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Emuhoa Local Government Councillors taking the Oath of Office. Third from right is Hon. Henry Eferegbo

By Ibiba DonPedroChief Godswill Akpabio, Minister Niger Delta Affairs, chats with Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, Deputy Governor Delta State during visit to Oporoza Headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom Delta State late May 2021As the June 30, 2021 deadline for the naming of a board for the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC approaches, anxiety rules the waves in the Niger Delta. Chief Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo had issued first, a one week deadline which should have expired on June 7, then a June 30 2021 deadline for Chief Godswill Akpabio Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to announce a board for…

Animated reactions have continued to trail the June 4, 2021 ruling by a Lagos High Court that the huge allowances which members of the National Assembly pay themselves since the1999 return of civilian governance in the country, is illegal. Ben Nanaghan, a social analyst and respected Ijaw Elder added his voice to commentary on the matter noting that, ‘ The court was right in stating that only the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission(RMAFC) is empowered by law to fix the salary and remuneration of public officers. Senators are not empowered to fix their salaries. And so I stand by…

The Italian prosecutor of the case involving officials of Italian Oil company Eni, Shell and persons connected to Malabu Oil OML 245 is under fire over conduct considered unethical during the three year duration of the trial. The prosecutor Fabio De Pasquale is currently under investigation by the Ministry of Justice in Milan over conduct that included unethical conduct and serial acts of professional misconduct, a source informed National Point.On March 17, 2021, the court in Milan, had ruled that Chief Dan Etete, believed to the power behind Malabu Oil and who was Petroleum Minister under the Abacha regime from…

By Constance MejuFederal Government is using Ogoni Clean-Up as a distraction to avoid the clean-up of other parts of the environmentally degraded Niger Delta.A virtual panel on issues around the Ogoni Clean-Up came up with that observation in a session convened by key environmental activists in the region, to mark the 2021 World Environment Day which had as theme, “Ecosystem restoration. Leading the conversation Ken Henshaw of We the People, asked, “Is the Ogoni Clean-Up Eclipsing Attention to the Niger Delta?” and the response in the affirmative was unanimous.The activists lamented that the Ogoni- Clean Up has been on for…

The Young Progressive Party (YPP) in Edo State has begged the people to register freely with the party to prepare for the next local government elections.The party also used the forum to unveil the party’s logo to members who are interested to work with the party and the party flag bearers in the next elections.The party logo was unveiled at the birthday celebration of the Edo State chairman of the party and the party’s registration exercise in Benin City.The Edo State chairman, Dr. Royal Otasowie, told guests that Young Progressive Party (YPP), is a party for young minds.Dr Otasowie said:…

The Edo State coordinator of the National Youths Service Crops Scheme (NYSC), Mrs. Abiodun Olubukola has condemned those calling for the scraping of the NYSC scheme, stressing that, the programme has helped to unite the country and brought more development to the nation.The coordinator made the statements at the 2021, Batch A/ Stream ll, Orientation programme to mark the 48th Anniversary Celebration of the scheme at Okada, in Ovia North East Local Government Area in Benin City.Mrs. Olubukola also thanked Governor Godwin Obaseki for building a new NYSC camp for the youth corpers.“Today, we are witnessing another landmark in NYSC.…

Don, ERA, CSOs Others Call For Collective Efforts to Protect the Ecosystem-Iduozee Efe Paul, BeninA professor of wildlife management in the Department of Agriculture, University of Benin, members of civil society including Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth in Nigeria, have called for collective efforts to guide, protect and restore the Nigerian ecosystem.They advocated for the planting of trees, and other medicinal trees that would serve as natural medicine for the body, especially, in around the homes and environments to prevent flooding and gully erosion.Speaking at an event, organized by the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth,Nigeria to mark the…

Family of 15 Escapes Death As Fire Razed Furniture Shops-Iduozee Paul, BeninWonders they say shall never cease; a family of 15 on Friday, June11, 2021, escaped being burnt to death in an inferno that razed a building in Ikpoba community, along Benin-Agbor Road in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.Timely alert from a relative was the saving grace for the family that included children and grand-children on a visit.Narrating how they escaped, Ibude Kelly said a relative had knocked on his door to alert him of the fire. He said although he was able to escape with his children…

President of One Love Foundation, Mr. Patrick Eholor, says President Muhammadu Buhari, is still clouded by his military days and that is responsible for some of the actions taken by him, a reminder of when he once ruled the country as a military head of state.He made the statement in Benin City, while reacting to the proposed re-opening of the grazing routes by President Muhammadu Buhari in response to the South-South governors’ ban of open grazing in their states. Eholor’s said what Nigerians expected when they cast their votes to elect President Muhammadu Buhari was that, hence he was elected…