THE Kaduna State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the brutal murder of a member of the National Youth Service Corps member, Grace Chalya Silas, by yet-to-be-identified assailants in the state. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, told this newspaper that the state Police Commissioner, CP Musa Yusuf Garba, has directed a manhunt for the killers of the Corps member. Chalya Silas, who’s doing her one-year mandatory national service in the state, was reported to have been stabbed to death during her morning jogging at Barnawa, in Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. The deceased’s friends and…
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MANY persons were injured in a gun battle between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Idah Local Government Area of Kogi State on Wednesday. This newspaper gathered that the clash led to the destruction of vehicles while some individuals, including a Police officer, sustained bullet injuries. It was further learnt that those that sustained injuries are currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in the area. The Kogi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP William Ovye…
DOCTOR Stephen Angbas, the proprietor of Lafia-Angbas Clinic has been killed by unidentified gunmen. The tragic incident happened in the evening hours of Tuesday as Angbas was en route to his farm on a motorcycle in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants, suspected to be armed robbers, launched a vicious machete assault on Angbas and his accompanying Okada rider. While Angbas tragically succumbed to his injuries, the motorcycle rider, identified as Mikailu Dahiru, was rushed to a nearby medical facility, where he is currently receiving urgent treatment for severe wounds. A senior official from…
NIGERIAN Guild of Editors (NGE) has gathered economic masters and technocrats from global and local institutions to interrogate the state of Nigeria’s economy, missing gaps, and the role of the media executives/editors in resolving the challenges, as it slated its 19th annual conference for November 14 to 18, 2023, in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The conference, which will be attended by over 400 media executives and senior editors, will be chaired by the Founder/Chairman of Vanguard Newspapers Group, Uncle Sam Amuka, while President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to declare the conference open on November 15, 2023. In…
THREE people were reportedly killed by gunmen at Imatom village in Logo local government area of Benue State. The incident, according to reports happened on Saturday. A community leader, Anawa Joseph said the killings of people in the local government area by gunmen have assumed dangerous dimensions in the LGA. Anawa gave the names of the latest victims of gunmen to include; Tertsea Terkimbi Adagundu, Tertsea Mkposu and Mimidoo Umburga. He said, “These three young men were killed by gunmen at Imatom village Square near Chembe, Ukemberagya, Logo Local Govt, Benue State yesterday, Saturday, at about 9 pm and many…
THE Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says that the results for the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship elections will be uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). Yakubu stated this while speaking with newsmen at Ward 009, LEA School, Ganaja Village, Ajaokuta LGA, Kogi on Saturday Yakubu was in the state to monitor the mock accreditation exercise, ahead of the Nov. 11 governorship election. He said that the commission would follow the laws for accreditation and results collation during the states’ elections. “The method is as provided by law, electronic accreditation, electronic upload of results on…
A SUSPECTED electrical explosion has claimed the life of six persons in Kabong Central Community, a suburb within Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident, which occurred on Saturday at about 2 am, left two others critically injured. This newspaper gathered that the explosion at a transformer triggered fire within the vicinity. According to a source in the community, “the blast sent shockwaves throughout the area, causing widespread panic and fear among the residents. “Also destroyed are shops, with losses estimated to be in millions of naira.” When contacted, the Spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP…
FOUR students of Nasarawa State University who were kidnapped on Monday night have regained their freedom after payment of an undisclosed ransom. Rahila Hanya (SLT 100 level), Josephine Gershon (Computer Science 100 level), Rosemary Samuel (Business Administration 100 level) and Goodness Samuel (Geography 100 level) were abducted from their off-campus residence near Angwan Kare after BCG at about 10:30 pm. News Point Nigeria learnt that the students have been released and are currently at 177 Guards Battalion Headquarters in Keffi. Muhammed Sakilu Muhammed, Secretary General of the Nasarawa State Youths Forum for Advocacy, in a statement made available to this…
GUNMEN have abducted four students from Nasarawa State University, Keffi. It was gathered that the students were whisked away on Tuesday when their lodge at Angwan Kare, a settlement of the Keffi Local Government Area was invaded by armed men. The victims are all first-year students of the school identified as Rahila Hanya from Science Laboratory Technology; Josephine Gersho, Computer Science; Rosemary Samuel from Business Administration and Goodness Samuel from Geography departments respectively. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel confirmed the abduction to News Point Nigeria in a telephone conversation on Tuesday. He said the State Police Command…
FORMER Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has denied rumours making the rounds that he died on Monday. This newspaper reports that his death rumour is trending on all social media platforms. But, in a terse statement Monday night, his Media Aide, Adeyeye Ajayi stated that the former military administtratos is alive According to the Ajayi, Gowon said, “I am still here and well. I am not in a hurry”.
BANDITS have reportedly kidnapped over 30 farmers in the early hours of Sunday in Chikuri community of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A resident, Dogara Peter, who confirmed the sad incident to this newspaper on Sunday, said his mother and sister were among the victims. According to him, the victims were abducted while working in Maikudi’s farms. “Our community has been thrown into confusion as we have yet to establish any contact with the abductors. We want the security and the government to swing into action and ensure our people return safely. Peter lamented that the latest incident…
THE abducted Benue State Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mathew Abo, regained his freedom in the early hours of Thursday. Abo, who was abducted by gunmen who invaded his house in Zaki-Biam on Sunday, was said to have reunited with his family at about 1:00am. A source close to the family did not state whether any ransom was paid before his release. The spokesperson for the state police command, Catherine Anene, could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.
NO fewer than 23 oil blocks managed by both international and local oil companies, which are under crude oil Production Sharing Contracts with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, failed to produce crude or were inactive, the Federal Government has said. It disclosed this in the latest Oil and Gas Industry Report for 2021 released by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, an agency of the Federal Government. It stated that the blocks failed to produce crude in the year under review. Some of the PSC contractors that did not produce crude from selected blocks included Esso E&P, Nigerian Agip…
A DUNAMIS Church located at Mission Ward North Bank in Makurdi, the Benue State capital has collapsed. News Point Nigeria gathered that the incident which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday left a pastor dead as the building caved in. According to sources four individuals including the pastor were observing prayers at the church building before the incident occurred. The other three individuals escaped the wreckage with serious injuries. Residential buildings and electricity infrastructure around the building were affected by the collapse. The cause of the incident is however unclear. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for the…
THE Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 election in Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has felicitated with the winner of the Big Brother Naija All Stars Season, Miss Ilebaye Precious Odiniya. Ododo who described the Big Brother Naija All Stars winner as a symbol of unity noted that she has been a huge source of inspiration to young people in Kogi State and Nigeria. While acknowledging the overwhelming support received by Ilebaye from Nigerians and Kogites from different ethnic groups and religious persuasions, the APC Governorship candidate reaffirms the need for unity and…
CONFUSION trails the judgement of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Kaduna State after reports emerged that the election has allegedly been declared inconclusive via zoom by the three-man panel led by Justice Victor Oviawe. An hour later, another report emerged that upheld Uba Sani’s victory as the duly elected governor of the state. According to the second report, delivering the judgement in a petition which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Isah Mohammed Ashiru, filed to challenge the victory of Governor Uba Sani, the panel held that Sani was duly elected. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
NO fewer than six people have been killed and four others injured after bandits attacked Takanai community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The police authorities in Kaduna State are yet to confirm the incident, but the president of Atyap Community Development Association, Sam Achi told News Point Nigeria that the attack occurred on Tuesday night few metres away from a military checkpoint and close to Ungwan Juju, the village of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa. He said the bandits invaded the community at about 7pm and immediately opened fire on two houses, during…
GUNMEN have reportedly shot three students of the Isa Mustapha Agwai l Polytechnic in Lafia, Nasarawa State. It was gathered that the assailants also abducted one female student simply identified as Ajoke, an ND ll student of Science Laboratory Technology. This newspaper learnt that the incident occurred around 08:00pm on Monday. The students, who sustained gunshot injuries, were said to be receiving treatment at Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia. The shot victims are Freedom Luka and Ogwuche Janet said to be students of HND l Public Administration and HND II Business Administration and Management respectively, as well as one…
BENUE State Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Matthew Abo, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. Abo was abducted from his residence at his hometown in Zaki-Biam community of Ukum Local Government Area of the state on Sunday night. The victim was sworn in as a member of the Benue State Executive Council on August 29th, 2023. He hails from Ukum local government area which has been a major flashpoint of criminal activities. Witnesses said the commissioner was abducted by gunmen who rode on four motorcycles to his house in Zaki-Biam, a rural town famous for being the largest yam…
THE Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi has upheld the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The tribunal dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Titus Uba, challenging the election held on the March 18 for lack of jurisdiction to entertain the matter. Chairman of the three man panel of justices, Justice Ibrahim Karaye, held that the tribunal has no jurisdiction to entertain the petition as the matter raised before the tribunal are pre-election issues as captured in section 285 of the Electoral Act. The tribunal hinged…