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By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, The aspiration of Chief Ugochukwu Lucky Nwokolo (aka Overdo) to represent the Ndokwa /Ukwuani Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has received a major boost following the purchase of nomination and expression of interest forms for him by the leadership of the Ndokwa Youth in Politics. Speaking, Thursday, March 24th, 2022, on behalf of the Ndokwa Youths in Politics, the Chairman of Ndokwa West Chapter of the Union, Hon. (Comrade) Christopher Okwuepusu appealed to Chief Ugo Nwokolo to accept the forms in good faith, stressing that the people of Ndokwa Nation were tired of ineffective representation…

By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori , has on Thursday, March 24, 2022, picked up the 2023 Governorship nomination form.  In a Press Statement made available by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Dennis Otu, the Speaker promised to run an all inclusive government just as his incumbent, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa. According to the Statement; ” On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, I was at the PDP Secretariat in Asaba to consult with the party Exco on my Governorship ambition and today, Thursday, March 24, I took a step further in…

By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, A middle-aged man was today, set ablaze in Ughelli town, Ughelli North Local Area, Delta State, following an alleged attempt to rob a POS operator.   File Photo The suspected hoodlum was set ablaze on yesterday morning after an attempt to rob his victim of her valuables items. It was learnt that the deceased allegedly attacked a female POS attendant at Evueta street, adjacent to UBA with a local gun to attack her. Luck ran out of him as the POS attendant raised alarm and he was followed by hot chase by mob who later set him ablaze…

By SouthernVoicenews, Medical women under the aegis of Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Delta State Chapter have expressed their profound appreciation to the Governor of Delta State, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa for donating a brand new Toyota Hiace bus to them. The women who in their number could not hold back their emotions as they publicly let out their inner joy today, Wednesday, 23rd March, 2022, while the bus was being presented to them by the Secretary to Delta State Government, Chief Patrick Ukah. Ukah in a brief ceremony at the SSG’s conference centre, specially welcomed the elegantly looking…

By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, The Provost, Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Delta State, Dr (Mrs) Josephine Anene-Okeakwa, has reiterated her resolve to rid the College of untoward vices and reposition it to pursue the core mandate establishing the institution and make it a citadel of teaching and learning towards attaining academic excellence. Dr. (Mrs.) Anene-Okeakwa spoke to our Correspondent who visited her office to clarify issues surrounding a recent publication by an online medium, accusing her of dissolving the Anti Corruption and Transparency Unit of the College (ACTU) (an ICPC-watchdog in tertiary institutions) and suspending its chairman for exposing some…

By Truman Whonana, Yesterday 21st March, 2022; I followed a post in one Urhobo page on the purported endorsement of Sen. Amori by Ibori. Over one hundred comments on the post were seriously against the “endorsement.” One question that came to me was, why are we always recycling old folks and thereby reenforce failure?We are in a progressive society, remaining static is an invitation to diminish. WE SHOULD NOTE THAT: Sen. Ighoyota Amori first appearance in the senate was truncated by a court of appeal ruling which led to the first emergence of Sen. Omoagege.2.) The few time Amori spent…

… Declares To Represent Ughelli South In DTHA By SouthernVoicenews, The Senior Pastor of the Heroes Aglow Gospel Ministry a.k.a Heroes Family, Pastor Elvis Peters Uto has declared his intention to represent the good people of Ughelli South State Constituency in Delta State House of Assembly, maintaining that he is in politics to enthrone the presence of God and quality representation. The Civil Engineer game changer made this assertion while consulting leaders and members of PDP Ewu wards 1, 2 and 3 at the country home of their leader, Olorogun Oviri Uto at Ekiugbo area of Ughelli North Local Government…

… Restrains  BEDC From Disconnecting Residents Of Ughelli … Declares Exorbitant Estimated Electricity Bills Illegal By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, A State High Court sitting in Ughelli, Delta State, has declared as wrongful, and illegal, the issuance of exorbitant estimated electricity bills to residents of Ughelli town and environs by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC). Prepaid Meters The court judgment was delivered on March 8, 2022.The judge, J. Edun, declared that such action by the BEDC was contrary to the provisions of the law. The claimants, Emmanuel Jewo and five others, had asked the court to declare among others, that by virtue…

By SouthernVoicenews, The police in Delta State have arrested killers of army officer Lieutenant M.M Musa, who was murdered in Warri on March 12, 2022, apprehends forty-three suspected cultists and also neutralized three daredevil kidnappers. Those arrested in connection to the murder of the army officer, are Godwin Asamada and Okose Endurance. In a press briefing at Asaba by the Commissioner of Police Delta State, Ari Muhammed Ali on Thursday, narrated that on 15/3/2022 at about 1400hours, while acting on intelligence gathered, operatives from the command Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime squad trailed a suspected kidnapping syndicate operating within Sapele,…