Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday announced that a contract for the construction of facilities for the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Delta, Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of the state would be awarded in a few weeks. Okowa made the disclosure at the opening of Royal Mira…
Delta Governor, Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday charged traditional rulers in the country to be ambassadors of tourism promotion as custodians of culture and traditions of their respective communities. He gave the charge in Asaba while inaugurating the newly-reconstituted Delta State Traditional Rulers’ Council. The governor urged the traditional rulers to play active role…
The Delta State Government has pledged its commitment to the pursuit of justice for the brutalized toddler, Master Gift Ohanazoeze, who passed away allegedly as a result of injuries sustained from being brutalized by his teacher. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, made this pledge today when he paid a visit to the Commissioner…
As part of efforts to curb the incessant cases of building collapse, the Delta State Government has declared that developers who default in obtaining valid building permits from the government will be subjected to the full wrath of the law. The Delta State Commissioner for Urban Renewal, Olorogun Arthur-Akpowowo, who made this known, said the…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on communities embroiled in boundary dispute, which has led to crises and loss of lives to embrace peace to pave way for meaningful development. Okowa made the call on Saturday at the funeral of late Professor Abednego Ekoko at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Uzere in Isoko South Local…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh The Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer and Head of the Delta State Job and Wealth Creation Bureau, Prof. Eric Eboh, has disclosed some institutional development tools developed and already being applied by the bureau to ensure organizational and programme sustainability into the future. Prof Eboh made the disclosure during the Graduation…
Delta Government on Tuesday approved the recruitment of teachers in core subject areas into the Unified Teaching Service of the state. Commissioner for Information in the state, Charles Aniagwu, stated this while briefing journalists in Asaba on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Aniagwu said the recruitment…
Delta State Government has thrown its weight behind the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in a bid to ease the friction between the police and the public for a safer society. This was the fallout of a meeting between the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, and executive members of the PCRC, Delta State Command…
By Tina Oki The Commissioner for Works (Urban and Highways) Mr Noel Omodon has task the construction company handling Sector ‘A’ of the Ughelli/Asaba Road Dualization project to expedite action on the road before the rains commence. Mr Omodon gave this directive yesterday while on an inspection tour the project. The commissioner, speaking to newsmen…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, called on Deltans to be wary of deliberate mischief against the state government by its opponent, saying that citizens knew that no volume of devious criticism could taint the developmental efforts of his administration. Okowa gave the charge at the graduation of 1,000 Skills Training and Entrepreneurship…