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The President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Prof. Olu Andah Wai-Ogosu, has said that the three per cent allocation to host communities under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) is inadequate to address the environmental devastation and socio-economic challenges faced by oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta. Wai-Ogosu made the assertion while speaking at a conference on the Petroleum Industry Act held at Rivers State University, Port Harcourt. The event was organised by the Centre for Advanced Legal Research (CARL) in partnership with the Habitat Protection and Sustainability Development Initiative (HAPSDI). The MOSOP president, who attended…

There has been a wave of outrage on social media following the alleged assault of a young woman, Winnie Miller, from Odiokwu community in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State, after she reportedly called attention to the deplorable condition of her former secondary school. Miller had recently visited Community Secondary School, Odiokwu Town, where she observed what she described as the dilapidated and decaying state of the school buildings. Disturbed by the condition of the classrooms and facilities, she reportedly took photographs and recorded videos, which she later shared online. In her posts, she appealed to government authorities…

The emergence of the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara (KSC) as MAN of The Year at the New Telegraph’s Awards is a recognition of his achievements in delivery of good governance and development of social infrastructure in Rivers State. The governor was bestowed with the prestigious Man-of-the-Year Award 2025 on Friday by the New Telegraph Newspapers at a colourful ceremony held at the Oriental Hotels in Lagos. The award, according to the management of New Telegraph, was in recognition of Governor Fubara’s giant strides in the delivery of people centred programmes and projects across Rivers State. “In addition,…

Businessman and philanthropist, Dr. Ikenna Okafor, has donated N300 million to the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia in Anambra State. He made the donation during a surprise visit to the Catholic Bishop of Ekwulobia, His Eminence, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, in his office. Chief Okafor, who effected an instant transfer of the N300 million, said the money was meant to support evangelical and developmental projects in the diocese. Reacting, His Eminence Okpaleke warmly thanked the donor and offered prayers for his continued success and growth. Chief Okafor, a business-man, technocrat and entrepreneur, is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of…

Nasir El Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, when he said they bugged the phone of the National security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, made a confession not an allegation. He confessed that he and a criminal gang are involved in bugging government people’s telephone lines. And as a former high level officer of the government, he has been bugging lines of citizens. You need to read, even when he too does not deserve much respect, Fani-Kayode on Rufai. What ICPC and EFCC are probing are allegations levelled on Rufai by his state government after an inquiry by the state legislature…

In recent weeks, a measure of calm has returned to the political landscape of Rivers State. The relative quiet appears to have followed a rapprochement among the principal actors in the protracted crisis: Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and members of the State House of Assembly. Encouragingly, work has progressed on key infrastructure projects, including the Port Harcourt Ring Road, the Trans-Kalabari Road and the rehabilitation of the State Secretariat Complex. These developments suggest that governance may be regaining traction after months of uncertainty. Last weekend’s bye-elections, conducted peacefully across the state, further…

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, Yenagoa to try a suit seeking to stop divestment from its onshore and shallow water assets. The plaintiffs in the suit alleged that the divestment by Shell did not follow the stipulated guidelines in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. The suit filed by King Bubaraiye Dakolo, traditional ruler of Ekpetiama in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa is also seeking redress and remediation of cumulative pollution of Dakolo’s domain for 40 years. Ekpetiama community is in the neighbourhood and part of host…

Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi, who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly. Mpigi, 64, was until his death the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works in the 10th National Assembly. His passing has thrown political stakeholders in Rivers State and beyond into mourning, given his long-standing influence in the state’s political landscape. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka Nzeshi, Governor Fubara described the late lawmaker as a “brother, consummate politician and one of the leading lights in Rivers…

As a way of improving the quality of education in Nigeria, Emeritus Prof. Joseph A. Ajienka has called for comprehensive education in the nation’s secondary schools system. Ajienka made the call while delivering the 2nd Annual Legacy Lecture of the Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borokiri Old Boys’ Association (COBA) at the school’s auditorium recently. Ajienka, whose lecture was captioned, “The Future of Government Comprehensive Secondary School (GCSS) and Comprehensive Education for the Future”, emphasized the need for his fellow old boys to focus attention on improving their alma mater, which gave them a transformative education and firm foundation to stand…

As Nigerians rise in anger against the pronouncement by the Senate that it has rejected the realtime uploading of election results through IREV, handing over full powers to INEC, some Nigerians have asked for better understanding of the issues at stake. Barrister Courage Nsirimovu, executive director of PILEX, Peoples Advocate responded to National Point’s questions on the issue. What does it take to transmit polling unit results in real time? It will either take a transparent INEC to insist on electronic transmission of results from the polling units to its server or the amendment of the Electoral Act to make…