Uncategorized

By: Uche -Anita Chukwuma In an effort to sustain development , the Delta State Government has assured Tank Farmers Operators in the state mutual relationship.The Commissioner of Environment, Chief Godspower Asiuwhu gave the assurance during a town hall meeting with oil company Operators in Warri and environs.Asiuwhu promised them of trainings that would not only be beneficial to them only but also to staff of the ministry.In the same vein, the representative of the Permanent…

Following the recent happenings in Nigeria regarding insecurity, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta on Security Matters, Engr Emmanuel Udoka has said Nigeria is sliding into anarchy, urging intervention to rescue it from the hands of bandits, terrorists and other non state actors. Udoka, who stated this during an interview with Delta Times, said that Tinubu and the entire APC structure were dwarfed of ideas and all it takes to govern a…

By Anita Chukwuma Delta State Government said modalities are underway to reward the cleanest local government area reward in the state. The state Commissioner for Environment, Chief Godspower Asiuwhu, made the disclosure yesterday, when he received on a courtesy visit the Association of Local Government Environmental Health Officers. Asiuwhu noted that the essence of the exercise was to institute the mentality of cleanliness at the third tier of government and among the grassroots, adding that…

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has condoled the Bekederemo-Fuludu-Clark family of Kiagbodo in Burutu Local Government Area of the state over the passing of Ambassador Blessing Clark. Amb. Clark, a foremost diplomat and younger brother of South-South and Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, died on Tuesday in Lagos at 92. In a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika,…

This day will be completely incomplete without me adding my voice to that of others in celebrating this rare personage of our time, Engr. Akpos Kenneth Epidei. Akpos Epidei is the Managing Director, MD JOEMARINE INSTITUTE OF NAUTICAL STUDIES & RESEARCH, Warri, Delta State. Over the years, this revered institution located in Delta State, Warri , the heart of Niger Delta has produced lots of mariners within Nigeria and the world at large. Today he…

It is unfortunate that we live in a society where criminals now cloak and canonise themselves as saints just because people don’t ask the right questions. Ordinarily, I would not waste my time talking about Fejiro Oliver and his master, Prince Kpokpogri whose only job is economic and criminal blackmail, which they ply in serial notoriety. The society should ask both men who have constantly blackmailed Gôvernor Ifeanyi Okowa and his administration because they believe…

Chief Godspower Asiuwhu, the Honourable Commissioner Delta State Ministry Of Environment yesterday welcomed a courtesy visit by Environmental Health Officers at the Local Government Level.The President Sanit Jeffery Obadaya said they have been working with the Ministry and they are happy for Honourable Commissioner’s appointment.Speaking further, he said they hope to have some of their officers at the Local Government Level moved to State to enhance their productivity.Responding, Chief Asiuwhu appreciated them for paying him…

By Ajiri-Oghene Oreh With multiplicity of socioeconomic and political challenges, our country, Nigeria is once more at a critical crossroads. Our nation is less than 7months away from the 2023 general elections that will mark the third transition from one democratically elected government to another since the return to democratic rule in the year 1999. Prior to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections some months ago, there were clarion calls by the politically conscious…

By: Uche Anita Chukwuma Delta State Commissioner for Environment, Chief Godspower Omafuvwe Asiuwhu has held a meeting in his office in Asaba with the leadership of the TAUNGYA Farmers in the state. Speaking during the meeting, Chief Godstime Agidotan, who led the farmers, congratulated the commissioner on his new appointment and stated some of their challenges to include encroachment of the forest reserves by unauthorised persons and incessant attacks by herdsmen in the state. He…

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Delta, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on Thursday said Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s performance in the state in the last seven years had been widely acknowledged as impressive contrary to criticism in some quarters. Indeed, Ifeajika, who spoke as a guest on “Bridge Parliament” programme on Bridge Radio, Asaba, described the governor’s delivery of democratic dividends to people of the state as “superlative’’. According to him, prior to his emergence as…