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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned yesterday’s arrest and detention of Ilorin-based broadcast journalists, Mr. Dare Akogun, by the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Police Force in an effort to coerce him to retract an allegation of corruption he reportedly made against an official of the State Government. In a statement issued in Lagos Friday October 14, 2022 by its director of programmes, Mr. Ayode Longe, MRA called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, to put an end to the incessant practice whereby politicians, government officials and other powerful individuals use the Police to shield themselves…

In this interview, Collins Nwankwo, Chairman of Rivers State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners tells National Point Editor, Emmanuel Obe that retirees are being shortchanged in their benefit payments . What is the experience of retirees in Rivers State? The experience of retirees in Rivers State is common knowledge. Everybody knows that they are not happy because entitlements are not paid. Even now when payment is said to be on, it is sluggish and it is not going on the way we as the leadership of pensioners expect. We wanted a robust payment stature where it will embrace…

Despite repeated assurances by the Federal Government that reconstruction work would soon begin on the Eleme section of the East-West Road, the more deaths are being recorded on the road, as the condition of the road continues to worsen. The latest assurance came from the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, who said that the necessary paperwork would soon be presented to the Federal Executive Council for approval, so that the contractor would start irreversible work on site. Fashola disclosed this when he received in his office the Chairman of Eleme Local Government, Chief Obarilomate Ollor, who led…

A Professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology, Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Prof Agatha Eguovoen has ascribed one of the major causes that engender violence against women and the girl child to traditions, norms and customs. Prof Eguovoen made the statement at an event organized by the Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRHP), with the theme: ‘Refresher Workshop for Community Representatives on Enhancing Gender Equality and Protection from Gender-Based Violence for Women and Girls in Edo State,” said, “our human right given to us by God is greater than our constitutional rights”. Speaking on the topic ‘Understanding Human…

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has backed the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in its position on the state of public education in the state, which it blamed on government failure to employ permanent teachers in primary and secondary schools. The APC said it was throwing its weight behind the teachers’ agitation on Sunday in a statement signed by its assistant state publicity secretary, Victor Ofure Osehobo. The NUT during the 2022 World Teachers’ Day celebration in Benin city, October appealed to the state government to recruit permanent teachers in the public primary and secondary…

Atare Awin, a media technical aide to the Delta State commissioner in charge of the Directorate of Project Monitoring and Audit in Delta State, Anthony Onoriode Ofoni, has been sacked for allegedly supporting the presidential bid of Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections. “Most of the ‘Obedients’ are PDP and APC people who are tired of bad government. Does that mean they don’t have a voter’s card?” Awin had posted on Facebook, to trigger the sack. In a letter personally signed by Ofoni on Tuesday, the commissioner stated that the former Peoples Democratic Party councillorship…

Trial of two Delta state based Journalists, Joe Ogbodu, Managing Editor of BIGPEN Online newspaper and Prince Amour Udemude, an investigative journalist with the National Mirror newspapers on Wednesday took a new twist, with Udemude informing the court on how he was forced by a police prosecutor, Theresa Okpor to write a statement dictated by her. The two journalists, were arrested by the police from the Delta State Criminal Investigation Department, (CID) in October, 2019, following a petition by one Sam Ogrih, alleging defamation. Both were arraigned on charges of misdemeanor to wit defamation at the Magistrate Court Four (4),…

Delta Governor and vice-presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), deputy president of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, were among illustrious Deltans honoured at the National Honours Award Investiture for 2022. Also honoured are the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III; Dein of Agbor, Dr Benjamin Ikenchukwu, Kiagborekuzi I; Ovie of Agbon Kingdom, Ogurimerime Ukori I; chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor; chairman, Zenith Bank, Mr Jim Ovia and chairman, UBA, Mr Tony Elumelu. Others are chairman, ThisDay and Arise Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena; minority leader, House of Representatives, Rt.…

A daredevil son and indigene of Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, identified as Kido has murdered his father, one Mr lK Onyeyai in the farm. Trouble started on Friday, October 14, 2022, when the deceased confronted the son over harvesting his (father’s) crops without permission. A hot argument was said to have ensued and it resulted in the son killing the father by hitting him on the head with an object. It was gathered that the villagers from Ukpai, swung into action and had him arrested and handed over to the police to whom he has…

The Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) appeals to the Delta State Government to urgently set up Internally-Displaced Person camps (IDPs) and provide much-needed relief assistance, emergency shelter materials, and other mitigating services to the displaced and vulnerable victims of flood-affected communities in Urhoboland. The UPU notes that the ravaging floods have taken over communities of Urhobo in Ughelli North, Patani, and Ughelli South Local Governments. Communities affected by this catastrophe include Uwheru main town, Oro-Ohoro, Ogode, Agadama, Ohoro, Owarovwo, Ophororo, Ode, Oreba, and Avwon, among others in Ughelli North; Odorubu and Uduophori in Patani Local Government; and Ewu-Urhobo town, Gbaregolor Federated…