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A front line Gubernatorial hopeful in the forthcoming 2023 general elections in Delta State, Engr. Omovigho Edafeghwara has called on Deltans, especially those living in flood-prone areas to desist from the habit of blocking water canals with structures, buildings and waste. Edafeghwara stated this when Members of *Emerging Dream Of …

Ahead the 2023 General elections, a Group known as “Emerging Dream Of A Positive Delta” has called on Engr. Omovigho Edafeghwara to make himself available to serve the good people of Delta State as Governor come 2023. This was contained in a communique signed by its Director, Efe Oghorobada and …

A group sympathetic to the Peoples Democratic Party, the Association of Concerned Bayelsa Professionals, has accused some aspirants of the PDP in Bayelsa State of planning to cause mayhem in the state ahead of the party’s primary on September 3. The group, led by Chief Jasper Timiebi, in a statement …

Resolving Issues surrounding power supply is a top priority of the Federal Government in the past years, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo has said. Osibanjo said the Federal Government is creating a policy that will open up the nation electricity Market to new investors in power generation, transmission and …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says 4,644,808 Nigerians have participated in the scheme since it was established in 1973. Shuaibu Ibrahim, NYSC director-general, disclosed this on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja. Ibrahim said the scheme has since been able to achieve national unity and integration. He added …

Nigerians spend more time on social media than citizens of most countries, according to a survey conducted by Global Web Index, a market research company. In the survey, 575,000 internet users aged 16-64 were interviewed across 46 markets. The social media networks considered in the survey include Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, …

Delta Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on has charged contractors handling the state government projects to adhere to timelines for execution of the jobs. The governor gave the charge while inspecting ongoing projects, including the multi-billion naira Central Secretariat, Delta State Traditional Rulers Secretariat and the Specialist Hospital in Asaba. He said …

Nkem Ukuofu, Chairman, Delta state Civil Service Commission, has said that the commission would provide creche facilities within the ministries to enable nursing mothers to take care of their babies. Okwuofu stated this on Thursday in Asaba during a routine inspection exercise at the Directorate of Sustainable Development Goals. She …

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday swore in Mr Mofe Pirah as the 25th commissioner in his cabinet haven previously sworn in 24 commissioners on July 30. The swearing-in of Pirah the number of commissioners drawn from the 25 Local Government Areas of the state was now 25 with …

The Nigeria Police, Delta Command, has confirmed the death of a 15-year-old boy who drowned in a stagnant river in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in Delta, Adeyinka Adeleke, confirmed the newsman. “It is true, the boy drowned while fishing,” he said. The …