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By Young E. Freeborn Nigeria’s First Lady and wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Tuesday, advocated free treatment programmes for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV/AIDS patients in the country. Speaking during a visit to Delta State Traditional Rulers Council in Asaba, she highlighted the impact of HIV/AIDS, …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt A total of 37 secondary schools in Rivers State will participate in the second edition of the Education Champions’ League (ECL) quiz and debate competition. The schools, which are drawn from different parts of the state, will be competing for three awards, the Chief O.B …

Omerelu Lawyers have been urged on the need to strictly adhere to the ethics and principles of the legal practice, if they plan to go far in the profession. The Chairman, Omerelu Lawyers Association (OLA), Mr Geoffrey Okwudiri Joseph- Amarame gave the charge during its quarterly meeting at the instance …

By Joe Kalu A stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State Alabo, Sen (Dr) Ngọzi Denton-West has re-echoed the need for the “warring factions in the lingering political crisis in the state to come to a round table peace talk and find solution to the problem as …

By Mandy Tina The General Overseer of a new-generation church in Eagle Island and Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, simply identified as Elijah, is currently under investigation by the Octopus (C4i) Strike Force unit of the Nigeria Police Force over allegations of homosexuality. Sources revealed that the pastor was apprehended …

Muslims in Bayelsa State, on Monday, gave thumbs up to Governor Douye Diri for his administration’s show of love during the Ramadan period. Speaking on behalf of the Muslim community, chairman of the state chapter of the Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Yakubu Otobo, who led other leaders to celebrate …

Chairman, Initiative For Rural Communities Development in Niger Delta, (IRCDND), Pumokumo Tiemo, has expressed belief that ex-agitator, general Aroni Oputu, chairman, Phase One, Presidential Amnesty Programme and Dr. Kingsley Otuaro, coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Office and Senior Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Niger Delta Affairs will …

Bayelsa State Government has assured the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) of its readiness to fulfill all counterpart funding obligations necessitated by the partnership agreement it has reached with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on health and nutrition. The state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the …

… As Rivers Administrator Lauds Army on Protection of Oil, Gas Facilities By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, has have tasked men and officers of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, on continued protection of the nation’s territorial integrity and critical infrastructure, …

The International Press Centre (IPC), through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) hub, has condemned the “intimidation, harassment and detention of Buhari Abba Rano, Online editor with Kano Times and Isma’il Auwa, a freelance journalist, by Kano State Police Command on the alleged orders of the Commissioner of Information, …