Author: Sani Nura

GOMBE State is set to host the Vice President of Nigeria, Sen.  Kashim Shettima, on Monday, March 4th, 2024. VP Shettima will be in Gombe to launch the Outsource To Nigeria Initiative (OTNI) and commission the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Centre. The BPO center, the first in the Northeast sub-region and the biggest of its kind in Nigeria, is set to provide not less than 2,000 job opportunities to the vibrant and talented youth population of Gombe state in line with the visionary leadership of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya. With the BPO center now established in Gombe, located at the…

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed cement companies to go back to the status quo as regards to the price of the commodity. Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, revealed this to newsmen shortly after inspecting BUA cement factory in Sokoto on Thursday. According to him, during a meeting with the manufacturers, the president directed them to revert to the earlier price of cement. “I want to encourage them to abide by the directive of Mr. President so that we can achieve massive housing programme and the renewed hope agenda of concrete roads of by the President,” he said. Umahi…

ABOUT 250 schools across Zamfara State will benefit from scores of educational materials to be distributed by the Zamfara State Government across the State. This was revealed by the State Governor himself, Dauda Lawal at a handing-over ceremony in the state on Thursday. While presenting the learning materials to the beneficiary schools, Lawal explained that the educational materials were a result of collaborations between the Universal Basic Education (UBEB) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Lawal described education as the “bedrock” of civilization, hence, the need for collaboration. “This gesture is one of the many Zamfara stands to benefit…

THE Katsina State Police Command, in collaboration with the Military, has rescued ten kidnap victims between Kukar Babangida and Yan Gayya Feeder Road in the state. This was coming on Sunday 25th February 2024, at about 10:40 hrs, after a joint patrol team, while on routine patrol along the feeder road, came under serious fire by some suspected bandits in their numbers, armed with dangerous weapons such as AK-47 rifles. A statement by the Katsina Police Command spokesman Abubakar Aliyu on Tuesday noted that the operationally competent patrol team promptly returned fire and succeeded in foiling the attack thereby rescuing…

SEVEN out of the twenty-four members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly at a sitting on Monday suspended sixteen members who threatened to impeach the Speaker of the House Bilyaminu Moriki last Thursday. They accused the members of breaking into the offices of the clerk of the house and sergeant at arms and destroying things at the assembly complex The House under the leadership of its Speaker Moriki described as illegal, the legislative sitting by eighteen members last Thursday. They called on residents of the North-West state to disregard the news making the round that the speaker had been…

THE Zamfara State House of Assembly has impeached its Speaker, Bilyaminu Moriki, and appointed Bashar Gummi, as the pro-tempo speaker. This followed a motion by a member representing Maru Constituency, Nasiru Abdullahi, and endorsed by 18 out of the 24 members. The 18 out of 24 members unanimously agreed to impeach the speaker during an emergency meeting held on Thursday night. The Speaker, according to the members, was suspended due to security challenges affecting the state without any attempt by the House to stop the menace by the House. The members urged the appointed pro-temporal Speaker to use his position…

GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya CON, has been presented with several prestigious awards earned by him and other MDAs in recognition of his outstanding leadership and steadfast dedication to good governance in Gombe State. The awards, garnered across diverse sectors including education, good governance, e-governance, Hajj performance, peace and security and more, were presented to the Governor by his deputy, Dr. Manasah Daniel Jatau, at a brief ceremony shortly before the commencement of today’s State Executive Council meeting at the Government House Gombe. The awards presented include The Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year 2023, The Telegraph Newspaper Governor of the…

BANDITS on Tuesday afternoon kidnapped over 26 travelers along the Gusau-Sokoto highway. The bandits who were said to have blocked the road around Kwaren Kirya village under Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State abducted all the passengers from a Toyota 18 seater bus and a Volkswagen golf vehicle A resident of the area who pleaded anonymity for security reasons told News Point Nigeria that the situation is getting worrisome as the bandits now block the road daily. “As I’m talking to you now, about 30 minutes ago, these bandits have blocked another side of the road. They cleared the…

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…

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…