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  Skip to main content A project of  Toggle navigation Journalist's disappearance in Brazil shows risk of reporting in the Amazon by Leandro Demori Jun 17, 2022 in  Press Freedom They disappeared Dom.  That was the first thought that crossed my mind when I learned about the disappearance of the smiley British man whom I met at Copacabana beach back in 2018 surfing on a stand up paddle board. Dom Phillips, an experienced reporter, was accompanied by Bruno Pereira, one of the greatest experts in the Amazon region, where both went  missing without a trace  on Sunday, June 5.  After a couple of phone calls that mostly rejected the hypothesis of an accident, a friend of mine told me that some local residents had conducted a painstaking search in the surroundings. They found nothing. Then that same thought came to my mind repeatedly:  They disappeared Dom.   “Where are Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira?” reads the image widely shared on social media   Reporting on the Amazon has always been

The Catholic Men Organization Of Nigeria, (CMO), has honoured Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe, as part of its activities to mark this year’s Fathers Day. The ceremony took place at St. Gabriel The Archangel Catholic Church, Event Hall, Sapele Road, Benin City. The Award of Distinguished Excellent Service to Humanity was conferred on Comrade Festus Alenkhe by Rev Fr. Jerome Idebe, the Parish Priest of St. Gabriel The Archangel Catholic Church. Before presenting the award, the Parish Priest described Comrade Festus Alenkhe as young man whose programme on EBS (Crime Watch) has cut across every nooks and crannies of the country. “The Catholic Men Organization has observed with keen interest the inestimable contributions and meritorious service to humanity in making Edo State in particular and Nigeria at large a better place through his profession, vocation and generous contribution and therefore conferred on him An Award of Distinguis

----Every 2 minutes a woman dies of cervical cancer By Isaac Eranga Ibadan: In a bid to eradicating cervical cancer in Oyo State, Nigeria, University of New Mexico, University of Baltimore, Project Echo and Center for Bioethics and Research (NUUCCE), has launched a training in cancer screening for 100 health workers in Oyo State. The training is aimed at building  capacity in the Oyo State health care system to screen and prevent cervical cancer by implementing cutting edge, evidence based theoretical and practical training. In the course of the training, partipants will be trained via a blend of didactic presentations and hands on sessions for a period of 12 months. Speaking, a Professor of Epidemiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore- Clement Adebamowo said the training lays a foundation for the elimination of cervical cancer in Oyo State. He said there will be trainings on some point of recent technology introduced.  Of n his part, the Oyo State Director of Public Health- Dr. Olu