THE Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has joined the global business community in rejoicing with Africa’s foremost industrialist and Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on the occasion of his 68th birthday anniversary. Governor Inuwa Yahaya described Alhaji Dangote as a global icon, trailblazing entrepreneur, and an uncommon philanthropist whose contributions have not only impacted Nigeria’s economy, but also earned the continent global recognition. He said, “Alhaji Aliko Dangote is a shining example of what visionary leadership, grit, and unyielding commitment to nation-building can achieve. His unmatched…
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A RAINSTORM has destroyed dozens of houses in the Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, sympathised with the people of Garin Kestu in Atuwo Ward, Shanga Local Government, and urged the affected households to consider the incident as an act of God. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ahmed Idris. According to the statement, the governor represented by the Chairman of Shanga Local Government, Audu Audu, recalled that the heavy rainfall, which occurred on Tuesday night, destroyed houses and property worth millions of naira. He…
UNIDENTIFIED gunmen have abducted a 400-level student of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), Augustine Madubiya, in the early hours of Tuesday. A local resident was also shot and killed during the attack. The incident occurred around 3:00am at Istijaba Villa, an off-campus hostel located in Unguwar Jeji. According to eyewitness accounts, five armed men approached students who were sleeping outside their rooms due to the hot weather and demanded money. When the students explained that they had no money, the attackers assaulted them. During the chaos, a nearby resident, Malam Sidi Hussaini, who was tending to his cattle, responded…
GUNMEN suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists attacked Morai village in the Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing at least 13 vigilante members. A local source, identified as Alhaji Augie, told News Point Nigeria that the vigilantes had taken cover in nearby shrubs after receiving intelligence about an impending attack. According to him, the attackers arrived and attempted to rustle a herd of cattle. The vigilantes then launched an ambush in an attempt to recover the cattle and repel the attackers. “Unfortunately, they were unaware that the terrorists had already surrounded them,” he said about the Sunday incident. “As…
TROOPS of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) have neutralised three bandits, destroyed several camps, and recovered arms and ammunition in a daring clearance operation in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. The operation which took place yon April 5, 2025 is in continuation of the ongoing military operations codenamed Operation Lafiya Jamaa aimed at flushing out criminal elements from Taraba State. This is contained in a press statement issued by the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, Captain Olubodunde Oni. According to the statement, the operation, which targeted suspected bandits’ hideouts,…
THE Nigerian Army has refuted claims made by the Taraba State Police Command suggesting that the rescued Israeli national who was recently abducted was under military escort at the time of his abduction. Itamar, an Israeli national and staff member of SCC Company, was abducted on April 3 along the Takum–Chanchangi Road in Atim Community, Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. In a statement released by Captain Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), the Army refuted claims made by the Taraba State Police Command suggesting that Mr.…
THE Taraba State Police Command, in collaboration with the military and hunters, have rescued a kidnapped foreign national. The Israeli national identified as Gil Itamar was abducted by armed criminals in the Atim Community along the Takum/Chanchangi Road in Taraba State on April 3, 2025. A press statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Taraba State Police Command James Lashen says on 03/04/2025 at about 10:30hrs, an information was received through a phone call from one Alhaji Saidu, a staff of SCC company based in Takum that, on same date at about 09:15hrs, one Mr Gil Itamar, an Israeli…
A RENOWNED Islamic scholar, Dr Idris Abdulaziz Dutsen Tanshi, has died after battling with undisclosed illness. The official Facebook page of his mosque, Dutsen Tanshi Majlis Bauchi, confirmed his death, announcing that his funeral would take place at Games Village Eid Ground, Bauchi at 10:00am on Friday. In his will, the late preacher banned taking photograph at his funeral, canceled memorial gathering at his home, disallowed people from jostling for his corpse as well as entering the cemetery with shoes. The late scholar was enmeshed in many controversies as well as discord with successive administrations in Bauchi State, traditional rulers,…
NO fewer than twelve persons were said to have been killed by bandits allegedly led by notorious wanted bandit kingpin Bello Turji at Lugu town in Isa Local government area of Sokoto state. Multiple sources informed this newspaper that the attack took place when the notorious bandits were returning from a Sallah visit to one of the communities in Isa when they gruesomely murdered the farmers. Police authorities in the Sokoto had refused to comment on the incidents, saying that since a military joint operation is ongoing in the area, the police have no right to speak on security development…
THE Commander of One Brigade, Nigerian Army, Gusau, Brigadier General Timothy Opurum, has stated that troops of One Brigade under Operation Fansar Yamma have significantly reduced terrorists’ activities in their area of responsibility, covering Kebbi and Zamfara states. General Opurum made this declaration on Tuesday evening during a Sallah luncheon with officers, soldiers, and their families at the Brigade Cantonment in Gusau. According to him, the security situation was previously challenging, but through sustained military operations and the dedication of troops, the army has gained dominance over the region and curtailed terrorist activities to a large extent. “The One Brigade…
SOME youths in Iware, Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, have threatened to set ablaze the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) office. Their threats follow the death of a 42-year-old resident of the state, Yunusa Kaka, who was allegedly tortured to death by NSCDC operatives. According to Zagazola Makama, a security analyst, Kaka was arrested after Biliaminu Adamu, a resident of the state told security operatives that he gave Kaka two stolen phones. “Trouble started on March 30 at about 9:00 p.m. when Biliaminu Adamu, 24, was arrested for allegedly stealing two handsets and two packets of…
THE Police Force Gombe State Command has confirmed the death of two children following a stampede at the Gombe main Eid Ground. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued late on Sunday in Gombe. According to Abdullahi, the incident occurred at about 10:45 a.m. at the exit gate of the Eid Ground, immediately after the conclusion of Eid prayers. “The stampede was caused by inadequate exit access, as a large crowd, primarily women and children, rushed to leave the venue. “The situation, worsened by intense heat, led to the unfortunate incident,” he said. He said…
AT least nine people lost their lives in a fatal road crash on Sunday morning along the Malumfashi-Kafur Road in Katsina State. The Katsina State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Aliyu Ma’aji, confirmed the accident, describing it as a lone accident involving a Hummer bus carrying 20 passengers. Ma’aji said, “Nine passengers died on the spot, while 11 others sustained varying degrees of injuries and were rushed to the hospital for treatment.” Preliminary investigations attributed the crash to “speeding and loss of control.” The FRSC commander urged motorists to exercise caution, warning against speeding, overloading, and reckless…
KATSINA State Governor, Dikko Radda, has lost his mother. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the late matriarch will be laid to rest by 4:00pm in Radda Village, Katsina State. “We offer our deepest condolences and pray that Allah grants Hajiya Safara’u eternal peace in Jannatul Firdaus,” the statement stated. He said Hajiya Safara’u departed this world last night at the age of 93, describing her as a woman of remarkable strength and dignity with wisdom flowed from decades of lived experience. According to him, beyond being…
THE wife of slained Katsina commissioner for science and technology , Binta Rabe Nasir and his childhood friend, Yushau Abubakar Mani have refused to enter defence and had ran to the Court of Appeal News Point Nigeria gathered. This newspaper reported that the deceased’s wife, Binta Rabe Nasir and his childhood friend, Yushau Abubakar Mani were arrested, arraigned before a Magistrate Court and remanded in custody as prime suspects in the murder of the former commissioner. Binta and Yusha’u had been standing trial along side four others before High Court of Justice, Katsina since his murder on December, 9th 2021.…
A YET to be identified disease has reportedly claimed the lives of five students at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero (KSUSTA). Some students of the university, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity since the institution has not made an official statement, revealed that four students mysteriously died last week, while another passed away on Sunday after falling sick overnight. A source explained that officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) visited the university last week for an awareness campaign on the dangers of meningitis. However, they did not confirm whether meningitis was responsible…
USMANU Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has fired three senior employees for breaking the school’s code of conduct attributed to gross misconduct, including result alteration, sexual harassment, and abscondment from duty. The dismissal was approved during the university’s 171st regular meeting on March 12, 2025, according to the spokesperson, Ismail Yauri. Yauri said the disciplinary action was in line with UDUS’s stringent “zero tolerance” policy for unethical behaviour. “The affected persons have already been served notice of the dismissal,” Yauri said. “This decision underscores the institution’s dedication to maintaining academic integrity and ensuring a safe environment for both staff and students.”
AIRSTRIKES by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft have killed two bandits kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga, including 20 of their fighters in Zamfara State. The bandits were killed in their hideouts at Unguwar Goga hillforest in Faskari Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Kabiru Ali, said the “precision airstrikes were executed in early hours of March 13, after careful and actionable intelligence.” The statement reads: “ The strike advancing purposeful lethality, destroyed the fortified camps of notorious bandit kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga, neutralising…
THE 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, held a closed-door meeting with the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, at the Ramat House in Bauchi State on Thursday. The purpose of the visit has not yet been disclosed. Both Obi and Mohammed are engaged in closed-door discussions and are expected to address journalists after the meeting. Mohammed, who is the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, is expected to brief journalists alongside Obi after the meeting. The 2023 presidential election saw former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, clinch victory…
THE Katsina State Police Command on Wednesday said it rescued 30 victims of kidnap and recovered 92 rustled sheep and goats alongside 2 cows in Faskari Local Government Area of the state. The Police Spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, in a statement noted that at about 1am on Wednesday, information was received at the Faskari Divisional Police Headquarters that some suspected armed bandits in their numbers, armed with dangerous weapons, attacked Unguwar Sarkin Fulani, Dutsen Dadi via Tafoki village in Faskari LGA, kidnapping 30 residents while rustling 2 cows, 92 sheep, and goats in the process. He said that upon receipt…