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Businessman and philanthropist, Dr. Ikenna Okafor, has donated N300 million to the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia in Anambra State. He made the donation during a surprise visit to the Catholic Bishop of Ekwulobia, His Eminence, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, in his office. Chief Okafor, who effected an instant transfer of the N300 million, said the money was meant to support evangelical and developmental projects in the diocese. Reacting, His Eminence Okpaleke warmly thanked the donor and offered prayers for his continued success and growth. Chief Okafor, a business-man, technocrat and entrepreneur, is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of…

Nasir El Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, when he said they bugged the phone of the National security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, made a confession not an allegation. He confessed that he and a criminal gang are involved in bugging government people’s telephone lines. And as a former high level officer of the government, he has been bugging lines of citizens. You need to read, even when he too does not deserve much respect, Fani-Kayode on Rufai. What ICPC and EFCC are probing are allegations levelled on Rufai by his state government after an inquiry by the state legislature…

In recent weeks, a measure of calm has returned to the political landscape of Rivers State. The relative quiet appears to have followed a rapprochement among the principal actors in the protracted crisis: Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and members of the State House of Assembly. Encouragingly, work has progressed on key infrastructure projects, including the Port Harcourt Ring Road, the Trans-Kalabari Road and the rehabilitation of the State Secretariat Complex. These developments suggest that governance may be regaining traction after months of uncertainty. Last weekend’s bye-elections, conducted peacefully across the state, further…

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, Yenagoa to try a suit seeking to stop divestment from its onshore and shallow water assets. The plaintiffs in the suit alleged that the divestment by Shell did not follow the stipulated guidelines in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. The suit filed by King Bubaraiye Dakolo, traditional ruler of Ekpetiama in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa is also seeking redress and remediation of cumulative pollution of Dakolo’s domain for 40 years. Ekpetiama community is in the neighbourhood and part of host…

Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi, who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly. Mpigi, 64, was until his death the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works in the 10th National Assembly. His passing has thrown political stakeholders in Rivers State and beyond into mourning, given his long-standing influence in the state’s political landscape. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka Nzeshi, Governor Fubara described the late lawmaker as a “brother, consummate politician and one of the leading lights in Rivers…

As a way of improving the quality of education in Nigeria, Emeritus Prof. Joseph A. Ajienka has called for comprehensive education in the nation’s secondary schools system. Ajienka made the call while delivering the 2nd Annual Legacy Lecture of the Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borokiri Old Boys’ Association (COBA) at the school’s auditorium recently. Ajienka, whose lecture was captioned, “The Future of Government Comprehensive Secondary School (GCSS) and Comprehensive Education for the Future”, emphasized the need for his fellow old boys to focus attention on improving their alma mater, which gave them a transformative education and firm foundation to stand…

As Nigerians rise in anger against the pronouncement by the Senate that it has rejected the realtime uploading of election results through IREV, handing over full powers to INEC, some Nigerians have asked for better understanding of the issues at stake. Barrister Courage Nsirimovu, executive director of PILEX, Peoples Advocate responded to National Point’s questions on the issue. What does it take to transmit polling unit results in real time? It will either take a transparent INEC to insist on electronic transmission of results from the polling units to its server or the amendment of the Electoral Act to make…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has appointed five new permanent secretaries in the Rivers State Civil Service. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Head of Service, Dr. Inyingi Brown, listed the new permanent secretaries as Sr. Vincent Worgu Wachukwu, Cordelia Uwuma Eke, Ifeanyi Anthony Ogboma, Dr. Mina Gogo Jim-Jaja, and Henry Uzor. The statement said the permanent secretaries will be sworn in on Wednesday at Government House, Port Harcourt. Governor Fubara is facing an impeachment from the House of Assembly, which accused him of spending finds without the approval of the legislature. The impeachment is however on hold as the matter…

Nollywood icon Pete Edochie have been reported dead. A family source confirmed on Tuesday evening that the actor passed away at the age of 78.His eldest son said he was rushed to the hospital after he took I’ll suddenly but could not make it. “It’s was a tragic moment” he had said.

Rear Admiral Geoffrey Yanga (Rtd.), one of the Presidential candidates of Ijaw National Congress (INC) on Tuesday, addressed the National Representatives Council of Congress at Ijaw House Yenagoa, ahead of the forthcoming national elections of the INC.