The Senate has taken a significant step toward tackling Nigeria’s long-standing malaria crisis, as a bill to establish the National Agency for Malaria Eradication (NAME) passed its second reading on Thursday. Sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko (APC, Delta North), the bill—A Bill for an Act to Establish the National Agency for Malaria Eradication and for Related Matters, 2025 (SB. 172)—seeks to create a dedicated institution to drive Nigeria’s malaria response, which remains the deadliest in the world. According to the World Health Organization’s 2024 report, Nigeria accounted for over 184,000 of the 600,000 malaria deaths recorded globally last year. Following…
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By Augustine Akanigha In a heartwarming celebration, Mr. Festus Ohwojero, the former Director General of the Delta State Sports Commission, joined staff in rejoicing with Hon. Onoriode Oborevwori, the Chairman of the Sports Commission, on his 51st birthday. Ohwojero expressed gratitude to God for the Chairman’s milestone, acknowledging his instrumental role in advancing sports development within the state. Ohwojero emphasized the Chairman’s dedication to athlete welfare and the needs of the commission staff, attributing the celebratory atmosphere to his exemplary leadership. He also extended his appreciation to His Excellency, Rt. Hon Elder Sheriff Oborevwori, Governor of Delta State, for appointing…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the academic strides of the Nigeria Maritime University (NMU), reaffirming his administration’s commitment to the institution’s infrastructural and research development. He also charged graduating students to apply their knowledge toward advancing the nation’s maritime sector. Delivering his address through Prof. Edoba Omoregie (SAN), Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, at NMU’s 2nd Convocation Ceremony held over the weekend in Okerenkoko, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, President Tinubu praised the university’s commitment to fostering values that promote peace and regional stability. He urged the graduates to uphold excellence, integrity, and service,…
by Adedamola Ogunbewon The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has admitted to errors that impacted the performance of candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja. “What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors,” Oloyede stated. The UTME, which is a key gateway into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, assesses candidates in four subjects, including the compulsory Use of English and three others based on the student’s chosen field. Out of the 1.9 million candidates…
By Mike Osumah “One of the elementary rules I first learnt in journalism school eons ago is that opinions are free but facts are sacred. This time-honoured principle has therefore become my guiding light whenever I want to say or write anything- be it news bulletins, ad copies, commentaries, elevated gossips, random musings, warts and all! And for any journalist worth his salt, you know you run the risk of libel and defamation if you publish untruths because under the law you cannot be spared- your victim can always get reprieve if he or she takes recourse in the law.…
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE A prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta North, Chief Emma Ejiofor, has thrown his full support behind Senator Ned Nwoko’s bid to return to the Senate in 2027, describing him as an unmatched political figure and declaring that no serious opposition exists to challenge his seat. In an exclusive interview, Chief Ejiofor dismissed any concerns about potential challengers to Nwoko’s position, saying: “Nobody is contesting Senator Nwoko’s position with him. Those shenanigans that are talking — we will tell them we are miles ahead of them.” Ejiofor praised Nwoko’s performance in the National…
By SaharaReporters The Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area in Delta State, Hon. Jaro Egbo, has come under fire following explosive allegations of corruption and political vendetta made by the sacked chairman of the Ughelli Motor Parks Revenue Committee, Gowon Egoide. Egoide, in an exclusive interview with SaharaReporters, accused Egbo of collecting monthly kickbacks of N400,000 and claimed to have sent a N1.2 million bribe to Egbo’s wife, Mrs. Vivian Egbo, under duress. This comes in the wake of Egbo’s controversial dissolution of the Ughelli Motor Parks Revenue Committee and the Non-Market Revenue Committee, citing alleged financial mismanagement and…
By Francis Ugwu Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, had described the defection of Ifeanyi Okowa, former Governor of Delta State, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a smart move. Wike, who described Okowa as a smart politician, said he was surprised that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, didn’t see his defection coming. Wike made the remark on Monday during a monthly media parley in Abuja. Okowa, vice presidential candidate of the PDP in the last election, recently moved to the APC. The minister said that Okowa did not want to live in pretence, supporting President…
by Nduka Chiejina, The Federal Government has launched the Nigerian Climate Investment Platform (NCIP), an initiative designed to mobilise up to $500 million for climate-resilient infrastructure, adaptation, and resilience projects across the country. The disclosure followed a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday involving the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, and a delegation comprising the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). This meeting is a major step in Nigeria’s plan to attract climate-related funding and become a leader in green finance across…
Olaokun Soyinka (born 11 November 1958) is a Nigerian medical doctor and a former Ogun State commissioner for Health. His father, Wole Soyinka, is the 2nd Nobel laureate in Africa. Olaokun is the first child of Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and his first wife, British multicultural educationist, Barbara Dixon. He has nine siblings. He attended Government College, Ibadan, before pursuing a career in Medicine.[6] He attended University of London (St Thomas’s Hospital Medical School) and qualified as a doctor in 1982 and also got an MBA from Cranfield School of Management in 1986. He practised as a physician in…