Author: nationalpoint

At a time when the big corporations and governments are failing to hold African economies together, Africa stakeholders have called for support to small and medium scale enterprises because they hold the key to rebuilding and sustaining the economies. This was the aggregate of the positions at the Wider Perspectives 10th Anniversary of the Annual Small and Medium Enterprises Conference held in Port Harcourt recently. The conference drew participants from Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Abia and Rivers (BAAR) States. The theme of the conference was Harnessing Economic and Investment Opportunities Through SMEs. Dr. Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri, the President of All Africa…

Imo State Police Command has burst a child trafficking ring. Through an intelligence-led stop-and-search operation, the command reported that they have arrested one Ann Ngozi Enyenwa, 42 years old, of Umudim Ohekelem in Ngor-Okpala LGA, and rescued 12 suspected stolen children aged between five and 12. The operation took place June 20, 2025 along the Owerri-Aba Express Road. This arrest the police stated in a press release, led to the uncovering of a disturbing child trafficking network that exploited minors for street begging in Aba, Abia State. Upon her arrest, the suspect was found with several children whose appearance and…

Good morning all, I feel compelled to say a word on the so-called peace deal being heaped on us from the kitchen of Aso Rock supervised by a supposedly democratically elected President. I shudder and any freeborn of this God blessed Rivers State would sneeze if the debauchery that is being paraded in the name of a deal for the people is allowed to prevail. Imagine, the deal says one man would determine who become chairmen of the 23 Local Government Chairmen. Is that not unthinkable in a normal democratic setting? The deal bans the governor, Simimalayi Fubara from contesting…

It was General Charles De Gaulle, who said that politics is too serious a matter to be left to politicians. What was orchestrated as a serious security and political crisis that necessitated the imposition of an emergency rule in Rivers State on March 18th, 2025 has finally turned out to be costly cover-up for a private disagreement between two politicians – Chief Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended Governor of Rivers State, who were godfather and godson in the 2023 general election. The two men now appear to have settled their…

The Rivers State Response Team on Violence Against Women and Children, have called on Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, to order the arrest and prosecution of the general overseer of a Pentecostal church based in Umuebule 4 in Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State, a prince and over 30 other members of the church in connection with the attempted murder and defamation of Chief Gerald Okpara Obinozie at One Ward Estate, Umuebule 4. The pastor and the prince were reported to have led over 30 members of the church, armed with various dangerous weapons to attack Chief Gerald…

The Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, and Wigwe University, Isiokpo, have begun discussions on how they can partner to make quality university education accessible to youths of the Niger Delta. The discussions were held at the Abuja office of PAP, where the Vice-Chancellor of Wigwe University, Prof. Marwan Alkaidi, led a delegation of university to meet with the Coordinator of the PAP, Dr. Dennis Otuaro. A statement from the PAP said, “Today, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Chief Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro, received Prof. Marwan Al-Akaidi, Vice Chancellor of Wigwe University, Isiokpo, Rivers State, at his Abuja office. “The…

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called for investigations into the $300 million (N480 billion) meant for the compensation and infrastructural development in Ogoni that was allegedly looted by few individuals within and out side of Rivers State. Fielding questions from reporters in Port Harcourt, the President of MOSOP, Mr. Fegalo Nsuke, said the money was part of the proceeds from an out-of-court settlement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. According t him, the fund was meant to build infrastructure and compensate the people for their losses during the crisis that erupted in the…

It’s interesting that Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi decided to use his 60th birthday to launch a political movement instead of thanking God for the so many mercies and grace upon his life. That in any case is his prerogative. I welcome him to the sixth floor. The colloquium organised by his ardent followers had the theme of weaponisation of hunger, and it was targeted at the current government in power, even as it’s his own party that is in power. I however differ with his thesis as those who have studied sociology well would know that in Nigeria the issues…

The natural terrain of the Niger Delta is bedecked with all manner of rivulets, tributaries, creeks and turbulent waters that is difficult to navigate especially if one is not versed with the environment. Paradoxically, the Niger Delta terrain boasts of many companies engaged in the extracting of hydrocarbons which ultimately leads to a flamboyant lifestyle. In keeping with the propensity of keeping up with the Joneses, many youths have been led astray to embrace a lifestyle of criminality with intent to meet up with bogus social expectations. It is little wonder that some misguided youths venture into the pseudo-business of…

Press Statement Editors Urge Government to Ease Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal/Exchange Rate Volatility Call for targeted relief measures to save media, nation’s economy Reaffirm commitment to democracy, press freedom Arising from the three-day All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital, the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on the federal government to urgently mitigate the negative impact of fuel subsidy removal and the exchange rate volatility on the economy. Noting the economic constraints and rising operational costs, the Guild also urged the federal government to consider subsidies or tax relief to help media houses…