NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki (SAN), has just arrived residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State. News Point Nigeria reports that Turaki in company of some executive members of his faction of the National Working Committee (NWC) of PDP arrived at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) at exactly 11:27am on Saturday. Also in his company are, former Governor Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, former Governor of Plateau, Jonah Jang, among other party leaders. He was received by the State Chairman, Abayomi Tella. and other PDP leaders in the state. The National Chairman…
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OSUN State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday said that he is confident that he will secure a second term in the 2026 governorship election based on his track record. News Point Nigeria reports that according to him, residents of the state who are “wiser” and know what good governance means will vote for him. He said the election would not be about the political parties, but the candidates. “Osun people are wiser. They know the difference between good governance and bad governance, and they have decided to toe the ‘Imole’ path; it is me they are talking about,” Adeleke said…
GOVERNOR Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has announced that he has joined the Accord Party as a new platform to seek re-election in August next year. Adeleke made the announcement in a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday, just a few days after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor disclosed that he joined the Accord Party more than a month ago precisely 6th November, 2025, as a platform to seek re-election in 2026. He said the decision was after weeks of consultation and deliberations with stakeholders and opinion leaders. Governor Adeleke noted that he opted…
A MILD drama played out in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Sunday when Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, interrupted Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, as he attempted to deliver his remarks during the 10th coronation anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. News Point Nigeria reports that the incident occurred during the high-profile ceremony, which also featured the formal installation of the First Lady as “Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodua,” a prestigious Yoruba chieftaincy title conferred in recognition of her contributions to the nation and the Yoruba cultural sphere. A video of the moment, now viral on…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has reaffirmed the administration’s resolve to place engineering excellence at the centre of Nigeria’s infrastructural and economic transformation, insisting that no country can outgrow the capacity, competence, and creativity of its engineering community. News Point Nigeria reports that the President made the declaration on Tuesday, 2 December 2025, while addressing engineers at the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) International Engineering Conference, Exhibition, and Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Ibadan, Oyo State. President Tinubu, represented by the Minister of State for Works, Rt. Hon. Bello Muhammad Goronyo commended the NSE for decades of professionalism, innovation, and…
ADEDAYO Adedamola on Tuesday emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Osun 2026 election. News Point Nigeria reports that Adedamola polled 919 votes out of 957 cast in the primary held in Osogbo, the state capital. The chairman of the primary, Humphrey Abba, announced the result, stating, ”Void votes 20. We told you earlier that one of the aspirants withdrew. “The candidate that got the remaining votes is Adebayo Adedamola with 919 votes and stands elected and returned.” This newspaper had earlier reported that despite announcing his resignation from the party, the name of Osun…
OSUN State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the political platform under which he rose to prominence as senator and later governor. The governor announced his decision in a post on his official X handle late on Monday seen by News Point Nigeria, attaching a copy of his resignation letter dated November 4, 2025. The letter was addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 2, Sagba Abogunde, in Ede North Local Government, Osun State. In the letter, Adeleke cited the ongoing crisis within the PDP’s national leadership as the reason for his departure. “Due…
THE Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, on Sunday confirmed the abduction of six marketers working for a Lagos-based real estate company at Oyebola village in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. Ogunlowo disclosed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent. News Point Nigeria reports that a resident of a neighbouring community, who spoke on condition of anonymity, had earlier alerted our correspondent to the attack, which occurred on Friday. Confirming the incident, Ogunlowo said the marketers were taken while on an inspection visit to the company’s land in the area. “So, they brought some marketers from…
TEAM Nigeria has increased its gold medal tally at the ongoing 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh after winning two gold medals in wrestling and the women’s 4x100m relay on Wednesday night. This was contained in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria Sports on Thursday by Kola Daniel, Special Adviser to the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olapade. In the 53kg freestyle wrestling final, Christiana Ogunsanya defeated her Uzbekistani opponent, Shokhida Akhmedova, 11-1 in convincing fashion to claim the gold medal. Nigeria’s exciting young quartet of Bada Toyin, Ezechukwu Miracle, Omokwe Maria, and Nweke Cynthia later crowned…
KABIRU Turaki has emerged as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following a keenly watched elective national convention held on Saturday in Ibadan, Oyo State. News Point Nigeria reports that Turaki, a former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, won by a landslide and immediately assured Nigerians that the party’s leadership is ready to confront its challenges head-on. The convention, held at the Lekan Salami Stadium, brought together more than 3,000 delegates from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Delegates from 17 states participated directly in voting for the national leadership positions. Turaki…
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday expelled several high-profile members, including the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose; and former National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, during its national convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. News Point Nigeria reports that the dramatic decision was set in motion when Chief Olabode George, a former National Vice Chairman (South), moved a motion for the expulsion of the affected chieftains on the convention floor. The motion was immediately seconded by Hon. Samaila Burga, Chairman of the PDP in Bauchi State. The move…
LEKAN Salami Stadium in Ibadan transformed into a hive of political activity on Saturday as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) commenced final preparations for its highly anticipated national convention, despite ongoing legal and internal party battles threatening to overshadow the event. News Point Nigeria reports that as early as 7am, the stadium and surrounding areas were buzzing with delegates, security personnel, transport workers and support teams putting finishing touches to logistics for what is expected to be one of the party’s most consequential conventions in recent years. According to News Point Nigeria correspondent, Bukola Oriowo, a massive crowd had already…
THE Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Ondo State Police Command has dismantled a notorious sex-trafficking syndicate that preyed on young women under the guise of job recruitment, ushering roles, and social media content creation. The operation, carried out following credible intelligence, led to the rescue of 15 victims aged between 20 and 26 at a house in Alagbaka, Akure, which served as the criminal gang’s operational base. In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed that the principal suspect, Jayeola Joshua, and two accomplices were arrested…
AT least six people, including a policeman, have died in an accident on the Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. News Point Nigeria gathered that the accident, which occurred on Wednesday night, involved some trucks, including a fuel tanker, that collided on the bridge. It was learnt that one of the deceased, said to be an occupant of one of the trucks, was burnt beyond recognition. The accident, which occurred on Wednesday night, involved some trucks, including a fuel tanker, that collided on the Kara bridge. The incident also caused a heavy gridlock on the expressway, grounding vehicular movement and…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed Governor Biodun Oyebanji as its consensus candidate for the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. News Point Nigeria reports that the decision was reached on Monday during a high-level party stakeholders’ meeting held in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The motion for Oyebanji’s adoption was moved by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, and seconded by the Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Stephen Aribasoye, effectively sealing the party’s support for the incumbent governor’s reelection bid. Party leaders described Oyebanji’s endorsement as a reflection of unity and confidence in his leadership, noting…
THE Ondo State Police Command on Sunday said it had arrested one Ada Clement for allegedly operating a baby factory in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. According to the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Olayinka Ayanlade, in a statement obtained by News Point Nigeria, the men of the command rescued five pregnant underage girls found in the illegal facility. The police said the suspect sold babies for N400,000 and above for female children and N600,000 and above for male children, adding that one of the victims had delivered a baby boy in…
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, family members and friends gathered in Abeokuta to celebrate the 20th memorial service of former First Lady, Stella Obasanjo. News Point Nigeria reports that dignitaries at the Church service held at Chapel of Christ the Glorious King, OOPL, Abeokuta on Saturday include former Governors Gbenga Daniel and Ibikunle Amosun. Obasanjo, in a short response during an interview after the service, said, ” we are celebrating a life of service.” In his testimony during the Church service, John Abebe, younger brother to the late wife of the former president, described her as someone that hardly got angry…
A SENIOR director with the Lagos State Government, Mrs. Serifat Talabi, has died in a tragic hit-and-run accident just four days before her 60th birthday and retirement celebration from the civil service. News Point Nigeria reports that Talabi, who served as Director of Procurement at the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASSRA), was reportedly knocked down by a yet-to-be-identified driver along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, near the Redemption Camp in Ogun State, on Saturday. According to multiple sources within the state civil service, the incident occurred as the veteran civil servant attempted to cross the busy highway. Eyewitnesses said efforts to…
TENSION gripped Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday after suspected hoodlums attacked and set ablaze the secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), just hours before the scheduled inauguration of the party’s newly elected state executive council. News Point Nigeria reports that the incident, which occurred along Basiri Road, left the party members and residents in shock, as parts of the building and valuable party property were destroyed in the fire. Eyewitnesses said the attackers stormed the ADC secretariat in the early hours of the day and torched the building and several canopies arranged for the ceremony, including a…
FRESH facts have emerged on why the Inspector General of Police (IGP) ordered the sealing of the Osun State Amotekun Corps’ operational base and its Ife Central Office after a brutal attack that left several residents of Akinlalu community in Ife North Local Government Area dead and many others injured. News Point Nigeria reports that the move followed the killing of three members of the same family and the murder of another resident during an alleged invasion of Akinlalu Market Square by Amotekun operatives last week. Several others reportedly sustained gunshot wounds in the violent operation. The Osun State Commandant…