Author: SouthernVoiceNews

The Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has said that the Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly and member representing Aniocha North Constituency, Hon. Engr. Emeka Nwaobi succeeded in winning his 2023 State Assembly election where there was no hope, but he fought the battle right from the primaries and won, affirming that it takes the grace of God to achieve such feat. He made this statement on Sunday 19th November, 2023, while addressing the congregation during the Thanksgiving Mass in celebration of Hon. Nwaobi’s 2023 election victory, successful inauguration into the 8th Assembly and emergence…

Political office holders have been charged to embark on their duties with good intention of serving the masses with humility and love to the glory of God. Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, gave the charge while speaking at the St. Paul Catholic Cathedral, Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the State, during a thanksgiving Mass held in honour of the Majority Leader of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Emeka Nwaobi. The Governor, who described the celebrant, Emeka Nwaobi, as a good man, urged him to continue serving God and the people with humility. He urged him to…

It was a painful death for Brother Mark Onyekachi Godwin Eze, a young Catholic who dedicated himself to a life of prayers, chastity, poverty, seclusion and celibacy under the Novice Monk program of the Benedictine Monastery, Iruku, in  Kwara State, Nigeria, was abducted from the monastery recently by suspected kidnapper and murdered. The late monk hailed from Ezilo Enugu-Ezike, in Enugu State. His abductors after killing him, thrown his remains into the river for reasons known to them. According to a Facebook post in a group, ‘We are Catholic’, he will be buried on November 22, 2023, at the Monastery,…

…Organizes Global Entrepreneurship Week Chief Executive Officer of Doctor Fish Agro Consult, Israel Yusuf, has called on government to create an enabling environment that will help businesses grow in Nigeria and wake up to policy formulation and implementations.  He made this call at the market place and business linkage forum to mark the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Warri, Delta State. According to him, This gathering is an opportunity for people to collaborate, learn, network, share ideas as we believe that entrepreneurship is striving in Warri as the story is gradually changing. The event which held in collaboration with the Delta…

Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State on Sunday, November 19, 2023 fell casualty to the verdict given by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja as he is declared sacked as the governor of Plateau state. Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party had 525,299 votes while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Goshwe polled 481,370 votes in the March 18 governorship election in the state. Goshwe challenged the victory of Mutfwang at the tribunal claiming that the governor was not validly nominated and sponsored by his Party. He also said there was non-compliance with the Electoral Act in…

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori of has urged graduates to create jobs for themselves and others after graduating from school. He made the call on Saturday, November 18 at the third combined convocation ceremony of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku where he also inaugurated some projects including a 350-capacity lecture hall, volleyball, basketball, and multi-purpose courts, and an ICT Microsoft Certification Centre, among others. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Monday Onyeme, stated that “graduation is a time to set new goals and targets.” According to him, graduates should not rest on their oars but put into practice the…

Police operatives in Bayelsa State have nabbed one of the killers of Late SP Bako Angbashim, former Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Ahoada Division, Rivers State. DAILY POST gathered that the arrested suspect whose name was given as Onyekachi Ikowa, male, 43 years, is the second in command to TuBaba, leader of the dreaded Icelander cult group in Rivers State. A statement issued by the Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Asinim Butswat, said Ikowa was arrested on 18 November, 2023, “based on credible intelligence that he was hibernating in Yenagoa after participating in the callous murder of Late…

Frontline APC stalwart and business mogul in Delta state, Prince Sony Jifas Ogbon, has congratulated the APC in Kano state and Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, who was declared winner of the March 18, 2023, governorship election in Kano state Friday, by the Appeal Court. Prince Sony Jifas in a statement, noted that it is high time Nigerian politicians do the right thing by allowing due process no matter who they are and their societal status. He noted that, had Governor Yusuf allowed due process to be, and duly nominated by his party, the NNPP, would have had chances, but…

In a similar manner like the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who asked his ministers to sign an undertaking that failure to perform will lead to their sack, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State on Friday, sent shivers down the spines of his Commissioners when he ordered them to sign an Undertaking coined as ‘Performance Bond’, automatically compelling them to either perform creditably well or get sacked. The governor made it clear that he has no room for layabouts in his cabinet, noting that his administration is fully committed to ensuring excellence, process driven and result- oriented governance for the people…

Residents of Ohoror community in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, are yet to come to term with an incidents involving a tricycle rider popularly called Keke and identify as Edafe Delta, (30) a native of Uwheru who lured an eleven year old girl to his house and defiled her.  Community source told SouthernVoicenews that the keke rider who usually take the girls mother to a bush market, came on the faithful day to pick the mother but she was not disposed to go to the market, but base on the trust and relationship with the keke rider, she asked him…