Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on Monday directed that workers be promoted as and when due, with payment of necessary financial obligations, to avoid piling up promotion arrears. Governor Oborevwori gave the directive when he received on courtesy call, Judges of the State Judiciary, led by the Chief Judge, Justice Theresa Diai at Government House, Asaba. He said his administration approved over N600 million monthly at N10,000 each per worker to be paid as palliative for three months in the first instance to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on workers. Governor Oborevwori said: “On the…
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Godwin-Maria Utuedoye is a registered Journalist with the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He is interested in Investigative and development Journalism. He lives in Nigeria and focus more in the Niger-Delta region where oil and gas exploration has plunged into poverty and environmental degradation for years. He is also a PR Consultant, content creator, broadcast, print Journalist and Publisher. His vast experience in journalism span over decades of reporting the activities of the untouched areas.
A Lagos State High Court, on Monday, October 9, 2023, sentenced a police officer, Drambi Vandi, who was accused of fatally shooting Lagos-based lawyer, Bolanle Raheem on Christmas Day in 2022 at the Ajah roundabout in Lagos, to death by hanging. The judge, Ibironke Harrison, found Vandi guilty of murder and delivered the sentence on Monday. Vandi, a police officer attached to the Ajiwe police division in the Ajah area of Lagos, was suspended two days after the incident. The state government charged him with one count of murder in connection with the lawyer’s death and subsequently brought him to…
*** How Diri Secures Jonathan’s Endorsements, Cajoles His Kinsmen With Succession Opportunity All seems not to be well with the All Progressives Congress Party (APC) in Bayelsa State as the party is divided ahead of the November 11th, 2023 governorship election in the state. As at the last count, about 10 political parties are battling for the number one position in the state. But political watchers are of the view that the fight for the soul of Bayelsa state is between Governor Douye Diri, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Senior Political Adviser to the Delta State Governor, Sen. Emmanuel Edesiri Aguariavwodo, has appealed to the Urhobo Democratic Assembly (UDA), to champion tge cause of peace and not to relent in supporting the Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori MORE Agenda. The former Managing Director of NDDC and one time Senator gave the advise when he play host to the Urhobo Democratic Assembly (UDA), at his office in Asaba recently. He said, as a leader chosen by God to rule the state, their cooperation would help him deliver on his MORE agenda to all Deltans. He called on UDA to…
The federal government has announced a ban on the use of laterite as a base for road construction across the country, stating that laterite has a limited load bearing capacity, susceptible to erosion and weathering especially in areas with heavy rainfall. Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi who made the announcement while inaugurating a committee for the supervision of the Reconstruction of Benin–Warri dual carriageway and the dualization of East–West Road, Port Harcourt–Onne Port junction road in River State, said contractors should henceforth use lumps, sharp sand and stone base to form the base before laying of concrete or asphalt…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Some persons suspected to be hired assassins has shot dead a pastor’s son, identified as Christopher Nicholas at Oviri-Ogor community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state. Christopher who was said to be in his late 20s died from a bullet wounds sustained at his father’s compound along Oviri-Ogor/Edjekota road when the armed men attacked his father, Pastor Nicholas Omoroka and chased him into the forest. A source in the community who spoke on anonymous condition disclosed, that Pastor Nicholas was returning from a journey and on getting to the gate of his house, the armed…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori says his Bayelsa counterpart, Senator Douye Diri, is a true servant-leader working for the development and transformation of the state and deserves a second term in office. Governor Oborevwori stated this on Saturday at the inauguration of Etegwe Bridge and upgrade of Etegwe-Edepie – Tombia Roundabout and Agilobi Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. He lauded Diri for his outstanding accomplishments in the state and urged Bayelsans to come enmasse and vote massively to elect him for a second term. He also called on Deltans residing in Bayelsa to give massive support to Governor Diri…
The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Shippers Council, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime said, Koko Port is strategically located along Delta state shore as it is most suitable for the export of Agricultural and Mineral resources from the region to other parts of the world. Hon. Jime stated this in his key-note address on Thursday during a day’s enlightenment seminar organised by Nigeria Shippers Council with title: Export of Agricultural Produce Through The Koko Port: Issues and Prospects held at Jubilee Hotel, Enerhen Road, Warri, Delta State. According to him, Koko Port is one of the four(4) Ports in Delta…
A Lagos-based peer-to-peer, P2P, crypto trader, Lawrence Success Karinate has escaped jail after he pleaded guilty to engaging in a pig-butchering scam from which he realised $2000. He was arraigned before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, October 6, 2023 and he was convicted of the crime the same day after he pleaded guilty. While announcing the conviction of the suspect in a statement, EFCC said Pig butchering scam is a type of fraud in which criminals lure victims into digital relationships to build trust before convincing them to invest in cryptocurrency…
48 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo Boys’ in Asaba, capital of Delta state, was on Friday, October 6, 2023 arrested by operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC following a tip off. The suspects are Chinonso Nnemeka, Chidenbere Ekwealor, Emeka Joseph, Emmanuel Onyeka Onyeukwu, Solomon Omojewe, Miracle Ogonnaya, Pius Innocent, Ebuka Odukwe Osita, Godspower Efe, Chinedu Odiaka, Ogbemudia Wisdom, Okocha Nduka, Victor Chukwuma, Ebuka Ohika and Bright Odinakachukwu. Others are: Benjamin Kennedy, Abariowei Preye, Odinakachukwu Favour, Ofere Oghale, Micheal Okonkwo, Ezeali Stanley Chinedu, Akaluai Tega, Chibueze Obiozie, Chukwuma Chidimma, Sambo Daibra, Sunday Victor, Favour Ogaga-Oghene,…