Author: nationalpoint

Guinea’s military leader Mamady Doumbouya told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that the Western model of democracy does not work for Africa, as evidenced by a recent wave of coups. “Africa is suffering from a governance model that has been imposed on it… a model that is good and effective for the West but is difficult to adapt to our realities, our customs and environment,” he told world leaders gathered in New York. “It is time to stop lecturing us and stop treating us with condescension like children,” he said, adding that Africans were mature enough to design their…

As pressure mounts on the West to cut down dependence on fossil fuel and embrace cleaner green energy sources, many hydrogen filling stations are expected soon in Europe with their eyes on supply from developing countries. Cashing in on this, Morocco is planning a 5,600km hydrogen pipeline from Nigeria, passing through 11 West African states. The project will run parallel to a previously mapped out natural-gas pipe, with export to Europe in mind. The information is published in an international journal, Hydrogeninsight.com dated September 21. The project is expected to cut through Benue-Niger Triple Junction, Igarra pre Cambrian basement complex…

People from communities in Igbu-Akoh Clan in Ahoada East Local Government Area in Rivers State have been expressing fears about the safety of their lives and property following an all-out invasion of the communities by security agents to hunt the killers of the former divisional police officer, DPO, in the area, Mr. Bako Angbashim, by alleged members of a cult group at Odiemudie. Most of the communities have been deserted while the indigenes have escaped to other towns and local government areas to escape indiscriminate arrest by the security personnel. An indigene of Odiemudie, who now squats with friends in…

The board, management and staff of the Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development, CEHRD remember with humility the sudden and painful passing on of their organization’s founder, Comrade Patrick Naagbanton, who joined the triumphant four years ago on September21, 2019 . It is difficult to believe that four years have rolled past. Your presence, thoughtfulness, courage and passion remain irreplaceable but the foundation you laid continues to grow strong leading us to keep the legacies you left going. Current developments in the communities and country continue to recall the values you fought for striving for a better Nigeria. As…

The first lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Tuesday August 15, celebrated the Super Falcons of Nigeria with a heart-warming reception at the State House Abuja. Tinubu who received some of the players, their technical team and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) with hugs, said the girls displayed dedication, resilience and team spirit with the zeal and strength that defined Nigeria. The president’s wife paid glowing tribute to all the players who she said had represented Nigeria on the global stage, noting that the world took notice of the dexterity of the players. “Although the final result did not go…

Yesterday, the 31st of August 2023 the world woke up to a news story credited to the Commander, NNS BEECROFT of the Nigeria Navy, Commodore Kolawole Olumide Oguntuga, that the Nigerian Navy arrested four Tantita personnel for alleged crude oil theft. It would have been comedy, if it was not also tragedy. The Navy is a constitutional institution mandated to keep Nigeria’s seaward borders safe from invasion, criminality and free for economic activities. Tantita respects the institution and its constitutional mandate. And it was out of that respect that a couple of weeks ago when there was a face off…

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.