Vice President Kashim Shettima. on Monday, announced Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori as the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This was at the rally in Cenotaph in Asaba, the state capital, where the governor, his predecessor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, who was the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) two years …

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori; his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and all members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shortly after a meeting that lasted over six hours at Government House, Asaba, the state capital, Senator James Manager, who represented Delta South senatorial district between 2003 and …

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Thursday, presented the staff of office to the new Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge (SAN). At the ceremony held at Ogwa-Uku Ahaba, the governor congratulated the monarch on his successful ascension to the throne of his forefathers. Oborevwori, who noted that Asaba was witnessing an influx of strangers, said his administration’s goal was …

No fewer than 628 children of deceased workers and physically challenged persons have received scholarship approval for the 2023 academic session in Delta state. The scholarship scheme for children of deceased civil servants is designed to cater for the bereaved children of Delta State civil servants who died while in active service. Similarly, the scholarship scheme for the physically challenged …

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has said that the protest by youths is not the solution to mounting challenges of governance. He noted that well-meaning leaders had cautioned against the action, warning that it could be hijacked by hoodlums to cause mayhem. The governor recalled that, before the commencement of the protest; he had engaged major stakeholders across the state …

Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, (NANNM), on Monday commended Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State for liberating them from age-long bondage. The nurses gave the commendation while paying the governor a “Thank you” solidarity march for resolving their “years of bondage” under the leadership of the former Director of Nursing Services, Mrs …

Arising from the outcome of the review of the implementation of the Greenhouse Project by the State’s Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, has constituted a seven-man committee chaired by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Kingsley Emu, to investigate the claims and perceived infractions related to the management of the …

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Hon. David Umbugadu against the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, who contested on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The apex court also upheld the election of Governors Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and his Delta State counterpart, Rt. …

The Supreme Court has reserved judgement in the appeal filed by Plateau State Governor, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang, seeking to overturn the verdict of the Court of Appeal which nullified his election. The apex court also has reserved ruling in the appeals by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Social Democratic Party, and Labour Party and their candidates on the Delta …

The Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Monday, visited the family of two-year-old Ivan Omorhiakogbe, who was killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Okpanam area of the state capital last Thursday. Oborevwori visited the family at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, where the younger sibling, Eromonsele, …