Delta govt clarifies position on open grazing ban

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…

Love, Peace, Panacea For Nigeria’s Unity – Okowa

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…

DTSG Commended For Human Capacity Building For Civil Servants

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…

Work Hard to Achieve a Bright Future, STEPreneur Okocha Advises STEP/YAGEP Beneficiaries.

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…

NDDC political tool for ruling parties – Aniagwu

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…

PURSUE PROFESSIONALISM OMODON TASKS ENGINEERS

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…