Author: SouthernVoiceNews

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori of has urged graduates to create jobs for themselves and others after graduating from school. He made the call on Saturday, November 18 at the third combined convocation ceremony of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku where he also inaugurated some projects including a 350-capacity lecture hall, volleyball, basketball, and multi-purpose courts, and an ICT Microsoft Certification Centre, among others. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Monday Onyeme, stated that “graduation is a time to set new goals and targets.” According to him, graduates should not rest on their oars but put into practice the…

Police operatives in Bayelsa State have nabbed one of the killers of Late SP Bako Angbashim, former Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Ahoada Division, Rivers State. DAILY POST gathered that the arrested suspect whose name was given as Onyekachi Ikowa, male, 43 years, is the second in command to TuBaba, leader of the dreaded Icelander cult group in Rivers State. A statement issued by the Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Asinim Butswat, said Ikowa was arrested on 18 November, 2023, “based on credible intelligence that he was hibernating in Yenagoa after participating in the callous murder of Late…

Frontline APC stalwart and business mogul in Delta state, Prince Sony Jifas Ogbon, has congratulated the APC in Kano state and Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, who was declared winner of the March 18, 2023, governorship election in Kano state Friday, by the Appeal Court. Prince Sony Jifas in a statement, noted that it is high time Nigerian politicians do the right thing by allowing due process no matter who they are and their societal status. He noted that, had Governor Yusuf allowed due process to be, and duly nominated by his party, the NNPP, would have had chances, but…

In a similar manner like the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who asked his ministers to sign an undertaking that failure to perform will lead to their sack, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State on Friday, sent shivers down the spines of his Commissioners when he ordered them to sign an Undertaking coined as ‘Performance Bond’, automatically compelling them to either perform creditably well or get sacked. The governor made it clear that he has no room for layabouts in his cabinet, noting that his administration is fully committed to ensuring excellence, process driven and result- oriented governance for the people…

Residents of Ohoror community in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, are yet to come to term with an incidents involving a tricycle rider popularly called Keke and identify as Edafe Delta, (30) a native of Uwheru who lured an eleven year old girl to his house and defiled her.  Community source told SouthernVoicenews that the keke rider who usually take the girls mother to a bush market, came on the faithful day to pick the mother but she was not disposed to go to the market, but base on the trust and relationship with the keke rider, she asked him…

Opposition candidate, Joseph Boakai, is set for victory in the Liberian presidential election after the latest tranche of results were announced by the electoral commission on Friday. Liberians voted out President George Weah, who is also the candidate of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) in the landmark election. The 78-year-old political veteran has 50.89% of the votes, while incumbent President George Weah has 49.11%. That represents a lead of more than 28,000 votes, with nearly all the ballots accounted for. The latest results have sparked celebrations in the capital, Monrovia. Boakai’s supporters have been gathering at his party’s headquarters…

There had been a widespread condemnation of policy of automatic deduction of 40 per cent from the internally generated revenues of federal universities. President Bola Tinubu has announced the cancellation of the automatic deduction of 40 per cent from the internally generated revenues of federal universities. He says the policy implementation is ill-timed. Mr Tinubu spoke on Friday at an ongoing 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan (UI). He was represented by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman. In his speech as the Visitor to the university, Mr Tinubu pledged his commitment to the reform of the…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has sacked the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, declaring his governorship election inconclusive. The court on Thursday November 15th 2023, declared inconclusive, the March 18 Governorship election which produced Lawal as the elected governor of the State with a directive for a rerun. The 3-man panel of Justices of the Court in a unanimous judgment voided and set aside the declaration of Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as winner of the election. Reading the judgement, Justice Sybil Nwaka Gbagi, ordered that fresh election be…

A carpentry apprentice only identify as Onome, has been allegedly beaten to death by his master in Sapele, Delta State, for coming to work late. The owner of the carpentry shop situated along New Ogorode road, just by the Sapele Clinic, identified as Mr. Runor, had decided to disciplined the deceased apprentice for coming to work late, and for allegedly stealing his ATM card when he eventually passed out after the beating. It was gathered that the apprentice after the beating manage to find his way home after the days work and informed his parents of what has transpired at work  When…

The kingship tussle in Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, assumed a new dimension as numbers of women from the kingdom protested with a black coloured casket raining curses on anyone supporting the planned installation and presentation of staff of office to one Clement Ikolo by the Delta state government today, Thursday, November 16, 2023. In a video circulating in the social media, the women in their numbers, were seen at the village square dropping a black coloured casket with each holding leaf and singing funeral songs with the name of…