Author: nationalpoint

Until the electorate is given room to truly determine who should represent them, electoral violence cannot be avoided. A State House of Assembly candidate, Prof. Lawrence Chuku of the All Progressives Congress, APC made the assertion at a multi-stakeholder forum on peaceful elections organized March 8, 2023, at Tokyu Grand Hotel. Prof. Chuku said electoral peace cannot exist in an atmosphere where people’s rights are not respected. “Until people’s civil choices are respected, you cannot avoid violence. People’s choices must be respected.” Prof. Chuku who narrated how attempts were made with the connivance of police escorts to some political figures…

As the 2023 general elections draw to a close, a labour union leader in the country, Comrade Prince Ada William says the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Senator Magnus Ngei Abe will win the 2023 governorship election in Rivers State. Comrade Ada William gave the assurance last Monday in a chat with newsmen in Port Harcourt. According to him, Senator Magnus Abe will win the governorship election in Rivers State because we the members of SDP are working towards his victory, and seriously reaching out to the electorate. The former vice chairman of NLC in Rivers State…

Given that an Etche son emerged the next senator to represent Rivers East Senatorial District in the in-coming political dispensation, a chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP in Rivers State, Sir Samuel Azuma says the people of Etche Ethnic Nationality would continue to thank Governor Ezenwo NyesomWike for the choice of Chief Allwell Onyesoh as the PDP standard bearer for the Rivers East Senatorial District. Onyesoh won the mandate at the February 25, 2023 election. Sir Azuma stated this during the recent Rivers State PDP rally at Eche Local Government Area at Okehi. “The people of Etche Ethnic Nationality…

The candidates of three major political parties contesting the now rescheduled Saturday, March 18 governorship election in Rivers State, have vowed to transform the state’s economy if eventually elected governor. The candidates who spoke at the NUJ Governorship Debate 2023 held at the NUJ Press Centre, Port Harcourt were, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs of Accord Party, Dr. Dawari George of Action Alliance and Mr. Tekena Iyagba of Boot Party. The debate was organized by the Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and was sponsored by Kebetkache Women Development and Research Center, the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt…

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi and his Obidient family along with the national chairman and other members of his entourage visited Benin City, Edo State capital, Saturday 11, 2023, to campaign and rally supporters to vote for the House of Assembly candidates of the party in the state ahead of the March 18 elections across the country. Peter Obi whose convoy drove from Ramat Park, Ikpoba Hill down to the popular New Benin Market, Mission Road, and Sapele Road, was almost mobbed by the crowd of supporters. He begged Edo people to vote all Labour Party…

His thought is for him to go down on his knees, apparently to get the people votes, Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has not relented in his passionate pleadings to Edo people to vote the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the rescheduled March 18 House of Assembly elections. Following the February 25 presidential and National Assembly polls, the party recorded its worst performance since the return to democratic rule in 1999 as it neither scored the mandatory 25 per cent of the votes cast in the presidential election nor win any of the three senatorial and nine House of Representatives…

The presidential and National Assembly elections in Edo State turned into war, as thugs loyal to major political parties in the state went to some polling units in Egor and Ovia North East local government areas, snatched and burnt election materials in various voting centres. In Egor at Uwelu Primary School and Uwelu Maternity polling Centre, some thugs went to the polling units grabbed the ballot papers that the voters had used to vote and started burning all the election materials in the unit. Also, in ward 4, in Idia College at Iyaro in Oredo Local Government Area close to…

The operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arrested three persons who were in possession of several permanent voter cards.  Confirming the arrest, the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed that one of the suspects, Afekhana Esther, was arrested at Ward 1, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ikpoba Okha, Benin City with 20 PVCs belonging to different people.  He explained that the suspect confessed that the cards were handed over to her by the duo of Comfort Muoneke, a 73-year-old woman and Segun Osaimokhai. According to Uwujaren, “The suspects have made useful statements and…

…Alleges  PDP Connived With  INEC To Tinker With Edo South Presidential Poll Results Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin Edo State Labour Party (LP), has denied allegations spreading in most parts of the social media that, the party is trying to align with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), led by Governor Godwin Obaseki to win the March 11 governorship and state Assembly elections.  Denying the allegations at a pressing briefing in Benin city, the Edo State LP chairman, Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi, said there no such plan is in the offing. He disclosed the LP is mobilizing massive support for all its…

This is one of the worthy Nigerians, Prof Omieye Briggs who rejected Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike’s N30miilion bribe to change Peter Obi’s vote in Port Harcourt Local Government Area where she was the Electoral Officer. National Point joins Nigerians in celebrating her courage and integrity as we begin the Women’s Month. Prof has earned a space on the pages of the struggle for a new Nigeria. Below is the Presidential Result she protected: Presidential Election Result – Port Harcourt LGA  Omieye Briggs –  Collation officer 480250 –                 Registered voters  81264   …