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Gov. Oborevwori counsels corp members on self employment, self reliance
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has urged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to be committed to the orientation programme to assist them toward actualising self-employment after the service year. This will enable them to become self-reliant, he said. Oborevwori said this on Friday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Batch B, Stream 11 set at the Orientation Camp,…
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Warri flyover: Motorists hail Delta govt., appeal for remedial on adjoining route
Some motorists and commercial transporters operating in Warri and environs, have lauded the Delta government on the ongoing construction work on the flyover at the Enerhen junction. They spoke in separate interviews with The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Warri. They lamented the pains and man hours being lost in a journey of less than five minutes…
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Oborevwori urges Nigerians to shelve protest
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Tuesday appealed to Nigerians to shelve the planned protest in order not to aggravate the nation’s challenge. The governor made the appeal when the National President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh and his delegation visited him, in Asaba. He said that the government was already addressing issues raised; adding that such protests…
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Hit ground running, avoid wasteful spending, Oborevwori tells LG chairmenÂ
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has charged newly elected local government chairmen and vice chairmen in the state to hit the ground running and avoid wasteful spending. The governor gave the charge while swearing in the newly elected LG chairmen and vice chairmen on Monday in Asaba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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We’ll redesign Effurun roundabout to ease traffic – Oborevwori
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta says the state government is planning to redesign the Effurun Roundabout to a cloverleaf to ease traffic at the corridor. Oborevwori disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday shortly after inspecting the ongoing flyover project at PTI Junction in Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project…
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Gov. Oborevwori mulls mass transit buses to cushion ban on commercial motorcyclists
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Tuesday mulled the provision of state owned mass transit buses in Asaba and Warri following the ban on commercial motorcyclist. Oborevwori stated this when the Forum of Female Permanent Secretaries in the state led by Dr Mininie Oseji, visited him at the Government House, Asaba on Tuesday. The governor said that the state government…
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Gov. Oborevwori, Fayemi, Kachukwu others, pay tribute to late Gbagi
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, former Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, former Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachukwu, friends and associates on Thursday eulogised late Kenneth Gbagi, who died on May 4. Gbagi, who was married to Justice Sybil Gbagi and father to nine children, died at 62 years after a brief illness. At the Night of Tributes in…
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Oborevwori felicitates Okonjo-Iweala at 70
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has congratulated the Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as she clocks 70. The governor’s felicitation is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Festus Ahon, on Thursday, in Asaba. He described Okonjo-Iweala as a distinguished daughter of Delta from Ogwashi-Uku, praising her for being the first African woman…
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PDP updates Edo governorship election National Campaign Council list
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday released the updated list of its members on the Edo Governorship Election National Campaign Council. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja said the updated list by the NWC is pursuant to its commitment to ensure victory for the party…
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Oborevwori restates commitment to children’s well-being
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has restated his administration’s commitment to ensure policies and programmes were geared toward children’s well-being.  He says his administration is investing so much in the education sector because it is the key to the child’s upbringing.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oborevwori disclosed this on Monday in Asaba at the 2024 celebration…
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Okuama crisis: Military’s withdrawal, time to resuscitate residents – Community leader
There has been a call to assist residents of Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta to resume their normal living following the military’s withdrawal from the community. The Secretary-General of Ewu Development Clan Union, Edewor Egedegbe, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Warri on Thursday. Egedegbe said the…
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Oborevwori tasks govt agencies, others on effective use of corps members
 The Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged government agencies and other employers of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to accept and utilise their services effectively. Oborevwori said this at the official closing ceremony of Batch ‘A’ Stream 11 corps members deployed to the state at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Issele-Uku, on Tuesday. The governor was represented at…
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Community petitions Oborevwori over SSG to avert another crisis in Delta
The Oleh community in Delta has urged the State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to prevail on the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Kingsley Emu, to prevent a crisis in the town. The appeal is contained in a petition to the Governor by some leaders in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government, Delta, a copy of which was made available to…
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Oborevwori felicitates Ogomudia at 74
Asaba, Dec. 29, 2023 (NAN) Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has congratulated a former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Retired Gen. Alexander Ogomudia, as he clocks 74 years. The governor’s felicitation is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, on Friday in Asaba. According to Oborevwori, Ogomudia, the Uzere born General in Isoko South, is…
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Delta speaker stresses need for women inclusiveness in governance
Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, Speaker, Delta House of Assembly, has stressed the need for government at all levels to promote women inclusiveness in government and governance. Oborevwori stated this when some women under the aegis of the Nigerian League of Women Voters (NILOWV), paid him a visit in Asaba on Wednesday.. He said that the call became imperative as it would…
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Delta speaker tasks Assembly workers on ethical conducts
The Speaker, Delta House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has charged workers of the state Assembly on the need to adopt dialogue and ethical conducts in the discharge of their duties. Oborevwori gave the charge on Tuesday in Asaba during a meeting with the staff members while urging them to always uphold dialogue in handling official matters. While commending them for…
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Delta: Speaker urges assembly workers to uphold highest ethical standard
The Speaker, Delta House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has admonished the assembly workers to continue to uphold the highest ethical standard, while discharging their duties. Oborevwori gave the advice during an interactive session with the workers at the assembly complex in Asaba on Tuesday. He advised them to always recourse to dialogue rather than confrontation in handling official matters.…
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