Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, has paid glowing tribute to the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro who attained the age of 48 on Saturday. Igbuya described Otuaro’s life as one of huge professional and political accomplishments. In a congratulatory letter to the Deputy Governor, Igbuya said that he…
Heritage Bank has collaborated with the Delta State government to make the collection of Internal Generated Revenue, IGR, stress-free. This, the bank did with the introduction of the IGR Card, which it launched recently. Heritage Bank Divisional Head, Retail/SME, Davidson Regha, who represented the MD/CEO, Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo, at the unveiling of the card,…
Top Nollywood actor, Fred Amata, has been elected to lead the Directors Guild of Nigeria, DGN. Amata defeated his closest rival, Lancelot Imasuen, to clinch the post in an election held on Friday, February 26, 2016. It was the third time the filmmaker was giving the post a shot. He polled 48 votes, while Imasuen…
By Fidel Njamanze Politicians and political office holders in Sapele on Wednesday warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the April 11, 2015 House of Assembly Election in Sapele Constituency, Felix Anirah, against provocative statements. Rising from a meeting in Elume, the leaders accused Anirah of engaging in a fruitless campaign against Delta State…
Story by Henry Ovie Some leaders in Delta State have drum support for the Delta State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Monday Igbuya, to emerge as Speaker of the Assembly. They described him as a highly focused individual, saying he is a natural successor to Peter Onwusanye. “If the succession is about continuity,…
The remains of veteran actor in the Nigerian movie industry, Peter Bunor, will be finally laid to rest on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Our reporter learnt that family of the late Nigerian actor, who once suffered stroke, has concluded plans to give him a befitting burial. The funeral ceremony is expected to take place at…
The Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has appealed to Deltans in the diaspora to support his administration’s effort at developing every facet of the economy of the state. Governor Uduaghan spoke on Thursday at an interactive session between the Peoples Democratic Party governorship flag bearer, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, and prominent Deltans and friends of…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State presented a budget proposal of N327.68 billion to the State House of Assembly on Wednesday for the 2015 financial year. The governor, addressing the state lawmakers at their hollowed chamber in Asaba, the state capital, explained that the budget is made up of N161.6 billion as recurrent expenditure and…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has congratulated Ifeanyi Okowa on his victory at the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held on Monday in the state. Okowa defeated his closest rival at the primaries, David Edebvie, by 406 votes to 299 votes. The governor, in a press statement issued by his Chief…
A five-man panel, on Wednesday, drilled Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State for the Delta South Senatorial Primary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. The screening took place at the PDP Secretariat in Asaba and was headed by Mohammed Babaginda. Other members of the panel were Frank Okafor, Mike Ewausia, Rev Yakubu Abudullahi and Kabi…