Okowa signs 5 bills into law
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa this morning, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, signed five bills into law, assuring that the people will always get good governance. “We will collaborate with the Delta State House of…
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Okowa pleads for patience over Asaba flood menace, as NSE presents blueprint to tackle challenge
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has pleaded for patience among Deltans, saying that his administration has taken steps to check perennial flooding in the state. The Governor gave the assurance today (25/07/17) when members…
IMF projection rates Nigeria to grow faster than South Africa in 2018
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that Nigeria’s economy will grow at a faster pace than the South African economy in the 2018 fiscal year. According to its World Economic Outlook (WEO) for July 2017,…
APC confused about restructuring, says Makarfi
Ahmed Makarfi, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the All Progressives Congress (APC) “is in confusion” about the restructuring of Nigeria. In an interview with Daily Trust, Makarfi wondered why the committee…
Buhari, Obasanjo, Jonathan are colonial masters, says Bakare
Tunde Bakare, senior pastor of Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), says President Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessors are colonial masters, who ruled Nigeria without accountability. The fiery preacher said this while speaking to members of his…
Lunch in London, anxiety in Nigeria
OPINION By Reuben Abati “What’s gwan inna wa cwantry?” “What language is that?” “English of course.” “Sounds like Creole to me. Why don’t you just talk straight?” “Nobody talks straight in this country anymore.” “I…
Utomi to Uduaghan: Your legacy is sad, awful; decries heavy debt burden on Deltans by Okowa’s borrowings
Prof. Pat Utomi Professor Pat Utomi has delivered a blistering response to the verbal assault on him by former governor of Delta state, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, describing the legacy of mismanagement of finances and…
Onosode Foundation donates N400m to Business School
By ChinyereJoel-Nwokeoma The Lagos Business School (LBS) has received the sum of N400 million from the Gamaliel and Susan Onosode Foundation (GAMSU) toward the enhancement of the institute’s research activities. The LBS said in a…
Seek alternative funding sources, Okowa urges tertiary institutions, as DELSU graduates 8,491
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has urged tertiary institutions in the country to utilise alternative sources of funding to bridge the funding gaps confronting them. Speaking on Saturday, [22-07-17] at the 11th Convocation ceremony…
Uduaghan, Oyovbaire take swipe at Utomi, accuse him of not observing intellectual rules of engagement in criticism
Professor Pat Utomi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came under attack last Friday in Asaba when former governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan and Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof.…