HOSTCOM Garner More Support for Okowa’s Re-election The Chairman of the Host Communities producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), Delta State Chapter, Evang. Gabriel Isibeluo, has said that pragmatic measures were being taken to enhance and sustain the progress being achieved by HOSTCOM in recent times, noting that a healthy synergy with the Delta state government under the leadership of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa would attract more prosperity to the oil producing communities in the state. Evang. Isibeluo made this known at the Ika nation town hall meeting cum ethnic mobilisation and sensitisation of the indigenes of the host communities, held on…
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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed sadness over the demise of retired Maj. Gen. David Ejoor, former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 1971 to 1975. Okowa in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Charles Aniagwu on Sunday in Asaba, condoled with the family, the Urhobo nation and the people of Ovwor-Olomu in Ughelli South Local Government Area over the death of the former COAS. Governor Okowa added that the news of Ejoor’s death had devastated him, especially as the nation is going into another round of elections but was consoled by the fact that the departed former Chief…
Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Udu Chapter have been called upon to eschew every act capable of fermenting electora the area before, during and after the forthcomingeneral elections. The National Orientation Chief Orientation and Mobilization Officer (COMO) in Udu Local Government Area, Mrs Florence John Arute, made the call during the Phase 2 of NOA’s voter sensitization and education of road transport workers comprising of drivers, motor boys and union executives at the Mofor Motor Park in Udu LGA. While admonishing the road transport workers to desist from being used as thugs by any politician,…
The candidate of the PDP in the 2019 National Assembly election for the Warri Federal Constituency Seat, Chief Thomas Ereyitomi has lamented over the poor state of court buildings and its infrastructure in Warri in the past years, saying that sector have been neglected too long and that it is unbacceptable for Warri status. Chief Ereyitomi stated this while fielding questions from newsmen weekend in Warri about some of his plans for the Constituency after victory at the February 16 election. According to him “If voted in as member representing Warri Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, I will ensure…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata The Presidential Advisory Committee on the elimination of drug abuse has stated its readiness to partner with the the Delta State Government. The leader of the Committee and also the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr Garba Abari, stated this when the committee paid the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Rt. Hon. Movie Agas a visit. The NOA D-G said that the body was in the state as part of its advocacy and sensitization exercise to enable the state government and the public key into the fight against the menace of drug…
The Governorship Candidate of the Democratic People’s Party DPP, Mr Richard Kimeku has marshalled out his development blueprint for the rapid socio economic development of the state with focus on the people and zero tolerance for corruption. Mr Kimeku who unveiled his programmes and policies for the state at his residence at Agbor while speaking with newsmen said if elected as governor in the March 2 governorship election he will run an administration that will be centred on the people. He said he decided to run for the office of governor as a divine project that will recover the state…
Students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria have been advised to face their studies in other to achieve academic excellence, as well as shun bad company and habits that could ruin their ambition of acquiring quality education and cause pain to their parents and the community. Those were the words of Dr. Kpamioseh Ogbechie, President, Anioma Association USA, Georgia Chapter, in his welcome address at the 5th annual Anioma Association USA, Georgia scholarship awards and presentation of cheques which took place on Thursday, 31, January 2018 at The Bureaucrat House, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Delta State Branch,…
Goodwill of Atiku 2019, a notable support group for Atiku and Okowa in Delta State; has pledged to continue its massive mobilization of voters to vote for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, the presidential and governorship candidates of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) respectively, among other PDP candidates in the February 16 and March 2, 2019 general elections in Nigeria. The group made this pledge recently at the Atiku campaign rally on Thursday 31, 2019 at the Stephen Keshi’s Stadium, Asaba, Delta State. The National Coordinator of the group, Chief Owelle Jerry Nkeweshe, stated that Atiku is…
The Nigeria Military have been strongly accused of allegedly declaring war against people of Niger Delta by massively deployment of over 20 gun boats, troops and military helicopter to communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom. A President of Ijaw Youth Council, Barr.Pereotubo Roland Oweilaemi, while reacting to the ugly development in a press statement said the current deployment of troops to Niger Delta and sacrilegious harassment of the highly revered Great Gbaramatu Monarch and his Chiefs by the military while travelling on the water ways is highly condemnedable and won’t be tolerated by IYC. According to the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC “This…
BY SAM DUVWODE Deltans with their registered PVCs living in Accra Ghana has been enjoined to come home and avail themsleves the opportunity of exercising their civic responsibility in the forthcoming governorship election by electing the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for a second term. The call was made by the CEO of BIWUTON GHANA LTD, TONWUBI OIL And GAS and RAYEMTON NIG LTD. a business billionaire in Accra Ghana Mr Tony Igbiwu a.k.a General, from Okpe Local Government Area Delta State during a sensitization campaign visit to Deltans living in Accra Ghana, on the need to…