By Nwankwor Nwa-Nwankwor In twelve months’ time, fourteen federal legislative seats will be up for grabs across the length and breadth of Anambra State. One of the eleven lower legislative seats will be occupied by the elected representative of the 17 communities that make up Idemili North and... Read more
By John Okiyi Kalu “One of the things that is very important in the life of any man or any person, is that he should be a man or person of his word. If you decide your word should not be taken seriously that’s entirely up to you.”-President... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Essien Ayi, says that in spite of current challenges within its rank the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains for now “the best political party’’ in Nigeria. Ayi, representing Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South, who stated this in an interactive session with... Read more
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the State House of Assembly for passing the Rivers State Reserve Fund Law Amendment Bill 2014 to enable the State Government withdraw N30 billion from the N53 billion in the fund. Commenting on the passage of the... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Chief Francis Bullem, a businessman and entrepreneur, has commended the People’s Democratic Party (PDP for zoning the governorship position in 2015 to the northern senatorial district of Cross River. Bullem, who stated this in Calabar Friday, said that the party’s position would allow the district to realise... Read more
For the second time in five months, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned and handed over a 174-room modern prototype hostel to the authorities of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), in Imo State. The commission had on July 18, 2013, handed over a similar hostel... Read more
A Rivers State politician, has described as childish, the All Progressives Congress (APC) directive to their members in the National Assembly to stall the passage of the 2014 budget and the screening of the newly nominated ministerial candidates. Mr Tonye Princewill noted in a statement today through his spokesman on... Read more
As the controversy over who owns Soku oil wells deepens between the Rivers State Government and the Bayelsa State Government, Former Minister of Petroleum Resources and rights activist, Professor Tam David-West have warned President Goodluck Jonathan who is from Bayelsa, to leave the controversial oil wells in Rivers... Read more
As the All Progressive Congress (APC) leadership tussle in Bayelsa State continues unabated, the leadership of the ruling party in the State has called on the National leadership of the party to urgently wade in to calm frayed nerves before it degenerates further to disrupt the existing peace... Read more
“Amaechi Dustbin” in Obigbo: Rivers State Government’s Toxic Waste Dump in a Densely Populated Residential Area
FeaturedNewsNigeriaSpecial Reports January 26, 2014
The Rivers State Government’s Department of Environment has ironically decided that the best way to improve the environment and living conditions of Rivers State inhabitants is by dumping toxic waste next to their homes in Obigbo (Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State). The site of this dump is... Read more
