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Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated the Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof) Chike Edozien on his 99th birth anniversary. Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba on Friday, said that Obi Chike Edozien is a distinguished medical scholar and Nigeria's first Professor of Physiology. He remarked that since his ascension to the throne in 1991 as the 13th Asagba of Asaba, Obi Edozien had continued to provide purposeful leadership for his people and residents of Asaba,

Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, told political appointees to stay connected with the people by visiting home regularly and assisting them in view of the economic hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. Oborevwori, who gave the charge while swearing-in 9-Special Advisers at Government House, Asaba, reminded the appointees that they were first politicians before becoming political appointees. Those sworn-in were: Chief Edwin Uzor, Rt. Hon Solomon Funkekeme, Rt. Hon Basil Ganagana, Chief Tony Anechi and Chief Mrs Eunice Anirah. Others

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday, said the State Government would partner with the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators of Nigeria (ICMC) in promoting sustainable peace and unity. Oborevwori disclosed this while playing host to the leadership of the ICMC, led by the Vice President of the Institute, Ambassador Victor Ojaide at the Exco Chambers, Government House, Asaba. He noted that the programmes of the Institute were very vital as they helped in building the human capacity needed to entrench

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Friday, urged the State Board of Internal Revenue Service to expand the State tax net by bringing in more businesses in the informal sector. He gave the charge during the inauguration of the Chairman and Executive Directors of the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue, headed by Hon. Solomon Ighrakpata as Chairman. Others are Dr Frank Nwugo, Executive Director, Operations; Mr. Kelly Oghenekevwe, Executive Director, Finance and Administration; Mr. Collins Iwebunor, Executive Director, ICT and Hon. Mrs Orezi

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on Thursday called on Judges in the country to be guided by the doctrine of fair hearing, equity and good conscience in the discharge of their duties. Oborevwori urged Judges to guarantee justice for all by maintaining a high level of personal probity, devoid of greed and ensuring that the guilty are punished according the provisions of the law. He gave the charge at the swearing-in of Justice Catherine Ojugbana-Orishedere as President Customary Court of Appeal, and seven Judges

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State on Saturday extolled immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, CFR (rtd) for his brilliant and successful military career. He said that Gen. Irabor was destined for the top echelon of his military career because God wanted him to get there. Oborevwori stated this at a grand reception organised by the Ika nation in honour of the retired Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of the state. He

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has directed the State Ministry of Works to study and urgently effect repair works on the erosion plagued Umeh Road in Isoko South Local Government Area of the state. The 7.1km Umeh Road and bridge being threatened by erosion was built and inaugurated by the Emmanuel Uduaghan administration in 2015 to link the community to the East-West Road and by extension, other parts of the state. Oborevwori's intervention was sequel to appeals by the Community, the Isoko Development Union, IDU

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Sir Festus Ahon, has alerted the public on the activities of fraudsters who registered telephone numbers in his name and that of the Chief of Staff, Hon. Johnson Erijo with the purpose of defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. Ahon, in a statement on Wednesday in Asaba, expressed dismay at activities of the fraudsters and cautioned the general public to be wary of transactions with the said phone numbers as the numbers do not

Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has assured investors of a peaceful investment climate in the state. Oborevwori gave the assurance on Tuesday when he received on courtesy visit members of the Ndigbo Cultural Forum Asaba chapter at Government House, Asaba. The Governor thanked the Forum for supporting his gubernatorial ambition and for their various investments in the state. He urged them to consider investing further by taking advantage of the peaceful environment across the state. He said: "I welcome you to Delta State Government House.

Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, Sir Festus Ahon says the Governor is taking his time to pick suitable and competent hands to be appointed into the State Executive Council. Ahon, who was reacting to reports in a section of the media, said the Governor is not under pressure from anyone, not even his predecessor, on choice of cabinet members as was wrongly reported. He described the publication as a figment of the imagination of the writer and appealed to Journalists to avoid

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