Category: Health & Fitness

Suspected Pregnant Women Use Razor To Perform Self Ceasearean Operation In Delta

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AN unidentified woman last week was rushed to Ughelli Central Hospital for urgent medical attention after her self ceasearean was not successful. The unidentified pregnant woman was last Thursday rushed to the Accident & Emergency Unit of the Ughelli Central Hospital for quick medical assistance. Though the report was sketchy, it was learned that the pregnant woman in her 30s  suspectedly used a razor blade to cut her diaphragm in other to get rid of her unborn baby last Thursday. As that was not successful,she used the same razor blade…

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Paul Omu was more than a General –Askia

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  The Udu of Isoko nation and former Managing Director of DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh JP, has described the late General Paul Ufuoma Omu as a rare gem whose value would never be lost on Nigeria, Delta State and Isoko nation. In a statement to mourn Omu who was former Military Governor of the South Eastern State of Nigeria, later Cross River State, Askia who was also Chairman of Isoko South Local Government Council noted that Omu was not only a General in the military but also in politics, nation…

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Oborevwori Consoles Otuaro Over Mother’s Death

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  Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has sent condolences to the immediate past Deputy Governor of the state, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, on the death of his mother, Mrs. Pinapina Otuaro. Mrs Otuaro reportedly died on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Group Medical Hospital, Mosheshe Estate, Effurun, at the age of 87. Condoling with the Otuaro family, Governor Oborevwori, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba on Thursday, told the former Deputy Governor and the family to take solace in the fact…

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We Are Looking for the Doctors By Sunny Awhefeada

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By Sunny Awhefeada   Brigadier Sani Abacha, as he then was, it was who announced the 31 December 1983 putsch that torpedoed the ill-fated government of Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari and sounded the death knell for the second republic. An unforgettable line in Abacha’s coup speech was that our hospitals had become “mere consulting clinics”. That criticism of our public health sector was a searing indictment of the failure of government in that sector. Although, the speech pointed to a negation of the purpose of government, we must realize…

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Breaking: Former Miss Nigeria, Mrs Ibru Is Dead

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    The wife of the first executive governor of Delta State and former Miss Nigeria, Mrs. Edna Ibru (nee Park) is dead.   Mrs Edna Ibru (nee Park) who was Miss Nigeria 1964, and the first Nigerian/African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe died after a brief illness in London.   In statement, her son, Dr. Paul Aidido Ibru, “Our amazing mother passed into glory on Wednesday 15, January, 2025 after a brief illness”.   According to him, “Until her death, she was full of life and we never…

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Delta Community Laments Continued Absence Of Health Center’s Matron

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  RESIDENTS and leaders of Omavovwe-Agbarha community have lamented the alleged continued absence of Health Workers posted the community health center in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The community has alleged that, despite the provision of borehole and a conducive environment, the matron had  refused staying at the staff quarters and coming to work regularly. Speaking to the Pointer, Vice chairman of Omavovwe community, Mr Daniel Edaferioka said, “The health center was built by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and commissioned at the era Chief Goodwin Adode as the…

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Delta B’casting Service Asaba, Loses Head Of Admin, Suzan Eke To Death After Surgery

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By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye   It was a black Tuesday, on January 7, 2025, for family members, friends and colleagues of Mrs. Suzan Eke, Head of Administration, Delta Broadcasting Service Asaba, as the news of her sudden and unexpected demise filters in.   Mrs. Suzan Eke nee Slater, a mother of two, succumb to death after a minor surgery at an hospital in Asaba, Delta State. She is survived by her husband Dr. Eghosa Eke, an aged mother, brothers, sisters and many family relatives and friends.     Mrs. Eke was…

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Fmr Delta SSG Efenudu Dies At 81

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  Former Secretary to the Delta State Government, and Head of Service l, Sir Simeon Efenudu, Esq, has been reportedly dead after a brief illness.   Sir Simeon Efenudu hails from Owhe clan in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. According to a statement issued on behalf of the family by Navy Captain Hermans Efenudu, the former head of service died after a brief illness. The statement in full  PASSAGE TO ETERNAL GLORY With total submission to the will of God Almighty but deep and incurable pain in…

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Nursing Mothers Lament Non Availability Of Drugs For 0-5 Children In Delta Hospital

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        NURSING mothers in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have lamented the alleged non availability of drugs for their children under the age of 0-5 earmarked for free medical treatment at Ughelli Central Hospital by the state government.     This is just as they appeal to the Delta State ministry of health for the provision of drugs for their children within the age limit of 0-5 respectively.   The Delta State government and the previous administrations had made provisions of free health services…

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Dafinone Salutes Emerhor At 67, Commends His Loyalty To o APC

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Dafi The Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ede Dafinone, felicitates with the Founding leader of the All Progressives Congress APC in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, on his 67th birthday anniversary. He noted that Olorogun Emerhor, a successful business mogul who was the first candidate to contest election on the platform of the APC and the party governorship candidate in the 2015 general elections, has contributed greatly to the growth of APC in Delta State. The Delta Central lawmaker, in his goodwill message, said: “I warmly felicitate with…

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