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A legal practitioner and President, Ijaw Community Law Centre, Dotimi Tawari, has urged the National Assembly to throw the controversial Water Resources Bill recently re-introduced into the dust-bin, arguing that if they let go, it will deny Nigerians of their identities and ‘kill’ them. Tawari’s said rather than concentrating on true federalism, the Bill is anti-federal but unitary, adding that if passed into law, it will take Nigerians back to the old days of unitary system of government where everything is concentrated at the centre (Federal Government) The lawyer and environmental rights activist who made these assertions in Benin city,…

Nearly one year after the Bayelsa State government promised students of Gbarain-owei Grammar School in Yenagoa Local Government Area provision of school chairs, the chairs are yet to be seen, forcing the students to continue to improvise with makeshift seats others brace the windows to learn in one of the richest oil states in the country. A visit to the school months after the executive promise by National Point reveal that there were still no chairs from the government for the students. What is available are some wooden benches provided by parents of the students, who contributed N1000 each to…

The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has cautioned the Arewa Youth Assembly over the use of derogatory comments against Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo in handling the crude oil surveillance contract awarded to him by the federal government. According to the IYC, despite the vexatious and provocative nature of the comment and threat of protest by the Arewa Youths Assembly, the youths of the six states of the Niger Delta region are totally in support of the award the surveillance contract to Tompolo. The IYC, through its national spokesman, Ebilade Ekerefe, warned that instead of the northern youths becoming hired…

The chairman of traditional Rulers Council Bayelsa State, King Bubaraye Dakolo has advised oil and gas host communities in the Niger Delta region to first of all kick against the portion of the Petroleum Industry Act which states that any oil disruption that takes place in their domain will be counted for them as loss against the three per cent yearly funds that will accrue to them from the oil companies operating in their domain. King Dakolo who, is the Ibenanaowei IV of Ekpetiama Kingdom argued that the PIA was not actually meant to help the people of the Niger…

BACKGROUND: On the 8th August, 2022, the CLO, Bayelsa State Branch received a protest letter from victims of property demolition on Bossy Water 1 street, off Tombia/Amassoma road by agents of the state’s Physical Planning Development Board. The letter stated that the subject matter- attempt to erect poles to run high tension wires on 24th December, 2021 over roofs of properties some of which were built from way back 2002. The matter was instituted in court and is ongoing; an appeal was further made to the office of the Deputy Governor, His Excellency Sen. Lawrence Erhujakpor to restrain the perpetrators…

A victim of adulterated kerosene explosion , Mrs Elizabeth Benedict Edet has cried out for help, expressing doubt that her letter sent to the wife of Akwa Ibom state governor, Dr. Martha Udom Emmanuel, seeking help may not have reached her. But the victim and widow who survived the fire incident which damaged her face and parts of her chest region said she had full confidence, judging from antecedents, that the First Lady would have come to her aid if she had seen her letter. Mrs. Edet who is unable to afford further correctional surgeries on her face and extraction…

It was a pitiable sight on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Kala Iron Rod Dealers’ Market, Rumuokwuta in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, when members of the Rivers State Taskforce on street trading invaded the Building Materials Market, at about 10am, wreaking havoc in the process. The onslaught which was said to have started in a restaurant in the market, soon escalated to destruction of drinks, tables, looting of cash, hot drinks, handsets and vandalization of vehicles and trucks of customers that either came to buy goods or brought materials . While the looting spree was going on,…

Members of crisis ravaged Obelle Community in Emohua Local Government of Rivers State have cried out to the state and federal government for urgent help to both the state and federal government. The crisis has sent all the community members packing and the community is now home to overgrown grasses, thick bush and reptiles as no one lives or does any activity there anymore. Since February 2022, the community has been at the mercy of some cult boys who have unleashed unabashed, terror and horror on the once thriving and quiet community, destroying both lives and property. The community is…

Ngala used to be one of the farming and fishing hubs of Borno State back in the days. Today, it is different. Even its closeness to the Chadian town of Ngamboru Fotokol has not insulated the once-vibrant commercial hub from the effects of the insurgency. The local infrastructure – roads, schools, mobility etc – is not the only casualty. A walk around the local government will reveal a wasteland stripped of all its nutrients and a drive through Gamboru’s grain market will indicate that the people are trying to get their lives back. But not before you hear of the…

17th August, 2022 Press Statement Civil Society Organization Petition INEC Over a Breach of 2022 Electoral Act By Lagos PDP Gubernatorial Candidate A civil society organization, Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM) has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over a breach of the 2022 Electoral Act by Mr Olajide Adediran the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos, his deputy Ms Funke Akindele, a house of representatives candidate Mr Bankole Wellington aka Banky W. and others whom it accused of engaging in political campaigns of canvassing voters in utter violation of the law via a…