need a pacemaker implanted in their chest to improve their heart function and living condition Dubai, United Arab Emirates: If you meet 70-year-old Maria, a Nigerian national, you’d never know she has…

PVC: DELTA GOVT DECLARES THURSDAY, FRIDAY WORK FREE

PVC: DELTA GOVT DECLARES THURSDAY, FRIDAY WORK FREE

Delta State Government has declared Thursday August 16 and Friday 17, 2018, as work free day to enable public servants participate fully in the ongoing voters registration exercise. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon Festus Ovie…

Thousands Throng Asaba For Grand Finale Of 05 Initiative Medical Outreach … As Okowa, Wife Pledge To Continue To Deliver Poeple Oriented Programmes 

Thousands Throng Asaba For Grand Finale Of 05 Initiative Medical Outreach … As Okowa, Wife Pledge To Continue To Deliver Poeple Oriented Programmes 

THOUSANDS of Deltans on Monday, August 13, 2018 participated in the free eye treatment organized by 05 Initiative free Medical Outreach in Asaba, The founder of 05 Initiative, Dame Edith Okowa, had in an address, thanked Governor Okowa for being supportive which has made…

ISOKO NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL STAGE PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST HERITAGE ENERGY OIL FIRM

ISOKO NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL STAGE PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST HERITAGE ENERGY OIL FIRM

-By Michael EKOKORUWE: The Isoko National Youth Council led by its President Comrade Utomudo Fidelis, has staged a peaceful protest to agitate for the marginalization of Isoko youth on employment, surveillance of oil facilities and denial of contractor and managerial slots by…

Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma to Donate US$10M to Establish Africa Entrepreneur Prize

Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma to Donate US$10M to Establish Africa Entrepreneur Prize

Jack Ma Foundation will recognize 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years focused on grassroots innovation, economic empowerment of women and small businesses. The Netpreneur Prize – named for empowering a new generation of entrepreneurs, and focusing on small business growth,…

Chelsea Buy Kepa Arrizabalaga, World’s Most Expensive Keeper **As Courtois Moves To Madrid

Chelsea Buy Kepa Arrizabalaga, World’s Most Expensive Keeper **As Courtois Moves To Madrid

Thibaut Courtois: moves to Madrid Chelsea are splashing a world record 80 million euro or $92m on Athletic Bilbao’s goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga after they agreed terms with Real Madrid for the transfer of Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. No fee was revealed for…

Back To School: World Bank Helps Nigeria With $611m

Back To School: World Bank Helps Nigeria With $611m

The World Bank will support Nigeria with $611 million dollars to get children back to school under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme, the Coordinator, Prof. Gidado Tahir, has said. Tahir made this known in Kaduna on Friday at…

James Bond Producers Are Reportedly Leaning Toward Idris Elba as the Next 007

James Bond Producers Are Reportedly Leaning Toward Idris Elba as the Next 007

There are a lot of actors who could play 007 once Daniel Craig retires from the role he despises: Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender (even though he’s Irish), Tom Hiddleston (of Hiddleswift fame), David Oyelowo (who actually voices the character in the audiobooks). Hell, even controversially-mustached human…

DELTA NORTH 2019: SURVEY TIPS NED NWOKO TO WIN PDP TICKET, SENATORIAL ELECTION

DELTA NORTH 2019: SURVEY TIPS NED NWOKO TO WIN PDP TICKET, SENATORIAL ELECTION

-By Ashibuogwu Olisakwue: With the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa resolving to be totally neutral and allow delegates of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to freely decide who they desired as their candidates for the approaching elections, the contest…

Respite: NASS To Pass 2019 Election Budget Next Week –Mahmood

Respite: NASS To Pass 2019 Election Budget Next Week –Mahmood

The growing fear that the National Assembly may have deliberately reneged in passing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) N242 billion budget for the 2019 general election, have been put to rest. The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…

Shoddy Project @ Keshi Stadium: Water Tank Collapse, Failed Airlift Affects CAA Championship In Delta **Gov. Okowa Spits Fire, Vows To Investigate Cause

Shoddy Project @ Keshi Stadium: Water Tank Collapse, Failed Airlift Affects CAA Championship In Delta **Gov. Okowa Spits Fire, Vows To Investigate Cause

–By Albert OGRAKA: Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has ordered an investigation into the remote and immediate cause of the collapsed Water Tank behind the main bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium during the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championships holding in…

2019 Senate: Ned Nwoko Gets Support From Beneficiaries Of Varsity Scholarship 

2019 Senate: Ned Nwoko Gets Support From Beneficiaries Of Varsity Scholarship 

-By Albert OGRAKA: One good turn, they say, deserves another. Nineteen years after Hon. Prince Ned Nwoko, awarded scholarship to 30 indigent and non indigent citizens of Anioma from various tertiary institutions in Nigeria, little did he know that the good seeds…