By Dominion Okiemute By February, 2023, the electorate in Delta State will go to the polls to elect a governor that would steer the affairs of the State for a period of four years. Anticipatorily, Deltans will be expected to make an informed choice amongst the candidates that will be vying for the number position in the state. Perhaps among the qualities Deltans will be looking forward in arriving at their choice of candidate will include competence, experience, intellectual capacity and the antecedents of the candidates. However, among those who have indicated interest in the number seat of the state…
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The Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate and Senator representing Delta Central senatorial district in the National Assembly (NASS), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has tasked members of the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), on professionalism. The Deputy Senate President, who was represented by one of his Senior Legislative Aides, Engr. Joseph Adimabus, stated this on Thursday October 21st at the 2021 Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) public lecture with the theme: “Niger Delta Economy: Building A New Face For The Region”, in Asaba Delta state. He tasked members of the forum to always do a reappraisal of online publishing on the…
By: Kazeem Ugbodaga Prosperity preacher, Pastor David Ibiyeomie has narrated how he gave one million dollars offering to God in one single service. Ibiyeomie is the founder and Senior Pastor of Salvation Ministries, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He said the time he gave the one million dollars offering was in 2012. In his words: “One day, in 2010 I said I was going to give one million dollars as offering which today is about five hundred and sixty five million naira. “I said I’m going to give it in one offering. When I said that, everybody was looking at…
A former President of the Senate, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has emerged as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senator Ayu, a consensus candidate for the position, took over the leadership of the main opposition party alongside 20 others elected into various positions within the PDP National Working Committee. The new set of leaders were elected at the party’s national convention which began on Saturday and lasted till the early morning of Sunday. Hundreds of party delegates participated in the election of the new national officers at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Culled from Channels TV…
The Executive Chairman of Aniocha North Local Government, Delta State, Hon. Kevin Okwechime, has commenced the construction of an ultra modern skills acquisition centre for the youths of the local government area. The Centre is located at the premises of the Local Government Council at Issele-Uku, the administrative headquarters of the local Government Area. Speaking with Journalists at the project site on Tuesday, October 26th, Hon. Okwechime said that his administration embarked on the project in consonance with his campaign promise to the youths of the local government area. He said that his administration is set to empower the youths…
The Delta State Government has started responding and fulfilling the pledged support for accident victims who have keyed into the State Passengers’ Welfare Scheme. This was confirmed yesterday when the State Commissioner for Transport, Rt. Hon. Basil Ganagana presented a cheque of One Hundred and Eight Thousand Five Hundred Naira only for compensation of victims of Saturday, October 23, road traffic crash on the Benin-Lagos road, involving a Libra Motors’ vehicle. While presenting the cheque to the victims’ families on behalf of the Delta Passengers’ Welfare Scheme, the Commissioner for Transport urged Deltans and other residents of the state to embrace…
The Chairman of Accreditation Sub-Committee of Saturday’s National Convention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday said the planning and outcome of the convention would prove that the party was ready to rescue Nigeria from prevailing challenges. Okowa, who is the Governor of Delta, made this known in his remarks at a meeting of the Committee held at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja. He said that PDP was ready to take over leadership at the centre in 2023, emphasizing that the convention would strengthen unity and democracy not only in the party but in the country.…
Delta State of the federal republic of Nigeria is made up of 25 Local Government Areas (LGAS) and like every other state, it is represented in the Nigerian senate by three senators; Delta Central, Delta South and Delta North. Delta Central comprises eight LGAS and is inhabited by the Urhobos while Delta Stouth also comprises eight LGAS and is home to the ethnic Ijaw, Isoko and Itsekiri while Delta North is home to the Ika, Enuani, Ukwuani sub-groups who are spread across nine LGAS. The principal towns of Delta North are Agbor, Asaba (the Delta State capital) Ogwashi-Uku, Issele-Ukiu, Ibusa,…
“It is with a deep sense of responsibility and commitment to a unified and developed Nigeria that I have decided to re-enter the political arena and join the fray of active politicking again. I have been very frustrated about the state of our country and the manner the ruling party APC has virtually returned and reduced Nigeria to the rubbles of Stone Age. I have decided to stop my perpetual lamentations and join hands with other patriotic Nigerians to rescue our nation from the brink of a calamitous collapse. Therefore, in line with practicing what I have preached for a…
ASABA/Nigeria: The Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ochor Christopher Ochor had advocated for continuous synergy between the governments, people and the various security agencies in the country, in order to check the rising rate of insecurity. The Deputy Speaker, made the call in Asaba, on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at an Intelligence Security Summit, hosted by Ben Media House at Grand Hotels, where he was recognised with an Outstanding Personality on Legislative Duties/Impact to Humanity in Delta State, for the year 2021. According to the Deputy Speaker, who was represented by his Press Secretary, Mr Emmanuel…