By Pat Gbemudu 100 indigenes of Afiesere community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State have been adopted and enrolled into the Delta State Contributory Health Insurance Scheme, courtesy of the newly inaugurated President-General of the Central Executive Committee of Afiesere Community, Mr. Luke Umukoro. The beneficiaries, comprising the young and elderly, and registered under the Indigent Enrollee Adoption Initiative of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC), will now enjoy free healthcare services for one year. While informing the people of the various health plans and initiatives of the Commission at Ughelli, the venue of the inauguration…
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By George Etakibuebu In Edo State, former governor and current sitting senator, Adams Oshiomhole, is easily the master of the politics of character assassination. He does it with a closed, dead mind, damning whatever the consequences could be, both for him and whoever he chooses to attack. Janus faced, forked tongued, smooth talker and highly unpredictable, Oshiomhole displays an uncommon negative energy, inherent vindictiveness with uncanny petty jealousies whenever he is possessed by the evil demon of running others down. When it comes to politics, Oshiomhole is as slippery as an eel and as dangerous as a serpent. No lie…
The federal government has paid the 45-month minimum wage arrears owed to the staff of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). The non-payment of the arrears which dates back to 2019, has led to friction between NiMet management, the staff of the agency, and the labour unions. The Director General of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, thanked President Bola Tinubu for authorising payment of the arrears. The union had planned to embark on industrial action on Monday, May 20, 2024. They, however, suspended the proposed strike after an agreement was reached on Sunday, May 19, 2024, during a special session convened by…
It was applause galore as Dr Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, engaged Edo Diaspora Community in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on Monday. The fully parked Holly Springs Road, Marietta Hall, marked the first of a three legged Town Hall Meeting across the US. The remaining two are billed for Houston,Texas and New York. Ighodalo who arrived at the venue to a rousing welcome in the company of his wife, Mrs Ifeyinwa Ighodalo and running mate, Osarodion Ogie Esq, and others, explained in detail his vision for Edo…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has strongly condemned the action of one Mrs.Favour Igiebor, who allegedly tore her husband’s International Passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, saying her action constitute an affront against the law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Director General of the Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa Onilu said that in furtherance of NOA national identity project campaign, especially as it relates to the National symbols, the Agency will support moves by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to investigate and prosecute such breach in line with section 10 (B) of the Immigration Act, 2015…
Popular TV anchor, Rufai Oseni, of Arise TV has slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Edo State Chapter, for making the payment of $1 million a condition for its gubernatorial candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, to appear before him for an interview. Rufai, in a post on his verified X handle account @ruffydfire, had last week thrown an open challenge to Okpebholo to make himself available on Monday, August 12, to be interviewed since it had become public knowledge that Okpebholo was avoiding both the media and the people. But instead of the…
By Abel Johngold Orheruata Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has recorded an emphatic lead in a recent poll of registered voters in the state conducted by EBDA and audited by BusinessDay newspaper. The results of the poll published on Monday morning by BusinessDay shows that a total of 1,179 registered voters resident in the state were surveyed. Ighodalo garnered a commanding 68 percent of respondents who indicated that he is their choice if the election were held today. This puts him well ahead of all his…
By Pat Gbemudu 300 women drawn from the various kingdoms in Urhobo nation have been adopted and enrolled into the Indigent Enrollee Adoption Initiative of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission. The gesture, courtesy of the Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Chief John Nani, is in fulfillment of Chief Nani’s promise, while paying for health insurance for 240 persons earlier in April this year, that he would sponsor more Urhobo women. Describing the gesture as a demonstration of commitment to social responsibility and the welfare of the vulnerable, the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer…
The Edo State Government has slammed the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Olumide Akpata for peddling lies at a recent Town Hall meeting about the state of things in Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, saying he “got it completely wrong.” In a press statement on Sunday by Chris Osa Nehikhare, Honourable Commissioner for Communication & Orientation, the state government said Olumide “made assertions that were soundbites to hoodwink Edo people so he could appear informed and knowledgeable.” Nehikhare then listed what he called “corrections” for the erroneous claims for the public, “including the gubernatorial aspirant doing the propaganda…
Worried by the recent hardship protests witnessed in Nigeria, the O’Odua Integrity Network ( OIN) has called on the Yoruba Ethnic Nationality to be proactive, saying it was time for Yoruba Nation to re-think and rise to the defence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at all times against the North. EndBadGovernance movement, according to OIN, organised by some faceless individuals, mostly misguided people, was supposedly against longstanding grievances about governance, corruption, and socio-economic challenges in the country. In a Press Statement signed by Chief Adewale Adeosun (President) and Mr Ige Kilanko (Secretary), the group, lamented that despite assurances by President…