Youths from OML30 cluster 5,6,7,8 and 9 area B, Saturday staged a peaceful protest over infield covert surveillance contract allegedly awarded to two contractors from Isoko Nation by Heritage energy operational services limited (HEOSL) and JV partner NPDC and Shoreline resources ltd. The Youths in their numbers blocked the entrance of Heritage oil Company logistics Base truncating daily operations. The protesters chanting songs of neglect and deprivation with placards having inscription as, “NPDC/Shoreline and Heritage, release the award letter to CMD LTD An indigenous contractor from Oleh community Cluster 5, OML30”, “Heritage “C&P” Department we have not seen were two…
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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 special investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Jim Obaze, has made another damning revelation of the massive corruption which allegedly took place under Godwin Emefiele’s leadership. In the final report of his panel which was submitted to President Bola Tinubu, Emefiele and CBN’s management team alleged made a strange payment of $6.23 milion from the vault of the apex bank in one day last February. It was gathered that Emefiele, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and 12 top officials of the bank may face trial in connection with the payment…
By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye The Member Representing Isoko South Constituency II in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon (Chief) Ferguson Onwo Ksc, has felicitated Ace Journalist, Mr. Nkem Nwaeke on his appointment as Chief Press Secretary, CPS to the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor. In a congratulatory message made available to newsmen through his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Comr. Ofrokor Pedro, the Lawmaker expressed joy over the appointment of Mr Nkem Nwaeke, who until last Tuesday was the Assembly Correspondent, Delta Broadcasting Service, DBS, Warri. Hon Onwo who is…
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, has expressed his administration’s commitment to end banditry in Zamfara State. The Governor gave the assurance when he visited Zurmi local government area of the state where, where assured the people that banditry would soon be a thing of the past. A statement by the spokesperson for the governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said the visit to Zurmi LGA was to sympathise with the emirate and victims of the recent attack. The statement made available Friday commended President Tinubu’s administration for its efforts in fighting banditry in the State. He said: “In his…
Delta State Executive Council (EXCO), Friday, gave approval for the disbursement of the sum of N3, 887,277,784.66 billion under the D-CARES implementation programme of the state government being second reimbursement from the World Bank. The State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Mr. Sonny Ekedayen disclosed this while briefing journalists on some of the decisions reached at the State Exco meeting presided over by the Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. Mr. Ekedayen said the sum has been distributed through Direct Cash Transfer, FADAMA, Livelihood and Direct Labour, adding that the approval was part of Governor Oborevwori’s agenda for human capital development and…
In order to put smiles on the faces of indigent Ughelli South Children and Women, Chief Mrs. Grace Aghoghovbia and family, has provided 5000 families with foods and gifts worth Millions as her contributions towards keeping and support in the welfare of indigent people in the local government. The initiative tagged, ‘Christmas for Ughelli South Children and Indigent Women’ was sponsored by Chief Mrs. Aghoghovbia, family and friends to commemorate this year’s Christmas celebration. Aghoghovbia, said this is her annual pet project with the primary goal of alleviating poverty and hunger from Ughelli South and providing…
⇔The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly and Treasurer, Conference of Speakers of state legislatures of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor yesterday said that the full autonomy of the State legislatures in the country is non-negotiable. Speaking during the end of the year and Christmas party organized by staff and management of the State legislature in Asaba, the State capital, Rt. Hon. Guwor said that the conference of Speakers of State legislatures in the country is fully in support of the struggle for full autonomy of the legislature. Flanked by some members of the State legislature at the party, Rt.…
Class ‘98, Mass Communication Department, Faculty of Arts, Delta State University, Abraka, has felicitated with five of its members who were recently elevated into public offices. They include, Hon Samuel Oligida, Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Delta State, Prof Emma Biri, Rector, Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, Mr Boniface Onyedi, Senior Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Media and Comrade Nkem Nwaeke, the freshly appointed Chief Press Secretary, CPS to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly. The former students which pride themselves as “Indomitable Class” also congratulated another one of their own, Comrade Churchill Oyowe, who…
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with National Association of Donkey Farmers (NADFAMS) has said recent development shown that breeding more donkeys against slaughtering and processing it parts for export would lead to the final extinction of donkeys in Nigeria. This was made known on Thursday, December 21, when it launched it formal registration at the instance of the permanent secretary FMARD represented by the Director Animal Husbandry Services , Mrs Winnie Lai Solarin. Speaking at the certificate launch and commissioning of the National Secretariat of the NADFAMS, Mrs Winnie Lai…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday, called on Media practitioners to adhere strictly to the ethics of the profession in the discharge of their duties. Govenor Oborevwori made the call when the state leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Asaba. The governor who congratulated the State chairman of the NUJ, Comrade Churchill Oyowe and other members of the executive on their victory at the Union’s election, urged them to work as a team for the general good of the union. He said the…