Author: nationalpoint

Millions of Nigerian voters will be returning to the polls on Saturday, March 18, 2023 to vote in new governors and members of the Houses of Assembly in the 36 states of the federation. This will be three weeks after they voted in the largely flawed Presidential and National Assembly elections. One expectation of the voters and the international community is that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would use the opportunity of the second round of elections to correct the flaws and glitches that marred the February 25 elections. The voters’ turnout in the February 25 elections was massive…

The announcement by the Independent Electoral Commission INEC of the postponement of governorship and state Assembly elections earlier scheduled for Mach 11, 2023 to March 18, 2023 has thrown election related plans and schedules of the political parties and voters into disarray. Yet, some opportunity for gain have also emerged The election postponement, followed protest by the People’s Democratic Party PDP and Labour Party of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election outcome, which was declared won by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Following the institution of legal processes against the pronouncement by the People’s Democratic…

Criticisms have trailed the last minute decision of the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, to approve the promotion of civil servants and the recruitment of 10,000 people into the civil service. Wike had told the new leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers State led by Comrade Alex Agwanwor and the chairman of the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), Emechete Chuku that visited him at Government House on Thursday that he did not want to approve the promotions and recruitments because he did not want the immediate past Chairman of the congress in the state, Mrs. Beatrice…

A member of the Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI) and employee of the Rivers State Road Maintenance Agency, Mr. Destiny Iganibo, has died from excessive bleeding after he was caught by security men attached to the home he and another of his gang members had bombed. Iganibo, who hailed from Tombia in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, had gone to the home of a former Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja in Port Harcourt, in company of another unknown assailant in a black Hillux pick-up at 2am on February 24 and thrown dynamites at the house. But luck…

n recent conversations with three key leaders controlling various cult units within Port Harcourt, Obio Akpor and Okrika, all three confirmed that they had been mobilized for the March 18, 2023 Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. They however refused to disclose the identity of the politicians that contacted them. When asked to state their specific terms of reference for the elections, one of them casually said ,“Na to spray groundnut na. Anybody wey say him no go gree, go collect.” Groundnut is a slang for ‘bullet,’ and one of the sad characteristics often associated with elections…

May 25, 2021;  Attack on Orji Divisional Police Headquarters, Owerri, Imo State 44. On May 25, 2021, gunmen set ablaze Orji Divisional Police Headquarters situated along Owerri-Okigwe Road, Owerri, Imo State. Eye witnesses’ account stated that security operatives made up of soldiers, policemen and men of the Air Force engaged the hoodlums in gun battle. They said the gunmen numbering over 10 attacked the police station after blocking the expressway with their vehicles. The police spokesperson in the state, Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident said, the state command had arrested five suspects in connection with the attack. May 25,…

The battle for the 2022/23 premiership title took an interesting turn on Sunday when high flying Manchester United FC lost scandalously to Liverpool FC 7-0. The Manchester side were cruising comfortably behind their city rivals, Manchester City FC, who are second on the table and league leaders, Arsenal FC of London when Liverpool gave them the drubbing of the century at Anfield, Liverpool’s home. “Liverpool got braces from Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, and Darwin Nunez as the Reds collected all the good vibes in a 7-0 smashing of old rivals Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday. “Roberto Firmino scored in…

Who is Dozy Mmobuosi? The Nigerian set to take over Sheffield United Billionaire is an impressive figure with a ‘magical quality’, says fashion designer Ozwald Boateng Mmobuosi’s pursuit of Sheffield United is said to have triggered frenzied excitement in his home country writes Matt Lawton, Chief Sports Correspondent, The Times He arrived at Reading’s ground on Tuesday night in a Rolls Royce, flanked by a personal security detail, and when he hosts business meetings, or launches a charitable foundation, Dozy Mmobuosi tends to favour The Dorchester on London’s Park Lane. But right now the Nigerian entrepreneur, with a personal fortune…

The people of Fimie Community in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, have expressed appreciation over the tracking of abandoned projects in their area by a non-governmental organization, Connected Development, CODE. Their excitement over the visit was shown by chiefs, elders, women and youths of the community, when they ushered in officials of CODE to their Town Hall, on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Speaking on their mission, Rivers State Lead of Connected Development, CODE, Evelyn Williams informed that her organization is non governmental, and works with grassroots communities to demand for accountability for the resources that have…

Since the return to democratic governance in 1999, it appears Delta State is heading for the most competitive gubernatorial election if the popularity and weight of the various candidates for the election is anything to go by. Delta State has been ruled by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) since 1999 and the party has boasted over the years that the state belongs to PDP and that no political party has the muscle to wrestle the state from its grip. For many years and through several elections, that claim has been established and proven to be the true reflection of the…