A good Samaritan has rescued a baby thrown into the river along Badagry road by the mum. In a viral video, a man could be seeing carrying the baby from a river after he was thrown into it by his mother. When interrogated, the mother who appeared to be mentally unstable, said she is tired of life. She also said that the baby has lived enough as he has done his naming ceremony and so could exit the world. ‘’Me too I am tired of the world. I cannot think of the ‘evening’ of my life. I have ended my…
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By Oghenero Orovwuje The Delta State Government has set up Palliative Distribution Committee in furtherance of it’s commitment to the welfare of the citizens of the state and to cushion the effects of the hardship caused by the removal of petroleum subsidy in the country. The Committee will handle the distribution of palliatives received from the Federal Government to be distributed to the less privileged; people living with disabilities, widows and the aged in the society. According to a statement from the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Kingsley Emu, sub-committees at both the rural and urban ward level…
A mother of three in Aba, Abia State, yesterday caused a stir when she physically assaulted her husband for daring to question her relationship with a pastor. The woman whose identity remains unknown, resides on Ukonu Street, off the Ajah-Ngwa Road area of Aba South. Eye witnesses revealed that her husband expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that she provided the pastor with better quality and quantity of food than she did for their own family. In response to her husband’s observation, the woman, who is a member of the pastor’s church, became infuriated and resorted to slapping, pushing, and…
As multi-award winning broadcaster, investigative journalist, executive, and critically reviewed author of Distortion, Ejiro Umukoro tasks Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) to raise the ethical bar and rules of engagement for its members…. Nigerian journalists are urged to prioritize the ethics of the profession and self development through local and international training to enable them to catch up with the current trends in the media world. The Executive Director, LightRay Media, who is also the resource person, Ejiro Umukoro, made the call in Abuja on Wednesday during a One-Day training on Safety, Protection of Journalists and Workplace Compliance. The training…
A former lawmaker and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon Celestine Onyibe has congratulated Barr Chiedu Ebie, on his appointment as Chairman of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Hon Onyibe who expressed joy over the appointment, described it as a well deserved one, noting that Chiedu Ebie has showed capacity and commitment in all the previous offices he has occupied in government in the past. Hon Onyibe in his congratulatory message to Ebie, thanked the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Ahmed Bola Tinubu for finding Ebie worthy to serve as…
President Bola Tinubu says there is a need for robust public-private sector partnership to grow the economy. According to a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, on Thursday, Tinubu spoke at a meeting with members of the board and management of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). He said Nigeria is blessed with rich human and natural resources, in addition to deficit opportunities, which can quickly be leveraged into new prosperity. The president called for the urgent exploitation of Nigeria’s diversity for collective gain, with an eye on new think tanks in the agricultural sector and the establishment of a…
President Bola Tinubu has tasked the United Nations to be more practical in supporting Nigeria in the fight against terrorism, in view of the rippling effect on global peace, displacements of people, and rising poverty. In an audience with the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, at the State House on Thursday, the President noted that terrorism had consistently reversed the gains on development and increased instability in families and communities, but that UN cooperation in dealing with it had always been inconsistent and whimsical in the developing world context. “We appreciate all that…
By Sunday Apah The Urhobo Communities Natural Resources Protector Council (UCNRPC), has appealed to the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give Urhobo ethnic nationality it’s own share of the Pipeline Surveillance Contract, as they can’t be appendage to another ethnic nationality in the Niger Delta region. In a statement signed by Acting National President of Urhobo Communities Natural Resources Protector Council, Olorogun Saturday Mofoye, said there was no way one man can handle a pipeline security contract that involved all ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta region. UCNRPC alleged that the ongoing over $1.3 billion (N1 trillion) contract,…
The Vice President has urged his numerous friends and political allies to refrain from “placing birthday wishes on newspaper pages or utilizing paid channels to convey your greetings” in their endeavours to commemorate his birthday. In a press statement personally signed by the Vice President, who will turn 57 on September 2nd, he stated that the decision was made “in the spirit of our nation’s commitment to responsible resource management and responsive governance.” Below is the full text of the Vice President’s press statement: “Dear friends and well-wishers, “Greetings to you all. “As we approach the anniversary of my birth…
The Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency (DSPHCDA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have pledged to collaborate and support the programmes of the You Matter Charity Foundation of Her Excellency, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori. The organizations which gave their solidarity to the pet project during separate visits to the First Lady’s office on Thursday, August 31, 2023, commended the foundation’s focus on creating a world where everyone is valued irrespective of their background. Speaking during the visit, the delegation of the Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency led by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Jude Winful-Orieke, said the essence…