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The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has said that its ongoing potable water schemes in Ogoniland were helping to bridge gender gaps in access, safety and water stewardship, particularly for women and girls in the region. Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Prof Nenibarini Zabbey, stated this while delivering a lecture titled “Water for All: Bridging Gender Gaps in Access, Safety, and Water Stewardship in HYPREP Projects” at the Centre for Water and Sanitation Studies (CeWASS), Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, as part of activities marking the 2026 World Water Day. Zabbey explained that upon completion of 51 headworks and 14…

Veteran journalist and media manager, Mr. Onyekwere Nwobodo, has been appointed Special Adviser on Media to the Governor of Enugu State, Barrister Peter Ndubuisi Mbah. Nwobodo, a seasoned media professional with decades of experience in journalism and public communication, was formerly a correspondent and editor with The Punch newspapers. He later served as Managing Director of the Enugu State Newspaper Corporation, publishers of the Daily Star newspapers. Reacting to the appointment, Nwobodo described it as both an honour and a challenge, saying he accepted the responsibility with humility and a strong sense of duty. “Time to serve, yet again: Folks,…

Several members of the Rivers State Para-athletes stormed the gates of Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday to appeal to the Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, to approve and release funds for them to attend the forthcoming para games, scheduled to hold in Abuja, from 26th March to April 1st 2026. As of the time of filing this report, the Chief of Staff had met with the protesting Para-athletes.A source told National Point that he had requested to Permanent Secretary to come with him to see the Governor and brief him.It was hoped that the governor would give approval for…

A 74-year-old woman, Madam Grace Okafor, on Tuesday presented a live fowl to Governor Chukwuma Soludo during his swearing-in for a second term at Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka. The inauguration ceremony attracted dignitaries and residents from across Anambra State, but Okafor’s gesture stood out as one of the day’s highlights. Arriving at the venue in a wheelchair, the elderly woman drew applause as she danced toward the centre of the arena, carrying the fowl in a bucket before presenting it as a gift to the governor. Okafor, a native of Abatete in Idemili North Local Government Area, said the gesture…

The Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to collaborate with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and Chevron Nigeria Limited on the 70.75 km Omadino-Okerenkoko-Escravos Road and bridges in the Warri North Local Government Area. The Governor stated this when the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, led a delegation of the Commission’s Executive Management, including the Executive Director Projects, Dr Victor Antai and Directors of the Commission, to pay him a courtesy visit at Government House, Asaba. The courtesy visit preceded a tripartite meeting among the Delta State Government, NDDC, and Chevron to…

The Niger Delta Progressive Volunteers for National Building and Ownership (NPVNBO) has commended Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited for its role in curbing crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, saying Nigeria is gradually recovering billions of dollars previously lost to illegal oil activities. In a statement issued by the group, NPVNBO said Nigeria once faced one of its worst oil theft crises, alleging that criminals were siphoning more than 1.3 million barrels of crude oil daily while the country’s official production plunged to between 700,000 and 400,000 barrels per day. The group noted that the development resulted in…

When criminals siphoned more than 1.3 million barrels every day while Nigeria’s entire production crumbled to between 700,000 – 400,000 barrels, sometimes even lower, and billions vanished into thin air, one company became the only thing standing between total economic collapse and survival. December 2025. Jim Swartz, Chairman of Chevron Nigeria, made a statement that should’ve been front-page news across every newspaper in Africa. “Chevron has not recorded any oil theft or attacks on our pipelines this year. This is the longest we’ve gone without oil theft.” Read that again. Zero theft. Zero attacks. An entire year. Tony Elumelu revealed Nigeria slashed oil theft from 97% to just 2% by 2023. His oil and gas company was producing 58,000 barrels daily. Thieves were taking 97% of it, 56,260 barrels stolen, leaving him with scraps. Today? Just 2% lost.When one of Africa’s most successful businessmen confirms his company went from losing nearly everything to losing almost nothing, you’re not hearing spin. You’re…

The remains of the late Amanyanabo of Opobo, HRM Dandeson Douglas Jaja, Jeki V, have been slated for burial on April 11, 2026. An official source at the Palace confirmed that the ceremonies leading to the final burial began on Saturday, March 7th and would run through to April 11th, 2026. King Jaja passed on late last year after a brief illness. He was the fifth king of Opobo after several kings that succeeded the first King Jaja of Opobo, who founded Opobo at the estuary of the Imo River in 1870. Details of the other elaborate ceremonies will be…

A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has issued an interim injunction restraining the Ijaw National Congress (INC) from conducting its 2026 national election earlier scheduled for March 7, 2026.‎‎The order followed a suit filed by High Chief (Barr.) Macdonald Igbadiwei challenging the process leading to the planned election.‎‎In a ruling delivered on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Suit No. PHC/719/CS/2026, the presiding judge, Justice S. H. Aprioku, granted an interim order restraining the defendants from conducting the election on the scheduled date or on any other date pending the resolution of the dispute.‎‎The court further restrained the…

Tension has heightened ahead of the March 7 election of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) following protests by several Ijaw groups over the decision of the National Electoral Committee (N-ELECO) to reinstate some previously disqualified presidential aspirants. The groups have accused the electoral committee of undermining the integrity of the election by reversing its earlier decision after publishing what was presented as the final list of cleared candidates. The controversy arose after N-ELECO reportedly reinstated some aspirants it had earlier disqualified for allegedly failing to meet constitutional requirements of the congress. In a communiqué issued after an emergency virtual meeting,…