Author: nationalpoint

With five persons reportedly killed in Adamawa in the ongoing flood in some Northern States, deep worry and agitation is rising in households and communities, in states such as Bayelsa which is expected to be badly hit by the coming flood waters. In 2022, 2018 and 2012, Bayelsa State, located below sea level geographically, suffered complete inundation whenever the floods came leading to loss of lives and the wiping away of farm produce and other property Although the Bayelsa State government has set up a Flood and Erosion Committee since October 2022, to guide the state in its flood response,…

Comrade Nnimmo Bassey is a household name in the Niger Delta and an authority on the environment. Styvn Obodoekwe caught up with the ever busy activist recently and the issue of climate change and the trending term, ‘blue economy’ was the focus. The interview is quite educative and interesting. Your organization, HOMEF, has a programme called School of Ecology and you just concluded a session. What is the School of Ecology all about? Well, each of our Schools of Ecology is focused on a particular issue. The one we just had was focused on ‘Marine Protected Areas, MPAs’. For Who…

The rains will be peaking in the next few weeks and despite early warnings about massive flooding this year and promises by the federal government to intervene in areas that were devastated by floods last year, there is nothing on the ground to show that, anything is being done to save the people of the Niger Delta region from the agonies of yet another flood disaster. Recent developments in Abuja about the Niger Delta have created room for stakeholders in the region to ask questions about the agenda of the new government of President Bola Tinubu for the region. Just…

It was celebrations and words of gratitude for the Nwanze family when early this month, famuly and friends gathered in London to mark the 75th  birthday of the matriarch of the family, Madam Beatrice Nwanze, the strong woman of the family under whose support the ramulvnas become a success story. It was fun to see two generations of the Nwanze family surrounc celebrant to mark her special day which started with a thanksgiving service tc kick-start the merry-making.

Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, his Delta State counterpart, Sheriff Oborevwori and the senator representing Edo North Senatorial District and former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and other stakeholders from the South-South region, recently in converged in Benin City, Edo State to chart a new path for the region’s growth and development during a colloquium to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Midwest Referendum. The colloquium, with the theme, ‘60 years after the referendum, which way Midwest?’ had in attendance leaders and other stakeholders from Edo, Delta, and Bayelsa states. Governor Obaseki stated that the region is…

As the battle for WAFU B qualifiers for the CAF Women Champions League entered the semi-finals stage in Benin, the deputy governor of Edo State Hon Comrade Philip Shaibu has promised Delta Queens players N1million per goal in the first semi-final match against Athletico of Ivory Coast. Comrade Shaibu who, just returned from his annual leave from the USA, made the pledge while addressing the Nigeria representatives in the dressing room at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium shortly before kick-off. The sports loving Edo deputy governor in his usual display of patriotism, while announcing the support to Delta Queens, told the…

Nigeria’s Delta Queens have qualified for the final of the CAF Women’s Champions WAFU B qualifiers after emerging winners in their semi-final match. Delta Queens survived a late scare by Athletico FC from Côte d’Ivoire to claim a 3-2 win in extra time after a shaky start. Athletico got off to a bright start after taking an early lead in five minutes when Melissa Behnian broke through on the run of play to slide home the opener. The opening goal gave the Ivorian representatives some sort of confidence against Delta Queens as they were undeterred and resolute in the first…

Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin, Saturday, August 26,2023, defeated ASO Chlef of Algeria 4-3 in a penalty shootout to advance to the second round of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup preliminaries. The game ended 1-0 in favour of ASO Chlef (Algeria), following Souibaah Mohammed’s 41 minute stylish finishing which levelled up the tie for his side at the Salem Mabrouki Stadium in Rouïba, Algiers. Also, Salem Mabrouki Stadium goal only tied the game at 1-1 on aggregate before the breath-taking shootout that ended 4-3 in favour of Bendel Insurance FC. Insurance FC defeated the Algerian side 1-0 at the…

Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has expressed deep concern about the situation in his home state, Bayelsa, where several people have been killed in politically related violence. In a statement issued over the weekend, the former President said it was particularly disturbing that the violence was coming ahead of the governorship election in November. In the statement, he said, “I am concerned about the growing spate of violence in Bayelsa, especially at Nembe Local Government Area where some people have been reported to have been killed and others wounded in the build-up to the November governorship election. “Such…

Primary healthcare centers (PHCS) are meant to be the first point of call for health service delivery, but are they equipped for this role? Mustapha Usman who visited several PHCS in Kwali and Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reports the findings. Twenty-five-year-old Olaniyi Dorcas is one of the many residents who have suffered the brunt of the lack of quality healthcare delivery in Ijah Sarki of Yangoji Public Health Centre (PHC), Kwali Area Council of FCT. Dorcas lost her first child as a result of what she described as negligent and ‘nonchalant’ behaviour exhibited by the…