By SouthernVoicenews, The Permanent Secretary of Delta State Orientation and State Chairperson of Standup For Women Society (SWS), Comrade Mrs. Stella Macaulay has eulogized the sterling leadership qualities of the National President of SWS, Barr Mrs Deborah Ijadele Adetona as she celebrates her birthday. , Macaulay showered Adetona with the best of accolades against the backdrop that she had not only been fearless and focused leader, but had lived for others in terms of humanitarian services and career supports.Her words were carefully chosen and put succinctly in a way that provokes teary emotions such as the ones below: “TO MY…
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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.
…Says Fed. Govt. Should Give Back To Them Their Guns By SouthernVoicenews, The Phase 3 Ex-agitator leaders of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), yesterday, barricaded the busy East/West road along Ughelli, Ughelli North local government area of Delta state for over several hours on alleged exclusion of its members and non payment of monthly N65,000 stipends to members by the amnesty office under the administrative head of Col. Milland Dixon Dikio rtd. The Ex-agitators barricading the East/West road along Ughelli, Ughelli North local government area of Delta state at the early hours of yesterday, alleging the amnesty office of exclusion…
…As SIGNIS Nigeria Holds Convention In Port-Harcourt By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, Promoting peaceful coexistence, stability and progress through communication were the major charges to Catholics in the Media during the annual convention of SIGNIS Nigeria, which began on Tuesday, November 16 to 19, 2021, at the Catholic Institute Of West Africa CIWA, Port Harcourt, River State. SIGNIS Nigeria, is an umbrella organization housing all associations and groups of Catholic Professionals and Practitioners working in the Media in Nigeria. The Convention which attracted Catholic Media Professionals from all over Nigeria including Catholic Priests in the Media, Directors of Social Communications in the Arch/Dioceses and Catholic Lecturers…
By SouthernVoicenews, Leader of Ukwuani Legislative Arm in Ukwuani Local Government Council of Delta State, Mr. Clarus Osaeliogor has escaped been impeached by members of the house. It was gathered that majority of the members of the Legislative Arm had concluded plans to impeach Osaeliogor on grounds of alleged incompetence and gross high handedness. The impeachment plans however failed last week during a rowdy plenary session as supporters of the leader resisted the moves, but sources disclosed that the impeachment saga is still very much on as arrangements was said to be on ground to execute their plans in the…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, Delta State Government yesterday, declared that members of the main opposition party in the state, All Progressive Congress (APC) including the Deputy President of Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege have no right to criticise the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-led administration in the state. Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa The government said the APC has squandered the goodwill it enjoyed prior to the election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 by failing to fulfill any of the promises made to the electorate. Addressing newsmen in Asaba, the state Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu contended that some persons within…
By SouthernVoicenews, The Ijaws in Delta State under the aegis of Ijaw Mandate Group have stated strongly that the Ijaw agitation for the position of governor of the state in 2023 was not feasible because of wrong timing and running against the policy of power rotation of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) among the three senatorial districts in the state. The leadership of the group stated this during a visit to Delta Central 2023 (DC-23) lobby group at Mosogar in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state. It pointed out that by the order of precedence of the senatorial…
By Patrick Ochei, The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has held the second phase of her Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) at Mile 5, Anwai in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. The programme which was launched in 2014, held across the country same time and same day on Monday, 15th November, 2021. In the address of the Director General of NYSC, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, which was read by the Delta State Coordinator, Mr. Olusegun Olaosebikan Alao, ably represented by the Assistant Director of Corps Discipline and Reward, Mr. Austin Chukwuyenre Iwu; the Scheme recognised the…
By SouthernVoicenews, Ugbodu, an agrarian community in Aniocha North local government area of Delta State, excitedly received the Anioma Medical Professionals Forum’s Team of Doctors who were in the community on Saturday 13th November and Sunday 14th November, 2021, to carry out a free Medical Mission as sponsored by OMIWA Foundation. The community had adequately prepared for the two days health programme, having engaged the services of town criers to mobilize all her indigenes and visitors to participate in the free medical programme. The Oloza of Ugbodu, HRH Obi Ayo Isinyemeze was elated to welcome the medical team to his…
…Says Body Found At Morgue Has No Resemblance Of Slain Journalist … Picks Holes In Police Story By SouthernVoicenews, The family of slain Vanguard Newspapers reporter, Tordue Salem, has said it could not confirm if the corpse seen at the Wuse General Hospital morgue was that of their son. Salem, who went missing exactly one month ago, was covering the activities of the House of Representatives for Vanguard Newspapers. Police, however, said they found his body in Wuse General Hospital morgue in Abuja after 30 days of his disappearance. The police authorities, at a press conference on Friday in Abuja,…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye, Residents of Delta State has been assured of the Nigeria Police readiness in providing adequate protection to lives and properties in the state especially in the ‘Ember months. Sending a message of ‘Get Prepared’ to his lieutenants in the Division’s via the DPO’S and through the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, hinted on the need to sustain the temple in the fight against crimes and criminality. He urged officers and men attached to the command of the need to intensify Stop and Search approach, and as well, to be prompt…