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In the last six years of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa administration, over 100,000 youths has been transformed from Job seekers to job creators. Through the entrepreneurship development programmes initiated by Governor Okowa which include the Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP), Youth Agriculture Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) , Rural Youth Skills Acquisition (RYSA), Women Entrepreneurship Skills Acquisition Programme (WESAP), Girls Entrepreneurship Skills Training (GEST) programme and many more , thousands of youths seeking job were trained and…

By Henry Ubus In his usual fashion, double Chief Willson Brume Ejeben has put a smile on the face of Mrs. Onoriode Kevwe and her family by paying for her medical surgery. 31-year-old Onoriode Kevwe, who hails from Ewu Town Ughelli South and Enwhe Isoko South, both of Delta State, a mother of three, is a petty trader who sells cellophane. She has been suffering from a mouth tumour, medically known as Ameloblastoma. However, through…

By: Akpovoke Otiti Delta State former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr. Peter Adogbejire Mrakpor SAN has expressed delight over the Christian Community Platform (CCP) Award conferred on him recently in Warri . According to him, the recognition bestowed on him is in line with the scripture; Proverbs 29:2….”When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn” In a statement by the former Commissioner, on his…

By Henry Ubus As a result of his charismatic leadership prowess coupled with his selfless philanthropic work via the Wilson Ejeben Foundation, Double Chief Wilson Brume Ejeben today Thursday 28/10/21 bagged the prestigious award of Excellence in leadership and Philanthropy at the award night held at Sheraton Hotel Abuja courtesy of Global Good Governance Ambassadors Awards/summit Nigeria 2021. While presenting the award to Double Chief Willson Ejeben who was represented by Mr. Ahmed Abdulfatai Thani,…

Again, the incoming Governor of Delta State by 2023, Olorogun (Barr.) Kenneth Omemevwa Gbagi has bagged a Chieftaincy title from his maternal place as HRM King Obukohwo Whiskey (JP), Udurhie 1, Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom conferred him Orugba of Idjerhe Kingdom as part of the activities marking the one year anniversary of the enthronement of the King. The former Minister of State Education was accompany by his wife, Hon. Justice (Mrs.) Sybil Gbagi (JCA) to…

October 23, 2021Omon-Julius Onabu in Asaba Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said that the recent criticism of the state’s 2021 supplementary budget by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was based on a position of ignorance, stressing that the leadership of the APC clearly lacks basic knowledge of issues relating to budget and budgeting. Fielding questions, yesterday in Asaba, on allegations that his administration had approved a supplementary budget close to…

By Henry Ubus The founder of Wilson Ejeben Foundation, Double Chief Willson Brume Ejeben, added another feather to his crown today, Friday 22/10/21, as he received the prestigious Outstanding Philanthropist Award. Chief Ejeben was presented this award by the Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty Of Life Sciences, University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State. The Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Professor N.J.E Orhue, while eulogising the Isio of Udu and Bobaselu of Ugbo Kingdoms, described…

By Sunday Apah  Traditional rulers of the  Isoko ethnic nationality has stated emphatically that they had joined the Delta Central 2023 lobby group to produce the next governor of Delta State in 2023. The traditional rulers urged the Urhobo people not to forget that the Isoko people were also qualified for strategic positions in the state government when they finally produce the next governor in the state. The traditional rulers, who made this known when…

Delta Government on Monday, expressed dismay over the recent travel advisory reportedly issued by the United Kingdom to its citizens in Nigeria. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Charles Aniagwu, expressed the state’s concern at a news conference in Asaba. He said that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration in the state put high premium in the security of lives and property of citizens because it was the primary purpose of government. The commissioner, who…

By Annabel OgheneganreSince the launch of the Wado City Movement, this writer has not ceased to advocate for caution in promoting the cause. In my initial remarks on the issue of name change for Warri, I stood for the status quo, maintaining as I had done in previous submissions that what Urhobo should rather do was to market the two Urhobo traditional rulers in Warri as Ovie of Warri Kingdom (for the Agbarha-Ame people) and…