Delta state

Elated by the approval of construction of new 11 roads in some parts of Delta State by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has described the gesture as a promise kept.Governor Okowa,…

The Delta House of Assembly, on Tuesday, approved the request by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to construct a N5 billion film village and leisure park in the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the film village and leisure park…

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld the elections of Ifeanyi Okowa, Abubakar Sani Bello, Darius Ishaku and Okezie Ikpeazu as the duly elected governors of Delta, Niger, Taraba and Abia States respectively.The seven-member panel of…

In a bid to curtail dubious practices by petrol stations ahead of the yuletide, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sanctioned seven petrol stations and four gas plants in its routine surveillance in Delta State.The offences…

The commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), Warri, Delta State, Commodore Ibrahim Dewu, has been decorated with the rank of a two-star general, Rear Admiral of the Nigerian Navy.This is coming one month after the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice…

Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa has given the order for the immediate implementation of new minimum wage beginning from December 2019.The State Head of Service, Mr Reginald Bayoko, made the disclosure, on Monday, during the 2019…

Crisis is brewing between the Ilaje community of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State and the Ijaw communities of Itsekelewu, in Delta State, over the discovery of oil in the borderline of the two communities.The Ilaje community…

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, GCON, as he turns 73 on MondayIn a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba on Sunday, the governor described Atiku, the…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal brought before it by candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Great Ogboru against the election of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as Governor of Delta State.A…

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to follow the constitutional provisions of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and return the chairmanship position to Delta State.National President, IYC…