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…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh CHIKE URIAH hails from Oshimili South Local Government Area and is the CEO of Nellsvile Enterprise. He is a round peg in a round hole having studied Agric Economics from the University of Benin. Interacting with him, one could see a young man who understood his passion, who has been able to…
EMMANUEL UCHE is our STEPreneur for the week. He hails from Aniocha North Local Government Area and holds a BSC in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Benin. He got enrolled in the Delta State Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the 2016/2017 Cycle as a way out of unemployment and has no regrets…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday, called for immediate assessment of the cause of the petroleum product tanker explosion, which razed down no fewer than 25 houses and destroyed valuables worth millions of naira in Ohoror community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night in…
By Tina Oki The Commissioner for Works (Urban and Highways), Mr Noel Omodon, has assured that the construction of the 10.43km Boji-Boji/Otolokpo and Umunede/Owa-Alero Roads in Ika North East Local Government Area will be completed and delivered to the State Government in October 2022. Mr Omodon who gave the assurance yesterday while inspecting the projects,…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday said Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, would commence full academic activities before the end of February, 2022. Okowa disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists shortly after inspecting ongoing projects in the new university as well as the offices and residential apartments of the Secretary to the State…
In continuation of its drive to find a lasting solution to the ongoing herder/ farmer conflict in the state, the Chairman of the state Livestock Management Committee, Chief Julius Egbedi has advocated for synergy with Security Outfits in the state. In separate visits to their offices of the State Security Services, Nigerian Security and Civil…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh ILOBA, STEPHEN ONYEKA is one of the pioneer beneficiaries of the Delta State Government’s Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) in the 2015/2016 Cycle. He hails from Aniocha North Local Government Area and studied at the Institute of Management Technology, Enugu where he obtained anHND in Marketing. After four years of…