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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J … Commissions More Projects Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has assured Deltans of his administration’s commitment to fulfilling his electoral promises. According to the Governor, “the promises that we made during the electioneering campaign period, gradually, we are fulfilling them.” The Governor gave the assurance during the commissioning of internal roads in Akwukwu-Igbo, Oshimili North local government area yesterday ( 07/06/17 ). Governor Okowa who was accompanied on the commissioning cum inspection of projects by his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro and other top government functionaries, also, commissioned and inspected projects executed by his administration in Ika South local government area of the state. The Governor and his team, inspected,  dualization of Asaba/Okpanam road section II, construction of Joseph Ebolo and Madonna School road, commissioned Ogbani road, Hezua road, Council road in Akwukwu-Igbo, inspected the dualization ...

http://ift.tt/2sA6jht (FILES) This file photo taken on May 21, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump speaking during the Arab Islamic American Summit at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh. US President Donald Trump on June 6, 2017 linked Arab moves to isolate Qatar to his recent Middle East trip, showing little sympathy for the plight of the Gulf emirate despite its role as a hub for US military operations in the region. "During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar – look!" Trump wrote on Twitter. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN US President Donald Trump threw his weight behind efforts to isolate Qatar on Tuesday, backing Saudi Arabia and its allies after they cut ties with Doha over claims it supports extremism. In a surprise move against a key US ally, Trump suggested Qatar — home to the largest American airbase in the Middle East — was funding extremism as he tacitly backed th...

http://ift.tt/2prX2sr Ali Modu Sheriff The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said the party would pay reasonable minimum wage to workers if it returned to power in 2019. In a statement signed by his deputy, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, on Monday in Abuja, Sherriff congratulated the workers on the 2017 Workers’ Day, and urged them to put in more efforts in making Nigeria great. He said that the appeal was important as the country needed everyone to be involved in the rebuilding process that would take it to greater heights. “When we take over power, we shall address minimum wage that will ensure workers’ pay will not only take them home, but will be able to also cater for the families and pay school fees. “We understand the difficulties the nation is going through at the moment, but a government can only be changed through the ballots. “2019 will be another opportunity to change power; then, the workers will know what it means to have PDP back in...