By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The Sagay Family Youth Forum (SFYF) has intensified efforts to promote healthy living and combat the growing prevalence of diabetes and hypertension through a comprehensive health awareness programme held on Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Sagay Quarters, Amuokpe, Sapele. The event, themed “Healthy Lifestyle: Prevention and Management of Diabetes and High Blood Pressure,” took place at the Sagay Family Hall and Ethiope Primary School Field, attracting family members and residents who turned out to benefit from free health screenings and expert medical advice. Declaring the day a health awareness and medical check-up day for…
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By Fegor Ogene, JP In politics, promises are easy, but performance is what truly matters. Over the past two years, Distinguished Senator Ede Dafinone has steadily built a reputation for delivering results and giving Delta Central a voice that resonates both at home and in Abuja. From education to infrastructure, his footprints are visible across the district. ICT centres, support for schools, and the ongoing hostel project at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), reflect a commitment to preparing young people for the future. Beyond classrooms, communities have benefited from transformers, solar streetlights, and other projects that have…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has clarified that Senator Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District, and former Secretary to the Delta State Government, Hon. Patrick Ukah, were not among the passengers on board the Warri–Itakpe Train Service that was involved in an accident near Agbor, Delta State. In a statement issued by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NRC, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, the corporation explained that an earlier communication suggesting that the two prominent Delta leaders were passengers on the train was inaccurate. According to the statement, Senator Dafinone and…
By Yewande Fasan Veteran actor Taofeek Salami, also known as Tioruju Mondusi, has described an incident involving his late wife as the most painful experience of his life. During an interview on the African A-List podcast, the actor revealed that his wife confessed in court that two of their five children were not his. According to him, the confession came amid a legal battle following her affair with another man. He said: “The only person that did the most painful thing to me in life is my wife. The incident brought tears from my eyes. She’s late now, may God…
The Senate, on Tuesday, through its Committee on the South-East Development Commission (SEDC), took up the Managing Director of the interventionist Commission, Mark Okoye, over the suspected mismanagement of N16.6 billion received from the agency’s 2025 budget allocations. The committee, chaired by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North), specifically frowned at the N153 million the commission claimed it spent to rent a one-room liaison office in Abuja and N2.5 billion categorised as implied expenditure. Trouble came the way of the MD and other top management staff of the commission when the committee examined the financial report submitted to it during…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr A prominent leader of the Ijaw nation and Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has appealed for peace and restraint amid the ongoing protests by women and youths occupying oil and gas facilities in the Escravos and Warri River areas of Delta State. In a press statement issued on Tuesday from his hometown of Oporoza in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Tompolo expressed concern over the escalating tensions linked to the controversy surrounding the ward delineation exercise in the Warri Federal Constituency.…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to serving all Deltans with dedication and fairness, irrespective of ethnicity, religion, or political affiliation, declaring that his administration remains focused on inclusive governance, prudent management of resources, and sustainable development across the state. The governor made the declaration while receiving a delegation of Catholic priests from the Warri, Issele-Uku, and Bomadi dioceses, led by Rev. Monsignor John Ike Aduba, at Government House, Asaba. Oborevwori expressed appreciation to the clergy for their prayers, support, and guidance, describing their role in fostering peace and good governance as invaluable. According…
The apex socio-cultural organization of Ndokwa Nation, Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU), Tuesday passed a vote of implicit confidence in Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for his inclusive, equitable, exemplary and development-driven leadership. The vote of confidence came during a courtesy visit by the leadership of NNU, elders and stakeholders of Ndokwa Nation to the Governor at Government House, Asaba, where the delegation praised his administration’s commitment to fairness, accessibility and infrastructural development across Delta State. Speaking on behalf of the delegation, President-General of NNU, Chief Amaechi Asugwuni, said the visit was aimed at appreciating the Governor for his…
I received with deep sorrow the news of the tragic accident involving the Ujevwu–Itakpe Train Service near Agbor, Delta State, on Monday, June 8, 2026. My heartfelt condolences go to the families of those who lost their lives in this devastating incident. I also sympathise with the injured and pray for their speedy recovery. While the Nigerian Railway Corporation has confirmed that three lives were lost and all passengers accounted for, every life lost is one too many, and the pain of the affected families is immeasurable. At this difficult time, our thoughts are with the bereaved families, the injured…
A married woman identified as Oluchi has been found in a hotel in Delta State after she faked her abduction and demanded N50m from her family. PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday that the children of the woman, including her daughter in Canada, had pleaded with the public to help them raise money, even as the kidnappers reduced the ransom to N20m. They had told the police that their mother was kidnapped at the Ikpoba Hill area of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. However, our correspondent learnt that a police investigation led its crack team to Delta State, where…