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The Abala community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State has called on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to extend his developmental strides to the community. A renowned philanthropist in the community, the Odogwu of Abala, High Chief, Hon (Dr.) Christopher Iwale, who made the appeal while speaking to journalists, said Abala community had never enjoyed the presence of the Delta State government in any way. He said the few amenities, including the schools in the community, were made possible through self efforts. High Chief Iwela said the community has been lacking good basic amenities including access road, school, hospital…

Over 40,000 people made up of individual visitors and persons in delegations, have in the past three weeks visited Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, at his base in Oporoza, in Gbaramatu Kingdom Delta State. The ex-militant and leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has been playing host to persons and groups, who have either visited in solidarity with the respected activist or, been there on a quest for further information about the N48billion oil pipeline protection contract, which has generated measured division in the Niger Delta, especially among armed Ijaw groups in…

The narrow 140 year old main street in Abonnema, the riverside community, will experience a major choking human crush this weekend as family, friends, political associates and townspeople flood the quaint island by the Sombriero River, in Akuku Toru Local Government Area, to bid Alabo Tamunotenyim Omubo Graham-Douglas, farewell. Graham-Douglas who died April 25, 2022 after an illness which saw him spend considerable time abroad and Abuja, was born May 8,1939 into the illustrious Douglas family of Abonnema, the picturesque community with a spectacular tourist view from the bridge leading to it. Appointments TOG had an interesting public service record.…

“ Then the master said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.”- Luke 14:23 ‘Anagkazo’ is the Greek word that is translated “to compel.” The Assignment of preaching the Gospel and soul winning requires a compelling dimension to it for the following reasons: Firstly, due to the urgency of the matter. Securing one’s Eternal Destiny by giving one’s life to Christ and becoming a born again child of God is not something that should be postponed or that can wait for another day. The excuses…

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…