Archives for April, 2020 - Page 4
COVID-19: OEF HARPS ON NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS
OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO/GODWIN AYOBAMI RACHAEL
The Federal Government has been called upon to be more cautious and proactive in their bid to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.
This call was made by Chief Joseph Ogaga Ogunje, President General, Oghara Elite Forum (OEF),foremost socio- cultural group in Oghara Kingdom, Ethiope West Local Government Area in a statement made available to ...
Obey social distancing or we shutdown makeshift markets – Tidi warns traders
Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Dr. Michael Tidi, has read the riot act to traders in the makeshift markets in Warri, warning them to immediately adhere to the advisory on social distancing or face outright shutdown of the markets.
Dr. Tidi, handed down the warning today, Wednesday April 8, when he led the Police ...
COVID19: Activist hails Okowa for establishing food bank
Comrade Sheriff Mulade
Human rights activist, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for setting up the Delta Food Bank as part of measures to cushion the effect of the stay-at-home order by the state government as a result of the novel Coronavirus pandemic.
The state government had on Monday announced that it had established ...
Umiaghwa Abraka monarch appoints Emore of DBS as CPS
The Ovie of Umiaghwa Abraka kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Lucky Ochuko Ararile, has appointed Mr Onuvie Emore of the Delta Broadcasting Services (DBS) Warri, as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS).
According to Palace source, the appointment takes immediate effect.
Sir Onuvie Emore (ksm) is the Head of ICT Delta Broadcasting Service Warri.
Mr Emore is married to Mrs ...
Lockdown : Stay-at-home order not punitive – Delta Govt
The Delta State Government has said that the stay-at-home directive was not intended to punish citizens of the state.
Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, stated this on Saturday while the state’s Task Force on the Enforcement of the directive was monitoring situation around the Asaba capital territory.
He told newsmen that local government ...
Ereyitomi Condemns Killing Of Young Man In Warri By Security Agent
...Appeals for calm in the area
The member representing Warri Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Chief Thomas Ereyitomi JP has in strong terms condemned the killing of a young man by the security agent in Warri as a result of compliance for the Lockdown order issued by the state government.
Chief Ereyitomi described ...
Lockdown: Man shot dead for allegedly breaching checkpoint in Delta
There was pandemonium at ogunu community in Warri South Council Area of Delta State as a soldier on Thursday allegedly shot dead a middle-aged man identified as Mr Joseph Pessum
This is coming two days into the lockdown order by the Delta government.
The deceased was allegedly killed by the soldier while attempting to escape from his ...
Coronavirus: Urhobo youths distribute hand sanitizers to market women
The youth wing of Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) has flagged off it's Coronavirus awareness campaign by distributing hand sanitizers to market women across Delta Central Senatorial district.
President of the UPU Youth wing, Mr Efemena Umukoro who kicked off the campaign from Abraka town to Orogun and Agarha-Otor, told news men during the flag off that ...
Mulade hails Gbaramatu monarch for conferring chieftaincy title on him
Environmental right activist and National Coordinator of Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has hailed the monarch of Gbaramatu kingdom, HRM Oboro Gbaraun II, for recognizing and honoring him with a chieftaincy title of Ibe-Sorimowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, ( meaning “Kingdom Lifter and the Hope of Society and Humanity.”).
Mulade in statement ...
Lockdown: Delta Environmental task force assaults NUJ chairman, one other
Caution was thrown to wind on Wednesday as Officials of Delta State Environmental Task force assaulted the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Delta State Council, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu and the DAILY POST Correspondent, Matthew Omonigho who were monitoring the lockdown order by Governor Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa over the coronavirus pandemic.
According Ikeogwu who ...