THE Delta State Police Command said it has arrested 11 additional suspects in connection with the sexual assault of women by some youths in the Ozoro area of the state, News Point Nigeria gathered. “Acting on this directive, operatives of CP-SAT, led conducted a thorough analysis of available video evidence and intelligence; this led to the arrest of 11 additional suspects: Samson Atukpodo, Steven Ovie, Ugbevo Samson, Afoke Akporobaro, Evidence Oguname, and six others. “These latest arrests bring the total number of suspects currently in police custody in connection with the incident to fifteen,” the Police Public Relations Officer, Bright…
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FORMER Minister of Transportation and ADC presidential aspirant, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has launched a scathing attack on the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing it of failing in its primary responsibility to safeguard the lives and property of Nigerians. Amaechi’s remarks follow the deadly bomb explosions that rocked Maiduguri on Monday night, leaving multiple casualties and sparking renewed concerns over insecurity in the North-East. In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Tuesday, the former Rivers State governor described the incident as a tragic reflection of what he termed “abysmal incompetence” by the current administration. While expressing condolences…
THE Nigeria Police Force, through the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, has arrested four suspects in connection with the vandalisation and malicious destruction of property belonging to Seplat Energy at Mkpanak Village in Ibeno Local Government Area of the state. The development was disclosed in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Saturday by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Baba Mohammed Azare, who confirmed that the suspects were apprehended following a distress call received from the oil firm’s security control room. According to the police, the incident occurred on March 11, 2026, at about 12:00 noon when…
THE Rivers State House of Assembly has dropped four of the nine commissioner-nominees, including a professor, submitted to it by Governor Siminalayi Fubara for screening and confirmation. New Point Nigeria reports that the House, however, cleared five of the nominees as commissioners-designate after a rigorous screening process that lasted for over two hours. Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, who presided over plenary on Monday, disclosed this in his summation after listening to motions moved and seconded from his colleagues who either opposed or supported the nominations before the House. Amaewhule said the nominees rejected were based on their poor…
ARMED men suspected to be political thugs on Friday attacked the convoy of former Rivers State governor and leader of the African Democratic Party (ADC) in the South-South, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. News Point Nigeria reports that the gunmen engaged security operatives attached to the former minister in a gun duel along the road between Ubima, Amaechi’s hometown, and Omuanwa community. Amaechi had travelled to Ubima to participate in his electronic registration as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), an event expected to attract hundreds of party members and supporters from…
THE Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has announced that he is leaving the Peoples Democratic Party for the newly registered Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). News Point Nigeria reports that the former Governor of Bayelsa State announced his decision on Thursday during a media briefing in Abuja. He linked his decision to leave the PDP to what he referred to as irreconcilable differences in the former ruling party. However, the lawmaker said the NDC, recently registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), would serve as the desired opposition party in the country. He urged Nigerians to identify with and…
THE Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday signed an international management agreement (IMA) with Radisson Hospitality Belgium, and Edison Hotel and Property Development Company, in respect of the Board’s 204 rooms hotel and conference center, developed adjacent the Nigerian Content Tower, Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The management agreement was signed in Durban, South Africaby the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, Executive Chairman of Edison Corporation, Mr. Vivian Reedy and Director of Radisson, Mr. Garnier Erwan. Signing the agreement in Durban on Monday, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, confirmed that discussions, reviews, and compliance requirements…
RENOWNED turnaround expert and former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside says institutions are not defined by walls or rankings, but by the courage of their questions and the values of their graduates. Dr Peterside stated this at the First International Conference of the Department of Business Administration at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt. Delivering the keynote address, he challenged participants to move beyond searching for easy answers and instead cultivate the courage to ask the right questions. He described the conference with the theme, “Business Re-engineering as a…
THE race for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections gathered momentum on Friday as key leaders of the party in the South-South region endorsed former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. News Point Nigeria reports that the endorsement is expected to tighten the internal contest for the party’s presidential nomination and could pose a fresh challenge for other prominent southern aspirants, including Peter Obi. The development was disclosed by a chieftain of the party and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, at the ADC South-South leaders’ consultative meeting held…
RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has appointed Dr. Dagogo Wokoma as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). News Point Nigeria reports that Fubara also named a lawyer, Sunny Ewule, as the Chief of Staff (COS), stating the appointments were with immediate effect. A statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Onwuka Nzeshi, said the appointees would be sworn in at 2:00 pm today. “The swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Exco Chamber, Government House, Port Harcourt,” the statement said.
THE Bayelsa State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Peter Akpe as Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State. News Point Nigeria reports that Akpe, who until his confirmation served as Chief of Staff at Government House, Yenagoa, was nominated by Governor Douye Diri following the vacancy created by the death of the former deputy governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. A seasoned public administrator and politician, Akpe is a former two-term member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. He rose through the civil service to the rank of Director before moving into senior political roles, including Deputy Chief of Staff and…
SENATOR Barinada Mpigi, who represented the Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly, has died. News Point Nigeria reports that the lawmaker, whose legislative career spanned more than a decade at the federal level, died at the age of 64. His passing was confirmed on Thursday, February 19, 2026, after a brief illness. Until his death, Mpigi served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, where he played a key role in legislative oversight of federal road infrastructure and other public works projects. Governor Siminalayi Fubara expressed “deep shock and sadness” over the development in a statement…
A CHIEFTAIN of the African Democratic Party (ADC) chief Sunday Ohakwu, has said that there are plots to arrest the African Democratic Congress(ADC) top Presidential aspirant, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. According to him, the party has uncovered the plots which, according to him, are aimed at striking a lethal blow to the party’s readiness to clinch the presidency from the ruling party come next election. He gave the statement in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, following the undeniable popularity and widespread public acceptance of Amaechi as the right person to take Nigeria to greater heights, some top persons in the…
THE Rivers State House of Assembly has halted impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. News Point Nigeria reports that the decision was reached during Thursday’s sitting after the impeachment process became entangled in legal and political challenges, which stalled further action pending the outcome of ongoing court cases and consultations. The state assembly members, in January, initiated impeachment proceedings against the governor and his deputy over allegations of gross misconduct. During the plenary presided over by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, Majority Leader Major Jack presented a notice citing seven allegations against Fubara under Section 188 of…
THE Chairman of the Hausa community in Rivers State, Musa Saidu, has alleged that four northern traders were killed during a recent anti-Northern protest at the Oil Mill Market in Rumuokwurusi, Port Harcourt. News Point Nigeria reports that Saidu made the disclosure on Tuesday while leading northern community leaders on an assessment visit to the affected market, where he said several shops owned by northerners were looted and vandalised. According to him, the violence followed protests triggered by the killing of an indigene of Rivers State, Nchelem Samuel Festus. Speaking to journalists after touring the market, Saidu urged northern residents…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Labour Party (LP) will not participate in the forthcoming bye-elections in two constituencies of the Rivers State House of Assembly. News Point Nigeria reports that the bye-elections are scheduled to hold in Khana State Constituency II and Ahoada East State Constituency II on February 21. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, Gabriel Yomere, at a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday, said five candidates are contesting in Khana Constituency II, while seven candidates will vie for the seat in…
RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dissolved the State Executive Council. The decision was announced on Thursday in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onwuka Nzeshi. According to the statement, the governor directed all Commissioners and Special Advisers to hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior officers in their respective ministries with immediate effect. Governor Fubara expressed appreciation to the outgoing members of the Executive Council for their service to the state and wished them well in their future endeavours. The dissolution comes 48 hours after Minister of…
THE Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has recovered a significant stockpile of live ammunition and arrested a suspect, along with others who obstructed the police in the performance of their lawful duties. This was contained in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Akwa Ibom state police command, DSP Timfon John. “On 23rd January, 2026, at about 2300 hours, operatives of the Command, while on routine stop-and-search patrol along the Calabar–Itu Highway, intercepted a commercial bus with registration number ARR600ZY, en route Calabar,” the statement read. “During a thorough search of…
THE Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to force entry into the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, alleging that the Rivers State Government denied the Renewed Hope Ambassadors access to the venue for a rally. News Point Nigeria reports that Wike, the immediate past governor of the coastal state, spoke on Friday during the inauguration of coordinators of the group across the 23 local government areas of Rivers State. “We applied to the Rivers State Government for the Yakubu Gowon Stadium. They refused us. But let me say, next time we will do this, if you don’t approve it, we…
THE Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has reaffirmed that Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is the recognised leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, stressing that ex-governor Nyesom Wike is not a member of the ruling party. Bwala made the clarification on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, a current affairs programme monitored by News Point Nigeria, amid the political crisis in the coastal state which has morphed into the initiation of impeachment proceedings, by members of the Rivers Assembly, against Fubara. “I agree with the point highlighted by the national chairman [Nentawe Yilwatda]…