Former Secretary to Delta State Government and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Comrade (Chief) Ovuozourie Samuel Macaulay, the Okiroro of Isoko Nation has condemned the Signing out of the Administration and Management Faculties from Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro and moved to Orerokpe, to be known as Delta State University of Science and Technology, Orerokpe Campus. Macaulay made the remark on Monday, in a statement he issued to journalists across the state, stressing that, the sign out of those strategic departments by the Board of Governing Council of the University was needless and…
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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 Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has expressed gratitude to the Church for unwavering support and prayers, even as he acknowledged their contribution to the achievements of his administration. Governor Oborevwori conveyed his appreciation to the church during the Thanksgiving Service by Hon. Samuel Oghenevwogaga Mariere on his appointment as Chairman State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), held at Saint Paul’s Anglican Church Evwreni in Ughelli North local government area. The Thanksgiving Service was attended by the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, some serving and former members of the State Assembly, Civil…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Sunday, charged Permanent Secretaries and top management of the Delta State Civil Service to uphold professionalism and positively impact the state with their services. Governor Oborevwori gave the charge at the 60th birth anniversary and retirement thanksgiving of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Engineer Frederick Edafioghor, at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Owhelogbo in Isoko North Local government area. The Governor said leaving an impactful life in service was better than short-lived instant gain and advocated for sustainable excellence in service delivery. He congratulated the celebrant, Engr Edafioghor for putting his best while…
The Anioma Nation in Delta State of Nigeria, has been thrown into yet another mourning as the very revered Traditional connoisseur and culture colossus, Her Royal Majesty, Obi Martha Dunkwu (Omu Okpanam/Omu Anioma/Nneoha) joins her Ancestors in an unannounced transition. The Organisation For the Advancement of Anioma Culture (OFAAC) as the umbrella body of Anioma Culture, led by her President and CEO of Contemporary Group Ltd, Arc. Kester Ifeadi has paid a condolence visit to the family of the Omu Okpanam/Omu Anioma and Nneoha. In their emotional laden visit, the delegationh expressed the unreserved grief of Anioma Nation to…
Notable Russian main opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin’s critic, Alexei Navalny, has died in an Arctic Circle jail at the age of 47. The prison service said Navalny who was serving a 19-year jail term on charges widely considered politically motivated was moved to Russia’s toughest penal colonies in late 2023. BBC quoted the prison service in the Yamalo-Nenets district as saying Navalny had felt unwell after a walk on Friday. It said an emergency medical team was called immediately to resuscitate him but all efforts were futile. “The emergency doctors declared the…
The Catholic Bishops under the auspices of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) of the Lagos and Ibadan Ecclesiastical Provinces have enjoined President Bola Tinubu to act urgently and arrest the rising spate of insecurity, unbridled violence and biting hardship in the country. Their calls were made in separate communiques of the first plenary meetings of the Catholic Bishops of both Ecclesiastical Provinces held respectively in Lagos and Ibadan. The Bishops said the insecurity situation is depressing and hampering the overall good of the nation. The Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, comprising Ibadan Archdiocese,…
Nigeria President Bola Tinubu and state governors, yesterday, agreed to establish state police in the country as part of measures to check the rising wave of insecurity in the country. This was one of the six high points of an emergency meeting summoned by the President at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, in view of economic hardship in the country and upsurge of insecurity in different parts of the country. The emergency meeting also had in attendance Vice President Kashim Shettima, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Nyesom Wike. Specifically, President…
… Says Accusations Against Tompolo False The Concerned Citizens Of Arogbo- Ibe Kingdom in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Friday accused Chief Bibopere Ajube, (alias General Shoot-At- Sight) of alleged kidnapping, illegal oil bunkering, possession of fire arms, explosive dynamites and other crimes. The group who were reacting to a publication in a national daily, (not this medium) with the title “An Open Letter To The President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria, His Excellency, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu On Disguised Moves By Chief Government Ekpemupolo Aka Tompolo To Instigate Crisis In Arogbo – Ijaw Kingdom,…
The Organisation For the Advancement of Anioma Culture (OFAAC), the umbrella body of Anioma Culture mourns the passage of a Monarch par excellence, His Royal Majesty, Obi (Prof.) Chike Edozien, expressing the grief that the Anioma Nation may never have a resounding, famous and brilliant Traditional Ruler like the Asagba of Asaba again. In a press statement issued by Arc. Kester Ifeadi as the President of OFAAC, he itemised a number of qualities that distinguished Asagba Prof. Chike Edozien as a rare gem among the personalities that ever occupied various Thrones within the Traditional Institution in Nigeria and beyond. Asagba…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye A two days promotion exercise for sixty three (63) Senior Staff of Delta State House of Assembly, Wednesday commenced in Asaba the State Capital, with the Acting Chairman of the State Assembly Service Commission, Mr Sunday Ebirere presiding. Mr Ebirere who disclosed that the promotion interview is in line with the core mandate of the Service Commission, paid glowing tributes to the State Governor, Elder Sheriff Oborevwori and the Speaker of the Delta State Assembly, Rt Hon Dennis Guwor for making promotions workers in the Assembly a top priority. He said it was all smiles, jubilations…