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WOKE KEVIN In order to reduce maternal mortality rate in the state, Family Planning Group in the River State Ministry of health has called for specific budget for family planning Our correspondent report that the call was made in a two day  training for Budget Analysis and Monitoring Workshop for Family Planning Advocacy Working Group in Port Harcourt, organized by The Challenge Initiative (TCI). Speaking, the Family Planning Focal Person,  Rivers State Ministry of Health, DORIS IGBANIBO said the aim of the two days training is for the group to know how to track and follow budget processes on Family as well as disseminate information to the grassroots , just as she however expressed gratitude to the organizers of the event. Speaking further, Dr JULIET CHIOMA BEREWARI, State Chairman of  Budget Tracking Committee of Family Planning Advocacy Working Group, stresses that there is need for the State to have specific budget for family plan in the stat...

WOKE KEVIN In order to reduce maternal mortality rate in the state, Family Planning Group in the River State Ministry of health has called for specific budget for family planning Our correspondent report that the call was made in a two day  training for Budget Analysis and Monitoring Workshop for Family Planning Advocacy Working Group in Port Harcourt, organized by The Challenge Initiative (TCI). Speaking, the Family Planning Focal Person,  Rivers State Ministry of Health, DORIS IGBANIBO said the aim of the two days training is for the group to know how to track and follow budget processes on Family as well as disseminate information to the grassroots , just as she however expressed gratitude to the organizers of the event. Speaking further, Dr JULIET CHIOMA BEREWARI, State Chairman of  Budget Tracking Committee of Family Planning Advocacy Working Group, stresses that there is need for the State to have specific budget for family plan in the stat...

By Woke Kevin Rivers State Commissioner of Health, Professor Princewill Chike As the World Marks 2019 World Tuberculosis Day, themed, It's Time, the Rivers State commissioner of health, PROF. PRINCEWILL CHIKE as appealed to all persons having cough for two weeks or more with associated weight loss, and night sweating to avail themselves the opportunity of  free diagnostic and treatment services. PROF. PRINCEWILL CHIKE in his message on Tuberculosis says the effort to eliminate TB in the State have informed the establishment of TB treatment services in 384 facilities in the state. ''Our effort to eliminate TB in the State have informed our establishment of TB treatment services in 384 facilities, 12 highly specialized diagnostic Centre’s and 90 microscopy centers to improve access and coverage. Plans are on the way to expand these services to 1200 service points across the State. Free chest x-ray services are being provided to aid childhood TB diagnosis and t...

Elfredah Kevin As the world Marks 2019 Down Syndrome Day, theme Leave no one behind,  Pediatric Opthalmologists have called for better health for persons with down syndrome. A consultant of Pediatric Ophthalmologist, DR. ADEDAYO ADIO says Down Syndrome is caused by excess chromosome, which she further disclosed that their physical appearance always looks like one who is not as strong  as other children. ''The cause of the Down syndrome is from the chromosome. Instead of been two they will be three. Those chromosomes are problematic. Instead of been 21 they will be 22. They are very short, their body looks like they are not very strong as other children, they have this upward slant of their eyes, their nose is a little bit turned up'' she said. DR. ADEDAYO ADIO further called for better health care and quality Educational programs for persons with Down Syndrome. ''Parents who have children of down syndrome, if they can give them quality Educational pro...

Written by Elfredah Kevin A section of Participants   Women have once again been identified as a major tools for a sustainable development as well as protecting our votes, this was said in a one day around table discussion for women. The event which held in Port Harcourt was aimed at mobilizing women voices against election violence, was organized by the Academic Association Peace works with support from Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND), brought participants drawn from Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa States to address issue affecting women, and how women can be used to protect our votes. From Left, Representative of PIND, Executive Director of AAPeaceWorks, Dr. Judy Asuni,  HRM Obi Martha, Ann Kio-Briggs, and Anabs Sara-Igbe Addressing women at the gathering, the former Rivers State Commissioner of Information, IBIM SIMINETARI says women should at all time think of first position other than second, which she further calls for synergy among women. ...

Elfredah Kevin   Image credit: shutter stock Nigeria Architects says more buildings will collapse if building owners failed to follow the Right process before building.  Some Architects in Rivers State while reacting to the recently collapsed building in Ibadan and Lagos State said most building owners have always failed to adhere to the advise of Professional Architect, thereby patronizing quacks. Architect TOM INKO-TARIAH said building is like the doctor and the patients, adding that if the patients fails to adhere to the doctors prescription it might result to death. Architect TOM INKO-TARIAH blamed building owners of refusing to adhere to professional Architects, which he said has resulted to most building collapse, just as he called on government to supervise buildings before it finishes to ascertain if the rightful process are followed. Further speaking, Architect  BOZIMO EBI said most building owners are fond of cutting cost, thereby endangering lives, ...

Elfredah Kevin Barely a week Clone idai displaced over 600,000 persons killing more than 1000 persons in the northern provinces of Niassa, Tete and Zambezia, World Health Organization (WHO) is  providing urgent assistance to meet the health needs of thousands of people impacted by flooding in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.  According to report, the floods were triggered by Tropical Cyclone Idai, which swept through the region last week.  Cyclone Idai, which formed over the northern Mozambique channel, made landfall at the port of Beira and left 500 000 residents without power and means of communication.  The Government of Mozambique estimated  more than 1 000 people may have died, with 600 000 persons affected in the northern provinces of Niassa, Tete and Zambezia.  Also, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that a total of 1.6 million people have been affected in the three countries. ...

Elfredah Kevin As the World Celebrate 2019 International Day of Happiness themed, Happier together, residents in Rivers State have  expressed sadness over the delay in declaring the winner of the Governorship Election in the state Residents who spoke to TheGlobewindows expressed happiness over life but say they are sad over the delay of Independent National Electoral Commission in declaring the winner of the Government Elections, which they further appeal to INEC to call the result. ''I am happy for life, at the same time my business, but am angry because uptill now we do not know our Governor. INEC has refused to call the winner''. ''We are begging INEC to please call the result. It is long overdue''. On his part, the coordinator of Oforom Centre for Peace and Development, EVEREST NWANKWO says life is worth celebrating but frowned at the level of destruction on the Governorship election ''I am happy that I am alive, I am also hap...

Written by  Elfredah Kevin   The recent issue of dog biting two children which led to the death of a small child is Rumualogu, in Obio/Akpor Local Government of Rivers state is not going down well with Veterinarian Doctors in Nigeria, this is because most dog owners have failed to constantly vaccinate their dogs. To this end, Veterinarians have urged dogs owners to at all time treat their dogs to avoid rebies on human The Rivers State chairman of Veteran Doctors, FIDELIS CHIDOZIE says rabies on human are dangerous and  if not proper treated could lead to death, just as he further urged dog owners to vaccinate and restraint their dogs from constituting nuisance on streets. Doctor FIDELIS CHIDOZIE further stated that rabies are viral found in the saliva of infected dogs, adding that such infected dogs dies within ten days, as well as infected human ''Dogs affected with rabies dies within ten days. If human is bitten by a dog, if the person is not pro...

By ELFREDAH KEVIN It actually came as a shock to Nigerians, the postponing of the Presidential and National Assembly Elections got to so many Nigerians as a huge shock. Most Nigerians had left on February 15th, against Saturday's  election to their various communities were they will exercise their franchise, when the news broke to their ears that the Presidential and national Assembly elections scheduled for 16 February has been postponed to 23February, and the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections have been shifted to  March 19, 2019, they were all devastated and confused. Since the postponement of the elections, Nigerians have never been pleased with the Independent National Electoral Commission, so much blame from different angles. Even the two major political parties, the APC and the PDP have been countering and blaming each other of being responsible for the immediate postponing of the elections, which they said, it was in conniver with Independent National Ele...

Woke Kevin The Lagos State Government has official released  figures of pupils and adult who died in Wednesday’s collapsed building on Lagos Island. In a press conference at the Lagos Island General Hospital, Lagos, State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris disclosed that 20 children and adult died in the collapsed building. According to him, the corpses have been released to the families for burial, adding that  45 persons survived the collapse and were managed across some of the state health facilities, including Lagos Island General Hospital,  Massey Street Children’s Hospital,  Onikan Health Centre and the Gbagada General Hospital. Others are Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja; National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba. “Out of the 45 survivors known to the government as at this morning, 14, including 10 children and four adults, are still ...

Woke Kevin March 9th governorship/House Assembly started very peaceful in the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. Early and adequate distribution of sensitive and none sensitive materials duly observed by INEC. The exercise unlike the previous recorded voter apathy resulting from fear of shooting, charged atmosphere dominated by armed uniform men. The executive chairman Ikwerre Local Government Area Speaking with the Theglobewindows at Omagwa unit 12 said ' voting is usually very peaceful in the early of the exercise except collation time of collations during which miscreants suspected to be thugs will come and hijack ballot boxes. He called on INEC , Security agency to step up their mandate to ensure votes count to the wish of the masses. Ndubuisi Samuel Worlu of ward 9 unit 5 Elele Kelga said election went on free and fair. Electorates of all parties are peaceful and orderly. They have conducted themselves in in an orderly manner. Whoever emerges winner must be...

Written by Elfredah Kevin It was indeed a sad day for  residents in No. 63 Massey Street, Ita Faaji area of Lagos Island, in Lagos state, at about 10am as a 3-storey building collapsed killing school children. It was reported that the Ohen Nursery and Primary School was on the last floor, and pupils were inside learning when the building collapsed. 50 children is said to have been rescued by Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, as well as other security agencies. THISDAY gathered that the fatality figure was pegged at 14, following the latest recovery of a middle-aged man about 3a.m. yesterday, who was buried underneath the rubble on the ground floor. According to rescue team, that the landlord of the building and his son was also rescued by rescue team. According to recent report, that one of the mothers of the victims has committed suicide by drinking snipers. 'We never knew what she wanted to do with snippers, but later we found out t...

Written by  Elfredah Kevin Total E&P Nigeria Limited has held a capacity development workshop to commemorate the 2019 International Women's Day, theme balance for better. Women from fourteen host communities in Rivers State were celebrated, as well as trained on how to balance their family and work life. Officials of TotalE&P Nigeria Limited Deputy Managing Director,  FRANCIOS LE COCQ on his keynote address says gender balance is essential for economies and communities to thrive all around. FRANCIOS LE COCQ  was represented by the Deputy General Manager, JAMES URHO who further stated that Total E&P  has been actively involved in the promotion of programmes aimed at recognizing the achievements of women, adding that the company's passion is to assist women through networking opportunities. Earlier on his opening remarks, the company's Community Development Manager, in charge of offshore and Onshore, Okechukwu Obara, stated that Total E...

Written by  Elfredah Kevin Today,  Christians in Nigeria joined their counterpart all over the world to observe Ash Wednesday, which  marks the beginning of Lenten season in preparation for Easter. Christians in different dominations attended morning service, afternoon as well as evening service, and were sealed with the sign of cross on their foreheads using Ashes. In an interview with TheGlobewindows, the parish priest of st. Vincent De Paul Catholic church, Elechi Port Harcourt, Rev. Father MARTIN EGONU, called on Christians to use this period to pray for forgiveness as well as  converting from sins to righteousness. The clergyman further urges Christians to be humble as well as forgiving one another. Rev. Father Martins however stated that Ashes is used as replication of what is done in the bible to show remorse and grief to sin Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of lenten season, a period of forty days of prayer and fasting in preparation ...

Elfredah Kevin Rottweiler dog has bitten a pupil to death at the early hours of Wednesday, along Tessy road in Rumuagholu community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state   According to an eye witness report, that the gatekeeper of the dog's compound had opened the gate for the Rottweiler which he (dog) ran straight to a school owned by Assembly of God Church without a fence and bit  two children, killing one and the other is hospitalized. A source within the area said it took the intervention of a Mopol officer who shot the dog dead to rescue the second victim. Meanwhile, the gatekeeper has been arrested and detained, while the second victim is receiving treatment in a Hospital along Rumuagholu road and the remains of the first victim has been sent to mortuary.

Woke Kevin Governor Nyesom Wike and his Deputy Ipalibo Banigo at the memorial service in Abonnema   Rivers State Government has set up a committee to identify those killed during the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Abonnema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area.  According to the statement released by the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, had it that the Committee also has the responsibility  of identifying  the soldiers who died during the Presidential and National Assembly elections and March 2, 2019. The high-powered committee is headed by the State Deputy Governor, Dr Ipalibo Harry Banigo.  Speaking during a memorial service in honour of Abonnema people and soldiers who died on 23rd February and March 2, 2019 at St Paul's Nyemoni Church on Wednesday,  Governor Wike said that the committee will have the responsibility of also identifying the bereaved families.  ...

Woke Kevin  The Director General of President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Council and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has described the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike's ambition to have a re-election into the Brick House in Rivers State come Saturday 9th March, 2019 as one associated with brutality and killings, which he stated that right from the commencement of the Wike's Administration, the State had continuously witness unrest and wanton killings, wondering why no one had ever questioned Governor Wike on the uncountable number of killings that has taken place in Rivers State since he bacme the Governor.  Amaechi spoke in Abuja, at a Post- election Media briefing of Muhammadu Buhari’s Campaign Council on Tuesday.   "Nobody has ever questioned Governor Wike on the uncountable number of killings that has taken place in Rivers State since he became Governor". "Just because of one man's ambition for a second term...

Written by Elfredah Kevin The Appeal Court in Port Harcourt has struck out the appeal of Tonye Cole challenging the judgment of the Federal high court that delisted the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the ballot and restrict them from participating in the 2019 general elections in Rivers State The panel was led by Justice Isaiah Akeju in a unanimous judgement struck out the appeal for lack of merit. The Appeal Court said they align with several judgments and decisions of other courts in the matter and abide with the consequential orders of the Courts. The judges in the main suit also held that it will be an academic exercise if the court goes into other details of the suit, adding that their reliance on several comments on the matter is to avoid causing confusion on well-decided matters. In the same vein, the Appeal Court also struck out the matter filed by the APC in Rivers State challenging the Federal High Court judgment that ordered the removal of APC Lo...

Written by  Woke Kevin Zinedine Zidane, has told his close friends that he is unsure about replacing Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea, the UK Sun reports. The Blues will need to act fast if they want Zidane, with Juventus ready to make a rival offer and the Frenchman appears keener on a return to Turin. Sarri earned himself a stay of execution, with Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, although there are still significant doubts among the club’s top officials. If Chelsea’s upturn in form is not maintained, the Italian could still be sacked. However, while Chelsea’s hierarchy wants to give Sarri time to turn things around, they have been alerted to the possibility of Zidane taking charge at Juve, should Massimiliano Allegri leave in the summer Chelsea need to act fast in the area of coach , team tactics , open window litigation as to fit into top four.  Source: Daily Post