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…. Describes it As Illegal, in Bad Faith By Constance Meju (National Point Newspaper) As some Nigerians question the presentation of the 2025 Rivers State budget by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a direct usurpation of state powers, leading good governance advocate and executive director of Pilex Centre for Civic Education Initiative-The Peoples Advocate, Comrade Courage Nsirimovu has lambasted the president for “promoting rascality by his act.” Nsirimovu, a lawyer, who has challenged the declaration of a state of emergency on Rivers State in court said in a statement released May 22, that the usurpation of the powers…

By Paul Williams Non-governmental organisation, Quest For Growth and Development Foundation, has taken the campaign for socially-owned and decentralized renewable energy across Africa to schools and communities in Nigeria. Coordinator of Quest For Growth and Development Foundation, Smith Nwokocha, said the campaign “is all about Repowering Nigeria, and through it, Repowering Africa.” The program, held as part of the Afrika Vuka Day, took place at Community Secondary Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt on Thursday May 22, 2025. Nwokocha said the focus is on how renewable energy can become socially-owned by community members, and sensitizing communities on the fact that solar is environmentally…

A suit challenging the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State has suffered a setback at the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt after it was transfered to Abuja Division. The matter with suit number FHC/PH/53/2025, instituted by a Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, Samuel Amatonjie, against President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Nigerian Senate, House of Representatives, and the Sole Administrator of Rivers State as respondents, was initially scheduled for hearing on Thursday in Port Harcourt. However, at the court on Thursday, plaintiffs were told before the unfortunate development. Plaintiff in the suit told…

By Paul Williams Stakeholders in the Niger Delta say oil multinationals divesting from onshore holdings have legal and moral responsibility for the clean-up of polluted sites in the region if the buyer of the divested entity cannot pay. Members of communities impacted by pollution from crude oil exploration and international supporters gave the warning on May 20, 2025 as investors met for Shell Plc’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). Representatives of impacted community, during a march in the city of Port Harcourt on May 20, said Shell has legal liability and moral responsibility for the clean-up if the buyer of its…

By Amos Odhe. The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has concluded the distribution of laptops to final year beneficiaries of its scholarship scheme aimed at enhancing their academic research in universities across Nigeria. The agency presented a total of 663 laptops to the beneficiaries in the 26 partnering and 72 non-partnering universities at the end of the exercise, which lasted between April and May 2025. The PAP also carried out physical verification and orientation programme for the newly deployed 3,171 beneficiaries in the resumption list for the 2024/2025 academic session. Various teams coordinated by the PAP’s Head of Education, Dr Charles…

The acting Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt (IAUE), Prof Okechuku Onuchuku, has explained that out of the 1500 vacancies available for employment in the institution, 1100 were earmarked for academic positions, and 400 were for non-teaching positions. This explanation comes against the backdrop of a protest by some youths and women of Rumuolumeni Community at the school’s main entrance on Monday, alleging marginalization of in the employment exercise carried out at the institution. Onuchuku, while exchanging views with journalists, said, if the slots were distributed according to local government areas in the state, each LGA…

By: Young Freeborn The Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Olorogun Barr. Jaro Egbo has assured the people of the council of his commitment to accountability and prudence in the local government administration. The local government chairman in a press briefing held in his office also cleared allegations and rumours against him by persons said to be his political associates. He said: “For sometime now, there have been different rumours making the round in the social media and on Facebook on how I have looted the council’s funds for my personal use. And not only that,…

The acting Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE ) Port Harcourt, Professor Okechuku Onuchuku, has continued to receive thumbs up from stakeholders in the University community over the rapid transformation of the school into a better place for academic exercise. Some of the stakeholders like Chief Geoffrey Amadi, who spoke with newsmen last weekend in Port Harcourt, said the school under Onuchuku is now making waves in the academic community with his impressive leadership and vision. Amadi who is a graduate the university, recalled that since the acting Vice Chancellor took over office in November 2021, he…

By: Amos Odhe. Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has again accused Senator Ajibola Bashiru of deploying fake news as a tool to attack the state government. “We put it to the opposition scribe that Governor Adeleke never sack any teachers or health workers. The former administration a few weeks to its exit from office injected against service rules APC sympathizers as teachers and health workers as a trap to destabilise the incoming government. Those disengaged were never staff of the Osun State government. “We further submit that the road network around Oke Fia bridge is ongoing and…

By Ehichioya Ezomon “Today, I bring to this pioneer body the desperate cries of a people troubled by how their reality seems bound for serfdom. I challenge you to awaken these people who wrongly believe that everything is fine as long as they can manage a share of what little still trickles down from crude oil sales.” This coup-like message – delivered virtually on May 5, 2025, by Patrick Okedinachi Utomi, a Professor of Political Economy and Management Expert, to a group of Nigerians he’s named into a “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government” – has sent the government of…