TROOPS of the Nigerian Army have rescued 31 civilians abducted during an Easter church service in Ariko Village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The rescue followed a distress call reporting that terrorists had invaded an ECWA Church in the community and abducted worshippers during the service. In a statement posted on its X handle on Sunday seen by News Point Nigeria, the Army said that upon receiving the information, troops swiftly mobilised to the scene and, with the support and guidance of members of the Ariko community, advanced in pursuit of the fleeing attackers. The Army said the…
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THE Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olatunji Disu, has directed officers captured in a viral stop-and-search video in Lagos to report to the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja for disciplinary proceedings. The Force Media Officer, CSP Aliyu Giwa, disclosed this in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, @aleeygiwa, sighted by News Point Nigeria on Sunday. According to him, the officers involved in the incident at Satellite Town area of Lagos, have been directed to appear on Wednesday to face disciplinary action. The move follows widespread public outrage over a viral video showing police officers allegedly harassing civilians…
A FRESH political development is unfolding in Kaduna State as former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Isa Mohammed Ashiru, has announced plans to formally join the African Democratic Congress (ADC). News Point Nigeria reports that Ashiru revealed that his official registration with the ADC will take place on Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Kudan Ward, located within Kudan Local Government Area of the state. In a statement shared via his social media platform, the former PDP flagbearer confirmed the timing and venue of the event, describing the move as a significant step in his political journey. “I,…
NO fewer than 800 Nigerian deportees have been received from the Republic of Niger at the Jibia-Magama border in Katsina State by security agencies. This was contained in an operational report made available to News Point Nigeria on Sunday. According to the report, the deportees, comprising men, women, and children, arrived at about 9:30 am in eight buses. It added that the returnees are currently undergoing profiling by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs Service, the police, and other intelligence agencies. The report stated that the exercise is aimed at ensuring proper documentation and security screening of the…
THE Police command in Jigawa has concluded arrangements for physical and credentials screening of applicants seeking recruitment from the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Shiisu Lawan, disclosed this in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria in Dutse. Lawan said the screening would hold from March 9 to April 18 at the Police State Headquarters, Dutse. He advised applicants to visit the recruitment portal to check their status and print required documents for presentation at the screening venue. Applicants are expected to appear strictly on the date stated on their invitation slips. “The Jigawa State Police Command informs applicants that…
JUSTICE James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted Abba Kyari, a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, of a 23-count charge bordering on the alleged non-declaration of assets filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). News Pont Nigeria reports that Kyari was charged alongside his two brothers, who were accused of swearing to false affidavits in an alleged attempt to conceal the origin of some properties. In his judgement, Justice Omotosho held that the NDLEA failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove the allegations against the defendants, particularly regarding the alleged…
THE New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has disowned a former Governor of Kano State and ex-presidential candidate of the party, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, over his comment that he took Governor Abba Yusuf to some Supreme Court judges in 2019. News Point Nigeria reports that the party insisted that Kwankwaso was not a member of the NNPP in 2019 when the alleged incident involving Supreme Court judges reportedly occurred. The clarification was made at the weekend by the national leadership of the party, which distanced itself from the allegations linked to Kwankwaso and urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to…
THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, says the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) is no match for the ruling party. Yilwatda spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday monitored by News Point Nigeria, downplaying the electoral value of some opposition coalition leaders like the ADC National Chairman and ex-Senate President, David Mark. He expressed confidence that the ruling party is a party to beat, citing some factors that have been attracting opposition governors into the APC fold. “We have never asked anybody, we have never appealed to any civil servant. Nobody has forced…
POPULAR Islamic cleric in Zaria, Kaduna State, Sheikh Usman Idris Kusfa, popularly known as “Rigi-Rigi,” has died at the age of 57. A senior disciple of the cleric, Nasiruddeen Umar, also known as Baharu, disclosed this to the News Point Nigeria on Monday in Zaria. Umar said that Sheikh Kusfa died in the early hours of Monday at a private hospital in Kaduna after battling an illness for a few months. He said the cleric is survived by four wives, 37 children, and many grandchildren. He added that Janazah (funeral prayer) would be held on Monday after the Asr prayer…
NASARAWA State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not overly concerned about the ongoing impeachment process involving Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, describing it as a matter already before the courts. Sule made the remarks while appearing as a guest on Thursday’s edition of Politics Today, a current affairs programme aired on Channels Television, monitored by News Point Nigeria. Responding to questions on whether APC governors were worried that one of their colleagues might be impeached and whether any steps were being taken to avert such an outcome, the…
GOVERNOR Uba Sani of Kaduna State has promised that his administration, in collaboration with security agencies, will ensure the safe and speedy return of all those who were abducted in Kurmin Wali village last Sunday. The governor who made the pledge on Wednesday when he led a large delegation of senior government officials and heads of security agencies to commiserate with the people of Kurmin Wali, said that he will not rest on his oars until all the abducted persons are returned home safely. “In the last two days, we have been collaborating with the relevant security agencies, both the…
THE Nigeria Police Force has finally confirmed that armed bandits abducted scores of villagers in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following widespread outrage over initial official denials of the incident. In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria late Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi (via the office of national police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin), acknowledged that an abduction occurred on Sunday, saying security operations had since been launched to rescue the victims and restore calm to the affected area. “The Nigeria Police Force confirms that an abduction incident occurred on Sunday. Security…
THE Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Rabiu, has described the reported kidnap of over 100 worshippers in Kajuru Local Government as a falsehood being peddled by conflict entrepreneurs seeking to create chaos in the state. News Point Nigeria reports that conflicting reports on Monday claimed that over 100 people were abducted by bandits during a church service at Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru on Sunday. However, addressing reporters after the State Security Council meeting at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Monday, the Commissioner of Police challenged anyone to provide the names of the alleged kidnapped victims and other particulars.…
A RETIRED Nigerian Army officer, Major Toye Akinlade (rtd), has dragged the Nigerian Army and two senior officers before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja, over allegations of abuse of office, unlawful redeployment, and coercion to continue military service after formally resigning from duty. News Point Nigeria reports that the suit marked NICN/ABJ/379/2025, Akinlade is asking the court to declare that his resignation from the Nigerian Army took legal effect immediately it was received by the appropriate authorities and that any deployment, disciplinary action, or command exercised over him thereafter was unlawful, unconstitutional and of no legal consequence.…
THE Kebbi State Government has directed the reopening of all primary and secondary schools across the state for the second term of the 2025/2026 academic session. The directive takes effect on Monday, January 5, 2026. This was contained in statements sent to News Point Nigeria signed by the Public Relations officer of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Isah Ibrahim and the Deputy Director (Academics), Kebbi State Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education, Aliyu Bagarawa, respectively. It called on all school administrators, teachers, parents, students, and education secretaries to take note and ensure strict compliance. School heads were instructed…
THE Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has announced the graduation of over 7,000 newly recruited Forest Guards drawn from seven frontline states. This was disclosed in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim, on Saturday. He said this followed the successful completion of an intensive three-month training programme under the Presidential Forest Guards Initiative, launched by Bola Tinubu, GCFR, in May 2025. According to Ibrahim, the initiative represents a coordinated Federal–State security intervention aimed at reclaiming…
THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has formally invited billionaire industrialist, Aliko Dangote, to provide further information and supporting evidence in respect of his petition against the immediate past Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Alhaji Farouk Ahmed. Sources familiar with the development confirmed that Dangote has been asked to appear before the commission on Monday, or to be represented by his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja (SAN), as the anti-graft agency commences full-scale investigation into the petition. The ICPC is said to have constituted a special panel of senior investigators on…
A FORMER Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has revealed why previous efforts to withdraw police officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) failed, noting that such directives issued solely by police chiefs lacked presidential authority and the political will required for enforcement. News Point Nigeria reports that Baba spoke on Saturday in Abuja at the public presentation of his two biographies, “Giant Footprints” and “A Policeman Personified”, where he praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for breaking new ground on a long-debated national security issue. According to the former police chief, earlier attempts by successive Inspectors-General to recall officers from…
THE Department of Road Traffic Services, also known as Vehicle Inspection Officers, has said it will “certainly” appeal a judgment barring it from imposing fines or impounding vehicles of offending motorists. The Acting Director of the DRTS, Deborah Osho, in an phone interview with this newspaper on Thursday, lamented the growing “lawlessness” in the Federal Capital Territory since the High Court ruling. The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, affirmed the lower court judgment barring the DRTS and VIO from stopping motorists, confiscating vehicles, or imposing fines on road users. In a unanimous decision delivered by a three-member panel,…
PANIC has engulfed Ungwan Nungu community in Bokana Ward of Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna State, after gunmen abducted 11 farmers on Saturday evening as they made their way home from their farmlands. News Point Nigeria reports that the victims, mostly young villagers returning from harvesting beans, were intercepted along a remote bush path and forcefully taken to an unknown location. Eyewitnesses said the attack occurred just before sunset, throwing the community into chaos. According to residents, the attackers initially targeted about 15 people. Several farmers managed to flee, while a few others were released shortly after the ambush. However,…