By Shulamite Owhoekevbo Concerned by rising pressures in the healthcare system and the urgent need to safeguard patient lives, the Head of Service (HoS) of Delta State, Dr. (Mrs.) Mininim Oseji, has called on medical and dental consultants to take decisive leadership roles in strengthening patient safety across the state. Dr. Oseji made the call while hosting the 2nd Quarter Ordinary General Meeting of the Hospital Management Board chapter of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) in Asaba. She commended the consultants for their strong support during her swearing-in in April last year, noting that such goodwill…
Author: Spade Nigeria
The question that must be asked loudly, boldly, and without fear is this: what has become of Isoko nation? Where is the unity, the shared purpose, the love, and the collective strength that once defined us as a people? Where is that singular voice that commanded respect and gave direction? Today, what we see instead is confusion, division, and a troubling absence of credible leadership. These photographs were taken by me in 2006, during my time as a reporter with the now-defunct NIGER DELTA STANDARD newspapers, where I served as the Asaba Bureau Chief and Government House Correspondent, Asaba. At…
By Kingsley Otuaro Media Team The Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State and immediate past Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Dcn. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, Esq. has congratulated Hon. Chief Macdonald Ebi Igbadiwei on his emergence as the new President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), describing his victory as a defining moment for the Ijaw nation. Igbadiwei secured a decisive mandate with 317 votes, a development Kingsley Otuaro said signals the dawn of a new era of purposeful leadership and cultural reawakening for the Ijaw people spread across the Niger Delta and beyond. In a congratulatory message,…
A reported case of assault at the Special Baby Care Unit (SBCU) of Central Hospital Warri has sparked widespread concern among healthcare workers and the general public following the circulation of disturbing accounts over the weekend. According to eyewitness reports and materials shared on social media, a parent of a patient allegedly turned violent within the hospital premises, destroying property and attacking medical personnel before being subdued. Sources, including patient caregivers and visitors present at the time of the incident, disclosed that a Senior Registrar in the Paediatrics Department, alongside a House Officer on duty, were physically assaulted by the…
Leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State on Sunday, April 12, 2026, unanimously endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Ede Dafinone, and Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, alongside other party candidates, for a second term ahead of the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was a highlight of the Unity and Reunification Rally at Oghara Township Stadium, which drew a large crowd of party leaders, stakeholders, and supporters celebrating the restoration of peace and cohesion within the party. Moving the motion, former member of the House of Representatives, Hon.…
By Kingsley Otuaro Media Team As political activities gradually build up ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified its grassroots engagement drive with a strategic courtesy visit to party leaders, stakeholders, and faithfuls in Kiagbodo community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. The visit, led by Pastor Oporoza Abraham, Personal Assistant to the PDP leader and immediate past Deputy Governor of Delta State, His Excellency Barr. Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, was aimed at strengthening party unity and reaffirming the PDP’s dominance in the riverine community. During the engagement, Abraham held meetings with key…
Mr. John Ikechukwu Ozegbe, a frontline APC House of Assembly contender for Ndokwa West Constituency seat in the Delta House of Assembly come 2027, has hailed former Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for accepting the clairion call of Delta North leaders to run for Senate in 2027. Mr. Ozegbe gave his endorsement of the decision, in the wake of the visit by Delta North leaders to Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa with the singular objective of appealing to the former Governor, to throw his hat into the ring and contest for the Delta North Senatorial Seat in the forthcoming 2027 elections,…
By Enitan Abel Johngold Otor-Igho, Delta State — Emotions ran high and tributes poured in from far and near as family members, journalists, political leaders, and well-wishers gathered to bid a final farewell to Late Mrs. Janet Samuel Ogodo (née Ejirobo), fondly called Mama Hausa, who was laid to rest at the age of 84. The solemn yet colourful funeral rites, held in Otor-Igho community in Isoko North Local Government Area, drew a remarkable congregation of dignitaries and associates, reflecting the impactful life the deceased lived. Activities commenced on Friday, April 10, 2026, with a well-attended Service of Songs at…
Former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa’s Sunday’s declaration to contest for the Delta North Senatorial seat has sparked a wave of strong and critical reactions across political circles and social media platforms. Okowa made his intention known on Sunday after a delegation of Delta North leaders reportedly paid him a visit, urging him to enter the race. However, the claim that he was “called upon” to contest has been met with skepticism and, in some quarters, outright rejection. Reactions on social media were rather repugnant on his assertion that it was the people of Delta North who called him to…
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Burutu Otuaro, has congratulated the Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, on the occasion of his 55th birthday. Dr Otuaro described Tompolo as a foremost Niger Delta freedom fighter, a patriot and a distinguished son of Nigeria, the region and the Ijaw nation. According to him, Tompolo’s contributions to peace, security, stability and development of the region and Nigeria are remarkable and impactful. Dr Otuaro described Tompolo as not only a community builder, but a compassionate and humane leader whose philanthropic…