PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has just joined the emergency meeting of governors of the party currently holding at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. The meeting has in attendance, Governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), Yayaya Bello (Kogi), Abubakar Bello (Niger), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Biodun Oyebanjo (Ekiti) and Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa). Powered By VDO.AI The APC national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, had summoned the meeting to discuss issues related to the campaign, naira crisis and next Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly election. Adamu…
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied raiding the home of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on Sunday made available to News Point Nigeria, Sunday, said the claim of raiding the home of the former governor of Lagos State by the commission was not true. “The attention of the EFCC has been drawn to a report circulating in the social media, claiming that operatives of the Commission raided the home of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, standard-bearer of APC, in the forthcoming presidential election and recovered a humongous…
IN a daring move to spite the Federal Governemnt again, the Kaduna State Government has ordered its Ministries, Departments and Agencies to make trnsactions in old niara note and ensure that their revenue collection agents continue to accept payments made in all denominations of the old and New Naira notes. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Muyiwa Adekeye and made available to News Point Nigeria, Sunday, said the directive is in line with the subsisting order of the Supreme Court. While the statement noted that the laws of Kaduna State…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has called on African Union (AU) member countries to strengthen early warning systems to rein in conflicts in the continent. The President also urged all AU member states to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Nigerian positions and interventions on these issues were conveyed by the President during separate meetings at the ongoing 36th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ababa. The Summit, which is meeting under theme “Acceleration of the African Continent Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation”, was a key opportunity for the Nigerian delegation, led by President Buhari, to emphasize that it has…
A FORMER Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the First Lady, Zainab Kassim, has filed a suit for the enforcement of her fundamental human rights against Aisha Buhari, demanding N100m as damages from her and other respondents. News Point Nigeria that, the other respondents in the case are; the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Services. Kassim had claimed that some DSS officers acting on the orders of Aisha Buhari, allegedly abducted her and took her to the Presidential Villa where she was assaulted, dehumanised, and abused by the First Lady with the support…
THE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has arrested and detained about 800 Nigerians for various offences bordering on irregular migration. This was contained in a statement signed by the Head, Public Relations Unit, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Gabriel Odu, on Friday made available to News Point Nigeria. The Saudi authorities said 45,458 illegal migrants were in the country, hence the need to get rid of the undocumented foreigners. The clampdown by the Saudi authorities began in October 2022. The Federal Government, however, urged Nigerians travelling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to do proper documentation, noting that Saudi authorities have heightened…
A HOUSE of Representatives member Ado Doguwa says the naira crunch will affect the electioneering expenses of politicians, noting that he needs N70m in “hard copy” for the poll. He made the comment after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock villa in Abuja on Thursday in the wake of the Nigerian leader’s directive to the CBN on the naira swap. “I need to have this N70m in hard copy. That is the position of the law and as I speak to you, I don’t have it,” the House leader said in reference to Section 88(4) of…
THE Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali has announced that 310,973 police personnel comprising conventional police men, mobile police, special counter terrorism unit, Special forces, intelligence response team and other sections of the police will be deployed to ensure a smooth conduct of the elections, while 93,495 personnel complement from other security agencies. He disclosed this during the weekly ministerial briefing at the state house. Listing threats against the conduct of the elections to include fuel scarcity and cash squeeze, the Police Chief expressed the believe that the situation will stabilize before the commencement of the upcoming exercise. According to…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari says old N500 and N1,000 banknotes are no longer legal tender in Nigeria. He, however, directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release old N200 notes into circulation as legal tender for the next 60 days. The President, who made this known in a nationwide broadcast on Thursday, directed the CBN to allow the new notes available to all citizens. The President apologised to Nigerians over the difficulty experienced in the implementation of the naira redesign policy. “To further ease the supply pressure, particularly on our citizens, I have given approval to the CBN that the…
THE Supreme Court of Nigeria on Wednesday held a brief hearing as regards the case on the naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Present in court today for the hearing were governors Yahaya Bello of Kogi state and Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, alongside a retinue of Senior Advocates of Nigeria. Speaking after the case had been adjourned to Wednesday, February 22 for hearing of the consolidated suits by 10 states, Governor Bello told newsmen that he and El-Rufai were present to ensure that justice is obtained for the masses who are suffering the brunt…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lift its blanket visa ban on Nigerians. The President canvassed this position on Tuesday during a telephone conversation with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who doubles as the Emir of Abu Dhabi. Buhari had earlier called Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to condole with him on the death of his mother-in-law, Sheikha Maryam Al Falasi, during which important issues of mutual concern between the two countries came up. According to a statement issued by the Senior…
Imo 37, Taraba 33, Lead States THE insecurity issues in the North-East and South-East regions have clearly affected voters’ registration turn out as both zones lead the figures of INEC’s 240 polling units with no elections. News Point Nigeria reported that, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had published a list 240 polling units across the country with no registered voters late on Monday. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, had earlier on Monday disclosed at a meeting with political parties in Abuja that these polling units have no registered voters, adding that the total number of polling units in the…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the transition committee headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, to ensure that the achievements of the HIV programme are clearly highlighted in transition notes for the incoming administration. The President issued the directive during an audience with the Director–General of National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr. Gambo Aliyu; the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee; and Ambassador of the United States to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard. According to a statement issued by the Special adviser to the President, Femi Adesina on Monday, the President…
JUSTICE Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday adjourned till 14th February for ruling on the bail application filed by Ali Bello, a nephew to the Kogi State governor, and three others on an alleged N3 billion fraud charge brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Egwuatu had on February 8, adjourned for ruling on the bail application filed by the defendants after they had pleaded not guilty to the 18-count charge At the day’s sitting, counsel to the defendants Ahmed Raji (SAN), told the court that the EFCC had filed a…
AHEAD of the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu has declared that the eyes of the nation and global community are on the Nigeria Police Force and all law enforcement agencies. News Point Nigeria reports that, the President stated this on Monday when he commissioned the newly-procured NPF operational assets, vehicles, crowd control, and anti-riot equipment at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. President Buhari who on Friday briefed by the Inspector General of Police Alkali Baba on the operation order and action plan for the polls expressed confidence in the level of preparedness of the police for the exercise. By the…
A MEMBER of the Integrity Group and former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has berated the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Governor Simon Lalong, over his claim that the G-5 governors led by Nyesom Wike were supporting the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Reacting to the claim in a statement on Sunday, Jang stated that Nigerians no longer took anything coming from Lalong seriously. The statement, which was signed by his Media Consultant, Clinton Garuba, said, “Obvious sign that Lalong is daydreaming is him thinking that the G5 PDP governors and allies including former Governor…
THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has denied that it admitted a lack of capacity to print new Naira notes. In a signed statement by its Director, Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi issued and made available to News Point Nigeria on Saturday, the apex also denied that it is planning to shut down some banks as alleged by a voice note that circulated since Thursday. The statement reads in full: CBN Debunks False Claims About Capacity of NSPMC Plc, Alleged Threats To Close Some Deposit Money Banks The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to a…
WITH two weeks to go until Nigeria’s presidential elections, major shortages of cash and fuel have plunged the nation into crisis. As well as provoking outrage among ordinary people, the shortages threaten to upend the February 25 presidential poll while throwing its organisation into doubt. In response to the situation, President Muhammadu Buhari is holding a state council meeting with governors, former heads of state, and the chairman of the National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu. It began when authorities replaced the old naira notes with new ones, of different colours, a move aimed at reducing the volume of money…
A FRESH poll by Bloomberg News has placed Labour Party (LP)’s Peter Obi as the leading presidential candidate ahead of this month’s election. The pre-election poll conducted for Bloomberg News by Premise Data Corp said the former Anambra governor was the preferred candidate for the nation’s top job, beating the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “Two-thirds of respondents said they intend to vote for Obi, a third-party candidate, in elections scheduled for later this month. The results of the survey conducted for Bloomberg News by Premise Data Corp. were published…
THE Edo State Government has distanced itself from the comments and moves by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, and some other governors against the currency swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a statement by Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, the state government said the Kaduna State Governor does not speak for Edo State and urged for “guided utterances and inferences in such critical matters, especially in the heat of the political season”. “The Edo State Government distances itself from the comments and moves by the Governor of…