Author: nationalpoint

Governors of the six South-South states met last week in Benin City, the Edo State capital to deliberate on the resuscitation of the BRACED Commission, the multilateral agency the six states established in 2011 to design joint development strategies for the states in the geopolitical zone. The meeting was presided over by the host governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who is also the Chairman of the Board of the Commission. The governors made bold statements about their intention to work together to drive development in the zone. The resolutions of the BRACED Commission were far reaching and laudable and if followed…

The year 2023 is finally rolling to an end. Despite the trials, stress and unfortunate incidents, there is every reason for those of us crossing over it to another year, to thank the ever faithful father who has kept us to see this goodness. This journey calls for reflections and gratitude. Most of the times, people approach me to teach them the secrets of my gratitude. Well, it’s very simple. Someone with an attitude of gratitude appreciates everything in life. You are grateful for your relationships, health, business, and general sense of well-being. There is satisfaction and joy lodged in…

How much politicians in Nigeria care about national insecurity has long been correlated with how close it gets to their mansions in Abuja, the capital. On its outskirts on January 2nd a father and his six daughters were kidnapped, prompting a rare outcry on high. A crowdfunding effort to pay the ransom was even backed by a former minister. But the kidnappers instead killed one of the girls and demanded more cash. The wife of President Bola Tinubu publicly lamented a “devastating loss”. Yet such horrors are still appallingly frequent—and largely ignored by politicians. In one incident last week in…

Ladies and gentlemen, I must confess, I am excited to be in your midst today. Pushing through the great hurdles created by the hijackers of the contraption called Nigeria last year to enter into another new year is no doubt a feat worthy of celebration. I hope you enjoyed your holidays. As for me, it was great fun; they thought they would succeed in killing our joy of yuletide and cross over, but they failed. They even thought we all would be trapped in the muds of 2023, but again, they failed woefully. Here we are, hale, hearty and happy.…

Esther Godday, an expectant mother, has been arrested by the police in Rivers State for allegedly stabbing to death one Mrs. Imeran Idema for trying to stop her from escaping with a bunch of plantain she stole from a farm. Godday, a mother of nine, committed the alleged offence on January 28, at Agada village in Abua, Rivers State. Desperate to feed her hungry children, Mrs. Godday had reportedly sneaked into the Idema family plantain farm, cut off a bunch of plantain and was escaping when Mrs. Idema confronted her. During an argument between them, the deceased Idema stabbed Godday…

A Nigerian citizen who hails from Onicha-Ohozara in Ebonyi State but resides in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Mr Okechukwu Okereke has cried to the Inspector General of Police, the Rivers State governor, Sir Sim Fubara and the general public, to prevail on the Rivers State Police commissioner and the state Police Command to bring back his son, Chukwudi Okereke, who was arrested on January 11, 2024 by a C4I team of the Rivers State Police Command (the crack squad) led by ASP Mike and Felix. Chukwudi, aged 33, a father of three, who sells motor spare parts at Anyama, Ikoku…

Understanding and moving away from environmental hazards, have been described as the keys to healthy living. A health expert, Mrs. Ordu E.Ada made the assertion at a one-day stakeholders roundtable organized at Igwuruta, in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State for community persons from oil impacted Umuechem and Abara. The representative of the Rivers State Health Management Board who delivered a presentation on health implications of environmental pollution, said environmental hazards negatively impacts people especially, women chemically, physically, biologically and psychological, heating serious harm to the health of victims. Ada listed the impact of environmental hazards to include mental…

Farmers have been advised to form cooperatives in order to gain more from their produce. The advice was handed down by an agriculture expert to women farmers at a one-day sensitization on climate smart agriculture organized by a non-governmental organization, Centre for Rural Integration and Development, CRIDEV. Mr. Awele Akwunwa told women at Abuator and Okpai communities in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State,  that setting up coperatives is the surest way to make money in farming. According to him, coperatives help members pool resources together, share responsibilities and cut off middle men which results in more…

Some Female politicians who contested for various offices on different party platforms in the 2023 general elections in Rivers State, are in the spirit of gender equity and inclusion, demanding participation in the governance of the Siminalayi Fubara led administration. They made their demand through a letter to the governor captioned, ‘Appoint Women That Contested The 2023 Elections’. The women’s demand jointly signed by the coordinator, 2023 Rivers State Female Electoral Candidates, Hon. Mrs Mercy Joeking and five others, commended the governor for his resilience in carrying out his duties as governor, noting that his victory is for all Rivers…

In a concerted effort to promote peace and tranquilly within the Kula Kingdom, the chairman of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, Hon. Rowland Sekibo, and the member representing Akuku-Toru Constituency II in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Lolo Isaiah Opuende, convened a significant peace meeting which purpose was to address a longstanding chieftaincy dispute within the kingdom. A release to that effect signed by Abraham Ebini, SA on Media and Publicity to the Hon Opunede and made available to National Point states, “The historic gathering, which took place at the official residence of Hon. Lolo Isaiah Opuende in the…