The Higher Institutions Football League (HIFL) is on two weeks break to allow players and officials observe the Sallah celebrations. The organisers will also use the break to sort out outstanding issues, including protests and other disciplinary matters. The consultant to the league and the CEO of Green White Green Communications, Gara Gombe said the…

Delta Government says it hopes to spend about N4 billion in the hosting of the 21st African Senior Athletics Championships aimed at boosting the tourism potential of the state. The championships are scheduled to hold between Aug. 1 and Aug.5, in Asaba. Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, who made the disclosure at a fundraising dinner on Thursday…

The Delta State Mobiliser of the Buhari Youth Organisation, Mr. Sonni Efe Efurhievwe, has called on Nigerians to rally round the president in surmounting the killings and other security challenges facing the country. The body reiterated its commitment and indeed, that of Delta State to the leadership and re-election of the president. Addressing newsmen yesterday…

After a week of intense football fireworks at Ilaji Stadium and Resorts Ibadan, the venue of the maiden edition of the MASM (Madam Muslimat Agbeke Sanusi) Memorial Cup, Delta State emerged winner by beating Akwa-Ibom State in the final played recently. The money spinning soccer tournament was organised by Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON)…

Father of the former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Prof. Chukwuka Okonjo, will on Thursday, June 21, turn 90 years. Okonjo is the traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State and author of over 100 articles and books including “University Tertiary Education for All”, a 2017 publication by Safari Books. The academia was crowned Obi…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it is poised to record zero violence in 2019 general elections. The INEC’s Administrative Secretary in Delta, Mrs Rose Orianran-Anthony, said this in Asaba when she played host to a delegation of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ) from the state. Orianran-Anthony said that the…

Sen. Ighoyota Amori, Political Adviser to National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described All Progressives Congress’ (APC) target to take over power in Delta in 2019 as “unrealisable dream”. Amori told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that APC had no structure in Delta to win any election, adding, however, that it was…

A former member of the House of Representatives, Prince Ned Nwoko, who is currently seeking to contest for Delta North senatorial district in the 2019 election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, has commenced consultations among the party’s stakeholders in his local government area of Aniocha North and other…

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has directed the demolition of all privately-owned houses sited within the perimeter fencing of the Asaba International Airport. The governor gave the directive on Tuesday while inspecting the ongoing resurfacing of the airport runway and other ancillary work to ensure the contractors delivered as promised in May. He said any…

Oil and gas producing companies in Delta State may have to draw up new memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with host communities. This was stated by the newly sworn in Delta State chairman of the Oil and Gas Producing Host Communities (HOSTCOM), Evangelist Gabriel Isibeluo. He also declared his intention get them to relate with their…

Chevrons operations in Delta, Bayelsa and Ondo states could be disrupted soon if the threat by the unemployed graduates of the Chevron’s Vocational Training Programme sets five and six (VTP5-6) is anything to go by. The beneficiaries of the programme mainly from host communities comprising Ijaw, Ilaje and Itsekiri said after completing the training programme…

The Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Tim Owhefere (PDP, Isoko North), has debunked allegation of poor representation recently levelled against him by a group, Isoko for Development. The President of the group, Mr. Iruoghene Ufi, had advised Owhefere of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to forget his fourth term ambition for…