…Calls For Memorandum From Stakeholders The Delta State House of Assembly has invited stakeholders to submit memoranda regarding the Delta State Child Rights Amendment Bill and Domestic Staff Service Providers Registration Bill, 2024. The Bills, which passed second reading after rigorous debates on their merits at plenary of the House, were referred to the Assembly Committee on Housing, Women Affairs, Humanitarian Support Services, and Girl Child Entrepreneur for further legislative considerations. In line with the tasks before it, the Committee is seeking written and oral contributions from individuals, organizations, and government bodies such as the Ministry of Women Affairs and…
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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 Government, having mobilised contractors handling its various projects across the state, has called on them to ensure prompt and quality delivery. The State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Mr Charles Aniagwu, made the call on Friday, in Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area of the state while addressing journalists after inspecting projects in the area. The projects inspected included the newly awarded Benin Road, Old Amukpe Road with a spur to Ayemidejor Close in Sapele, the Oviri-Okpe – Orerokpe Road and Ezesi Road, Orerokpe. The Commissioner, who was in company of the Chief Press Secretary to the…
As Nigeria prepares to celebrate her 64th independence anniversary, Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has called on the citizenry to continue to pray for the sustainable peace and unity of the country. Governor Oborevwori made the call at a special Jumat service held on Friday at the Central Mosque, Cable Point, Asaba, where Moslem faithful gathered in large numbers, to pray for the country. Represented by the Chairman, Delta State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Auwal Tukur, the governor, noted that Nigerians were passing through difficult times, expressing optimism that with prayers, the nation could overcome its current…
Renowned Professor of Education and staunch member of the PDP, Professor Patrick Muoboghare, has called on the Nigerian Army to either release Professor Arthur Ekpekpo or charge him to court. Prof. Muoboghare gave this demand in a press statement he personally signed, stressing that it is unlawful to arrest a high profile academician such as Ekpekpo and confined him in an undisclosed location without charging him to court. Recall that men in military uniforms, on Sunday night of August 20, 2024, arrested the President General of Ewu Kingdom, Prof Arthur Ekpekpo, and two other leaders of the Okuama community, in…
…As Assembly House Committee On Special Projects Visit Isoko North/South On An Oversight Inspection Of Ongoing Projects By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye The Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Works and Special Projects on Friday inspected on-going physical infrastructures in Isoko North and South local government areas of the state in continuation of the oversight duty of the State Legislature. The leader of the team and Chairman of the Committee, Hon Oboro Kenneth Preyor, expressed satisfaction over commitment of the Oborevwori’s led administration to executing road projects in rural communities in the state. Preyor was accompanied by other members…
…Pass vote of confidence on Tinubu, say President has capacity to address nation’s challenges …Hails Otuaro’s appointment, express confidence in Otuaro to steer ship of amnesty program Over 30,000 ex-agitators in the Niger Delta, on Friday opposed the planned protests across the country on October 1st. The youths vowed not to allow any protest to take place in the region on October 1st. The repentant agitators, who spoke through their leaders at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Presidential Amnesty Programme led by Dr. Dennis Otuaro, in Warri, Delta State, called on the people of the Niger Delta region…
As Nigeria prepares to celebrate her 64th independence anniversary, Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has called on the citizenry to continue to pray for the sustainable peace and unity of the country. Governor Oborevwori made the call at a special Jumat service held on Friday at the Central Mosque, Cable Point, Asaba, where Moslem faithful gathered in large numbers, to pray for the country. Represented by the Chairman, Delta State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Auwal Tukur, the governor, noted that Nigerians were passing through difficult times, expressing optimism that with prayers, the nation could overcome its current…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated Mrs Roli Uduaghan, wife of former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, on her 63rd birth anniversary. Governor Oborevwori in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, praised Mrs Uduaghan for being a kind woman as well as a pillar of strength for her husband. While praising her altruism, he recalled her ‘I CARE’ initiative, which she had implemented during her husband’s administration, to improve the lives of many people, especially widows and prisoners. He said: ”On behalf of my family, the government and people of Delta, I heartily congratulate…
Tragedy has struck the Akwa Ibom State Government House as Patience Eno, wife of Governor Umo Eno, unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024, surrounded by family members. Commissioner for Information Ini Ememobong confirmed the sad incident, requesting privacy for the grieving family and prayers from the public. The late Patience Eno was a philanthropist and founder of Golden Initiative For All, dedicated to supporting vulnerable individuals. Ememobong said in a statement in Uyo on Friday that the governor’s wife died on Thursday in the presence of family members. He said that further details concerning the sad incident would…
Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated his spiritual father, founder and Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, Dr David Oyedepo, on his 70th birth anniversary. Oborevwori in a statement, by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, lauded Bishop Oyedepo for his immense contributions to the Lord’s vineyard and nation-building. He said that Oyedepo had made indelible marks in christendom through his prayers, pragmatic teachings and grooming of God-fearing Christian faithful in the country and across the world. The Governor described Bishop Oyedepo as a role model and father figure whose leadership credentials were worth…