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Gov. Oborevwori urged investors to invest in Delta  NAN Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has called on investors particularly Deltans at home and in the diaspora to take advantage of the state’s steadily improving socio-economic climate to invest in the State.  The Governor who made the call on Friday in Ubeji, Warri South Local Government Area, while inaugurating a multi-million-naira hospitality and tourism investment, the Swiss International Rancho Valerie Hotel, said; “the time to invest in Delta State is now.”   “Warri is rising again, Delta State is progressing steadily. The shadows of yesterday have given way to the bright possibilities of today and the greater promises of tomorrow,” the Governor declared.   Saying the hotel is a bold testament to the rising economic profile of Warri, Oborevwori ordered the immediate rehabilitation of failed portion of the Ubeji/Egbokodo/Refinery Road.  He said the new hospitality facility reflects the r...

Agitation for creation of Anioma state spans over 70 years — Okonjo By Ifeanyi Olannye Asaba - Prince Clement Okonjo, President, Aniocha-Oshimili Elders Association”Izu-Ikei” on Tuesday, said that the agitation for the creation of Anioma state spanned over 70 years. He noted that other states agitations only began a few years ago, adding that Anioma state remained most viable and resourceful to serve the need and complement the gap in the South East Zone as the sixth state. Okonjo states this in Asaba at a One-Day Consultative/Advocacy Meeting with the Leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), South East Zone C on the Proposed Creation of Anioma State as the Sixth State of the South East and 37th State of Nigeria. The octogenarians said that Anioma has the land space, population and resources to cope as a state compared to any other proposed state in the country. He said that the meeting has become necessary to acquaint and urge the support of the South East journalists to ...

  FRSC, others counsel special marshals on security dynamic Marshals By Clara Egbogota Asaba, Nov. 8, 2025 (NAN) Federal Road Safety Corps Marshal Shehu Muhammed has urged special marshals to understand the security dynamics of their operational environment and adopt proactive measures to stay safe. Muhammed gave the advice on Saturday at the 2025 Special Marshal Sectoral Workshop with the theme: “Enhancing Security and Safety Strategies for Special Marshals Operations”. He was represented at the event in Asaba by Assistant Corps Marshal Edward Odiete. According to him, the workshop was for reflection, renewal and recommitment to road safety. “We face challenges ranging from insecurity on the highways, public apathy and misinformation, to the rising risks associated with road traffic management. “Ensuring the safety and security of our special marshals during operations is not just desirable – it is imperative. “No one can effectively advocate safety if he operates in unsafe co...

  FRSC Delta counsels motorists on safety    Advice By Clara Egbogota Asaba, Nov. 6, 2025 (NAN) The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Delta State command, has urged everyone to work together to make thr road safer. The State’s Sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander, said this on Thursday at a Town Hall meeting for the 2025 Ember month campaign entitled, “Take Responsibility for Your Safety, Stop Distracted Driving. According to her, as government, security agencies, transport unions, traditional rulers, community leaders, and citizens, we must make our roads safer for everyone. “The Ember Months , as we know, come with increased travel, busy roads and unfortunately, a rise in road crashes. “This year’s campaign theme:”Take Responsibility for Your Safety: Stop Distracted Driving,” is both simple and powerful. “It reminds us that safety begins with you and me. Whether as a driver, passenger, or pedestrian, our choices on the road determine whether we arrive safely or not,...

  The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Delta Command, has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring only qualified individuals are trained and licensed to drive through accredited driving schools in the state. Mrs Joyce Alexander made the remark Tuesday during a strategic meeting with driving school operators, aimed at discussing sector challenges and promoting road safety across Delta State. She assured operators that the FRSC would enforce compliance with its standards, recognising the crucial role driving schools played in shaping the next generation of safe drivers. Alexander said the command would identify and shut down unapproved driving schools while collaborating with stakeholders to monitor and regulate driving school operations effectively. She promised that she would escalate complaints to FRSC headquarters to ensure that unapproved institutions were closed and that accredited operators were supported in improving the quality of driver training. Mr Paul Imeh, proprietor of C...

Niger Delta not denied access to PBT’s economic interventionist programmes — NDPA By Ifeanyi Olannye The Niger Delta Progressives Alliance (NDPA) on Friday, said that youths in the region were not denied access to President Bola Tinubu’s economic interventionist policies and programmes but for ignorance, and inadequate information. To curb the trend, the NDPA, a Non-Governmental Organisation, at the weekend in Asaba, commenced sensitisation exercise to educating the citizens on available opportunities, how and where to access such programmes and policies directly without paying to any third party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sensitisation programme has as its theme, “Empirical Perspective on President Bola Tinubu: Offers in Two Years, A Strategic Engagement of Niger Deltans on Accessibility”. Speaking during the programme, the NDPA Convener, Mr Victor Udoh, said the group’s target was to acquaint the people with the programmes of the federal government and massiv...

 Gov. Oborevwori’s aide eulogises late ex-NAN staff, Mr Pius Oganah Asaba, Oct. 31, 2025(NAN) Mr Olisa Ifeajika, the Executive Assistant to Delta  Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori on Public Enlightenment, Projects and Polices, on Friday showered encomiums on a former Staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Pius Oganah. NAN reports that Late Mr Oganah worked as a computer technologist and had retired in 2015 after 35 years of meritorious service in the Agency, a journey he started on Nov. 4, 1980. Accordingly, Oganah, for his unwavering commitment to his duties earned a Long Service Award, as a recognition of his selfless and excellent contributions to the Agency and the society at large. Oganah, hailed from Illah, Oshimili North Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta, he died on Aug. 21, 2025, aged 71 and was interred on Friday, October 31, 2025 at his compound in Illah. Speaking in an interview with NAN at the funeral service of late Oganah, the Governor’s aide, Ifeajika, also a r...