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Urhobo youths Warns Against Harassment of Gbagi Over False Accusations  Group in Delta State, Urhobo Progressive Agenda, UPA on Wednesday, warned activist and blackmailers to stop harassing the Ex-Nigerian Minister, Chief Kenneth Gbagi. The leader of the group, Comrade Onoriode Felix gave the warning in Ughelli Delta state during a meeting with executive members of the group. The reaction came following accusations that Chief Gbagi, who is currently nursing 2023 governorship ambition in Delta State arrested four of his staff working in Signatious Hotel, Warri after they were stripped naked.… The post <span>Urhobo youths Warns Against Harassment of Gbagi Over False Accusations</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

Nigeria at 60: CEPEJ Boss Mulade Decries High level of Infrastructural Decay, Urges FG to Mark Nigeria’s Independence by Commissioning Projects Nationwide As the nation marks its Independence Day on 1st October, 2020, the National Coordinator, Chairman and CEO of Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, a Civil society Society Organisation, Comrade (Chief) Sheriff Mulade has decried the level of infrastructural decay in Nigeria at 60. Speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt, River State on Wednesday 30th Sept, 2020 to mark this year’s edition of the country’s independennce Day,… The post <span>Nigeria at 60: CEPEJ Boss Mulade Decries High level of Infrastructural Decay, Urges FG to Mark Nigeria’s Independence by Commissioning Projects Nationwide</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Nigerians are afraid of Police than criminals The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared that the 9th House is committed to overhauling policing in Nigeria. The Speaker stated that Nigerians are scared of police than criminals. Gbajabiamila stated this in his opening remarks at the resumption of the House following a two-month holiday. He commended the President for signing the police reform act into law. He added that the Nigeria Police force as presently constituted had failed to meet expectations of Nigerians. “Two weeks ago, His… The post <span>Nigerians are afraid of Police than criminals</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Nigerians are afraid of Police than criminals The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared that the 9th House is committed to overhauling policing in Nigeria. The Speaker stated that Nigerians are scared of police than criminals. Gbajabiamila stated this in his opening remarks at the resumption of the House following a two-month holiday. He commended the President for signing the police reform act into law. He added that the Nigeria Police force as presently constituted had failed to meet expectations of Nigerians. “Two weeks ago, His… The post <span>Nigerians are afraid of Police than criminals</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Nigerians are afraid of Police than criminals The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared that the 9th House is committed to overhauling policing in Nigeria. The Speaker stated that Nigerians are scared of police than criminals. Gbajabiamila stated this in his opening remarks at the resumption of the House following a two-month holiday. He commended the President for signing the police reform act into law. He added that the Nigeria Police force as presently constituted had failed to meet expectations of Nigerians. “Two weeks ago, His… The post <span>Nigerians are afraid of Police than criminals</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Coalition of CSO’s Protest: Israel Joe, Ogedebe, others Demands Immediate Reduction Of Petrol, Electricity Tariff A coalition of Civil Society groups in Delta State has called for immediate downward review of fuel and electricity tariff. Leaders of the Groups made the call on Monday in Effurun, Delta State.  Leader of the group, Comrade Isreal Joe, lamented the increase in electricity tariff and price of petrol, saying “it is a repressive policy that would put the wellbeing of the Nigerian people in jeopardy.”  He noted that in the current times, Nigerians… The post <span>Coalition of CSO’s Protest: Israel Joe, Ogedebe, Others Demands Immediate Reduction Of Petrol, Electricity Tariff</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

NBS to begin business sample census October 12 The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS is to commence National Business Survey after 22 years. The statistician General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale announced this on Monday while delivering a keynote address at the Training of Trainers for the National Business Sample Census (NBSC) 2020 in Abuja. Kale said the information emanating from the census activity would be primarily useful in understanding the nature and structure of the economy, as well as providing a sound business frame for the conduct of… The post <span>NBS to begin business sample census October 12</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Me celebrate Nigeria at 60? Sorry, no!!! Ozekhome Many Nigerians at home and abroad, including elder statesmen and women, rights activists, NGOs, journalists and social media czars, have severally called upon me in the last one week to comment on my personal feelings about “Nigeria at 60”. I had hitherto resisted this invitation, lest I painted a horrifically gloomy picture of despondency. However, because the questions will not stop cascading in like a torrential rainfall, I am now compelled to share my honest, but very modest, thoughts about Nigeria at… The post <span>Me celebrate Nigeria at 60? Sorry, no!!!</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

Yoruba will be at war for another 100 years if Nigeria breaks up – Akande Chief Bisi Akande, a former governor of Osun and pioneer Interim Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), has appealed to those agitating for Nigeria’s break-up to bury such thought. Akande made the appeal on Monday in Ibadan during the inauguration of a project owned by Chief Adebayo Adelabu, a former CBN deputy governor and APC governorship candidate in the 2019 elections. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Akande, alongside other prominent Nigerians, were in… The post <span>Yoruba will be at war for another 100 years if Nigeria breaks up – Akande</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Forteta commends Okowa’s reappointment of Oritsewinor as EA Diaspora Affairs A Burutu local government area chairmanship hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tamaraukuro Forteta, has applauded the governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for reappointing Hon. Kelvin Oritsewinor Olu as Executive Assistance on Diaspora Affairs. Forteta in a statement on Tuesday, commended the governor for the appointment describing it as a strategic move anchored on the diaspora experience of Hon. Olu who he said will further enthrone the good governance agenda of the governor. According… The post <span>Forteta commends Okowa’s reappointment of Oritsewinor as EA Diaspora Affairs</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

Just In: FG commissions Itakpe-Warri rail line All is now set in Agbor, Delta state for the official commissioning ceremony for commercial operation of the Itakpe-Warri rail line and railway ancillary facility yard by the federal government. President Muhammadu Buhari will preside over the commissioning and is expected to present a brief speech on zoom. Present at the Goodluck Jonathan Railway Complex, venue of the event, is a sea of heads drawn largely from officials of the Delta state government, Nigerian Railway Corporation and Federal Ministry of Transportation. Expected at… The post <span>Just In: FG commissions Itakpe-Warri rail line</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

Uduaghan Dumps APC, Returns To PDP Former Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan (file).   Former Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has today returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after dumping the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dr Uduaghan today officially made a return to his former party where he served as secretary to the government and governor for eight years. The former governor was received back into the PDP fold today at his ward, Aigborodo Ward 6, in Warri North Local Government Council of Delta State. Mr. Uduaghan… The post <span>Uduaghan Dumps APC, Returns To PDP</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

Oil firms spill 3,346 barrels of crude oil in eight months ― Investigation •Cleanup, remediation of 66 spill incidents to cost N25trn — Expert •PCOVID-19 slows down firms’ response OIL and gas companies operating in Niger Delta spilled 3,346.94 barrels of crude oil, an equivalent of 532,078 litres, in eight months, from January to August 2020, according to data obtained from the National Oil Spill Detection Response Agency, NOSDRA. The agency established by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Act of 2006 as an institutional framework to… The post <span>Oil firms spill 3,346 barrels of crude oil in eight months ― Investigation</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

Oil firms spill 3,346 barrels of crude oil in eight months ― Investigation •Cleanup, remediation of 66 spill incidents to cost N25trn — Expert •PCOVID-19 slows down firms’ response OIL and gas companies operating in Niger Delta spilled 3,346.94 barrels of crude oil, an equivalent of 532,078 litres, in eight months, from January to August 2020, according to data obtained from the National Oil Spill Detection Response Agency, NOSDRA. The agency established by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Act of 2006 as an institutional framework to… The post <span>Oil firms spill 3,346 barrels of crude oil in eight months ― Investigation</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Corruption: Buhari vows to check `greed of a callous few’ President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for all arms of government to deploy resources to address the common needs of all citizens rather than the greed of a callous few. The president made the call at the 2nd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption and launch of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy, organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in Abuja on Monday. The summit has the theme: “Together Against Corruption’’. According to him,… The post <span>Corruption: Buhari vows to check `greed of a callous few’</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

Corruption: Buhari vows to check `greed of a callous few’ President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for all arms of government to deploy resources to address the common needs of all citizens rather than the greed of a callous few. The president made the call at the 2nd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption and launch of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy, organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in Abuja on Monday. The summit has the theme: “Together Against Corruption’’. According to him,… The post <span>Corruption: Buhari vows to check `greed of a callous few’</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Monday Whiskey, Media Coordinator of HOSCON Now Monarch In Delta   Monday Whiskey,Media Coordinator of HOSCON, a senior journalist and former South-South editor of National Daily Newspapers, Now a Monarch In Delta State. Prince Monday Obukowho Whiskey, has emerged the Ovie-elect of Idjerhe Kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the State Niger Delta today reports that almost two years after His Royal Majesty, Edward Igho Otadaferua, Erhiekevwe 1, joined his ancestors in 2018. The monarch-elect, HRM Monday Obukowho Whiskey, Udurhie l, was selected by kingmakers and installed as… The post <span>Monday Whiskey, Media Coordinator of HOSCON Now Monarch In Delta</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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JUST: FG, Labour Reach Agreement, Strike Suspended The Federal Government has reached an agreement with Labour unions in Nigeria over a nationwide strike proposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). FOCALPOINT  reports that the Federal Government and the Labour Unions reached an agreement at exactly 2:53 am on Monday, September 28, a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN) revealed. According to the Minister, the agreement reached between the Federal Government and the Labour Unions means that deregulation will stay with the Federal Government… The post <span>JUST: FG, Labour Reach Agreement, Strike Suspended</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Delta LG elections will not hold January 2021 ― Okowa Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Sunday disclosed that the local government council elections in the state will not hold in January 2021 as being speculated. Okowa who stated this at a thanksgiving service advised aspirants to exercise restraint in their consultations and campaigns. He said: “Delta Council election is not coming up in January, so please you must all slow down and not waste your money before time.” The governor also urged Nigerians to support the Peoples Democratic… The post <span>Delta LG elections will not hold January 2021 ― Okowa</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Erosion: Fear Grips Delta Ijaw Community  Begs Government For help As Community Maybe Wiped Out Soonest Lamments that James Manager, Nicholas Mutu’s Representation Unimpactful  Palpable fear, tension and anxiety has enveloped residents of Abari Community in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State over erosion which poses grave threat to the community as over fifty houses has been wiped away into the river Niger. Abari is one of the Communities in Patani Local Government Area that is situated along the bank of the River Niger. Their major occupation is fishing,… The post <span>Erosion: Fear Grips Delta Ijaw Community Begs Government For help As Community Maybe Wiped Out Soon</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Bear with us, suspend nationwide strike Lai Mohammed pleads with NLC Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture has pleaded with the Nigerian Labour Congress to call off its strike scheduled to take off on Monday September 28. The Minister who made the appeal while addressing online publishers in Lagos, said the increase in the price of fuel and electricity tariff will benefit ordinary Nigerians in the long run. He insisted that the timing of the increase in the petroleum and power sectors was a necessary coincidence and not a plan by the government to… The post <span>Bear with us, suspend nationwide strike Lai Mohammed pleads with NLC</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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EX-Minister, Gbagi Urges all to Disregard Concocted Pictures, Video of Naked Persons at Hotel in Delta  Says Cheap Blackmail to Pulldown his Business, Political Ambition Not New By Ezekiel Kagbala FPR Former minister of state for education and Delta state governorship aspirant, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has  Urged the public especially Deltan’s to disregard concocted video and pictures alleging that four persons who were stripped naked in his hotel. Gbagi made the call during a press conference with journalists in his Oginibo country home, Ughelli South local government area of the… The post <span>EX-Minister, Gbagi Urges all to Disregard Concocted Pictures, Video of Naked Persons at Hotel in Delta</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Police Siege Delta Hotel, Deprives NGO’s Meeting …We Are Law Abiding Citizens, Peaceful Organisation -Group Insist Authorities of the Nigeria Police Force, on Friday, deprived an NGO, Brothers Across Nigeria BAN, from holding her General Assembly at a popular Delta hotel in Ughelli, as armed police officers laid siege around the premises of Wetland Hotel. Reacting to what he described as unlawful action by the police, the president of the group, Dr. Louis Altufe, described the action of the Commissioner of Police, Delta State as illegal and infringement on the… The post <span>Police Siege Delta Hotel, Deprives NGO’s Meeting……We Are Law Abiding Citizens, Peaceful Organisation -Group Insist</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports

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Police Siege Delta Hotel, Deprives NGO’s Meeting …We Are Law Abiding Citizens, Peaceful Organisation -Group Insist Authorities of the Nigeria Police Force, on Friday, deprived an NGO, Brothers Across Nigeria BAN, from holding her General Assembly at a popular Delta hotel in Ughelli, as armed police officers laid siege around the premises of Wetland Hotel. Reacting to what he described as unlawful action by the police, the president of the group, Dr. Louis Altufe, described the action of the Commissioner of Police, Delta State as illegal and infringement on the… The post <span>Police Siege Delta Hotel, Deprives NGO’s Meeting……We Are Law Abiding Citizens, Peaceful Organisation -Group Insist</span> appeared first on FOCALPOINT REPORTS . Featured, latest-news, focalpointreports