Scholarship

Fully Funded PhD Position in Genomics, Bioinformatics in University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas, USA We invite applications for a fully funded PhD position in Genomics & Bioinformatics at the University of Arkansas under the supervision of Dr. Aranyak Goswami. The research focuses on genomic and transcriptomic data analysis to study host–microbiome interactions. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in bioinformatics workflows, sequencing […]

Religion

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Congratulates Pope Leo XIV, Seeks Global Peace

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, has extended his warm congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, on his election as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church. In a statement released on Thursday, Senator Kalu described the emergence […]

News

Human Rights group obtains Court Order to treat a baby whose Jehovah’s Witnesses Parents refused blood transfusion

By Leo Igwe Humanist Enabling Love Project(HELP) applauds the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) for obtaining a court order to treat a baby, Ruth Oham Samuel, who urgently needs a blood transfusion in Calabar, Cross River state. According to the information made available to HELP, doctors at the university teaching hospital recommended an urgent blood […]

People

Don Lulu Foundation clears medical bills of patients at FMC Umuahia

Mayor Lucky Igbokwe through his foundation, Don Lulu Foundation on Tuesday paid medical bills of patients at Federal Medical Center, FMC, Umuahia. Don Lulu, alongside his team met patients who are stranded and unable to pay their medical bills at the hospital and cleared their bills. In a social media post, Don Lulu said it’s […]

Crime

Nigerian kidnappers posing as white lovers lure, abduct Ghanaian women in Port Harcourt

Two Ghanaian women have been rescued from captivity in Nigeria after they were lured through social media by a group of Nigerian kidnappers who posed as white men in search of romantic partners. Zagazola Makama reports that the victims, Anastasia Beidou and Evelyn Sewa Kunedu, were deceived into traveling separately to Nigeria, where they were […]

News

EFCC Breaks Silence on Arrest of Martins ‘Very Dark Man’ Otse 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the recent arrest of Martins Innocent Otse, a social critics popular known as Very Dark Man (VDM), saying it followed due process and was based solely on credible petitions alleging financial crimes. In a statement issued Tuesday, the anti-graft agency said Otse was […]

Abia State

Yoruba Community In Abia Commends Senator Orji Kalu’s Support For President Tinubu

A group of non‑indigenous residents in Abia State—primarily Yoruba from the Southwest zone, alongside communities from Kogi and Kwara has commended the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for his robust support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement jointly signed on behalf of the group by Prince Emmanuel Kayode […]

Sports

Senator Kalu Congratulates Remo Stars on Historic NPFL Title Win

African Pillar of Sports and Senate Committee Chairman on South East Development Commission ( SEDC), Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has congratulated Remo stars on 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League title win. Kalu commended the players, visionary leadership of the club’s proprietor, Kunle Soname and commitment of the officials of the private owned football club for […]