The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Ndudi Elumelu has visited flood victims at Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Delta State at the six Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps located within the Federal Constituency, with a call on the Federal Government of Nigeria to dredge the rivers as long term solution. Elumelu was at the various camps on Friday November 4, 2022 accompanied by notable leaders of the Federal Constituency to sympathize, empathise and give succour to the victims. The Minority Leader was at the Ogbuaofu, Oneh and head bridge camps, all in Asaba, Oshimili South Local Government Area,…
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Delta Government on Friday accused Deputy President of the Senate and Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege of sponsoring local government pensioners protests against Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the state government. He said that despite the efforts of the state government in assisting the local governments to defray their outstanding pension liabilities, Omo-Agege and the APC were bent on sponsoring protests on the matter to score cheap political points. Aniagwu disclosed this at a news conference in Asaba and urged the general public to be wary of the protesters as they were obviously playing the…
The runner-up in the Delta State PDP Guber primaries, Olorogun David Edevbie has appreciated his campaign structure and teeming supporters for keeping faith with him throughout the period of his legal battle till date, despite unfavourable court judgments from the Appeal and Supreme Courts. David Edevbie gave the commendation on Friday 4th Nov. 2022 at Afiesere his home town, shortly after returning from Abuja where he had been since the Supreme Court gave its ruling on the contentious Delta State PDP governorship candidacy between him and Hon. Oborevwori Sheriff. Olorogun David Edevbie described his campaign structure as a team of…
Director-General of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission, Dr Ben Nkechika has said that the state government was providing health insurance to internally displaced persons in the state because their means of livelihood have been eroded by the ravaging flood. Nkechika stated this at a joint press conference in Asaba with the Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, and explained that the state government was determined to provide access to quality health services to all residents of the state irrespective of their socio-economic status and geographical location. He noted that with the enrollment of the internally displaced persons into the…
Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday affirmed that in spite of the prevailing season of politics, his administration would continue to deliver on its promises and good governance. He made this known at the swearing-in of Chief Fred Obe as Commissioner for Energy and 14 Permanent Secretaries in the State Civil Service at Government House, Asaba. The new Permanent Secretaries are Charles Diai, Omamuzo Erebe, Theophilus Aguonye, Gregory Ejohwomu, Patrick Ojeblenu, Patricia Esenjo and Fredrick Yoro. Others are Chairman Nelson Tetsola, Philomena Okeowo, Evelyn Ndobu, Frank Aghara, Byron Unini,…
A pan-Anioma pressure group, Concerned Anioma Patriots has called upon the attorney-general and chief law officer of the federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to disclose the whereabouts of senator Peter Nwaoboshi, who represents Delta North at the upper chamber of the national assembly. In a statement by Iwebelua Fred Nwaokolo, the group said this call has become expedient in view of the fact that “Of the three Senatorial districts in Delta State, it is only Delta North(Anioma) electorate is presently devoid of a functional incumbent representation quotient at the upper chamber of the national assembly”. He posited that though this blankness…
Controversial Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday has appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to take her as his next queen. This is coming just days after it was announced that the traditional ruler is set to marry his seventh wife. Nkechi Blessing took to her Instagram page on Saturday, October 29th and said that she is waiting for her turn to be his wife. She shared a still video of the time they met at a cultural function as she could be seen beaming with smiles and giving him a seductive look. The movie star thanked…
The crisis rocking the Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is far from over as the party’s National Leader, Chief James Ibori, the immediate past governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Senator representing Delta South, Senator James Manager and other party’s bigwigs today shunned the inauguration of Delta State PDP Campaign Management Committee. Other notable party chieftains that snubbed the inauguration of the campaign council to support the governorship aspiration of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori were the lawmaker representing Delta South Senatorial District and the only PDP senator in the upper legislative chamber, Sen. James Manager; the party’s…
By Oghenero Orovwuje Delta State Government has flagged off a 4-day training programme for Auto-Mechanics and Technicians on Automotive Diagnostic Scanning with a call on the participants to take the training seriously to upgrade themselves with modern technology. The state Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, flagged off the training at the Information Communication Technology centre in Asaba. Governor Okowa, who was represented by Commissioner for Transport, Chief Micheal Okah, said the training programme was part of the efforts of the present administration to empower Deltans and other residents in the state to enable them to acquire standard training and practical…
Presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the party’s governorship candidate in Delta State, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege have donated N200 million to displaced flood victims in Delta State. While Tinubu announced a donation of N50 million cash, Omo-Agege gave out N150 million worth of relief materials. Addressing a mammoth crowd on behalf of Tinubu and himself in Effurun, Delta State on Tuesday, Senator Omo-Agege pointed out that the aviation strike halted the movement of the APC Presidential Candidate. His words: “Today, I am here wearing two caps. The first cap I am wearing is the cap…