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Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday, said his administration will continue to support the welfares of the poor and vulnerable widows aimed at ameliorating the plights of the poor widows in the state. Governor Okowa disclosed this during the opening ceremony of the Second National Summit on Widows’ Rights and Welfare with the theme” Sustainable solutions for widows financial independence” held at the Dome Event Centre, Asaba, which was organised by the Office…

The Acting Chairman of the Joint Tax Board and Chairman, Delta State Internal Revenue Service Sir Monday Onyeme has called on Nigerians at all levels to embrace taxation wholeheartedly to Increase the nation’s revenue base. Onyeme disclosed this at the 150th meeting of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), which was held at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on Thursday 23rd June, 2022. With a theme: Effective Tax Compliance for political office holders, a Panacea for National Development….

23rd June 2022 From Paul Osuyi, Asaba Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Thursday said he accepted to be the vice presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) because of the well thought out programmes of the presidential flag bearer, Abubakar Atiku. Okowa said the programmes were not only geared towards rescuing Nigeria but also that it’s implementation would lead to the restructuring of the country. This is even as the women wing…

The General and Special Court Martial set-up by Joint Military Task force Operation Hadinkai in North East has recommended the imprisonment of 30 soldiers and officers for committing various offences. The Theater Commander of Operation Hadinkai Major General Christopher Musa disclosed this during the inauguration of a Special Court Martial to try 29 soldiers at the headquarters of the theater in Maimalari Barrack in Maiduguri, Borno State. Musa who give the breakdown of the cases…

The Delta State Governor Sen Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has lauded the District Governor, International Association of Lion’s Clubs D404A1 Lion Fortune Wagbatsoma for her commitment in building an Eye Clinic at the Central Hospital, Warri. Speaking Yesterday Wednesday 22/6/22, Gov Okowa said as a government, we are proud of the International Association of Lion’s Clubs, District 404A1, Nigeria for building this eye clinic with a state-of-the-art facilities, adding that the equipments no doubt will be…

By Ajiri-Oghene Oreh It was a day of honour for Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, Governor of Delta State when the people of Delta State rolled out the drums from all the ethnic nationalities in the State to collectively honour him for his emergence as the Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, the PDP. It was historic and truly a grand reception for a worthy Deltan who has brought Honour to the State and…

Governor of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that the Atiku-Okowa ticket for the presidency of the country, would give Nigerians victory over insensitive and careless administration, and renewed hope for greatness. According to Okowa, who stated this while addressing a mammoth crowd of supporters who thronged the Cenotaph, Asaba, to welcome him on Thursday after his emergence as vice-presidential candidate of the PDP, the…

The Federal Government has ordered the immediate suspension of 3,000 workers over alleged presentation of fake certificates for recruitment into the Federal Civil Service. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, during a media parley as part of the activities marking the 2022 Civil Service Week celebration. She revealed that the 3,000 workers with fake certificates were discovered by the Federal Civil Service in…

By Sunday Apah Chairman of Udu Concerned Citizens and Member, Board of Directors, Delta State Council for Arts and Culture, Chief James Toka, has lauded the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party House of Assembly primary election in Udu which returned Hon. Jite Brown as winner. Toka in a press statement on Tuesday in Udu, Delta state, described the landslide victory as a confirmation of Chief Jite Brown’s popularity and acceptance by the leadership of…

By Jackson Ekwugum Perhaps the biggest clog in our wheel of progress as a people is not leadership incompetence, as bad as that is. It may not even be the flawed 1999 Constitution, which concentrates political and economic powers on the federal government while treating the states as appendages of the centre. Nor is it the unwieldly bureaucracy at the national and sub-national levels of government, which continues to constitute a bottleneck to the effective…