Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing money can't buy.
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
The people of Ogborie in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, have called on mobile telephones service providers in the country to make available telephone facilities in the area. The people stated this in an interview with newsmen in Ogborie. They said that the facilities were necessary to enable them to communicate effectively with […]
The Personal Assistant to the late Chief of General Staff, Admiral Mike Okhai Akhigbe (rtd.), Lt Commander Koka Imananagha (rtd.), has described the demise of his former principal as very painful. Speaking during an interview with newsmen at Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State shortly after Akhigbe’s interment, Imananagba said the late […]
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has restated the call for the creation of awareness on the stigmatisation of those living with HIV/AIDS in the society. Speaking at the end of a four kilometer walk to mark the World AIDS Day, Imoke who was accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Obioma Liyel Imoke, deputy Governor, […]
The wife of governor of Cross River State, Mrs Obioma Liyel-Imoke, says she is committed to ending child abandonment and making the state conducive for child upbringing. Mrs Liyel-Imoke, the Founder and Chairperson of Partnership Opportunities for Women Empowerment Realisation (POWER), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), said this in Calabar, recently. She told newsmen that POWER […]
The Coordinator, of all communities affected by Shell Bonga Oil Spill in Niger Delta, Mr Amoma-Francis Monday, has called for compensation for the communities affected by the oil spill. Monday made the call after a team of experts from the Federal Ministry of Environment and Health concluded their findings on the impact of the Shell […]
The Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole says his government has adopted the Geographical Information System (GIS) as a measure to check insecurity. Oshiomhole stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa. He explained that the GIS would help to capture houses in every part of the state […]
The Delta State Gov ernment has introduced measures to stop crude oil theft, its Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Mr Omamofe Pirah, has said. The commissioner said this, in Asaba, while presenting his mid-term report. He said the government had provided logistics support to various security agencies operating in Delta, including vehicles and boats to […]
The governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Seriake Dickson, has expressed displeasure over the resurgence of kidnapping in the state. The governor made the remark to Ogbia Council of Chiefs during his ‘thank you tour’ of Ogbia Local Government Area. He said the resurgence was particularly sad when viewed against the effort of his administration to […]
Shell Petroleum Devel opment Company (SPDC) has declared that over N12 billion has been invested on GMoU-related projects in Bayelsa State since 2006. The General Manager, Sustainable Development and Community Relations of the company, Mr. Nedo Osanyande stated this last Tuesday during the official commissioning of a landing craft project built for Agbidiama community in […]
The Delta State House of Assembly has confirmed the nomination of 28 persons for the boards of some agencies in the state. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on November 21 sent the list of nominees to the legislature for screening and confirmation. The confirmed nominees will serve on the boards of government agencies like Delta State Rural […]
