A FIERCE early morning inferno has gutted the Gombe Central Medical Store, a critical healthcare facility housing over 2 million doses of polio vaccine and various essential medical consumables and equipment. The destruction, valued at over 5 billion naira, poses a significant setback for Gombe, as it scheduled to kick off the March-April 2024 Polio Myelitis Campaign. Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has promptly inspected the charred remains of the State Mega Medical Cold Store facility, where he stressed the urgent need to address the catastrophic situation. Governor Inuwa Yahaya appealed to donor agencies and health sector stakeholders to come to…
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ARMED bandits have attacked the divisional headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force in Zurmi town, the headquarters of the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The bandits were said to have invaded the town on Sunday evening, killing seven persons including a police officer. An indigene of the town, Babangida Zurmi, told News Point Nigeria that he was yet to speak with any of his relatives as of 9:45pm because most of their numbers were switched off. “As we speak now, I can’t get in touch with anybody in the town, their numbers are switched off. That means the…
THE immediate past Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday, appeared before the state Judicial Commission of Inquiry investigating some of the actions taken by his administration during his reign as governor. The state governor, Ahmed Sokoto, upon assumption of office, set up the judicial commission of inquiry to investigate his predecessor. The former governor, who arrived at the commission of inquiry alongside some of his executive members during his time as the governor, could not however testify before the panel as he was asked to reappear on another date, which they said will be communicated. Speaking on…
THE Taraba State Police Command has honoured four mobile police officers for rejecting an N8.5 million bribe from a suspected bandit while on a stop-and-search operation. The State Commissioner of Police, David Iloyalonomo, rewarded the four officers in his office at the Taraba State Police Command Headquarters. When News Point Nigeria visited the checkpoint, one of the officers who arrested the suspected bandit, Ngamarju Gambo, told our correspondent that their stand against corruption and quest for a peaceful atmosphere across the country motivated them not to take the bribe. According to him, on the said day, they told the suspected…
GOVERNOR Babagana Umara Zulum has called on Borno residents to embark on a one-day fast over the economic hardship and security issues plaguing the state. Governor Zulum made this request in a state-wide broadcast on Friday where he said he was ”deeply troubled by the recent hardships faced by our citizens, particularly the high cost of food items.” ”Fellow citizens, as people of faith and from our previous experience, I implore on his eminence, the Shehu of Borno, the Chief Imam, Imams, and the Christian brothers and the Citizens of Borno State to observe a one-day voluntary fast on Monday…
THREE worshippers have been killed and several others abducted after some suspected bandits in their numbers invaded a mosque in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. Although security agencies and government officials in the state are yet to confirm the incident, residents, told this newspaper that the bandits raided the mosque on Thursday at about 8:00 pm. According to a resident who spoke under the condition of anonymity, four other worshippers were equally wounded as a result of the attack which lasted for hours. Upon their arrival on motorcycles, the hoodlums were said to have opened fire on the…
A FEMALE hostel in the Yobe State University was gutted by fire on Tuesday, destroying a complete block accommodating about 150 students. Although the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained as of the time of filling this report, an eyewitness told this newspaper that casualties have been evacuated to various hospitals located in the state capital. Meanwhile, a protest rocked Damaturu, the state capital, on Tuesday, as the Association of Tricycle Drivers (NAPEP) expressed displeasure over what they called extortion by the Yobe State Road Transport Agency (YOROTA). According to members of the group, the agency ordered…
BANDITS have killed two policemen, and two other residents and abducted about forty persons in an attack on Kasuwa-Daji Town under the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area in Zamfara State. Residents said the bandits invaded the town early hours of Tuesday and started shooting indiscriminately to scare residents. A resident of Kaura-Namoda town Abubakar Kaura told this newspaper that the bandits entered the town with sophisticated weapons including anti-aircraft gun He said the bandits attacked the home of the former State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Hamisu Kasuwar-Daji and abducted one of his wives and grandchildren…
GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Isa of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as the Director-General of the Gombe State Media Corporation (GMC). In a statement, the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, said Isa’s appointment, which takes immediate effect, is based on his outstanding personal qualities and extensive experience in the field. Isa brings over two decades of journalism expertise to his new role, having excelled as a reporter, producer, newsreader, TV host and media manager. “With his track record, Ibrahim Isa is expected to bring a fresh perspective…
GUNMEN suspected to be bandits on Sunday evening reportedly killed nine traders along Jibia/Batsari Road on Katsina State. Residents reported that the traders were returning to their community from a local market in Jibia when they ran into the gunmen around 6pm. It was learnt that the traders were being conveyed in two vehicles which the gunmen also burnt. A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “The traders left the market early enough after their trading on Sunday only for them to run into the gunmen between 5pm and 6pm along Jibia/ Batsari Road.” Residents said the gunmen…
GOVERNOR Dikko Radda of Katsina State has told residents of the state to take proactive measures in defending themselves against attacks by bandits. He said rather than always relying on government intervention, they should form groups and protect themselves. The governor made the call on Friday at the Government House in Katsina during an extensive emergency security meeting. The meeting was attended by the emirs of Katsina and Daura, Dr Abdulmumini Kabir Usman and Dr Umar Farouq Umar, members of the business community, as well as security chiefs in the state. “We must review the security situation in the state,…
THE Gombe State Police Command has faulted an intelligence report by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), which claimed bandits have infiltrated the state. The state’s Commandant of the NSCDC, Muhammad Bello Mu’azu, had on Tuesday said there is an intelligence report that bandits have infiltrated Gombe State and recruiting informants. However, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, denied the report, saying there was no such threat in the state. In a statement issued on Friday, he said the information of the video clip by the NSCDC commandant being circulated on…
TROOPS from 93 Battalion under 6 Bridgade of the Nigerian Army has arrested a suspected notorious female kidnapper while trying to pick ransom for an abducted victim in Taraba. They also apprehended a notorious gunrunner dealing in arms and ammunition and supplying them to criminals within Taraba State and other parts of the country. The female suspect, it was learnt, was married to a notorious criminal who is a second-in-command to late Hana Terwase. Spokesperson of the Bridget, Lieutenant Oni Olubodunde said the troops working on credible intelligence on the activities of the arms dealer arrested the suspect, Joshua Dutse…
A FORMER lawmaker who represented Adamawa North in the Senate, Elisha Abbo, has been issued an ultimatum to establish his allegations of bribery receipt by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban- Mensem, or be prepared to face court action for false allegations. In the alternative, Senator Abbo was directed to apologize to the Appeal Court President, Justice Chioma Iheme and the entire judiciary over the allegations of bribery. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Attorney General of Akwa Ibom state, Uwemedimo Nwoko, insists that the former senator must either be prepared for court action to…
GOMBE State has been rated best in the socio-economic performance index among the 36 states and the FCT. The state secured this enviable position with a PSPI Score of 0.80, ranking 1st with an AAA rating, indicating an excellent performance. Gombe is followed in declining order by Jigawa, Ekiti and FCT which occupied 2nd 3rd and 4th positions respectively. This is contained in the 2023 National Assessment Report by pcl. State Performance Index (PSPI), an independent organisation which provides insights into the socio-economic performance and risk profiles of Nigerian states. Gombe was rated high in most of the socio-economic parameters…
A MEMBER of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Adamawa State has reportedly died during the penalty shootouts of the match between Nigeria and South Africa on Wednesday evening. News Point Nigeria reports that the corps member identified only as Peter Yunana with badge number AD/23C/0365 from Kaduna State, allegedly passed away shortly after the penalty shoot out started. A top Adamawa state government official told this newspaper via Whatsapp. The message read in part, “ Good morning sir, “A corps member by name Peter Yunana,AD/23C/0365 serving in GSS Numan,collapsed and died last night. “They were watching the Nigeria…
THREE persons including a police inspector were killed on Wednesday in a fresh Boko Haram attack on Kukareta, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that the terrorists set ablaze the police officer along with a makeshift camp accommodation. They also carted away arms and ammunition along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road. The two civilians were shot dead and they set ablaze the vehicle of the district head and carted away one Hilux vehicle belonging to the civilian Joint Task Force operating in that community. According to a source in the security formations, the vehicle of the Commander Sector 2…
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all of Saturday’s four state constituencies rerun election in Bauchi State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s Returning Officers for the election, announced the results on Sunday in the affected constituencies. Prof. Ahmed Abdulkadir, the INEC Returning Officer for Madara Chinade Constituency, said that Dr Ala Ahmed of the PDP won the election with 13,920 votes to defeat Mr Dantali Ali of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 9,710 votes. In Bauchi Central, the INEC returning officer, Prof. Ismail Shehu, declared Jamilu Dahiru of the PDP as the winner with 1, 857…
A 90-YEAR-OLD woman, Hajiya Amina, and her 23-year-old granddaughter, Bilkisu, were gruesomely murdered in Tudun Wada area of Daura, Katsina state, on Thursday. The ugly incident took place at the victims’ residence behind Tashar Kudu in Daura. According to reports, the nonagenarian was strangled while her granddaughter was slaughtered. A resident of Daura also told our reporter that the granddaughter’s stomach was ripped open and her kidney removed by the assailants, an allegation this newspaper could not independently verify. This newspaper gathered that not long ago, some youth had burgled the victims’ house and went away with their plasma TV.…
AT least four policemen were killed and cache of ammunition carted away when suspected fighters of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked a police station in Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. ISWAP fighters reportedly stormed the police station at Gajiram town, Nganzai LGA and opened fire on the policemen on duty. According to security sources, the invaders partially torched the station during the incident which happened late Friday. ”There was confusion in our town last night. The ISWAP fighters attacked the police station in Gajiram. They outnumbered and overpowered the policemen on duty.” “We found four…