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The people of Abua/Odual Local Government have cried to Governor Sim Fubara, the state governor to urgently act to save them from the horrors of plying a route that is now a death-trap. The Abua/Ahoada Road had become seriously damaged posing a threat to commuters. The condition was made worse by flood in 2022. So bad was the road that during the flood, some groups conveying relief materials to the area were forced to stop and hand over their goods to motorcyclists. Only oil tankers, trucks and pick-up vans were able to easily use the route then. The road which…

To commemorate this year’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI and as off-cycle election takes place in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has called on journalists to take responsibility for their own safety by adhering to election reporting safety advisory for journalists by IPC and the Nigeria Media Code of Election Coverage. The Executive Director of IPC, Lanre Arogundade, called on the Tinubu administration to take urgent measures to comply with regional and international frameworks on safety journalists, which UNESCO says should revolve around the three Ps of: Prevention, Protection…

There have been conflicting claims as to who is the authentic speaker of the State House of Assembly that was burnt down during the last impeachment attempt. Supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike insist that Hon. Martins Amaewhule is still in charge of the House of Assembly as Speaker. But, supporters of Governor Fubara claim that Edison Ehie, who supported the governor during the saga is the new Speaker. Nothing is certain yet for now. However, Rivers lawmakers loyal to Amaewhule embarked on a two day refresher workshop in Abuja, which was declared open by…

Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his quick intervention in the political crisis that erupted in the state saying.. Jubna The governor in a statement he personally signed at the weekend titled ‘Peace is Priceless’, described Tinubu’s role in the dispute as fatherly. “I wish to thank the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his fatherly intervention which opened a series of communication channels to facilitate the timely resolution of the festering crises. I wish to also thank our elders, who are currently intervening in…

In a three part report by Sunny Dada, National Point explores the paradox of Rivers State, which presents as the second richest state in the country after Lagos State from Federal allocations, Internally Generated Revenue, IGR and 13% derivation, but whose population of multi dimensionally poor populace grows in leaps and bounds. Rivers State is the second richest state in Nigeria, with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $51.529 billion and a per capita income of $5,949 (PPP) according to Budget ‘State of States 2022 Edition.’ The state is also credited with providing more than 40% of Nigeria’s output of…

The Edo State Sports Commission boss has described the annual Nigeria Women Premier Football League pre-season tournament which came to an end on Wednesday evening at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, as a huge success. Alli wh,o expressed his joy over the Edo Queens’ victory, said he was also impressed with the performance of the girls throughout the tournament adding that the coaches and the entire team have shown how ready they are for the new football season. Said he: “I congratulate our mother, Mrs Betsy Obaseki on the hitch-free 2023 Betsy Obaseki Football tournament. I am particularly happy that…

The Area 1 Command of Port Harcourt Customs has generated over N89.574 billion for the nation. Speaking during the handover ceremony to the new Area 1 Command of the Port Harcourt Custom the outgoing comptroller of Area 1, Chedi Wada said that despite the challenges in the maritime sector, the leadership of the command under his administration was able to generate the huge amount. According to him, under my administration, the command had fared considerably well in the area of Revenue generation. Despite some daunting challenges in the maritime sector. From January to 21st October 2023, the command had been…

In this interview with EMMANUEL OBE, the Acting Director of Medical Services of Rivers State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Siyeofori Dede, says the challenges confronting primary healthcare in the state are being addressed with the new policy direction of the state government. How many primary healthcare centres do we have in Rivers State? Currently, we have 344 primary healthcare centres in the state. Are they all functional? Oh yes. They are. But you also have to understand that we have three types of health centres. So, when we are talking of functionality, functionality is at different levels. So, I will…

The November 11, 2023 Off-Cycle elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States provided an opportunity for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to correct its failures in the February/March 2023 general elections The commission had introduced the novel Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation System (BI-VAS) to transmit election results in real-time and to upload elections results as recorded in the polling units to the iREV, the commission’s server, which would have made election results accessible by anyone anywhere in the world. The promise of the use of the transmission and uploading systems won so much trust for INEC so much so that…

The Supreme Court Thursday upheld President Bola Tinubu’s February 25, 2023 election and brought to an end, the long drawn legal battle by his main opponents, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party challenging his election. The ruling proved expectations of many Nigerians that the Supreme Court would not do otherwise. In giving its verdict, the apex court refused to admit new evidence procured by Atiku to show that Tinubu forged and falsified documents relating to his educational qualifications which he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying the application to…