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By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaChief Great Ovedje OgboruAs Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru marked 62 years of his existence on earth, some Deltans have felicitated with him wishing him long life and good health.Chief Ogboru, who was born in 1958 in Port Harcourt, was the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta state during the 2019 general elections.In a congratulatory messages made available to newsmen in Asaba some APC members and ardent followers of the ‘People’s General’, as he is fondly called, expressed gratitude to God for keeping and blessing him with leadership qualities.A staunch supporter of Chief Ogboru…

With 90 countries in lockdown, four billion people are now sheltering at home from the global contagion of COVID-19. It’s a protective measure, but it brings another deadly danger. We see a shadow pandemic growing, of violence against women.As more countries report infection and lockdown, more domestic violence helplines and shelters across the world are reporting rising calls for help. In Argentina, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom (1), and the United States (2), government authorities, women’s rights activists and civil society partners have flagged increasing reports of domestic violence during the crisis, and heightened demand for emergency shelter (3 ,4 ,5).…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninTo help put smile on the faces of the less privileged in this Easter season and to ease their pains over the Coronavirus stay at home, the Edo State attorney general and commissioner for Justice, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe has distributed foodstuffs and other consumables to 300 migrant returnees, widows and the vulnerable in Benin City, Edo State.Prof. Omorogbe said, “I am moved by the challenges faced in various Nigerian homes occasioned by the near total lockdown directive of government to control the further spread of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic. I have had many complains of hardship by…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaThe legislator representing Ughelli North Constituency ll at the Delta State House of Assembly, Prince Eric Oharisi has debunked claims that he tested positive for COVID-19.Oharisi, who spoke from his house in Asaba, refuted the claim being circulated by several social media platforms that he was the state’s index case who tested positive for Coronavirus announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday.The Ughelli prince expressed shock at the report describing it as false in its entirety. He , adding that he was hale and hearty and had not been hospitalized in recent times…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaDelta State has recorded the first death from the Coronavirus. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Thursday night, announced that a patient suspected to have contracted Coronavirus in the state has died.Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Olisa Ifeajika, said in a statement in Asaba that the governor disclosed that the case, the second, after the first confirmed on Tuesday, was awaiting the outcome of a test conducted on him when the patient passed away.He stated that the deceased had underlying health issues and had visited Lagos in the past two weeks. He added that the patient who, developed with…

Concerned Chiefs and Citizens of Niger Delta made up of South- South chiefs, elders and opinion leaders have been watching developments on the Coronavirus outbreak and efforts by the Federal Government to contain the pandemic and cushion the effect of the lockdown measures on the mass of the people.We want to commend the efforts of the National Center for Disease Control, NCDC, in handling this scourge that has put all countries on anxiety and the governors’ for stepping in gallantly to introduce control measures that have so far, minimized the spread of the deadly contagious disease that has so far…

CEHRD is a non-profit, non-governmental and public interest organization incorporated as a trustee charity in Nigeria with No. CAC/IT/19258 PRESS RELEASEWORLD HEALTH DAY 2020The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, CEHRD, join the rest of the world in commemorating this year’s World Health Day. The World Health Day is a significant international day of commemoration as it is seen as an opportunity by the World Health Organization to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year. Since its inception at the first Health Assembly in 1948, the commemoration has aimed to create awareness of…

COMMUNIQUEAn array of energy experts, government representatives, host community members, and other stakeholders, including celebrities from oil-producing communities gathered in Lagos to deliberate on pathways for more sustainable community engagement processes in Nigeria’s extractive industries during the 8th Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference, with the theme, ‘COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: A PANACEA FOR PEACE IN EXTRACTIVE OPERATIONS’.The extractive industries, which include the oil and gas and mining industries, have been plagued by challenges stemming from conflicts with host communities. It is believed that poor and unsustainable community engagement processes lie at the foundation of these conflicts that have led to…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the nation on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Abuja, Nigeria March 29, 2020. Nigeria Presidency/Handout/ReutersNigeria’s elites would seem to be already disproportionately affected by the coronavirus. As of April 2, there are reported 184 cases of the virus in the country. This includes 162 active, 20 recovered, and 2 dead. These are still early days for the disease in Nigeria. But, of the relatively small number of cases in Nigeria, one is Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff, four are state governors, and one is the son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.…

Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast National Soccer Team, left, with Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon National Soccer team reacts during a meeting before a training session in St-Gratien, outside Paris, France. Friday, May 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)As medical experts try to find a cure to the Coronavirus pandemic, DR Congo will take part in trials of vaccines against the disease even as Africa is erupting in condemnation of the continent being considered as test ground.This decision comes after former footballers, Samuel Eto’o, Demba Ba and Didier Drogba blasted medical experts who suggested that Africa should be the testing ground for vaccines…