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By Moses DarahJanuary 27, 2017 Ekabo Donates N1,000,000 As Take-Off Seed For Esaba Church Building The parish priest of Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sapele, Very Reverend Father Christopher Vwavware Ekabo has donated the sum of N1,000,000 (One Million Naira) as a take-off seed for the immediate construction of a modern auditorium for his home church, Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Esaba in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State. The donation which was made during the…

In another major feat achieved by a private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) has won another battle in war 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 Spirit,…

Today, Thursday, February 29th, 2024, Chief Godspower Omafuvwe Asiuwhu JP, Chairman of the State Taskforce on Environment, headed a specialized team to conduct an inspection of sand dredging sites in Ughelli North LGA. The primary objective of the inspection was to ensure strict adherence to relevant regulatory laws governing their operations. During the on-the-spot assessment, it was revealed that 20 dredging operations were violating environmental laws. Consequently, a stop order was issued, resulting in the…

The Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori on Tuesday in Asaba, charged members of the state’s task force on the recovery of government lands to demolish all illegal structures on such lands.Inaugurating the Taskforce in Asaba, the governor who was represented by his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, FCA, disclosed that taskforce was constituted “in response to reports of widespread and flagrant violation of Federal, State and Local Government lands across the State by…

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…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and management of a private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) on Monday, recorded a major stride in the war against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. A Federal High Court, Abuja, in a landmark judgement,ordered the forfeiture of an illegal crude oil vessel, MT Kali and its content to the Federal Government. The police in the Charge NO. FHC/ABJ/CR/18/2024 B/W: INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE V….

By DENNIS OTU The initial news of your illness that fateful Sunday struck me, yet I harbored no thought it would be our final farewell. From that moment, efforts to secure the best medical care for you were relentless. Despite your admission to Warri Central Hospital on Monday showing no immediate cause for alarm, your subsequent transfer to Specialist Hospital Iruua, Edo State, filled me with dread. Still, I clung to hope, a hope shattered…

By Moses Darah Four students of the Department of Languages and Linguistics (BA Linguistics/Urhobo), Delta State University, Abraka today, Wednesday, 21st February, 2024 received cheques of N200,000 as scholarship award from the Engr Dr Samuel Adjogbe Foundation. The cheques were presented by the Dean, Faculty of Arts, Prof Nelson Edewor and Head, Department of Languages and Linguistics, Prof Emeka Ifesieh at the New Faculty of Arts Complex, DELSU, Abraka during the monthly meeting of the…

Member representing Isoko North and South Federal Constituency, Hon. Jonathan Ukodhiko, has felicitated with former Delta Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and his wife, Dame Roli on their thirty-sixth marriage anniversary. Ukodhiko, in a statement on Wednesday, by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Ajiroghene Oreh, said, the lives of the couple are attestation of the faithfulness and favour of the living God. The Isoko federal lawmaker applauded the former Governor and his wife for sustaining…

By Moses Darah The Vice Chancellor of the Delta State University, Abraka, Prof Andy Ogochukwu Egwunyenga has admonished Nigerians to key into the theme of the Ethiope Delta Baptist Conference, ‘A new dawn for supporting one another’ as one way to ameliorate the economic downturn in Nigeria. Egwunyenga was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Prof Ochuko Anomohanran at the 10th Annual Session of the EDBC in Calvary Baptist Church, Abraka. “On behalf of…