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70 OPM Scholarship Beneficiaries Depart For Cyprus

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Seventy beneficiaries of the Omega Power Ministries (OPM) scholarship programme, yesterday departed the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa for Cyprus to undertake various courses of studies in Final University.
The highly elated beneficiaries were decked in white and sky blue track suits, with white pairs of canvas to match.
Among them were a physically challenged person, Miss Harcourt Ruth Imaoyani, who hails from Abua/Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State; an only child of his parents, 18-year-old Master Daniel Okezie; and two sacked security guards of an eatery in Aba, Abia State as well as a blogger who brought their plight to limelight through the social media. One of the beneficiaries is also going to pursue a Master’s Degree in Political Science.
Some of the parents, loved ones, friends and well-wishers of the beneficiaries were on hand to bid them farewell, and some of them were seen shedding tears of joy and even praying for them.
Incidentally, the General Overseer of OPM, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere was very busy at the airport, shuttling from one point to the other, to ensure that the beneficiaries had a smooth and hitch-free trip.
Chinyere, while speaking with newsmen, gave an insight into his decision to extend the free school programme of OPM outside the shores of Nigeria by offering scholarships to young people.
According to him, he had observed that most of the graduates churned out of the country’s universities yearly, at the end of the day, do not secure gainful employment.
He said for this singular reason, he decided to go international, and expressed delight that the beneficiaries of the foreign scholarships sponsored from the church’s tithes and offerings, were doing pretty well.
The General Overseer further explained that the essence of sponsoring the beneficiaries abroad was for them to be able to help others after their graduation, and hinted that the church had fully paid the tuition fees of all the 70 beneficiaries.
The beneficiaries are heading to Cyprus to study courses like Nursing, Pharmacy, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Accounting, Banking and Finance, Computer Engineering, International Law, Software Engineering and Civil Engineering, among others.
Also speaking with newsmen, the Chairman of the Association of Persons with Disabilities, Rivers State Chapter, Mr Kie Obomanu thanked Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere for extending the scholarship gesture to a member of the association, Ruth, and appealed that more slots be given to persons with disabilities in the state in future, describing Apostle Chinyere as a wonderful man of God.
Obomanu equally appealed to the Rivers State Government to also remember members of the association in terms of provision of scholarships and political inclusion. He specifically thanked Governor Nyesom Wike for recently granting a N50 million lifeline and automatic employment to a member of the association who recently bagged a Doctorate Degree.
A mother of one of the beneficiaries, Mrs Chioma Beatrice Okezie said his only child, Daniel Okezie was barely one-year-old when his father, Fabian Nnamdi Ogam, who was a lecturer of Mathematics and Statistics at the Rivers State University died in 2005.
According to her, it was when she joined OPM in 2008 that Apostle Chinyere started catering for her and her only son uptill this day. Daniel will be 18 years in July.
While thanking the man of God profusely, she prayed God to grant him more blessings and long life.
It would be recalled that six other persons accompanied the beneficiaries on the trip to do business in Dubai under the sponsorship of OPM.

By: Donatus Ebi

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Emulate Fubara’s Transformation Agenda, LG Boss Urges S’South Leaders  … Calls For Investment In N’Delta 

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Chairman of Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State, Dr Enyiada CookeyGam has called on leaders in the South-South states of Nigeria to emulate the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, in evolving policies that would transform and develop their various states, and the Niger Delta region in general.
This, he said, they should, do through industrialization and infrastructure development of their respective states.
Speaking with newsmen recently in Port Harcourt on the performance of the Fubara-led administration and pace of development in the State, CookeyGam also urged Niger Delta sons and daughters to see the need to woo investors to invest in the zone to enhance aggressive infrastructural and human capital development.
He expressed the need for Governors in the zone, stakeholders and leaders at all levels to  pull  their resources together and establish industries in their different areas, which will ultimately manifest in the region.
“Unity of purpose with shared motivation, mutual survival and benefits would offer us the opportunity to pull our resources, talents, and ideas together for the well-being of the people of the States and region”, CookeyGam said.
According to him, within the past one year of his governance, Fubara has instituted many transformational projects and development programmes that has direct bearings on people’s lives.
He said, “on assumption of office in 2023, Fubara was confronted with the challenges of uplifting the living standard of the people of the state, but with the support and collaboration of stakeholders in the state, he was able to ease the financial plight of Rivers people.
“Fubara is ready to woo investors into the state, with varieties of industries that will create employment opportunities for the people of the state, in terms of human capital development, industrialization, entrepreneurship, health, education, agriculture and other sectors.
“Fubara is poised to attract participation of the private sector and divest government interest to private sector, hitch has resulted in the State being rated as the fastest developing economy in Nigeria”.
CookeyGam, who said South-South governments should provide industries and infrastructure to develop the region, lamented that in spite of the federal allocation to states, governments in the region failed to harness the economic opportunities of the zone.
He recalled that visionary leaders such as Fubara, former governors of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili and Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi performed well in developing the state through the provision of infrastructure and the setting up of industries.
“Leadership must create environment that would compliment the efforts of others”, he said, and appealed to Niger Delta people to rally support for their Governors to help them develop the region for posterity.
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Group Urges Consistency, Diligence In Nigerian Youths

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The Chief Executive Officer of Young Founders Business Reality TV Series, Mr. Reuben Ebitari T. has advised Nigerian Youths to be consistent and diligent in order to succeed in any business venture.
The CEO who stated this during the launch of the organization in Port Harcourt, described diligence and consistency as necessary for success.
Mr. Ebitari stated that his organisation’s goals were to empower young entrepreneurs, provide training and mentorship to scale their business ideas into sustainable ventures.
He explained that he knew that there were people who genuinely wanted to engage in business but the fund to start was not available, noting that such individuals were the target of his organisation.
He stated that the sponsorship for the project was drawn from their individual contributions as members of the group and expressed hope that government, corporate bodies and individuals would partner with his group to achieve desired goals.
According to him, we are looking forward to expand the project.
He, however, expressed misgivings that his organization would be able to reach those that had little or no education, saying that today’s world was technology-driven.
Also speaking, a prominent and  founding member of the group, Queen Adaeze Chineme, hailed the objectives of the organization.
She said her organization was inspired by its passion for empowering the youths.
She emphasized that there was need to provide capital for Youths who genuinely want to engage in business ventures.
Miss Chineme said primarily the beneficiaries of their capital support would be drawn from those with existing business outfits and noted that youths from 18 to 35 years were eligible.
She also called on government, corporate bodies and individuals to support the venture.
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Immunization: Rivers Records Decrease In Women, Infant Mortality  … As OPTS Donates Cold Chain Refrigerators To PHCMB

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Rivers State has recorded reduction in mortality of infants, children, and women who die during pregnancy and childbirth.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh, who disclosed this, Tuesday, during a media briefing, in Port Harcourt, by the Primary Healthcare Management Board (PHCMB), at the donation of World Health Organisation (WHO) Prequalified Cold Chain Refrigerators, said the decrease spans the last three months.
According to her, an analysis of relevant data in the last three months from which report was presented to the State’s Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu, who is the Chairman of the Rivers State Primary Healthcare Taskforce, showed an increase in immunisation, which resulted in the decrease in the mortality of infants, children, and women in the State.
“As we were analysing the data in the last three months, and providing report to Her Excellency, the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu, we were pleased and delighted to share with her and onward to the State Executive Council that we have seen an increase in immunisation coverage by virtue of the work the management and staff of the PHCMB have been doing.
“Significant increase in immunisation coverage, reduction in mortality and in newborns, in infants, below the age of one, and children under the age of five”, she said.
Dr. Oreh continued that beyond the stated reductions, there were also “reductions in the number of women who died during pregnancy and childbirth”.
In spite of these, however, the Health Commissioner emphasized the need to sustain efforts being made to ensure that “we get to the point in Rivers State where there are no Zero Dose Children, that there are no more children who don’t have access to vaccines appropriate for their age to save their lives from common childhood illnesses that threaten their survival”.
Making the donation of the WHO Prequalified Cold Chain Refrigerators, the Executive Director, Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), the donor of the refrigerators, Mr. Gwueke Ajaifa, said the donation is in the spirit of giving back to the people.
Noting that OPTS is an association of oil and gas companies in Nigeria, comprising five International Oil Companies (IOCs), and 25 Nigerian Companies, Ajaifa explained the reason for the donation.
“As individual companies, we recognise the need to take care of the people who live in our communities, because without healthy communities, there can be no progress in terms of business.
“Individual companies have been reaching out to the State, but collectively, we also see the need to reach out and ensure that we take care of our people, and Rivers State is one of the States we believe deserves our attention.
“So, this equipment has been donated to support the immunisation programme, in order to maintain the potency of vaccines, because it’s important that we store them properly”, Ajaifa stated.
Explaining the function of the WHO Prequalified Cold Chain Refrigerators, the State Immunization Officer, Dr. Inwom Joseph Urang, said it’s basically to maintain the potency of the vaccines.
“When vaccines are brought, we maintain their potency at a particular temperature, usually +2 to +8 degrees centigrade. So, you don’t allow the temperature to go beyond that.
“Once the temperature goes beyond that, the potency of the vaccines might be compromised. So, we need this equipment to actually help us maintain these vaccines.
“If anything happens to the Cold Chain, we call it ‘breakage of the Cold Chain’. Once the Cold Chain is broken, the potency of the vaccine is gone. Instead of the vaccine being a life-saver, it will now be a killer.
“This is a modern equipment with ten years warranty”, Dr. Urang explained.
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