The Bayelsa State Government has taken a major step towards improving safety and emergency healthcare delivery on its waterways with the deployment of newly acquired […]
Author: Helen Okechukwu
Helen Okechukwu is an award-winning investigative journalist with three years experience. She specializes in health, accountability and transparency reporting.
Rivers police bust kidnap syndicate, recover N2.38m
The Rivers State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing fight against kidnapping and violent crime with the arrest of two suspected […]
Police interrogate NSCDC officers, manhunt begins in Bayelsa death
The Bayelsa State Police Command has intensified its investigation into the death of Patrick Peresoudei by interrogating four personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil […]
Rivers fully embraces MAMII to ensure safe delivery
The Rivers State Government has reiterated its resolve to drastically reduce maternal and newborn deaths, declaring full commitment to the Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction […]
World Cancer Day: Tobacco, infections drive preventable cancer burden
Tobacco use and cancer-causing infections remain the biggest drivers of preventable cancer worldwide, according to a new global report released by the World Health Organization […]
4.6 billion people still lack essential health services, WHO says
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that 4.6 billion people worldwide still do not have access to essential health services, underscoring major gaps in […]
Over one billion people with NTDs face mental health burden, WHO warns
With notable cases of mental health crisis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that people living with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) suffers deeply from […]
No police has right to search phones on roads — Rivers Command
The Rivers State Police Command has warned members of the public that no police officer has the legal authority to search personal devices such as […]
Rivers vows to end neonatal, maternal mortality
In the bold step to reduce the increasing rate of neonatal and maternal death in the state, the Rivers State Government has vowed to upscale […]
Naira rises to N1,488/$, slips at official window on 26 Jan
The naira appreciated to N1,488 per dollar in the black market from N1,495 per dollar on Friday, according to data from the Aboki Forex exchange […]