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Saturday’s Thanksgiving and grand reception for Mr. James Ibori, the former Delta State governor convicted for money laundering, SaharaReporters has learned, cost the government of Delta State N250 million. The event, which held at the Unity Square, Ovwor, Olomu in Ughelli South Local Government...

Ifeanyi Okowa, the governor of Delta State, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, said the state was under siege by herdsmen. Okowa said this at Isiokolo, Ethiope East Local Government Area, in continuation of the town hall meetings across the state. He insisted that the state will not cede Read...

In keeping with its avowed commitment to promoting the common good and rewarding excellence in the society, the Independent Newspapers Limited, publishers of the Daily Independent, Saturday Independent and Sunday Independent titles, has nominated Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the...

Omon-Julius Onabu in Asaba Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Solomon Dalung, have in Asaba stressed the importance of sport as a veritable tool for peace, national unity and economic development. The duo spoke at the Stephen Keshi...

Paul Osuyi, Asaba The Forum of Elders of the Delta State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised security concerns over the success of the 2019 general election in the state. The group alleged that arms were being stockpiled by agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led state...

Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has assured that ongoing general renovation work on Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba would be completed in readiness for the hosting of the 2018 edition of the African Senior Athletics Championship. Okowa, who gave the assurance when he inspected the 22,000-capacity …...

Paul Osuyi, Delta; NAN Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa swore-in elected council chairmen of Ughelli North LGA and Ethiope East LGA after their victories in Tuesday’s rescheduled local government elections. Governor Okowa told the newly elected chairmen of the 25 local government areas that he...

PREPARATORY to the hosting of the 2018 edition of African Senior Athletics Championship, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has said Asaba is ready to host Africa. The Governor who inspected the 22, 000 sitting capacity Stephen Keshi stadium, Asaba which will be used for the...

MR Miyebi Producer, Security Coordinator, Warri North Local Government Area to the Delta State Government, has raised the alarm over alleged continuous use of security agents to harass him by some unknown persons. Producer, in a statement in Warri, denied allegations that he had a militant’s...

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate In Delta State during the last the April 11 election Olorogun O’tega Emerhor have appealed the decision of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) candidate, Ifeanyi...

The Delta State Governorship Election petition sitting in Asaba, the state capital, has upheld the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Governor Ifeanyi Okowa against the Labour candidate, Chief Great Ogboru. The petition filed by the Labour Party and its governorship...

Palpable tension has engulfed Delta state as the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal is set to decide the fate of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa within 2 days. It would be recalled that after Okowa of the PDP was declared winner of 2015 governorship elections, O’tega Emerhor, candidate of the APC...