Author: Lekan Adeyeye

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…

IT was an evening of nostalgia, gratitude, and glowing tributes as friends, colleagues, and admirers from Nigeria’s media, academia, and public service gathered to celebrate Mr. Hakeem Babatunde Bello, veteran journalist, public communicator, and Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), as he clocked 60 years. News Point Nigeria reports that the event, marked by the launch of a tribute volume titled “The Àtàndá Anthology: Words, Reflections, Images, Essays on Media and the Arts,” held in Lagos, drew eminent personalities including former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, CON; pioneer Guardian editor Lade Bonuola; ThisDay Managing…

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…