With the media serving as the unbiased watchdog on governance, transparency, accountability, social justice and human concerns, 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 has officially released its much anticipated 2024 Governance Accountability And Transparency Index (G.A.T.I), a project that has been developed to become an annual report that focuses on the accountability and transparency perception index of each of the 36 state governments in Nigeria, with Lagos, Kwara, Ekiti, Anambra, Enugu, Benue, Akwa Ibom, Borno, Delta and Osun States, on Category A, topping this…
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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 House of Assembly, Tuesday passed the State Appropriation Bill, aka Delta State Budget, for the services of the state for 2025 financial year. The passed budget christened “Budget of Fiscal Consolidation”, saw an increase of the total amount from 936. 1 billion naira presented to House last week for legislative actions by the State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori to 979.2 billion naira. The breakdown of the amount showed the recurrent expenditure estimate amended from 348.717 billion naira to 348.767 billion naira, while capital expenditure was moved to 630.461 billion naira from 587.361 billion naira. The amendment…
Niger Delta Peacekeeping Voluntary Front (NDPVF) and the Third Phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has denounced attempts to discredit the success of High Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo and his Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited in boosting Nigeria’s oil production. Tantita, which was contracted by the federal government to protect its assets like crude oil pipelines and installations across the Niger Delta region, is owned by former militant leader, Tompolo. The statement denouncing Tantita’s huge success was credited to one Jude Gbaboyor, who took to social media to spew lies and propaganda, even exhibiting a lack of knowledge…
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, is deeply saddened by the tragic boat mishap that occurred over the weekend along Bennett Island River in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, in which he was involved but miraculously survived. Unfortunately, five precious lives were lost in the incident. In a ststement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Nkem Nwaeke, disclosed that Mr Speaker was returning to Asaba, enroute Warri after engagement with constituents on the faithful Friday afternoon, November 22, 2024, when the boat he was being ferried almost had…
The three Senators, representing Delta Central, North and South Senatorial Districts in the National Assembly, Senators Ede Dafinone, Ned Nwoko and Joel-Thomas Onowakpo has spoken in one voice for the creation of Anioma state. The call for Anioma state creation was championed by the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko. In his words, Senator Ede Dafinone described the renewed agitation for the creation of Anioma state from the current Delta State as a call for equity and progress. This is even as Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas representing Delta South Senatorial District on October 24, 2024, lent his voice to…
Delta State Government has said that implementation of the proposed 2025 appropriation law will lead to an indelible footprints in the over all development of the state. Commissioner for Finance, Sir Fidelis Tilije and Economic Planning counterpart, Mr Sonny Ekadayen, stated this when the two top officials of the state government appeared before the State Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation for the defense of their ministry’s 2025 budget proposal. Both Commissioners spoke in separate interviews with Assembly Correspondents after their sessions with the Lawmakers. The Finance Commissioner, Sir Tilije, disclosed that Deltans will experience the peak…
The Delta State Government has received the sad news of an act of economic sabotage in the vandalisation of the NNPCL/Chevron Oil facility – the Dibi Abiteye Flow Station in Warri North Local Government Area on Saturday, 23rd November, 2024. Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, in a statement on Monday, said Government at all levels in collaboration with security agencies and Tantita Security services will fish out the perpetrators and bring them to book. Emu in the statement, said: “Government reassures Chevron Nigeria Limited and other oil operating companies of our continuous support and commitment to their…
The Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ede Dafinone, felicitates with the Founding leader of the All Progressives Congress APC in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, on his 67th birthday anniversary. He noted that Olorogun Emerhor, a successful business mogul who was the first candidate to contest election on the platform of the APC and the party governorship candidate in the 2015 general elections, has contributed greatly to the growth of APC in Delta State. The Delta Central lawmaker, in his goodwill message, said: “I warmly felicitate with Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, a distinguished leader, visionary, and founding pillar of…
The umbrella body of all Ijaw ethnic nation, under the auspices of Ijaw National Congress (INC) has commended the Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District, Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas over the bills he sponsored seeking to establish a School of Nursing in Patani (Patani Local Government Area) and a Polytechnic in Bomadi (Bomadi Local Government Area) both in Ijaw- areas in Delta State. The commendation is contained in a statement, signed by the President General of Ijaw National Congress (WORLDWIDE), Prof Benjamin O.G Okaba. Prof. Okaba stated that the Ijaw people, both in Delta State and across the globe, are thrilled…
Chief Press Secretary CPS, to Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Nkem Nwaeke, has felicitated with the Chief Press Secretary to Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Governor of Delta State, Sir Festus Ahon, on his birth anniversary. Mr Nwaeke in a statement made available to newsmen in Asaba, described Sir Ahon as a colleague turned brother, saying that it has been three decades of friendship and camaraderie. The CPS to the Speaker on behalf of his immediate family and close allies, wished the celebrant happy birthday celebration and many happy returns. Mr Nwaeke prayed for…