Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State have been assured of a free contest and level playing ground for all aspirants in the 2023 general election. Commissioner for Information in the state, Charles Aniagwu disclosed this at a news conference in Asaba as part of the resolutions reached at the stakeholders meeting on…
Former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, said all Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopefuls from the North were working for a consensus candidate to foster desired unity in the country. Saraki disclosed this in Asaba on Monday when he led other aspirants, including Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and…
Delta Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that the Advanced Diagnostic Medical Centre and the Mother and Child Hospital in Owa-Alero, would be ready for inauguration at the end of April, 2022. Okowa disclosed this at the weekend while fielding questions from journalists shortly after inspecting the twin medical facilities being executed by the state…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh ONOGIDE HENRY hails from Ughelli North Local Government Area and is the CEO of Henryome Constructions Nig Enterprise, Ughelli. He is a Political Science graduate. Life situations and passion for self-employment motivated him to enroll for Welding and Fabrication in the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the 2015/2016 Cycle. …
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh ODU UNUAKPOREGBETAYE SUNDAY began his farm business as a local farmer before his enrolment in the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in the 2017/2018 cycle. He hails from Okpe Local Government Area and is the Chairman of Odu Fish Farm Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd, a subsidiary of Odu Technical…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has continued to receive commendations for fulfilling the release of ₦57M cash awards promised to outstanding beneficiaries of the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP), the Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) and the Girl Child Empowerment Skills Training (Project-GEST.) The 183 entrepreneurs who benefitted from the Governor’s largesse included 75 outstanding STEP/YAGEP beneficiaries and 4 GEST beneficiaries,62-member Job Creation Prosperity Choir and…
Delta State has taken a giant leap in its quest to put an end to the era of collapsed buildings and failed projects in the state owing to unregulated activities of engineering personnel in the state. This move follows at the heels of the advice given by the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, to…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh EGONU GLADYS hails from Oshimili South Local Government Area. She was unemployed for three years after graduation from the university till she got enrolled in the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the 2018/2019 Cycle, as a Brown STEPreneur. She is a seasoned fashion designer, a trainer and the…
As part of efforts in consolidating on it’s stronger Delta Agenda and to finish strong, the state government has signed a shareholders agreement with Adventium Global Delta Consortium Limited, a subsidiary of Adventium Global Incorporation, USA, for the transformation of the Songhai Delta Farm at Amukpe in Sapele Local Government Area into an Agro-Industrial Processing,…
Delta Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Saturday, called on parents to inculcate sound morals in their children so as to raise responsible citizens for the country. Okowa made the call at the funeral service of Mrs Victoria Longe, the mother of his Aide-De-Camp, at Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church, Iyeu-Otuo, Owan East Local Government Area of…