By Patricia Gbemudu The Director General (DG) of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission, Olorogun Dr. Isaac Akpoveta, has called on private medical practitioners in the state to collaborate with the commission to increase the enrolment of Deltans into the state health insurance scheme. Olorogun Akpoveta stated this when he received on a courtesy visit, members of the Association of Nigeria Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) in his office in Asaba. The DG said the commission was working on enrolling 80 percent of the population of the state into the scheme in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the…
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Former Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi has claimed former Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh was one of the worst coaches he worked with during his career. Oliseh was appointed as Nigeria’s national team boss in 2016. However, he was sacked just months into his stay. His time in charge was filled with controversy, as he clashed with the number one goalkeeper at the time, Vincent Enyeama, who eventually retired abruptly. Mikel Obi, speaking on his ObiOne podcast, recounted how Oliseh caused upheaval in the Eagles’ camp on his first day. He said: “I remember the first day he came…
By Bulou Kosin US-based Mr. Ebikeme Amafini recently dashed into Nigeria, and arrived just before nightfall, at the graveside of his late mother Mrs Toke-ere Amafini at Tebegbe Town in Burutu LGA of Delta State. Ebikeme hurriedly exchanged pleasantries with villagers, way to the graveside he quickly lit up with candles. He paced round the graveside, chanting words of appreciation. The gathering onlookers discerned from his words that it was another anniversary of the death of his dear Mother, Toke-ere Amafini, who rose to the rank of Apostolic Mother in the Cherubim and Seraphim Church. Beginning the unannounced and simple…
*HOW THEY ALMOST KILLED MY DAUGHTER AT FMC ASABA, UNDER NHIS SCHEME* Staff not on seat, epileptic power and network system and wrong drug prescription, almost cost her her life at the federal establishment in Asaba. But let me start the story from the beginning. It was a few days after the New Year celebration (Jan. 5), when my daughter developed fever. Thinking it was one of those minor issues we studied her for some time before I and my wife decided to take her to the Federal Medical Center Asaba, haven braced up to face the usual stress of…
The Secretary, Maris Trust Council, MTC, organisers of the annual Maris Public Service Lecture Series, Comrade Fidelis Egugbo, has said that there was no plan to postpone year 2024 edition of the annual public service lecture. Egugbo, in a statement issued on Friday morning in Asaba, Delta State, disclosed that the lecture would hold on its traditional date of Wednesday of the Holy Week, that is, the Wednesday before Easter Sunday and for this year’s edition, it shall hold on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Though, he did not state where this year’s edition will take place, Egugbo stated that the…
Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSL), on Friday, said it has intercepted a 3,000 ton vessel loaded with over 119 barrels of suspected crude oil in Bayelsa State. The TSSL was contracted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to secure pipelines and curb oil theft in the oil rich Niger Delta region. The vessel, already loaded with an unspecified thousands of metric tonnes of crude oil, was named MT Kally, and carried a crew of 12 with members of some oil communities. It was impounded in a joint operation by the officials of TSSL, owned by a former…
Supreme Court of Nigeria is yet to schedule judgment for Delta State, in the ongoing legal tussles between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governor Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori, and the Appellants; Senator Ovie Omo-Agege of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Kenneth Gbagi of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and Mr Ken Peller of the Labour Party, LP. Executive Assistant on Orientation and Communication to Delta State Governor, Dr Wilfred Oghenesivbe, in a statement on Friday, said the Apex Court after arguments of Counsels on Tuesday reserved judgment. He disclosed that further clarifications with Senior Counsels for the Respondents, the Peoples…
Mercy Benjamin is a Blogger and also works as a Web Developer in Lagos. She’s born to a Deeper life parents and she took to her verified Facebook page to shared her childhood experiences as a Deeper life member. Pastor Williams Folorunso Kumuyi, I respect you as an individual because of the obvious radiating humble nature you exude. 👉If not, I would have so disrespected you anyhow. You are one of those people who ruined my childhood. You are one of those people who made my dad very comfortable with poverty, when there were several opportunities for him to take…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha as its Ambassador. Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha is a Nigerian football legend and celebrated as one of Africa’s most gifted players. Being appointed into this newly launched CAF prestigious Ambassadors Programme, he makes the list that also has other renowned football personalities. They are El Hadji Diouf from Senegal, Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan, and former Egypt midfielder Ahmed Hassan. CAF Ambassadors are reputed as well-known public figures who continues to play a pivotal role in promoting both CAF and African football. These four that have been selected, were considered…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has rallied the support of the international community for local value addition in the mining sector, asserting that it is critical for the development of the mining industry and Africa’s economy. Speaking as a panellist at the opening session of the ongoing Future Minerals Forum (FMF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, titled ” Why the Super Region? Should the Super Region Have Its Own Critical Minerals Strategy?” Alake stressed that as the world strives to achieve net zero environmental impact in all processes of mining operations, emphasis should shift to local value…