By FIDELIS EGUGBO The social media has provided a means for people to express themselves freely without much hindrance. The fact that the laws on restricting its usage in Nigeria is loose has also given room for some people to make wild and unsubstantiated claims and move on without considering the damages caused by their false posts. Coronavirus disease, otherwise known as Covid-19, is changing the world order and the fact that most people have access to information via smartphones, further buttresses the reality that the world has shrank even beyond the ‘global village’ mantra. The Covid-19 is a highly…
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By *Miracle Enuji* As the effects of the lockdown caused by the global outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease, COVID-19 continue to bite hard, a Non-profit organization, Berrywell Feed The Children Foundation has donated food items worth millions of Naira to the Vulnerable in Delta State to cushion the effect of pandemic The Palliatives which include, Rice, Beans, Noodles and Garri were distributed to over 20 families held up at various Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps and elderly persons in some communities. Presenting the items at Okwe, Okpanam and Ibusa communities in Oshimili South and Oshimili North local government areas respectively,…
BY SAM DUVWODE The Delta State Government, on Wednesday, reiterated that even in the face of the subsisting partial easing of the lockdown and the stay- at- home order, the state’s borders remained closed to all road users, except those on essential services. The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, who briefed journalists in Patani, a border town between Delta and Bayelsa states and at Ugbenu in Ethiope West local government area, said the gains derived from the battle against COVID-19 pandemic could not be frittered away by allowing any arbitrary movement of people in and out of…
Former Lagos State Governor and national leader of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (SABAT) and lovely wife Senator Oluremi Tinubu tested NEGATIVE for the pandemic Coronavirus also known as Covid-19. The APC national leader and world most political influencer volunteered for the Covid-19 test after one of his aides was allegedly reported to have died of the virus.
1. Fellow Nigerians 2. I will start by commending you all for the resilience and patriotism that you have shown in our collective fight against the biggest health challenge of our generation. 3. As at yesterday, 26th April 2020, some 3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded globally with about 900,000 recoveries. Unfortunately, some 200,000 people have passed away as a result of this pandemic. 4. The health systems and economies of many nations continue to struggle as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 5. Nigeria continues to adapt to these new global realities on a daily basis.…
To cushion the effect of the stay-at-home order directed by the Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, as a result of the lockdown geared at containing the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic, hope was given to the elderly men and women in Ugboroke Community, Uvwie local government area of the state. Addressing the aged women and men on Monday, the reporter with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Asaba, Rita Elohor Agbra, disclosed that she was in the community to contribute her quota to humanity as government cannot do it all alone. According to the seasoned journalist, who reoriented the…
BY ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA As part of measures to cushion the effects of lockdown occasioned by the bizarre Covid-19, political leaders in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, has distributed food items to residents in the local government. The items donated by the political leaders includes; bags of Rice, jumbo bags of Beans and Garri, Tubers of Yams, Cartons of Noodles, Macaroni, Spaghetti, Cartons of Geishas, as well as Sardines and Ice-fish, among others. The Council Chairman, Hon. (Barr) Perez Omoun, while addressing residents of the various wards and Communities representatives, said, political leaders in Patani local government in…
BY ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The Director General Warri, Uwvie and Environs Special Area Development Agency(WUEDA)Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has advised the elderly to maintain high personal hygiene,wash their hands with soap and water as well as observe the social distance at all times. Comrade Macaulay, a former Secretary to the Delta State Government, said the stay at home order directive by the state government was part of efforts to reduce the spread of the virus, as contact tracing was still in full force. He advised Deltans to be their brothers keeper in times like this as government cannot do it alone…
Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has received with sadness and shock but also with total submission to the will of God, news of the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Being a necessary end that comes at appointed time, it is not the timing of one’s death that is important; rather, what one brings to life matters more. On this score, we derive consolation from the fact that Mallam Abba lived a life well spent serving his country diligently in various capacities, in both private and public sectors. On behalf of the Institute,…
Abba Kyari obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from the University of Warwick, England, in 1980. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law from the University of Cambridge, England and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1983. In 1984, he then proceeded to obtain a Masters’ Degree in Law from his alma-mater, the University of Cambridge. Between 1988 and 1990, he was Editor with the New Africa Holdings Limited Kaduna, (publishers of Democrat Newspapers). He served with the Borno State Executive Council as Commissioner for Forestry and Animal Resources in 1990 and was Secretary to…