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A community citizens’ Jury sitting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital, has identified over 15 Cases brought before it by the affected community members from the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. The sitting which took place recently at the instance of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, at Luton Park Hotel, Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo, was presided over by professor Sofiri Perterside. In their separate testimonies at the Environmental Tribunal, some communities in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States narrated their ordeals, how they have been impacted, as a result of oil extractive activities going on in their areas. Those…

… COMMENDS TOMPOLO FOR INFLUENCING THE ADRC TO THE NIGER DELTA REGION His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State today handed over the newly built Finance building to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) as a temporary office. NUPRC is part of Alternative Dispute Resolution to resolve disputes in oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta region. At the hand over, Governor Diri commended Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo for, having heard of the relocation of the ADRC, and influencing it to Bayelsa State, stating that, he has displayed nationalism in the highest form to the people of…

The attention of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has been drawn to calls by imposters and sponsored amorphous groupings acting as fronts for the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike, that APC in Rivers State is calling on him (Mr Wike) to join the same party he had characterised as suffering from Cancer. Nothing can be more preposterous than this kite being flown by minions of Wike working hard to justify their pay cheque. We wish to unequivocally dismiss any such rumour or sponsored story planted in any medium that Rivers State APC had at…

In this interview with Emmanuel Obe, Chief Chinedu John, one of the leaders of Adanta village, where the pipeline fire occurred said even though Shell, the owners of the pipeline had not approached them, the community may not ask for compensation for the fire that burned from on May 31 to June 3, 2023 on the Ogbodo/Adanta section of the Trans Niger Pipeline What actually happened on May 31 along the pipeline? I actually went to Isiokpo to get something and my wife called me to say that there was a fire incident. But before that time, somebody told me…

Even though women suffered most of the brunt of the economic damages that oil spills and fire disasters have brought to Ogbodo and Adanta, they have never been well compensated when companies reach out to the communities with palliatives and monetary compensation. The women of the community, seem to be the worst devastated from the disasters. Their primary economic activities are tied to the land and they have lost valuable farmlands and waters, where they eke out a living for themselves and their families. Mrs. Ada Okoro said, “There is no snail again. You can’t GO inside the bush and…

The women of First Baptist Church,Ahoada (Cathedral of Excellent Parish) recently marked their 2023 Mothers’ Day with the theme: ‘Mothers’ As Gold’ Speaking during the event, the acting rector of the church, Rev. Dr. Kenneth Enyubara said that with the current situation of the country, women have a lot to do to save the country through prayers and other spiritual activities. “As First Baptist Church Ahoada women celebrate their 2023 Mothers’ Day, I want to charge Nigerian women to save the nation by remaining resolute in their prayers. With the tension in the land and the current situation in the…

A leading lawyer in the country, Godspower Godfrey has slammed Nigerian professors who served as returning officers in the contentious 2023 general elections across the country. He scored them low. Godfrey, who is the principal officer in Powers and Partners (Ajuri Chambers) made his assessment known over the weekend in a chat with National Point in Port Harcourt. He expressed disappointment with the performance of the professors. Said he: “I am highly disappointed with Nigerian professors who served as INEC election returning officers across the country, especially those who served as returning officers in the governorship elections. If half of…

Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University, (RSU) Nkpolu Oroworukwu, Port Harcourt, Prof. Nlerum Sunday Okogbule has charged students of the school who, would be going on industrial training, to take their programme seriously. Prof. Nlerum Okogbule gave the charge recently during the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) for the 2023 programme. He reminded them of the need to carry out their industry training with diligence as well as being good ambassadors of the institution. The VC who was represented by the provost, College of Medical Sciences, Prof. Chituru Orluwene, assured the students that the management of the institution…

A leading medical practitioner in Nigeria, Prof. Kenneth Ordu has appealed to the governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara to appoint a competent and qualified medical doctor to man the state health sector. Prof. Kenneth Ordu made the appeal last Thursday in a chat with newsmen in his office in Port Harcourt. “I want to appeal to Governor Siminialayi Fubara to use his supreme executive power to appoint an experienced and qualified medical doctor as the next commissioner for Health in the state. Rivers State needs a competent and capable medical practitioner as our new commissioner for Health,” Prof…