The N350 million Lassa Fever Virology Diagnostic and Treatment Centre built by the Ebonyi State Government has been inaugurated by the Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole. Adewole, who was in company with his Agriculture counterpart, Chief Audu, Ogbeh and Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, during the ceremony,... Read more
The Nigerian Army has confirmed death of four Soldiers in a boat mishap within Bayelsa waterways saying that the remains of the four soldiers were yet to be found, but residents say two bodies have so far been salvaged. Four soldiers drowned during the ongoing military... Read more
By Duru Lyndia Chika The 8th wonder of the world is how Nigerian President; Muhammadu Buhari managed to convince sane adults and some foreign countries that his govt is waging war against graft. Fact is, there is no war against corruption. The so called anti-graft war is one hell... Read more
By Adekoya Boladale Christiana Oluwatoyin Oluwasesin, Florence Chukwu, Abdullahi Umaru, Methodus Chimaije Emmanuel, Bridget Agbaheme and Eunice Elisha all have one thing in common; they were gruesomely murdered in cold blood by religious fanatics acting on the disguise of impulsive cerebral dysfunction termed blasphemy. For Christiana, a mother of... Read more
By Ebi B Asain By now, there’s a preponderance of evidence the Arewa Consultative Forum is made up of war mongers who has come to the tragic conclusion that the Nigerian military is their trump card to be used against the south. In line with their military calculations, president... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Former Governor of Cross River, Sen. Liyel Imoke, has reassured that his pet project, the Bridge Leadership Foundation (TBLF), would ensure that “no child chooses between education and food”. Imoke gave the assurance in Calabar at the sixth edition of the TBLF’s... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Thousands of displaced Bakassi people settling in refugee camps within Cross River have been reassured of a permanent resettlement in areas where they can ply their fishing trade. Mr John Inaku, Director-General, Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA), gave the assurance in an interview... Read more
Water vendors popularly known as meruwa in Bayyelsa State, have downed tools to protest multiple taxation from Bayelsa Environmental Sanitation Authority. It was gathered that the water vendors, dominant suppliers of water have commenced a five day warning strike in the state capital Yenagoa resulting to acute water... Read more
From: Dianabasi Effiong, Calabar The Monorail System, Calabar, is currently ready for use but only awaiting its inauguration by President Muhammadu Buhari on a date convenient to the Presidency. The monorail when fully operational will use an Intamin P8 electric powered shuttle train to convey passengers from Tinapa Resort,... Read more
Secondary school teacher under the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) in Bayelsa on Monday protested over unpaid four months’ salary arrears. The aggrieved teachers, who came out in their numbers, barricaded some major roads in Yenagoa, the state capital causing traffic hiccups for hours.. They carried placards... Read more
