Author: Emmanuel Obe

The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has applauded the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which on Friday affirmed his appointment. In the judgment delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, the court dismissed a suit filed by oil-producing communities in Bayelsa and Delta against President Bola Tinubu over Ebie’s appointment on the grounds that Ebie’s was not from an oil producing community. Justice Abdulmalik ruled that the prayers sought by the plaintiffs had become a mere academic exercise since it had become statute-barred, stating that the plaintiffs failed to institute…

…new NIA chairman calls for stricter supervision of building projects Barely two weeks after a multi-storey building collapsed at Iriebe in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, another two-storey building under construction at Ogbogoro, also in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area has collapsed killing the carpenter working on the roof of the building. The collapse came as Arc. Tosan Omatsone, the new Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, NIA, called for greater collaboration between government agencies and professionals in the building industry for safer buildings and supervision of building projects. Eyewitnesses told National Point that the building collapsed at…

…calls for involvement of professional architects, builders in building projects The Rivers State branch of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) has expressed concern over the increasing spate of building collapse in Port Harcourt, the state capital and its environs. Reacting to the recent collapse of a three-storey building under construction at Iriebe in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, the Chairman of NIA in Rivers State, Arc. Toku Fiberesima, attributed the building collapses to the failure of government agencies in the building sector to engage the services of qualified professionals in the sector. While expressing sympathy with the…

…sets up committee to reconcile Wike, Fubara, others Former Federal Permanent Secretary, Dr. Godknows Igali from Bayelsa State has emerged the new National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF).Igali and other members of the national executive committee of the apex Niger Delta socio-cultural organisation were nominated and inaugurated on Thursday at the Special General Assembly of the organisation in Port Harcourt.The forum also set up a committee headed by former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Obong Victor Attah to reconcile political conflicts in the Niger Delta.The new national leadership of PANDEF took over from the one led by Senator…

Despite the controversies that greeted the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, a new governor will be inaugurated on November 12 to replace the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, whose second and final tenure comes to an end with the swearing-in of the new governor. A fresh political and administrative dispensation will then begin with Monday Okpebholo, 53, as the governor. Okpebholo, a serving Nigerian senator and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared winner by the state Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Minna. Okpebholo defeated Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of…

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has described the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture, NDCCITMA, as a catalyst for growth in the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku, who made the remark during the NDCCITMA sensitisation workshop in Calabar, Cross River State, noted that the initiative would help to train youths and aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as support small and medium-scale enterprises. The NDDC boss, who was represented by the Cross River State Representative on the NDDC Board, Rt. Hon, Orok Duke, said that the Chamber of Commerce would provide…

The Class of 1983 of Ascension High School, Nchia- Eleme, in Rivers State has inaugurated an annual scholarship scheme for four outstanding students of the school. The scholarships are for the overall best students JS1, JS2, SS1 and SS2. At the inauguration of the scheme, the President of the Class of 1983, Dr. Vitalis Ofuru, called on government and stakeholders to take necessary steps to improve the economy of the country and invest in education. Dr. Ofuru said, “Huge investments are required now in the education sector if our children must develop their optimal potential and compete with their contemporaries…

The Inspector -General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has accepted the quit notice issued by proprietor of Euphemie Motel to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Nigeria Police Force lodged in the hotel at Opu-Nembe in Bayelsa State. The order from the Inspector-General of Police was issued following the threat to drag the IGP Egbetokun to court over the alleged unpaid debt incurred by the Police SWAT team since August 12th, 2023. The debt, according to the report, was incurred by the Police Special squad led by one CSP Silas Adebayo for a reported sting operation in the…

Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Limited is targeting to produce 100,000 barrels of crude oil and five billion cubic feet of gas in three states in the Niger Delta. This was disclosed in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by the Managing Director of Oando Energy Resources, Dr Ainojie Alexander Irune, when he led a delegation of the company on a courtesy call on the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara at Government House. Dr Irune, who spoke to newsmen after the closed door meeting with the governor, said while they have set out ambitious targets, it was important for the company…

Former Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Pastor Tonye Cole has called for the intervention of prominent citizens of Rivers State to resolve the seemingly intractable political crisis in the state. Cole, who spoke in view of the renewed hostilities between the two warring political factions, named former Rivers State Governor, Chief Rufus Ada George, Chairman of Stanbic IBTC Group, Mr. Atedo Peterside, wife of former President of Nigeria, Mrs. Patience Jonathan and founder of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, as people he felt could sufficiently sit leaderships down and get them to sheathe their swords. During the week,…