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The police in Edo State have arrested one Favor Oyhou, for allegedly hacking her boyfriend, one Paul Handsome, 25 to death in Auchi, Estako West Local Government Area of the state. In a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City, the assistant police public relations officer of Edo State Police Command, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, said: “Sequel to the incident of 23/7/2022 at about 1930hrs in Auchi, Edo State where one Paul Handsome ‘M’ 25yrs was reported to have been stabbed to death by his girlfriend, One Favor Oyhou, and went into hiding. “Consequent upon this dastardly act, the commissioner…

For two consecutive days, Thursday, 4thto Friday, 5th August 2022, practicing journalists from Niger Delta region of Nigeria, converged in the conference Hall of Habitat Hotel and Resort, Rumualogu, NTA/Choba Road, Port Harcourt, where they brainstormed on “Investigative Reporting, Inclusive Development and Accountability.” The two-day media training was courtesy of National Point Newspaper/Foreword Communications Ltd, with the support of Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ)and MacArthur Foundation. In her opening remark, the Managing Director of National Point newspaper, Ibiba DonPedro traced the story of National Point to 2007 when it was founded by herself and Chief Constance Meju with…

When Mrs. Jennifer Jackson, 38, a widow and mother of four accepted an invitation from a neighbour to attend the May 28, 2022 Shop-for-Free seminar of Kings Assembly Church at the Polo Club field, GRA, Port Harcourt she did not know it was an invitation to death. She and hundreds of other people who got injured or lost loved ones in the early morning tragedy did not only return empty handed without the promised food and household items, they have been left alone to bury their dead and bear the full burden of their bereavement. More curious is the effort…

Despite the brinkmanship of Elder Statesmen, Pa Edwin Clark, 95 years, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, 94 years, and their own flagship cultural platform, Ohaneze Ndigbo leadership to encourage the reduction in the number of Igbo candidates, all of the latter saw themselves strong enough to win the race standing on their own. Indeed, a meeting called by Chief Clark to achieve consensus was rebuffed to the bewilderment of the old man. Perhaps this is a lesson for Igbos who, by the way are among the most educated, entrepreneurial and creative people in the country and have more than enough of persons…

June 24, 2022 will remain for members of Nkwot Community in Akwa Ibom State, a day to remember. That day, their illustrious son Nnimmo Bassey drew friends and associates from outside and within to the community. He also brought government officials including the permanent secretary Asuquo Seno,Esq, SA to Akwa Ibom State governor on Education Monitoring, chairman Senior Secondary School Management AKwa Ibom State and other government officials to witness the commissioning of a library he built for students there. Asuquo Seno, Perm Secretary, appreciated Rev Nnimmo Bassey for the Resource Centre project and committed to assign a professional librarian…

The chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Chief Ben Eke has flagged off the construction of five (5) projects across the LGA. Speaking during the ceremony recently at Ahoada, Chief Eke said his administration would not only promote the wellbeing of the people but also protect the life and property of the people, hence the need to construct a new police post in the LGA. According to him, “Given that the role of every government is the protection of life and property, we have found it necessary to construct the new Police Post at Odieka Akoh community and its…

Political leaders and stakeholders in Emohua Local Government Area have commended the council chairman, Chief Dr. Chidi Julius Lloyd for accountability and high performance in office within a year. Speaking during the one year anniversary of the chidi Lloyd administration in the LGA, Chief Emeh Glory Emeh said that within his one year in office, what Dr. Lloyd has done is remarkable, adding that in the remaining two years one should imagine what the council chairman would accomplish. “Within one year in office, we can see what Dr. Lloyd led administration has done in Emohua LGA. Therefore, you can imagine…

Our attention has been drawn to a purported and erroneous publication in Rivers Today newspaper (Page 1, Volume 8, No. 13, dated Monday, July 25, 2022), with the headline: Ogbakor Rumuji Ne’de (The Senate of the people), Rumuji Community. C/o office of the Paramount Ruler, HRM Ohna Christian Okachieneke Elechi, Rumuji Community. For the record, it should be known and stated clearly that Ohna Christian Okachineke Elechi who claims to be the paramount ruler/Nnewe-Eli of Rmuji Community and Odegu Kingdom the XII is never, and is never the paramount ruler of Rumuji Community and Odegu Kingdom. For the record, it…

The options appear to be opening up for a third force to emerge in Rivers State to produce a new leadership outside the two main political parties in the run-up to the February, 2023 general elections. The two parties, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have worked themselves into intractable crises that are already eating deep into their structures and tearing them down. Besides settling for unpopular and uncharismatic candidates for the governorship election, the PDP and APC have not been able to overcome and manage the fallouts of their presidential and governorship primaries that…

Watchers of the politics of Rivers State woke up on Friday, August 12 to be fed with a photoshoot of Senibo Chris Finebone, the erstwhile firebrand spokesperson of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, the Governorship Candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senibo Sim Fubara, and a former Rivers State Chairman of the APC, Chief Davies Akanya, at the private residence of Wike. Though the initial pictures were uploaded to the social media without a storyline, it was done to effect. Those who know knew. And the pictures spoke a thousand words.…