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~~ As Commissioner visits area offices. The Coordinators and staff of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, yesterday eulogised the DESOPADEC Commissioner representing Udu, Ughelli South, Uvwie and Urhobos of Warri South LGAs, Hon. Goru Karo for his integrity, accessibility, transparency among others. They made these remarks during a formal familiarization tour by the Member as part of his commitment with staff in their various area offices in his mandate area covering…

Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori on Thursday called on Judges in the country to be guided by the doctrine of fair hearing, equity and good conscience in the discharge of their duties. Oborevwori urged Judges to guarantee justice for all by maintaining a high level of personal probity, devoid of greed and ensuring that the guilty are punished according the provisions of the law. He gave the charge at the swearing-in of Justice…

By Jowhorue Israel Aggrieved women from Aladja, in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, gathered today to protest against the prolonged and violent crisis between the people of Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh, in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. Marching in large numbers, the angry protesters expressed their grievances through solidarity songs, demanding an immediate resolution to the ongoing crisis. This conflict has resulted in the loss of husbands and fathers, leaving…

By Philip Onome Hon. Rose Tulu former Leader of Warri South West Local Government legislative Arm, Madam Christy Omamofe, Woman LGA Leader and Madam Patient Uwanikona, has congratulated Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on his successful inauguration as the Governor of Delta State and Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor as Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA) and Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi as Member Representing Warri Federal Constituency in the National Assembly. The trio made this…

… Urges AMEESA to be stakeholders in Oborevwori’s M.O.R.E agenda. A socioeconomic and intergovernmental organisation, the African and Middle East Economic Sustainability Alliance, AMEESA, has presented “Pacesetter Award” to the immediate past Executive Assistant on Communications to the Governor of Delta State under Okowa administration, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, for improving public service through result oriented Strategic Communication and Diplomacy. The transnational organization with headquarters in New York, United States of America, had in…

*** Gives seven days ultimatum to retract offensive publication . House of Representatives member representing Warri federal constituency of Delta state , Chief Thomas Ereyitomi has demanded the sum of N2Billion from the publisher of Pilot Newspaper, Mr. Denis Sami for libel and defamation of his character . In addition, Chief Ereyitomi is demanding the immediate retraction of the offensive publication with an unreserved apology within one week forthwith. The pilot newspaper had in their…

…..Stop this cheap blackmail against us, Delta Representatives reply Nigeria Pilot Publisher. …. Say allegations aimed at intimidation, extortion. Two Delta State House of Representatives members; Hon Nicholas Mutu and his colleague, Thomas Ereyitomi have raised the alarm over acts suggestive of blackmail and extortion by the Editor-in-Chief of Nigeria Pilot Newspaper, one Mr. Dennis Sami. They dismissed a series of fabricated allegations being levelled by the Publisher and his co-travellers against them as a…

The Urhobo Progressive Union of Northern California (UPUNC) has finalised arrangements to award scholarships to six deserving students of Urhobo origin in Delta State University, Abraka. The brief ceremony According to Dr. Moses Darah will feature Ema Cultural Dance is scheduled to hold today, Monday, 22nd May, 2023 at the Dean’s Conference Room, Faculty of Education, Site III by 11:00am. According to a statement by the Chairperson of UPUNC Scholarship Awards Committee, Chief Emuesiri Gbogeren,…

The Chairman, Ugborodo Community Trust, Barrister Augustine Oborogbeyi has blamed JAD Group of Companies over the crisis in the oil-rich community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. He said on Sunday, May 21st, 2023, in a press release that the JAD Group has been regularly awarded Contracts since 2008 but never carried out any development at all in the Community. According to him, all Communities in Warri Kingdom are autonomous administratively…

Our attention has been drawn to a poorly written and ideologically deficient diatribe in form of open letter to the Governor of Delta State, evilly concocted by some blood thirsty warmongers from Ogbe-Ijoh Community under the auspices of the Ijaw Youth Council, accusing the peace-loving Aladja Community particularly, our illustrious son, Chief Jite Brown, of planned attack on Ogbe-Ijoh community. The only reason alluded to for this wild and bogus allegation is that a gully…