Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has dissolved its Traditional Rulers Council. This dissolution was contained in a government special announcement dated 21st January 2022, signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah. According to the SSG, the dissolution was sequel to the expiration of the tenure of the Dr. Emmanuel…
By Tina Oki The contractor handling the triple cell box culvert on the rehabilitation of Old Lagos Bypass Road linking the Expressway by Okpanam Junction have been instructed to stop further works on the project and evacuate all precast drains immediately. The State Commissioner for Works, Urban and Highways, Mr Noel Omodon gave the directive…
Delta Government said it had approved an upward review of contract cost of Ayakoromo Bridge project from N6 billion to N10.5 billion. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, told journalists in Asaba that the review was part of decisions reached at the first State Executive Council meeting in 2022, which was presided over by…
By Onoriode Etatsemi /Elohor Foghola. The Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Delta State , Isaiah Bozimo Esq, has assured Deltans that Government is putting up measures to fast track the administration of criminal justice system laws in the state. Bozimo who fielded questions from journalists at the premises of the OKERE-WARRI correctional centre on…
Governor of Delta, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa has said that the ongoing construction of Koka flyover and interchange in Asaba, the State capital, would be completed before the end of 2022. Okowa gave the assurance while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the project on Tuesday. The state government last year began the construction of…
In the wake of the recent dispute between the Uwheru community and herdsmen, the Chairman, Delta State Livestock Management Committee, Chief Julius Egbedi has assured of peaceful coexistence between both parties. Giving the assurance during a townhall meeting with herdsmen and stakeholders in Ughelli North which held at the Council Secretariat, Egbedi said that the…
By Tina Oki The Commissioner for Works, Urban and Highways, Mr Noel Omodon has assures Deltans that all roads, bridges and drainages projects awarded by the Okowa administration will be completed before this administration winds down. The Commissioner who was speaking in an interview today in his office on the state of bridges across the…
By Donald Ojebo Students in the State’s Schools of Nursing have been warned against engaging in acts of examination malpractice as the school authorities have been mandated to deal decisively with those involved and if found guilty will be sanctioned appropriately. The Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye handed down the warning today…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh and Ese Laura Oghene In furtherance of its commitment to creating employment for youths in the state, the Delta State Government has established graduands of its Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) trained in Welding and Fabrication with starter packs to begin their enterprises. The graduands were enrollees of the 2020/2021 STEP…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has urged the National Assembly to immediately conclude issues surrounding the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by overriding President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto. The forum made the call in a communique at the end of its meeting on Monday in Port-Harcourt. In the communique read by it’s Chairman and Governor…