The tranquil community of Irri Kingdom is currently embroiled in a heated royal succession dispute, with allegations of external interference and disregard for age-old traditions. His Royal Majesty, Eloho Jacko, Amatavo II, the Odion-Logbo of Irri Kingdom, has called for urgent intervention by the Delta State Government to resolve the escalating crisis. In a formal statement, King Jacko, who was traditionally crowned on July 21, 2023, accused external actors of attempting to impose an illegitimate king, Simon Odhomo, from Okpe Isoko, on the throne of Irri. This move, according to the king, blatantly violates the customs of the community, which…
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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 of 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.
Days after the Delta State Police Command paraded 12 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in Ughelli, the command has again successfully foiled a kidnapping operation in Asaba, recovering one AK-47 rifle, two pump-action guns, ammunition, and cartridges. The feat was achieved following a distress call on November 27, 2024, concerning an incident along DLA Road, where four armed hoodlums operating in a Toyota Camry kidnapped a male and female victim, also commandeering a vehicle from another victim. Acting swiftly on the directive of Commissioner of Police (CP) Olufemi Abaniwonda, the command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad, led by CSP…
Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and other dignitaries from all walks of life on Sunday, December 1, 2024, joined Barr. Aghoghophia Otto, in a thanksgiving at the St Brigid’s Catholic Church, Asaba, over his appointment as the Clerk of Delta State House of Assembly. The Governor led the executive arm of the State Government, including Civil Commissioners, Special Advisers, Chief of Staff Government House, Prince Johnson Erijo, the Head of Service, Reginald Bayoko and Principal Secretary to the State Governor, PSG, Mrs Lyna Ocholor, amongst others to the thanksgiving. While the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi…
Delta State has been rated among top 10 states in the 2024 Governance Accountability and Transparency Index (G.A.T.I), a project developed to become an annual report, focusing on the accountability and transparency perception index of each of the 36 state governments in Nigeria. In the maiden edition, Delta, Lagos, Kwara, Ekiti, Anambra, Enugu, Benue, Akwa Ibom, Borno and Osun states, were ranked in Category A, on equal Average Index Points. The report is a project of the Guild of Online Media Editors and Publishers (G.O.M.E.P) Nigeria, a body of over 75 online media editors and publishers in Nigeria. According…
The newly appointed Clerk of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Otto Aghoghophia Esq, will on Sunday, 1st December 2024, hold a Thanksgiving Service in line with his faith in Christ. Mr Otto, who was appointed Deputy Clerk in 2018 and served as Acting Clerk for a year and five months before his elevation to the position of the Clerk of the House on 8 October, 2024, is the 7th Clerk of the Delta State House of Assembly. An Invitation card sighted by our Correspondent, indicates that the Thanksgiving Mass, scheduled for 9:15am on Sunday will take…
Public Hearing on a bill for a Law to establish the Delta State College of Health Technology, Ovrode, Isoko North local government area, has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 4, 2024. A statement by the Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Health, Hon. (Chief) Ferguson Onwo says the public hearing would hold at the Press Centre of the Assembly complex, Asaba by 2:00 in the afternoon. Hon Onwo in the Statement, requested relevant stakeholders in the health sector, particularly the Delta State Ministries of health and Justice, College Of Health Technology, Ofuoma-Ughelli, Civil Society Organizations, interested individuals, organizations, corporate…
Former Liberian warlord, Prince Johnson who is also a prominent figure during the country’s brutal civil wars from 1989 to 2003, has died at the age of 72. It was gathered that his death was confirmed on Thursday by officials from his political party and the Senate. Johnson gained global notoriety in 1990 when a video showed him drinking beer as his fighters tortured and killed then-president Samuel Doe. This gruesome act marked one of the early and defining moments of Liberia’s devastating civil conflicts, which claimed approximately 250,000 lives and left the nation’s economy in ruins. Siaffa Jallah, Deputy…
…Says Its An Act Of Economic Sabotage The Deputy Chief Whip and Member Representing Warri North in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Alfred Martins has strongly condemned the act of economic sabotage that occurred at the NNPCL/Chevron Oil facility at the Dibi Abiteye Flow Station in the Constituency. Hon Martins in a statement made available to newsmen in Koko, headquarters of the local government council, said he was shocked to hear of the ugly incident and deeply saddened by the development. The Lawmaker who doubles as the Chairman House Committee on Lands, Survey and Urban Development,…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborewori, has reaffirmed his commitment to non-interference in the affairs of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC). The governor gave the clarification, Wednesday, November 27, 2024, in response to concerns raised by the President-General of the Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU), Brigadier General Mike Ndubisi (Rtd.), over the perceived lack of developmental projects in the Ndokwa region under the leadership of DESOPADEC’s Managing Director, Festus Ochonogor. Addressing the issue, Governor Oborewori urged the Ndokwa people to engage directly with their representatives in DESOPADEC. “On the issue of DESOPADEC, I don’t interfere with…
The Director General of Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, Chief Patrick Ukah has cautioned contractors against delaying the Agency’s projects, warning that the state government would not accept any requests for upward reviews. Chief Ukah made this known while flagging off construction of Leo Okonweze Street, off Ezenei Avenue and Odozi Obodo/Aninta/Anenta Street off Ezenei Avenue both in Oshimilli South Local Government Area of the state. He said that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has zero tolerance for shoddy jobs and warned that the State Government will not spare anybody who is in the job of delivering projects that are…