ENVIRONMENTAL public policy consultant, Dr John Barika Idamkue, has urged President Bola Tinubu to establish a Ken Saro-Wiwa Mitigation Fund and embark on truly participatory stakeholders engagements among four further huddles he must cross to realise peaceful resumption of oil production in Ogoni, Rivers state. Ogoni born Idamkue, close aide to Ken Saro Wiwa through his trial and vexed execution of the Ogoni 9, told Vanguard that he was breaking his silence on the Ogoni struggle since the event of November 10, 1995, reawaken by two recent policy actions of the President Bola Tinubu on Ogoni affairs. He recalled the…
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Godwin-Maria Utuedoye is a trained professional journalist. A graduate of Mass Communication from the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He is a registered practising Journalist with the Nigeria Union of Journalists with over 20 years experience in news reporting. He is interested in Investigative and development Journalism. He lives in Nigeria and focuses more in the Niger-Delta region where oil and gas exploration by government and multinational iol companies has plunged into poverty and environmental degradation for years. He is also a PR Consultant, content creator, broadcast, print Journalist and Publisher. His vast experiences in journalism span over decades of reporting the activities of the untouched areas. He is married with children.
***We receive petition letter, our Internal Auditors investigating the matter – BEDC Head of Communications The Managing Director, Korax Hotel and Suite, Uduere, Agbarha-Otor Road, Mr. Felix Ukpije, has cried out, petitioning the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, over alleged refusal to connect his hotel to national grid after having been certified and approved for commissioning. In a petition addressed to the Managing Director, Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, through the Chief Technical Officer, CTO, Benin Zone, Engr. Kingsley Atseyinku, the Korax Hotel and Suite MD, said every requirements for the commissioning have been met but yet not connected. Ukpije…
Delta State is leveraging its unique geographical assets and aquatic wealth to chart a bold course toward an inclusive and sustainable blue economy, with a strategic focus on rural infrastructure and transport integration. The State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Public Information), Mr. Charles Aniagwu, outlined the state’s transformational blueprint at a ministerial joint briefing with key Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and members of the Senior Executive Course 47 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), led by retired DIG Adeleye Oyebade. Held at the Prof. Chike Edozien Secretariat in Asaba, the session, themed “Blue Economy…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate in the 2019 general election, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, has joined millions of Nigerians in mourning the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in a London hospital. In a heartfelt condolence message, Chief Ogboru described the late President Buhari as a man of unwavering integrity and exceptional discipline, whose leadership style was deeply rooted in sincerity, patriotism, and a strong moral compass. According to Ogboru, “Former President Buhari’s death is a painful loss to the military, the people of Katsina State, and the entire nation. He was a man who…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has expressed deep condolences to the people of Olomu Kingdom and the entire Urhobo nation over the passing of their revered monarch, HRM, Ovie Macaulay Popo Ovbagbedia, JP, Uhurhie-Osadjere II, the Ohworode of Olomu. The monarch’s passing was formally announced by the Otota (traditional prime minister) of the kingdom, Olorogun Albert Akpomudje, SAN, at the royal palace in Ovwor-Olomu community, Ughelli South Local Government Area, on Saturday. Oborevwori in a statement issued on Sunday in Asaba by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, described the late traditional ruler as a symbol of…
… Accuses health Commissioner, Permanent Secretary of discrimination By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Petty traders and food vendors plying their businesses in the premises of Central Hospital Ughelli, has lamented their eviction from the premises accusing the management of being bias and sectional. Narrating how they were evicted from the premises, some business owners who spoke to journalists but choose to remain anonymous disclosed, that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health had earlier instructed that every shops and trading activities in the premises should stop and ordered that they should vacate the premises. According to them, the order was duly…
…One month mourning period declared in honour of late King By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye The traditional ruler of the ancient Olomu kingdom, HRM Ovie Macaulay Popo Ovbagbedia, JP, Uhurhie-Osadjere II, The Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom, has joined his ancestors. The transition of the traditional ruler who ascend the throne on May 20, 2023, was officially announced at the palace of the monarch at Ovwor-Olomu community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The announcement was made known by the Otota of the Ancient Olomu kingdom, Olorogun Albert Akpomudje, (SAN) flanked by members of Olomu traditional council of chiefs as…
… Community Protest Over Incessant Kidnapping By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Tension and fear is currently heightened in Ovwor-Olomu Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, over the killing of a father of three in a failed kidnapping attempt by suspected Fulani herders. It was learned that Ovwor community has been under siege as kidnappers now enter and kidnap anyone at will without resistance from security agents. Chief. Godspower Okagbare, the President General of Ovwor-Olomu community while speaking to journalists said, “I was informed that somebody was kidnapped from the community yesterday and for the past one or two months, my community…
Business mogul and respected political figure, Olorogun Oscar Ibru, on Friday convened a high-powered unity meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ughelli North Local Government Area, aimed at strengthening the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, held at Oharisi Model Primary School in Ughelli, brought together APC stakeholders, grassroots mobilisers, youth leaders, and party loyalists in a renewed show of commitment to party cohesion and electoral victory. Olorogun Ibru, while addressing the gathering, emphasized the need for unity and strategic mobilisation to secure a second term for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Delta State Governor,…
“Council is further constrained to note that the Honourable Commissioner is not in a position to counter the suspension of the Rector of Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku by the governing Council. Such powers to do so resides only with the Executive Governor of Delta State. “This is more so, as the Honourable Commissioner is a member of the Council by virtue of the law establishing the polytechnic and sends representative to Council Meetings and Events. “In the light of the foregoing and in the absence of infringement of any law on the part of the Council, I hereby respectfully,…