By Joel Grandball, The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Communities, DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh has vow to take risk for the development of oil producing communities in Delta State. He gave this assurance during his special Thanksgiving to mark his appointment as the MD/CEO of the DESOPADEC Board at St. Mathias Catholic Church in Uzere, Isoko South local government area. According to Askia, “I can take that risk, after all, no good politician should be quiet about even the little things he has…
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DEVT ADVOCATE, ALAKPODIA LAUDS OKOWA FOR ISOKO PROJECTS
BY ITEVEH EKPOKPOBE Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa is receiving applause from international development advocate, Mr. Oghenero Alakpodia, for what is acclaimed, a harvest of projects in Isoko region. The applause is in view of Opute Hall, Ozoro; Ultra Modern Civic Centre, Uzere; Model Secondary School, Uzere; Students’ Hostel at the Delta State University, Oleh Campus and Six three-bedroom bungalows for visiting Lecturers also at the university, projects commissioned today. Oghenero, who is founder Oghenero Alakpodia Foundation, says projects like town hall and civic centre are critical to…
Read MoreDESOPADEC Commissions, Hands Over Housing Unit To Maritime University At Okerenkoko
…It’s cheering and encouraging, says Otuaro By Larry Toritsemode Mogbeyiteren & Judith Ebitimi Kwamande The Deputy Governor of Delta State, His Excellency Dcn. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has described the initiative of the state’s number 1 interventionist agency, DESOPADEC, of constructing, completing, commissioning and handing over an ultra modern housing unit at Okerenkoko to the management of the Nigerian Maritime University as very cheering and encouraging. He stated that the project would certainly go a long way in addressing the nagging accommodation challenges presently confronting the young and strategic institution…
Read MoreKidnapped Atiku’s Mother Rescued In Agbarha-Otor As Another Escapes From Kidnappers Den
By Omoghene Benedict, COMBINED team of security operatives made up of the police and local vigilante, have rescued the mother of a bank manager abducted from her residence at Oguname-Olomu in Ughelli South local government area of Delta State. This is just as another kidnapped victim, John Akpoyarobo who was abducted at his residence along Oviri-Ogor road escaped from the kidnappers den. The victim, Angelina Atiku, aged 65, was abducted last Sunday by a gang of hoodlums who stormed her residence in a commando style and whisked her to…
Read MoreDelta Stakeholders Scold Edema Fuludu For Holding Football Standstill In The State
Delta Football Stakeholders have charged member of the Ethics and Integrity Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to do the needful by addressing allegations of misappropriation of funds levied on the former acting chairman of the Delta State football Association, Edema Fuludu, MON. Rising from a meeting held at the Patrick Okpomo Football House in Asaba to discuss and prefer solutions to matters relating to football in the state and the current crises rocking the Delta State football Association, the stakeholders issued a communiqué, where they a vote…
Read MoreDelta State Comes Alive With Ughelli NLO Pre-Season Soccer Tournament
The home of grassroot football in the Niger Delta region, Delta State, will be agog this February with the best of football made in the Nationwide League One, NLO, as the famous Ughelli Pre-season tournament will take the center stage. Various NLO clubs will take part in this year’s edition of the tournament that will be staged at the Ughelli Township Stadium beginning from February 29th. The 16-team competition is opened to all teams from NLO 1, 2, and 3, and registration fee is twenty thousand naira. All 16…
Read MoreJifas Ogbon Congratulates Ohworode Of Olomu At 103
Senior Special Assistant to Delta State Governor on Youth Development, Prince Sony Jifas Ogbon has congratulated the Ohworode Of Olomu Kingdom, HRM Dr. Richard Layeguen Ogbon, Oghoro 1, JP+, RDN on his 103rd birthday, In his birthday wishes Jifas said, Only King can achieve such feat that the Royal Cannon of Anglican Communion hsa achieved. According to Jifas Sony Ogbon, “The Ohworode righteous way of life, sincerity and love for all his subjects without discriminationhas earned him this longevity “And his continuous efforts in ensuring that Delta State is…
Read MoreIndian University Appoints Aremu As Cooperate Advisory Board Member
By Victor Bieni INDIA- Bharath University India has appointed UNESCO Laurel, Professor Sir Bashiru Aremu, the Vice Chancellor, Crown University International Chartered Inc. (Ghana, America and other Partner Campuses Worldwide), “Professor Emeritus On Merit” as Member of Advisory Board. The World Acclaimed Professor of Computer Science, Information and Communication Technology, World Grand President, International Chartered World Learned Society (ICWLS), Vice President, West Coast University International Chartered, Carlifornia, USA, World Grand President, International Knight Order of Justices of Peace, Professor Sir Bashiru Aremu in a Press Statement made available to…
Read MoreGunmen Abduct Atiku’s Mother in Delta
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have a woman simply identified as Mrs. Angelina, mother of a First Bank manager in one of the branches in Delta State, Philip Atiku, at her Oguname-Olomu residence in Ughelli South local government area of Delta State. The victim, Angelina Atiku, aged 65, was whisked away by the hoodlums who stormed her residence at about 8p.m. Though details of the incident was sketchy as at press time, sources at the scene of the incident disclosed that the arm wielding gunmen numbering four, forced her into…
Read MoreDelta Local Content Agency Bill Passes Second Reading
The Delta State Local Content Agency Bill, 2019 on Tuesday passed second reading on the floor of the State House of Assembly. The proposed law makes it compulsory for companies and contractors operating in the state to engage fifty percent of its workers from within the state. Opening debate on the Local Content Agency Bill, the Majority Leader, Hon Tim Owhefere said apart from creating jobs the Agency has the mandate to help prospective investors source for skilled manpower from among the locals. He said the bill if passed…
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