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The Delta State Government is envisioning a new road map for sustainable peace and development in oil and gas bearing communities in the state. The new Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Hon (Chief) Peter Uviejitobor who stated this Wednesday, on assumption of office at Prof Chike Edozien Secretariat, Okpanam road, Asaba, said the reform agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in the oil sector would be of immense benefit to all critical stakeholders. Hon Uviejitobor stated…

The newly sworn in Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Hon. (Chief), Peter Okagbare Uviejitobor (JP), has assumed office. Chief Uviejitobor took over office August 7, 2024, as Honourable Commissioner in charge of the ministry of Oil and Gas at Prof. Chike Edozien Secretariat, Mariam Babangida Way, Asaba, the State capital. It would be recall that the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Elder Sheriff Oborevwori on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 swore in six newly appointed Commissioners and…

It has been confirmed that Olorogun Taleb Tebite, the Executive Director of Projects at the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), has passed away. An aide to the late leader, a prominent figure from Okpare community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta state, who chose to remain anonymous, confirmed the news of his boss’s demise. The aide mentioned that he passed away a few hours ago at a hospital in Lagos. More…

Newly appointed Commissioner for Oil and Gas in Delta State, Hon Peter Uviejitobor has promised to promote sustainable development and environmental stewardship in the oil and gas sector in the state. Speaking shortly after his swearing in, along side five others as Commissioners and members of the Delta State Executive Council by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Hon Uviejitobor also promised to work with other critical stakeholders to minimize negative impacts of oil exploration and exploitation on…

Prominent youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Comrade Tomi Akporoghene has dismissed calls for the removal of Hon. Peter Uviejitobor as commissioner nominee in the Delta state exco, citing the claims as being selfish and not in the best interest of the party in Udu Local Government. Speaking shortly after a youth meeting at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja, Comr. Akporoghene noted that Hon. Uviejitobor did not only contribute immensely to the growth…

A political pressure group, under the agis of Udu Youths in Politics in Udu Local Government Area has hailed the nomination of Hon. (Chief) Peter Okagbare Uviejitobor as Commissioner and member of State Executive Council in Delta State by Executive Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori (JP). Comrade Goodluck Mukoro from Ovwian Community in Udu who spoke on behalf of the youth body, opined that Uviejitobor’s nomination did not come as a…

A political pressure group, under the agis of Udu Youths in Politics in Udu Local Government Area has hailed the nomination of Hon. (Chief) Peter Okagbare Uviejitobor as Commissioner and member of State Executive Council in Delta State by Executive Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori (JP). Comrade Goodluck Mukoro from Ovwian Community in Udu who spoke on behalf of the youth body, opined that Uviejitobor’s nomination did not come as a…

Immediate past Special Adviser to the Governor on Government Affairs, now Commissioner designate, Hon (Chief) Peter Uviejitobor has promised to remain a good ambassador of Udu State Constituency. Hon Uviejitobor who gave the assurance when the College of PDP Ward Chairmen in Udu local government area, paid him a congratulatory visit, said he will never betray the confidence reposed on him by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the people of Delta State. Promising to remain a…

By Akpokona Omafuaire THE Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Udu Branch on Sunday 21st July, 2024 congratulated Mazi Afam Josiah Osigwe, SAN on his emergence as President-Elect at the just concluded 2024 NBA National Officers’ elections. Udu Branch in a congratulatory message signed by J. E. Odohisi, Esq., Chairman and Austin E. Nyekigbe, Esq., Secretary, respectively, expressed confidence on the new President. According to the message: “On behalf of the members of the Nigerian Bar Association,…

Breaking: Court Reinstates Shuaibu as Edo Deputy Governor, Orders I.G to immediately Restore His Security Details. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reinstated the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shuaibu back to office. The court, in the judgement that was delivered by Justice James Omotosho, declared his purported impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly, as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void. It held that the said impeachment was in…