Wife of Delta Governor, Dame Edith Okowa, has given an account of her stewardship as First Lady in the 8 years of her husband’s administration, with focus on her O5 Initiative project. In an appreciation dinner held Saturday, May 13, 2023 at the Dome Event Center, Asaba, the governor’s wife used the occasion to thank donors and partners of her O5 Initiative project; the platform through which she fulfilled her vision of touching the lives of vulnerable Deltans and Nigerians. Speaking to a cross section of guests, Dame Okowa who exuded gaiety and fulfilment, recalled that, prior to being the…
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Obinna Nwafor, better known by his stage name Saint Obi, has passed away. It is reported that the incident occurred on Monday, May 7, 2023. He reportedly passed away after spending several months travelling to the hospital for treatment of an unspecified illness. A source disclosed that the actor, who was seen a couple of times and recognized as Saint Obi, had died on Sunday and that the following day, his body was taken to the morgue at JUTH. This was after a visit his sister’s residence in Jos. Saint Obi is said to have recently relocated to his sister’s…
By Fred Edoreh As at September 2022, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa had built about 1,932.14 kilometres of roads across Delta State. It is like a distance from Lagos to Sokoto and back. Between 2022 and 2023, even in the heat of the political season, he did not cease his works. In line with his pledge to work till his last day in office and finish strong, he has added more, bringing the length of roads done to over 2,000 kilometres, easily the greatest delivery on road works by any state government. Understandably, the burden is huge because Delta State has the…
The Senator-Elect, Delta South Senatorial District, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, spoke with some journalists on issues ranging from his humble beginning, his sojourn in politics, his election as Senator, expectations from NASS and how he intends to represent his District in the 10th National Assembly. Happy reading; CAN WE MEET YOU? My name is Joel-Onowakpo, Thomas Ewomazino but I am popularly known as JOT, being the acronym of my surname and first name. I am an Isoko man from Delta State. Professionally, I am a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute…
The University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association Delta State Chapter President, Engr. Eruero Victor Atumah ( MNSE) has commended the Asaba branch Alumni, for their warm reception and hospitality when he made a state working visit to the branch, at Asaba the State Capital. In a statement signed by his Personal and Media Assistant, Unique Augustine Akanigha, Engr. Atumah who was meeting with the Asaba branch for the first time since his election as the president of the state chapter, said that Asaba branch has ones again demonstrated why they are always know to be one of the must organized…
By Fred Edoreh As Nigeria approaches the curve for handover of leadership at both the federal and state levels, leaders in government have been admonished to draw a line between politics and governance in the assemblage of their teams to enable them deliver effectively on envisioned goals. The admonition was one of the vital points made by Dr Kingsley Emu, guest lecturer at the University of Ibadan Alumni Association Public and Valedictory Lecture held on Thursday in Asaba in honour of the outgoing Governor of Delta State, Sen Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, and his wife, Dame Edith Okowa, both alumni of…
Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed appreciation to the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA), for organizing a Valedictory Lecture in his honour, saying a good leader should have a clear vision and the ability to translate the vision into reality. Okowa made the appreciation yesterday in his remarks at the event held at the Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba. He said “How great it is that we have been able to bind together all these years and remaining strong just as our alma mater has been blazing the trail in the tertiary education sector. I sincerely…
(DSP, SENATOR OMO-AGEGE THANKS PRESIDENT BUHARI FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE, KWALE) Following persistent strategic and fruitful engagements between the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and the Honourable Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, and a subsequent direct request to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, the Federal Government has now approved the establishment of the Federal University of Medical and Health Science, Kwale. This is a great win for all our people, especially the Ndokwa Nation. It is a fulfillment of a major campaign promise by the DSP to…
Mr Matthew Omonade, member-elect for Ughelli North I Constituency in the Delta House of Assembly, has assured of purposeful representation for his constituents. Omonade said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba. He promised to prioritise his constituents’ welfare by sponsoring bills that would enhance development of the people. “As a legislator, I will represent the dreams and aspirations of the people of Ughelli Constituency I. ”I will establish constituency offices to enable me have platform to interface with my people,” he said. Omonade said that the main responsibility of a lawmaker was to…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA With just few hours to the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA), Asaba Chapter’s Valedictory Lecture for Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, the Director of Communication at Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku, Re. Charles Uganwa has been unveiled as the Spiritual Father Of The Day. The Lecture, titled “THE BURDEN OF LEADERSHIP” will hold today Thursday, May 11th, 2023, at the Unity Hall of Government House, Asaba, by 2pm. Chairman of the 2023 Lecture organizing Committee, Dr. Augustine Isikwei Ojogbo, Ph:D, FCVSN, JP, disclosed this yesterday, while unveiling the Spiritual Father and other expected personalities to newsmen in…