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****Talks Tough, Warns Against Illegal Dumping Of Refuge By Nelson Agbajor Delta state Commissioner for Environment Mr. Jamani Tommy Ejiro has appealed to residents of the state to stop the indiscriminate dumping of refuge on prohibited areas. The Commissioner made the appeal todayin Warri while inspecting the blocked canal at the Warri garage in Warri South Local Government Area of the state and other parts of the state during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. While…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has sent his heart-felt condolences to the Diaso family and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on the tragic and unfortunate passing of Dr Vwaire Diaso in Lagos. Diaso, a medical doctor and native of Ewu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, died at the General Hospital, Lagos Island, when the elevator she used crashed from the 9th floor to the ground floor. In a…

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State on Thursday, identified health system gaps and challenges, dearth of qualified personnel, low quality of care, inadequate utilization of available health facilities, and lack of access to essential medicines as factors fueling the high maternal and child mortality rates in the country. Oborevwori who disclosed this while flagging-off of the first round of the 2023 Maternal and Newborn Health week in Asaba, said that providing accessible and affordable healthcare…

A housewife, Salamat Suleiman, has filed for divorce after two months of marriage, due to her husband’s health issue. The complainant told the court that she noticed that her husband had watery sperm. She pleaded for the court to dissolve the marriage, saying that she was tired of the relationship. The respondent agreed that he had health issues, but insisted that the wife also had health challenges. He, however, said that he still loved his…

Today, 5th of May 2023, the Honourable Commissioner of Environment, Chief Godspower Omafuvwe Asiuwhu JP, was at Crown FM Asaba, in order to enlighten Deltans on issues bordering environmental challenges and measures of averting or overcoming them. Majorly, he emphasized on the importance of keeping our environment clean, because a clean reduces the outbreak of diseases & checkmating mosquitoes related sickness in our society.Also, he hammered on the National Emergency Management Agency’s warning of impending…

The Provost of Delta State College of Health Technology, Ofuoma, Chief Dr. Mrs Augustina Erah, has seek the partnership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ughelli Correspondents Chapel in promoting activities of the institution. Dr. Mrs. Augustina Erah disclosed this when management of the institution hosted members of Ughelli Correspondents Chapel of the NUJ at the College. She stressed that the institution needs the NUJ to preserve its mage whenever the needs arises. “I…

By Henry Ubus The Executive Chairman of Udu Local Government Council Hon.(Chief) Jite Brown (JP) has been commended for clearing the age-long mountainous refuge Dump at Dede Primary School in Orhuwhorun, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. Residents of the area and pupils of Dede Primary who now heave a sigh of relief, prayed God to bless the Udu Council Boss for clearing the dump site which before now posed Health challenges for them….

By Elo Edremoda, Warri Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has explained that the ravaging COVID-19 Delta variant is not in any way synonymous with Nigeria’s Delta State, which he governs. The governor made the clarification Friday, during the commissioning of projects executed in Sapele and Ethiope West council areas of the state. He also tasked Deltans to continue to practice all protocols against the pandemic. Governor Okowa especially urged the people of Delta State to keep adhering…

By Steve Oko Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has declared indefinite strike action beginning from Monday, The National President of NARD Dr. Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa announced this on Saturday in umuahia Abia State at the end of the union’s National Executive Council meeting. Dr Uyilawa cited the inability of the Federal Government to implement the agreements it entered with the union 113 days after it suspended the previous strike as a reason for the industrial…

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for a National Action Plan on Environment to facilitate the reduction of malaria transmission in the country. Okowa made the call when he received officials of Federal Ministry of Health Partners on Roll-Back Malaria led by Dr Eze Nelson, on advocacy visit, at Government House, Asaba. He said that until certain actions were taken in the management of the environment, investments in the treatment of malaria would…