From Onoriode Etatsemi. The newly inaugurated Assistant Publicity Secretary of the Delta State Chapter of People’s Democratic Party(PDP), Mrs. Happy Otojareri has expressed her appreciation and gratitude to the leader of the party and the Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa. Mrs Otojareri who fielded questions from journalists shortly after their inauguration, also expressed her profound appreciation to Delta state elderstateman , His Excellency, Chief James Ibori; the Executive Director, Finance and Administration of DESOPADEC and PDP leader of Idjerhe Kingdom, Hon. Chief Barr. John Obukohwo Nani and other party leaders and faithfuls for their support and…
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Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro insists the Federal Government (FG) will soon dialogue with oil bearing Itsekiri, Ijaw, Urhobo, Isoko, Ndokwa and Ika communities within Delta State over demands including Marginal Oil Fields. The Itsekiri, Ijaw, Urhobo economic groups and militants, last week, complained they have neither heard from the Delta State Government to which they listened and shelved disruption of oil operations nor the Federal Government which promised dialogue. The Ndokwa people last week reportedly blocked the Asaba-Kwale-Ughelli dual carriage way for several hours while Ijaw youths of Gbaramatu Kingdom threatened to block the waterways…
By Abel Johngold A renowed technocrat in the Oil industry and political guru in Uvwie, Mr. Sunny Eru, a.k.a the Ekweshele 1 of Uvwie Kingdom, has called for a radical change in the political leadership of Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State. Mr. Eru, who noted his intention of throwing his weight behind a frontline Chairmanship aspirant in Uvwie, Chief Anthony Ofoni, in the forth coming Delta State local government Council election, said the time has come for a visionary, competent and inclusive leadership that truly cares about the people and the local government area. The Oil magnet who is…
Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro rose up in defence of oil communities in Delta State rather than sideline their leaders in proposed dialogue with the Federal Government over demands including Marginal Oil Fields. Chairman of Bomadi Political Renaissance, BPR, Mr. Bibobra Custom, in a statement said the “sideline” position expressed by one Comrade Austin Ozobo, President of Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative (IPDI) was “hasty, uninformed and mischievous”. Custom said “it was wrong for Ozobo or anybody to have misunderstood the “what is happening in Delta State” meeting between governments, Federal (Vice President Yemi Osibanjo and Timipre…
Governor of Delta, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for collective efforts to check the spread of COVID-19 in the state and the country. He made the call in Asaba on Monday while receiving three ambulances donated to the state government by Bua Group to support the state’s effort at curtailing the virus, and stressed that defeating COVID-19 would not be an impossible task if all Nigerians obeyed set health protocols with commitment.. “It is important that we work together to be able to beat the virus, because there is nothing we can do if people continue to disobey the…
By Bulou Kosin Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Intelligence Gathering/Community Development, Capt Smart Asekutu says the Okowa/Otuaro administration has done more for Egbema Kingdom, Warri North LGA, than predecessors, adding: “The future holds more from Governor Okowa who deserves Egbema Kingdom’s maximum support”. Asekutu, himself from Egbema, had commended the Edmund Tiemo-led Egbema Leaders of Thought for peacefully channeling their requests including Marginal Oil Fields in their terrain to the Delta State Government through courtesy call on Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, stressing: “Egbema, despite being still miles away from development, has never had it so good…
BY JOHNSON EBIGIDE Comrade Kenneth Okoturo, University of Ibadan trained archivist with the Delta State Government celebrated his 25 year marriage to his heart throb over the weekend. It was an occasion couples should have attended to maintain their marriages, as it exemplified the role true love plays in marriage. Even after 25 years of a marriage which is blessed with children who are quite promising, the couple look so fresh, young and kicking like young lovers ! At a time when marriages break up almost immediately after the church ceremonies that bind couples in our clime and beyond, Ken…
BY ABEL JOHNGOLD A local government council chairmanship aspirant and frontliner in Uvwie Local Government Area, Chief Anthony Ofoni, has congratulated Olorogun Kingsley Esiso, on his re-election as the Delta State Peoples Democratic Chairman. Chief Ofoni, also congratulated other elected officials of the Party as well as the delegates and party members for their cooperation in ensuring a successful 2020 Delta State PDP Congress. Chief Ofoni, who spoke to newsmen in Asaba, shortly after the Delta State PDP congress, said, the build up to the Olorogun Esiso’s victory was as a result of hard work and dedication. According to him;…
MANCHESTER: Manchester City marched into the Champions League quarter-finals by beating visitors Real Madrid 2-1 for a 4-2 aggregate triumph on Friday, with scorers Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus taking advantage of two dreadful errors by Raphael Varane. Having beaten the 13-times European champions home and away, City will now head to Lisbon for the `final eight` tournament where they will face Olympique Lyonnais, who progressed on away goals against Juventus in Friday`s other game, on Aug. 15. Real, trailing 2-1 from the first-leg were without suspended skipper and defensive lynchpin Sergio Ramos at The Etihad and it showed, with…
rom Bulou Kosin Delta State Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, today/yesterday, embarked on courtesy vists to the Traditional Rulers of Ughievwen and Ogulagha Kingdoms in Ughelli South and Burutu Local Government Areas respectively, in apparent peace shuttles. Leaving for Ogulagha Kingdom after a closed door discussion with HRM the Okobaro of Ughievwen Kingdom which hosts the renown Utorogu Gas Plant, Otuaro who had weeks earlier appealed to communities to shelve shutdown of oil operations, simply told newsmen: “We are on routine visit. The Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa-led Delta State Government places high premium on relationship with the leadership and…