Author: News Point Nigeria

By Abdullahi Yakubu THE broad daylight altercations between the two major political parties in Kano state with each raising alarm and pointing acusing finger at the other over the clandestine moves to rig election and  issues around alleged  sponsorship of merceneries to truncate the governatorial election in the state, calls for caution and decorum. I decided to write and analyze this issue that relates to personal attacks and casting aspersions on adherence of respective political parties so as to put it in proper perspective and bring it to public domain. Professionally, I view this negative trend as a draw to…

By Hannatu Musa Musawa My dearest Dad, AS I try to pen down some sort of tribute for you, I can only think of beginning by telling you how much I miss you and just how much I love you. You have always been the most important part of my entire life, and you will remain in my heart for all of eternity. Now that you are no longer with us, I know that my life just isn’t ever going to be the same without you. You were everything to me and did so much for me. You have been…

By Aisha Saidu Esq WE all have experienced a change in our lives brought on by the enormous changes in computer technology. Granted, advances in data sciences, supply chain management, and information technologies have all impacted our lives in positive ways, but they are less obvious than hardware. Yet, those advances in software had just as much an impact on our lives as a society as the physical technology we hold. From time immemorial, legal practitioners have always relied on legislations, case laws and books to successfully execute their duties. It’s no secret that lawyers have a reputation for having…

By Martins Oloja I WOULD like to share another ‘Message of Hope’. I wrote on this when the youth who under the auspices of #EndSARS in 2020 shook the table in Nigeria. This is also another time is to warn the elders of the land that the February 25, 2023 presidential election result is a warning signal, a yellow card to the members of the old set-up who are generally believed to be ‘the trouble with Nigeria’, which Chinua Achebe in a classic, says, ‘is simply and squarely a failure of leadership’. The noisy outcome of the elections also elicits…

Arch Sani Rayyan Ibrahim FAMOUS American enterprenuer, Emanuel James Rohn, professionally known as Jim Rohn, once said, “a good leader, is a leader that is strong, but not rude; kind, but not weak; bold, but not bully; thoughtful, but not lazy; humble, but not timid; proud, but not arrogant; has vision with foresight, has humor, but without folly”. Nothing fits the above description of modern day leadership more than the Kano duo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kano guber candidate and Kano state deputy governor, Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna and his running mate, Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo, popularly known…

By Yakubu Lamai RECENTLY a video clip surfaced on the internet where Bishop David Abioye delivered a clarion call for Christians to vote ONLY for Christians in Nigerias election, as he stated verbatim: “VOTE FOR YOUR FAITH. IN STATES WHERE WE HAVE DOMINATION OF CHRISTIANS, AND THEY HAVE BEING TRAMPLED UNDER THE FEET, IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! LOOK AT NASARAWA STATE FOR INSTANCE, LARGELY POPULATED BY CHRISTIANS, HOW MANY COMMISSIONERS DO YOU HAVE?? WHY DO YOU THINK A CHRISTIAN SHOULD NOT BE THE GOVERNOR IN THIS STATE? WHY!!! WHY ARE YOU CALLING OTHER GROUPS MINORITY WHEN THEY ARE NOT! WHY?!!”…

By Ahmad Muhammad Danyaro NO one doubts, personality is no substitute for intellect, not only simplicity, but leader’s intellect alone is useless without a personality. It is in this light that I bring you the Deputy Governor of Jigawa State and APC gubernatorial flag bearer in the 2023 general elections, Mallam Umar Namadi (Dan Modi) who is always willing to serve, rather than to be served. I mean to serve the humanity despite the fact that the way is thorny, slippery, narrow, dusty, but easy, having in mind people like Namadi. Mallam Namadi  is one of the few public servants…

By Martins Oloja THE expression, ‘the North is organising while the South is agonising’ is quite common on this page whenever the preparedness and organisational capability of the North for political power is in focus. The comparative analysis isn’t meant to disparage any efforts while deconstructing power relations and ‘dynamic capabilities’ in the complex federation that Nigeria has become. It is just to stimulate discussions that can lead to deepening understanding of some reasons the North will always defeat the South when it comes to national planning and even elections. This road note is just a touch-light to even how…

By Rufai Goni MY second thought upon learning of the Turkish-Syrian earthquake was the cats of turkey, the first being the people that feed them, I am most certain that Allah would come to your aid My dear Turkish and Syrian people, you respect and care for animals to the extent that a Governor of Istanbul announced the death of Gli (the worlds famous cat) September 2020. A cat you raised to a statue of celebrity to have met Turkish president and US president in the year 2009. Cats of all colors, sizes and ages are pretty much everywhere in…

By Dul Johnson THE title above sounds bleak, but it is not intended to be taken as negative or pessimistic. Rather, it is intended to re-awaken in us a historical fact – a patch of our history we hate to remember, but which – we may have to relive, in a different but more painful way if we fail to do certain things right. There is a popular local proverb which translates as: “The child of ‘Had I Known’ never grows up”, meaning that anyone who neglects the warning signs of danger lives to regret their action; they realize their…

By Martins Oloja AT this time when even the First Bank cannot truly be the first to make new Naira notes available to its numerous customers, when Access Bank customers too cannot access redesigned currencies, when the Unity Bank, Union Bank and United Bank for Africa are not united in their quest to satisfy customer need for new notes, when Key Stone Bank would like to put only stones in their customers’ pockets, when Sterling Bank can’t find sterling quality to enable their customers access new currency notes, when Stanbic IBTC can’t stand big to make their customers smile out…

By Chisom Adindun OPPOSITION  to the CBN Naira redesign policy, and by extension, the implementation of the cash-less policy, reached an abominable crescendo on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, when the Supreme Court temporarily halted the currency swap, and the execution of the February 10 and 17 deadlines set by the CBN for every old banknote of N200, N500, and N1,000 to be turned in as they would cease to be legal tender thereafter. Three State Governments from the North, Kogi, Kaduna and Zamfara, had approached the court in a motion ex-parte filed on February 3, 2023, praying the apex court…

By Bolarinwa Onaolapo NIGERIA is in an electoral season which encompasses electioneering campaigns, election,  post-election and transition periods. The   uncertainty that characterizes the season opens the door for predictions and projections by  political analysts, think thanks and mainstream media establishments. I was privileged  to be the keynote speaker at the GTPro “Conversation Series” that took place on the 2nd of February, 2023. GTPro is  Nigeria’s premier government relations and political risk management consultancy outfit with the objective of  developing and implementing strategic and operational solutions for the private sector in their effort to  navigate the complexities of the public…

By Abdulkadir Ahmed Ibrahim, FNGE (Kwakwatawa) CALL it a place of worship and learning, a foundation, a humanitarian organisation or whichever appropriate name you give it, you are correct. The International Centre for Islamic Culture and Education, ICICE for short, situated along Ibrahim Babangida Way in Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria, is all of the above and more than that. Conceived in 2005 while on Umrah (lesser hajj) in Saudi Arabia, a business management expert, visionary leader and philanthropist, Kano city indigene Alhaji Aminu Baba-Kusa prayed for Allah’s blessings and guidance in his quest to establish an endowment fund to assist…

By Hon Aminu Isa Jada OBVIOUSLY, Nigerian political landscape has not gotten to Eldorado but somethings have moved away from where we started in 1999. If one thing at all, the political consciousness of the electorates has increased. It is no longer cheap for any politician to hoodwink the electorates as the case was two decades ago when Nigeria returned to democracy. Though it remains debateable if Nigeria’s development is in consonance with the number of billions spent so far, but one thing is sure that we are moving forward slowly but surely. More than before, the awareness social media…

By Chisom Adindu THE state of the Nigerian economy in the past 10 years has been harrowing and strangulating. The current socio-economic situation is excruciating and only comparable to the ‘hell fire’ described in the Bible. Though the economy has been facing daunting challenges for decades, never has it been as bad as we have it today. Economic purchasing powers of the Nigerian people have been eroded and taken away. Social life has turned miserable, particularly in the past seven years. The current APC-led Federal administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has not lived up to promises made to the people.…

By Maimuna Garba I HAD just picked my phone for browsing when the Name Emir of Dutse Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi caught my eye I could not look away and decided to look at what was in the Story. The last thing I expected to read was news of the death of our respected beloved royal father and a leader in the truest sense of the word. It was so shocking, unexpected  and a rude awakening to the transient nature of the world we live in. I met the late Emir Alhaji Muhammadu Nuhu Sanusi in close contact when I was…

By Muhammad Maitela, Yobe AS part of his constituency developmental project, the Member representing Geidam, Bursari, Yunusari Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon Lawan Shettima Ali has empowered thousands of constituents in Geidam town, Yobe state. The empowerment exercise includes distribution of; 3 well equipped ambulances, 4 gulf wagon,15 Jega (Boady’s Tricycle machine), 35 Keke Napep, 77 grinding machines, 350 water pumping machines for irrigation, dry season farming, 65 wheelchairs (circles) for people with disabilities, 330 sewing machines, 62 cows, farming ploughs, 31 instructional materials with HP Laptops for five schools across the constituency, 600 bags of 25kg…

By Muhammad Maitama Yobe THE Ajayi Medical  and Diagnostic Centre, a private hospital in Gashua Yobe, had conducted the first laparoscopy surgery in the state. Laparoscopy is a state-of -the-art surgical procedure that is done by inserting instruments into small incisions on the abdominal wall. Speaking with News Point Nigeria on Wednesday in Gashua, the Managing Director of the medical centre, Dr Adamu Amshi, said that he led the operation to correct uterine prolapse caused by weak pelvic muscles and ligaments supporting the uterus. “The surgery, known as sacrohysteropexy, involves resuspension of the prolapsed uterus usinga strip of synthetic mesh…

By Tahir Ibrahim Tahir THERE may be dissenting views over how Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, OFR, the Governor of Kano State, would be represented in history; but one simply cannot disparage the man over his projects and achievements as a governor. His massive infrastructural drive in Kano has changed the face of Kano, even dwarfing the legendary Kwankwaso years. When I visit Kano now, there has to be a ready guide on standby, to help me navigate the many bridges, underpasses and interchanges that dot Kano. If you stay away from Kano for 6 months or a year, and return for…