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By Sunday Apah A 2023 governorship aspirant and former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in Delta state, Olorogun Kenneth Okpara, has been confirmed dead, throwing the DC-23 into mourning. Delta State Commissioner for Urban Renewal, Olorogun Arthur Akpowowo, who hails from same community with the Late Okpara confirmed it on his official Facebook account. He said that Chief Okpara died at about 4am earlier today Friday 19, 2021 at Eku, Ethiope East Local Government…

The International Association of Lion’s Clubs, District 404A1 performed the  ground breaking ceremony for the building of  eye clinic in Central Hospital, Warri. Speaking yesterday 17/11/21  at the Central Hospital, Warri, DG Wagbatsoma in her remarks revealed that is no longer news that Lion’s Clubs is now a regular visitor in the Central Hospital, Warri not because we are sick but because we always come to cover the gap for government via provision of medical equipments for the good…

The National Coordinator of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices, POCACOV CSP Ebere Amaraizu has decorated the Executive Chairman, Delta State Internal Revenue Service Sir Monday John Onyeme has grand patron of POCACOV. Speaking yesterday 17/11/21 at the Revenue Service Headquarters, CSP Ebere explained that POCACOV was an initiative conceived by the Inspector-General of Police out of the desire to curb crime through the principle of Community Oriented Policing adding that POCACOV as…

By Henry Ubus Executive Chairman of Udu Local Government Council, Hon. Chief Jite Brown (JP) has congratulated Comrade Johnbull Igholohemu Gbejegbe on his election as the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Udu Chapter at the election conducted yesterday Tuesday 16/11/21. In a congratulatory message made available to newsmen in Udu today, Hon. Chief Jite said Gbejegbe’s emergence indicated the full confidence of Udu Teachers on his ability to lead them. As Comrade…

The Delta Government on Tuesday, dismissed the allegation that it was proliferating the state with universities but failed to pay salaries of staff of its pioneer university in Abraka. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Patrick Muoboghare, dispelled the allegation while speaking to newsmen at the end of the state’s Executive Council meeting at Government House, Asaba. Muoboghare was reacting to claims by the Chairman of University of Lagos branch of Academic Staff Union of…

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Sunday, said it would be counter-productive to leave education and training of children to government and parents alone. Okowa stated this in his remarks at the 65th birth anniversary thanksgiving of Sir Chika Chiejina and the re-dedication of UbaChika Education and Scholarship Foundation held at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Onicha-Olona, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the State. He said that a child taken away from poverty often…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated author of ‘Rumbling Sky’, Dr Stephen Kekeghe, for emerging joint winner of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Prize for Poetry, 2021. Kekeghe, an English teacher at Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, was hitherto a teacher at the College of Education, Warri. He was conferred with the prestigious award at the association’s 40th Anniversary and International Convention in Abuja. Okowa’s felicitation with the Imode community in Ughelli South Local…

By Onoriode Sienakeruo The Founder of Wilson Ejeben Foundation, Double Chief Willson Brume Ejeben added another feather to his crown today Friday 12/11/21 as he bagged the prestigious award of Excellence in Public Service for Community Development from Delta Rainbow Television, Warri as a result of his selfless philanthropic services to humanity. While presenting the award to Double Chief Willson Ejeben who was represented by Comr. Henry Ubus, the general manager of DBS Warri, Pastor…

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, called on the Nigerian Navy to strenghten its operational efficiency in ensuring that piracy and other unwholesome activities were nipped in the bud in the maritime sector of the nation’s economy. Okowa made the call when he received the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo ane his delegation at Government House, Asaba. The Governor who said that he was impressed with the operational performance index…

……. The Otota of Union of Udu Communities, Chief Friday Akpokomuayen Orugbo has admonished the New Members of the Ogbe-Udu Executive Council to be leaders of enviable qualities all through their stay in office. The Omo Eni of Udu Kingdom made the admonition during the swearing-in Ceremony of the newly elected executive members of Ogbe-Udu Community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State on Monday, 8th of November, 2021. In his speech while addressing…