The Chairman of Niger Benue Transport Company (NBTC) Limited, Olorogun Moses Oghenerume Taiga, JP, CON, has called on Urhobo business leaders and other Nigerians to invest more in Urhobo land, saying the region offers significant opportunities for economic growth and development. Olorogun Taiga made the call on Friday, August 14, 2026, during a historic visit by the Ovie of Udu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Engr. Mike Orugbo, Okporua I, to the NBTC facility, along NBTC Road, Ovwian Town, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. The visit was the first by a reigning monarch to the 69-year-old company, which has…
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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 oil 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.
Senator Ede Dafinone has congratulated 16‑year‑old Oghenegaren Esiovwa‑Thompson for becoming the first Nigerian to win a gold medal in the Men’s Under‑23 Epee at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships held in Lagos. In a statement issued on behalf of the people of Delta Central and the Urhobo Nation, the senator described the victory as a “remarkable achievement” and a historic moment for Nigerian sport and Delta State. Dafinone praised the teenager’s composure, discipline and determination after an unbeaten run in his pool and a series of decisive wins over international rivals. Oghenegaren defeated competitors from South Africa and India on his…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, his wife, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, and immediate past Governor of the state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday joined other dignitaries at the funeral service of late Mrs. Felicia Oritseolumewo Arenyeka, mother of the Delta State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Solomon Arenyeka. The funeral service was held at the First Baptist Church, Warri, and attracted political leaders, government officials, traditional rulers, community leaders, family members and sympathisers who gathered to pay their last respect to the deceased and console the Arenyeka family. Also in attendance were wife of the Deputy…
Leaders and stakeholders of Alagbabiri Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to urgently intervene in the lingering boundary dispute between the community and its neighbours, alleging recurring attacks and killings. The community leaders made the appeal during a media interaction, saying the dispute had persisted for years and had continued to threaten the lives and property of residents. The President-General of the community, Chief Ekpobimi Philip, said Alagbabiri had historically maintained peaceful relations with neighbouring communities, including Oboro, Bomadi and Orhota, until the discovery of…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged the newly appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Major General Everest Okoro, to sustain proactive security measures and collaboration with other security agencies to protect lives, property and critical economic assets in the Niger Delta. Oborevwori gave the charge on Tuesday when he received Okoro, who is also the Land Component Commander, Joint Task Force South-South, Operation Delta Safe, on a courtesy visit to Government House, Asaba. The governor congratulated him on his appointment, describing 6 Division as a strategic operational formation with a critical role…
Residents and people of Uzere Community in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, have sent a Save our soul SoS message to President Bola Tinubu and the Delta State Governor,Sheriff Oborevwori, over what they described as life threatening oil and gas spill from Well 14 of the OML 30 cluster 09. In an open letter tagged ‘A CRY FOR HELP FROM UZERE, SAVE OUR LAND, WATER, HEALTH AND LIVELIHOODS FROM AN ONGOING OIL AND GAS DISASTER’ addressed to the President and signed by Amb. Prince Ogologo M. O., Coordinator of the Concerned Uzere Oil and Gas Stakeholders Forum representing…
The Forum also issued a 74-hour community notice to HEOSL to demonstrate “clear, visible and credible action” including emergency containment, deployment of competent technical personnel, commencement of a transparent investigation and engagement with affected stakeholders.
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has felicitated with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on the occasion of his 58th birth anniversary. Governor Oborevwori in a goodwill message issued in Asaba on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, described Yilwatda as a distinguished scholar, conscientious public servant and an unswerving democrat whose life has been defined by service and commitment to the nation. Oborevwori congratulated the APC national chairman for attaining the milestone, saying his years of scholarship, public service and political engagement had contributed significantly to the development…
As Chief Dr. Ighoyota Amori turns 74, Senator Ede Dafinone has praised the Delta State elder statesman for his long service to the state and the Urhobo nation. In a statement signed by Senator Ede Dafinone to mark Chief Amori birthday, the Delta Central lawmaker described the celebrant as a “distinguished statesman, consummate political strategist, Pan-Urhobo leader and Chief Adviser to the Governor of Delta State. Dafinone hailed Amori’s “courage, resilience, loyalty and enduring commitment” to the growth and stability of Delta State. Dafinone noted that since 1999 Amori has been a steady force in the state’s political development, contributing…
The National Secretary of the Ethiope State Creation Committee, Engr. (Chief) Anthony Ochuko Onyokoko, has warned Urhobo political gladiators against hijacking the agitation for the creation of Ethiope State to settle political scores or attack Senator Ede Dafinone, saying such conduct could jeopardise the collective aspiration of the Urhobo Nation. Onyokoko, who is the Patron of Grassroots Marshall for Good Governance and National Secretary of the Ethiope State Creation Committee, stated this on Saturday at Isokolo, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State while addressing a press conference over the recent and consistent attacks on Senator Ede Dafinone by…