By Sunny Awhefeada An encounter in a bus ride from Ughelli to Warri provided the title for today’s intervention. As usual, hardly had the rickety bus coughed, jerked and hit the road that lamentations about the present condition of our beloved Nigeria began. The occupants of the bus, packed sardine-like, wore disillusioned and angry looks. They appeared jaded, but aggressive and each word they uttered was indicative of their countenance which must have been bitterer than gall. Their words were vituperative. And if words could really act like missiles those who brought Nigeria to her knees should have been felled…
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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.
Play Host To NUJ, NAWOJ, Councillors By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Speaker Delta State 8th Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, has said that the House under his watch, is working assiduously towards promoting bills and resolutions that would impact positively on the lives of Deltans. To achieve this, the Speaker stated that the House would continue to partner relevant stakeholders, particularly the media in driving its vision, mission and agenda. Rt Hon Guwor stated this when he played host to the Executive of the Delta State council of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by its Chairman, Comrade Chuchill Oyowe…
…Tebite Calls For Support To Oborevwori’s Administration By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Leaders and members of the National Council Of Women Society (NCSW) Ughelli South Chapter, on January 31, 2024, paid the Executive Director of Projects, DESOPADEC, Hon. Olorogun. Taleb Tebite JP, a congratulatory/appreciation visit on his appointment to the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission DESOPADEC, and as well to felicitate him on his birth anniversary. The delegation was led by its immediate past President, Hon. Mrs. Victoria Jowah, who is also the Vice Chairman, Ughelli South Local Government Area, and accompanied by…
The Chairman, Nigerian Majority Leaders’ Forum/Majority Leader, Delta State House of Assembly and member, representing Aniocha North Constituency, Hon. Engr. Emeka Nwaobi has expressed his support to the humanitarian projects of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Delta State Chapter, affirming that he was impressed with the group’s agenda on Girl-Child Education, Women, Health Sensitization programme on World Malaria Day (25th April) and advocacy for Persons With Disabilities. He made the assertion when the Executive members of NAWOJ paid him an advocacy visit in his office on Tuesday 30th January, 2024, to solicit his collaboration on some of…
The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday, February 30, paraded three police officers who had been subjected to orderly room trial for alleged involvement in armed robbery in Ijebu-Ode after which they were dismissed and would soon be charged to court. The dismissed officers are Inspector Taiwo Kolawole with force number AP/No 341113, Inspector John Ogbe with force number AP/No 309292 and Cpl Idowu Sunday, with force number 513707. All the officers were attached to Ijebu-Ife in Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state. This is just as a Library and Information Science student of Tai Solarin University of…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Arising from the outcome of the review of the implementation of the Greenhouse project by the State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Governor of Delta State Rt. Hon Elder Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori has constituted a seven man committee chaired by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Kingsley Emu to investigate the claims and perceived infractions related to the management of the scheme by the Ministry. According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kingsley Emu, that consequent upon the interim report of the committee and in other…
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Delta State, Sir Festus Ahon has paid West African Examination Council, WAEC enrolment fees for all indigent students of Erhavwen Secondary School, Ekrerhavwen-Agbarho, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. Making the payment on Tuesday, at Ekrerhavwen-Agbarho when he visited the school, Sir Ahon said the gesture, was in line with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s MORE Agenda for all Deltans. According to him, “We are here to assist indigent students of this school to pay for their WAEC enrolment fees in line with the MORE Agenda of Governor Oborevwori for all Deltans. “We…
The Niger Delta Women for Change, has denied allegations of biased contract awards against the Executive Vice President of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, NNPCL, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, saying the allegations were not only baseless but lack substantial evidence. Addressing newsmen in Warri, Delta State, weekend, President of the group, Esiri Ikomoni flanked by executives and members of the group, said the allegation against Eyesan were attempts to undermine her significant contributions to nation building, fuelled by tribalistic blackmail which threatens the principle of fairess and meritocracy that she stands for. Ikomoni said: “As the Executive Vice President, Mrs.…
Residents and motorists plying the busy Warri and Effurun roads have expressed joy with the mobilisation to site of Julius Berger to commence the construction of flyover bridges and road expansion works in the twin metropolis of Delta State. The construction giant on Monday mobilised to DSC Roundabout to commence the construction of the three flyovers, cloverleaf, pedestrian bridges and ancillary road expansion projects as part of the plans of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration for the infrastructure development and urban renewal of Warri, Uvwie and environs. A supervising engineer from the State Ministry of Works, Emmanuel Oghorodje who was…
Chairman, Delta State House of Assembly committee on information, Hon (Engr) Emeka Nwaobi has sought stronger collaboration with the media in driving the legislative vision, mission and agenda of the 8th Delta Assembly. Hon Nwaobi who gave the charge during an interface with Assembly Correspondents, hinted that the 8th Assembly is poised at ensuring drastic and positive legislative transformation. To drive the process, Nwaobi who represents Aniocha North Constituency and Majority Leader of the House, said the House is set to strengthen its collaboration with relevant stakeholders, particularly the media. The Lawmaker however, charged practitioners to continue to uphold…