By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has felicitated with High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo on the “NUJ MERITORIOUS AWARD ON INTERNAL SECURITY”, by the National Leadership of the Union. Guwor noted that it was so gratifying to be so honoured by the NUJ in recognition of Tompolo’s irrevocable commitment to peace and security in Nigeria. He described the award on Chief Ekpemupolo as well deserved having put in so much efforts in stabilizing the security architecture across coastal regions in the country to secure the nation’s oil wealth. …
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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 of 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.
Delta State Police Command has announced March 5th and 6th 2024, as date for the concluding interviews for all applicants for the 2022 recruitment exercise. According to a press release made available to this news medium and signed by the Police Public Relation Officer PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe, stated that all indigenes of Delta state that applied for the 2022 Police recruitment are by this announcement informed that the Police Service Commission in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, will be concluding the ongoing 2022 recruitment exercise Nationwide. The Computer-based test (CBT) for indigenes of Delta State will be held…
Urges Commissioners To Work With Them The Delta State Information Commissioner Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza yesterday appealed to Commissioners not to sideline public relations officers in their Ministries as they care Professional Journalists. He said that the public relations officers were professional journalists and should be allowed to do their jobs. He expressed these sentiments in Asaba while addressing the monthly Congress of NUJ. He decried a situation where some Commissioner prefer to use their media aides thereby making their public relations officers redundant. Osuoza observed that information management was beyond Facebook posts, adding that…
Delta State Commissioner for Works Highways and Urban Roads Comrade Reuben Izeze yesterday said that with the success recorded on the Beneku bridge construction, it’s goodbye to the use of pontoon along the trajectory. He stated this yesterday when he paid an unscheduled visit to the construction site of ongoing Beneku bridge in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of the state. He lauded Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for his commitment towards completion of the project which was initiated by the immediate past administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. According to him, the residents erupted in excitement born out of the…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Health has assured of better working relationship with the State Ministry of health and parastatals under it, at ensuring they deliver government laudable programmes in the health sector. Chairman of the committee, Hon (Chief) Ferguson Onwo, KSC, stated this when he led members on a courtesy visit to the Commissioner and management of the State Ministry of Health at Prof Chike Edozien Secretariat, Asaba, the State Capital. Hon Onwo explained that the visit was in line with the oversight function of the State House of Assembly as provided in…
Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Health has assured of better working relationship with the State Ministry of health and parastatals under it, at ensuring they deliver government laudable programmes in the health sector. Chairman of the committee, Hon (Chief) Ferguson Onwo, KSC, stated this when he led members on a courtesy visit to the Commissioner and management of the State Ministry of Health at Prof Chike Edozien Secretariat, Asaba, the State Capital. Hon Onwo explained that the visit was in line with the oversight function of the State House of Assembly as provided in the Constitution of…
Special Adviser to the Delta State Governor on projects, Engr. Dr Goodnews Agbi, on Thursday February 29, during the inspection of some projects across the state, commended the high level and quality of jobs done by Obakpo Engineering Limited, an indigenous construction contractor owned by Delta foremost politician, Olorogun John Oguma, the Udu of Olomu Kingdom. Dr. Agbi gave the commendation when he visited the Orere-Ovu bridge construction at in Ughelli South local government area as well as Ore road from Isoko junction in Ughelli North L.GA, and Edo road from Isoko road to Agbarha-Otor. Dr. Agbi who…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, said he was in active support of financial autonomy for the local governments and the effective separation of powers. Governor Oborevwori, who was speaking at a valedictory Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting he held with the outgoing local government chairmen in the state at the Exco Chambers, Government House, Asaba, said: “I believe in the separation of power. “As a lawmaker and the presiding officer of the State House of Assembly for six years, I am in support of financial autonomy for the local governments. “This…
The war against Oil theft in the Niger Delta Region is no doubt gaining ground as both the federal government special security task force in collaboration with the private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), owned by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, took the battle against illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta region In less than one week, Tantita, operated by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has secured the forfeiture of two illegal bunkering vessels to the Federal Government. Two Federal High Courts, sitting in Abuja, have ordered the forfeiture of MT Kali and MT Harbor…
By Marian Kogolo Delta State Government has set up a committee to look into the challenges facing the state owned broadcast stations so as to restore them to glorious heights. Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, State Commissioner For Information, disclosed this today in his office when he received in audience the Chairman and members of the Board of Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS), Warri on a felicitation visit. Dr. Osuoza explained that the State Government has set up a Committee to holistically look at the challenges facing the state-owned Broadcast Stations and proffer solutions to them so as to restore the Stations back…