A Prisoner at the Nigerian Correctional Service, Okere Custodial Centre in Warri, identified as David, has died from a suspected complications linked to HIV The death was confirmed on Sunday morning by the Deputy Comptroller of Prisons, DCP Richard Egbede, in a telephone interview with newsmen. According to Egbede, “The deceased, who had been living with HIV, consistently refused to take his prescribed antiretroviral drugs despite repeated interventions by prison officials and medical personnel. “We’ve been giving him the drugs all the time, but he would just keep…
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World Clean Up Day: ACE Recycles Calls For Household Participation,
As the world marked World Cleanup Day, Ace Recycles emerged as a pivotal force, transforming a local cleanup exercise into a practical demonstration of the circular economy and its benefits for the community of Ughelli. The event, organized in collaboration with CODAF, ACERD and NEDi, saw all collected plastic waste diverted from the streets and transported to the ACE Recycles Centre. This strategic partnership underscored a critical message: cleaning the environment and creating economic value are two sides of the same coin. Grace Chukwufumanya Ndobu, founder of Ace Recycles Enterprise,…
Read MoreEde Dafinone: Changing the Narrative, Putting Urhobo’s Next Generation First
By Wilson Okorugbo “In politics, promises are shadows, but actions are the footprints that remain.” For Senator Ede Dafinone, leadership is not a matter of lofty declarations or recycled campaign pledges. It is about building tangible foundations that outlive rhetoric and directly shape the future of his people. His recent interventions in education — particularly in information and communication technology (ICT) — embody this philosophy. Across Delta Central, Senator Dafinone has initiated projects that are transforming schools into centres of innovation and empowerment. The construction and equipping of…
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