Reusing Plastic Water Bottles Can Expose You to Bacterial Contamination

Found this article interesting from Everyday Health and thought I should share it because i think many of us having been making the same mistakes.

Reusing plastic water bottles may not be as healthy as you think. Even reusable plastic water bottles could hold bacterial contamination risks, if you don’t wash them or reuse them.
The question is “If it’s just filled with water, what’s so bad about not washing my water bottle?”

The Answer: If you have a bottle that you use every day for water-drinking purposes, congratulations! But here’s a question for you: When’s the last time you actually washed that water bottle? After all, if it’s just filled with water, it’s not actually dirty, right?

Sister Stabs Only Brother to Death in Warri

What started as a quarrel over who should do what chore between two siblings ended tragically as a sister stabbed her only brother with a knife leading to his death eventually on Tuesday.
Omasan Ogbe, a 21-year-old girl from the family of Ogbe in Ugbuwangue, an Itsekiri community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, allegedly stabbed to death her younger brother identified as Laju following a fight over daily domestic chores.

Omasan, who was described by a family source as a tomboy, was embittered that her younger brother floored her in a brawl following an argument over the washing of dishes.
Before the argument degenerated into a fierce fight, Omasan was said to have directed the younger brother to wash the dishes, but the boy reportedly refused claiming that he had fetched water into the drums in the house and was too tired to wash the dishes.

Rivers Assembly Suspends 3 LG bosses, Summons 9 Commissioners + Reactions

Rivers State House of Assembly, on Monday, suspended three caretaker committee chairmen over allegations of financial impropriety and insecurity in their councils.

The suspended caretaker committee chairmen are Mr Cassidy Ikegbedi, Ahoada East; Mr Ojukaye Amachree, Asari Toru, and Mr Derrick Mene for Khana Local Government Area.

The House, during its sitting presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Leyii Kwanee, also set up a committee to investigate allegations against the council chairmen.

The Assembly also summoned nine commissioners and four heads of ministries, agencies and departments to appear before it today.

Amaechi and APC in Rivers Must Account for its Actions - PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has sounded it loud and clear that the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government in the state would give account of all its actions in government.

Secretary to the PDP Media Committee, Opunankubo Onkutaria said this in reaction to the planned conduct of local government elections on May 23.

Onkutaria warned that Rivers people would demand how the state resources were being spent.

Looting: PDP Commends Police For Intercepting Government House Loot In Rivers

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says the interception by policemen in Rivers State of looted government property from Government House, Port Harcourt has justified its earlier and persistent alarm on alleged “looting spree and other illegal activities by the out-going Governor Amaechi, his family members and aides in the Government House and other government institutions”.

In an official statement in Port Harcourt, the PDP commended officials of the Rivers State Command of the Nigerian Police, “who intercepted the truck carrying looted items from the Government House, Port Harcourt yesterday, Sunday, May 10, 2015”.

Rivers Elections Tribunal In Abuja to Treat 56 Petitions

The Rivers State legislative election tribunal headed by Justice V. U Okorie began sitting  in Abuja on Monday but the governorship election petition panel headed by Justice Ayuba Kwajaffa is expected to have its inaugural sitting within the week.

One of the petitions being handled by the Justice Okorie tribunal is that of Senator Magnus Abe of the APC. In his petition, Abe is seeking the nullification of the election of Olaka Nwogu of the PDP who was declared winner of Rivers South East Senatorial poll held on March 28, 2015.

Abe is asking the tribunal to nullify the election on the grounds that it was fraught with malpractices and non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act.

6 Persons Allegedly Killed in Community in Rivers

Six people from Kporgor Community in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State have been shot dead by unknown gunmen. Reasons for the killing are still unknown.

A man who claimed his wife and son were also killed said: “I was not around when it happened but before I came down I saw that my wife and son were shot dead. So, I had to rush and looked for security. I am also using this medium to appeal for people to come to my aid due to the condition I am into now.”

Workers Day: Wike Assures Rivers Workers of Functional Relationship, Mutual Respect

The governor-elect of Rivers State, Chief Barr Nyesom Wike has assured workers in the state of his dedication to a functional relationship backed with mutual respect.

Wike gave this assurance in his workers-day message to workers in the state.

He congratulated the workers and urged them to join hands with his administration to rebuild the state he said has allegedly been marred by bad administration.

I Have No Plans to Defect to APC - Wike

The Rivers State governor-elect, Barr Nyesom Wike said he never contemplated of moving from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Wike said this in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Simeon Nwakando.

The governor-elect said he was committed to the PDP and has not entered into any negotiation with APC with the aim of defecting to the APC.

Wike also said political career is built on truth, development and service to the people as well as commitment to the development of Rivers State which he said is his focus.

He said he received the mandate of Rivers people to recall the stolen mandate from the APC and has no desire whatsoever to join the APC.

Politically Motivated Killings: Court Stops Gov Amaechi’s Commission of Inquiry from Sitting

Justice Eche Nkachiwa of the federal high court in Port Harcourt has issued an interim order restraining the Rivers State Commission of Inquiry on politically motivated violence and killings from sitting pending the hearing and determination of a suit before the court against the setting up of the commission.

The suit was instituted by the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State challenging the setting up of the commission of inquiry by Rt. Hon Chibuike Amaechi.

Counsel to the PDP, Dike Odena told newsmen that the interim order means the commission of inquiry will not sit until the 6^th of May when the matter was adjourned to.

Odena said: “My client went to court to enforce their fundamental right against the commission of inquiry. The court just granted them interim order restraining the commission from sitting. So, what that means in effect is that the commission of inquiry will not sit pending when they would come before the court to explain themselves. Especially, there is this motion for interlocutory injunction which has been fixed for the 6^th of May. But the interim order is to restrain them from sitting between now and then. So, they are not supposed to sit until after when then come for the hearing of the motion on notice on the 6^th of May.”

South-east, South-south Group Want to Break Away from Nigeria…Push for Self-Determination

A regional advocacy group, The Lower Niger Congress has advocated a referendum of the people of the South-south and the South-east regions.

The Secretary-General of the Congress, Tony Nnadi, said at the Solemn Assembly of Ethnic Nationalities in Port Harcourt that the people of the two regions at the occasion unanimously agreed to seek a referendum by the people to decide the future of Nigeria, as Scotland did in relation to the United Kingdom.

PDP Challenges Gov Amaechi’s Panel of Inquiry in Court

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has instituted a suit at the federal high court in Port Harcourt challenging the setting up of a panel of inquiry by Governor Chibuike Amaechi to investigate the politically motivated violence and killings for and during the just concluded general elections in the state.

The PDP in a suit said governor Amaechi is not qualified to set up a commission of inquiry having been partisan and personally involved in the subject matter of the proposed inquiry of which he accused the PDP of masterminding.

The PDP said that the subject matter of inquiry which relates to allegations of politically motivated killings and violence against persons and property in the state are criminal in nature which only the police and the judiciary has the powers to investigate.

Rivers PDP Accuses Amaechi, APC of Setting Aside N4.5Bn to Bribe Election Tribunal, Conduct LG Election

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has alleged that Rivers State Government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state have set aside N2 billion to bribe judges of the election petition tribunal  sitting in Abuja to nullify the April 11 governorship election in the state.

The media and publicity secretary of the PDP campaign organisation in Rivers State, Emma Okah also alleged that the Rivers State Government has approved N2.5 billion to conduct the proposed local government election. 

The PDP said Governor Chibuike Amaechi allegedly directed his financial officers to effect the deal in a meeting it had with them at the Rivers State Government House in Asokoro, Abuja.

The party further alleged that the entire N4.5 billion would be paid to the account of the state government as a conduit to cover the money he amassed for the planned inducement of the tribunal.

Rivers Govt Declares Support for Holding LG Election May 23rd

The Rivers State Government has declared its support for the conduct of Local Government Council elections in 22 out of 23 local government areas of the state come May 23.

A statement issued by the State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Ibim Semenitari said the timing of the elections meets with the provisions of Rivers State Local Government and Electoral Commission Law.

They said the plan and election was also consistent with Governor Chibuike Amaechi’s declaration that local government elections would hold after the 2015 general elections.

Another Member of Rivers NMA Kidnapped

The Rivers State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said unknown gunmen have abducted one of its members, Dr S.N. Amaechi.

The association said the abductors killed a policeman attached to their colleague during the operation.

NMA Chairman in Rivers State, Dr. Furo Green said the incidence occurred last Friday night close to Dr. Amaechi’s residence at Orazi axis at Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State.