THE Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to intensify efforts to secure the release of students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. According to a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Tuesday by the Media Information Officer of Operation FANSAN YANMA, Captain David Adewusi, the COAS gave the directive on Monday during an operational tour of Kebbi State. Addressing frontline commanders and troops, Gen. Shaibu charged them to conduct intelligence-driven operations and maintain relentless, day-and-night pursuit of…
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THE wife of the slain Vice Principal of Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, has narrated how her daughter escaped during the deadly attack that led to the abduction of 25 schoolgirls. News Point Nigeria reports that Amina Hassan said the attackers broke into their home around 3:30 a.m. while the family slept. “What happened is that we were asleep around 3.30 a.m. when I heard movements behind our window. So I tried to wake my husband up to tell him that the animals are destroying our things outside. Before I knew it, there was a bang on our…
THE police say they have deployed special operatives to the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, following the abduction of students from the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga by bandits. News Point Nigeria reports that the gunmen were said to have stormed the school on Sunday night and abducted the girls. According to sources, the attackers killed the school’s Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Makuku, before abducting several schoolgirls. In a statement by the Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, on Monday the police said 25 students were abducted by the bandits. Abubakar…
THE Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, has been thrown into mourning after armed bandits launched a deadly night-time attack, killing a senior staff member and abducting 25 schoolgirls. News Point Nigeria gathered that the attackers struck on Sunday night, invading the all-girls school in large numbers and operating for several minutes without resistance. Panic and terror spread across the community as gunfire echoed through the school premises. According to security and local sources, who spoke to News Point Nigeria, the bandits shot and killed the school’s Vice Principal, Malam…
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kebbi State Command, has destroyed 25,381.495 kilogrammes of seized drug exhibits worth billions of naira in street value. News Point Nigeria reports that the exercise, carried out on Saturday in the Kola area of Birnin Kebbi, involved 0.027kg of cocaine, 16,951.105kg of cannabis sativa, 0.0036kg of methamphetamine, 336.978kg of Akuskura (THC) and 8,093.381kg of tramadol, all totalling 25,381.495kg. Deputy Director in charge of General Operations at the NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Muhammed Usman, who represented the agency’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.), said the Federal High Court in Birnin Kebbi…
ADAMAWA State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has dissociated himself from the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from the party. This was contained in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria by his Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, on Saturday. Fintiri, who is also the Chairman of the PDP 2025 Elective National Convention, noted that the decision was not in the best interest of the party. He said he would not be party to any attempt that could further plunge the PDP into unending crisis. “As a faithful party…
A CHIEFTAIN of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Umar Moriki, has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be armed bandits. News Point Nigeria gathered that Moriki was reportedly attacked and shot dead on Saturday morning along the Gusau–Tsafe highway, near Fegi village in the Tsafe Local Government Area, while traveling from Gusau to Kaduna. The state chapter of the APC, under the leadership of Tukur Danfulani, confirmed the incident, describing it as a tragic loss to the party and the state. In a statement issued by the Publicity Secretary of the party in Zamfara State, Yusuf…
THE Gombe State Government has strengthened the operational capacity of the state’s judiciary with the distribution of 16 brand-new vehicles to High Court judges and khadis of the Shari’a Court of Appeal, aimed at enhancing judicial efficiency, mobility and institutional autonomy. News Point Nigeria reports that presenting the vehicles, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, represented by the Deputy Governor Dr. Mannasah Daniel Jatau, said the gesture demonstrates the government’s sincerity in providing essential tools for efficient service delivery by all arms of government. He added that the intervention is in line with the Governor’steadfast resolve to building a balanced, well-equipped…
THE family of former President Shehu Shagari has announced the death of his last surviving wife, Hajiya Saratu Shehu Shagari. She passed away on Monday at the age of 89, after a prolonged illness. A statement signed by the eldest son of the former president, Captain Mohammed Bala Shagari sent to News Point Nigeria, confirmed that Saratu died at about 3 p.m. He described her as an embodiment of grace, humility, and quiet strength, who lived a life of dignity and service. The family also said details of the funeral arrangements would be announced in due course.
THE Gombe State Executive Council (SEC), presided over by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has approved over 6.5 billion Naira for the execution of key infrastructure projects cutting across various sectos such as governance, education, security and emergency services. Briefing journalists shortly after the meeting, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mijinyawa Ardo Tilde, said the Council also approved the 2026 Budget Proposal and the establishment of the State Primary Healthcare Leadership Challenge Steering Committee to strengthen efficiency, accountability and service delivery in the state’s primary healthcare system. Shedding more light on the budget deliberations, the Commissioner for Budget and…
A CUSTOMS officer identified as Deputy Superintendent of Customs (DSC) S. Muhammad has been brutally killed by suspected Lakurawa terrorists in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State. News Point Nigeria reports that the tragic incident occurred around midnight on Saturday when the heavily armed assailants stormed the Maje Customs Border Outstation, opening fire on personnel manning the post. Security sources told reporters that the attackers shot the officer at close range before setting his patrol vehicle ablaze, leaving the area in chaos and fear. Muhammad’s remains were later evacuated and deposited at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, with…
THE Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Samaila Bagudo, who was abducted by gunmen suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists, has regained his freedom. Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor, Ahmed Idris, confirmed the development late Saturday night in a telephone interview to News Point Nigeria, saying the lawmaker has been released and reunited with his family. Bagudo was kidnapped on Thursday night, October 31, 2025, at around 8:20 pm in his hometown of Bagudo, the headquarters of Bagudo Local Government Area, shortly after observing Isha’i prayers. Armed with sophisticated weapons, the assailants reportedly stormed the…
A FRESH wave of violence struck Sokoto State at the weekend as a gang linked to notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, carried out a brutal assault on Bargaja village in Isa Local Government Area, killing five residents and abducting nine others mostly women. News Point Nigeria reports that the attack, which happened in the early hours of Saturday, once again exposed the vulnerability of rural communities in the eastern part of the state, where Turji’s criminal network continues to operate with devastating impunity. A member of the Community Guard Corps also sustained gunshot injuries during the raid. According to residents,…
AS part of activities ahead of the North-East Regional Stakeholders’ Summit of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the President of the Council, Engr. Sadiq Zubair Abubakar, has undertaken an extensive inspection of completed and ongoing infrastructural projects executed by the administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, across Gombe metropolis. News Point Nigeria reports that the COREN President, accompanied by the Registrar and other senior executives of the Council, also visited the operational bases of leading construction firms handling key state projects to assess their compliance with professional standards and engineering regulations. At the Triacta…
THE Nigeria Police Force has dismissed media reports alleging that its personnel across the country were being compelled to pay N2,000 each for a handbook titled “Attitudinal Change Handbook for the Nigeria Police Force.” An online publication had claimed that police authorities set a deadline for officers to procure the handbook, making the purchase mandatory while warning of sanctions for refusal. However, documents obtained by News Point Nigeria on Monday indicated that the approval granted by the Force Headquarters simply allowed the author, Dr. Joseph Danley, to market the handbook directly to officers willing to buy it voluntarily. The authorization…
GUNMEN have abducted the Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Samaila Bagudu, in his hometown, Bagudu Local Government Area. Sources said the gunmen stormed Bagudu town on Friday, shooting indiscriminately. According to the sources, the deputy speaker was abducted shortly after finishing his prayers and leaving the mosque for his home. The Chief Press Secretary to the Kebbi State Government Ahmed Idris confirmed the abduction to News Point Nigeria. Efforts to obtain further details from the Kebbi State Police Command on the incident proved abortive. More details later…
A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of a legal practitioner, Ahmed Abdulrahman, and four others in police custody over allegations of cyber-bullying, blackmail, and attempted extortion of a serving senator. News Point Nigeria reports that Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia issued the remand order on Thursday after the defendants were arraigned on an 11-count criminal charge filed by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP). The other defendants are Daure David, Ishaq Abubakar Muhammed, Abdulrashid Abdullahi Musa, and Nasiru Usman Abubakar. According to the prosecution, the five men allegedly engaged in a coordinated online attack against Senator Shehu Buba…
JUSTICE Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto, Nura Ali, during the 2023 general elections. News Point Nigeria reports that Justice Nwite granted the order following a motion filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). While moving the application, Counsel to ICPC, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, told the court that the commission had complied with an earlier interim order for the temporary forfeiture of the money. He said a public notice was…
GOMBE State has been named among only seven states in Nigeria that implemented over 80 per cent of their 2024 health budget, according to the BudgIT 2025 State of States Report released on Tuesday in Abuja. The report, produced by BudgIT, a leading civic tech organisation that promotes fiscal transparency and accountability, ranked Gombe alongside Yobe, Ekiti, Lagos, Edo, Delta and Bauchi States as the best-performing states in health budget implementation. According to BudgIT, Nigerian states collectively budgeted N1.32 trillion for health in 2024 but only spent N816.64 billion, representing a 61.9 per cent national performance average. However, Gombe and…
PANIC has engulfed Bazar community and several surrounding villages in Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State following a fresh demand by suspected bandits for the payment of a ₦15 million levy, with threats of violent attacks should residents fail to comply. Residents say the bandits warned that non-payment would lead to the destruction of farmlands, seizure of harvested crops and possible killings, placing thousands of households in fear at the peak of the farming season. A resident, Dauda Umar, who spoke to News Point Nigeria, confirmed the development, saying community members are in a state of anxiety after receiving…