Author: nationalpoint

The chairman/chief executive officer of Orashi Unity Development Initiative, Mr Victor Obuzor says if he is elected into the Federal House of Representatives in 2023 to represent the people of Ahoada West/Ogba/Egbema and Ndoni, ONELGA Federal Constituency, he would not only focus on improving the socio-economic condition of the region and also attract development and essential infrastructure to the entire region. Obuzor, an engineer by profession, made the promise last Monday in an exclusive chat with National Point in Port Harcourt. Said he: “If elected and given the mandate to represent the people of Ahoada West/Onelga Federal Constituency, within my…

To tackle increasing challenges faced by the elderly in the society, the Rivers State Stakeholders In Ageing Consultative Forum has introduced a scheme under which people can volunteer to adopt and care for elderly people in the society. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the 2022 International Day of Older Persons in Port Harcourt, the Co-Chair of the Rivers State Stakeholders in Ageing Consultative Forum (RISSNAC), Prof. Hope Belgam, said the scheme is tagged: Adopt a Granny. Prof. Belgam, who said volunteers under the scheme could be under the age of 60 or even above, lamented that many senior citizens…

Professor Patricia Donli, a lecturer at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maiduguri is the Executive Director of Gender Equality, Peace and Development Centre and Zonal Coordinator, Gender and Constitutional Reform Network (GECORN). She spoke at a two day training workshop organised by West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) – Nigeria, for journalists in Abuja, where she revealed disturbing emerging phenomenon in the North East as a result of the Boko Haram emergence. What do you consider emerging challenges in the North East? There is increase in sodomy against boys in Borno state, one research we did recently…

As the federal government continues to dilly dally over the reconstruction of the Port-Harcourt/Eleme part of the East-West Road, two people were feared to have drowned in Aleto River along the Eleme section of the East-West road in Rivers State when the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) in which they were traveling was knocked over the bridge by a truck laden with a 40-ft container that fell over on the bridge. Witnesses said the truck was descending the hill from Onne end of the road when it lost control and rammed into the SUV with the Lagos plate number: KJA 90…

Nothing captures the pervasive gulf between the ordinary people and those in government as the anguish being experienced by residents of hundreds of communities in Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta states in the Niger Delta. Large parts of the region are currently submerged by flood waters as the water released from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroun, makes its devastating southward journey towards the Atlantic Ocean through the rivers, Niger, Benue, Orashi and others. In Bayelsa State, the state government had announced a closure of all schools to prevent loss of lives as the floods made its way down South. The Bayelsa…

As states recount their plight in the face of the 2022 raging flood, no state would be as devastated as Bayelsa State. The state has not only had many of its communities submerged by flood but unlike any other, it has been cut off from its two neighbours, Delta and Rivers states. All traffic from both ends are on hold except for those brave enough to travel by heavy duty trucks. A Delta State bound Agofure Bus was swept off the road with its full load of passengers by the torrent between Rivers and Delta putting more fright into the…

Uche Achinanya is an energy consultant with over 20 years of professional experience in delivering business improvement and training in the energy sector. He has played leading and critical roles in major oil and gas projects locally and internationally. He has a global mindset, and awareness of diverse cultural nuances which he gained through a unique global work background across North America, Middle East, and Africa. In this interview with Ibiba DonPedro, Uche Achinanya discusses the ongoing surge of emigration of young Nigerian professionals and its potential impact on the Nigerian energy sector. We have witnessed a considerable movement…

Prominent civil rights activist, Stephanie Ekpubulu, has hailed the enactment of the Female Inheritance Law in Rivers State, urging women especially in rural communities, to take advantage of the new law and assert their rights to their legal and legitimate rights in their communities. Governor Nyesom Wike had recently assented to the Female Inheritance Law, which was passed earlier in the year by the House of Assembly. Ekpebulu who is a lawyer, said both the Bible and the Supreme Court endorsed the right of women to inherit their father’s property and the new law has come to give a legal…

The Defence of Human Rights and Democracy (DHRD) has demanded the arrest of a former Nigerian senator, Adawari Pepple, for allegedly banishing a 71-year-old man, Elder Eleaza Pepple, from his home and destroying his property worth millions of naira. Chairman of DHRD, Mr. Clifford Solomon, called for the arrest of Senator Pepple at a press conference in Port Harcourt that DHRD called to address allegations raised by Elder Eleaza against Senator Pepple. DHRD also called for the prosecution of Senator Pepple and the agents he allegedly used to commit the acts against Elder Pepple and his wife at their hometown,…

Residents and stakeholders of Bille Kingdom in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State have appealed to the federal and state governments to intervene and prevail on the Nigerian Army to withdraw the siege they have laid to the kingdom. Those who spoke to National Point said the people have been living in fear since the army invasion of the community over one month ago. One person was killed and another person was critically injured when people in army uniform in a boat shot at two occupants of another boat travelling to Port Harcourt on September 2. What followed that…