By SouthernVoicenews, The Eagle Net Patrol Team of the Delta State Police Command on October 18, at about 1710hrs, while on stop and search duty along Ughelli-Warri road intercepted one commercial Vento Car with Reg. No. UGH 14 ND with six occupants amongst whom were one Kelly Ogoja ‘m’ age 35, of Adagbrasa Community in Okpe and Joseph Samuel ‘m’ age 26 of Osubi Community who jumped down on sighting the police. According to the police, they were given a hot chase and were arrested. It was revealed that upon search, one locally made pistol was recovered from Kelly Ogoja,…
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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 SouthernVoicenews, Traditional rulers of the Isoko ethnic nationality has stated emphatically that they had joined the Delta Central 2023 lobby group to produce the next governor of Delta State in 2023. The traditional rulers urged the Urhobo people not to forget that the Isoko people were also qualified for strategic positions in the state government when they finally produce the next governor in the state. The traditional rulers, who made this known when leaders and members of DC-23 paid consultative visit to them at Otor-Owhe in Isoko North Local Government Area of the state, said that the DC-23 visit…
By Patrick Ochei, Stakeholders within and outside Issele-Uku community in Aniocha North LGA of Delta State, have commended the efforts of Issele Association of North America (IANA) for sponsoring the three-day Medical Mission in the community with a view to helping rural dwellers tackle the challenge of inaccessibility to proper healthcare, while also appreciating the Anioma Medical Professionals Forum (AMPF) for making themselves available as channels through which the Medical outreach was carried out. Speaking to journalists during the Day Two of the Issele-Uku Medical Outreach, the National President of IANA, Mr. Matthew Azuh who came in from America purposely…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, ***Say Oborevwori best to succeed Okowa Nigerians of Urhobo extraction in the United Kingdom have thrown their weight behind the governorship bid of the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, in the 2023 general elections. The Urhobos in diaspora said that Rt Hon Oborevwori was the best and suitable Deltan to succeed Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, in 2023. Rising from a crucial meeting in London, United Kingdom, during the weekend, under the aegis of Urhobo Dispora Good Governance Initiatives (UDGGI), the group noted that Rt Hon Oborevwori was eminently qualified to govern the…
By SouthernVoicenews, MEMBERS of the Urhobo Progressive Union, UPU, California, United States of America USA, Wednesday, donated equipments worth over five million naira (N5m) to the Sapele Central Hospital. The equipments donated to Sapele Central Hospital includes; Baby Cot-Cribs, Bedside Tables, Weighing Scales, Wheel Chairs, Drip Stands, Cupboard-Bedside Lockers, Mosquito Nets, Bedsheets. Others are; Blood Pressure Instruments, Stethoscopes and Sonicaid Fetal Dopplers which were purchased from proceeds from fund raising embarked upon by Urhobo Progressive Union, UPU, North Califonia and its members. 2nd Left, Chief (Mrs.) Cecilia Uvwo cutting the tape for official presentation of the equipments, while other members…
By SouthernVoicenews, Uwheru youths in Ughelli North Local Government area of Delta state, have backtracked on a recent negative media publication against the Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, describing the said publication as a product of misinformation and youth ignorance. Recalled that few days ago, the youths in a public statement issued by one Hon. Umukoro Oghenevwarhe, and published in various print and Online medium, accusing Prof. Muoboghere of double standard in the allocation of job slots to the kingdom as well as heading an alleged cabal of political leaders who were allegedly responsible for the…
By SouthernVoicenews, The Nigeria Medical Association, Asaba Zone has held its maiden Asaba Inter School Quiz Competition as part of its effort at encouraging academic excellence within its sphere of operations. The competition held today, Wednesday, 13th October, 2021, at FMC Asaba, with five Secondary Schools in attendance. The medical doctors were in high spirit and elated to see the Quiz Competition, which took rigorous processes to achieve come to a fruitful end. Dr. Oge Great Nwokwule, Chairman, NMA Asaba Zone, attested to the fact that it took energy, dexterity and intellectual prowess to embark on such a project and…
By SouthernVoicenews, The Delta Central 2023 (DC-23) lobby group has agreed to support any governorship aspirant of Delta Central extraction chosen by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. National Chairman of DC-23, Senator (Chief) Ighoyota Amori, who made this known during a consultative visit to leaders and members of the PDP in Ika South Local Government Area of the state, said “presently, the group is not lobbying or campaigning for any particular aspirant, but to ensure that the governorship seat moves to Delta Central Senatorial District in 2023.” He explained that the DC-23 is a lobby group made up of card carrying members…
By SouthernVoicenews, The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has been presented with the Midwest Legislator of the year award. The Publisher/ CEO of Midwest Tempo, Emeka Ogbeide (JP), said at the Award ceremony held at the Function Hall of Prestige Hotel, GRA, Benin City, Edo State capital, on Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 that the numerous accomplishments of the Speaker in his legislative and administrative responsibilities earned him the award. According to him; “Your numerous accomplishments in your legislative and administrative responsibilities have been noted and acknowledged, hence the award of Midwest Legislator of…
Declares Community Safe For Oil Companies Operations …Landlords, Community Members Denies Reports Purporting War In Community By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, OVIRI OLOMU – CONTRARY to media report in some dailies and Online medium that crisis looms In Oviri-,Olomu’, the President General of the Community, Olorogun John Akaruaye Ewenede JP, has denied any form of crisis, war or fighting in the community. Olorogun John Ewenede JP addressing the people This position was confirmed as eight out of the nine known landlords that owns the prospective drilling site has also denied any crisis or illegal transactions. Laying down the facts as they areIt…