FORMER Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has clarified that his resignation from the Federal Executive Council was not an admission of guilt but a personal and principled decision to protect the integrity of due process amid allegations over his academic and NYSC certificates. News Point Nigeria reports that Nnaji, who tendered his resignation letter on Tuesday, has been at the centre of a growing controversy surrounding the authenticity of his degree certificate purportedly issued by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate. While he insists that he graduated…
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THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed more than 10 deaths, 24 passengers rescued, and 42 still missing from the Kogi boat mishap. In a post on Thursday sighted by News Point Nigeria, NEMA said search and rescue operations continue. According to the agency, the incident occurred on Tuesday evening when a boat carrying about 80 passengers capsized on the River Niger. The boat had departed Onugwa community in Ibaji Local Government Area and was heading to Olushi village before it sank.’ “The unfortunate mishap has claimed several lives and left dozens missing,” NEMA said in its update. The…
A DARK cloud has descended on Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State following a boat mishap on Tuesday that has reportedly claimed at least 20 lives on the River Niger. News Point Nigeria reports that the ill-fated boat, which had taken off from Onugwa in Ibaji, was heading towards the bustling Ilushi Market in neighbouring Edo State when it capsized midway between Okpu and Odumomo communities. Witnesses say the boat, overcrowded with mostly women and children preparing for Wednesday’s Independence Day celebrations, could not withstand the turbulent waves. Local divers who rushed to the scene recovered about 20 lifeless…
ARMED men suspected to be kidnappers have abducted 12 passengers traveling in a Toyota bus along the Okene–Auchi Road in Kogi State, sparking fresh concerns over insecurity on one of Nigeria’s busiest highways. News Point Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on Friday when the bus, reportedly belonging to Big Joe Ventures Ltd, ran into an ambush mounted by the assailants. The vehicle, marked Edo FUG 13 XY, was on its way from Abuja to Benin, Edo State, when it was intercepted around noon. Local sources revealed that among the abducted passengers were newly-called-to-bar lawyers, who were returning to Benin…
THE Plateau State government has rescued 16 children who were trafficked from Bassa Local Government Area to Anambra State, and reunited them with their families. News Point Nigeria reports that Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Development, Caroline Dafur, who disclosed this in Jos, said the children, aged between four and nine, were trafficked from Plateau to Anambra State, noting that the suspect behind the act has been arrested. Dafur described the rescue as a significant step in the fight against child trafficking, stressing that the government is committed to defending the rights of the vulnerable. “This rescue represents triumph…
RELIEF has returned to Plateau State following the release of Hon. Laven Denty Jacob, the lawmaker representing Pankshin South constituency at the Plateau State House of Assembly, who was abducted from his residence earlier in the week. News Point Nigeria reports that Jacob was kidnapped on Monday night at his residence in Anguwan Kagji, Dong community, Jos North Local Government Area, sparking widespread concern among residents and political leaders in the state. Confirming the development to journalists on Wednesday, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Hon. Kwarpo Sylvanus, said the legislator had been freed and reunited with his…
TENSION has gripped Plateau State after suspected gunmen abducted Hon. Laven Denty Jacob, the lawmaker representing Pankshin South Constituency in the State House of Assembly. News Point Nigeria gathered that the daring abduction occurred on Monday night at the legislator’s residence in Angwan Kagji, Dong community, Jos North Local Government Area, throwing colleagues, family members, and constituents into panic. According to a close aide of the lawmaker, who previously worked with him during his tenure as Vice Chairman of Pankshin Local Government under former Governor Simon Lalong’s administration, the incident happened at about 7:30 pm. The aide revealed that Hon.…
THE security situation in Benue State took a grim turn on Monday as authorities confirmed the recovery of the corpses of eight missing policemen, brutally killed in a Friday night ambush at Agu Centre, on the border between Katsina-Ala and Ukum Local Government Areas. News Point Nigeria reports that the attack, which has been described as one of the deadliest assaults on security forces in recent months, initially left three operatives confirmed dead and eight others unaccounted for. The joint security team comprised personnel of Operation Zenda, the Benue State Civil Protection Guard (BSCPG), and the Special Intervention Squad (SIS).…
PANIC and grief gripped Ondo village in Ugboju District of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State after prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ejeh Udeh, was brutally gunned down at his residence late Sunday night. According to eyewitnesses, the chilling attack occurred around 11:00pm, when assailants suspected to be hired killers stormed Udeh’s home on motorcycles. “They surrounded him and shot him multiple times at close range. It was horrifying,” a resident told News Point Nigeria. “His body was later taken to a morgue in Otukpo.” The killing has thrown Ugboju and the entire Otukpo axis into deep mourning.…
THE Federal Government has swung into action following the outbreak of a strange flesh-eating disease that has claimed seven lives and infected dozens more in Malabu, a remote community in Adamawa State. News Point Nigeria reports that Dr. Adesigbin Olufemi, Acting National Coordinator of the National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme, confirmed the development in an interview on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, as of September 10, there were 67 confirmed cases, with eight severely affected patients already undergoing surgical treatment at the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola. “These patients are currently receiving surgical interventions with…
ANXIETY and fear have gripped Benue State following the sudden disappearance of two prominent citizens, Atu Terver, Principal Special Assistant to Governor Hyacinth Alia on Youth and Media Mobilisation, and Asom Jerry, a well-known social media activist and vocal critic of the government. News Point Nigeria reports that Terver, popularly called Krazy T, was last seen on Tuesday while travelling from Makurdi to Abuja, where he was scheduled to reunite with his family. His wife, Mrs. Civir Terver, confirmed to journalists that he never arrived at his destination. “He left Makurdi on Tuesday and was coming to see us in…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State has been thrown into mourning following the death of its Deputy Chairman, Hon. Aliyu Yakubu Barde. Barde reportedly passed away on Tuesday in Lafia after a brief illness, family sources confirmed to News Point Nigeria. His remains will be laid to rest later today in his hometown of Wamba, in accordance with Islamic rites. Confirming the sad development to newsmen, the State Secretary of the APC, Chief Otaru Douglas, described Barde’s death as a “huge and painful loss” not just to the ruling party but to the entire state. “This is indeed…
THE Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a final-year student of the College of Education, Akwanga, for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby in a bush near a primary school in the Akwanga Local Government Area. The baby, wrapped in a piece of cloth, was discovered on Wednesday morning near AA Koto Street, close to a local primary school. Concerned residents, who heard the baby’s cries, rushed to the scene and were shocked to find the infant still alive. They quickly alerted the police and local authorities. Confirming the development to News Point Nigeria in Lafia on Thursday, the Police Public…
TROOPS of the Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade have neutralised a notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Balla, along with five of his gang members, during ongoing clearance operations in Kogi State. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lokoja made available to News Point Nigeria. Kogi State, which shares boundaries with nine other states and the Federal Capital Territory, has in recent years become a hotspot for banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes due to its strategic location as a transit route for criminals fleeing security operations in…
THE Plateau State House of Assembly has outlawed the compulsory annual purchase of textbooks by pupils and students across schools in the state, describing the practice as exploitative and unfair to parents. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Hon. Joseph Bukar (Shendam Constituency) and seconded by Hon. Mathew Kwarpo Sylvanus (Mangu South) during plenary in Jos. Presenting the motion, Bukar lamented the financial pressure on families who are compelled to buy new textbooks every academic year, even when older editions could still serve. He described the practice as “an exploitative tradition that deepens hardship on Plateau families.” After robust…
THE political atmosphere in Benue took another dramatic turn on Tuesday as the State House of Assembly suspended its immediate past Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, barely days after his resignation from office, News Point Nigeria gathered. The lawmakers accused Dajoh of plotting to impeach Governor Hyacinth Alia, a move described as destabilizing to the state’s political order. His suspension was the highlight of a heated plenary session that also saw lawmakers make a complete U-turn on some of his earlier decisions. The motion for Dajoh’s suspension was moved by Terna Shimawua, member representing Kyan Constituency, and seconded by James Umoru of…
THE Benue State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspected child trafficker and the rescue of 11 children in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, in what security experts described as a major breakthrough against human trafficking in the region. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Edet, who confirmed the incident to News Point Nigeria on Monday, said the suspect is currently in custody while investigations have begun. “Yes, the police are aware of the incident. The suspect is in custody while an investigation is ongoing,” DSP Edet said in a brief telephone interview. The development was first disclosed…
TRAGEDY struck Angwan Rimi community in Kamaru Ward, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Sunday night when armed bandits launched an attack that left seven people dead and eight others injured. The assault, which reportedly targeted mostly women and children including a one-year-old baby of Irigwe extraction, has plunged the community into mourning and renewed calls for urgent government intervention. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Irigwe Youth Movement (IYM) made available to News Point Nigeria, those who lost their lives in the attack include: Jacob Zakka (12), Felicia Francis (30), Magaret Mathias (5), Veronica…
THE Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon. Aondona Dajoh, has resigned from his position, capping a week of intense political drama within the state legislature. News Point Nigeria reports that Dajoh’s resignation was formally conveyed in a letter dated August 24, 2025, personally signed by him and circulated to the press. The letter, titled “Resignation As The Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly”, read in part: “I write to resign my position as the Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, effective today, August 24, 2025. “This is done in good faith and in the best interest of…
THE Benue State House of Assembly has suspended the lawmaker representing Makurdi North, Alfred Berger; his Kian state constituency counterpart, Terna Shimawua; Cyril Ekong of Obi state constituency, and James Umoru, representing Apa state constituency for six months. This, according to the House, followed an attempt to impeach the Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, on Thursday night. The Majority Leader, Saater Tiseer, in a motion of urgent importance, moved for the suspension of the four lawmakers for attempting to unsettle the state assembly with what he said was a needless crisis. Following the motion, the Speaker directed the Sergeant at Arms to…