Ex-banker seeks help to sustain kidney transplant
…Says N1.9m needed every three months for drugs By Joseph Erunke, Abuja For Mrs Kehinde Oluwatoyin Ugbede, a former banker whose career was cut short by kidney failure, a successful kidney transplant in March 2026 offered what she described as a second chance at life. But four months after the life-saving surgery, Ugbede says the […]
High rate of kidnapping worries Orji
By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—ABIA state Governor, Chief Theodore Orji has expressed concern over the lingering state of insecurity in the state, saying that adequate measures have been put in place to deal with those perpetrating violent crimes, particularly kidnapping in the state.
Man, 30, drowns in River Niger
By Isiaka Oyibo LOKOJA — A man in his mid-30s, yesterday, got drowned in River Niger while trying to fetch water with a bucket from the river at Ganaja area of Lokoja.
Group wants Ndokwa native on NDDC board
While expressing confidence in Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan as a detribalized Deltan, he lamented that the Ndokwa nation has never been given the opportunity to produce a commissioner for the NDDC.
DESOPADEC commended for peace, devt
MANAGING Director of Freedom Mortgage Finance Limited, Dr Tommy Ighrakpata-Peters, has commended the board of Delta State Oil Producing and Development Commission (DESOPADEC) for ensuring peace and socio-economic development in oil producing areas in the state.
Miss Imo gets automatic varsity admission
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The winner of Miss Imo 2009 beauty pageant, Miss Onyinyechi Ibeagi, has been given automatic admission into Imo State University, Owerri, to study any course of her choice.
