Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Health has charged the State Ministry of Health, Departments, Agencies and Parastatals in the health sector of the state to shun all forms of misappropriation of budgetary provisions. Chairman of the Committee, Hon Ferguson Onwo gave the charge on Thursday at the end of a two day rigorous budget defense exercise for the Ministry of Health, Departments, Agencies and parastatals under the oversight of the House Committee on Health. Hon Onwo who represents Isoko South 2 Constituency in the House, stressed that the purpose of budget defense is to ascertain the…
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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.
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Preparations are underway for the silver jubilee ordination anniversary thanksgiving of Very Rev. Fr. Jude Igho, a Catholic Priest from the Diocese of Warri, Delta State. The event is scheduled for Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Ascension Catholic Church Shaguolo, Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta state. Father Igho, who served as a former Cathedral Administrator in the Diocese of Warri for years, was ordained a Catholic priest on December 8, 1999, and has since served the Church in various capacities both as parish priest at Okpara Inland, Uzere, Umutu, Ubeji, the Sacred Heart Cathedral and presently…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the Year 2024 Bursary Award to Students of Delta State origin in higher institutions across the country. Executive Secretary of the Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board, Dr. Godfrey Enita, in a statement on Thursday, in Asaba, said qualified students of Delta State origin in Public and Private Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics, Colleges of Education, Schools of Nursing Science and other tertiary Schools including Military and Paramilitary institutions, who applied for the 2024 bursary award, would benefit from the scheme. He said a total of 32,028 students of Delta State orgin are…
…Defends Proposed 2025 Budget For Directorate The Delta State Directorate of Riverine Infrastructure Development has called for collaboration of stakeholders towards overall infrastructural development of riverine communities in the state. Commissioner in charge of the Directorate, Chief Ebikeme Clark, made the call when he led officials to the State Assembly to defend the proposed 2025 budget estimate of the Directorate before the House Committee on Works and Special Projects. Chief Clark said the Five Billion Naira budget envelop given to the Directorate in the 2025 proposed budget, is a step in right direction, saying that there are lots to put…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has proposed the sum of N50 billion in the state’s 2025 budget estimates to enhance road infrastructure in the 25 Local Government Areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this during a budget defence meeting with the Assembly Committee on Works and Special Projects on Wednesday in Asaba. Aniagwu said the provision was a deliberate effort by the Governor to spread projects evenly across the 25 local government areas of the state. He said: ”It is worthy of note to mention that…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has felicitated former Minister of Defence and renowned Paediatrician, Dr. Roland Oritsejafor, on his 80th birth anniversary on, November 21. Oborevwori praised the former Minister for his calm and peaceful approach to politics, describing him as ”a great leader and a true patriot.” In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, on Thursday in Asaba, the governor remarked that Oritsejafor exemplified excellent leadership qualities that are truly worthy of emulation. He described Oritsejafor, a former Deputy National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as an exemplary leader and role…
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly and National Treasurer, Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has advocated collective actions for a safer and more prosperous Delta State. Rt Hon Guwor made the call in his goodwill message on the occasion of the 5th lecture series of the Delta Online Publishers Forum, DOPF, held in Asaba, the state capital. The Speaker who was represented at the event by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Mr Nkem Nwaeke, described the theme of the lecture, “Security Challenges: Finding A Local Implementable Solution” as timely…
A landlord in Asaba, Delta State capital, has boldly changed the narrative of incessant and unwarranted frequent house rent hike as he sacked his caretaker over unauthorized increment and dubious of collection of same from tenants. The landlord who owns several properties on Kennedy Oyana Street also known as Sabbath Road by Queen Morwah’s Junction behind NTA Asaba, took this drastic decision on discovering his caretakers has been increasing outrageously rent for his without his consent and approval but do not remit same to him. The caretaker allegedly collected rent ranging from N600,000 to N1 million from tenants annually for…
One of the core reasons for the increasing frustration with the political class is the perception that career politicians often lack the capacity to make tough, non-partisan decisions. This is where technocrats come in—they are experts in their fields and do not get distracted by the political whims that often cloud judgment. For instance, in the management of ministries, agencies, and departments, it is often the civil servants who are the true technocrats. They possess the necessary knowledge and experience to ensure that policies are effectively implemented.
The immediate past member representing Ughelli North Constituency I in the Delta state House of Assembly, Hon. Prince Eric Oharisi, has dissociated and distanced himself from an alleged budget and contract story published by some groups on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The groups with names; Network Against Corruption and Trafficking, with Mr. Oliver Samson as Chairman and Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum, with Comrade Prince Kpokpogri as Chairman, have published a budget and contract story against NDDC, where Hon. Prince Eric Oharisi’s name was part of signatory to the alleged story. The groups in a story with headline: NDDC Anti…