We are concerned that despite several appeals that the ongoing campaign be focused on issues, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, the leaders and now the candidate, Senator Monday Okpebolo, have made the peddling of lies and propaganda their primary focus. The latest such happened on Thursday, May 16 wherein Okpebholo was seen in a video clip making wild allegations against the state Government and Dr Asue Ighodalo, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the same election on account of a flooded portion of an unspecified road in GRA. However, contrary to Senator Okpebholo’s…
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AS part of his effort to address the shortage of manpower in the vital health sector, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Friday, flagged off the establishment of College of Health Technology in Ovrode, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state. While performing the ground breaking ceremony of the administrative building of the new College, which brought the number of Colleges of Health Technology in the state to two, Governor Oborevwori said the College would take-off in earnest from the existing structures in the Ovrode Grammar School. The Governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Works (Rural and…
By Fred Latimore Esq #dsobpress It’s possible for Delta State to be the Dubai of Nigeria, and it’s obvious that our excessive local content governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, is focused on partnership with the United Arab Emirates, UAE, in the area of Direct Foreign Investment, DFI; tourism and other critical sectors that would see the state sharing lots in common with the United Arab Emirates, especially Dubai. The governor’s recent visit to the Ambassador of the UAE in Abuja, is seen as a welcome development by investment experts as a strategic move to partner the UAE in terms of…
In an appeal for a sense of belonging, the good people of Ogbeisogban Community in Abavo, Ika South Local Government Area have called on the former governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to fulfill the promise he made to them to construct the only major road in their community which cut across the neigbouring villages of Edo State. Speaking in a chat with newsmen, the Chairman, Ogbeisogban Rinma, Mr. Bright Ewere Omorogbe, also known as, De Don lamented that their Ogbeisogban Community has been grossly marginalized by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government in the area of distribution…
The Edo State chapters of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Saturday endorsed the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the September 21, governorship election in the state, Dr Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Barr. Osarodion Ogie, as their candidate of choice. The endorsement and prayer rain for their victory in the coming election was the highpoint of the PFN’s 2024 Edo State School of Ministry at the PCU-PFN administrative headquarters by Egba Junction along Benin-Auchi Road. The 2024 version of the yearly event which was tagged: ‘Walking…
The Member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Lawrence Ngozi Okolie, has called on the Federal Government to execute more projects in the Niger Delta because of the region’s contributions to the nation’s economy. Hon. Okolie made the call while Speaking with journalists in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The Federal Lawmaker said a state of emergency should be declared on Federal roads before embarking on coastal road project affirming that a lot of lives and valuables have been lost due to bad roads while others have become den of robbers and kidnappers. He…
By Zik Gbemre It is appalling how in desperation to sustain its thieving hegemony over Delta State Government since 1999, Delta PDP drove the audacity to the height of imposing the weakest, most uninformed contender, a local champion as Governor over a state flowing with accomplished men and women of immense capacity. Given this unenviable privilege, one would have expected the fortunate placeholder governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, whose only election campaign manifesto was pledging to improve on the failed leadership of Ifeanyi Okowa, his predecessor, to now engage creative minds and men of proven integrity to assist him in making the…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Coordinator in Delta State, Dr. Faith Ireye, has called on the state government and other stakeholders to address the increasing cases of adolescent pregnancy among the girl-child in the state to reduce the dangerous trend. She observed that pregnancy in adolescents, especially within the age of 14 to 19 in Delta State, was worrisome. Ireye said that there is the need to address the issue of adolescent pregnancy because currently, four percent of pregnancies in the state occur among adolescents. The WHO coordinator in the state gave the advice last weekend in Asaba during a…
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission, Dr. Isaac Akpoveta, has adopted and paid for health insurance for 250 persons with disabilities, drawn from the 25 local government areas of the State. Dr. Akpoveta announced this when he received, on a courtesy visit, the Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD) at the Commission headquarters in Asaba. The beneficiaries comprised 10 persons with disabilities drawn from each of the 25 local governments, enabling them to receive quality healthcare services and be protected from the financial hazards of high out-of-pocket medical costs. Dr.…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Press Council, NPC, Dr. Dili Ezughah, has described the removal of the agency from the national budget as a huge setback. Dr. Ezughah stated this when the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values, paid an oversight visit to the council headquarters in Abuja. He lamented that the development had brought untold hardship to the staff of the agency, with many of them withdrawing their children and wards from school due to inability to pay school fees. The Executive Secretary expressed appreciation to the committee members for their efforts to…