THE Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, set aside the judgement of Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court Uyo, which had on November 14, 2022 nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary held on May 26, 2022 that produced Akanimo Udofia as the flag bearer of the party in Akwa Ibom State for the forthcoming general elections. After the primary, Senator Ita Enang headed to court to challenge its outcome which led to the nullification of the primary by Justice Okeke of the Federal High Court Uyo. Miffed by the decision of the court below, the…
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OYO State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, was expectedly absent on Thursday afternoon at the Mapo Hall venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign rally in Ibadan, the State capital. However, major PDP stakeholders in the State attended the rally with key supporters of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, asking party members and supporters in the State to vote Governor Makinde for a second term in office. The atmosphere at the Ibadan rally was indicative of the fact that Atiku and Makinde may have settled their rift behind the scene in order to forge a common front ahead…
THE Lagos State Government has declared work-free days for public servants in the state to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). This was contained in a circular issued by the Lagos State Head of Service (HoS) Hakeem Muri-Okunola. He said several cadres of public servants have been scheduled to pick their PVCs on designated days. “Consequent upon the extension of the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards by the Independent National Electoral Commission, it is hereby notified for the general information that all public servants who are yet to collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards from designated INEC Centres are encouraged to…
ONLINE streaming service company, Netflix has stated that, it recorded a loss of 39, 451 users in 40 days, a loss the company attributes to commercial banks suspension on the use of naira card in the country. In a reply to a Freedom of Information (FoI) enquiry by News Point Nigeria on Tuesday, Netflix Nigeria subscription data revealed that over 39,000 subscribers didn’t renew their subscription over the last 40 days, dating from December 05th, 2022 to January 15th, 2023, although the information didn’t give a breakdown of their subscription plans, the figure delineates an estimated loss of over N250m.…
THE campaign train of the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar moved to the ancient city of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Wednesday with the former vice president promising to devolve powers to state and local governments if elected Nigeria’s president in the February 25, 2023 election. Atiku also said he would prioritise the exploration of the mineral resources in the state to provide jobs for residents. “We have promised to devolve more powers to Ogun State and the local governments,” the septuagenarian politician told a crowd of uniformly dressed party supporters at the Ake…
THE Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its Meeting shared a total sum of N990.189 billion to the three tiers of government, as Federation Allocation for the month of December 2022. From this stated amount, inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and Electronic Money Transfer Levies (EMTL), the Federal Government received N375.306 billion, the States received N299.557 billion, the Local Government Councils got N221.807 billion, while the Oil producing states received N93.519 billion as Derivation, (13% of Mineral Revenue). The Communiqué issued by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at the end of the meeting,…
GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is recuperating from a health challenge and not bedridden, his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, has said. Olatunde, however, did not mention Akeredolu’s “health challenge” but stressed that “there is no cause for alarm on the governor’s state of health”. “Governor Akeredolu, just like every other mere mortals has had some health challenge for which he has since received treatment and recuperating speedily,” the statement signed by Olatunde partly read. “Since the Governor is not a superhuman and the immunity his office enjoys does not extend to physical wellness or otherwise, the health issue…
A REPORT by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), portraying the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) as one of agencies of government with high-risk corruption has been countered by the agency. The agency in reaction on Monday described the report as unfounded and an attempt by the anti-graft agency to distract the NISTF management at all costs insisting that the report was taken out of context. The General Manager and Head of Corporate Affairs, Ijeoma Oji-Okoronkwo, in a statement said the agency had in the past dealt with corruption and has moved forward, noting that…
THE Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa has called on a group of international investors in Germany to invest in the Nigeria tech ecosystem because doing so is valued and come with many rewards. Speaking on the topic, “the Evolution of the Nigeria Tech Ecosystem” which was a conversation with Ludwig von Bayern Startup Lions, Germany, the Director General said, “Nigeria provides opportunities for entrepreneurs to quickly and conveniently start and grow businesses.” According to Inuwa, the future of Nigeria is much more promising than today due to the four comparative advantages the nation has over other…
THE request by the Peoples Democratic Party to make use of the MKO Abiola International Stadium for the rally of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has been turned down by the Ogun State government, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The PDP had made the request in a letter to the state Commissioner for Youth and Sports on January 3, 2023, ahead of the rally slated for January 19. In the letter signed by the state secretary, Sunday Solarin, the PDP recalled how an earlier request for the use of the stadium was not obliged by the state government.…
THE Central Bank of Nigeria injected N6.9 Trillion ($15.3bn) into the economy to stabilise the value of the naira from January to October, 2022. This was obtained in the banking sector regulator’s monthly and quarterly economic reports on foreign exchange market developments. The reports noted that $4.86bn, $4.81bn and $4.18bn were injected into the economy during the first, second and third quarters, respectively, while $1.46bn was injected in October. The CBN stated, “Total foreign exchange sales to authorised dealers by the bank, at $4.86bn, decreased by 5.8 per cent, compared with the previous quarter’s level. “Disaggregation shows that foreign exchange…
THE Social Democratic Party has reiterated that the proposed alliance deal between the SDP and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is real and unstoppable. The SDP disclosed this through a statement on Monday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Alfa Muhammad, although, the factional SDP last week disowned an alliance deal between Tinubu and the party. The party’s spokesperson noted however, that “the much trumpeted Tinubu-SDP proposed alliance deal is real and unstoppable. It is a plan ‘B’ option conceived since year 2020 by the authentic leaders of the SDP, to make sure…
OPERATIVES of the Department of State Security (DSS) on Monday afternoon, invaded and laid siege on the embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele, who has been on leave, was earlier reported to have resumed work at his office in Abuja, on Monday, after his leave ended on Sunday, January 15. He was reported to have spent the first part of his leave in the US and was in the UK until Sunday evening from where he flew back to Nigeria and arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday morning. Sources at…
ASP Drambi Vandi, the policeman accused of killing Lagos-based lawyer Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem on Christmas Day last year, has pleaded not guilty to murder. Vandi was arraigned on Monday before a Lagos High Court at the Tafawa Balewa Square presided over by Justice Ibironke Harrison where a one-count charge of murder was preferred on him. The arraignment which was scheduled for 9 am was initially delayed by the absence of counsel to defend Vandi in court. When the case was called, the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyo Onigbanjo, SAN, who is leading the prosecution told the…
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country in two weeks, with Lagos State recording 27 cases. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Sunday evening, adding that Edo, Kano, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Plateau and the Federal Capital Territory contributed the remaining figure. The health agency said that the new cases brought the country’s total of COVID-19 infections to 266,492. It said that the cases were recorded between Dec. 31, 2022 and Jan. 13. According to the report, the NCDC confirmed that the country recorded 29 new cases…
DISCUSSING News Point Nigeria’s story, titled: ‘If I Had Wanted Third Term, Nobody Can Stop Me – Obasanjo’, published on Friday, January 13th, TVC’s popular journalists’ talk show; Journalists’ Hangout led by ace TV journalist, Babajide Kolade-Otitoju has stated that the former President’s claim that he never wanted the Third Term in office as nothing but the height of revisionism. On the show, journalist Paul Dada in his reaction to the story said he is sure the former President did not believe what he was saying asking how he could be saying something to the contrary despite evidence that shows…
IN support of the upcoming 2023 Presidential elections, Google has unveiled a new portal, the Nigeria Elections Trends Hub, that will provide a platform for Nigerians to search and discover trending interests related to the presidential and vice presidential candidates, parties, and issues through the lens of Google Trends. The page, which can be accessed on the Google Trends website https://google/NigeriaElectionTrends, allows users to compare the search popularity of the presidential candidates and trending questions being asked about them. The portal features maps and graphs displaying the search interest for the candidates over a period of 30 days. This is…
VETERAN Nollywood actor, Femi Ogunrombi popularly known as Papa Ajasco, is dead. His death was confirmed by a theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, via his Twitter handle on early Sunday. He wrote, “I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with #NATIONALTROUPE and one time stand in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular #waleadenugaprod comic series ‘Papa Ajasco’ Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is dead. “I am told that the actor, singer, highlifist and trained nurse whom we fondly called ‘Uncle Ogurombo’ (not to his hearing though) passed on this evening (Saturday)”. Ogunrombi was popular for his…
FOR the second time in many months, the Araromi spare parts market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital was in the early hours of Saturday gutted by fire, a source told News Point Nigeria, Saturday. According to the source, the market is one of the major markets in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. News Point Nigeria gathered that, the fire incident, which started around 2am affected about Fifty-five (55) shops. Oyo State Fire Service has also confirmed the incident, General Manager of the State Fire Service, Rev. Canon Yemi Akinyinka, while confirming the incident To News Point Nigeria via a…
JUSTICE Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and his vice, Mr. Kassim Shettima, for the 2023 general elections. Delivering judgment, Justice Ekwo, dismissed the suit on the ground that the PDP lacked locus standi to institute the suit. Justice Ekwo, who held that the case was caught by the principle of issue estoppel, described the suit as an abuse of the court process. In its originating summons, the PDP challenged the validity of Tinubu to contest for the 2023 presidential election as…