Motorists need not bother about likely gridlock on the Koka Interchange (Flyover) axis of the Asaba/Onitsha expressway at yuletide as the bridge would be open for public use on December 15, 2022. The Delta State Commissioner for Works (Urban and Highways), Mr. Noel Omodon, who disclosed this to newsmen after his inspection of the bridge…
Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on Nigerians to be prayerful and watchful in order not to be swayed by politicians with fake promises. He said that with the 2023 general elections a few months away, some politicians had started making empty and unrealistic…
The Delta State Government has given its assurance that it would always strive to find ways to ensure peaceful farmer-herder coexistence for the betterment of the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Godfrey Enita, gave this assurance today, after a meeting with members of the Delta State Livestock Management Committee at his…
Delta State Commissioner for Information,Mr Charles Aniagwu has said that the state was not just hosting the ongoing 21st National Sports Festival to win but to break new grounds. Aniagwu who is Chairman Media and Publicity Sub-Committee of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the games tagged “Delta 2022”, disclosed this on Arise Television on…
Delta Government on Friday dissociated Governor Ifeanyi Okowa from the allegation by President Muhammadu Buhari that some governors were involved in diverting local government funds. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, at a news conference in Asaba said Okowa’s administration had remained transparent and accountable to the people and would never be…
Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that the state government was prioritising access to justice as part of efforts to expand and broaden justice delivery in the state. He stated this at the second meeting of the Body of Attorneys-General of States of the…
By Gertrude Onyekachukwu-Uteh Basil Eleah hails from Aniocha South LGA. Though he has an NCE and trained in Tiling in the 2016/2017 STEP cycle, he has diversified to sales of bird feeds, poultry and is a point of sales agent (POS) to increase his streams of income. He is five years in business as…
Delta State Government and the Africa Union Development Agency (AUDA) have proposed a budget size of Three Billion Naira for the innovative strengthening of 3, 380 smallholder farmers’ capabilities in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed to newsmen by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Godfrey Enita, at the training…
Delta State Government on Monday said it was the most solvent in the country, with enough credit to liquidate all outstanding fiscal obligations. The Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije, who stated this at a news conference in Asaba said the state government had outstanding commitment of N84 billion to contractors and N27 billion pension…
Peoples Democratic Party PDP Presidential Campaign Spokesman, Mr Charles Aniagwu says the party’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar would in addition to other measures create jobs to solve the perennial insecurity and poverty bedevilling Nigeria. Aniagwu who spoke on Arise Television on Saturday said until jobs were created in the country, insecurity would continue to fester. …