Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, today presented a N714.4 billion Appropriation bill for the 2024 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. Oborevwori said the budget christened, ‘Budget of Hope and Optimism,’ was made up of recurrent expenditure of N316.6 billion representing 44 per cent and capital expenditure of N397.9 billion representing 56 per cent of the total budget. He said that the 2024 budget proposal, his first since coming to office was envisioned to put the economy on the path of sustainable growth, boost investments and productivity, enhance the ease of doing business, and provide ample…
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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.
It was a pitiable and pathetic scene to view as suspected Boko Haram terrorists beheaded no fewer than 11 loggers in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that the terrorists rode on camels and carried out the attack on Sunday evening. A vigilante in the area, who spoke to correspondent on the telephone on Tuesday, said, “We found six bodies of the loggers who were butchered by the Boko Haram terrorists from the location on Monday evening. “We do not think any of them survived the attack. Their bodies were badly dismembered, and we found…
…To Receive Global Icon Of African Cultural Heritage Award The highly cerebral culture colossus and Omu Anioma, HRM Obi Martha Dunkwu is set to be honoured with the Global Icon of African Heritage award on Tuesday 5th December, 2023, at the Obi Martha Dunkwu Palace in Okpanam, Oshimili North LGA of Delta State. The award was initially scheduled to be received in Germany in August 2023, but she could not attend due to her annual new yam festival that clashed with the period of the award ceremony in Germany. However, the African Diaspora mandated a team of four delegates…
The Nigerian Senate has invited 15 companies including Dangote Oil Refinery, NIPCO Gas Limited and NIPCO Plc to explain how they spent over N120billion intervention fund disbursed to them by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Senate in a memo to the companies, signed by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas, and obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, said the companies are beneficiaries of the disbursement from the Nigeria Gas Expansion Program (NGEP) Intervention Fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The invitation said they must appear on Thursday, November 30, at a meeting room in the National…
Delta state police command has debunked a misinformation going viral on WhatsApp that the commands Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, was shot dead at his apartment. The command however noted that the news is not correct and should be disregarded, maintaining that, on November 28, 2023 at about 0330 hours, one DSP Sunday Okoebor attached to the Command X-Squad was shot dead at his apartment. The late officer was shot dead by suspected armed robbers who broke into his apartment in the guise of being EFCC Operatives and on noticing he was a Police officer, he was shot in the…
By DENNIS OTU In a remarkable twist of fate, one individual finds himself ascending to new heights, while another experiences a significant decline. The established order has been overturned, capturing the attention of all who bear witness to this extraordinary transformation. Time marches on, and even the most powerful has crumbled like a house of cards. Festus Egwarewa Keyamo (SAN), the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria, currently finds himself riding high on the winds of success. But the same cannot be said for former Deputy Senate President and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Popular Afrobeat singer Davido, has challenged the N2.3 billion breach of contract suit filed against him by the Chairman of Brownhill Investments Company Limited, Amaju Pinnick. It will be recalled that Mr. Pinnick, a former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), filed a lawsuit on October 31 accusing Davido of breaking a contract to perform at the 19th edition of the ‘Warri Again’ event on October 6, 2023. He alleged that Davido did not show up at the event after receiving a payment of $94,500. However, during the hearing of the suit, Davido, through his legal team led by…
Our attention has just been drawn to a publication going viral in the social media labelling, defaming and accusing Southernvoicenews.com of publishing a story concerning the Oil and Gas Commissioner for Delta State, Hon. Vincent Oyibode, who was alleged to have involved in a fight in the public over the weekend. To set the record straight, SOUTHERNVOICENEWS is a reputable news publishing organization guided by the ethics of the journalism profession and publishes all news stories with facts, evidence anchored on truth. Over the years, SouthernVoicenews have received several awards from both government and private institutions for it…
Students from the Delta State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ofuoma, in Ughelli North local Government Area of Delta State, have sent a Save our Soul message to the state Governor and Commissioner of Police to rescue them from incessant threat, intimidation and molestation from the Ofuoma community local vigilantes. The students, are accusing the local vigilantes of alleged intimidation and molestation over payment of security levy imposed on them. It was gathered that, two students, male and female of the institution were allegedly brutalized and molested by the community local vigilantes headed by Mr Richard Edenaughe recently.…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of three flyovers, cloverleaf, road expansion and pedestrian bridges in the Effurun and Warri metropolis of the state. The projects include road expansion and improvement works between Effurun and DSC roundabouts; PTI Junction Flyover; DSC Roundabout flyover; Enerhen junction/Marine Gate flyover and cloverleaf at Effurun roundabout. Performing the groundbreaking ceremony in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state, Governor Oborevwori said it was a fulfillment of the promise he made to the people of the state during his inauguration…