Eager to cool off and unwind, we hopped on a donut to tube down three beautiful local rivers. On a hot Texas day, we could do little more. Luckily, the exertion required was almost nil. Tubers flap their hands like turtle flippers to…
A former presidential media aide, Doyin Okupe, has called for a political solution to the current upheavals in Rivers State. Okupe, in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, lamented that the current happenings in Rivers State are…
PORT HARCOURT – The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jombo, loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, would on Monday screen a commissioner nominee, Barr. Emmanuel Frank-Fubara, amid the political crisis rocking the…
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A court in Ecuador has ruled that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through the capital, Quito. The city government appealed the unusual ruling, which is based on an article of Ecuador’s…
The faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has invited another commissioner-nominee for screening. A statement by the Clerk of the Assembly, G.M. Gilli-West, asked the nominee, Emmanuel Frank…
The raw sewage empties into an area of the river near a public park, where fecal coliform counts routinely reach a level 60 times higher than the city's pollution threshold.
PORT HARCOURT – The International Human Rights Protection Service (IHRPS), in Rivers State has threatened that it will report politicians causing trouble in Rivers State to the international committee of nations for appropriate sanctions…
The Niger Delta Development Commission has said it has every reason to give thanks to God for preserving and directing the affairs of the commission, as it repositions for better service delivery to the people of the Niger Delta region.…
The Shuswap River Ambassadors issued a second warning Saturday, advising residents against swimming or using inflatables in the North Okanagan river due to high-water dangers.
A former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, has described the political crisis in Rivers as a “total misfortune”, saying that it requires a political solution. Okupe, a former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential…
Five time Olympian, Offiong Edem has lamented that her home government, Cross River, has never recognized her Olympic successes. She also lamented that successive administrations in the state have not supported her efforts to boost table…