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IWD 2025: CAPPA, Others Call For Femicide As a National Emergency …pushes against the suspension of Senator Natasha Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City Civil society organisations, including Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately declare the alarming rate of femicide crisis in Nigeria, explaining that it has…
Katherine Abayomi The Rivers State Government says it remains committed to creating an enabling environment where women can thrive in medicine, governance, business, and across all sectors. Rivers State Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, disclosed this during the opening ceremony of the Medical Women’s Association Week 2025 at the Nigerian Medical Association House in…
A call has gone to Ogoni youths to ensure that the Ogoni stories are told and heard in the right way. The call was made on Thursday to 100 Ogoni youths trained by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) in Creative Arts at the Theatre Arts Department, University of Port Harcourt by the Project Coordinator,…
By Barikui Felix The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, has called on indigenes of the Niger Delta and all coastal communities to protect the mangroves in their domain. Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, gave charge in a a statement to mark this year’s World Mangrove Day. Zabbey, who noted that mangroves play a…
The Director General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, has expressed deep concern over the persistent violence and killings in Benue and other states across the country. Ochogwu, in a statement on Thursday, highlighted the devastating impact of these attacks on innocent lives and the nation’s overall security, noting…
The Department of State Services says its operatives have disrupted an alleged arms supply network linked to attacks in Plateau State and neighbouring areas, arresting a suspected arms dealer. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, the secret police said the suspect allegedly manufactured and distributed weapons and ammunition to armed groups operating in Plateau…
By Tracy OhovworeSix police officers in Edo State are facing dismissal after they were found guilty of extorting ₦2 million from members of the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) during a stop-and-search operation outside Benin City. The Association has publicly commended the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun, and the Edo State Commissioner of…
Professor (Mrs.) Idia Ize-Iyamu has formally assumed her duties as the first female Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). Her official resumption was met with jubilant staff, who lined the entrance and hospital grounds carrying solidarity banners. In her address, Ize-Iyamu vowed to “make her stay very pleasant” and…
Missing Corp Member By: Barikui Felix- Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command says it has started investigation into the disappearance of Mr. Yahaya Faruk, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who was deployed to Community Secondary School, Ikuru Town in Andoni Local Government Area of the state that has been missing since October…
By Barikui Felix The Vice Chancellor of Rivers State University (RSU), Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Professor Isaac Zeb-Obipi says the university will partner with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Rivers state chapter in the area of Reputation Management inorder to manage its reputation better as well as improve the professional development interface between the…