Temburu: A Fattening Room Delicacy in Okrika
Nigeria is a country with diverse ethnic groups. I consider the country a reservoir of food culture because the different ethnic groups have their traditional cuisine. These traditional foods are usually dependent on the food and ingredients that are produced in a particular area. Interestingly, these ethnic groups share two traits in common. First is […]
Nigerian Director Selected for Film on Life of American Black Panther Party Chief
Rivers State born film director, Chinonye Chukwu, has been chosen to direct ‘A Taste of Power’, the film about the life of female Black Panther Party chairwoman, Elaine Brown, written in 1992. Chukwu, whose work, ‘Clemency’, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2019, is a film activist and is said to be best suited for […]
ThrowBack Thursday: Ogoni 9 and the Gallows of the Abacha Junta
On November 10, 1995, nine leaders of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ken Saro-Wiwa, Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel, and John Kpuine were summarily executed based on trumped up charges of murder. Led by Ken Saro-Wiwa, the movement had been a […]
Pay Us our Salaries—Cross-River Workers
Workers of Cross River Geographic Information Agency (CRGIA) and the State Water Board Limited have cried out over the non-payment of their 15 and 18 months of their salaries respectively. They obstructed the governor’s office as well as the Water Board gate on Thursday protesting in desperation. According to The Nation, as a result of […]
Rivers State Plans to Milk the Opportunity of Buhari’s Visit
The Government of Rivers State has addressed President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned visit to the state. They said the visit would be an opportunity for the people of the state to inform Buhari of the total neglect of the state by the APC-led Federal Government since it came into power. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Emma […]
Rivers State Native Soup
The rivers native soup is characterised by one thing and one thing only – seafood! Loads of them! The proper name of the soup is odu fulo or guru fulo. It is cooked with the freshest of seafood, most of which are expensive. You can cut down on some items so you don’t cross your […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Nov 2nd 2016
1. Globacom has launched a new product- Glo Borrow Me Data- which allows subscribers to borrow data credit of up to 2GB when they run out of data bundles. 2. Former CBN Deputy Governor, Mr Ernest Ebi has been appointed Fidelity Bank chairman. 3. The Phase 4B area of the Rivers State Onne Port Complex, a Public Private […]
Discover Nigeria: Bonny Island- The Beauty of Rivers State
An island beautifully set on the southern edge of the Atlantic Ocean, Bonny Island lives up to its status as the true beauty of the state. The city holds several historical and economic symbolism for the Nigerian federation, and its dramatic coastline, as well as strategic position, attracts holidaymakers in their droves. While Bonny, situated […]
Port Harcourt is World’s Book Capital for 2014
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has picked Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital as the World Book Capital City for 2014. The selection of Port Harcourt was done by a coalition of reading groups in its effort to restore habitual reading culture in Nigeria. Alongside Port Harcourt, Rainbow Book Club (RBC) […]
OJB Thanks Governor for $100,000 Donation
“I really thank God for Governor Amaechi’s kind heart…” were OJB’s thankful words to gubernatorial leader of Rivers State, Governor Rotimi Amaechi after the latter had donated $100,000 to help cover the cost of his impending kidney transplant. “All I can say is that God will fight his battles as he saved my life. I also […]
CESC Power Company Gets Distribution Rights For Port Harcourt
Weeks after Nigeria announced the sale of its power generating plants; it has given the rights to power distribution – in Port Harcourt, Rivers State – to an Indian firm, CESC, a subsidiary of RP Sanjiv Goenka Group and the leader of a consortium of five companies. Its distribution area covers 48,000 sq km […]
ALUU Tragedy: Can There Be Any Justice?
By Tessa Doghor. Today I am not very articulate in my writing, I don’t want to be, I woke up this morning with the *ALUU4 on my mind. If you have not heard of them yet then you are either not Nigerian, not an activist of any kind or unfamiliar with what is going on […]