THE House of Representatives has fixed Thursday for a full-day national security debate as killings, mass abductions and violent attacks continue to spread across the country. News Point Nigeria reports that Speaker Abbas Tajudeen announced the plan at plenary on Tuesday, saying the deteriorating security situation requires urgent and collective action from lawmakers and security agencies. The decision comes amid fresh global attention on Nigeria’s security crisis following recent comments by United States President Donald Trump, who claimed “record numbers of Christians” were being killed in the country. Trump further warned that the U.S. “would not allow it to continue,”…
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KABIRU Turaki on Tuesday assumed office as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His resumption came after a standoff at the party’s Wadata Secretariat in Abuja, News Point Nigeria reports. “For the past seven hours, Nigerians are living witnesses to the struggle we’ve been engaged in with those renegade members of our party that were expelled at our national convention in Ibadan,” Turaki said while addressing pressmen. “They came here with armed thugs that we did predict would disrupt our meetings, but God so kind, we were able to contain them effectively.” He said, “Now, we have…
THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, has declared that the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has effectively solved the protracted challenge of identity theft in Nigeria’s elections. News Point Nigeria reports that he made the declaration while speaking at the 2025 Digital Nigeria International Conference and Exhibitions in Abuja, held on Tuesday November 11, 2025 and organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) In his keynote address, the INEC Chairman, who was represented by Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, a National Commissioner, stated that the era of multiple voting…
NIGERIAN students studying abroad under the Federal Government’s Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship programme, alongside their parents, are set to stage a major protest today (Monday) in Abuja over the government’s prolonged failure to release their stipends. News Point Nigeria reports that the protest, scheduled for 10am at the Federal Ministry of Finance headquarters in the Central Business District, was confirmed in a notice issued by the Forum of BEA Scholars. Parents of the stranded scholars told News Point Nigeria that they would join the demonstration, saying they could no longer cope with the emotional and financial hardship imposed by…
AS Nigeria marked its 65th Independence Anniversary on October 1, 2025, a voice from Mubi, Adamawa State, cut through the patriotic messages flooding a Lagos radio station. Zephaniah Yako, calling from the troubled northeastern town, delivered a painful reminder of life far away from major cities, life in Nigeria’s vast, ungoverned spaces where terrorists roam freely, security access is nearly impossible, and communities are left to fend for themselves. Yako’s message was simple but urgent: Send security forces to the abandoned hinterlands before the terrorists finish the people. “You live here in the city and when there is an attack,…
A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja has issued a final order halting the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 2025 national convention, effectively putting the party’s plans for a crucial leadership reshuffle on hold. The order was handed down on Friday by Justice Peter Lifu, who ruled that the opposition party must first comply with its constitution and internal guidelines before proceeding with the event scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. News Point Nigeria reports that the convention was intended to elect new national officers amid growing internal wrangling and competing political interests. The ruling followed a suit…
THE Senate has moved to outlaw the recruitment of persons under the age of 18 into the military as it passed the Armed Forces (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2025, for second reading. The provision, which prohibits the enlistment of minors, aligns Nigeria’s military practices with the Child Rights Act (2003), the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The bill, sponsored by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua (Katsina Central), seeks to repeal the existing Armed Forces Act, 2004, replacing it with a constitutionally compliant and operationally responsive law.…
FORMER President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has called on Nigerians to show utmost respect for the country’s armed forces, following the recent altercation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer in Abuja. News Point Nigeria reports that speaking to journalists after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, Lawan commended the armed forces for their sacrifices and commitment to national security. Lawan said Nigerians, regardless of social or political status, must recognise the selflessness of the military. “Let me commend our armed forces and other security agencies for doing so…
‘Abdulsalam Hudu Authorised To Operate Account’ THE Sixth Prosecution Witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mshelia Arhyel Bata, on Thursday, told the Federal Capital Territory High Court that he was never the account officer of Kogi State Government House Administration Account. He admitted that the account was domiciled in the bank’s Lokoja branch, noting that he never worked there. The witness, a compliance officer with Zenith Bank Plc, offered the explanations before Justice Maryann Anenih while being cross-examined by Joseph Daudu, SAN, Counsel to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in the ongoing alleged money…
FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied reports claiming that he gifted a brand-new Toyota SUV to Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima, the naval officer involved in a recent altercation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. In a statement issued via his X handle on Thursday sighted by News Point Nigeria, Atiku’s Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, described the report, which has been circulating widely on social media, as completely false and without any factual basis. Ibe, therefore, urged the public to disregard the fabricated story. “His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, Vice President of Nigeria (1999–2007), did not gift Lt.…
TENSION rippled through the National Assembly on Wednesday following conflicting statements from two senior lawmakers over alleged moves to impeach Senate President Godswill Akpabio. While Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele firmly dismissed the rumours as baseless and mischievous, former Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu confirmed that there had indeed been past attempts by some lawmakers to unseat Akpabio though he said the plots were thwarted in the interest of unity. The development comes amid renewed speculation of internal wrangling within the upper chamber, nearly 17 months after Akpabio assumed office as Senate President in June 2023. Speaking on the floor…
THE Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, has said that the Federal Government will always protect officers of the Nigerian armed forces on official duty. He stated this at a press briefing to commence activities for the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the National Defence College, Abuja, on Wednesday. “At the ministry and indeed the armed forces, we will always protect our officers on lawful duty. “Rest assured that any officer on lawful duty will be protected. I will not allow anything to happen to any officer doing his job and doing his job credibly well,” Abubakar said. His comment…
JUSTICE Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Wednesday, adjourned the alleged money laundering trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to tomorrow, November 13, 2025. The court granted the adjournment on the request of the Defendant’s Counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN. Both parties agreed to the adjournment for the cross examination of the EFCC’s witness, Mshelia Arhyel, a compliance officer with Zenith Bank. At the resumed hearing of the case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the former governor, Arhyel, the sixth prosecution witness, was asked to give details of…
THINGS got heated between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, his entourage, and some soldiers when he was stopped from gaining access to a land in the Gaduwa district of the area. “This is unprofessional. You cannot be threatening a minister like this,” one of the officials accompanying Wike told the soldiers as the minister and his team tried to gain access to the land. The minister, unhappy over the development, questioned the actions of the military officers, saying no one is above the laws of the land. Wike questioned the development of the land, alleging that…
A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja has, for the second time, restrained the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its National Convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, between November 15 and 16. The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from supervising, monitoring, or recognising the outcome of the Convention, where national officers are expected to be elected. Justice Peter Lifu on Tuesday issued the fresh order while delivering a ruling in an application brought by a former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido. Lamido had taken the party before the court, complaining that he was…
FORMER Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has recalled a period in the nation’s history when global powers particularly the United States held Nigeria in such high esteem that major policy decisions in Africa were never made without first informing Abuja. News Point Nigeria reports that Obasanjo made the statement on Monday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while addressing participants at the Presidential Youth Mentorship Retreat (6.0) organised by the Youth Development Centre of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL). Although he did not directly mention the ongoing diplomatic tension sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat of military intervention in Nigeria,…
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced a downward review of the 2026 Hajj fares for intending pilgrims across the country. News Point Nigeria reports that the move was after President Bola Tinubu, in October, through his Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Ibrahim Hadeija, directed NAHCON to reduce the cost of the 2026 Hajj fares that it had recently announced. A month before that, in September, the agency had announced its approved fares for the 2026 Hajj. In an update released by the Commission on Monday on X, pilgrims from the Borno and Adamawa zones will now pay…
FORMER Director-General of the Tinubu Support Groups and serving member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, has officially defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring his full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. News Point Nigeria reports that Jibrin’s return to the ruling party marks a significant realignment in Kano’s political landscape, coming barely two years to the next general elections. The federal lawmaker made the announcement on Sunday in Kofa, Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State, where he was received by thousands…
THE Federal Government through the Ministry of Works has announced the approval of over N1.04 trillion for road projects across the country. News Point Nigeria reports that David Umahi, minister of works, in a statement issued to journalists at the weekend said that the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria, has in its meeting of 6th November 2025, approved the release of funds for projects including: 163km Sokoto–Badagry Coastal Superhighway Section 3 (Badagry – Ogun-Oyo border) worth N553 billion (N3.39 bn/km, full concrete) and Ota–Idiroko Section I at N98 billion & flyover at N23 billion. Also, Ijebu Igbo–Etapa–Owoyen Road 37 km…
THE People’s Democratic Party (PDP), led by the acting national chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, has elected Mao Ohabunwa as the chairman of its new board of trustees (BoT) for the party. News Point Nigeria reports that Ohabunwa was elected on Friday at a ceremony at the FCT minister’s official residence in Abuja. At the event, Isah Dansidi emerged as the secretary of the board. Speaking during the inauguration, Abdulrahman said the move is to restore true values to the party and regain public trust. “We have come together not merely to inaugurate a new board of trustees but to renew our…