He was Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the administration of James Onanefe Ibori, the second civilian governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007. Today, Amos Agbe Utuama, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, is the deputy governor of Delta State. In this interview with the TELL team of Adekunbi Ero, executive editor, Tony Manuaka,…
IBORI: The Man Who Laid the Foundation for Greatness
As the second executive governor of Delta State, (May 29, 1999 – May 29, 2007), Chief James Onanefe Ibori is described as the founding father of modern Delta State, weathering several storms to lay a solid foundation for his successor to build on Eddy Agofure, 26, is one young entrepreneur who will eternally be grateful…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan: The Game Changer
After the eight-year tenure of his predecessor, Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, a medical doctor turned politician, steps in to redefine governance and create a state of the people’s dream “First, we talk about the three-point agenda of the governor. It is a module for easy administration of the state. And for a man to compress so…
Delta Before 1999: Huge Potential, Arrested Growth
But for full-blown democracy, Delta State would have remained in socio-economic doldrums, so blessed yet struggling to achieve prosperity With nature’s benevolence and lavish endowments, Delta State, created August 27, 19991 ought to be a state flowing with milk and honey with its people living a mountain-top life. Rich in oil and gas deposits, and…
‘We Train Our Students to Be Employers of Labour’
‘We Train Our Students to Be Employers of Labour’ In this interview with Adekunbi Ero, executive editor, Edna Mogekwu, Rector, Delta State University, Ogwashi-Uku, and management expert, lauds the encouragement and support of the state government which she says have enhanced and placed the three state polytechnics at the forefront such that they “can…
DELSU: An Emerging World-Class University
Delta State University, under the administration of Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, is witnessing phenomenal growth such that it ranks among the best in the country today in terms of infrastructure, facilities, teaching and learning Chukwuma Sunday (Jr) is a 400-Level student of Zoology at the Delta State University, Abraka campus. As…
‘Education Has Taken a Different Turn in Delta State’
Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, Secretary to the State Government, SSG, says “It is a full scale development in education” in Delta State. In this interview with Adekunbi Ero, executive editor, Tony Manuaka, senior associate editor; Folashade Adebayo, senior writer and Paul Kuyoro, photojournalist, the former state chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and…
Uduaghan’s Revolutionary Strides in Education
Since assuming office on May 29, 2007, Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, a medical doctor and Governor of Delta State, has repositioned the education sector, not just by providing state-of-the-art infrastructure, but introducing innovations that have redefined education in the state and setting the pace for others to follow The story of his…
Saving a Multi Billion Dollar Investment
The federal government and Delta State collaborate to save the multi-billion dollar gas project at Ugborodo, Delta State, threatened by feuding host communities Twice in a space of two weeks, the federal government read out the riot act to the feuding parties in the seemingly intractable crises that have claimed many lives and made life…
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