Author: nationalpoint

More than 130 players at the World Cup represent a country other than that of their birth. A few of them committed only months before the World Cup. Iñaki Williams was born in Spain and grew up there, but committed to play for Ghana this fall. Iñaki Williams was born in Spain and grew up there, but committed to play for Ghana this fall. DOHA, Qatar – Bryan Mbeumo did not know, not for certain, why he had received the invitation, but he knew it was not the kind to turn down. The chance to pick the brains of Samuel…

Senegal’s defeat of hosts, Qatar, 2-0 on Friday redeemed the battered image of African countries playing in World Cup currently going on in Qatar. It’s Africa’s first win at the Mundial. Senegal had lost their first match 0-2 against Netherlands in their opening game, putting a slur in hopes that Africa would pull off a surprise in the 2022 tournament. Bookmakers had predicted that the West African country would go far in the World Cup because of their sterling preseason performances, with highly Sadio Mane, leading the pack. But Senegal’s hopes were dimmed after Mane, who plays for Bayern Munich,…

A Port Harcourt based Human and Environmental Rights organization, We the People hosted a Roundtable on Oil Companies Divestment In the Niger Delta on Tuesday, November 23. Venue was The Autograph on Abacha Rd, Port Harcourt. The very interactive session drew Niger Deltans from the region and highlighted the huge harm international oil companies have inflicted on the people and the danger of allowing them to pull out from the communities to continue offshore. The resolution was that the federal government should halt the ongoing divestments until there is a clear plan and the IOCs have cleaned up their mess…

As the world commemorates the 2022 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls, as well as the commencement of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the Center for Environment Human Rights and Development, CEHRD, calls on the Nigerian authorities to wake up to their responsibilities of guaranteeing the safety and security of women and girls in particular, and the citizens in general. CEHRD further calls for decisive actions aimed at ending the scourge and making the society safe for women and girls. Such actions include, (but not limited to) ensuring that no perpetrator of…

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…

Crude Oil and Gas is very important to Nigeria and Nigerians. This is a fact. Revenue from Crude Oil and Gas is the major foreign exchange earner for Nigeria. Anything that affects Crude Oil and Gas affects all of us in Nigeria and demands urgent actions to address it. Theft of Crude Oil in Nigeria had been experienced in Nigeria for quite some time now. The quantities were usually small and the players were mainly locals with their plastic containers, aka jerry cans. In recent times, the quantity of crude oil stolen in Nigeria has reached very alarming quantities. Depending…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has been accused by an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in the state over what he claimed is the governor’s deliberate refusal to explain in clear terms to Deltans, what the state realizes monthly as internally generated revenue.( IGR) Patrick Ishie, the Ndokwa West Local Government Council coordinator of the Ovienebi 2023 governorship slammed Okowa for ensuring that issues relating to internally generated revenue (IGR) in the state is shrouded in secrecy which he said is not good for the image of the state. According to him, Deltans are entitled to know what the…

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign spokesman, Mr Charles Aniagwu says the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu should not be campaigning but apologizing to Nigerians for the hardship meted on the people by his party since 2015. Aniagwu who stated this while addressing journalists in Asaba, said the APC has plunged over 133 million Nigerians into abject poverty despite the promise to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty and so, Tinubu should apologize profusely for the failure of his party to deliver. According to him, the APC made several promises to Nigerians in…

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has slammed the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) for failing to develop oil-rich Delta State despite the huge resources accruing to the state since 1999. Tinubu made the observation amid intermittent chants of ‘Jagaban,’ at the party’s kick-off rally, which took place recently at the Warri Township Stadium in Warri South Local Government Area of the state. The rally was attended by the Senate president, Ahmed Lawan; APC deputy national, South, Mr Emma Enekwu, who represented the national chairman Abdullahi Adamu; the vice presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima and…

Delta State Government on Monday debunked media reports credited to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State indicating that it had collected refunds from the Federal Government without disclosing it to citizens, saying it had remained committed to transparency and accountability in all its financial dealings on behalf of the people. The state commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije, made the clarification at a news conference in Asaba, while addressing the issue of 13 per cent derivation arrears payment to oil-producing states raised by the Rivers State. Tilije, who was with the commissioner for Special Projects, Chief Henry Sakpra and the…