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The Niger Delta and its contemporary issues came under focus recently when literary connoisseurs in Port Harcourt came together at Alliance Francais to review the works of two literary giants, Greg Mbarjiorgu, an associate professor of Film Studies and Theatre Arts at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Ted Elemeforo, a member of Bayelsa State House of Assembly. The event was hosted by Nigerian Literary Society in collaboration with English Language Teachers Association (ELTA), Reading Association of Nigeria (RAN) and African Culture Club Writers Series. Elemeforo, who was donned in the Eastern Niger Delta traditional etibo jumper with a black…

The Women Leader,All Progressives Congress (APC),Rivers State chapter has called on Inspector General of Police to immediately order for the arrest of the following police officers ,SP Emmanuel Ifeanyi,OC,Anti Kidnapping, SP Salihu Masalachi  O/C C4i’ ,CSP Ibrahim Mohammed 0/C Anti Cultism unit ,CSP London ,Camp Commandant,Rivers State Government House,for aiding armed thugs to attack the APC secretariat and it’s Governorship Candidate,Arch Pastor Tonye on Monday 3rd April,2023. “want to use this  medium to condemn  totally the unwarranted and senseless attack on the Governorship Candidate of APC in Rivers State,Arch Pastor Tonye Cole as he was walking down to the INEC…

The Niger Delta Advocate for Peace, Good Governance and Anti -Corruption Network has appealed to all well-meaning Niger Deltans and stakeholders in the region to join hands with the interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Maj. Gen. Barry Tariye Ndiomu (Rtd), to take the scheme to an enviable greater height. The group also urged the public to ignore and disregard the recent protest organized against the interim administrator. The national coordinator of the group, General Faiwei Pathfinder and Bekes Apere, national secretary, in a statement on Friday frowned on the protesters describing their action as inhuman callous, diminishing and…

The Citizens of Kingdoms and City States (COKACS) recently emerged to champion the cause of indigenous kingdoms and city states that existed before the creation of colonial states in Africa. Warialabo Kalada Jene, the Shepherd of COKACS spoke with Emmanuel Obe on what the movement is all about. You talked about COKACS being a peaceful movement of indigenous people. But there is the fear that the movement may soon take a political character, which could expose it to repression and get other negative reactions that become violent and bloodletting. What assurances are you giving that this is not going to…

In this interview with Emmanuel Obe of National Point, Dr. Joseph Obele, Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Rivers State Chapter spoke about the turnaround rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery, removal of fuel subsidy, engagement of expatriates to head NNPC subsidiaries and other sundry issues in the oil and gas Industry. he Federal Government promised that the Port Harcourt Refinery resume production by December last year when it was expected that the turnaround of the plant would have been completed. But that was not to be because the turnaround is still going on. What is your…

The Edo State House of Assembly election held Saturday, March 18, 2023 across the state was characterized by fights, chaos, violence and marred by high apathy resulting in low voter turn-out. A visit by National Point correspondent to the Garrick Memorial Secondary along Ekenwan Road, Agbado Primary School, Emokpae Primary School and several other polling centres, all in the Edo State capital, showed the turn-out of potential voters was dismal unlike in the February 25 Presidential/National Assembly elections where there were long queues. Also, low voter turnout was observed at Emokpae Primary School, Oredo 4, Units 19-28; Oba Market, Ward…

There was crisis in some parts of Edo State as some suspected political thugs broke into Units 11 and 17 at Eresoyen Primary School, Uhogua- Iguoshodin Community in Ovia North East Local Government Area. The hoodlums stormed the primary school and carted away three BVAS machines and other voting materials. At the same polling unit, an INEC officials and voting materials arrived at about 7:30 am and accreditation and voting commenced simultaneously at exactly 8:30 am. A fracas ensued when the thugs numbering three, alighted from their vehicle and started shooting sporadically into the air to scare voters away. They…

Former governor of Edo State and now senator-elect, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party led administration in the state of compromising security agencies whom he alleged gave cover to suspected thugs to disrupt elections in areas the All Progress Congress (APC) was winning. Oshiomhole said in a short video circulated in Benin city: “Our election can be better because of what is happening in many places “In Sobe (Owan West Local Government Area) the security people were supervising the destruction of polling unit materials. While security were present, some thugs came and had a free hand destroying…

As anger and condemnation continues to trail the two phases of the just concluded 2023 general elections the Southern Region Pastor of the Omega Fire Ministry, Dr Azemhe Azena has said changing our electoral process from analogue to digital will eliminate vote buying, ballot box snatching and electoral violence among other vices. Azemhe also said Nigeria will grow economically when the teaming jobless youths become fully engaged with meaningful ventures, mostly in technology. The cleric made the assertion at the 2023 General Elections Situation Room of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, Benin City, Edo State. “Vote buying…

There was a lot of tears, wailing and unforgettable pains on Saturday, in the family of a 33 -year-old graduate who was shot dead by unknown political thugs during the February 25, 2023 presidential and National Assembly Elections in Edo State, as his remains were committed to mother earth in Benin City. The deceased, identified as Festus Idahosa, who was killed alongside three others when some political thugs attacked a polling unit at Ogheghe in Oredo Local Government Area, where he went to cast his votes. The family members who gathered to bury their son amidst tears and pain, said…