Archives for August 9th, 2014

We need help with Ebola!

Abuja - Nigeria appealed Saturday for volunteers to help halt the spread of Ebola and India took steps to tackle any outbreak of the deadly virus, as two of the world's most populous countries reacted to the global health emergency. Authorities in Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, said they needed volunteers because of a ...

GOVERNOR DICKSON APPROVES N250 MILLION AS SCHOLARSHIP

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BY FELIX JEREMIAH, YENAGOA The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Henry Dickson has approved the sum of N250 million to clear the backlog of foreign scholarship obligations of the government in Russia, Malaysia and other parts of the world. Governor Seriake Dickson The approval came on the heels of a viral video by medical students from the ...

BAYELSA POLICE ARRESTS FOUR SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS

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BY FELIX JEREMIAH The Bayelsa State Police has arrested four suspects in connection with the abduction of the 90-year-old mother of Senator Emmanuel Paulker, Madam Florentina. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hilary Opara, confirmed the arrest and assured that the nonagenarian would soon be released. The victim was on Wednesday morning kidnapped by unidentified gunmen at her ...