News
COVID-19: LG Boss Distributes Food Items, Sanitisers To Communities
Mrs Ifeoma Ndukwu, the Transition Committee (TC) Chairperson, Orlu Local Government Area, Imo, has distributed food items and hand sanitisers to rural communities in the council.
Ndukwu, who addressed newsmen while distributing the palliatives on Friday, said that the measure was to support the state government to fight and prevent COVID-19, and to also cushion the effects on people in rural communities.
“A committee has recently been inaugurated at the council headquarters with the mandate of sensitising people in the rural communities on prevention of the Coronavirus, and to also distribute food items to cushion hunger.
READ ALSO: Market Relocation: Rescue Us From Exploiters, Market Women Cry Out To Obaseki
“The committee has started discharging its mandate.
“I wish to remind the people to obey government’s directives so as to stay healthy at all times, because there is no alternative to heathy living,’’ she said.
The Orlu council boss praised the efforts of Gov. Hope Uzodimma, other government functionaries, individuals, corporate organisations, religious bodies and sundry supporters in fighting the pandemic in Imo.
READ ALSO: COVID-19 : Imo Govt Tasks Journalists On Improved Collaboration To Fight Epidemic
She urged all well-meaning Imo people, including the banks and other financial institutions to join government in the fight against Coronavirus.
“I, therefore, enjoin Imo people to obey government’s directives to stay safe against Coronavirus by maintaining social distancing, regular hand washing or sanitising, staying indoors and shunning large gatherings,’’ Ndukwu said.
The benefited communities include Umuna, Eziachi, Okporo and Umuowa among others.
READ ALSO: Group Takes Investment Campaign To Imo, Woos Potential Investors
News
Adhere To Tenets Of Journalism In Your Reportage, Edo Deputy Gov Tasks Women Journalists
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Engr. Marvellous Omobayo, has tasked female journalists in the state under the auspices of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, to adhere strictly to the tenets of the profession in their reportage.
Omobayo gave the advice when he received a delegation of the women journalists at his office in Benin.
The used the opportunity of the visit to reiterate his maximum support for the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki to finish strong on his Make Edo Great Again, MEGA project.
READ ALSO: Court Dethrones Ondo Monarch After 29 Years Of Legal Tussle
Earlier, the Chairperson of the Edo NAWOJ, Comrade Adesuwa Ehimuan said the visit was to congratulate the deputy governor on his elevation as the number two citizen of the state.
Ehimuan further said the visit was also to strengthen the synergy and exploring areas of collaboration to promote the development of journalism and women empowerment in the state.
News
‘I’ve Become An Evangelist’ – Doyin Okupe
The former campaign director for the Labour Party during the 2023 presidential election, Doyin Okupe, has announced his new vocation as an evangelist of Jesus Christ following his recovery from cancer.
Detailing the challenges he faced with cancer, which initially appeared 16 years ago as prostate cancer and recently in the soft tissues of his right shoulder, Okupe highlighted the role of his medical treatment and divine intervention in his recovery.
READ ALSO: Woman Allegedly Kills Self Over Failed Marriage
“The first problem was cancer I had and the chemotherapy makes you lose appetite, you have nausea, and even as you sustain for several months, you lose weight,” he told Channels TV.
Okupe recounted how his weight dropped from 127kg to 97kg during chemotherapy and settled at 103kg after the treatment ended.
“In all these, I bear witness to God and Jesus Christ, I’m a testimony to the fact that there is nothing the Lord God Jehovah can’t do,” Okupe affirmed.
“From now on, I have become an evangelist and a witness for Christ.”
News
Court Dethrones Ondo Monarch After 29 Years Of Legal Tussle
Oba Micheal Adetunji Oluwole, the traditional ruler of Ute in the Ose local government area of Ondo state has been dethroned by a state High Court sitting in Owo, Owo local government area of the state after a legal tussle that lasted for 29 years.
Olule Omolaja Ruling House had challenged the retired Army Major’s right to ascend the throne.
READ ALSO: UK Regulator Reports Air Peace Over Alleged Safety Violation
Justice Ademola Enikuomehin who nullified the selection process that brought Oba Oluwole to the throne and ordered a fresh selection process into the stool, ordered Oluwole to stop parading himself as the traditional ruler of the town. The fresh selection process will be from the Olule Omoloja ruling house lineage.
According to Justice Enikuomehin, the dethroned monarch had no right to the throne as he’s not a member of the ruling house designated to fill the vacant throne of the town.
Adhere To Tenets Of Journalism In Your Reportage, Edo Deputy Gov Tasks Women Journalists
[BREAKING] Edo Guber: PDP Peace Committee Secretary Dumps Party
‘I’ve Become An Evangelist’ – Doyin Okupe
-
Headline2 days agoJUST IN: Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Crashes
-
Entertainment4 days agoTears, As Jnr. Pope Is Laid To Rest In Enugu
-
News3 days agoEdo Police Break Silence On Operatives Fighting Dirty In Viral Video
-
News4 days agoLagos Hotel Showcases ‘Most Advanced Room In West Africa’ That Costs Over N1m Per Night
-
Headline2 days ago15 Most Expensive Nigerian Universities
-
News3 days agoExcitement, Dance As ‘Looted Ancestral Stools’ Return To Oba Of Benin
-
News4 days agoEdo: ‘They Want To Chase Us Out Of Our Communities’ – Residents Protest Alleged Harassment, Petition AIG
-
News3 days agoEconomic Hardship: Pastor Suspends Collection Of Offerings Church[VIDEO]
-
Headline2 days agoStep-by-step Guide To Applying For 2024 MTN Scholarship
-
News4 days agoJUST IN: Tinubu Appoints Governing Board Members For 111 Tertiary Institutions
