Author: nationalpoint

The people of the South South geopolitical zone comprising the states of Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and River States have always championed the values of fairness, equity, autonomy and solidarity as motivations for federating with other Nigerians in a Federal Democratic Republic. The people of the zone were therefore in the forefront of agitations to provide guarantees in the foundational constitutional compact to ensure that governance in Nigeria was not informed by tyranny of any groups or nationalities over others, which informed the concerns and representations of the people of the zone before the Willinks Minority Commission in…

On August 25, 2022, women from the 26 gazetted villages of Ibeno community met at the instance of frontline Women’s right organization, Kebetkeche Women Development and Resource Centre and its partners, to carefully discuss the existing socio ecological issues in the community, especially how it affects womenfolk. The discussion took a keen examination and interrogation of the over six decades of oil extraction and its attendant impact on the people of the Niger Delta region and particularly women. At the meeting, women relayed sad and gory tales of how their lives have been adversely impacted by the impacts of…

…Launches Anyakwee Nsirimovu Human Rights Education Fund … Awards scholarships to five students The Anyakwee Nsirimovu Human Rights Education Fund has been formally launched with five students; Jessica Osemere, Emmanuela Enyinna, Patience Nkiri, Obinna Dike, and Wisdom, emerging the first set of recipients of the scholarship fund to study Human Rights Education at the Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (IHRHL), Port Harcourt. The event which held in Oak Haven Hotel, GRA Phase 2, on Thursday August 25, 2022, began with a symposium themed: “Human Rights Education; A Tool for Combating Rights Violations”. Delivering his speech on the occasion,…

The conference hall of the Legacy Center, secretariat of the Center for Human Rights and Development, CEHRD, Port Harcourt, came alive, Thursday, August 25, 2022, as environmentalists, human rights activists, academics, media and other professionals gathered at the instance of the Civil Liberties Organization, CLO to celebrate the second anniversary of the demise of a worthy colleague, journalist and activist, Patrick Naagbanton who departed two years ago. Declaring the gathering open, chairperson of the occasion Chief Constance Meju, chairman CEHRD and managing editor National Point Newspaper commended CLO for choosing Patrick’s birthday for honour. She said the late activist touched…

Mr. Anthony Onochei Ochei,  is the candidate of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Delta state for 2023 National Assembly elections. A Fellow of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria; Fellow of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, (CITN) with over 20 years’ experience in public and private sectors.  In this interview with our correspondent, he asserts that his aspiration to represent Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in 2023 under the platform of NNPP is motivated by the need to provide better representation to good people of Aniocha/Oshimili in the Green Chamber. Excerpts:              …

Congrats on your 60th birthday. How does it feel to be 60 in a country where life expectancy is just about 50 for men? Well, for me, beyond the fact that one is grateful to God for getting to this point, which basically is not as a result of the good things I have done, not a result of how careful I have been, not as a result of how much prayers I have offered or whatever, keeping fit or keeping functional. It’s by the grace of God. That is primarily to thank God for his grace. But to say…

I have two questions: The main one is about conditions in your domain and how you are bringing all your experiences to bear? Are companies coming, even small companies, coming in to take advantage of this 24-hour power supply? Okay, no. That has become a challenge. A challenge because in my thinking, the prevailing or the subsisting community leadership before I came on board messed up most of the things. I was part of the GMOU [Global Memorandum of Understanding] that brought about this light, the 24-hour power supply. Again, that happened because of my nature. If it’s anyone else…

Christians have been admonished to have good minds, adopt the qualities of a child; humble themselves like children and reconcile with everyone that has offended them to make themselves acceptable to God and express the good image of God. Bishop, Anglican Diocese of Western Izon, Rt. Reverend Victor Ebipade Okporu, gave the admonition during the thanksgiving service to mark the 3rd Year Anniversary Memorial Service of Deaconess (Mrs.) Magdalene Zipuamere Egukawhore (Nee Okoro) at St. Matthew Anglican Church, Patani, Delta State. Deaconess Magdalene Evukawhore is the mother of the chairman, De Wayles Group Of Companies, High Chief Emonena Victor Wayles…

Delta Youth Coalition (DYC) has urged the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the Commission keeps its promises by using the new electronic mode of transmission of results in line with the new electoral act come 2023 general elections President-General of DYC, Chibuzor Agunwa made the call in Asaba while speaking to journalists at the group’s nationalsecretariat just as INEC cleared the air on the planned mode for transmitting election results. INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye, was recently quoted as saying that results of the 2023 elections would be collated manually. But in a statement clarifying…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has approved an upward review of the loan rates of the State Public Officers’ Vehicle Loan Scheme for all categories of officers to reflect current inflationary realities. Announcing the new approved rates vide a circular letter signed by the Head of Service, Mr. Reginald Bayoko, with reference number HOS 92/T2/62, the governor also approved the extension of the loan tenor from four (4) years to six years to ease the burden of repayment. ”Conscious of the need to give more realistic outlook to the Public Officers’ Vehicle Loan Scheme (POVLS); His Excellency, the Governor, has graciously approved…