CHAIRMAN/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has warned that unrepentant drug barons and cartels will face tougher time in 2023 if they fail to back out of the illicit drug business. Marwa gave the warning on Wednesday 18th January at a press briefing at the NDLEA national headquarters, Abuja to update the public on efforts by the Agency to rid the country of illicit substance abuse and drug trafficking on the second anniversary of his leadership of the anti-narcotics body. According to him, “Last year, I issued a New…
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THE Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, kicked off his campaign in Kauran Namoda LGA in grand style, with a vow to rescue and rebuild Zamfara State. Lawal urged the electorate to do everything possible in making sure that they vote out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the presidential and governorship elections. He assured the large crowd who attended the rally that if he becomes the Zamfara State governor, security would be the priority of his administration to secure lives and properties across the state. He also reaffirmed that his government…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya ( Dan Majen Gombe) has approved the appointment of Caretaker Chairmen for the Eleven (11) Local Government Councils in the State. This was stated in a statement signed and issued by the Director-General of Press Affairs to the governor, Ismaila Uba Misilli, Tuesday evening. According to the statement, the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi conveyed the Governor’s approval and announced the new appointees as follows:- (i) Abubakar Usman Barambu – Akko LGA (ii) Garba Umar Garus – Balanga LGA (iii) Margret Bitrus – Billiri LGA (iv) Jamilu Ahmed Shabewa -…
THE National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said available data indicates that Nigeria has 16.7 million more voters than the rest of West Africa. Yakubu made the revelation on Tuesday afternoon, while delivering a lecture at London-based Chatham House on the topic ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: Preparations and Priorities for Electoral Integrity and Inclusion’. “Based on figures compiled from electoral commissions and interior ministries in West Africa, Nigeria’s current voter population is 16.7 million higher than the 76.7 million registered in all the other countries put together – and there are 14 other elections…
THE National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, is scheduled to make a live appearance at Chatham House in London today. The event, which kicks off at 2 pm (WAT), will see Yakubu speak on the topic, ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: Preparations and Priorities for Electoral Integrity and Inclusion’ and respond to questions with regard to the Commission’s plans for the conduct of next month’s general elections. In light of the myriad challenges INEC is faced with, Yakubu is expected to shed light on INEC’s preparations for the presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25th…
AT least 10 people were killed and 39 wounded Sunday in a bomb attack on a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo claimed by Islamic State. Congolese military spokesman Antony Mualushayi said the “terrorist act” happened in a Pentecostal church in North Kivu province’s Kasindi, a town on the border with Uganda. The explosion killed at least 10 people and wounded 39, he added, revising up an initial death toll of five. Both tolls were provisional, the spokesman said. But the spokesman for Uganda’s military operation in the DRC, Bilal Katamba, said on Sunday evening that 16 people…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Nouakchott on Monday to receive the “African Award for Strengthening Peace’’ in the Mauritanian capital on Tuesday. According to presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, the award is for the President’s leadership role in promoting peace on the continent. Adesina said the award will be presented to President Buhari by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum, which is an assembly of leaders established in 2014 to pursue new ways to embrace inclusive citizenship, promote lasting peace, and work towards a safer and more sustainable world for everyone. Before receiving the award, the presidential aide said Buhari…
POLICE authorities in Kwara have arrested three suspected human traffickers in Ilorin, the state capital of Kwara. The suspects – Musa Ayuba, 44, Jeremiah Muda, 35, and Luka Ayuba, 37 – all hail from Bangi village via Kotongura, Niger State. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Okasanmi Ajayi, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday made available to News Point Nigeria, said the victims – 22 boys and 19 girls – ranged from five to 15 years. According to him, the suspects were arrested along the Okolowo expressway on 14 January with 41 children while waiting to transport…
THE presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Rabiu Kwankwso, has pledged to make the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result valid for four years. Kwankwaso made the pledge while presenting party flags to six North East States gubernatorial and 18 Senatorial candidates of the party at the North East presidential rally on Thursday in Bauchi. He noted that many students sit for JAMB examinations, come up with good grades, but for one reason or the other, they end up not being offered admission, and as well it is not their fault. “These students and their…
NO fewer than 26 bidders have been declared winners of different property comprising apartments and plots of land forfeited to the Federal Government by the court. Some of the property located in the nation’s capital was reportedly owned by a former minister of petroleum, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke, before its final forfeiture to the government. It would be recalled that the anti-graft agency had last year commenced the sealed bidding exercise before it began the physical aspect on Monday for those property located in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and other areas in the country. News Point Nigeria had reported that there…
THE Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has unveiled a central enhanced e-Passport Production Centre for Jigawa, Katsina and Kano State. The spokesman of the NIS, Tony Akuneme, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said the Service decided to site the Centre in Kano to bring improved Passport processing services closer to the teeming numbers of Passport applicants in Kano and its environs. According to the statement, the Comptroller General of Immigration Service, Isah Jere Idris, MFR, reassured Nigerians that the passport reform process was still in progress, especially the fast track program designed specifically for those who…
BANDITS in Zamfara have released the abducted former army officer, Rabiu Garba Yandoto, and his two children. The victims were abducted by bandits along the Gusau-Tsafe road on Sunday night. Yandoto, who spoke to journalists after his release on Tuesday, said he paid the bandits N10 million to secure his freedom. “We were released about one hour ago by the bandits. They collected N10 million, brought us near Faskari town in Katsina State, and told us to find our way home. “However, I thank God that we all returned home alive.”
A Community leader and member of the Fityanul Islam First Aid Group, Igabi Local chapter has been killed by suspected bandits at his residence in Unguwar Mai Awo village alongside his nephew in Kaduna State. The bandits also abducted four other women including a nursing mother in the same community when they stormed the village located near Mararaban Jos along the Kaduna-Zaria highway. The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday local sources told our source. A youth leader in the area who identified his name as Adam Unguwar Awo confirmed the incident to our source. He explained that…
ABBA Bichi, son of the Director General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, has narrated his mother, Aisha Bichi’s side of the story on the widely reported altercation between the wife of the DSS Boss and Kano State New Nigerian Peoples Party governorship candidate, Abba Yusuf at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Sunday night. According to Bichi Junior, his mother never ordered the arrest of the Kano Guber candidate like it’s widely reported, and she never insulted the NNPP Guber candidate. On the contrary, it was the NNPP candidate, who insulted his mum when she…
THE Federal Government Tuesday assured that the general elections slated to hold this year (February and March) will go on as planned. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed made the declaration at the 17th edition of the PMB Administration Scorecard series in Abuja. INEC had, Monday said elections may not hold in sufficient polling units if the current security situation didn’t abate. INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu said this in a message to the validation of election security training resources in Abuja . He spoke through the Chairman, Board of Electoral Institute (BEI), Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru. “Moreover, if…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that this year’s general election, which is months away faces serious threat of cancellation if the waves of insecurity in parts of the country fails to improve. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, represented by the Chairman Board of Electoral Institute (BEI), Prof. Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, gave the warning on Monday in Abuja at the Validation of Election Security Training Resources. “We all appreciate the fact that Election Security is vital to democratic consolidation through provision of enabling environment for the conduct of free, fair, credible and inclusive elections and thus strengthening…
THE Yobe State Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as holidays to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. The Head of Service in the state, Garba Bilal disclosed this in a statement to journalists in Damaturu on Sunday. President Buhari will be visiting the state to inaugurate projects, including Cargo Airport, Ultra-Modern Market and Maternal and Child Health Care Complex. According to Bilal, Governor Mai Mala Buni declared the public holiday to enable both the civil servants and the general public opportunity to receive the president who will be in the state on a one-day work visit. “I write…
THE People Democratic Party (PDP), in Zamfara has concluded arrangements to flag off its 2023 gubernatorial campaign rally next week Sunday, being January 15, 2023. The Acting State Chairman of the Party, Alhaji Muktar Muhammad Luggah revealed this at a press briefing tn Gusau the state capital today. Lugga said they campaign rally will endear the PDP candidate the opportunity to interface with the loyal supporters across the 14 local governments. He also added that their campaigns will be easier as the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state had already finished campaigning for PDP because they have nothing…
THE Zamfara police command says its operatives have killed two suspected arms suppliers to bandits along Gummi- Anka road in the state. Mohammed Shehu, the Zamfara police spokesperson, announced the development in a statement on Sunday. Shehu said the arms suppliers were killed in a gun duel with the police that lasted for hours. He said the arms suppliers were conveying the weapons from Taraba state when they were intercepted by the police after receiving intelligence information on their movement. The police spokesperson added that a Toyota Corolla vehicle containing three live shells for rockets RGP, three explosive shells, 151…
THE sack of former minister Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Kirfi as Wazirin Bauchi and Senior Councilor by the Bauchi Emirate Council has nothing to do with his relationship or association with the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the state government has said. In an interview with BBC Hausa, monitored by News Point Nigeria, Saturday, speaking for the first time on the matter, the govt through the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, Hon AbdulRazak Nuhu Zaki made the clarification. According to the commissioner, the former Waziri has several times in the past dragged the good name of the Bauchi…