Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme has assured prospective Nursing students that admmision into the State Colleges of Nursing Sciences would be merit based. The Commissioner gave the assurance in a statement at the weekend cautioning prospective Nursing students to guard against cutting corners as admissions into the schools were merit based. “The attention of the Delta State Ministry of Health has been drawn to the fraudulent activity of one Barrister Barry who has been going about collecting monies from unsuspecting persons on the grounds of providing them with admission into the 2024/2025 Session in the State’s…
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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 Chairman of Delta State Universal Basic Education Board SUBEB, Hon. Samuel Mariere, has wielded the big stick of suspension on the Head Teacher (Name withheld) of New Era Primary School Okpanam, in Oshimili North local government over an alleged illegal collection of Two thousand naira (N2,000) from pupils for the collection of primary six results. Hon. Samuel Mariere, who announced the suspension while addressing public primary education stakeholders in Oshimili North at Akwukwu-Igbo, headquarters of the local government council, said the board had warned against such collections as directed by the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori.…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta State Universal Basic Education Board, Subeb has enjoined the 25 local government councils to partner with it to enforce supervision on Head Teachers for optimal performance in service delivery in public primary schools in the state. Executive Chairman of the Board, Hon Samuel Mariere made the appeal in Aniocha North and Aniocha South, when he led members and management of Subeb to the headquarters of the local government councils in continuation of the advocacy meeting with public primary education stakeholders in the state. Hon Mariere, while addressing critical stakeholders, including Chairmen of the Councils, local education…
…Recovers 32 Assault Guns, 138 Ammunition Between July 25 To Date By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta state police Commissioner, CP, Abaniwonda S. Olufemi, has recounted the achievements recorded in his command between July 25 till date by operatives in the command. The Commissioner in a press briefing held on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at the Force headquarters, Asaba, Delta state, gave details of how the command was able to smashed several criminal gangs operating within the state, and warned criminals to stay away from the state with their criminal intents as the state will be too hot for them especially in…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye The Delta State House of Assembly has called for memoranda from stakeholders on a bill for law to prohibit all forms of human trafficking in the state. The call for memoranda from critical stakeholders is sequel to the public hearing on the bill scheduled for coming Monday, 9th September 2024. The public hearing being organized by the Assembly Committee on Housing, Women Affairs, Girl Child Entrepreneur and Humanitarian Support Services, is to hold at the Press Center, State Assembly Complex, Okpanam road, Asaba, beginning at 10 o’clock in the morning. A statement by the Chairman Assembly Committee…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta State Assembly House joint Committee on Energy and Special Bills has scheduled Friday, September 13, 2024, a public hearing on a bill to repeal the Delta State Electric Power Sector Law. The public hearing which is being organized by the committee will hold at the Press Center, State Assembly Complex, Okpanam road, Asaba beginning at 10 o’clock in the morning. A statement by the Chairman House of Assembly Committee on Energy, Hon. Frank Esenwa, who represents Oshimili North in the House, recalled that the House at its sitting on Tuesday 21 May, 2024 referred the bill…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye The Delta State House of Assembly has scheduled Monday, September 9, 2024, for Public hearing on a Bill for a Law to Enact and Consolidate the Law relating to the Licensing, Control and Registration of Pets and other related matters connected therewith in Delta State. A statement by the Chairman, House of Assembly committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hon. Perkins Umukoro said the public hearing is billed for 2:00 pm at the Press Center, Delta State Assembly complex, Okpanam road, Asaba. The Lawmaker recalled that the Speaker, Rt Hon Emomotimi Guwor had at the sitting of…
By Wilson Osemele Jnr In a bid to ensure the timely completion of ongoing projects in the state, Delta State Governor, His Excellency Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, visited the Modern Technical College in Omadino, Warri South Local Government Area, to assess the progress of construction. The governor expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of work and directed the affected contractors to appear before him at Government House, Asaba, to provide explanations for the delay. Governor Oborevwori emphasized that the government is committed to the timely completion of all projects and will not tolerate any delays. The governor’s visit to…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta State House of Assembly, Tuesday, resumed plenary after six week recess, with a charge on members to brace up to legislative assignments in line with the agenda of the 8th Assembly. The Speaker, Rt Hon Emomotimi Guwor, while welcoming the lawmakers back from the break, urged them to consolidate on their core duties of law making, representation and oversight for the overall good of their constituents. He said “It is refreshing to see all of you back to plenary. As usual with so much joy in my heart I welcome you back to plenary from our…
By Wilson Goruvwoghor The video that went viral on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta state telling a misfit contractor that he wasn’t going to accept a trashy road project, presumed completed, during the governor’s inspection visit, speaks to how debased governance has become in the state. While praise singers have flooded the viral video with comments heroworshiping the governor as being exceptionally responsible and concerned about quality projects delivery, the reality exposed a governor in show of shame and self indictment. On the video was a road project so shoddily executed that the governor could see the scam of a…