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1,000 Swimmers Prepare For Rivers Water Festival
Preparations are in top gear as over 1000 swimmers from various Parts of Nigeria are expected to storm Rivers State for the first ever Rivers State Water Festival to be held in December at the New Calabar River in Emohua, Rivers State as part of programmes to create awareness about climate change and to showcase the natural tourism potentials in the area.
The project consultant of the Rivers State Water Festival, Mr Kinikanwo Osigbo who led other members of the team on a sensitisation visit to the Emohua monarch, Eze (Amb) Vincent C.B. Okor (Mgbo XII), said the 1000 swimmers expected to participate in the maiden edition of the water event would be selected from their various sports councils across the 36 states of the Federation.
He stated that the environment in the state had been highly destroyed by oil pollution and gas flaring, so they are using the festival to create awareness about climate change and the participants would swim against the tide in the event tagged “Swimming Against the Climate Change”. He said the Water Festival is not only the first in Nigeria but Africa as a continent.
Osigbo said the choice of the New Calabar River is as a result of a-seven-year research project carried out to find out a river that is swimmable in Nigeria and the New Calabar River in the banks of Emohua River alone the East West road is a natural swimming pool with beaches, conducive tropical climate, beautiful mainland vegetations and divine landscapes.
He called on people to visit and appreciate the wonders of nature and invest in the area to boast her tourism potentials.
He maintained that there are investment opportunities in the area such as coral diving, fishing and holiday resort. The consultant called on all hands to be on deck to achieve the lofty objective by making the new Calabar River and Emohua Kingdom the new tourist destination in the state in no distant time.
Earlier in his welcome address, the paramount ruler of Emohua Kingdom, HRM Eze VCB Okor, JP (Mgbo XII) congratulated the consultants for embarking on such a laudable project and for finding the New Calabar River ideal for their project and assured them of support and encouragement of the good people of Emohua Kingdom.
In his address read by the Prince of Emohua Kingdom, Prince Chigozi V.C.B Okor on behalf of the traditional monarch lauded the organisation for the prestigious honour bestowed on him as the life patron of Rivers State Water Festival initiative. He noted that one of the prime resources in Rivers State is her national wonders of which new Calabar Rivers stands out amongst others.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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