Commercial activities and vehicular movement were halted for several hours in Ughelli on Wednesday, February 14, as protesters barricaded roads within the metropolis over alleged misconducts of Policemen and local security agents, (The Hunter Group) in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The protesters armed with placards displaying inscriptions such as, ‘Freeman is a Kidnapper he must go, ‘Police Brutality is getting too much, ‘Police in Ughelli are fighting the innocents instead of criminals, ‘Too much of police illegal activities in the land, ‘Ughelli Police should allow our people free movement’ amongst other, accused a team 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.
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta State Internal Revenue Service, DSIRS, says it is not relenting on efforts to devise ways and means to meet the internally generated revenue projection for the 2024 fiscal year in the state. Executive Chairman, Delta State Internal Revenue Service, Hon (Chief) Solomon Ighrakpata, who stated this while addressing stakeholders at a meeting in Warri, said the informal sector remains the focal point towards achieving the set goals. Giving a breakdown of the successes recorded by the present board in 2023, Hon Ighrakpata said the Service achieved a milestone performance in respect of IGR collections…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye As Deltans, particularly the Christian Catholic faithfuls join the rest of the World to mark the beginning of lent, the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor has sued for a stronger Walk and Work with God. The Speaker in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nkem Nwaeke also enjoined Christians in the State and beyond to leverage on the lent period to intensify their prayers for the state and country at large. While wishing the Catholic Christian family a fruitful lent period, Rt Hon Guwor, noted that it was…
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor has commiserated with the people of Asaba and, indeed Deltans and the traditional institution in Nigeria, over the passage of the Asagba of Asaba, Obi Prof Joseph Chike Edozie, CFR. Reacting to Tuesday’s evening announcement of the transition of the reverred traditional ruler by the Asagba-in- Council, Guwor said he was saddened by the news of passage of the Monarch when preparations for his centenary birthday celebration was at the concluding stage. The Speaker in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nkem Nwaeke, described the demise of…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has expressed sadness on the transition of the Asagba of Asaba, Obi Prof. Joseph Chike Edozien, CFR. The Asagba, who was a distinguished medical scholar and first Black-African indigenous Dean of Medicine in a foreign land, passed on few months to his centenary birth anniversary. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, Oborevwori stated that the revered monarch, throughout his 33-year reign, provided purposeful leadership for his people and residents of Asaba, the state capital. He said that Asaba witnessed a quantum leap in urbanisation during Edozien’s rule,…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, said he is committed to fulfilling his electioneering promises by giving urgent attention to areas of concern in the oil city of Warri and as well engage relevant Federal Government authorities for the revitalisation of all seaports in the state. Governor Oborevwori stated this when he received the Olu of Warri Kingdom, HRM Atuwatse III, CFR, and his retinue of chiefs at Government House, Asaba. He commended the leadership quality of the Olu of Warri, describing him as a blessing to our generation. Oborevwori said; “I appreciate you for the…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has promised to equipped the Delta State Police Command by donating more patrol vehicles for effective policing of the nook and crannies of the state. Oborevwori made the promise when he hosted the recently posted Commissioner of Police to Delta State CP, Abaniwonda Olufemi on Monday, February 12, 2024, along side the Police management team paid the governor at the Government House Asaba. CP Abaniwonda, was accompanied by members of the Command Management Team during the visit. The Governor, Rt. Hon. Oborevwori, joined by members of his Executive Council, warmly…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara officers State has ordered the promotion of Local Government workers in the state, as well as the full implementation of the national minimum wage of N30,000 during a meeting with the leadership of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE). At the meeting held in Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday, the council workers were led by the Acting Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Pastor GoodLife Ben, and representatives from the state’s 23 council areas. For more than eight years in Rivers State, local government workers had not been promoted by the state government…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has expressed shock and sadness over the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Access Bank, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Doreen and son, Chizi in a helicopter crash in the United States of America over the weekend. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon on Monday, Governor Oborevwori described the deaths as awful, heartbreaking, startling, and devastating. He also mourned the demise of the former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), Abimbola Ogunbanjo among others who also lost their lives in the…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria on their dogged performance at the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The Super Eagles, who lost 1-2 to the host nation, Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in the finals on Sunday, were impressive until the final loss. Governor Oborevwori, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, urged the Super Eagles of Nigeria not to be deterred by their AFCON final loss, adding that the team played well and wished them better luck in subsequent competitions. While rallying support for…