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The Nigerian Senate has invited 15 companies including Dangote Oil Refinery, NIPCO Gas Limited and NIPCO Plc to explain how they spent over N120billion intervention fund disbursed to them by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Senate in a memo to the companies, signed by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas, and obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, said the companies are beneficiaries of the disbursement from the Nigeria Gas Expansion Program (NGEP) Intervention Fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The invitation said they must appear on Thursday, November 30, at a meeting room in the National…

Delta state police command has debunked a misinformation going viral on WhatsApp that the commands Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, was shot dead at his apartment.  The command however noted that the news is not correct and should be disregarded, maintaining that, on November 28, 2023 at about 0330 hours,  one DSP Sunday Okoebor attached to the Command X-Squad was shot dead at his apartment. The late officer was shot dead by suspected armed robbers who broke into his apartment in the guise of being EFCC Operatives and on noticing he was a Police officer, he was shot in the…

By DENNIS OTU In a remarkable twist of fate, one individual finds himself ascending to new heights, while another experiences a significant decline. The established order has been overturned, capturing the attention of all who bear witness to this extraordinary transformation. Time marches on, and even the most powerful has crumbled like a house of cards. Festus Egwarewa Keyamo (SAN), the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria, currently finds himself riding high on the winds of success. But the same cannot be said for former Deputy Senate President and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

Popular Afrobeat singer Davido, has challenged the N2.3 billion breach of contract suit filed against him by the Chairman of Brownhill Investments Company Limited, Amaju Pinnick. It will be recalled that Mr. Pinnick, a former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), filed a lawsuit on October 31 accusing Davido of breaking a contract to perform at the 19th edition of the ‘Warri Again’ event on October 6, 2023. He alleged that Davido did not show up at the event after receiving a payment of $94,500. However, during the hearing of the suit, Davido, through his legal team led by…

Our attention has just been drawn to a publication going viral in the social media labelling, defaming and accusing Southernvoicenews.com of publishing a story concerning the Oil and Gas Commissioner for Delta State, Hon. Vincent Oyibode, who was alleged to have involved in a fight in the public over the weekend.   To set the record straight, SOUTHERNVOICENEWS is a reputable news publishing organization guided by the ethics of the journalism profession and publishes all news stories with facts, evidence anchored on truth.   Over the years, SouthernVoicenews have received several awards from both government and private institutions for it…

Students from the Delta State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ofuoma, in Ughelli North local Government Area of Delta State, have sent a Save our Soul message to the state Governor and Commissioner of Police to rescue them from incessant threat, intimidation and molestation from the Ofuoma community local vigilantes. The students, are accusing the local vigilantes of alleged intimidation and molestation over payment of security levy imposed on them. It was gathered that, two students, male and female of the institution were allegedly brutalized and molested by the community local vigilantes headed by Mr Richard Edenaughe recently.…

  Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of three flyovers, cloverleaf, road expansion and pedestrian bridges in the Effurun and Warri metropolis of the state.   The projects include road expansion and improvement works between Effurun and DSC roundabouts; PTI Junction Flyover; DSC Roundabout flyover; Enerhen junction/Marine Gate flyover and cloverleaf at Effurun roundabout.       Performing the groundbreaking ceremony in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state, Governor Oborevwori said it was a fulfillment of the promise he made to the people of the state during his inauguration…

In order to ameliorate the plight of citizens, the Federal Government has initiated a process to resolve challenges bordering on the supply and pricing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in the country’s domestic market better known as cooking gas. A statement by Louis Ibah, spokesman for the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the minister waded into the issue following a rise in the price of LPG per kg from about N700 to above N1,100 in some parts of the country. He said the meeting, at the instance of the minister, which was held at the NNPC Towers…

Journalists in Delta State have lifted the ban on the immediate past governor of the state, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and his media managers. The lifting of the embargo was part of resolutions reached at the monthly Congress of Indigenous Correspondents’ Chapel (ICC), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, held at the Chapel’s Secretariat on Friday November 24th 2023. The Chapel explained that the lifting of the ban followed a successful meeting held between the former Commissioner for Information, now Rural and Riverrine Roads, Mr. Charles Aniagwu with members of Asaba Correspondents’ Chapel and the leadership of ICC.…

Thursday November 23, 2023, will always remain a date to remember for the family of the federal lawmaker, Rt. Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi. On that fateful day, Ereyitomi, who represents Warri Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, stood tall in the crowd at Nile University, Abuja, as his daughter, Oritsemeyi bagged a degree from the prestigious ivory tower. Oritsemeyiwa was admitted into Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and International Relations. For the graduand too, it was a great day, especially for attaining that milestone at that youthful age. At that age, some kids at her age bracket…