Author: nationalpoint

A former governor of Akwa Ibom State Senator Godswill Akpabio, in a letter on Wednesday noted that he will not be able to honour the invitation of the (EFCC). EFCC had in a letter asked Akpabio to appear at its office on March 29, 2023. According to Saharareporters, Akpabio, however, in a letter forwarded to EFCC through his lawyer, Umeh Kalu said he would not be available due to ill health. Akpabio in the letter claimed to be suffering from pneumonia and cardiac arrhythmia. Pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs, usually caused by an infection while cardiac arrhythmia is an…

Members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, who are Catholics have accused Archbishop of Onitsha, Valerian Okeke of aiding Priests to Campaign for Labour Party, defame Catholic candidates and others in rival parties. APGA members of Catholic extraction have narrated how Archbishop of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, Valerian Okeke aided Priests under his administration to ditch their primary assignment of preaching the gospel to publicly campaign for the Labour Party, disparaging both Catholic and non Catholic candidates in other political parties. In a letter dated 19th March, 2023, addressed to Vatican’s Roman Catholic headquarters led by Pope Francis, the group…

Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has made the list of Nigerians to be banned from getting United States of America Visa following his infamous role in the just concluded general elections. The list which was exclusively obtained by News Band Newspaper has governor Nysom Wike of Rivers State and his ally, former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, boldly captured on it over their criminal involvement during the elections. Also on the long list is the spokesman of the president-elect, Bayo Onanuga, Femi-Kayode, MC Oluomo, chairman of Lagos State Motor Park management who…

A coalition of human rights groups in Rivers State, Rivers Unity Alliance (RUA), has demanded public apologies from the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, and the commission for failing to deliver free and credible polls during the February/March 2023 general elections. The coalition, which addressed a press conference on the Rivers State governorship election, also called for the investigation of the assistant inspector general of police and the three commissioners of police that supervised security operations in the state during the election. In the text of the press conference presented by Mr. Charles Inko-Tariah,…

As the world continues to experience the impacts of climate change phenomenon, participants at a climate change forum organized in Port Harcourt have advocated for litigation as a veritable tool to fight the causes of climate change. The participants, comprising environmentalists, academics, community stakeholders, among others, submitted that the government of Nigeria should be dragged to courts for failure to take steps to protect the environment. The forum, which was organized by Women Rights and Empowerment Initiative, Wori, in conjunction with European Union Agents for Citizen-Driven Transformation (EU-ACT) program, further charged communities, groups and individuals to begin to sue oil…

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…