By Henry Usiayo The Asaba Chapter of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), has embarked on a free medical outreach to Ugbodu Community in Aniocha North Local Government Area as part of activities to mark it’s 70th anniversary celebration. The Asaba Chapter President of the National Association of Seadogs also known as Pyrates Confraternity, Engr. Emeka Okolo said that the health outreach was in alignment with the core mandates of the body in furtherance of humanitarian ideals and social advocacy. Engr. Okolo noted that the focus of the outreach tagged weekend of service to humanity was to promote healthy living…
Author: Spade Nigeria
By Enweliku Kent The President of National Aquatic Federation, Chief Chinoye Aliyu has said that the facilities in Delta state being host of the national sports festival will serve as performance centre for future aquatic athletes, which will be used to train and retrain them internationally. The president gave this disclosure in an interview with journalists in Asaba, the state capital, when she expressed satisfaction at the standard of the swimming pool and the ongoing event for the swimming athletes. She noted swimmers will continue to utilize complex immediately after the programme for other events. She added that the complex…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD As part of the activities scheduled to mark the 70th anniversary of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), many individuals in Ugbodu in Aniocha North, Delta state on Friday profited from free medical outreach/ clinical effort supported by the Vito Corsica Deck of the Pyrates Confraternity. Speaking to journalists at the Ugbodu Community Primary Health Care Center, the Capoon of the Vito Corsica Deck of NAS, Engr. Emeka Okolo, said the event offered free medical services to so many people in need of medical care. He said though, there is the quarterly community service program where the Association offers free…
by Sharon Ivovi The headquarters of the Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), was a beehive of activities on Thursday as the Board opened bids submitted by contractors for the 2022 UBEC/SUBEB intervention school projects. Addressing the contractors at the bids opening ceremony, Executive Chairman of the Board, Hon. Sunny Ogwu, assured bidders and other professional bodies who were on ground to observe the process that the board was committed in transparently conducting the award process. He disclosed that the opening of the bids was in respect of advertized 95 various school projects, under the 2022 UBEC/SUBEB intervention projects.…
by Victor Ndubuisi Dr. Opeyemi Abioye, a medical expert, has advised journalists in Ekiti State to abstain from drinking and participate in regular sex in order to stay fit and maintain a healthy lifestyle. On Wednesday, he urged them to participate in frequent sexual intercourse with their partners during a Health Talk to commemorate the 2022 NUJ Press Week in Ado Ekiti. This, he claims, helps the heart control blood pressure, release endorphins, and burn calories. He further prescribed the “Diet Exercise Drug (DED)” which will propel them to engage in deliberate physical exercise rather than focusing on taking drugs.…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD Ahead of the 2023 general elections, politicians and relevant stakeholders have been charged to as a matter of urgent importance to engage only professional media practitioners to help in media and publicity committees to ensure that the right information is passed to the gullible social media consumers. The charge was given by the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, while delivering a paper at the 2022 Young Lawyers Symposium held at the NBA Asaba Bar Center, on Thursday, 8 December, 2022. Presenting his lecture titled “Democracy and the Electoral…
Sharon Acha Ivovi Training and retraining has been described as a required and necessary tool for achieving excellent leadership goals. This was made known during a two day training workshop organized by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in collaboration with the consulting firm of Osita-Ojakovo and Associates for middle and senior management staff of the Board. The training which was attended by 50 participants drawn from various departments in the Board, was held at the Prof. Chike Edozien Secretariat Complex, Asaba. According to the Chairman of the Board, Hon. sunny Ogwu, the training was organized towards improved productivity…
The Deputy Senate President and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship Candidate in Delta State has said that his administration will not be interested in probing the outgoing Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led government as long as he returns the #250b he recently got from 13% derivation refund. Omo-Agege said that his focus when he assumes office is to hit the ground running because there is so much work to be done. After all, the level of underdevelopment and rote in infrastructure in the State needs urgent attention. The Delta Central lawmaker disclosed that he was saddened by the level of underdevelopment…
PAST and Present Student Union Leaders, (PPSUL), Delta state have accused Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of diverting state resources to fund the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) presidential campaigns. The group arising from their meeting yesterday, in a signed resolution noted that the action of the Governor was a slight on them and outright broad day robbery on the good people of the state. The resolution was signed by Comrades Kennedy Tabuko, (Delta Central), Imalah Ugoachanum, (Delta North) and Sabastine Agbefe, (Delta South) respectively. According to them, “This resolution bothers on our true position on the state of affairs of our dear…
The General Overseer of Goshen Freedom Tabernacle in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Prophet Austin Ariole JP has said the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi will fail or loose in the forthcoming 2023 Presidential elections in the Country. The cleric made the declaration during a sermon he titled,”Your Sacrifice produces glory”. “All these political jingles by BAT, Obedient, it seems that all of them are all political stories. The only solution to the nation building is truth.” While pointing out that all the candidates have the mind and beliefs that they can…