Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has reinterated his commitment to alleviate suffering of the windows in the state. Governor Okowa stated this while declaring open the 1st National Summit On Widows’ Right And Welfare held at Event Center, Asaba. Okowa who was represented by His Deputy, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro disclosed that the Delta State Goverment Widows Welfare Scheme was borne out of God’s inspiration to address issues relating to Widows cross the state. While thanking God for the scheme and the programme put together by the office of the Senior Special Assistant…
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The Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has promised to live up to it’s corporate social responsibility to host communities as the company officially commissioned and handed over a Civic Centre as well as a basic health centre to Oben and Evboesi Communities in Orhionwon Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. In an address, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC), Engr. Seyi Omotowa who was represented by the Director, Support Services, Mrs. Uche Ossai, said the Commissioning of the projects in the two communities, were the Company’s contribution…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State is taken aback with tongues wagging across Anioma land, nay Delta State over what may have come upon one of its own, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, who Governor Ifeanyi Okowa painstakingly campaigned for to emerge victorious at the polls as a two-term Senator representing Delta North during the PDP campaigns for party candidates. The Senator, at a function, was heard castigating and casting aspersions on the more than excellent performance of the award-winning accomplishments of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who has brought honour, dignity to Deltans, Southern Nigeria, and Nigeria in…
One of Nigeria’s first four Architecture graduates, Fola Alade, is dead. Alade died on Saturday at the age of 87, family sources in Aramoko-Ekiti said. Architectural masterpieces bearing his insignia are the 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos, defunct Federal Secretariat building, Ikoyi, Lagos and the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. Others are the Remembrance Arcade, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, Satellite Town, Lagos, Nigerian Air Force Base, Ikeja and the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies building, Kuru, near Jos. Yet others are the National Judicial Institute, Abuja and Nigerian Embassy buildings…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta State and indeed Deltans are disturbed by the recent utterances, actions and inactions of the State Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa in the governance of the States. The persistent failure of the Governor to correct his mistakes when the opportunity beckons only suggest one thing; and that is the fact that what he says and does are clearly premeditated and intentional. Recently, the Governor who was supposed to be an embodiment of ethnic harmony and unity, tagged a group of people as “haters of Anioma” because of his bias political and ethnic inclination.…
The wife of Delta governor, Dame Edith Okowa, on Monday, said no effort would be spared in completely stamping out sexual and gender based violence from the state. Dame Okowa who is the founder of 05 Initiative, disclosed this at Government House, Asaba, during the ceremony of an advocacy programme against sexual and gender- based violence organised by Orange Brigade in partnership with Delta State Government’s Girl Child Empowerment Office. She advised victims of sexual and gender violence to speak up, and affirmed that the state government has enacted laws to protect the rights of girls, boys and others who…
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity), Sahara deck – Abuja city centre has donated some birthing kits to the Internally Displaced Persons camp located at Durumi, Garki, Abuja. The visit which was led by Mr. Victor Ofili (Capoon Sahara Deck), was in commemoration of the World Refugee Day that is marked every 20th June of every year. Ofili recalled that his group had promised to intervene on the medical lapses they noticed when they visited earlier in March. According to him, “we are here to fulfill the promise we made to donate basic birthing…
By Kenneth Obieh The Federal Assessment and Advisory team of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), has expressed satisfaction with the Delta State Government readiness in the implementation of the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme in the state. Mrs. Fatuki Adepeju who led a team of Federal Government Assessment and Advisory team of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) to Delta state gave the indication at the end of a three day visit to the state to ascertain the readiness of the Delta CARES Coordinating Unit and the Delivery…
By JOHNSON EBIGIDE The pot and the kettle are two kitchenwares meant to serve the household in preserving its livelihood. The two endure the same excruciating heat of the sooty fire in serving the household. However, for inexplicable reasons, the pot which is darker in colour, perhaps, due to its constantly being used to prepare the meal for the household, seems not to know that it is smouldering in black; hence, it derides the relatively black kettle of being black. A case of a madman in rags on the street, pointing accusing finger derisively at passersby and calling…
Delta State Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro has charged cooperate Organizations in the State to emulate the cooperate social responsibility of American Society Of Safety Professional (ASSP), established Occupational Safety and Health Electronics Library, situated in the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Warri. Otuaro made the charge at the official commissioning of the E-Library, on Saturday, 19 June, 2021, in Warri. While saying the E-Library will serve as a cherritable asset to the State, Otuaro, who thanked the ASSP for the project, said the State Government will take note of the request for the completion of the remaining thirty percent and…