By Sunny Awhefeada Nigeria has over the years evolved the character of a country where things are perpetually in reverse gear. Our country is now largely defined by punishingly unenviable indices which are easily manifested in our perennial underdevelopment. The last forty years have been characterized by disruptive hiccups and deadly spasms and only God is able to explain why Nigeria has not tipped over. Each time the nation totters to the cusp, a deus ex machina often intervenes to redirect her affairs. But how much longer can this benevolent deus ex machina play its redemptive role? How much longer can the nation’s fragile…
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Godwin-Maria Utuedoye is a trained professional journalist. A graduate of Mass Communication from the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He is a registered practising Journalist with the Nigeria Union of Journalists with over 20 years experience in news 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 experiences in journalism span over decades of reporting the activities of the untouched areas. He is married with children.
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday, said the Faculty of Management Sciences of the University of Science and Technology, (DSUST), Ozoro, would take off at the Orerokpe Technical College, Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area. Governor Oborevwori disclosed this in an interview with journalists shortly after inspecting facilities at the school in Orerokpe, which are under construction. He said the Ministry of Technical Education would hand over the facilities at the College in Orerokpe to the Ministry of Higher Education for a seamless take -off of the Faculty of Management Sciences of the university. Governor Oborevwori…
By Lucy Ezeliora As the world celebrates International Women’s day, the CEO Love Works Foundation International, Dame Minnie Igbrude, has urged widows to ask God for wisdom to do common things in an uncommon way, Knowing that success is not final and widowhood is not fatal or a failure but the ability to continue and forge ahead is what they require in order to succeed in life. Speaking during the celebration at Asaba, Dame Igbrude said, the International Day for Women is observed to raise awareness about gender-based violence against women and promote women. With the theme ‘ Invest…
By Lucy Ezeliora As the world marks International Women’s Day (IWD), which draws attention to matters relating to women and girls, the Chairperson, Ohaneze Ndigbo Women’s wing worldwide, Dr. Chief Dame Hon. Rita Daniels Chukwuji, on behalf of the Ohaneze Ndigbo women world wide, have called on women in Nigeria to continually up-skill themselves and network actively, and put themselves forward confidently for greater roles in society. Hon Rita Daniels, who spoke with our correspondent, also called on the first lady of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu to invest more in women and consider inclusion of more women in governance for…
Executive Assistant To Delta State Governor on Orientation and Communications, Barr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe has applauded the state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori for cutting cost of governance. The EA made these statements in Asaba during a media interaction with members and executives of the Indigenous Correspondents Chapel ICC, of the Nigerian Union of Journalists NUJ, Delta State Council at its “ICC MIRROR” platform designed for expository dialalogue. Latimore said high cost of Governance is one major factor crumbling the local economy and hindering growth in the country. He noted thst Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori has put himself forward to…
The Delta State House of Assembly joint Committees on Housing, Women Affairs, Girl Child Enterpreneuship and Humanitarian Support Services and Special Committee on Bills, has summited its report on the Delta State Persons Living with Disabilities Bill. The House at its Wednesdays plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor received the report of the joint committee for further legislative actions. Motion for the receipt of the report was moved by the Majority Leader, Hon Emeka Nwaobi, seconded by the member representing lka North East constituency Hon Marilyn Okowa-Daramola and adopted. The Speaker Rt. Hon Emomotimi Guwor,…
…Inspects Orere Bridge Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, said the State Government was connecting communities with roads and bridges for the sustainable development of the state. Governor Oborevwori stated this during inspection of Okpanam-Ibusa bypass road; Beneku bridge; Emevor-Orogun Road; Orere bridge and Model Technical College, Orerokpe. The Governor who emphasised on project continuity for sustainable development, said it was a fulfillment of his pledge to complete existing projects while also initiating new ones. Oborevwori said; “the Okpanam-Ibusa bypass is a road that is very key to connect from the Benin/Asaba highway to Ibusa, to give…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye The Delta State House of Assembly is worried that three years after the anti-grazing bill was passed and signed into law, herders still engage in open grazing in the State. To this end, the House in line with its oversight functions and through the Assembly Committee on Legislative Compliance, Tuesday, summoned a stakeholders meeting at the State’s Assembly Complex to seek ways forward. The Committee headed by the Deputy Speaker, Rt Hon Arthur Akpowowo, expressed concern that violators of the Anti-Open Grazing Law are working freely on the streets and vowed to stamp its feet harder…
It was a gory scene as police recovers the decomposing corpses of some of the slain police officers drafted from IRT Abuja, PMF 51 Oghara and Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Asaba in Delta State to rescue three missing officers in Ohoror community by a combine team of security agents and the local vigilantes in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. Source said that the combined team stormed the forest on Sunday and Monday before they could recover some of the corpses. It would be recalled that on January, 24, 2024, three police officers at a nipping point in…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta state police command have arrested two suspected armed robbers terrorizing innocent tricycle passengers along the PTI Junction to Orerokpe and recovers a pump action gun, one cut to size gun and a tricycle and announced the death of an armed suspect who engages police in a gun duel at Okpanam town. According to the Police Public Relations Officers to the Delta State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, the arrests of the hoodlums came following the reassurance by the Delta State Police Commissioner, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda to leave no room for criminality to grow and thrive in…