Author: nationalpoint

Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State in the heartland of the Niger Delta, has received a huge boost to its profile as the chosen location for an Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR centre, being set up by the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission NUPRC in the oil bearing Niger Delta. Details to this effect came on the heels of a visit to Senator Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa State Wednesday, February 22, 2023 by a team of NUPRC officials led by Captain John Roland Tonlagha, Executive Commissioner, Health Safety, Environment and Host communities. The establishment of the ADR centre beside boosting the…

Kidnappers of Chief Basoene Snithers-Briggs 87, a chief in Abonnema, Akuku Toru Local Government Area, who was kidnapped from his home in the seaside community, have demanded the sum of N5million for his release, to be paid in the new currency. National Point spoke with one of the children of the ailing Chief, who spends his fourth week in the hands of the masked men who took him from his home and initially demanded ransom of N100million. “We have been able to speak with my Father about three times since the kidnap, after they made contact with the family. His…

overnorship candidate of the Accord in Rivers State, Chief Dumo Lulu Briggs unveiled his Manifesto and Minifestos in Port Harcourt Tuesday, February 21, 2023, giving graphic details on his structured blueprint for the development of the resource rich state, if he wins the March 11, 2023 governorship election. The event which took place at the Ark Event Centre, Rumuola had in attendance a hall filled with teeming supporters and party bigwigs, media persons and the curious, drawn to hear Lulu Briggs, a notable philanthropist in the state. The Accord flag bearer highlighted his plans of bringing prosperity to all in…

The Civic Space Watch Cluster (The Cluster) is a network of select Civil Society Organisations in Rivers, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom States respectively, working with other critical stakeholders, individuals and groups to safeguard the civic space; a free, safe and open space to participate in their government by exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly. The Cluster has observed with shock the news of dynamite blast and sporadic shooting at ATLANTIC T.V and WISH F.M. which occurred between the hours of 8-9p.m on the 21ST Day of February 2023. This attack on the media is tantamount to…

As final arrangements are being put in place for the kick-off of the 2023 general elections beginning with the presidential election, I deem it important to inform Nigerian Women, Niger Delta Women in particular, that February 25, 2023 is very special, not because it is the date for the presidential election, but because it is a date to finally speak to the various issues plaguing women, and families through the ballot box. Elections are for expression of choice – a mandatory participation for all adults, in deciding who you want to act and speak for you in decision making. The…

The executive director of Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRAHP), Bose Ironsi and the Edo State assistant programm officer, of the organization, Akpojevba Ufuoma Juliet say WRAHP has sensitized a total of 13, 000 people on sexual and gender based violence, in Edo State. The duo made the disclosure at a programme organized by WRAHP to sensitize media representatives on effective documentation of reported SGBV cases in Edo state, under a project titled. ‘Enhancing Gender Equality and Protection from Gender Based Violence for Women and Girls’.  The ED, Bose Ironsi said it is globally estimated that one in three women…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State chapter has attributed the violent protests which rocked the City of Benin on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 to the nonchalant attitude of the  Godwin Obaseki administration in the face of unwarranted hardship the people have been forced to face since the new policy and fuel scarcity. The opposition party said in a recent statement that it was therefore a surprise for the same administration to hold the former national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole responsible for the attendant negative reactions from the people, victims of the unpleasant situation by calling for his…

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Wednesday, accused the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and immediate past governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, for being the brain behind the violent protests in the state. Edo State commissioner of Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare made the allegation while briefing newsmen on the violent protests that have erupted in the state over the cash crunch across the country. Chris Osa said Oshiomhole through his recent comments instigated the people of the state to take up arms with the view of causing unrest that could…

The commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Mohammed A. Dankwara, has warned against acts of violence that may lead to further loss of lives and property in the state. This call is coming on the heels of violent protests that shook Benin City, the state capital, February 15, 2023, which led to the destruction of property by hoodlums and loss of three lives. The release followed the mass protest that was triggered by the Central Bank Naira redesign policy and difficulty in accessing the new notes, which, resulted in a large number of youths taking to the streets to…

Three unidentified persons were shot dead following a protest in Benin City, the Edo State capital over the unavailability of the redesigned naira notes. The three bodies were lying lifeless at various locations where the protesters had staged their acts to express their dissatisfaction over the Central Bank Policy, especially with regards to the non-willingness of the apex bank to shift the goal post on the deadline of the naira swap. The protesters claimed they had endured hardship when they gathered around the CBN office at Akpakpava Ring road to seek an end to their suffering  Gunshots reigned in the…