The Delta State Government says its recent investment mission to Brazil has unlocked fresh prospects for industrial expansion, agricultural development, renewable energy, and job creation in the state. Briefing journalists in Asaba, the Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration has already recorded significant gains by opening up all 25 local government areas with vital infrastructure, thereby creating access to mineral resources, industrial corridors, and potential free trade zones. Aniagwu explained that the Brazil engagement was aimed at showcasing Delta’s investment opportunities while also drawing lessons from Brazil’s agricultural model, especially…
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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.
Former Military Governor of the South-Eastern State, Major General Paul Ufuoma Omu (Rtd), OFR, will be laid to rest on Saturday, November 29, 2025, in his hometown of Igbide, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. General Omu, who passed on April 29 at the age of 84, was a distinguished military officer, statesman, and community leader. A former member of the Armed Forces Ruling Council and one-time Commander of the Command and Staff College, he was renowned for his strategic roles in the Nigerian Army and his pivotal contributions to Nigeria’s governance and democratic transition. The funeral ceremonies…
…Plays Host To Ughelli South Political Colonels …As Group Pledges Support For Tinubu, Oborevwori, Others Chief of Staff to the Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Olorogun Barr. Adelabu Bodjor, has scored Senator Ede Dafinone very high in performance, stating that he deserves a second term in office. Olorogun Bodjor stated this while fielding questions from newsmen, shortly after playing host to a new political pressure group known as Ughelli South Political Colonels, USPC, in his country home, Ekakpamre, today, September 14, 2025. The APC stalwart from Ughelli South Local Area averred that Senator Dafinone introduced a new dimension in…
The Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has announced the commencement of a comprehensive physical verification and certificate screening exercise for all teaching and non-teaching staff across the 25 Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) in the state. According to a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary, SUBEB, Mr. Byron Unini, on behalf of the Executive Chairman, Hon. Samuel Mariere, the exercise is scheduled to begin on Thursday, 18th September, 2025, with dates and venues for each LGEA to be communicated in due course. The initiative, according to the circular, is to authenticate the records of all personnel under the…
The Indomitable Class ’98 of the Mass Communication Department, Delta State University, Abraka, is gearing up for a memorable reunion scheduled for Friday, October 3rd, to Sunday, October 5th, 2025, in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The reunion, themed “Reconnect, Relive, and Reunite,” promises to be an unforgettable experience filled with nostalgia and camaraderie. A statement by the Chairman of the Planning Committee, Mr Nkem Nwaeke, who is the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, said the event will feature a business session and a fiesta to celebrate shared memories. Nwaeke attributed the…
The Delta State Government has dared the workers union as it has thrown its weight behind the ongoing screening of civil servants, warning that it will not condone falsification of age, abuse of leave of absence, or indecent dressing in the workforce. Briefing journalists in Asaba, the Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, said the screening exercise was designed to sanitize the service and restore integrity. He explained that many officers had manipulated their records by presenting unrealistic primary school certificates that made it appear as though they began school immediately after birth. Aniagwu stated…
…Meets With Urhobo Professionals, Leaders In Abuja The Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ede Dafinone, has appealed to all Urhobo sons and daughters to close ranks and build stronger support systems that will foster collective progress within the Urhobo Nation. Speaking at a Meet-and-Greet event he hosted in Abuja during the week, Dafinone said the gathering was conceived to unite Urhobo professionals and leaders across diverse fields, stressing that stronger collaboration was necessary to consolidate the Urhobo voice on the national stage. “During the week, I had the pleasure of hosting another Meet-and-Greet in Abuja, which brought together…
The Ovie of Ogor Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, HRM, Okiemute Onajite Igere I, JP, has conferred traditional chieftaincy titles on 31 prominent Udu sons, daughters and their wives in honour and recognition of their contributions to the Kingdom. The monarch, while conferring the titles in his palace in Otor-Ogor, Delta State, weekend, disclosed that the gestures stemmed from the need to show appreciation to the recipients who have contributed immensely towards the development of the kingdom and being his maternal relations. He admonished them to represent the kingdom and the society in good light as…
The Delta State Government through the Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has cleared the air on the ongoing debate surrounding the Olomoro–Igbide Road, following reports suggesting that the project was a Federal Government intervention under the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). Aniagwu, in a statement on Friday, said contrary to claims circulating on social media, the project was neither conceived nor funded by the Federal Government but was duly approved and executed by the Delta State Government under Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. He explained that the State Executive Council approved the construction of the Olomoro–Igbide…
The Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), will hold a four-day capacity-building workshop for 185 teachers in rural and hard-to-reach schools across the state. In a statement jointly signed by the Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Hon. Samuel Mariere, and the Director of Teacher Development Department, Mrs. Eru Ezefili, the workshop is scheduled to take place from Tuesday, September 16 to Friday, September 19, 2025, at Peace Garden Hotel International, Ighwretakpere (Ovwodokpokpor-Ogor), Ughelli North Local Government Area. Sessions are billed to start daily at 9 a.m. With the theme “Reducing Out-of-School…