…Says Deltans Are Happy With Our Projects Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Friday, assured that the Ughelli-Asaba Road dualization project would soon be completed. Speaking during an inspection of the reconstruction of the Olomoro–Igbide Road in Isoko South Local Government Area, as well as the ongoing work on Sector C2 of the Ughelli–Asaba Expressway, Governor Oborevwori stated that the people of the state are pleased with the pace and quality of development projects being implemented by his administration. He emphasized that the positive feedback from residents was a clear testament to his government’s commitment to inclusive growth…
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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 Delta State House of Assembly has slated Friday 9 May 2025 for a public hearing on a bill for a Law to amend the Delta State Community Security Corps Agency law. The public hearing, being conducted by the Joint Committees on Special Committee on Bills, and House Committee on Peace and Security, will hold at the Press center, Delta State House of Assembly Complex, Okpanam road, Asaba beginning at 10am. A statement endorsed by the Chairman of the Joint Committee and Majority Leader of the House, Hon Emeka Nwaobi, calls for inputs of stakeholders, either written or oral in…
As the world marks 2025 Workers’ Day, the Guild of Online Media Editors and Publishers (GOMEP) Nigeria extends its heartfelt congratulations to workers across all sectors for their resilience, dedication, and immeasurable contributions to nation-building. In particular, GOMEP pays special tribute to journalists in Nigeria and around the globe, who continue to uphold the values of truth, accountability, and democracy—often under challenging and dangerous conditions. From the bustling newsrooms of major cities to the rural corners where stories are untold, journalists remain the voice of the people and the conscience of society. In a Press Release jointly signed by the…
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has commended the hard work and dedication of the state workforce, as they joined nations across the globe to mark the International Labour Day. Rt Hon Guwor in a goodwill message to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and all the affiliate bodies in Delta State, reaffirmed the unwavering commitment of the Delta State Legislature to supporting policies that improve the welfare and working conditions of workers in the state. The Speaker statement made available to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Nkem Nwaeke, wished the workers the best…
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has condoled with the Isoko Nation over the demise of retired General Paul Ufuoma Omu of Igbide in Isoko South Local Government Area of the State at the age of 84. Rt Hon Guwor expressed sympathy and acknowledged the late General Omu’s contributions to Nigeria, given his distinguished military career and various public offices held after his retirement. The Speaker noted that reaction to the death of the elder statesman and husband of the former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Stella Omu, was a mixed of condolences and…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Former Commissioner for Higher Education and Agriculture in Delta State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Professor Patrick Muoboghere, has extended an invitation to the immediate past Deputy President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to come back to the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, to pursue his governorship ambition in 2027, stating that like a lion, Omo-Agege has been caged in his own den. Prof. Muoboghere handed this invitation while reacting to the mass defection from the PDP to the APC in Delta state. He described the statements of the Vice President Shettima where…
Delta State chairman of the Social Democratic Party SDP, Barr Philip Adu-Odogwu, has revealed that the party is the only credible opposition in the state to save her from a one party state outlook. The recent defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and State executive from the PDP to APC is a signal that the politicians are changing parties to cover their tracks of corruption. This was made known in a statement by the chairman following the defection of Delta State Governor Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Ifeanyi and the PDP structure in the state.…
By Ovasa Ogaga, In the past five months, Delta State has witnessed a dangerous drift where governance and service delivery took the back seat as Governor Sheriff Oborevwori focused his energy on securing political survival ahead of the 2027 election. His quiet but desperate move to align with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was an open secret, even if initially denied by his handlers. Now that the political storm appears to have settled with his formal welcome into the APC, the question begging for an urgent answer is simple: can we now return to the real business of governance?…
The trial of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu days in prison may become longer as his trial is adjourned to May 2, 2025. Naija News reports that the court had admitted in evidence, an extra-judicial statement Nnamdi Kanu made in 2015, shortly after he was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The statement was tendered before the court by a DSS operative that appeared as the first prosecution witness in the seven-count treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against Kanu. The witness, whose identity was shielded, was simply…
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor has expressed confidence in the leadership of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as the Leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC in the State. Rt Hon Guwor who stated this Monday night in a Live Television interview on the mass movement of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the Delta State to the APC, debunked any claim of betrayal in the political voyage. The Speaker acknowledged the worrisome irreconcilable challenges, including series of litigations occasioned by leadership tussle at the national level, stressing that those deeply involved had refused…