Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, has expressed his administration’s commitment to end banditry in Zamfara State. The Governor gave the assurance when he visited Zurmi local government area of the state where, where assured the people that banditry would soon be a thing of the past. A statement by the spokesperson for the governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said the visit to Zurmi LGA was to sympathise with the emirate and victims of the recent attack. The statement made available Friday commended President Tinubu’s administration for its efforts in fighting banditry in the State. He said: “In his…
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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.
Delta State Executive Council (EXCO), Friday, gave approval for the disbursement of the sum of N3, 887,277,784.66 billion under the D-CARES implementation programme of the state government being second reimbursement from the World Bank. The State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Mr. Sonny Ekedayen disclosed this while briefing journalists on some of the decisions reached at the State Exco meeting presided over by the Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. Mr. Ekedayen said the sum has been distributed through Direct Cash Transfer, FADAMA, Livelihood and Direct Labour, adding that the approval was part of Governor Oborevwori’s agenda for human capital development and…
In order to put smiles on the faces of indigent Ughelli South Children and Women, Chief Mrs. Grace Aghoghovbia and family, has provided 5000 families with foods and gifts worth Millions as her contributions towards keeping and support in the welfare of indigent people in the local government. The initiative tagged, ‘Christmas for Ughelli South Children and Indigent Women’ was sponsored by Chief Mrs. Aghoghovbia, family and friends to commemorate this year’s Christmas celebration. Aghoghovbia, said this is her annual pet project with the primary goal of alleviating poverty and hunger from Ughelli South and providing…
⇔The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly and Treasurer, Conference of Speakers of state legislatures of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor yesterday said that the full autonomy of the State legislatures in the country is non-negotiable. Speaking during the end of the year and Christmas party organized by staff and management of the State legislature in Asaba, the State capital, Rt. Hon. Guwor said that the conference of Speakers of State legislatures in the country is fully in support of the struggle for full autonomy of the legislature. Flanked by some members of the State legislature at the party, Rt.…
Class ‘98, Mass Communication Department, Faculty of Arts, Delta State University, Abraka, has felicitated with five of its members who were recently elevated into public offices. They include, Hon Samuel Oligida, Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Delta State, Prof Emma Biri, Rector, Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, Mr Boniface Onyedi, Senior Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Media and Comrade Nkem Nwaeke, the freshly appointed Chief Press Secretary, CPS to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly. The former students which pride themselves as “Indomitable Class” also congratulated another one of their own, Comrade Churchill Oyowe, who…
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with National Association of Donkey Farmers (NADFAMS) has said recent development shown that breeding more donkeys against slaughtering and processing it parts for export would lead to the final extinction of donkeys in Nigeria. This was made known on Thursday, December 21, when it launched it formal registration at the instance of the permanent secretary FMARD represented by the Director Animal Husbandry Services , Mrs Winnie Lai Solarin. Speaking at the certificate launch and commissioning of the National Secretariat of the NADFAMS, Mrs Winnie Lai…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday, called on Media practitioners to adhere strictly to the ethics of the profession in the discharge of their duties. Govenor Oborevwori made the call when the state leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Asaba. The governor who congratulated the State chairman of the NUJ, Comrade Churchill Oyowe and other members of the executive on their victory at the Union’s election, urged them to work as a team for the general good of the union. He said the…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, urged Nigerians to celebrate their parents while they are living in order to make them happy and prolong their lives. Governor Oborevwori made the call at the 90th birth anniversary thanksgiving service for Mama Paulina Powder Ewherido at Mother of Redeemer Catholic Church, Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area. Oborevwori who prayed for long life and good health for Mama Ewherido, said the government and people of the state would continue to join the Ewherido family to celebrate a life of forthrightness in which God has blessed her with. According to Oborovweri, “I…
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA )to the Governor of Delta State on New Media, Dennis Otu has felicitated with Mr. Nkem Nwaeke on his recent appointment as the Chief Press Secretary(CPS )to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Dennis Emomotimi Guwor. Otu, who himself held the position of Chief Press Secretary between May 11th, 2017, and May 29, 2023 to the state governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori when he was Speaker, described Nwaeke’s appointment as merited and opportune. He shared these sentiments in a press release on Thursday, December 21st, 2023, in Asaba, the State…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, in Asaba, assented to the state’s 2024 Appropriation Bill of N724,979,313,867 billion. The approved budget is made up of N316,624,462,711 recurrent expenditure while the sum of N408,354,851,156 is for capital expenditure. While signing the budget tagged “Budget of Hope and Optimism”, Governor Oborevwori said the 2024 budget is geared towards putting the economy of the state on the path of sustainable growth. He remarked that the budget would boost both domestic and direct foreign investments and productivity and enhance the ease of doing business in the state. He underscored the significance…