Delta State Government has said its ongoing economic reforms and empowerment initiatives are designed to boost the purchasing power of residents, stimulate grassroots economic activities and accelerate the state’s recovery from current economic challenges. The State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this on Friday at a press briefing in Asaba, saying Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration was committed to ensuring that the benefits of its reforms were directly felt by the people, particularly low-income earners and operators of nano businesses. Aniagwu said the directive to councillors across the state to empower 200 persons in…
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The Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural) and Public Information, Hon. Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu in a press interview has commended the federal government for its bold policies that had created the enabling economic environment for Delta State to thrive. The event took place today at State Information Hall, Prof. Chike Edozien State Secretariat, Asaba and was premised on the prevailing adverse condition of the economy, government policies and interventions as well as prospects it holds for the citizenry. The Honourable Commissioner in his opening remarks noted that Delta State had done commendably well even in the prevailing harsh economic realities…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, commiserated with the Catholic Diocese of Warri and the Christian faithful over the death of Very Rev. Fr. Anthony Mario Ozele, Episcopal Vicar of Ughelli Pastoral Region and Parish Priest of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ughelli. Fr Ozele, who was aged 60, died in the early hours of Tuesday, September 15, 2026, after an illness. In a condolence message contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, Governor Oborevwori described the death of the priest as a painful loss to the Catholic Church, his…
The news that came out of the Catholic Diocese of Warri on Tuesday, 15/9/2026, pierced my heart. Very Rev. Fr. Anthony Mario Ozele has gone home to the Lord. Fr. Ozele was not just a Catholic priest. He was a father in the truest sense of the word. Gentle, present, and deeply human. In my early days as a young journalist, when the world was still trying to figure me out, he embraced me as a friend. There was no protocol, no distance. Just warmth. Anywhere we met, joy followed. His laughter was deep, and his peace was contagious. When…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reiterated that his support for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remained sacrosanct, saying he never promised that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not field candidates in governoship, National Assembly and States House of Assembly elections. The Minister said the rainbow coalition does not have anything to do with the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the coalition as a platform for other political parties that are pleased with the good works of the President and are supporting his reelection. In a statement on Tuesday, by his Senior Special Assistant…
Senator Representing Delta Central, Senator Ede Dafinone has urged APC leaders, stakeholders and members in Udu and Ughelli South Local Government Areas of Delta State to remain committed to President Bola Tinubu’s administration, arguing that the difficult economic reforms being implemented by the Federal Government are necessary to rebuild the country and lay the foundation for sustainable development. Dafinone made the appeal during his consultation visits to the two local government areas, where he engaged party leaders and members on the need for greater mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. He said the present administration inherited a country facing…
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo Noba Nedo, Ukua akapopo, Ewuare II has prayed for President Tinubu to continue with his good works. Tacitly, endorsing President Tinubu for a new mandate of four years. “… For somebody who is doing well, it is our prayer that he gets a renewed mandate. .. As he Dey pain them. He Dey sweet us…”. The palace erupted with claps The Oba of Benin quoted the Bible to justify the need for President Tinubu to be left alone to continue. “Let he who is without sin , cast the first stone. ……
The Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, has called for the intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to tackle the growing menace of vandalism and energy theft in the power sector. Tegbe made the call in Abuja on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, when he led a delegation from the Ministry on a courtesy visit to the EFCC’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, at the Commission’s Headquarters. The minister lamented that vandalism and energy theft were taking a heavy toll on the power sector, resulting in the loss of billions of naira annually. He said the ministry lacked the…
By Wilson Okorugbo, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s media office has trapped itself in a glaring contradiction that exposes a calculated attempt to misinform the public. On September 12, when an independent analysis was published raising technical concerns about the proposed ₦100 billion Industrial Gas Park, Omo-Agege’s camp conveniently labelled the author as part of “Senator Ede Dafinone’s media team.” They ignored the actual substance of the critique and instead demanded that Senator Dafinone speak under his own name. Yet yesterday, the same camp issued a triumphant statement claiming that Dafinone has “finally spoken”—referring to yet another piece from the same independent…
KWALE, Delta State — Women and children across Ndokwa Nation have received a major healthcare boost as the Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU) Women Wing, in collaboration with the You Matter Charity Foundation, the pet project of the First Lady of Delta State, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, organised a free and comprehensive medical outreach in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state. The outreach, held at the General Hospital, Kwale, was organised as a pre-conference activity and brought together women from Ndokwa West, Ndokwa East and Ukwuani Local Government Areas for free medical screening, diagnosis, consultations and administration of drugs.…