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March 26, 2023 No Responses

APC Petitions INEC Over Delta Guber Poll

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the outcome of the March 18 governorship election in Delta.The petition was signed by Mr Godwin Anaughe, the state APC Director, Election and Strategy on Saturday...

March 21, 2023 No Responses

Omo-Agege Rejects Delta Governorship Result

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18 governorship election in Delta, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege has rejected the result of the election. INEC on Monday declared Chief Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the...

March 18, 2023 No Responses

Delta Raises Alarm Over Alleged Security Breach

Delta State Government on Friday alleged that certain individuals were planning to disrupt Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, raised the alarm on Friday at a press...

November 26, 2022 No Responses

Okowa Mourns Sammie Okposo

Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa has commiserated with the Okposo family and people of Isoko in the state over the passing of renowned gospel singer, Sammie Okposo. Okowa’s condolence was conveyed in a statement by his&nb...

May 31, 2022 No Responses

Adeboye Inaugurates Premium Trust Bank

General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Monday, inaugurated a branch of Premium Trust Bank in Asaba, Delta State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeboye, who was the Special Guest, w...

May 12, 2022 No Responses

Okowa Salutes Goodie Ibru at 80

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has congratulated elder statesman and former Chairman of Ikeja Hotels Plc, Mr Goodie Ibru, as he clocks 80 years. Okowa’s felicitation is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on.....

April 28, 2022 No Responses

Delta Explains N150b Credit Facility

Delta State Government is seeking N150 billion discounting facility to pay for infrastructural projects and outstanding pension arrears. Briefing Journalists on Wednesday, the state Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije explained that Governor&n...

April 27, 2022 No Responses

Delta Seeks N150b Credit Facility From Zenith Bank, Others

The Delta House of Assembly has approved a request by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for a bridging finance facility of N150 billion in favour of the state government. The governor’s request is contained in a letter which was read at&nbs...

April 19, 2022 No Responses

2023: PDP Kicks Against UPU’s Endorsement Of Edevbie

Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Delta Central Senatorial District, has kicked against the endorsement of Olorogun David Edevbie, a governorship aspirant for the 2023 election, by the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU). The Party, in a statement signed by the...

April 16, 2022 No Responses

Esan Okpa Holds Maiden Assembly In Uromi

In a bold move to reinforce its new vanguard role in Esanland, the Esan Okpa Initiative (EOI), a leading socio-cultural and non-partisan organization, plans to hold a crucial hybrid maiden assembly to discuss burning issues affecting the people of the...

March 21, 2022 No Responses

Seplat Empowers 220 Teachers, CIEs In Edo, Delta

Seplat Energy Plc, leading indigenous energy company and its partners, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), have awarded certificates to a total of 220 comprising 214 teachers and six Chief Inspectors of Education in Edo and Delta States under th...

November 10, 2021 No Responses

Delta Partners Stallion Auto On Tricycle Plant

Delta Government and Stallion Auto Keke Limited have reached an agreement to establish tricycle manufacturing plant in the state. Dr Kingsley Emu, Chief Economic Adviser to Governor . Ifeanyi Okowa, said this at the exhibition of the new Auto Keke...

November 2, 2021 No Responses

Court Orders FG To Pay Delta $1.638b derivative arrears

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay 1.638 billion dollars to Delta Government being 13 per cent derivative sum due as arrears of revenue payable to the oil-rich state. Justice Donatus Okorowo, while delivering...

July 31, 2021 No Responses

Delta Proposes N425b Budget For 2022

Delta Government on Friday said it has proposed a total sum of N425 billion as the appropriation for year 2022, indicating that the budget would soon be transmitted to the State House of Assembly. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr...