Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her emergence as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. Okonjo-Iweala, an illustrious Deltan from Ogwashi-Uku, was a two-time Minister of Finance, who led Nigeria’s economy to exit foreign debt obligations during her first term under former President Olusegun Obasanjo.…
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Delta Government on Monday gave owners of lands acquired from it in urban areas for over two years, three months to develop such lands or risk the revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O). The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, gave the warning at a news conference in Asaba. Aniagwu deplored the…
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Sokoto State Governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal and his Zamfara counterpart, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, on Sunday said the nation’s insecurity challenges requires concerted effort to resolve them. They stated this while speaking to journalists at Boji-Boji Owa, Ika North East Local Government Area, shortly after a condolence visit on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on…
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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Sunday congratulated his Bayelsa counterpart, Senator Douye Diri, on the first anniversary of his administration. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, the governor thanked God for the success of the first year of the “prosperity” administration in Bayelsa. Okowa stated that…
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Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday urged Nigerians to support ranching, saying it would drastically reduce herders-farmers clashes across the country. He said that the time to rise against open grazing was now, especially as governors of the Northern States had voted for ranching as the way to go in cattle-rearing. Okowa made…
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Delta Government on Friday said plans were underway to upgrade the Asaba International Airport to a Category 9 Airport to enable it receive bigger planes. Special Projects Director of the Airport, Mr Austin Ayemidejor, disclosed this to journalists shortly after the arrival of United Nigeria Airline’s Maiden flight to Asaba. The airline marked 5N-BWZ which…
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NO DTS 0250: INSECURITY: OKOWA URGES SUPPORT FOR RANCHING NO DTS 0251: DELTA TO UPGRADE ASABA AIRPORT TO CATEGORY 9 AS UNITED AIRLINE DEBUTS NO DTS 0252: ISOKO NATION, URHOBO POLITICAL LEADERS, OTHERS CONDOLE OKOWA NO DTS 0253: …
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Delta Government on Thursday announced the approval of the construction and rehabilitation of no fewer than 15 roads across the state at a cost of about N16 billion. This was part of the decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting presided over by the Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa. Briefing newsmen after…
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NO DTS 0244: DELTA APPROVES N16BN FOR ROADS, APPROVES PAYMENT OF DELSU RETIREES NO DTS 0245: OKOWA ASSURES OF NEEDED ATTENTION TO OBOMKPA-UBULUBU ROAD NO DTS 0246: UZUM CONDEMNS ASSASSINATION OF ANTI-CULT VOLUNTEER COMMANDER, AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP TO SON NO DTS 0247: BAYOKO MOURNS LATE PERMANENT SECRETARY, OBIEGBA, SAYS DEATH PERSONAL LOSS…
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The Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday presented flags to its chairmanship candidates and their deputies in the 25 local government areas for the March 6, 2021 council elections in the state. Speaking at the event held at the party’s Secretariat in Asaba, Chairman of the party in the state,…
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