ABDULWAHAB Babankanti, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Jos, with his three friends, were reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen along the Bauchi-Jos highway. A family source who disclosed the incident to newsmen said that Babankanti and other victims were abducted on Monday, January 30, 2023, at Toro community while on transit from Bauchi to Jos. We learned of their abduction when the kidnappers called to confirm that they kidnapped them, a source told The State of Plateau News portal. He further said the kidnappers are demanding N10m ransom to free the victims.
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THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has stated that elections are won by votes from eligle voters not fickle support from a state governor. In an apparent jibe at the leader of the G5 governors, Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, Atiku said gone are the days that a governor dictates for voters who to votes for, election today are in the hands of the voters. In an interview with BBC Hausa service, Atiku said, ‘“Elections now is not like in the past when a governor will dictate who to vote for, elections today is in the hands…
THE sum of over N747.6 million was raised by the Sokoto state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before 12 midnight on Monday. More donations were still being expected as high brow guests depart the International Conference Center, Kasarawa venue of fund raising dinner organized by the party. The trio of Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa state, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara gave the Sokoto state PDP N80 million which breakdown indicate the spread of the sum as N50 million, N25 million and N5 million respectively by the donors.…
AMID ongoing campaigns ahead of the February 25 presidential election, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has cautioned politicians against abusing or insulting one another. The Sultan gave the charge on Tuesday when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, visited his palace amid plans to hold a campaign rally in the state. “Whatever you do with the fear of God, if you believe God gives and God takes, you will succeed and you will end well in this life. This life is a short stay here. We must work for the eternal life there,” he said. “And…
THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal has stated that, the fortune of the state will change for good if he gets elected governor of the state. Citing two stories from News Point Nigeria website, Lawal said it’s sad that the only time you see the name of Zamfara state in the headline of a newspaper is for something poor. The guber candidate, who made the remark during a meeting with stakeholders and party members in Gusau over the weekend, cited the stories on Zamfara’s poor JAMB registration and the state’s hesitance on…
THE Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested six suspected kidnappers who have been terrorising residents in Lafia Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba, made the disclosure to newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Lafia on Monday while parading 28 suspected criminals who were arrested in the month of January 2023, for committing various crimes across the 13 LGAs of the state. He explained that the six suspected kidnappers, who had been on the watch list of the police, were arrested in Kiguna Village of Lafia East Development Area in Lafia LGA after painstaking…
THE Kaduna State Council Of Ulama and the Southern Kaduna Christians signed a pact to promote peace in the region ahead of the 2023 general elections. According to a statement jointly signed by the Kaduna State Chief Imam, Dr Muhammad Kassim and the Chairman, Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders, Apostle Emmanuel Kure, issued on Monday and made available to News Point Nigeria, the pact was agreed to encourage Muslims and Christians in the region to shun violence, embrace dialogue and remain committed to the pact before, during and after the 2023 general election. The two organisations explained that the religious leaders…
THE Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing of 40 pastoralists and butchers around Doma, Nasarawa State, allegedly by a drone strike on 25th January, 2023. News Point Nigeria had broke the news of how herders were killed in the Rukuni community of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa last week. The herders were said to have been trailed by the guards and killed while offloading the cattle shortly after reaching their destination in Nasarawa. But the ACF, while reacting to the killing, through its…
THE Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, was at the weekend in Lagos, decorated with the 2022 Regulator of the Year Award at the prestigious 11th Edition of the Vanguard Personality of the Year Award where men and women who have distinguished themselves as achievers of excellence in their various fields of endeavours were honoured. The award was conferred on Danbatta in recognition of the EVC’s effective regulatory achievements through cutting-edge initiatives, especially during his first five years in office during which Nigeria’s telecom sector has shown spectacular landmarks, at a…
THE Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has effectively concluded the training of its officers attached to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Unit. The training which discussed established protocols for safe explosives disposal and preventive measures ahead of the 2023 General Elections was approved by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, as part of his vision to ensure strategic and timely training and retraining of police officers, particularly those with dynamic specializations. Upon conclusion of the training and quarterly conference of Commanders and heads of EOD formations across the country, where the…
NO fewer than 8,150 persons were displaced from Galadima-Kogo and environs in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger when an aircraft bombed the area on Jan. 24. Many members of a vigilance group in the area were killed, while their commander sustained serious injuries. The area bombed had Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge at some facilities. Secretary to Niger State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, said in Minna on Saturday that the aircraft belongs to the Nigeria Air Force and was not aware that security personnel were in the area. He added that it was not a mysterious aircraft as…
THE death toll from the bomb blast that struck a group of herders has risen to 54 from 28, following an alleged airforce attack on Rukubi, a village on the border between Nasarawa and Benue states, Tuesday. Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore spokesman, Tasiu Sulaiman, confirmed this to News Point Nigeria via a telephone conversation, Saturday. According to him, 26 more bodies have been recovered in the bushes, and a dozen more still missing according to the communities’ head count. This is coming a few hours after, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN visited Governor Abdullahi Sule, the Emir of Lafia, Alhaji…
GOVERNOR Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says 37 persons have so far been buried following a bomb blast in the area. The incident occurred earlier in the week in the Doma Local Government Area of the state. While giving an update about it, Governor Sule said 37 persons were buried on Wednesday. “We buried 37 people yesterday. That is what I can tell you for sure. My colleague from Benue State also said some persons were buried yesterday all from the same incident,” he said on Thursday when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “I would not be able…
AFTER the recent inauguration of an Endowment Fund’s Board of Trustees for the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Thursday declared that the task for NIPSS “is to determine how it will affect human history beginning with our nation.” At a meeting held at the Presidential Villa, the need to reposition NIPSS, recalibrate its visibility and attract significant financial backing from the private sector and other non-public sector sources were emphasized. The consensus was that the time had come for the National Institute to take its place as a foremost institute along the…
GUNMEN have abducted Chief Joshua Ahmadu, the District Head of Chawai in Kauru Local Government of Kaduna State. Ahmadu’s abduction was confirmed on Wednesday by Mr Abel Adamu, President, Chawai Development Association (CDA). Adamu, in a statement signed by Mr Raphael Joshua, Public Relations Officer of CDA, said that the traditional ruler was kidnapped Tuesday night “by unknown gunmen who invaded his house at Zambina”. “It was reported that the kidnappers stormed the house of the traditional ruler in their numbers around 9:30 p.m. and took him away,” Adamu was quoted as saying. The CDA President was further quoted as…
NO fewer than 27 Fulanis have been killed after a bomb exploded at the border linking Nasarawa and Benue states in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ramhan Nansel, made the disclosure to our correspondent in Lafia on Wednesday. He narrated that the sad incident occured in the Rukubi community of Doma LGA on Tuesday. He, however, said the state police command was working in collaboration with sister security agencies and the state government to unravel the circumstances that led to the bombing, and arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act.…
IN furtherance to the delivery of the President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, administrative ambitious policy of uplifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is harnessing the innovative talent of the nation’s youths and providing them with the necessary support to build the required digital skills and viable tech businesses to significantly contribute to job creation and economic prosperity for Nigeria through the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support (TIES) Scheme. The Director General and CEO of NITDA Kashifu Inuwa CCIE officially flagged off the TIES Scheme during a hybrid session that took place live at…
KADUNA State government says the neonatal and the infant mortality rate has reduced in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni said neonatal mortality rate dropped from 63 per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 47 per 1,000 births in 2021. She made the declaration while addressing the 12th Kaduna State Council on Health meeting in Kaduna on Tuesday. Mohammed-Baloni also said that Under-five mortality rate dropped from 187 per 1,000 births in 2018 to 127 per 1,000 births in 2021. The Under-five mortality rate for Kaduna State at 127 per 1,000 births in 2021 was the lowest in…
ON the campaign trail in Asaba, the Delta State capital, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said his choice of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as running mate was due to longstanding support from the state. Atiku told PDP supporters on Tuesday that the campaign team was not in the state to campaign but to show their gratitude and identify with them in all respects. “[We are here] because of the support we have received and have received all along, particularly myself. In all my political career, from 1999 to date, Delta State has never failed me,”…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm Solomon Arase, a former inspector-general of police (IGP), as the chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Buhari’s request was contained in a letter read by Ahmad Lawan, the senate president on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday. The president based his request on sections 153 (1) and 154 (1) of the constitution as amended. Arase, the 18th IGP, retired as the head of the Nigeria Police about a year after President Buhari assumed office. The former IGP was appointed by former president Goodluck Jonathan. In October 2020,…