By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The group, Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has called on the government and all relevant stakeholders at all levels to support Community Based Organizations (CBOs) implementing project towards elimination of malaria, COVID 19, Tuberculosis, HIV AIDS in communities across the State. This is just as the Non-governmental Organization (NGO) is craving for awareness and coverage of services that are still needed to scale up work on the prevention, treatment and mitigation of the impact of malaria as well as the promotion of immunisation and better nutrition in Delta State, with focus on…
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By Kenneth Obieh Civil society organisations (CSO) in Delta State have been urged to continuously sensitise families and individuals to join the fight of eradicating malaria from the state. Society For Family Health stated this during its quarterly meeting in Asaba. The Programme Manager for Malaria in Delta State, Dr. Mrs Julie Aniah, said that “for us to get a malaria free state, there is serious need for everybody to join the fight, for the office cannot do it alone.” She added that “they should consider the health of the people in the society who are dying daily of malaria infections.”…
By Temidayo Akinsuyi Prince Kassim Afegbua, a former Commissioner for Information in Edo state on Tuesday said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transport will have no choice but to support Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections. Speaking with DAILY INDEPENDENT, Afegbua expressed confidence that Tinubu will get the support of the two APC stalwarts as they have both benefited politically from the former Lagos state governor in the past. In June, Tinubu clinched the APC presidential ticket with 1,271 votes. Amaechi, a former…
Fasakin reportedly passed away on Saturday in London, United Kingdom. The deceased was the spokesman for the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). The CPC later merged with the Action Congress of Nigeria and All Nigeria Peoples Party to form the APC. He also served as a member of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation and was the immediate Executive Director, Operation of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). He was said to be studying Law at the University of Buckingham in London and billed to graduate in December 2022. His close ally, Eyitayo Ajayi also confirmed…
By Oghenero Orovwuje Delta State Government has charged participants of the critique workshop on the draft National Policy On Senior Secondary Education to work assidously to deliver an effective policy that would produce the desired outcome for that level of education. The Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, gave the charge when he declared open the workshop organised by the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) In collaboration with the state government in Asaba. The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah, stated that the senior secondary…
By Aruoriwo Ivovi As part of the empowerment initiatives of the Delta State Government to upscale the skills of youths in Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the state, no fewer than 100 youths, including civil servants, have graduated from the state Emerging Markets Model Initiative training. The graduands of the programme, made up of 70 youths from across the 25 Local Government areas of the state and 30 public servants, selected from various MDAs, completed the three-months intensive training in cyber security, project design and web development as implemented by Tech4Dev and Microsoft. Beneficiaries were fully equipped with laptops by…
A group in Delta North with representatives in the Diaspora under the aegis of One Voice, Our Choice has endorsed the senatorial candidacy of Barrister Kennedy Kanma to represent Delta North in the national assembly. The endorsement followed a resounding presentation of his plan for Anioma people and his readiness to champion accountability when he eventually emerges senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023. Barrister Kanma who carefully marshaled out his agenda to assist Peter Obi’s presidency to make a great success, revealed how he would tackle contractors who will execute projects in Delta North and ensure that…
The All Progressives Congress(APC) penultimate weekend, got a confidence surge, in the march to 2023 electoral victories as President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Social Media Lauretta Onochie, formalised her membership of the national ruling party at Onicha-Olona(Ward 4), Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. At the event Onochie, a blue chip avowed BUHARIST, disclosed that her resolve to formalising her status, stems from “Given that President Buhari won’t be contesting come 2023, it is imperative to support and ensure victory for the APC presidential standard bearer, ASIWAJU Bola Ahmed Tinubu in furtherance of President Buhari’s innumerable accomplishments”.…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The Environmental And Rural Mediation Centre (ENVIRUMEDIC), ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), farmers and other stakeholders has urged the Delta State Government to protect farm produce and secure lives of farmers, with regular farmers sensitization programs on how to preserve and protect farm produce and insurance policies, especially smallholder farmers, to boost food production and guarantee food security. They made the suggestions during the Delta State Stakeholders Consultative Meeting on the 2023 Agriculture Budget organized by ENVIRUMEDIC with support from ActionAid Nigeria, a non governmental organization (NGO), held at the Orchid Hotels, Asaba, last Thursday. The groups Consultative…
By Chukwudi Asoya Children have been described as special gift from God and should be brought up in His way. An Information Officer with the Delta State Ministry of Information, Dr. Onoriode Etatsemi, stated this while speaking to newsmen, briefly after the child dedication of little Miss Chidinma Gabriella Emuji at the Living Faith Church (Winner’s Chapel), Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta state. Dr. Etatsemi enjoined the parents of the child to inculcate moral values in the child with a solid foundation to succeed in life. He said that children should be given proper care and…