The Chief Clinical Coordinator, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Cancer Centre, Prof Olufemi Fasanmade, has sued President Bola Tinubu, over the appointment of Prof Wasiu Adeyemo, as the LUTH Chief Medical Director. SaharaReporters reported on June 9, 2023 that Fasanmade in a letter to the President, dated June 6, 2023, which he personally signed, had alleged that the selection process through which Adeyemo was appointed was flawed and compromised. According to Fasanmade, he and Adeyemo served as Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) to the LUTH erstwhile CMD, Prof Chris Bode, at different times and that he was there the first…
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By Felix Evwihor The 3rd Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Chief Akpufuoma Pemu, has charged civil servants in Delta on hardwork, self-improvement and respect for constituted authority. The Commissioner gave this charge when civil servants of Sapele origin paid him a ‘thank you visit’ in Asaba. The Commissioner who welcomed the delegates wholeheartedly, thanked them for coming. Pemu said that the entry point does not determine the end in your civil service career unless the individual so desired. “The civil service is designed in a way that whoever wants to improve on his or her academic background can…
Delta born Nollywood ace actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, has maintained that female children are more profitable to parents when aging that male children. He opined that one female child is equal to the value of three male children in terms or relevance and taking care of the parents and urged parents with daughters to count themselves lucky. According to the revered Nollywood star “When my father was ill, my sister left her job to stay with him. My other sister left her business to work shifts with her. None of us boys left our business or work. “Yet…
By Dallas Olowodun I am one of the many who joined the agency with lots of optimisim. My late dad, a Lawyer, Lecturer and Bussinessman who was about human rights and activism was a proud Nigerian! Great Ife!!! he would always scream pumping his fist several times. He saw the then Bendel State as the best cluster of ethnic groups in the country always singing praise about exploits and history about Sapele, Benin, Ugheli, Agbor and Auchi. I grew up listening to him say Nigerian youth need a RE-ORIENTATION! So when the opportunity came… Now the National Orientation Agency (NOA)…
The death of Pa. Anthony Fakorede, the beloved father-in-law of Chief Sunday Apah, Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ughelli Correspondents Chapel. Pa Fakorede was a respected figure in Ifon community, headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State until he passed away peacefully on 11th November, 2023 at the age of 95. In a statement by Chief Sunday Apah, late Pa. Fakorede Born on 10th November, 1928 in Ifon, and led a remarkable life dedicated to service, family, and community. “He was highly regarded for his contributions to the local community and his unwavering commitment to…
The Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has unveiled a stellar lineup of key discussants for its highly anticipated 4th Annual Lecture; titled, “Fiscal Policy and Taxation: Balancing Revenue Generation and Economic Growth”. The event which is scheduled for Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at Golden Tulip Hotels, Asaba, promises to be a convergence of notable personalities from diverse fields, each contributing unique perspectives to this year’s discourse. The Forum disclosed this in a press statement jointly signed by DOPF Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Enebeli, and Secretary, Mr. Shedrack Onitsha, on Monday, November 13, 2023, in Asaba, capital of Delta State. The panel…
In what can be described as a seamless transition of political leadership, Hon Prince Johnson Erijo, Chief of Staff to the Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has been selected and unanimously endorsed as Chairman of the Isoko South caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at a meeting of the caucus held in Asaba on Monday. Erijo, a long serving former member of the Delta State House of Assembly representing Isoko South Constituency 2 and former Director General of the State Directorate of Projects Monitoring, succeeds High Chief Ross Uredi who opted to bow out of the…
Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori, has appointed Dr (Barr.) Wilfred Latimore Oghenesivbe, JP, as his Executive Assistant (Orientation and Communication) via a letter dated November 6, and signed by the Secretary to Delta State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu. In addition to Strategic Communication, Oghenesivbe will also articulate government policies, programmes and achievements via the Orientation portfolio in rural communities by deploying multifaceted media and Publicity strategies. Reacting to his appointment, the media and communication strategist said, “as a loyal party man and a core ambassador of the MORE agenda, I accept my new roles and wholeheartedly…
The traditional ruler of Ubulu-Unor kingdom, in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Obi Henry Kikachukwu, has said the exposure and educational background of some present day traditional rulers have added significant value to traditional institution. Obi Kikachukwu, while interacting with a delegation of the Delta Online Publishers Forum, during a visit to him in his palace, noted that some of the present day traditional rulers were knowledgeable enough due to their exposure and education, which had helped to ease communication between them and their subjects. The Ubulu-Unor Monarch, who recalled the situation during the colonial era when…
The Dangote Refinery has secured a license to refine over 300,000 barrels of crude per day. This is according to Alhaji Aliko Dangote. He said this during an interview on the sidelines of the Saudi-Nigeria business roundtable in Riyadh on November 11. Bloomberg reports that during the interview, Dangote said that the refinery will begin refining activities soon. According to him, the refinery’s priority is to supply petrol to Nigeria before exporting anywhere else including other parts of West Africa. He said: “We do not want to start our refinery with foreign goods, we want to start with the Nigerian…