By Sunny Awhefeada For many years, until this year, St. Valentine’s Day represented for some of us a day set aside to observe a myth tied to Western tendency of indoctrination. It was never on the card for some of us. Our consciousness of it began from our secondary school days and it peaked during our university years. The day always came and went for us without any fuss. I recall the St. Valentine’s Day of 1996 fell into one of the two days we hosted the inimitable poet, Niyi Osundare at the University of Benin as part of 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.
The Special Assistant to Comrade (Chief) Ovuozourie Macaulay on Media and Publicity, Comrade Hezekiah Ovedhe has dismissed the media report credited to Barr. Fred Latimore, where he claimed that, Macaulay sponsored Propaganda against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori over the signing out of Faculties of Social Sciences and Management Courses from the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro to Orerokpe as a Campus. Hezekiah in a statement issued to journalists, described Latimore statements as baseless, reckless and lack merit. The statement read in part; “Ordinarily, I would have ignored your overzealousness, however going by your antecedents, doing so will give…
The Delta state police command has debunked the allegations made by one Fejiro Oliver, a social media influencer, alleging that a sack packed full with guns was recovered from the Delta State Commissioner for Youth, Hon. Weyinmi Agbateyiniro. In a release made available by the police and signed by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, debunked the said publication, saying it is false and unfounded and urged the public to disregard such publications. . CP Abaniwonda Olufemi psc, Commissioner of Police, Delta State cautions against the circulation of fake news. “The Command is…
Concerned Citizens of Ese odo Local government area of Ondo State have called on security agencies to put one of their communities leaders, Chief Bibopiri Ajube (alias Shoot at sight) and others on their watch list. The group in statement made available to newsmen and signed by Ebitimi Miyenwopiri and Ayubapere Jiperedein President and General Secretary respectively, alleged that Ajube is using the fight against Tantita Security Services workers to bring another round of killings and kidnappings of citizens in the community. They claimed in the statement that; “The name Bibo Ajube is synonymous to sorrow and bitterness in…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye A Public Hearing on the Delta State Protection of Persons with Disability Bill, has been scheduled for Monday 26 February 2024. This was announced by the Assembly Joint Committee on Housing, Women Affairs, Girl Child Entrepreneurship and Humanitarian Support Services, and Special Committee on Bills, scrutinizing the proposed law. A statement by the Chairman, House Committee on Housing, Women Affairs, Girl Child Entrepreneurship and Humanitarian Support Services, Hon Bridget Anyafulu, said the public hearing will hold at the Press Center, Delta State House of Assembly Complex, Okpanam road, Asaba beginning at 10 o’clock in the morning.…
The Delta State Police Commissioner, CP Abaniwonda S. Olufemi, has given detailed account of achievements made by the Command under his care in the month of February in the state. CP Olufemi who is the 22nd police commissioner to the state, highlighted some of his achievements since assumpion of office during a press briefing held on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at the Force Headquarters Asaba. Addressing Journalists, CP Olufemi said; “It is with great pleasure that I address you today on the achievements made by the Command since my assumption of Office as the 22nd Commissioner of Police…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye The Delta State Government has called on communities in the State to maintain peace, eschew bitter wrangling, and avoid giving wrong narratives about events in the State. The State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza in a statement on Wednesday in Asaba, urged Deltans to shun acts that could promote violence in the State. Osuoza in the statement pointed out that it is not true that the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro has been relocated. He said: “It has come to the attention of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff F. O. Oborevwori,…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Winners of the Delta State House of Assembly rerun election for Burutu 1 and Ethiope West Constituencies, Ebitomo Anthony Alapala and Blessing Achoja, Wednesday, subscribed to relevant oaths of office as members of the State’s 8th Assembly before the Speaker, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor. Both lawmakers whose elections were upturned by the Appeal Court towards the end of last year, got their victories back during the February 3rd rerun election conducted by the National Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, under the platform of All Progressive Congress, APC. The development beefed up the number of APC lawmakers…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye It was a chaotic situation on Wednesday, as vehicular movement and commercial activities were grounded at the Ozoro-Asaba expressway as youths from Isoko nation protested the alleged relocation of the faculty of Management and Administration from the Delta State University, Ozoro in Isoko North local government area to Orerokpe community in Okpe local government area of Delta State, the home local government area of the state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. Armed with fresh leaves, the protesters, mainly youths barricaded the Ozoro axis of Ughelli-Asaba expressway and burnt motor tyres while accusing the Delta State Governor,…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye In compliance with the IGP’s directives and renewed efforts to curb police excesses, extortion, and abuse of fundamental human rights of Nigerians, Delta State Police Commissioner, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, has established the Public Complaint Response Unit (CRU) The department according to a press statement made available by the Force Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, will work directly under the supervision of the Police Public Relation Officer of the command to checkmate the excesses and unprofessional conducts of the police officers operating in Delta State. The CP who understands the need to maintain the highest standards…