Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, said he was in active support of financial autonomy for the local governments and the effective separation of powers. Governor Oborevwori, who was speaking at a valedictory Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting he held with the outgoing local government chairmen in the state at the Exco Chambers, Government House, Asaba, said: “I believe in the separation of power. “As a lawmaker and the presiding officer of the State House of Assembly for six years, I am in support of financial autonomy for the local governments. “This…
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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.
The war against Oil theft in the Niger Delta Region is no doubt gaining ground as both the federal government special security task force in collaboration with the private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), owned by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, took the battle against illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta region In less than one week, Tantita, operated by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has secured the forfeiture of two illegal bunkering vessels to the Federal Government. Two Federal High Courts, sitting in Abuja, have ordered the forfeiture of MT Kali and MT Harbor…
By Marian Kogolo Delta State Government has set up a committee to look into the challenges facing the state owned broadcast stations so as to restore them to glorious heights. Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, State Commissioner For Information, disclosed this today in his office when he received in audience the Chairman and members of the Board of Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS), Warri on a felicitation visit. Dr. Osuoza explained that the State Government has set up a Committee to holistically look at the challenges facing the state-owned Broadcast Stations and proffer solutions to them so as to restore the Stations back…
Delta State has set the pace in Nigeria, being the first to endorse the restoration of mangrove forest, seagrass protection and preservation of the ecosystem for conservation and environmental sustainability. Delta state took the lead when it signed a memorandum of understanding, MOU with Serendib Capital UK for the restoration and preservation of the State’s Mangrove Forest and it’s Ecosystem at Government House, Asaba, on Wednesday. Speaking shortly after the signing ceremony, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori commended all stakeholders for their visionary approach and unwielding commitment to shaping a more sustainable environment for current and future generations. He said: “The memorandum…
Delta State Merit Award Scheme Bill, Tuesday, at the floor of the State House of Assembly, scaled through all the legislative processes in the enactment of a new law. The private member bill which has the Majority Leader and member Representing Aniocha North, Hon Emeka Nwaobi as the lead sponsor, was read the third time and passed during resumed plenary of the House, presided over by the Speaker, Rt Hon Emomotimi Guwor. The proposed law which was deliberated at the committee of the Whole, was meant to repeal the Delta State Law of 2008 and enact a law that…
Wants Michael Diden, Bibopere Ajube To Be Under Strict Security Surveillance The Niger Delta Awareness Council has alerted all security agencies operating in Delta and Ondo States waterways that there shall be escalation of crimes and oil theft in the Niger Delta if urgent steps are not taken to nip it in the bud. The President of the group, Chief Worlu Rowland Chinda in a statement titled, “Heightened Insecurity And Crude Oil Theft Expected In The Niger Delta, As Michael Diden And Bibopere Ajube Of Ondo State Join Forces,” and made available to newsmen , the above names are…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye As part of measures to foster the relationship between the Police and other security agencies in Delta State, the Commissioner of Police Delta State Command, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, today, February 27, 2024, paid a courtesy call on the Commander, 63 Brigades, Nigeria Army, Asaba, Brigadier General Ugochukwu V. Unachukwu at the 63 Brigade Headquarters. The CP according to Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, for the command, was warmly received by the Brigade Commander and staff officers of the Brigade. The CP in his remark stated that it is important to pay the courtesy visit…
Barrister Chris Agidy, a senior legal aide to the senator representing Delta North in the national assembly, Senator Ned Nwoko, who was abducted in Abuja in November 2023, has been reportedly killed. The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the news of his killing to newsmen on Tuesday. The murdered Barrister Chris Agidy, was kidnapped by bandits in November 2023 alongside 19 persons. They were whisked away by gunmen from their homes in the Galadimawa area of Abuja and12 of the abductees were killed. However, the identities of the deceased was not…
Popular Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to order the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Igboho urged the Tinubu-led Federal Government to drop the treasonable charges against Nnamdi Kanu in a video released on Monday, where Igboho emphasized that releasing Kanu is crucial to attending to his failing health. He stressed that Kanu, like himself, is an agitator fighting for the interests of his people in the Southeast. “Please release Nnamdi Kanu, stop politics. This guy did not do anything. Today…
The Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, passed into law the Delta State Merit Award Scheme. The House also repealed the Delta State Merit Award Law of 1989 Cap. D30, laws of Delta State, 2008. Sponsor of the bill, Hon. Engr. Emeka Emmanuel Nwaobi, the Majority Leader of the House in a statement said; ” It is the first Private Member Bill to be passed in the 8th Assembly. “The Delta State Merit Award Scheme Law has the mandate and capacity to reward hard work amongst the citizens of the State who have distinguished themselves…