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The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi took his national campaign tour to Bayelsa state on friday declaring to Niger Delta people that Nigeria has been unfair to them. He, however, made a concrete promise that if elected President on February 25, 2023, he will use oil money to rebuild the region. “Going round the entire Niger Delta and Bayelsa state in particularly, I stand here to say that Nigeria has not been fair to the Niger Delta region” Obi’s position came when he addressed Niger Delta critical stakeholders that comprised traditional Obidient youths in the area,…

Reynolds Construction Company Limited (RCC), the contractor awarded the reconstruction of the 18-kilometre Eleme axis of the East-Road has started palliative works on that section of the road. The company had deployed equipment and men on the road during the week after its workers were seen with survey equipment on the road a week before and have leveled a substantial part for the road from Aleto Bridge to Trailer to enable. Though it could not be confirmed when the actual reconstruction of the road would start, the Minister of Works, Mr. Raji Fashola, had in October said the reconstruction would…

Residents of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, who ply Mile One Park to Eleme Junction route on the Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway, have applauded Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, the Governorship Candidate of Accord political party, for providing a free bus to convey commuters on that route. The residents, who spoke to National Point, said the humanitarian gesture would cushion the hardship of commuters who have been paying huge transportation costs to ply that route following the sudden hike in the price of fuel in the country. The fuel price increase has also impacted on the prices of other essential goods and…

Sunday, November 27, 2022 was a tragic day for the people of Rumuokowu Community, near the main gate of Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, when a walled fence collapsed and killed an eight-year-old girl. The little girl whose identity is yet to be confirmed, was an orphan that lived with her aunty as a maid. The deceased was said to be passing by the fence around 10 pm when suddenly the fence collapsed and fell on her. There was a reported heavy downpour shortly before the incident occurred. Narrating the incident to National Point, an indigene of the community, Comrade…

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”- Philippians 4:13 There is no limit to what you can do! There are no limits to what you can accomplish through God working in your life and ministry. The Apostle Paul knew the power of God was working in him when he said: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”- Phil. 4:13 The Apostle Paul was persuaded that Christ was his strength and he could do all things. This statement applies to you. You can rephrase it and say, “I can do all things through Christ who…

In hindsight, I’d never been one that empathized with people who experienced bullying in workplaces. I sincerely believed that the issue was less important and should be suppressed at the lower rung of the priority ladder. My view was that people ought to grow a tough skin as a general survival skill. They should be grateful that they had jobs and should stop whining about little workplace politics. Now, I shudder at how ignorant, insensitive and dreadful my thoughts were, and how much conviction I had. From where I stand today, it is easy to understand that my insensitivity was…

The paramount ruler of Ejammah-Ebubu Community in Eleme local government Area of Rivers state, HRH, Peter Nyimeochen Oguru has cried out over incessant police harassment, threats of arrest, arrests and intimidationhe has been subjected to since June 2022. Also facing the same ordeals in the hands of the Police are members of a 13-man disbursement committee set up by the community during an open town hall meeting to handle the disbursement of oil-spill compensation fund paid to the community by Shell Petroleum Development Company as ordered by the Supreme Court in a landmark judgment delivered in 2021.. This publication was…

Women of the Niger Delta face tremendous challenges living and sourcing their livelihood from the land and waters in the region. Beyond being the oil and gas bed of the Nigerian economy, the Niger Delta used to boast of a rich flora and fauna. The wetlands provided habitat to several species of sea creatures that also served as protein and financial sources for the people, while the farmlands richly supplied food like yam, cocoyam, cassava, plantain, potatoes, in huge quantities. The rich mangroves that bordered the water ways were breeding grounds for sea food like periwinkles, oysters, water snails, while…

Some residents of the Federal Low Cost Housing Estate along the Federal Government Girls College Road, Ugbowo, Benin City, have raised alarm over fear of possible outbreak of epidemics in the Estate due to the waste dumpsite in the Estate by the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). The residents around the Estate said all efforts to get the hospital’s management to relocate the dumpsite failed hence they decided to cry out to the public to avert any form of epidemic. Secretary, Landlords Association of the Estate, Dr. Sharlyswest Eboigbe, said letters written to concerned authorities to address the issue…

Frontline Niger Delta environmental and human rights non-governmental organization, Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development, CEHRD has called for increased care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. In a press release to mark the 2022 World HIV/AIDS Day on December 1, the NGO raised concern that Nigeria is now the third highest affected country worldwide linking it to poor access to adequate care by persons with HIV/AIDS, especially those in rural areas. “HIV/AIDs has remained one of Nigeria’s greatest health problems. Reports have shown that globally, Nigeria ranks third among countries with the highest number of people living…