Author: Sani Nura

ARMED bandits in the early hours of Tuesday killed a businessman identified as Ashiru Maigoma in his house, in the Bulunku area, an outskirt of Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. The bandits also abducted the wife of the victim and his neighbour. The spokesperson for the police in the state, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the incident to News Point Nigeria on Tuesday According to him, the bandits stormed the Bulunku area around 2am in an attempt to abduct Maigoma but he resisted, forcing the bandits to shoot at him. “They (bandits) already had their target which was one Ashiru Maigoma,…

A LECTURER and Examination Officer at the University of Maiduguri, Dr Kamar Abdulkadir, was stabbed to death in his office on Sunday. The deceased was of the Department of Physical Health Education. Confirming the incident to this newspaper, the University spokesman, Prof Danjuma Gambo, said the lecturer was murdered on Sunday evening. He said no arrest had been made but police and other security agencies have lunched their investigation into the matter. Our correspondent gathered that Abdulkadir was in his office to clear a pending work when the assailants murdered him. Asked if his murder has any connection with position…

THE Taraba State Police Command has denied that an Improvised Explosive Device led to the death of three children in Didango Geita village, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, contrary to the claims of some of the villagers. The Commissioner of Police in the state, David Iloyonomon, while refuting the claims asserted that the three children that died were playing with a Dane gun on a tree. He said gun powder from the Dane gun later exploded and killed them. According to him, the four other children playing under the tree were injured with one fatally…

THE Emir of Gwoza in Gwoza local government area of Borno State, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timta, on Friday, revealed that the most wanted commander of Boko Haram terrorists, Mallam Yathabalwe, who had been terrorising Gwoza and the surrounding Mandara Mountain communities, has surrendered to the troops of Operation Hadin Kai. Competent sources revealed that Mallam Yathabalwe, before surrendering, had been responsible for a series of attacks and killings, including the slaughtering of farmers on their farmlands in Gwoza LGA and environs. The monarch told journalists that, “We are happy to confirm and inform you that the most…

THE Nigerian Army troops deployed in Zamfara State for counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in the North West region have neutralised a notorious terrorist leader, Junaidu Fasagora, and scores of his fighters. A statement issued by the Nigerian Army via its official X handle on Thursday said the feat was achieved after a ferocious artillery bombardment and ground battle in the Tsafe General Area of the state. Fasagora and his terrorist group, have long been responsible for a series of kidnappings and other terrorist activities against the populace across several states in the North West. The statement said their elimination marks…

THE Nigerian Army has expressed it readiness to release more than 200 detainees exonerated of having links to the terrorist Boko Haram sect. The cleared detainees were arrested by the military at various raids in the heat of the Boko Haram insurgency at different locations. Report obtained by this newspaper revealed that the detainees would be handed over to the Borno State Government for proper reintegration into the society. The event, according to the report would take place at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Tuesday. ”No fewer than 200 cleared Boko Haram suspects that are being cleared…

GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the appointment of 168 assistants and 104 board members for the 15 agencies and commissions of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the Borno State Government (SSG), Alhaji Bukar Tijjani, on Monday in Maiduguri. He said the appointees comprised of nine Senior Technical Assistants (STA), 81 Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and 78 Special Assistants (SAs). The SSG also listed 104 others as Chairmen and Board members of 15 agencies and commissions. The appointment, the SSG said, was done based on powers conferred on the governor by…

THE Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, says his administration is determined to turn around the infrastructural deficit of the state to align with his blueprint geared towards the development of the state. While inspecting some of the ongoing projects within Jalingo, the state capital, on first hand assessment, the governor stated that all hands are on deck to ensure transparency and accountability in delivering the projects before one year in office. Governor Kefas was accompanied by other government functionaries in visiting some ongoing projects sites after residents lamented the infrastructural decay and deficit the state is faced with. The…

GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, earlier today, received Mrs. Awa Diagne, the Task Team Lead of the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation And Hygiene (SURWASH), a World Bank funded project, in his office for a debriefing session following her tour of project sites in Gombe State. During the audience, the TTL commended the exemplary implementation of the SURWASH project by Gombe State, attributing its success to the political will exhibited by the Governor. Mrs. Diagne also lauded Gombe for being the first State to sign the Policy, Institutional, and Regulation Plan (PIRP), describing the development as a significant…

THE 15 students abducted at the Qur’anic school in Sokoto State have regained their freedom. The students were kidnapped at Gidan Bakuso village in Gada Local Government Area while running into their rooms to escape attack on the community two weeks ago. This newspaper had reported that the bandits demanded a N20 million ransom. News Point Nigeria reports that on Friday security operatives in Sokoto State in collaboration with their counterparts in Zamfara have rescued the tsangaya students and a woman abducted in the Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State two weeks ago. The rescue operation, according to the…

MANY passengers are said to have been kidnapped in a broad daylight attack launched by some bandits in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred on Thursday after the hoodlums intercepted an eighteen-seater bus with the registration number (14B-300-KT), loaded with passengers, belonging to the Katsina State Transport Authority. An eyewitness told this newspaper on a telephone call that most of the passengers on board were in transit from Funtua LGA to Katsina LGA. Although authorities concerned are yet to comment on the incident, the eyewitness said the incident occurred precisely between the Burdugau and Yargoje…

KATSINA State governor, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda, has said he decided not to negotiate with bandits because he did not want them to feel the government is helpless. Radda who also advocated for state policing as part of measures to tackle insecurity that has plagued states, including Katsina, said governors need to be in charge of security in their states. The governor disclosed this in his office on Wednesday when he received a delegation from the Media Trust Group, publishers of the Daily Trust Newspapers and owners of Trust TV and Trust Radio, led by the Chairman, Board of Directors,…

AS Gombe State gears up for the upcoming 2024 Local Government Councils Election to shape the future of governance at the grassroots level, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled its slate of candidates for chairmanship and deputy chairmanship positions. The list, which emanated following a consensus process, was  submitted to the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission ( GOSIEC) and duly signed by the APC Chairman, Nitte Amangal, and Secretary, Abubakar Umar S. Goro. It presents a lineup of individuals poised to lead their respective local government areas with vision and a commitment to progress in line with the development…

A DEVASTATING fire in the Madina quarters area of Bauchi metropolis has resulted in the death of two young girls identified as Zainab Bashir Mohammed, aged 8, and Ummu Salma Bashir Mohammed, aged 5. The Bauchi State Police Command, in a press release, said a distress call was received on the 17th of March 2024, alerting authorities to the outbreak of a fire in a residential building. In response to the emergency, the police said a team of policemen from the ‘C’ Divisional Police Headquarters, along with the Federal Fire Service team, promptly rushed to the scene. Tragically, by the…

THE Sokoto Central market is currently on fire, with the motorcycle section of the market affected. An eyewitness who spoke with our correspondent said the fire started early this morning, but its cause cannot be immediately established. However, another source revealed that the Sokoto Central market fire emanated from a dump site close to the motorcycle section. Reacting, the chairman of Motorcycles Marketers Association, Shehu Muhammad, said they could not quantify the number of motorcycles destroyed by fire because the fire was still raging. “We cannot quantify the number of motorcycles burnt down by the fire now because the fire…

THE Katsina State Ministry of Internal Security says the Civilian JTF in the state on Friday night killed a renowned bandits leader, Kachalla Maude. The civilian JTF under the support of security agents ambushed a terrorist group led by Kachalla Maude at Garin Rinji, a village in the western part of Batsari Local Government. In a Sunday statement, the Katsina State Commissioner for Information and Culture Bala Zango said during the ambush, the JTF rained heavy fire on the terrorists, leading to the capture of the gang leader. He said Maude and his group have been terrorizing the western part…

THE Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, Kebbi State command, Iheanacho Ojike, has reopened Kamba land border in compliance with the directive of President Bola Tinubu on immediate reopening of land border with Niger Republic. The Public Relations Officer of the Kebbi Customs, Mohammed Tajuddeen Salisu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Shortly after reopening the border, in the midst of district head of Kamba, Alhaji Mamuda Fana, stakeholders and other sister agencies, the CAC said Kamba is a strategic border with major share in Kebbi Revenue generation. He further stated that the border reopening was aimed at paving way for…

THE Chairman of Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State has echoed the growing consensus among stakeholders that addressing the complex security challenges plaguing the northern region and Nigeria at large requires a united front and coordinated action among security forces and government agencies at all levels. Governor Inuwa made this assertion during a press briefing held after a high-level security meeting involving the 19 Northern Governors, Ministers of Defence, Police Affairs, and Interior, as well as the nation’s security chiefs. The meeting, convened by the National Security Adviser in Abuja, was aimed at strategizing on combating the…

SEVEN dead bodies of passengers including women, a baby, the mother and a man have been recovered in a forest located in Taraba State. The recovery followed an attack on an 18 seater bus that loaded passengers from Zaki/Biam Benue State to Maihula in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State on Tuesday. The gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the bus at Gamkwe village located along Mararaban Baisa axis in Donga Local Government Area of the state while enroute Maihula. The driver of the bus, Jimen Angera, who escaped the attack with Machete injuries, revealed that the armed men…

THE Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has described the death threat against the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as a national embarrassment. It will be recalled that a Bauchi cleric, Sunusi Abubakar, recently described the wife of the president as an infidel who should be killed in a viral video, although he later retracted his statement. The governor tendered the apology to the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday at the palace of the Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu. The governor said he was disappointed and frustrated about the threat but that the president’s wife proved herself…