By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Special Adviser to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Government Affairs, Hon (Chief) Peter Uviejitobor, has scored his Boss high in his one year in office as the Chief Executive Officer of the State. Hon Uviejitobor who was reacting to the One Year Anniversary of Rt Hon Oborevwori as Governor, said the former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, has enhanced the trajectory of governance and activities of government in the State. The two term Lawmaker who represented Udu State Constituency between 2015 to 2023 in the Assembly, stated that Deltans are celebrating one year of…
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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.
By Sunny Awhefeada It has become trite to reiterate that the primary objective of government is the security and welfare of the people. This cliché which is taken for granted all over the world appears to be alien to the Nigerian context even though it is enshrined in our constitution. Since we observe every regulation in the breach and go against the grain in all that we do, government has become the people’s most inveterate antagonist in Nigeria. The people have come to see government as an adversary and for good reasons too. The evolution of modern society from the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the former commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP Abba Kyari, two weeks’ bail after 27 months in detention. It was reliably gathered that Kyari is expected to conclude his mother, Yachilla Kyari’s burial rites. The court subsequently set Friday, May 31, for the determination of his bail application in the trial over drug-related charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency following his arrest over two years ago on February 14, 2022. Recall that the mother died in the early hours of Sunday, May 5,…
THE Federal High Court, Warri Division has rejected an interim application by the Itsekiri ethnic nationality to stop the Supreme Court Ordered fresh delineation of electoral wards and units in Warri Federal Constituency comprising of Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West Local Government Areas) of Delta State. The ruling of the Court delivered by Justice I. M. Sani Thursday, the 23rd day of May, 2024 was sequel to an Ex-parte motion in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/46/2024 filed by the Itsekiri Ethnic Nationality through their Lawyer, Chief Robinson Ariyo. Ariyo had argued that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
…Protest Imposition Of Councilorship Candidate By Both Leaders Members of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Jeremi DSIEC Ward 3, Ughelli South Local Government Area have accused state lawmaker, Festus Utuama and Dr. Adogbeji Ideh of defiling Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s stern warning against imposition of councilorship candidates on the party in next month’s Local Government (LG) Elections in Delta state. Recall that Governor Oborevwori had prior to the PDP primaries to pick Chairmanship and Counsilorship candidates frowned against imposition of unpopular candidates, warning to deal with PDP leaders who fail to carry party members along to ensure only popular candidates supported…
Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District, Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, has said there is an urgent need for monarchs, government appointees and elected representatives to collaborate for development and growth of the South-South region. Senator Joel-Onowakpo stated this on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the 13th Extraordinary General Assembly of the South-South Monarchs Forum at the Unity Hall, Government House Asaba, Delta State, where he also represented the Senate President, Senator Godswill Ufot Akpabio. Senator Onowakpo, speaking for himself as a South South Senator, after the presentation of Senator Godswill Akpabio’s remarks as the Special Guest of Honour…
The Senate President, Senator Godswill Ufot Akpabio, has called on the traditional rulers from South South region of Nigeria to rise in unity and commit themselves to supporting the lofty plans of the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and work with him to ensure that hope is renewed for the people of the region. Senator Akpabio made the call in his special remarks at the opening ceremony of the 13th Extraordinary General Assembly of the South South Monarchs Forum holding in the capital city of Asaba, Delta State, saying that it was imperative for the monarchs to join…
*** Says New Campus Of University of Science And Technology In Orerokpe Is Gateway To Unprecedented Development The Immediate Past Majority Leader of Okpe Local Government Area Legislative Arm, Hon. (Barrister) Ramsey Daniel Okoro has hailed the Developmental strides of the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, saying that the Governor has taken the state to enviable heights within one year in office. Speaking on the one year anniversary of the State Governor, Hon. (Barrister) Ramsey Daniel Okoro who was also former Legal Adviser of PDP in Okpe Local Government Area of the State, said that he was impressed…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye One notorious kidnapper terrorizing Ughelli and environs has been shot dead by operatives of the Delta State Police Command in Ughelli, during a fierce gun battle. The suspect, Joel Joseph, who hails from Ekakpamre community in Ughelli South LGA, had been on the operatives’ wanted list before he met his waterloo during the crossfire. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, revealed the suspect, upon sighting the operatives, opened fire on them, and in the ensuing gun duel, the suspect sustained serious gunshot injuries and was taken to the General Hospital, Ughelli, where he died while…
***Urges Tinubu, Akpabio, Others To Save Democracy Restoration of true federalism and good governance are critical if Nigeria is to make reasonable progress in the comity of nations, Prof Igho Natufe, renowned political scientist and President General of Okpe Union has said. ‘’Basically, to restructure a political system is to reform its components and redefine the relationships governing the powers and responsibilities of all levels of government. Especially in a supposedly federal system like Nigeria, such a restructuring is expected to recognize the exclusive jurisdictions of the federating units in critical sectors of industry and the economy as…