Archive for July, 2012
DBS, Asaba Plans 24-Hour Broadcast
BY ANDREW IKEHI General Manager of Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS), Asaba, Mr. Albert Oshogbor says plans are underway for a 24-hour transmission by both the radio and television arms of the state-owned broadcast station. Oshogbor told our reporter in an interview in Asaba that the move, which is part of the transformation agenda of the new DBS management, aims at keying the station into the global trend of modern broadcasting. The General Manager also disclosed plans by the station to [...]
Continue ReadingGovernance: Role Of The Pulpit On Trial
AWELE OGBOGU GOSPEL’ as defined by some mouthy preachers in recent times leaves so much to the imagination, indeed, so much to be desired. This set of preachers are suspects of the art of manipulation of public opinion, using divine platforms to disguise self-serving agenda. The two-edged swords being carried by people in this category, no doubt, have the capacity of cutting very deep wounds in the fabrics of our democratic practice. However, the discovery of the real altar from [...]
Continue ReadingGovt’s Vision Of DELSUTH Remains Paramount –Ugwumba
BY ROSEMARY NWAEBUNI SPECIAL Adviser to the Delta State Governor on Health Monitoring, Dr. Rukewve Ugwumba, says government would spare no effort at making the Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara, retain its status as a center of excellence in the nation’s health sector. Ugwumba stated this during an unscheduled visit to the hospital to monitor activities and state of its facilities “to ensure that the health policies of the government are not compromised in any way.” After a [...]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Rising Population
THE National Population Commission (NPC) recently revealed that the nation witnessed six million births last year. If the population figure released by the commission is anything to go by, it calls for concern and reflection on how to check our population growth. Currently, the nation is facing many social dislocations because of the challenges of providing of certain needs. For instance, there is population explosion in our schools, high rate of unemployment, lack of potable water, inadequate electricity, transport and [...]
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July 30, 2012 12:00 AM
We’re Ready to Step On Toes If … –Uduaghan
BY DENNIS OTU WARRI GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has expressed the state government’s determination to step on erring toes in its desire to de-flood Warri and other flood-prone areas of the state. Speaking to journalists while monitoring last Saturday’s environmental sanitation exercise in the commercial city, the governor said; “We must get it right this time around, hence we are ready to step on the toes of anybody obstructing free flow of water in our cities and towns. [...]
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