Author: Clifford Christopher Solomon

Some local government secretariats in Rivers State have again been locked up by the police following a directive from the Presidency that they should ensure security at the local government secretariats.After local government elections were held in the state on Saturday the Inspector General of Police directed that the police guarding the secretariats should withdraw and allow workers access to the secretariats.But early on Monday, some hoodlums suspected to be political hirelings invaded a number of the secretariats and unleashed mayhem. In Eleme Local Government Area, the secretariat was entirely burnt down. The administrative building of Ikwerre and Emohua Local…

…DECRY NEGLECT BY GOVERNMENT Despite the heavy down pour and threats of violence made by political gladiators in the Edo State governorship election holding today Saturday September 21,2024, persons with disability, PWDs, trooped out to cast their votes for the next governor of the state. Mr. Fatal Jimoh, aged 61 years and registered voter in EredoLocal Government Area, ward 4 polling unit 20, told National Point that no matter his condition everybody likes development, and desires continuity in governance for which reason, he came out to exercise his civic right. “No matter my condition I want development, continuity in governance and am out to exercise my civic right,” he stated. No special consideration for…

Despite the heavy down pour and threats of violence made by political gladiators in the Edo state governorship election holding today Saturday September 21,2024. Mr. Fatal Jimoh, age 62years a registered voter in Eredo local government area ward 4 polling unit 20, told National Point News that no matter his condition everybody likes development, just want continuity in governance and he is out to exercise his civic right. Person living with disability, waiting to vote “No matter my condition I want development, continuity in governance and I’m out to exercise my civic right “.I implore the person who will emerge…

Despite being sidelined in the last ward and local government congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Rivers State Governor, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, is set to assert his leadership and take over the structure of the party in Rivers State. National Point gathered that after securing the backing of the PDP Governors at their last meeting in Jalingo, Taraba State, and a good number among the members of the National Working Committee of the party, the governor has started moves to put arrangements in place to set up a new structure that will be facilitated by the…

Despite the takeover of the secretariats of the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State by the police, the chairmen and members of the Caretaker Committees have settled down to work in their respective local government areas. The governor had directed the chairmen to use alternative facilities to run the affairs of the local governments to avoid confrontation with the police. The police had taken over the 23 local government secretariats in Rivers State following the crisis that erupted after the expiration of the tenure of the last chairmen and councilors and the subsequent formation of Caretaker Committees to run…

The Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA) in Rivers State has said that the current political crisis in Rivers State is negatively impacting development in the state. The Chairman of NIA in Rivers State, Arc. Toku Fiberesima, told National Point in an interview that because of the political instability that the crisis has brought about, funds that should flow into the state for development are not coming in. “The needed funds to bring into development of a state sometimes are not in the state, sometimes those funds come from outside. And if you don’t have stability people are scared to come…

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers State Command, said it has uncovered an illegal crude oil bunkering site at Curton Channel I in Degema local Government Area of the state. The Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the corps, Mr. Olufemi Ayodele, also told National Point in an exclusive interview that the 10 people arrested for illegal bunkering activities have been charged to court. Ayodele said the command would not rest until they have stamped out illegal bunkering in the state. He said, “The state commandant of the NSCDC, Basil Okebueze, is a man full of determination and…

Citizens of Kingdoms and City States (COKACS) marked her 2023 end-of-year on December 19, 2023 at her National Headquarters in Port Harcourt with many prominent Ijaw activists in attendance. The event had as its theme, Ijaw Nation: The Journey So Far In Nigeria with Prof. Tamunonimim Ngerebo-a, a lecturer at Rivers State University as guest speaker. Speaking to National Point at the event, the head of the organization, Shepherd Kalada Jene, said after he went back to the drawing board to think about the method of the Ijaw struggle, they came up with the fact that the Ijaw struggle had…

Okrika ethnic nationality in Rivers State went agog as they laid to rest the mortal body of the Amanyanabo of Okrika and Clan Head of Okrika Clan, His Gracious Majesty King (Dr.) Alfred Semenitari Abam, on Saturday December 16, 2023 at Abam-Ama in Okrika Local Government Area. The King who was officially recognized by the Rivers State government in 2019 after a legal battle that lasted for 19 years, died in 2021. King Abam, was an author par excellence, worked in the Federal Civil Service and rose to the rank of a Permanent Secretary. After his career as a civil…

Four young girls from Ebonyi State; Divine Sunday, 11, Victory Sunday, 8, Anointing Sunday, 5 and Salvation Sunday, 4 had been abandoned in Degema headquarters of Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, with the whereabouts of their parents unknown. Speaking to National Point, the eldest child, Divine Sunday, said that their father’s name is Sunday Agu while their mother’s name is Blessed Ugo. “We are from Afikpo in Ebonyi State. Our mother and father left us and travelled. Our parents had issues and our dropped us with our dad and travelled for some months now. And now, our father…