The Head of Technical and Operations, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Captain Warredi Enisuoh, has said that the company has shared its report to the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission (NNPC) containing the names of persons involved in the arrested 77meter Motor Tanker; MT Vinnalaris. According to him, the company is currently awaiting instructions before publishing the names. Enisuoh was on Arise Television on Thursday, giving fresh revelation on MT Vinnalaris, which was arrested by the Nigerian Navy on December 7, 2023, stating that the ship has been operating on Nigeria’s waters since 2018. …
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Godwin-Maria Utuedoye is a trained professional journalist. A graduate of Mass Communication from Delta State University, Abraka. He is a registered practising Journalist with the Nigeria Union of Journalists with over 20 years experience of 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 experience in journalism span over decades of reporting the activities of the untouched areas. He is married with children.
…Speaks Tough On Indiscriminate Disposals Of Waste In Community Godwin-Maria Utuedoye As part of measures to control and checking the excesses and abuse of hard drugs amongst youths and others, the President and Executive of Otovwodo-Ughelli Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta state, Pastor Solomon Ovigue Ugbarugba has placed a ban on the sales of all kinds of hard drugs and consumption as well as indiscriminate dumping of waste disposals on drainages and road side in the community. Pastor Ugbarugba made the disclosure while inaugurating nine (9) different substantive committees that will assist in his administration that…
The speculations that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, may soon dump the PDP and join the APC seems to be playing out as 27 out of the 32 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to him have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers on Monday morning dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the platform on which they got their mandates to the House in the 2023 general elections. The 27 of them are all said to be loyalties of Nyesom Wike who is expected in no…
It was a pathetic as the news of death of father of three Sosoliso plane crash victims, Doctor Andy Ilabor was announced. Ilabor, a devout Catholic from Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, died in his sleep on Monday, November 27, 2023, two weeks before the 18th anniversary of the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of his three children. The deceased’s children, Chuka, Nkem and Buso, all students of Loyola Jesuit College Abuja, were aboard the plane when it crashed at the Port Harcourt International Airport on December 10, 2005, killing…
By Patrick Ochei The Alihagwu Community in Agbor, Ika South LGA of Delta State, was Saturday 9th December, 2023, agog with activities as the Anioma Association, Georgia Chapter, USA carried out a one day free medical outreach in collaboration with Anioma Medical Professionals Forum. The medical mission which took place at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital Alihagwu, was a comprehensive one, with well over 315 patients attended to and treated. In his post event analysis, the Chairman of Anioma Medical Professionals Forum (AMPF), Dr. Alexander Chidubem Awunor gave credit to the US based group for sponsoring the medical programme as…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated a former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and former Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Emmanuel Edesiri Aguariavwodo, as he clocks 66 years. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, on Friday in Asaba, Governor Oborevwori extolled Aguariavwodo as a distinguished parliamentarian, who had had the rare privilege of serving both in the Green and Red Chambers of the National Assembly. He remarked that Aguariavwodo had every reason to rejoice and give thanks to God Almighty for all of His blessings,…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, Friday, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is committed to ensuring free flow of traffic by constructing quality access and connecting roads across the state. Speaking during inspection of ongoing projects to decongest traffic in Ughelli, Comrade Izeze who was accompanied by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon said Governor Oborevwori being a grassroot politician, is determined to bringing lasting solution to the gridlock at the popular Otovwodo Junction. The projects inspected include; Palace Road Otovwodo-Ughelli, Okogbe Road, Old Ogor Road Ughelli…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, presented the cheques of One Hundred and Ten Million, Four Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety-One Naira, Ninety-Six Kobo (#110,485,291.96k) to families of deceased officers who paid the ultimate price in the line of duty. The cheques was issued on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, as parts of the IGP Family Welfare and Group Life Assurance Schemes and was presented to Thirty-three beneficiaries who are next of Kin to the deceased officers. In a statement…
Navy in alleged illegal deal with crude oil thieves, provides security cover for vessel stealing crude Operatives of the Tantita Security Services Limited (TSSL) yesterday uncovered a coastal location in Ondo State, where oil thieves were siphoning crude oil under the cover of men of the Nigerian Navy (NN). The personnel of TSSL, who acted on a tip-off stormed the location of the illicit oil deal, where the illegal oil operators under the protection of the armed naval personnel were stealing crude oil from a well-head, operated by a yet-to-be identified oil major. The Navy made it impossible to ascertain…
A journalist, Grandball Joel, of the Pointer newspaper and his Galaxy Television counterpart were on Wednesday, December 6, brutalized by an army captain identified as O. Ibe, for attempting to cover a protest staged by workers of the Ughelli Pumping Station UPS of the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company NPDC, Eruemukohwarien for alleged unpaid eight month salary. Narrating his ordeal, Grandball Joel, said journalists got the information of the workers protest for their alleged eight months salaries owed and went to cover it as it is part their job and responsibility, but stated that; “On getting to the UPS premises,…