UGHELLI/DELTA STATE: Nursing mothers in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have sent a ‘Save Our Soul’ message to the Delta state Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori to immediately come to their rescue as shortages of drugs for children under the ages of Zero to Five years hits the Central Hospital Ughelli. Children under the ages of 0-5 years in Delta state enjoys free medical care provided by the Delta state government since the administration of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and sustained by the Okowa’s administration. Lamenting, some the nursing mothers who spoke to our correspondents alleged non availability of drugs…
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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 Government has assured that it will continue to deploy resources within its strength to protect oil facilities in the state. The State Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Hon (Chief) Peter Uviejitobor gave the assurance at a one-day Summit, with the themed “Protecting Government Properties and Oil Facilities in DESOPADEC Mandate Areas”, organized by the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on DESOPADEC Matters, Comrade Owen Edafe, in Warri. Hon Uviejitobor stated that Delta State ranks first among the oil-producing states in Nigeria, stressing that the production quantum in the state is very…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta Central Senatorial District has rejected the appointment of Chief Paulinus Akpeki as the acting state chairman of the party in Delta State. The party chairmen from Delta Central stated this in a statement signed by Hon. Onoabedje Obakpororo, APC Chairman Ughelli/North chapter; Chairman of all chairmen, Delta Central Senatorial District, Comrade Wilfred Ileleji, Chairman Uvwie chapter; Chairmen’s secretary, Delta Central Senatorial District, Comrade David Rheriobore, Chairman, Udu LGA, Comrade Eric Afe, Chairman, Okpe LGA, Sir. Isaiah Kekeje, Chairman, Ughelli South LGA, Surveyor Friday Erubasa, Chairman, Sapele LGA, Chief Julius Ogboru…
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…
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…