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Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
The traditional rulers and elders of the coastal communities of Twon Brass in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised alarm over the threat posed by the gradual depletion of the shorelines of their area by the Atlantic Ocean. They are also saying that the $12 billion Brass Liquefied Natural Gas plant, would [...]
Rivers State Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Amaechi, has explained the rational behind plans to redevelop the waterfronts, saying the area harbours criminals and has to be revamped. Governor Amaechi said the security of lives and property was paramount to the state following frequent killings and violence recorded in various waterfronts of the city. Unless the [...]
Ex-international, Chief Segun Odegbami and Austin Jay Jay Okocha who are in the running for the presidency of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) in the federation election scheduled for 21st of this month may not be the messiah needed for Nigerian Football at the moment. This is the view of some stakeholders who spoke to [...]
Not fewer than six lives were lost in a mid-day boat mishap along Opobo/Kono on Sunday afternoon. Among the six people are four toddlers, which reliable source said were heading for holiday from Epellema, a satellite community in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area. The Tide was reliably informed that the kids in company of their mother [...]
A record 87,000 spectators filed into Johannesburg’s Soccer City Stadium for South Africa’s season-opening Charity Cup on Saturday, less than a month after the arena hosted the World Cup final. The country’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) said it had sold 80,000 seats for the one-day tournament, which features four teams in three separate matches, and [...]
Rivers State Social rehabilitation committee in conjunction with Fash Football Challenge is to organize “Football talents show” at the Port Harcourt Liberation Stadium on Friday through Sunday. John Fashanu, the co-ordinator of the project, in an exclusive interview with Tidesports on Monday, said the talent show is to discover hidden talents from the grassroots and [...]
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), yesterday, advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to stagger the 2011 elections. The National Secretary of the CPC, Mr Dennis Aghanya, gave the advice in a telephone interview with newsmen in Abuja.“If the elections are staggered, it would give room for manipulations but if conducted the same [...]
Rivers State Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has told the people of Omuma Local Government Area to collaborate with security agencies in the area to fish out criminals in their midst and get reward for it Governor Amaechi, who gave the charge, Monday, during a town hall meeting with the people of the LGA [...]
The Rivers State House of Assembly, yesterday approved the sum of N2billion for the state government to obtain a grant under the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) N200billion Agricultural credit scheme for the state. The approval followed a letter from the state Governor, Rt Hon Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi to the House, requesting [...]
Given that oral health was a fundamental element to good health, a paediatrician, Professor Ebun Adejuyigbe, has criticised the non- inclusion of oral health into the Federal Government’s National Child Health policy. Professor Adejuyigbe, a consultant pediatrician, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH) Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, in a lecture at the 2010 annual scientific [...]
