By: Bethel Toby Lassa Fever, as the name connotes, is a viral hemorrhagic illness endemic to West Africa, especially Nigeria. It is transmitted primarily through contact with urines or feces of infected multi-mammal rats, or from human through body fluids Despite its annual out-breaks, especially in Nigeria’s dry season( November …

By : Ehichioya Ezomon Today, June 30, 2025, marks another decider for the long-sought reconciliation, peace, cohesion and stability in the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which’s fractured since the lead-up to the 2023 General Election that the party lost to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Scheduled for …

By Amos Odhe The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has applauded the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for proclaiming amnesty for former agitators of the Niger Delta region and for also establishing the progamme to cater for their rehabilitation. He spoke at the 2nd President Umaru …

Leadership of the National Association of Seadogs Pyrates Confraternity (NAS PC), Oxbow Marino Deck recently held a meeting with the Controller of Corrections of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Bayelsa State Command on the need for partnership to rehabilitate prison inmates and curbing crime in the state. The Controller of …

  By Uwem Offon, Uyo ‎ ‎Chairman of Eastern Obolo in Akwai Ibom State, Samuel Nteogwuija, has flagged-off a N31.5 million Skills Acquisition Training and Business Grant Scheme under the Unifier First Batch, benefiting 60 youths and 10 women across the local government area. ‎ ‎Speaking during the official launch, …

The leadership and membership of the Wakirike National Students Union have been called upon to play a major role in re-orienting youth against involvement in drugs and other criminal activities. Sole Administrator of Okrika Local Government Area, Engr. Tamunobipiboye Thompson Isodiki, gave the charge when the Wakirike National Students Union …

  By Our Reporter   The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, says it has created over 7000 direct and indirect employments through it’s project sites in Ogoniland. Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey stated this during a midterm stakeholders scorecard held by the agency in Port Harcourt. This is …

  … Police Begins Investigation   Mr Hector Ekeakita, a prime suspect in the case of assault on Mr Goodluck Iheanachor, the Sole Administrator of Ahoada East Council in Rivers State, has denied involvement in the act. Mr Iheanachor was on 20th June, 2025, attacked by suspected hoodlums in the …

Fresh facts have emerged on how unidentified gunmen abducted a State High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Umokoro at Ekeki area of Yenagoa in the Bayelsa State capital. He was kidnapped in front of popular eatery known as Kilimanjaro at about 7pm after a struggle. The Judge, according to sources was …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa. Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has offered automatic employment to First Class degree graduates of the University of Africa, Toru-Orua (UAT), in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. Senator Diri, who announced this on at the maiden combined convocation ceremony of 2020/2021, 2021/2022, …