Okowa tasks Commissioners on commitment, accountability Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has charged newly-appointed commissioners in the state to serve with devotion, loyalty and accountability in the discharge of their duties. He gave the charge on Thursday, in his remarks at the swearing-in of four new…
NSF: Delta will maintain dominance in sports – Okowa
Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa has said that the state was prepared to host and win the most memorable competition in the annals of the National Sports Festival to maintain its sports dominance in the country. Okowa gave the assurance on Wednesday, in his remarks…
Delta releases White Paper on Ozoro-Oleh crisis, compensates victims
Delta State Government on Tuesday said it had released the White Paper on the resolution of the communal crisis between Ozoro and Oleh communities in Isoko North and Isoko South Local Government Areas of the state, with approval to compensate families of victims. The State Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, disclosed this while fielding questions…
Missing Certificate: I made second best result in 1976 – Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday debunked reports that he had no West Africa School Certificate (WASC) certificate, saying he made the second best result in his set in the country in 1976. He said that the issue around the certificate was deliberate wrong perception…
Judicial independence, guarantee for rule of law – Okowa
Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that there cannot be effective rule of law in Nigeria without financial autonomy and independence of the judiciary. Okowa stated this on Monday in his keynote address at the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) – Section on Legal Practice…
YAGEP Improved My Living Standard, Says Ehienta
by Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene PERCULIAR EHIENTA is the CEO of Pec Bella Enterprise, a poultry farm, located at YAGEP Farm Cluster, Owa-Alero. She holds a B.Sc. Ed. in Business Education and is a pioneer beneficiary of the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP.) She was trained and established in the…
2023: Atiku-Okowa presidency will truly rescue Nigeria – Aniagwu
Nigerians have been assured that the Alhaji Atiku Abubakar-Ifeanyi Okowa presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections will truly rescue Nigeria with a pragmatic approach to the mission. Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu gave the assurance on Friday while speaking on a live television programme “Focus Today”…
YAGEP Beneficiary Calls for More Agric Investments
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene ALVIN OKECHUKWU MOKAOGWU is the CEO of Bikenenye Global Venture. He hails from Oshimili North Local Government Area. He has an HND in Business Administration. After years of unemployment, he became one of the pioneers of the Delta State Government’s Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) in crop…
STEP Training Enhanced My Relevance in the Entertainment Industry – Irabor
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene Arnold Irabor is the CEO of Epoch Art Audio-Visual and the Director of Extreme Reloaded Art House. He was trained and established in Audio Visual Services by the Delta State Government in its Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the 2016/2017 cycle. He hails from Ika South Local…
Delta approves N400million disbursement to 40 mission schools
Delta Government on Tuesday, announced that it had approved the disbursement of N400 million grant to 40 mission schools in the state to enable them to upgrade and expand their facilities. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, announced this while briefing journalists on some of decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting presided…