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  By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Leading journalists and media executives have resolved to seize the initiative of setting agenda for the 2027 political dispensation, insisting that it was part of the innate responsibilities of the media to do so. They agreed that the role of setting political agenda should …

By Tina Amanda   As Nigeria confronts a growing wave of youth nicotine addiction, experts are raising alarm over the tobacco industry’s latest ploy: e-cigarettes and vaping products promoted as “safer alternatives” to smoking. Almost a century after tobacco companies misled the American public with false claims about the safety …

  By Mercy Wai-Ogosu   Women of Efeche Akpali Community of Obokolo, in Okpoku Local Government Area of Benue State, have called on Dangote Coal Mining Company to undertake full remediation of their community land they insist the company used and abandoned. The women made this call recently after conducting …

The joy of Chief Sir Jimmy Nath Coker knew no bound last Sunday June 29, 2025 as he led a long list of high profile personalities who were honoured with a special award, tagged ‘Father of Methodism in Rivers State,’ by the Methodist Church Nigeria. The award was presented under …

By: Obiaruko Ndukwe Even those who pray daily for miracles — hoping the impossible becomes possible — are still irked by the renewed alliance between Wike and Fubara. It’s a reminder that political allegiances are complex, and history often repeats itself in unexpected ways. Just because previous leaders found it …

By: Bethel Toby A rare bright in spot in Nigeria’s energy crisis emerges as President Bola Tinubu commissioned Afam II Power Plant recently. In a country plagued by power outages and failing infrastructure, the commissioning of the Afam II Power Plant is being commended by a prominent scientist in Rivers …

By: Bethel Toby A prominent university lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Prof Vitalis Ekeocha has said that Governor Alex Otti of Abia State’s emphasis on transparency, infrastructural overhaul, and civil service reform, has created political capital early into his administration. Speaking with Our Correspondent …

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 …