By Victor Bieni ASABA – The President of the Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN), National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Asaba Centre, Apostle Emeka Eleke, has commended the Peace, Health, Environment and Water (PHEW) Foundation International led by the Director -General, Mrs Uche Chigbo, for its commitment to winning the war against human trafficking…

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar the third, on his 63rd birthday anniversary.  The Governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifejika, commended the Sultan for his untiring efforts at promoting and advancing the cause of peace, unity and meaningful development in…

Delta State Government has said it will fully implement the Public/Private Properties Protection Law, also known as ”anti-deve” law that proscribed forceful entry into development sites, illegal collection of development levies and extortion by thugs to encourage accelerated development of the State. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Peter Mrakpor, disclosed this when…

Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Delta State Governor on Health Monitoring, Dr. Michael Nwoko, has given details of his assignment.  The SSA gave the rundown while exchanging views with the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics (DPRS), Delta State Primary Health Care development Agency, Dr. Gloria Ferife, when he visited the Agency. Dr. Nwoko told the…

The member representing the Uvwie Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Honourable Solomon Ighrakpata, has commended President Mohammed Buhari for appointing one of his constituents, Chief Festus Keyamo, SAN, as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Hon Ighrakpata, who is the Deputy Chief Whip of the House, in a congratulatory message,…

In his determination to deliver on his assignment, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Health Monitoring, Dr. Michael Nwoko, on Saturday, defied the rain to pay an unscheduled visit to the Okwe General Hospital, in Oshimili south local government area of Delta state.  As at 8:00am, Dr Nwoko and his team…

1993 graduates of Mass Communication, otherwise known as Class of ’93 of the Federal Polytechnic Auchi, have felicitated with one of their own, Mr Charles Aniagwu, on his elevation from the position of Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Delta State to that of Commissioner for Information. A delegation of over 20 members of…

The Delta State Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Honourable Chika Ossai, has said the state government will continue to encourage investors by providing the necessary support that will enable their businesses to thrive.   Chika Ossai stated this on Thursday in Asaba when the Chief Excecutive Officer of O ‘secul Nigeria Limited, Engineer Mike  Orugbo met…

The Delta state Commissioner for Environment, Honourable Chris Onogba, had decried the poor attitude of most residents of the state to environmental sanitation. Onogba, who was speaking in an interview with newsmen in Asaba, noted that indiscriminate dumping of refuse and blocking of natural water ways had almost become life styles to the detriment of…

The leadership of the Delta South Senatorial District chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has been charged to maintain the track record of victory for the party in the senatorial district. The Senior Political Adviser to the Governor of Delta state, Honourable Funkekeme Solomon, gave the charge when the senatorial district executive paid him…

O Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated Chief Festus Keyamo (SAN), on his appointment as Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs.  In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifejika, Okowa said Keyamo’s appointment was well-deserved, considering his antecedents as a legal practitioner of repute. He urged Keyamo to bring…

A member of the Delta State House of Assembly, Honourable Solomon Ighrakpata, has charged the Board of the Warri, Uvwie and Environs Special Areas Development Agency to quickly tackle the issues of dilapidated roads and epileptic power supply in its areas of jurisdiction. Honourable Ighrakpata, representing the Uvwie constituency, who spoke to newsmen immediately after…

The member representing Udu Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Honourable Peter Uviejitobor has advocated a bridge across Enerhen River to connect Opete community in Udu local government area. Speaking to newsmen in Asaba, Honourable Uviejitobor said the Enerhen-Opete bridge if constructed would reduce the pressure of traffic on the Udu bridge which…

The twelve host communities to the Oil Mining Lease, OML-42 operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC and joint partners have been commended for embracing peace in the resolution of issues that led to the shut down of operations at the flow station. The Delta state Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Prince Emmanuel Amgbaduba,…

Delta State Government has decried the poor electricity supply situation in its tertiary institutions. The State Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Patrick Muoboghare, who made the feeling of government known in an interview with newsmen in his office in Asaba, announced the intention of the Okowa administration to ensure 24 hour power supply in State…