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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,…

By Patrick Ochei, The Executive Chairman of Ndokwa East Local Government, Hon. Amechee Juan Governor has come under fire for allegedly slapping a member of the Legislative Arm and Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation of the Council, Hon. Louis Ogene. Our source revealed that trouble started at the Council after the Councillor, Ogene was dramatically suspended by the Leader, Hon. Jude Isicheli during plenary on Tuesday, 15th March, 2022. Based on the information at our disposal, our Correspondent sought to investigate the bone of contention which led to slapping a duly elected member of the Legislative Arm by…

By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Chief Chris Isiguzo has appointed Comrade (Olorogun) Sir, Festus Ahon, Vanguard Correspondent from Delta State Council as National Ex-officio of the Union. He made the appointment during the Inaugural National Executive Committee, NEC meeting of his second term administration at Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State on Monday, 14th March, 2022. Though Comrade (Olorogun) Festus Ahon was inaugurated in absentia, the National President said his appointment was orchestrated by the need to bring in vibrant professionals to complete the Central Working Committee (CWC) for effective and efficient running of…

By Spence Friday Idighri, Lack of tarred roads has been identified as one of the major problems facing the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku. Disclosing this recently in the ancient Polytechnic town, Prof.Achuenu Emmanuel, Rector of the Institution said even though there are myriads of other problems such as insecurity, poor power supply, lack of perimeter fencing and others, but that lack of tarred roads stands out among others. Prof.Achuenu who said TETFUND had already given their words regarding the perimeter fencing of the school, but hope that such promise see the light of the day just as he appeal to…