Author: Lekan Adeyeye

THE ongoing trial of the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, suffered yet another setback on Tuesday following a heated disagreement between the prosecution and the defence over the modalities for a joint forensic examination of an iPhone containing alleged incriminating WhatsApp messages. News Point Nigeria reports that the case, which resumed before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Division of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, witnessed tense exchanges between counsel on both sides as accusations of obstruction, data tampering, and non-compliance with court orders took centre stage. At the proceedings,…

THE Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the case instituted by the Osun State government challenging the Attorney General of the Federation for withholding local government funds due to it. News Point Nigeria reports that Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, who led a seven- man panel of Justices, reserved judgement, to a date that will be communicated to the parties, after taking arguments from parties in the suit. In the suit, the Attorney General of Osun State, is seeking an order of the apex court directing the AGF to immediately release the statutory allocations to chairmen and councillors of the 30 LGA…

TENSION gripped Idogun community in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday after irate youths reportedly launched a violent attack on the Onidogun of Idogun, Oba Moses Bakare, his wife, and their son, Prince Victor Bakare, during the town’s New Yam Festival celebrations. News Point Nigeria reports that the ugly incident occurred when Prince Victor, who had traveled to the community to celebrate with his parents, was allegedly ambushed by a faction of youths. According to his account, the attackers subjected him to physical assault, leaving him with injuries, while also pouring urine and other filthy substances on…

A FRESH graduate of the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, simply identified as Taoreed, has been confirmed dead after he was struck by a stray bullet during a clash between rival cult groups in the community. News Point Nigeria gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday, September 23, shortly after he had collected his National Youth Service Corps call-up letter from the institution. The pandemonium first broke out around the school premises on Monday, September 22, when gunshots rang out while some final-year students were holding their signing-out celebrations. A student of the school, who spoke with our correspondent…

MINISTER of Works, Dave Umahi, has revealed that a massive refuse dump, over 50 years old and more than 10 metres deep, caused a four-month delay in the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. News Point Nigeria reports that speaking during an inspection of the project in Lagos on Monday, Umahi explained that the dump, which spanned nearly two kilometres, posed an unforeseen obstacle to the progress of the multibillion-naira project. “We also encountered a refuse dump that had been over 50 years old and had over 10 metres depth and spanned two kilometres,” Umahi said. “When we encountered it,…

POLICE operatives in Ondo State have rescued a four-year-old girl who was stolen and sold for ₦3.7 million, exposing a sprawling child-trafficking syndicate that operated across Ondo, Delta, and Anambra States. News Point Nigeria reports that the victim, identified as Jesinta Sunday, was declared missing on February 3, 2025, when her father, Sunday Kingsley, reported to the police in Akure that his daughter had vanished while staying with her mother, Sunday Happiness. According to the spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, Olusola Ayanlade, the case was immediately escalated to the Monitoring Unit of the Command Headquarters for discreet investigation.…

THE lingering face-off between the Ogun State Government and former governor, Senator Gbenga Daniel, representing Ogun East Senatorial District, has escalated following the state government’s directive to suspend work on a road reconstruction project in Sagamu. News Point Nigeria reports that the controversy began after workers handling the rehabilitation of Paddy-Arikawe-Oye-Igbimo Road were reportedly asked to halt operations by the Ogun State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure. Senator Daniel, through his media aide Steve Oloyede, condemned the move, alleging it was politically motivated and designed to frustrate a project facilitated for the benefit of his constituents. But in a swift…

THE Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Agboola Ajayi, against Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. News Point Nigeria reports that this followed the withdrawal of his appeal. Ajayi, through his counsel, said he withdrew the case after due consultation with members of the PDP. He extended his best wishes to Governor Aiyedatiwa and pledged to continue to work for the development of Ondo. The five-member panel led by Justice Inyang Okoro also dismissed the appeals filed by the governorship candidates of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Bamidele Akingboye, and his Allied…

A MIDDLE-AGED trader in Akure, Ondo State capital, Bosede Iluyemi, has allegedly killed her elder sister named Omowumi Tewogboye, over an 800 Naira debt. News Point Nigeria reports that Bosede was said to have demanded the payment for the tomatoes and pepper Omowumi purchased on credit from her. The situation escalated into violence when Bosede allegedly held onto Omowumi’s clothes, causing her to fall and sustain fatal injuries. Omowumi was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, but unfortunately, she was pronounced dead on arrival. The Ondo State Police Command swiftly responded to the incident, arresting Bosede and taking her into…

THE Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of Superintendent of Police Abimbola Adebisi as the new Police Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Command. In a statement issued on Monday by the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Babasayi Oluseyi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police made available to News Point Nigeria, the Command said Adebisi brings “a wealth of academic, professional, and operational experience” into her new role. The new PPRO holds a BA (Ed) in English Language and Literature from Tai Solarin University of Education, a Postgraduate Diploma in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution,…

THE Ogun State Government has warned residents of communities adjoining the Ogun, Ilo, Iju, Owa, and Yemule rivers, such as Isheri, Warewa, Akute, parts of Abeokuta, Ayetoro, Itele, Iju, and those of the coastline of Makun, Oni, Iwopin, Igele, Ifaara (Ogun Waterside), Ebute-Imobi (Ijebu East), Tungeji Island, and Agosasa in Ipokia Local Government Area (LGA), to relocate to a safer environment. This is due to the expected impact of overflow from rivers and sea water rise/tidal lock in their communities owing to expected high rainfall and arrival of flow from the northern part of the country and neighbouring nations like…

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu received a major political endorsement yesterday as some of Nigeria’s most prominent former lawmakers, including ex-Senate President Ken Nnamani, former House Speakers Patricia Etteh and Yakubu Dogara, threw their weight behind his 2027 re-election bid. News Point Nigeria reports that the meeting under the banner of the Southern Summit of Former Legislators, the political heavyweights unanimously adopted Tinubu as their sole candidate for the next presidential election, citing his economic reforms, fiscal discipline, and policy innovations as key reasons for their support. The summit, held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, brought together dozens of former senators, House…

A THREE-STOREY building under construction has collapsed in the Yaba area of Lagos State. The ill-fated building, located at 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji, caved in on Friday night. This was confirmed in a statement made available to News Point Nigeria on Saturday by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) via its official X handle, saying four adult males have been rescued and one male dead. It stated that several people were trapped under the rubble. Emergency officials are seen at the scene of the building collapse in the Yaba area of Lagos State. Credit: X/@nemanigeria “While eyewitness accounts vary, with…

THE Ogun State Government has appointed 1,200 political assistants to serve as change agents and enhance civic engagement across the state. The governor in a statement issued in Abeokuta made available to News Point Nigeria by his special Adviser on media and strategy, Kayode Akinmade, says this is in fulfillment of his commitment towards deepening democratic participation and broaden access to dividends of democracy Akinmade also described the move as a strategic effort to strengthen democratic governance across all nooks and crannies of the state. “The assistants five from each of the 236 wards in Ogun State will ensure greater…

THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized fake Malaria drugs worth ₦1.2bn in Lagos State. NAFDAC in a statement made available to News Point Nigeria on Friday said the drugs were intercepted in the Ilasa-Oshodi area of the South-West state. “NAFDAC has intercepted 277 cartons of counterfeit and unregistered Malamal Forte malaria drugs, valued at over ₦1.2 billion, in a warehouse located in the Ilasa-Oshodi area of Lagos State,” the agency wrote. “The fake drugs, which were concealed in cartons labelled as Diclofenac Potassium 50mg, were illegally imported from Shanxi Tianyuan Pharmaceuticals Group in…

THE Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday denied bail to five persons accused of masterminding the bombing of a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The Department of State Services (DSS) had on the 11th of August, 2025, arraigned the five men before Justice Emeka Nwite over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022, attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State. The five persons: Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris, and Momoh Otuho Abubakar, are to face trial for the attack, which claimed over 40 lives and left over 100 individuals…

THE former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 16, 2024, gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Bamidele Akingboye, is dead. News Point Nigeria reports that Akingboye died in the early hours of Wednesday at his residence in Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos. The deceased contested with incumbent governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Agboola Ajayi of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 12 others in the last year gubernatorial election. A spokesman to the deceased, Oyeniyi Iwakun, confirmed his passing in a statement signed and issued to journalists in Akure, the…

THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded another major breakthrough in its fight against smuggling, intercepting arms, ammunition, and high-tech drones with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of more than ₦377 million. News Point Nigeria reports that the seizures were carried out by operatives of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, as part of sustained operations to dismantle smuggling syndicates across the Southwest region. Addressing journalists at the FOU headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, the Unit Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, disclosed that the seizures came from coordinated intelligence-led patrols in Ogun and Ondo States. According to Shuaibu, operatives…

A TANKER fully laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, on Sunday, overturned while on transit in Lagos and instantaneously engulfed in flames. In a statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Taofiq Adebayo made available to News Point Nigeria, he said the fire sparked an uncontrollable conflagration which cascaded into no fewer than four adjoining trucks parked within the immediate axis. According to Adebayo, preliminary intelligence indicated that the disaster was precipitated by over-speeding, which occasioned the driver’s loss of control while negotiating the inward Oshodi corridor.…

 Obasanjo, Emir Sanusi, Amosun, Osoba, Senators, Serving, Retired Generals Lead Guests To The Star-Studded Event THE historic city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, was transformed into a magnificent hub of elegance and celebration on Saturday, August 23, 2025, as the crème de la crème of Nigeria’s political, royal, military, media, and business circles converged for the Nikkah ceremony of Faizah Omoteniola Kolapo, daughter of the distinguished publisher of The Point Newspaper and Iya Sunnah of Egbaland, Dr. Yemi Kolapo, and AbdulHakeem Jimoh, son of retired Brigadier General Olanrewaju Jimoh. The grand event, hosted at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Marquee, glittered…