Okowa appoints former governor Ibori, former minister, Oyovwaire others members of Campaign Council

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Monday urged newly-inaugurated Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to focus on issues-based campaign ahead of the 2019 general elections. The governor gave the charge while addressing the council after its inauguration by the party’s chairman in the state, Kingsley Esiso, in Asaba, […]

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Delta proposes N367bn budget estimate for 2019 fiscal year

The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi OKowa on Wednesday presented a budget estimate of N367,095,083.451, for the 2019 fiscal year, to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Tagged “Budget of sustainable growth,” the estimate is made up of N157,096,029,253 (42.79 percent) for recurrent expenditure, and N209,999,054,198 (57.21 percent) for capital expenditures. OKowa […]

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Fear of EFCC not my reason for defecting to APC… ‘I’m the most investigated ex-gov’ – Uduaghan

The immediate past governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, says he did not defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be shielded from EFCC investigation. Uduaghan confirmed his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after attending a meeting of the APC national caucus in Abuja on Tuesday. He later said in a statement that […]

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APC chairmanship aspirant stabbed to death during party’s congress in Delta

Violence broke out at Okwagbe community in Jeremi 3, Ughelli south local government area of Delta state as Jeremiah Oghoveta, a chairmanship aspirant, was stabbed to death. One Tete Pippah was said to have attacked Oghoveta after an argument ensued over allegations of hijack of electoral materials by a side. Oghoveta reportedly disagreed with some other […]

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