Nigerians Need to be Educated on Stressors, Coping Strategies Against Mental Health Disorders- Foundation

An empowerment foundation, Webmark Empowerment Foundation has advocated the need to educate Nigerians on strategies to identify stressors and be conversant with with our to cope with them in order to significantly reduce the risk of mental health disorders in the country….

Common currency, language can transform economic, cultural landscape in Africa -Says Senator Nwoko 

Senator Ned Munir Nwoko has made case for the need for an African currency and a common language to unify the continent.  Speaking on Friday night at a power room session, “The Africa We See,” hosted by Elevate Africa at Transcorp Hilton, Senator Ned…

Top Africa’s Stakeholders in IT Converge in Lagos to Discuss Future

Leading industry leaders, tech enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and innovators from across Africa are to converge in Lagos to discuss the continent’s digital transformation and future trends. The event organised by CWG Plc, a leading technology solutions provider in Africa, marking the return of…

Canadian lady arrested with drugs at Lagos airport as NDLEA intercepts N9b worth opioids in Rivers

A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for importing large consignment of ‘Canadian Loud’, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis into Nigeria. The…

Strategic engagement: Oborevwori plans town hall meetings with Deltans

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, said he would hold town hall meetings across local government areas in the state, as part of his administration’s strategic engagements with the people. He also said his administration was working to ensure every…

Sen Nwoko’s Bill for Federal University of Technology, Asaba Passes First Reading

A bill sponsored by Senator Ned Munir Nwoko (Delta North) to upgrade the Federal College of Education (Technical) Asaba to the Federal University of Technology, Asaba, passed its first reading today, Wednesday, October 2, 2024, in the Senate. The bill, titled “A…

NNPC and the ‘Unoka’ syndrome

By Pius Mordi You have to feel for today’s generation. Of all the deprivation inflicted on them by the by the chain of failed leadership in Nigeria, the most severe is denying them access to the works of first generation literary giants…

NBA, EU to Provide Free Legal Services to Ikorodu Residents

To ensure that Nigerians have access to legal services regardless of their financial or social status, the European Union (EU), in partnership with the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA), is supporting the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in providing free…

Nigeria @ 64: Senator Ned Nwoko urges FG, legislators’ act for Nigerians to enjoy dividends of independence

Senator Ned Nwoko has called on the federal government and fellow legislators to take actions that would make Nigerians enjoy the dividends of independence. Senator  Nwoko made the call in his independence message released in Abuja today. He argued that true independence for…

NIGERIA @ 64: Oborevwori salutes citizens, says nation will surmount present challenges 

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated Nigerians on the country’s 64th Independence anniversary, but charged them to work in unity to surmount the economic and security challenges facing the country.  In a statement in Asaba by his Chief Press…

Protest: NHRC Asks Security Agencies to Provide Adequate Protection for Protesters

The National Human Right Commission has urged security agencies to provide adequate protection for individuals exercising their right to protest. The advised was given on Monday in Abuja, following Twarnings by the government and security agencies against the planned protest against hardship…

Immersive cultural, tourism activities on the rise across China

By Wang Ke, People’s Daily In the Jingyuetan scenic spot in Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin province, a fountain show captivated many tourists. In the center of a square, Chen Jiamin, a tourist from Heilongjiang province, which neighbors Jilin, was posing for photos…

Oborevwori’s commitment to people-oriented projects unequivocal – Works Commissioner

Delta State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, has said that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori remained unequivocally committed to the cause of delivering people-oriented projects to citizens and residents of the state. Izeze disclosed this to journalists after inspecting…

FG Declares Tuesday Public Holiday for Independence Day Celebration

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 1st of October 2024, as a public holiday to celebrate the Nation’s 64th Independence Day. The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians at home…

Cabinet Reshufflement: Group urges Tinubu to consider El Rufai, Shehu Sanni, others

As President Bola Tinubu has made his intention to reshuffle his cabinet in order for service delivery and success, a group, Mandate Protection Vanguard (MPV), has said that there is urgent need for him to consider experienced and highly skillful personnel as…

ECOWAS Parliament Expresses Worries Over Obstinance of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to Rejoin Regional Bloc

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has again expressed worries over the seeming reluctance of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic to return to ECOWAS despite the many entreaties of leaders of the regional bloc. Speaker of the ECOWAS…

Anioma State will promote freedom, immense benefits- Says Ika born politician Utomi Nwanne

Following the ongoing debates on whether Anioma State should be created or not, a Chieftain of the Labour Party and candidate of the party in the 2023 National Assembly elections, in Ika Federal Constituency, Chief Utomi Nwanne,has given his nod to the…

Delta Assembly Will Sustain Partnership With DOPF -Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor

The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, has said its resolve to sustain partnership with Delta Online Publishers’ Forum (DOPF) is unshaken. Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, also reaffirmed the Assembly’s dedication to enacting laws aimed at…

Sen. Ned Nwoko Urges Umahi, FERMA, To Fix Lagos-Asaba Expressway

The Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Rt. Hon. Ned Munir Nwoko, has raised concerns about the deteriorating state of the Lagos-Asaba Expressway,. Nwoko who met separately with the Managing Director/CEO of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engineer Chukwuemeka Agbasi  and…

EU Provides €5.4 million in Response to Floods in the Sahel, Lake Chad regions…Nigeria Gets €1.1 million

The European Union has released €5.4 million in humanitarian aid to help the most affected populations in the aftermath of the devastating floods in Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso. Nigeria, according to a statement on Monday would be getting…

Opia wants Rumors of Rift in PDP dispelled …Urges Support for Gov Oborevwori, Sen Nwoko

Supreme Leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Ndokwa Nationn and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Political Matters Comrade Opia Joshua Ojieh, has called on Deltans, particularly those from the Delta North Senatorial District, to rally behind Governor Sheriff…

FG launches agric empowerment programme in Delta

The Federal Government has successfully concluded its agricultural empowerment programme across six south-south states with a grand launch of Project “Earn From The Soil” in Delta State. Mrs Gift Johnbull, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement, South-South, made…

GOV. FUBARA: GOVERNING WITH A GOAL

Boniface Onyedi As leadership entails creditable dispensing of the trust reposed on the leader, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has in the past one year and three months effectively governed to promote stability, economic growth, development, and human welfare. This is clearly evident in…

Senator Nwoko vows to fulfill constitutional mandate in Delta North Senatorial District

From Albert Ograka  The Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Distinguished Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, has vowed to fulfill his electoral promises in his mandate to represent his constituents in Delta North Senatorial District. It could be recalled that during…

D-CARES: Over 97,000 Deltans benefit from 4th phase disbursement

…We won’t allow Deltans to suffer – Oborevwori Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, said his administration was determined to ensure that residents of the state do not unduly suffer from the economic hardship bedeviling the country. Governor Oborevwori, disclosed…

ThisDay Correspondent Wins N1 million Dinning Voucher at Chinese Mooncake Festival

ThisDay Correspondent, Michael Olugbode has won a million Naira dinning voucher at the commemoration of 2024 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in Nigeria. It was two-time lucky for Olugbode who after winning the top prize was picked in another draw for those with WeChat…

Govt at All Level in W/Africa Need to Budget for Disaster- ECOWAS

Every level of government has been asked to conscientiously budget for disaster in order to checkmate its regular occurrence which recent research stating that it has left about 75 percent population of West Africa exposed and adversely impacted. Speaking at the mid-term…

Senator Nwoko’s frank talk on Okpai step down and Ogwashi Uku dam: Perspectives to douse misgivings

By Enalo James When a man, in his elected position , and unarguably his constituents voice, speaks up, it’s incontrovertible, unanimous and obvious And it resonates. Clearly . No one in their elements , disputes a doyen of the Paris club refunds,…

Sen. Nwoko’s Attack On Oborevwori: Just Misguided Or Deliberate First Shot?

By Fred Edoreh Agreed, politics is allowed, but we must not necessarily destroy our state for mere populism and personal political calculations, or how else can one describe the recent attack on the Delta State Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori,…

GOVERNOR SHERIFF OBOREVWORI IS WORKING HARD TO DELIVER MORE AGENDA TO DELTANS

By Godslove Preye The attention of the MORE Reality Group, MRG, has been drawn to a couple of articles which recently circulated on several online platforms. The first was a self explanatory epistle titled: “Assessing the Governor’s Response to Deltans’ Suffering: A…

Buni Engages SMEDAN, Seeks Employment For Yobe Graduates

Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has initiated partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to secure employment opportunities for unemployed graduates in the state. Buni in a meeting with the Director General SMEDAN, Mr Charles…