A SOLDIER in Niger State on Friday killed three Beninois in Babana area of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The chairman of the LGA, Alhaji Suleiman Yarima, who confirmed the incident appealed to the people of Babana to remain calm over the killing of the family members and assured that the Nigerian Army was on top of the situation. He also assured the people that the law would take its cause. Speaking on the incident, a resident of the area, Audu Alkali, said that the three people were killed while returning from market. “The soldier killed three people,…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Olu Falae and Peter Obi hail from different parts of the country, but there is one thing these three have in common: each one has challenged the outcome of a presidential election they contested. According to Section 134 of the Electoral Act, 2022, a party who intends to challenge the process and/or outcome of an election can do so on the basis of the elected individual not being qualified at the time of the election; invalidity of the election by reason of corrupt practices and non-compliance with the provisions of the Act; or the respondent not being…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says Mamman Nasir Ali, the son of a former Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Ali, has been arraigned for an alleged N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud. The EFCC, in a statement Friday by the EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, added that its Lagos Zonal Command also arraigned one Christian Taylor before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The accused were reportedly arraigned alongside Nasaman Oil Services Limited on an amended 49-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence, contrary to Section…
THE Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Kayode Ariwoola was on Friday spotted observing his prayers at the Ansar-Ud-Deen Central Mosque in Abuja. He went to the prayers from the Supreme Court, Abuja. This is coming in the wake of speculations that he is in London to meet president-elect Bola Tinubu.
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed the disbursement of naira notes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country as part of a coordinated effort to ease the circulation of banknotes of various denominations. The CBN has also directed all commercial banks to open for operation on Saturdays and Sundays. News Point Nigeria reports that, the Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department of the CBN, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, disclosed this in Abuja, on Friday, March 24, 2023, stating that a substantial amount of money, in various denominations, had been received by the commercial banks for onward circulation to…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced that it will go after some outgoing public officials after May 29. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this in an interview with Daily Trust, published Friday. Bawa who did not give names or the number of public officials that would be brought under the law disclosed that at least two ministries were currently under the radar of the commission for fraudulent activities that bordered on procurement processes. “Currently, we’re investigating two ministries where double payments were made. In one of the ministries, the double payments, cumulatively, were about 20 contracts of…
AT least 201 kidnapped victims have been rescued in the last two weeks in various military operations in Borno and Kaduna States. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami made the disclosure during the bi-weekly briefing at the Defence Headquarters on Thursday. Major General Musa Danmadami added that troops of Operation Whirl Stroke neutralised 14 terrorists, arrested 12 terrorist logistics suppliers rescued 16 abducted civilians. Meanwhile, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI, Major General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday, made an operational visit to 112 Task Force Battalion, MAFA, Borno State.…
THE national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended a former governor of Katsina and Ekiti states, Ibrahim Shehu Shema of Katsina; Ayodele Fayose and former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim, and two others for anti-party activities. The party also referred the Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, to its Disciplinary Committee over his reported anti-party activities. This was disclosed by the national publicity secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Thursday. He said, “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has after very extensive review of the affairs of our…
MEMBERS of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State on Thursday held a peaceful protest in the state capital to demand the declaration of their candidate, Isah Ashiru as the rightful winner of the March 18th governorship election held in the state. On Monday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Uba Sani winner of the poll. While Sani polled a total of 730,002 votes, his closest rival – PDP’s Ashiru – raked in 719,196 votes. Not satisfied with the outcome, the protesters, mostly women who were dressed in black attire, took…
THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of installing a third-party device to “manipulate” results of the February 25 poll in favour of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Bola Tinubu. Atiku lodged the allegation in a 66-page document with Petition No: PEPC/A/05/2023 filed before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Atiku and the PDP are first and second petitioners respectively while the INEC, Tinubu and the APC are first, second and third respondents respectively. The petition partly…
THE United Kingdom Government says it is compiling relevant information to take action against some individuals who engaged in or incite electoral violence and other anti-democratic behaviours in the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections in Nigeria. In a statement late Wednesday made available to News Point Nigeria, British High Commission said actions such as UK visa ban will be imposed on such individuals. The UK’s statement was released about 24 hours after the United States Government threatened to take “all available actions” against those who undermined the just-concluded elections in Nigeria. The statement was signed by the Senior…
NIGERIA’s President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has travelled to Paris in France to undertake rest, lesser hajj, his spokesman, Tunde Rahman has said. “After a very exhaustive campaign and election season, President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has travelled abroad to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of May 29, 2023 inauguration,” Rahman said in a statement on Wednesday. According to him, the President-Elect left the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja for Europe on Tuesday night. “The President-elect decided to take a break after the hectic campaign and election season to rest in Paris and London, preparatory to going to Saudi Arabia for…
AGAIN, a total of 3,834,244 cyber-attacks were made against Nigeria during the last governorship and state houses of assembly elections. These fresh attacks came just three weeks after more than 12.9million internet based criminal attacks were launched on Nigeria during the presidential and national assembly elections. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the attacks originated from both within and outside Nigeria. Pantami said 1.05m attacks were recorded a day to the governorship and state houses of assembly while 1.5m attacks were recorded on the election…
THE Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed an application by a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, seeking to strike out charges against him. News Point Nigeria reports that, in his ruling, Justice Emeka Nwite Kyari dismissed the application on the ground that the court has the exclusive right and Jurisdiction to hear drug-related cases as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act. Section 251 of the constitution confers the court the powers to hear and determine the charge, Justice Nwite held. Kyari had told…
THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has approached the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to contest the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as President-elect. News Point Nigeria reports that the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Mr Peter Obi, had similarly filed a petition at the tribunal in Abuja, challenging the Tinubu’s status as the winner of the February 25, 2023, presidential election. The petition marked: CA/PEPC/03/2023, has INEC; Tinubu; his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, and the APC as the 1st to 4th respondents. The petitioners are praying for the…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the conduct of the 2023 elections, describing it as credible. He, however, regretted that some candidates lost in the exercise. He made the comment while speaking at a farewell meeting with the outgoing United States Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard, at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. “President Muhammadu Buhari says, given the chance of a free and fair election as well as non-interference as was witnessed on February 25th and March 18th elections, Nigerians have proved to be capable of deciding who leads them without anyone telling them what to do,” Presidential aide Garba…
PRESIDENT-ELECT Bola Tinubu has condemned the violence reported in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria and is calling for healing and reconciliation in the country. Tinubu said this in a statement released on Tuesday and urged Nigerians to rise above their differences and work together for the betterment of the country. The former Lagos State governor said: “I’m saddened by the reported isolated infractions during the elections and its aftermath in some states. I strongly condemn it. Also, the report of arson after the announcement of governorship results in one state did not represent who we truly are: peace-loving people.…
SIX drug traffickers have been jailed for 156 years by the Federal High Court in Lagos and Ogun states. Their convictions followed their prosecution by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on offences bordering on drug dealing, transportation, and conspiracy to transport illicit substances. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the worse hit is a 27-year-old drug dealer, Ahmed Abdulsabur, who was arrested in 2022 and prosecuted at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, presided over by Hon. Justice Joyce Obehi Abdulmalik. “Delivering her judgment on the six counts charge brought against Ahmed, Justice…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured 22 out of the 25 seats in the Kogi State House of Assembly. According to the results announced by INEC’s collation officers at the headquarters of each of the state’s 21 LGAs, APC won in Ankpa I and II, Dekina I and II, Omalla, Ofu, Idah, Igalamela/Odolu, Ibaji, Olamaboro, Adavi, Okene I and II, Ajaokuta, Okehi, Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, MopaMuro, Lokoja I and II and Kogi/Kotonkarfi local governments. The PDP got Bassa and Ogori Magongo while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) won Yagba West. The APC occupies all 25 seats in the…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Kefas Agbu the winner of the Taraba State governorship election. Agbu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scored 257,926 votes to edge out the candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Muhammad Yahaya, who polled 202,277. In third place, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Emmanuel Bwacha, garnered 142,502 ballots. The state Returning Officer Prof M.A. Abdulazeez declared Agbu the winner at 12:30 am on Tuesday, after finding his win in fulfilment of the requirements to be named the governor-elect. Abdulazeez called on all contestants to “forgive each other”…