The race for who picks the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Delta South senatorial zone has started in earnest and the storm is gathering over what political watchers believe would be one of the mothers of all electoral battles in Delta State. The picture is getting clearer who the major contenders…
Delta State Accountant-General Absconds
From mere speculation came an official confirmation that one week to transfer of power from the outgoing administration of Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan of Delta State to his successor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the government has been rendered prostrate. This was due to the sudden disappearance of the state Accountant-General, Cyril Agbele, and his lieutenants from their…
Pipeline Explosion Kills Four In Delta
A fire outbreak resulting from pipeline explosion has killed a yet-to-be identified woman and her three daughters in Odidi community of Delta State. The tragedy occurred on Monday in the oil rich state due to oil spillage from expired pipelines belonging to the Nigeria Petroleum Development Corporation, NPDC. The incident, which was attributed to refusal…
UPN Picks Female Presidential Candidate
The Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, has picked a female motivational speaker, Helen Godswill, from Delta State, as its Presidential candidate for the 2015 general elections. Abdulrasheed Gusau from Zamfara State was chosen as her running mate. The party, which also released a list of 13 governorship candidates for the election with a promise to…
Three Condemned Criminals Freed in Delta
Emmanuel Uduaghan, governor of Delta State on October 1 granted amnesty to three men awaiting execution to mark Nigeria’s 54th Independence anniversary celebrations. He also converted the death sentences of nine other prisoners to various terms of imprisonment. Speaking at a special ceremony in Asaba, Uduaghan said the pardon of the prisoners was based on…
‘We Have Taken Micro-Credit Scheme to Other Heights’ – Anthonia Ifeanyi Ashiedu, commissioner for poverty alleviation
Anthonia Ifeanyi Ashiedu, commissioner for poverty alleviation, says the ambition of the government in respect of the ongoing leather works factory being built in collaboration with UNIDO is “to be able to compete for international products like NIKE shoes” Your ministry runs one of the star programmes of Delta State government poverty alleviation through micro-credit.…
Leading the Way in Sports
Delta State has for 15 years sustained a leadership position in sports in Nigerian owing to government support and determination to develop talents It was one victory that came at a time Nigeria as a country and its leadership was under attack by both the local and international media. Everywhere one turned to, news about…
Governor Uduaghan, a Big Dreamer – Chike Ogeah, Commissioner for Information
Delta State Information Commissioner, Chike Ogeah, a lawyer, gives kudos to the second civilian governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori for his efforts in “setting up a new state” and hailed Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s “massive vision” of Delta Beyond Oil Economic Strategy which he notes has achieved wonderful results How has Delta State moved…
‘Democracy Has Provided a Platform for Arts to Thrive’ – Richard Mofe-Damijo, Delta State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism
Richard Mofe-Damijo, Delta State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism, says Nollywood has single-handedly caused a revolution in the entire African continent. In this interview with Adekunbi Ero, executive editor, Tony Manuaka, senior associate editor, Stella Sawyerr, associate editor, Tony Akaeze, senior assistant editor and Adewale Adelola, photojournalist, the renowned actor says in Delta, entertainment…
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