The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, inaugurated its South-South Caretaker Committee, saying it is yet to conduct its congress for the zone. The PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, stated this while inaugurating the Chief Emmanuel Ogidi-led PDP South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee at the party’s national headquarters in...
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Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the payment of 2023/2024 Students Special Assistance Scheme (Bursary Award) to eligible students of the state in higher institutions across the country. The Executive Secretary, State Bursary and Scholarship Board, Dr Godfrey Enita disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Asaba....
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has emerged the Delta Man-of-the-year 2024, according to a survey by The NEHEMS-CAPOIN, an independent, non-governmental organisation. The award was conferred on him at a ceremony tagged, “The Media Unveiling for Delta Man of the Year 2024 Award”, organised in Asaba. The governor defeated...
Gradually but steadily, many are now coming to terms with the unique leadership skills and patriotic fervour of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State. All the misconceptions, misinformation, and falsehood that were concocted about him by his traducers and naysayers are now giving way to the sudden realisation that...
Delta Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, says Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori, has no plans to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to any other party. Aniagwu in a statement made available to news men in Asaba on Saturday, said that the governor was rather committed to...
Delta governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, is a man of few words. Neither showy nor given to vainglorious flamboyancy common among some politicians, Oborevwori has mastered the art of deploying actions to speak for him in lieu of oratorical flippancy which many politicians use to deceive the public. The...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has said that the state was ready to host more than 5,776 athletes from 29 states at the 8th National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, Delta. The governor stated this on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen after inspecting facilities at the Stephen Keshi Stadium,...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has said that the state has made remarkable progress in spite of trials since its creation in Aug. 27, 1991. The governor stated this at a thanksgiving service to mark the 33rd anniversary of the state’s creation on Tuesday at the Government House Chapel,...
Like him or not, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is blazing a new trail in the politics and governance of Delta State. It is a paradigm shift that some powerful interest groups and rent-seekers find unsettling, but it is one that is quietly but steadily changing the narrative in the state...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has directed the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Knigsly Emu, to liaise with relevant stakeholders and work out the new minimum wage consequential adjustments. Governor Oborevwori asked the SSG to work with the Commissioner for Finance, Sir Fidelis Tilije, and the...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has defrayed a total sum of N130 billion of the N465 billion inherited debt from previous administrations in the state. This was disclosed at a joint news conference by the Governor’s Executive Assistant, New Media, Mr Felix Ofou, and Mr Norbert Chiazor, Executive...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has charged newly elected local government chairmen and vice chairmen in the state to hit the ground running and avoid wasteful spending. The governor gave the charge while swearing in the newly elected LG chairmen and vice chairmen on Monday in Asaba. The...
Mrs Bridget Anyafulu, lawmaker representing Oshimili South Constituency at the Delta House of Assembly, on Saturday, commended voters for turning out for the local government election in the state. Anyafulu, who voted at about 11.35 a.m. at Ward 10, Unit 1 in Umudiake quarters...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Infrastructure upgrade is a strong condition for the alleviation of rural and urban poverty, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has declared. He made the declaration today at Asaba, the Delta state capital, affirming that provision of hard Infrastructure facilitates economic growth, ease business...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has commended President Bola Tinubu and the military high command, over the withdrawal of troops from Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. The governor stated this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Asaba. He said that with the withdrawal...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, has announced the complete withdrawal of the military from the Okuama community in the state. The governor disclosed this on Wednesday during a press conference at the Government House, in Asaba, implying that the displaced people of Okuama are now...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has said the state government and military authorities have agreed that no innocent citizens will suffer from the outcome of March 14 killing of soldiers. Governor Oborevwori said this on Tuesday while speaking with State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Bola...
It is pedestrian information that pursuant to the provisions of Section 72(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday March 29, 2023, issued Certificate of Return to Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta state Governor-Elect. The ‘ritual’ followed his electoral victory at the Saturday March...
Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe, Executive Assistant on Communications and Orientation to Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, says the governor’s survival of 38 lawsuits is a divine intervention. Dr Oghenesivbe stated this while addressing newsmen at a happy hour he organised to fete members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists...
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Friday dedicated his Supreme Court victory to the people of Delta. The governor made the declaration at a thanksgiving service held at the Government House Chapel , Asaba, after the judgment was delivered. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oborevwori,...