Delta State Government on Friday explained that it was not acquiring lands for herdsmen as wrongly reported in some quarters. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu said in a statement in Asaba, that the bill before the State Assembly was for the regulation of livestock breeding, raring and marketing in the state. He…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday, called on Nigerians to embrace peace and love, saying they were panacea for rising insecurity and apathy in the country. Okowa gave the charge at the funeral mass for former Military Administrator of Kano and Benue states, late Brig.-Gen. Dominic Oneya (retd) at St Jude’s Catholic Church, Effurun, Uvwie…
The on-going two-day workshop organized for selected Information Officers working for the State Government has been described as a practical demonstration of the State Government’s resolve to enhance the capacity of the officers through training and retraining. The State Director of Information, Mrs. Theresa Adiabua Oliko, made the assertion shortly after rounding-off the training session…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Our STEPreneur for the week is Jennifer Chinasiaokwu Okocha, trained in Audio-Visual Services. She hails from Aniocha South. She is the CEO of JennyChi Studios, Asaba. Jennifer attended Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku where she obtained an HND in Business Administration. Despite being in a male dominated vocation, she stands tall in affirmation…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, affirmed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win massively in the state’s House of Assembly by-election in Isoko South Constituency 1 on Saturday. Okowa stated this while addressing the electorate at a PDP rally at Uro-Irri Ward 11, Irri Ward 10 and Emede Ward 5 ahead…
The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, on Monday, said the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, had failed to develop the region because ruling political parties had turned the interventionist agency to a political tool. Aniagwu who spoke on ‘Kakaaki’ on Africa Independent Television, AIT, monitored in Asaba, said the NDDC over the years…
Delta Governor, Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday, said Nigeria was in need of good leadership that would entrench desired unity, sustainable growth and development currently lacking in the nation. Okowa made this known at the 2021 Sam Epelle Memorial Gold Paper Lecture organized by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) at Orchids Hotel,…
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has said that it is set to convoke a summit on security, peace and national integration. The National President of the Institute and Chairman of the Council, Mallam Mukhtar Sirajo, stated this in Asaba while addressing newsmen after a tour of some legacy projects of Governor Okowa of…
By Tina Oki Delta State Commissioner for Works (Highways & Urban), Engr Noel Omodon has called on engineers to go for professionalism which sets their works apart. Engr Omodon made the call today when the Executive members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Asaba branch paid him a courtesy visit in his office in…
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu on Thursday said the law to ban open grazing in the state would promote healthy and harmonious living among farmers and herders. Speaking on ‘The Morning Show’ on Arise TV, Aniagwu said that the law was not targeted at any section of the society but to provide…