Author: SouthernVoiceNews

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.

…Calls for Cohesion in Delta APC Ahead of 2027 Elections The Prime Minister of Warri Kingdom and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Chief Ayiri Emami, has praised former Deputy Senate President, Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege, for his unwavering commitment to the APC. Speaking during an APC interactive stakeholders’ meeting in Delta South Senatorial District with Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, CFR (KSJI), at Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South Local Government Area, Emami noted that if there is anyone truly representing the APC, it is Senator Omo-Agege, describing him as a leader who stands out within the party in Delta. Emami…

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…As Oborevwori Inspects Construction Works In Effurun, Warri Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, said his administration had ordered for the procurement of eight dialysis machines and CT-Scans for hospitals in the state.  He said Warri Central Hospital would get three Dialysis Machines, Asaba Specialist Hospital, three, and Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, two.  Governor Oborevwori, who disclosed this after inspecting various projects in Warri and Uvwie Local Government Areas, said the machines would arrive by end of March.  “We have ordered eight dialysis machines, three for Warri Central Hospital, three for Asaba Specialist Hospital, and two…

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The former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, saying they are yielding the desired results. Speaking during his interactive leaders and stakeholders’ meetings in Warri South-West, Isoko South, and Isoko North local government areas, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Delta APC governorship candidate in the 2023 election, commended President Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to transforming the Nigerian economy. He praised President Tinubu’s courageous economic reforms, which are poised to lead Nigeria out of its current challenges. According to Omo-Agege, the initial difficulties experienced during the policy implementation phase are now giving…

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Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, said the state had become the hub of tertiary education in Nigeria with four public universities and other higher institutions of learning owned and funded by the state government. Speaking during the inspection of projects at the Southern Delta University, Ozoro and Orerokpe campuses, Governor Oborevwori commended the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Jacob Oboreh, for investing the university’s internally -generated revenue (IGR) into the building of more projects in the university. According to him, “Delta State is the hub of education in Nigeria; we are the only state that has four…

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With an alleged rumour and plans by Chief Great Ogboru coming back to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after two years of sojourn in the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, leadership of APC in his home Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State have said that his return is not genuine but deceptive. They further accused him of conniving with the PDP to sabotage their chances in the 2023 Delta Governorship election, and stiffly rejects his return to the party.  Chief Great Ogboru was said to have decamped from the APC to the PDP where he was allegedly rewarded handsomely with…

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With an alleged rumour and plans by Chief Great Ogboru returning to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after two years of sojourn in the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, leadership of APC in his home Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State have accused him of conniving with the PDP in sabotaging their chances in the 2023 Governorship elections, and stiffly rejects his return to the party.  Chief Great Ogboru was said to have decamped from the APC to the PDP where he was allegedly rewarded handsomely with appointments and contracts by the PDP.  In a statement signed by Chief…

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Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, said the security of lives and property remained a top priority of his administration. He said this was because safety and security are essential for enduring economic growth, social stability and wholesome development. Governor Oborevwori stated this in his remarks during the unveiling and handover of Criminal data base and equipment to the Delta State Police Command to aid the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law, 2022. The Governor, at the ceremony, stated that a functional justice and police system required dedicated personnel and the right tools and infrastructure to…

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Leveraging President Bola Tinubu’s landmark economic reforms and internal restructuring, as well as widespread discontent with the Oborevwori administration’s failures, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the former Deputy President of the Senate, has confidently predicted an All Progressives Congress (APC) victory in the 2027 Delta State governorship election. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Koko, Warri North, Omo-Agege reflected on the APC’s narrow loss in the 2023 governorship election, vowing to unseat the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming election. “We came so close in 2023, but fell short by a whisker,” he said. “However, we’ve learned from our mistakes…

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…As Mulade, Other CSO Visit Clark’s Country Home For Condolence Visit National Coordinator of the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), and prominent Niger Delta Environmental Activists Chief Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has called on the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori to take significant steps to honour the legacy of the revered Niger Delta Leader and Elder statesman, Chief (Dr.) Edwin Kiagbodo Clark by immortalizing his name with an Institution. The late Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark passed on Monday, February 17, 2025. Comrade Mulade who led various civil society organizations across the Niger Delta region in a condolence…

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Delta State Government, Monday, said the Oborevwori administration would not allow idle politicians to continue to paint pictures that were at variance with the reality on ground. The administration said it while it would continue reply critics with projects across the state, it would not also allow certain idle politicians to continue progressing in error by exposing their ignorance to the workings of government. The State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this during a press conference in Asaba on Monday. Aniagwu who was flanked by the Executive Assistant to the Governor on New…

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