The Abdullahi Ganduje reconciliatory meeting to resolve aggrieved aspirants after its April 20 primary election in Ondo State had 15 out of the 16 aspirants present on Thursdays, April 25, 2024. The meeting was held at the instances of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman. In his address while welcoming the aspirants, Ganduje urged them to put the past behind and work together in the general interest of the party. It would be recall that the Alhaji Usman Ododo’s committee declared the incumbent governor of the state, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, winner of the shadow election, having polled 48,569…
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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.
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly Rt. Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has condoled with the Executive Director, Operations and Technical, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Captain Warredi Enisuoh on the death of his Mother, Late Theresa Enisuoh. The Speaker in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nkem Nwaeke, said the death of a loved one is usually very painful, saying that to loose a loving mother, makes it even more so. Rt Hon Guwor however enjoined Captain Warredi Enisuoh to be consoled with the fact that his mother lived a fulfilled life worthy of thanksgiving. He prayed that…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta State Police Commissioner, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, on behalf of the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, presented cheques of Forty-Seven Million, Eight Hundred and Twenty-Seven Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty-Nine Naira (#47,827,529) to twenty-two families of deceased officers who died while in active service. According to a statement made available by the Force Public Relations Officer, SP. Bright Edafe, the cheques were issued to the next of kin of seven deceased officers on behalf of the IGP as part of the IGP Family Welfare Scheme, Group Life Assurance,…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DStv and GOtv, has announced a price hike for its subscription packages, effective May 1, 2024, a few months after its last price upward review. The statement announcing the adjustment titled, ‘Price Adjustment on DStv and GOtv Packages,’ read in part: “On Wednesday, 1 May 2024 we will adjust our prices across all our packages on DStv and GOtv. “We understand the impact this change may have on you our valued customer, but the rise in the cost of business operations has led us to make this difficult decision. “It…
By Sunny Awhefeada The literature curriculum that my generation of undergraduates was taught at the University of Benin, it was the same in other Nigerian universities then, was a hybrid of English and African oeuvres. There were occasional attempts at studying European Literatures in Translation, but the bulk of what we studied was English and African Literatures. One of the courses that left a lasting impact in our impressionable minds was “Twentieth Century British Literature” which in some other curricular was dubbed “Modernist Literature” or “Modern Literature”. The course, never mind the nomenclature ascribed…
Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Delta State House of Assembly has asked the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state to commence prosecution of an alleged notorious land grabber, Mr Friday Okonkwor and his cohorts in Okpanam Community, Oshimili North local government area of the state. The call was part of a four point resolution of the House following adoption of recommendations of its Public Petition Committee that investigated an alleged forceful takeover of landed properties belonging to Civil Service Commission Staff Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society situated at Amachai community, Okpanam. The Lawmakers at Wednesday’s session presided over by the Speaker, Rt Hon…
A prominent indigene of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area, and a chairmanship aspirant in the forthcoming local government elections, Hon. Anthony Isikuru, has congratulated the Ovie of Ewu Kingdom, HRM, Clement Oghenerukevwe lkolo, Urukpe l, on his release from the custody of the Nigeria Army. Hon. Anthony Isikuru who spoke to this medium on phone, said he was so excited to see his king released from the military custody and expressed gratitude to God and to people of good will that stood firm in ensuring HRM is released. Isikuru said, it is just God alone that…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has urged the Ovie of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Govenment Area of the State, HRM, Clement Oghenerukevwe lkolo, Urukpe l, to unite the people of his kingdom. Governor Oborevwori gave the advice when he received on courtesy visit, the Ewu-Urhobo monarch and his wife who were in Government House to express appreciation to the governor for the role he played while he was in military custody. The governor who congratulated the monarch for his release, noted that God had delivered him, adding that the task before him was to…
By Peter Dada Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Oyo State on Tuesday said that the Catholic Church’s Justice, Peace and Development Movement (JDPM) personnel was ready to provide community education and outreach activities to the rural areas aimed at reducing crimes and criminalities. Bishop Badejo stated this in his Eastertide Press Conference with the theme: Church and State Collaboration In Citizens’ Welfare and the Development of Society’ held at Bishop Adelakun Hall, Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Cathedral, Oyo that was attended by priests and nuns from the Catholic Church as well as dignitaries…
…Hails Oborevwori For Inaugurating Committee For Okuoma IDPs A front line chairmanship aspirant in the forthcoming local government elections in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Hon. Anthony Isikuru, has commended the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and the three Delta senators for facilitating the release of HRM, Clement Ikolo, the Ewu monarch who was declared wanted by the army over the killing of 17 military officers at Okuoma on March 14, 2024. The Ewu monarch upon being declared wanted summited himself to the Delta state Police command who handed over to the military before he was transfered…