THE political atmosphere in Edo State took a new shape on Monday when the state’s House of Assembly impeached embattled Philip Shaibu as deputy governor, ending a long-drawn drama between him and Governor Godwin Obaseki. He was impeached during the House’s plenary session in Benin City, the Edo State capital in a move that began months ago following the soured relationship between Obaseki and Shaibu. Shaibu’s impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-man committee set up by the chief judge of Edo State Justice Daniel Okungbowa to investigate allegations of misconduct against the deputy governor. During plenary…
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RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has warned that he will surprise those who consider his honest decision to implement the presidential peace pact as a sign of weakness. Fubara said he had been inundated with several comments in the media about the implementation of the peace initiative and had chosen to be silent out of maturity and wisdom. The governor, however, said it was important to put the records straight for clarity, saying accepting President Bola Tinubu’s intervention and accompanying agreement was a political solution. This was contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by his Chief…
THE Delta State Police Command has rescued nine students who were abducted along the East-West Road in Ughelli, Delta State. News Point Nigeria had reported how the students were abducted on Monday. Confirming the rescue, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Edafe Bright, wrote on his X handle late Monday while quoting Channels Television’s report, “All nine of the victims have regained their freedom pls.” The students were said to be travelling in a minibus before the abduction. The PPRO had told this newspaper that the abductees “may have been students who were returning from their school in Calabar, Cross…
GUNMEN have ambushed and abducted an unspecified number of students travelling along the East-West road in Ughelli, Delta State. A source told News Point Nigeria that the incident happened on Monday but details are sketchy as of the time of this report. But the spokesman of the Delta State Police Command Bright Edafe said the security agency is aware of the incident. “The Command is aware of this ugly incident, and we are doing all it takes to ensure that they are rescued unhurt,” he tweeted on his X handle. The Command is aware of this ugly incident, and we…
THE Police Command in Cross River, on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of three students of the University of Calabar (Unical). The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, who gave the confirmation, said the students were abducted on Thursday night at one of the university hostels inside the campus. Ugbo, who didn’t give details of the abduction, however, said the police were working in collaboration with other agencies to rescue the students. A source who pleaded anonymity gave the names of the students as Ojang Precious Ebejin, a 200-level student of the Department of Medicine and Surgery; Ugwu Chukwuemeka, a…
THE Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of dishonesty, threatening to resume impeachment proceedings against him if he continues to breach the constitution. Martin Amaewhule, the Speaker of the House, made this known on Saturday during a press briefing in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Amaewhule, who was accompanied by 26 members of the Assembly, read out a communique issued after the briefing. The lawmakers accused the governor of refusing to hold up to his end of the Presidential Peace Accord which he wilfully signed without coercion. Furthermore, they explained that they withdrew their impeachment notice against…
EIGHT suspects have been arrested over the gruesome murder of six policemen in the Ohoro Forest in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The slain officers – Inspector Abe Olubunmi (IRT), Inspector Friday Irorere, Sergeant Kuden Elisha, Sergeant Akpan Aniette, Sergeant Ayere Paul, and Sergeant Ejemito Friday – were ambushed on February 23 while on a rescue mission. Announcing the arrest in a statement on Saturday, Force spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the suspects are currently in custody and are assisting with the ongoing investigation. He said the arrest of the suspects followed intensive investigative efforts, adding that five…
THE National Commission for Persons with disabilities(NCPWD), the Government body tasked with the responsibility of protecting the welfare and wellbeing of all Nigerians with Disabilities stands firmly against any form of discrimination against Persons with Disabilities and urges all Individuals and public Organizations to uphold all values of equality and inclusion enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), which guarantees equal civil rights for all Nigerians regardless of disability, ethnicity, or any other factor. In light of the unfortunate and terrible acts of discrimination meted on a member of the disability community on 27th…
THE embattled Ovie of Ewu-Urhobo in Ughelli South local government area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Clement Oghenerukevwe Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, allegedly involved in the gruesome killing of 17 military officers in Okuama community under his kingdom, has been moved to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in Abuja for further interrogation. The traditional ruler, who is one of the eight suspects declared wanted by the DHQ on Thursday over alleged connection with the Okuama killings, had surrendered himself to the Delta State Police Command in Asaba on Thursday and was received by the Police Commissioner, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi. The military…
THE King of Ewu Kingdom in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Clement Ikolo, who is one of the eight persons declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters in connection with the killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama community has surrendered himself to the Delta State Police Command. The monarch was said to have arrived the state police command headquarters at exactly 6:41pm on Thursday to report himself to Police Commissioner, Olufemi Abaniwonda. Before he turned himself in to the police, the monarch spoke to journalists, insisting on his innocence in the matter. The Delta State Police…
A FORMER National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus; and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared loyalty and support for President Bola Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, made the declaration during a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday.. Present at the briefing were Secondus; former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Austin Opara; Celestine Omehia, former deputy governor of the state, Tele Ikuru; Senator Lee Maeba; and former Secretary…
RECTOR of the West Africa Broadcast and Media Academy, WABMA, Dr. Ken Ike Okere is billed to speak at the 42nd Intercultural and Communication Conference of Texas Southern University School of Communication holding between April 8 and 12 in Houston, Texas, United States of America. Okere’s invitation cements a partnership relationship between the academy and the university. According to an announcement by TSU’s School of Communication regarding the 42nd Communication Week events, Dr. Okere will lead an interactive workshop on Fact Checking and Detecting Misinformation. Students and participants will have the opportunity to delve into the intricacies of misinformation in…
ELDER statesman Pa Edwin Clark has faulted the invasion of his country home in the Kiagbodo area and that of his father in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State by the military over allegations of harbouring one of the suspects involved in the heinous killing of 17 military personnel in the Okuama community. The nonagenarian leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) told journalists at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday that his country home in Kiagbodo was invaded by officers of the Nigerian Army on March 23, 2024. The elder statesman, however, said that…
THE Edo State chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Tony Aziegbemi has been released after being kidnapped by a gang of gunmen near his home in Benin City. He was set free by his abductors in the early hours of Tuesday. Aziegbemi returned to his Benin City residence around 3 a.m. The Special Adviser for Media Projects to the Edo State Governor Crusoe Osagie confirmed the release in a telephone conversation with News Point Nigeria. The former member of the House of Representatives represented the Esan North-East/Esan South-East federal constituency of Edo State. His abductors, who rode in two…
VETERAN Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has died at the age of 62 after a prolonged illness. This was disclosed by a social commentator, Morris Monye, via his X handle, on Sunday. Muonagor was said to have suffered kidney failure and was on dialysis. The sudden news of his demise comes just few days after a viral video where he solicited funds to help him have a Kidney transplant. Monye wrote, “Deeply heartbroken by the news of Amaechi Muonagor’s passing. “He was a talented Nollywood actor whose presence on our screens was truly masterful. “We watched with concern as he battled…
THE International Association Of World Peace Advocates, IAWPA has announced that it will be holding a one day International Mayors’ of Peace Summit in Lagos, Nigeria. Amb Emmanuel Nkweke, the International Spokesman of the association said in view of the security challenges facing the country today the, association will use this summit to enlighten Nigerians on the importance of peace in the growth and development of the country. He highlighted the efforts put in place by the highly recognized peace advocacy group in reaching out to various persons and interest groups to push for peace as it is in line…
A FORMER Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has called for an independent probe of the gruesome killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, saying that an objective inquiry will indict some Very Important Personalities. Ejiofor, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday monitored by News Point Nigeria, wondered why a lieutenant colonel, two majors, one captain and 13 other military personnel would be deployed to settle a land dispute. “The federal or state government should set up this or…
THE Bro Felix Obuah Support Group (BFOSG) has slammed some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress APC in the FCT who kicked against recent appointments made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Barr Nyesom Ezenwo Wike to stop crying like babies knowing very well of their dismal performance during the last Presidential election that witnessed the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. BFOSG in a press statement made available to newsmen in Abuja and signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Comrade Nwokoma Messiah, said the displeasure of some select minority within the APC in…
THE International Association Of World Peace Advocates IAWPA has said it will be honouring lots of Nigerian athletes at part of its plans to observe this year’s International Day of Sports For Development and Peace. The global peace advocacy group with Special Consultative Status under the Economic and Social Council ECOSOC of the United Nations through its International Spokesman Amb Emmanuel Nkweke made this known in a press statement made available to news men in Abuja, Wednesday. According to the statement, the event will be held in Enugu state Nigeria on Saturday the 6th of April 2024 with the state…
MAJOR roads and markets in Asaba and Okayama in the Oshimili South and Oshimili North Local Government Areas of Delta State were, on Monday, taken over by aggrieved motorcycle riders protesting the death of their colleagues. Eyewitness said the group of motorcycle riders took the streets in anger, destroying properties. Businesses around the popular Midwifery market in Okpanam and the Delta State Post Primary Education Board along Sunnis Road Asaba were also attacked by the protesters. According to the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, two motorcycle riders died on Sunday during an enforcement by the State Task…