Delta PDP Youth Force For Sheriff Oborevwori, a body comprising youths from Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Local Government Areas of the state, has scheduled its meeting for Saturday, March 15, 2025. According to a statement made available to Southernvoicenews.com, and signed by the group Secretary, Comrade Ochuko Omorere JP, the meeting will hold in Ughelli. The statement noted that the meeting will be crucial as critical issues on how to sensitize, create more awareness on the performances of the governor and as well strategized on how to mobilized all youths across the three local governments areas to support and work…
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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 Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, yesterday said it had become very unattractive for contractors to sell their projects because of the 40 percent mobilisation paid for most newly awarded projects in the state. Aniagwu, who made the disclosure while speaking on “Politics HQ” on News Central Television, monitored in Asaba, said Delta State ranks very high in standard of living among committee of states in the country. He said the state achieved all these feat without borrowing a penny since the Oborevwori administration came on board. “We have also made it clear…
The family of late Nonagenarian, Pa EK Clark has said that no individual or group has been mandated or nominated by it to approach governments at the Federal and State levels or groups and individuals to solicit for support in any form, discuss or arrange for the burial of their late father and patriarch, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. The family in a statement jointly signed by Mr. Panaowei Clark, Chief Ebikeme Clark and Miss Emomotimi Clark, said no such arrangement can be made without direct involvement of the family. The family stated that while they look forward to working with…
An Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Aishatu Abubakar-Baju, has said police laws and regulations mandating the dismissal of unmarried policewomen who gets pregnant while in active service have been expunged. Abubakar-Baju, who is the most senior female police officer in Nigeria, stated this when she appeared on Channels TV on Wednesday, March 12. Abubakar-Baju mentioned that laws discriminating against women in the Nigeria Police Force have been deleted for inclusion. When reminded of the case of Omolola Olajide, an unmarried police corporal in Ekiti State who was dismissed in 2021 for being pregnant, she said; “That Section 127 and…
***Describes Ogboru As Bride’s Of Delta Politics Prince Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh, former Regent of Warri Kingdom has joined members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to celebrate the triumphant entry of the People’s General, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru back to his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Prince Okotie-Eboh who described Chief Great Ogboru as the man of the people, said his re-entry to APC, the biggest political party in Africa is a testament of a renewed hope that the party is now set to take on the ruling Peoples Democratic Party come 2027 general elections. He emphasized that…
…Describes Keyamo Lies, Accusations Of Working Against The Party As Mere Cheap Blackmail To Gain Relevance In Grassroot Politics A Chieftain of the All Progressives Party APC, and one time Member of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. (Chief) Evance Ochuko Ivwurie, has condemned what he described as public insults, cheap blackmail and lies against someone who stood for the growth of the party, development and growth of the nation and Delta State in particular. Hon. Chief Ivwurie in a message to respond to Keyamo’s alleged attack on the former deputy president of the senate, Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege, he…
…Call On Federal, State And Local Government To Wade Immediately Wade In It was indeed a pathetic and pitiable scenario as vehicular movements and commercial activities around the Bomadi and other coastal communities along the Uduophori-Bomadi area of Delta State was grounded for several hours as the people of Uduophori community in Patani Local Government Area of the state barricaded the only access road leading to the area following the dastardly amputation of a 28 year old motorcycle rider, Freedom Akpodiete by suspected fulani killer herdsmen. According to the protesters who were bent on shutting down all movements in and…
Delta State Government, Monday, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori was showing workings in all sectors of the state’s development trajectory and would not be distracted by naysayers. The State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu disclosed this at news conference in Asaba. Aniagwu who was flanked by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon, said just as he had long stated that Governor Oborevwori would not reply critics except with projects, the governor yet again demonstrated that last week when he led top government officials on inspection of projects across the three senatorial…
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said on Monday, that the United States was cancelling 83 per cent of programmes at the US Agency for International Development. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January demanding a freeze on all US foreign aid to give his administration time to assess overseas spending, with an eye to gutting programs not aligned with his “America First” agenda. “After a six-week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programmes at USAID,” Rubio said on social media platform X. “The 5,200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars…
The Delta State Police Command has made some significant progress in its efforts to combat crime in the state with the arrest of two suspected gun runners, Peter James (m) 55, an indigene of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and one Yahuza Magaji (m) 69, in company of one Abba Sani (m) 17 both of Lere LGA of Kaduna State. In a press statement signed by the commands Public Relations Officer, SP. Bright Edafe, on March 3, 2025, at about 1200hrs operatives of the command attached to Dragon 14 while on stop and search duty along Warri/Benin road by Western Delta…