Author: nationalpoint

Theyear 2018 ended on a good note for the people of Twon Brass. The people of thatkingdom collectively chose to dedicate their home to God led by the King andQueen, chiefs, elders and pastors last December.Itwas a day of proclamation by King Alfred Diete-Spiff, Amayanabo of Twon Brassand chairman Bayelsa State as he called on all to repent leading the repentanceprayer on behalf of the people and kingdom as in biblical times.Membersof the Pastors Forum in the kingdom backed the proclamation/repentance sessionswith prayers for the return of the people to God and attendant peace in theland and consecrated the new…

The blame for what Nigeria hasbecome falls on you and me. Not Buhari, not Jonathan, not Obasanjo anddefinitely not Abacha.Our wickedness stinks to theheavens as we go about our daily lives, pulling down everyone and everything tobecome rich. We import substandard products, fake drugs and expired baby foodunfit for human consumption and we have the nerve to complain about leadership?We even steal from widows,orphans, and refugees. We take their food and sell it for profit. Noconscience. Nothing is sacred. No one is spared. We build substandard roads,schools, houses, hospitals, all for profit at the expense of human life; aninvaluable item…

The Midwest Movement condemns inthe strongest words possible, the sacrilegious actions of suspension of thesubstantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), His Lordship Hon. Justice WalterOnnoghen and the purported appointing of an Ag. Chief Justice in the person ofIbrahim Tanko Mohammad, JSC. We herebyDEMAND the immediate annulment of this “coup” against the NigerianConstitution.The reasons given by PresidentMuhammaduBuhari for taking these weighty and clearly unconstitutional steps areas flawed as they are an embarrassment to the entire Nigeria nation and MidwestRegion of Edo and Delta States in particular. The provision of the Constitutionis very explicit on the processes for removing and replacing the…

By Iduozee Paul, Benin CorrespondentA legal practitioner, Peter O. lyhiokhai acting on behalf of his  colleagues has filed a  motion for a stall of execution  order in the Supreme Court seeking to restrain Chevron, Keystone Bank and other  concerned bodies from having any financial transaction with the Itsekiri Regional Derivation Development (IRDC), on grounds of  alleged financial fraud and embezzlement.   lyhiokhai’ while processing the motion of stall of execution at the  Appeal Court in Benin City, Edo state, said the non- execution of vital projects in the communities where the oil company is sited led to the filing of…

Iduozee Paul, Benin CorrespondentDr. Abubakar Mohammed and Dr. Mojead Momoh have  disclosed that Lassa fever infects up to  4000 people yearly in Nigeria, while  more than 5000 persons every year because of the danger of the virus.Dr. Mojead Momoh,  and Dr. Abubakar Mohammed, consultants in lrrua Teaching Hospital, Edo State made the disclosure  at the annual prayer get-together party organized by the Auchi lndigenes Club.Accordingto them, the only way to avoid the virus is to have access toinformation about lassa fever. “InSewden, like other Scandvial countries, their health index is so high, lifeexpectancy over 80 years. And we are having less than 50 years. The differenceis…

By Iduozee Paul, Benin CorrespondentAsthe 2019 general elections gather momentum, candidates of the two majorpolitical parties in Edo State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and thePeoples Democratic Party (PDP) contesting for positions in the Federal House ofRepresentatives have shunned election debate organized by ConnectedAdvocacy (C A) to inform the people of Edo state on whatthe various candidates have for the citizens shouldthey emerge winners in the poll.Thedebate was put together to test the competence of the candidates, theirpolitical experience and how they intend to deliver the dividends of democracywhen finally voted into power.Candidatesrepresenting other parties were however there for the debate. Addressingparticipants at a Legislative town…

Corruption has been high on the governance reform policy for many decades. It constrains development, and cause conflict and definitely one of the biggest obstacles to achieving millennium development goals, if it is not vehemently checked with absolute determination, it will hinder greatly the attainment of sustainable development goals. Corruption has a well known differential impact on the society with poor people especially women as its greatest victim, it reduces resources for poverty alleviation and development which result in deprivation of advancement opportunities for poor people. Unfortunately, sufficient attention has not been paid to differing impact that corruption had on…

Rt.Hon. Elizabeth Ativie, Edo State House of Assembly Speaker by  lduozee Paul, Benin Correspondent The Coalition on Affirmative Action (NCAA), has frowned at political parties that did not field female candidates for the fast approaching  2019 general elections.The group led by the former commissioner of  Women Affairs and Social Development in Edo State, Hon. Florence lgbinigie expressed the body’s displeasure to the Edo state NUJ when it came to present a communiqué, on  the 16 Days Activism Against Gender based Violence, with the theme,  “End Gender-Based Violence in the World of Work.”Hon Igbinigie said women shouldstand up against injustice.According to her,…

by  lduozee Paul, Benin Correspondent     As the 2019 general elections draws closer with heightened  campaigns, Niger- Delta Ex- agitators have alleged that some politicians in the region have started stock-piling  arms and ammunition they will use to rig the forth coming elections.The group also warned other ex-agitators not to collect money from politiciansto serve as thugs during the polls. They made the comment in a press releaseissued and signed by the national adviser of the forum, Comrade Walter Serete and the nationalspokesperson, Comrade Ogidigba God’ s Time.The leaders said what they need inthe region is peace not bloodshed.Part of the…

Nigerian women hoping for a better futureThe book The Millionaire Next Door by ThomasJ. Stanley, Ph.D and William D Danko, Ph.D teaches that a family manseeking to get rich must learn to exercise a lot of financial disciplineparticularly as it relates to satisfying the needs of the family. An in anintroductory encounter with economics in the secondary school, we were taughtthat you can never satisfy human wants as they are unlimited, so you have toset priorities and address your needs according to available resources.Family demands arecountless and rather than diminish with time, they increase because the worldis in a constant…