Author: nationalpoint

The family of the Nigerian elder statesman, Chief, Sen. (Dr.) Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, has fixed Tuesday, May 13 for his burial in Kiagbodo, his hometown in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. The funeral programme announcement was made on Saturday by Penaowei Clark, the first son of the respected leader of the Nigwr Delta region at a press briefing held at the family’s Kiagbodo residence. Penaowei was joined at the briefing by prominent family members and traditional rulers, including the Pere of Ngbilebiri-Mein Kingdom, HRM Prince Samuel Akpomiemie Fuludu (Ogiogio II), Professor Collins Clark, and Chief Ebikeme Clark, Delta…

On Tuesday, March 18th, 2025, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a national broadcast declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following a prolonged political tussle between the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubura, and 27 members of the House of Assembly backed by the Minister of the Federal capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The declaration of the state of emergency, which was endorsed by the two chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday, March 20 has drawn sharp reactions from different parties and stakeholders. Emmanuel Obe highlights some of the reactions from stakeholders.…

While the Ogoni Dialogue Committee goes round to collect opinions of the people on the proposed resumption of oil production in Ogoniland, one of the leading OGONI PEOPLES ASSEMBLY in this presentation explains why they are opposed to the approach adopted by the Presidency. Great Ogoni People! It is with tears and utmost bewilderment that we bemoan our fate and retell our tale of the mighty falling. For who has bewitched us, like the foolish Galatians, that we forget how our heroes were evidently crucified and martyred before our very eyes? How can Ogoni forget so soon the cries of…

The people of Rivers State were thrown into shock on Tuesday night, March 18, 2025 when President Bola Tinubu through a nation-wide telecast announced a declaration of a state of emergency and the suspension of the Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State. As if that was not enough injury, the President appointed a Sole Administrator to administer the affairs of the state. In his broadcast, Tinubu, blamed Governor Sim Fubara for inaction when oil pipelines were blown up in the state. In the President’s reasoning, Governor Sim Fubara did not preempt the economic sabotage, neither did he condemn it.…

Many young Nigerians born after the Second Republic would find it difficult to believe what Nigerians went through in the hands of the military junta led by Generals Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha, the BBA Gang. If they care to look back, they would understand the context in which the recent confession by Babangida to some of their crimes. On the positive side, they would be inspired by the resilience of those who stood to be counted amongst those who resisted evil. In almost forty years, I have tried to understand why fellow Nigerians, not the white men…

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) has called on gladiators in the current political crisis in Rivers to put aside their differences and work together in the interest of the people of the state. In a statement, the spokesman of IYC, Mr Bedford Benjamin, said this would avert chaos and insecurity which the Niger Delta cannot afford at this time. The statement said, “The peace enjoyed in the Niger Delta about two decades now has been taken for granted, and merchants of crises are not happy about the relative peace in the oil rich region. “As the conscience of the…

The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria in Bayelsa on Friday said it has concluded an audit of the Okaka Correctional Centre in Yenagoa following a Presidential initiative on prison decongestion. Mr Eddy Inenevwo, Coordinator, Legal Aid Council in Bayelsa said in an interview that the audit led to the release of a 17 year old inmate detained alongside adults. Inenevwo explained that the Legal Aid Council carried out the audit in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission on children in custody. He said that President Bola Tinubu had mandated the two organisations to evaluate inmates with options of fines…

•As CJ Inaugurates Judges’ Quarters Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has assured that his administration will implement, to its fullest, the recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the political crisis in the State. The Governor maintained that what is important, in all of the happenings that had been witnessed, has been the protection of the interest of Rivers State because it must be above whatever personal interest that anybody could hold and canvass. Governor Fubara gave the assurance during the inauguration of the new Judges’ Quarters, a housing facility completed by his administration for Judges indigenous…

Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs has been appointed to chair the National Burial Committee constituted by Ijaw National Congress (INC) for the burial of foremost Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, who passed on on February 17, 2025.The 17-member committee is made up of eminent leaders of the Ijaw nation drawn from across the different zones and states.A statement by the National Public Secretary, Chief Ezonebi Oyakemeagbegha, said the committee was constituted by the President of INC, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, after wide consultations.Other members of the committee include Chief Fredrick E. Owotorufa (Vice Chairman), Dr. Ayakeme E. Whisky (Secretary), Dr. Alfred Mulade,…

The Movement for the Survival of Oghoni People (MOSOP) has conferred a special post-humous award on the late leader of the human rights movement in Nigeria, Oronto Douglas. The award, which was given at the Bane, Khana Local Government Area hometown of the late Ogoni leader and environment rights activist and writer, Ken Saro-Wiwa, was for Douglas’s outstanding support for the Ogoni Struggle. The award was handed over to the younger brother of Mr. Douglas, Mr. Otonyo Douglas by a former President of MOSOP, Mr. Legborsi Pyagbara.