THE Imo State Government has announced an immediate and total ban on all forms of mining and dredging activities within the Owerri Capital Territory. News Point Nigeria reports that the state government cited widespread environmental destruction caused by uncontrolled sand mining. The Commissioner for Industry, Mines and Solid Minerals, Ernest Ibejiako, announced during a meeting with relevant stakeholders in the mining and dredging sector held in Owerri. He said the decision followed years of unregulated mining that had resulted in devastating floods, soil erosion, and the collapse of critical infrastructure across the city. “Enough is enough, the government and good…
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AHEAD of Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, the Federal Government has held a special service to pray and thank God for the nation. News Point Nigeria reports that the church service held on Sunday at the National Ecumenical Centre Abuja. It had in attendance the the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume alongside their spouses. Also present were the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun and the former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Simon Lalong. The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, leads service chiefs…
THE Federal High Court, Abuja, has rejected the no-case submission of the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in his ongoing alleged terrorism trial. News Point Nigeria reports that in a ruling, Justice Omotosho held that the prosecution had established a case against Kanu to warrant that he be ordered to enter his defence. The judge, who dismissed Kanu’s no-case submission, found that the evidence led by the prosecution and the exhibits it tendered, have raised serious allegations of Kanu’s involvement in terrorist activities to warrant that he be allowed to defend himself. The court…
BUSINESS mogul and chairman of the Ibru Organisation, Olorogun Oscar Ibru, has died at the age of 67. According to a statement by his family sent to News Point Nigeria on Wednesday, Ibru passed away after a brief illness. Further details on the circumstances of his death were not disclosed. A key figure in Nigeria’s corporate world, Ibru was one of the most prominent heirs of the Ibru dynasty. He was instrumental in sustaining and expanding the conglomerate established by his late father, Olorogun Michael Ibru, whose business empire covered shipping, oil and gas, real estate, and commerce. His passing…
THE Imo State Police Command says it has made major strides in the fight against crime, arresting 789 suspects and rescuing several victims of abduction and child trafficking in the past two months. News Point Nigeria reports that the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, disclosed this at a press briefing held at the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in Owerri on Friday, adding that the arrests were made in partnership with sister security agencies and community stakeholders, a collaboration he described as “crucial in restoring safety across the state.” “In the last two months, the Command arrested a total of 789 criminal suspects…
2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has taken the Department of State Services (DSS), social media giant Meta (owners of Facebook), and X Corp (formerly Twitter) to the Federal High Court in Abuja over what he described as a coordinated attempt to silence him and suppress free speech in Nigeria. According to a statement issued by his lead counsel, Tope Temokun, on Tuesday accessed by News Point Nigeria, Sowore filed two fundamental human rights enforcement suits, challenging what his legal team called “unconstitutional censorship” and attempts by state agencies to influence global tech platforms to…
THE Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to declare a “national war” on insecurity, warning that the level of violence and loss of lives in Nigeria now mirrors that of nations in active conflict. News Point Nigeria reports that Obi’s call follows reports that over 100 people were killed in a wave of violent attacks across Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, and Edo states over the weekend. “Bloody Weekend: over 100 Killed in Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, Edo. This grim headline captures the frightening reality reflected in our weekend papers,” Obi wrote on X…
THE 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has announced a temporary break from public engagements to prioritise his health, following medical advice from his personal physician. News Point Nigeria reports that Obi disclosed this in a statement shared via his verified X handle on Saturday under the title: “Supporting Healthcare, Building Hope.” The former Governor of Anambra State explained that his decision was influenced by symptoms he experienced while attending a series of events in Enugu, Anambra, and Owerri, which led him to seek medical attention. On Friday, Obi attended a Tourism event in Enugu…
FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan has opened up on his political ordeal during the 2015 general elections, declaring that he faced a wave of betrayal from politicians, many of whom could not be trusted to stand by their words. Jonathan, who spoke on Thursday in Benin at the 70th birthday celebration of Chief Mike Aiyegbeni Oghiadomhe, his former Chief of Staff, described Nigerian politics as a terrain riddled with deceit, where loyalty is scarce. The former President recalled the difficulties of navigating political alliances during his failed reelection bid in 2015, stressing that his experience revealed the true nature of many…
NIGERIAN comedian, Odey Mathias, popularly known as General Odey, has narrated his horrifying experience in the hands of kidnappers who held him captive for 50 days before his eventual release after an ₦8 million ransom was paid. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Thursday monitored by News Point Nigeria, Odey described his ordeal as “horrible and unimaginable,” adding that it was an experience he would not wish even on his worst enemy. According to Odey, he was kidnapped on April 18, 2025, alongside 23 others, while traveling to Calabar through the Oron/Uyo waterways. The comedian recounted that…
POLICE authorities in Anambra State have arrested a 65-year-old man identified as Akpan Godwin, found with over 1000 rounds of live ammunition in the commercial city of Onitsha. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday made available to News Point Nigeria. He said operatives of the Rapid Response Squad attached to Akwuzu arrested Godwin on Friday at Nkpor, near Onitsha. “Police operatives acting on credible intelligence arrested one Akpan Godwin ‘m’, aged 65 years, in possession of 1,100 rounds of live ammunition,” Ikenga stated. The Command’s spokesperson said that during…
THE Enugu State Police Command has arrested one Obodoagu Wisdom, aged 18, for the alleged kidnapping and murder of his five-year-old second cousin. His alleged accomplice, one Sunday Michael, aged 24, a security guard at 9th Mile and a native of the Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State, was also arrested. The suspects were said to have been apprehended on August 11 and 12, 2025, by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad, following intelligence gathered after ransom demands were reported. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday made available to News…
THE Anambra State Government has dismissed eight vigilante operatives accused of brutally assaulting a serving female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Miss Edema Jennifer Elohor, in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The shocking incident, which was captured in a viral video, drew widespread outrage after the operatives, identified as members of Operation Udo Ga-Achi (Agunechemba Vigilante Group), were seen beating and stripping the corps member naked despite her presenting a valid NYSC identity card. Speaking on the development in Awka on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Ken…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three top figures, including two Catholic nuns and a bank chief, over alleged fraudulent manipulation of shareholders’ records in a bid to evade repayment of a ₦1.2 billion loan. The arrested suspects are Rev. Sister Annette Ezekwem and Rev. Sister Getrude Okafor, both personnel of Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State, and Mr. Mark Egbegolu, the Managing Director of Mayfresh Mortgage Bank Limited, Aba, Abia State. Investigations revealed that the principal actor behind the deal, Professor Martin Anagboso, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Madonna University, had earlier been arrested by the EFCC two weeks…
THE Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating state of the nation’s economy, worsening insecurity, and the continued decline in the education sector, urging government at all levels to urgently address the challenges to avert a deeper national crisis. Rising from its Standing Committee meeting held in Owerri, Imo State, on August 15, 2025, the Guild highlighted key resolutions on critical national issues, especially as they affect the media and the wellbeing of Nigerians. In a communiqué jointly signed by the President, Eze Anaba, and General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, the editors lamented the hardship, rising…
EBONYI State governor Francis Nwifuru has rewarded D’Tigress forward Blessing Ejiofor with N30m and a duplex, while also approving a N50m basketball project in her honour. The gesture follows Ejiofor’s role in helping Nigeria’s women’s basketball team secure a record fifth consecutive Afrobasket title in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Governor Nwifuru, in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Saturday, described the player as a source of pride to the state and an inspiration to young girls. “I am delighted to once again celebrate and congratulate our very own daughter, Blessing Munachi Ejiofor, one of the champions who brought prestige…
THE Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has lifted the suspension of 81 government officials. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Monday Uzor, the governor directed the commissioners, senior special assistants, special assistants, and permanent secretaries who were suspended on the 28th of July, 2025, to resume official duties immediately. Governor Nwifuru last month suspended the government officials. Among those affected in the wave of suspension are the Attorney General, 25 commissioners, 22 permanent secretaries, including 14 senior special assistants, and 24 special assistants. The officials had failed to attend an important…
LABOUR Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has once again reaffirmed his pledge to serve only a single four-year term if elected President of Nigeria, a commitment he says is rooted in integrity, accountability, and his personal leadership philosophy. Obi’s renewed position comes amid public skepticism and pointed criticisms, including one from the current Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, who recently dismissed such vows as unrealistic and even described them as requiring “psychiatric evaluation.” Taking to his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Sunday, Obi addressed the controversy head-on. “In my political life, my word…
EBONYI State Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has suspended 87 high-ranking officials of the state government for their failure to attend an important official function. The suspended officials include 25 Commissioners, 14 Senior Special Assistants (SSAs), 24 Special Assistants (SAs), and 22 Permanent Secretaries, marking one of the largest administrative disciplinary actions in the state’s recent history. In a statement released on Monday night by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor made available to News Point Nigeria, the affected officials are to proceed on a one-month working suspension without pay, effective immediately. The Governor’s directive, the statement noted,…
SEVERAL persons were feared dead on Friday night after a trailer lost control and rammed into them along the Chisco Park Junction in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the fatal accident occurred around 9:30pm when the driver of the trailer experienced brake failure and crashed into pedestrians on the roadside, resulting in multiple fatalities. The incident which was also captured on the Amichi City-wide CCTV system, showed some of the knocked-down victims lying on the ground, while some residents and other road users were seen bemoaning the incident and offering rescue assistance…