NO fewer than 11 local wood-cutters better known as loggers have been reportedly beheaded by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Monday near Bale, a remote village in Damboa lga. According to local vigilante sources, the bodies of the victims were recovered at the scene around 5 pm. “Yes, six persons were recovered from the scene yesterday’s (Monday) evening and they were dismembered. They were found in a pool of blood because all parts of their bodies were cut into pieces. “We have buried them this…
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THE Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed the election of Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State. The appellate court dismissed a petition that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Saidu Umar, filed to challenge the declaration of Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the bonafide winner of the governorship election that held in the state on March 18. In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel of Justices of the court said it found no reason to disturb the verdict of the Sokoto State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which had earlier validated Governor Aliyu’s…
TARABA State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas has received with utmost shock the horrific attacks on Yangtu by suspected gun men that reportedly claimed many lives. It is the latest in the dastardly acts of worrisome banditry in the area. According to a statement by the Special Adviser Media and Digital Communications, Emma Bello, Sunday, Kefas, who extended his heartfelt condolences to the people of Yangtu, called on security agents to double their efforts in ridding the troubled area of all forms of terror. He promptly directed the Deputy Governor and top security heads to visit the troubled area with a…
THE Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated a key Boko Haram terrorist leader, Abu Asad and several others in air strikes on their hideout at Tagoshe on Mandara Mountains in Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the air strikes which was conducted on Friday, was one of the most successful strikes undertaken by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai in recent time. He said the NAF discovered a massing of terrorists in an isolated location consisting…
THE Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the March 18 election of Nasir Idris as the lawfully elected governor of Kebbi State. The Court in a judgment delivered on Friday evening dismissed the appeal brought before it by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, General Aminu Bande for lacking in merit. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ndukwe Anyanwu, the Appellate Court resolved all the five issues formulated for determination in favour of the governor and against the PDP. Justice Anyanwu held that the allegations of forgery of testimonial brought against the Deputy Governor of…
MORE details emerged on Tuesday night’s attack on the headquarters of the Adamawa State Command of the Nigeria Police in Yola, which led to the death of a police inspector. This newspaper had reported how residents of the Adamawa State capital were thrown into panic following heavy gunshots fired around the state police command’s headquarters with early reports suspecting a possible attack by Boko Haram terrorists. A source who pleaded anonymity told News Point Nigeria that the soldiers stormed the Police Headquarters in commando-like attack over an alleged assault by men of the police force on a soldier days ago.…
THREE persons were feared killed when bandits attacked Kaura-Namoda town, the headquarters of Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State. According to an eyewitness, the bandits invaded the town around 9pm on Tuesday and shot sporadically, forcing residents to scamper for safety. A resident of Kaura-Namoda town, Ismaila Kaura, told News Point Nigeria that three persons were killed during the attack including a 10-year-old female pupil identified as Ni’ima who was on her way to Islammiyya school at that time He said troops of Operation Hadarin Daji deployed to the town engaged the bandits in a gun duel and…
TROOPS of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have rescued 31 kidnapped victims in Sokoto State. This is as the Northwest Operation under the command of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Major General Godwin Mutkut, intensified the onslaught and conducted a series of clearance operations to terrorists/bandits’ enclaves in its areas of operations in the North-West. In a statement made available to News Point Nigeria on Wednesday in Gusau, the spokesperson for Operation Hadarin Daji, Captain Yahaya Ibrahim, said the troops in a recent clearance operation conducted on Tuesday in the Tangaza Local…
GUNMEN attacked the Adamawa State Police Headquarters in the wee hours of Wednesday, sending residents of Yola into panic. The Police headquarters is located at the heart of Jimeta community in Yola North local government area. Sounds of gunshot rend the air for at least 30 minutes, according to a resident who preferred anonymity. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the attack to this newspaper, but said things were under control. Nguroje said the attack was repelled, but the identities of those behind it was unknown. One source said the attackers were military personnel on a revenge…
YOBE State Governor Mai Mala Buni has directed the purchase of a house worth N7.5m for the family of a deceased policeman Corporal Mohammed Maina. The officer was killed in an ambush on the governor’s convoy by suspected terrorists along the Maiduguri-Damaturu way last Saturday. This purchase was disclosed in a Tuesday press statement by Mamman Mohammed, the Director General of Press and Media Affairs to Governor Buni. Similarly, the sum of N2m was provided to the family for their immediate needs in addition to N1m for the children’s school fees. The governor also approved N1m for each of the…
ONE of the five kidnapped female students of the Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State has been rescued by the State Police Command, News Point Nigeria gathered. Her rescue followed an operation by the police on Monday. According to the Police Spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, in a statement issued on Tuesday, the victim whose identity was withheld for security reasons was rescued in Bilbis Village of neighboring Zamfara State. He restated the commitment of the command to employ available resources to ensure the rescue of the remaining four kidnapped victims. “As the rescued victim receives essential medical attention, the command wishes…
ARMED bandits have killed a mobile policeman attached to the Maru Police Division in an attack on the Ruwandoruwa community of Maru Local Government Area in Zamfara state The bandits also reportedly abducted 15 persons including the wife of a mornarch in the community Although the police authorities in the state are yet to comment on the latest attack, a resident of the community Abdullahi Ruwandoruwa told News Point Nigeria in a phone conversation that the assault happened early around 12:30 am on Monday. He said the assailants unleashed gunfire indiscriminately after they stormed the community. According to him, a…
IN a resounding victory, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has clinched all available seats in the recently concluded local government council election in Taraba State. The Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission, TSIEC, Sunday declared the ruling party as the winner of all 16 local government chairmanship seats and the 168 ward councilorship positions. State Chairman of TSIEC, Dr. Philip Duwe who announced the results in Jalingo, the state capital, revealed that only six of the 19 registered political parties participated in the election. According to him, “the results announced at the local government collation centres are legally valid, and what…
IN an intensified clearance operation against the terrorists/bandits in the North-West states, troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Hadarin Daji have neutralised two terrorists and rescued five abductees in Zamfara State. The spokesperson for Operation Hadarin Daji, Captain Yahaya Ibrahim, said this on Friday in a statement made available to News Point Nigeria, Friday. According to him, the troops carried out a coordinated clearance operation on terrorist enclaves on November 16 and 17 at Tugan Gama, Tugan Hausawa, Tugan Nabaru, Yarsabia and Daji Yanayin Kari in the Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. During the operation,…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, paid a visit to the headquarters of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in Abuja, Wednesday. The Governor met with the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, with their discussion focusing on ways to strengthen collaboration aimed at advancing digital literacy and E-governance initiatives in Gombe State to boost administrative efficiency and elevate service delivery. A key aspect of the partnership will revolve around capacity building, with a focus on equipping thousands of youths and women in Gombe with essential digital skills through valuable training programmes. The meeting holds particular significance as…
WORRIED by the state of education in Zamfara State, Governor Dauda Lawal on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in the sector of the North-Western state. The governor, in a broadcast to the people of Zamfara, said the neglected education system in the state affected all levels, from primary to tertiary institutions, with poor learning environments and personnel. This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesperson for the governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, who noted that the declaration of a state of emergency on education was in line with the campaign promises of Governor Lawal. He said the state government…
AT least 32 persons, comprising 20 children and 12 parents, have reportedly lost their lives to a boat accident in Ibbi town, Ibbi Local Government Area of Taraba State. It was gathered that the boat was conveying over 50 fishermen from Ibbi town to the Eastern part of the country on Saturday for fishing when it capsized around Zabu between Taraba and Benue borders, along River Benue. A resident of Ibbi town, Mallam Ibrahim Ibbi, said 20 children and 12 parents died in the accident. Meanwhile, the state Governor, Agbu Kefas, has described the latest incident as a tragedy, coming…
THE Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday affirmed the election of the Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Hon. Abubakar Muhammad Luggerewo as the duly elected member representating Akko Central Constituency. The unanimous decision, delivered by the lead judge, Justice Uzoamaka Ifeyinwa Ndukwe-Anyawu, upheld the return of Luggerewo by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as proper and in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act 2022. The court’s ruling was unambiguous in dismissing any dissenting judgment, asserting the merit of the appeal. The counsel for the appellant, Barr. Caleb Ubale, successfully argued that the order for…
FORMER students of Model Secondary School located in Jalingo the Taraba state capital have allegedly stabbed their teacher to death. The teacher identified as Bassey Sardauna was stabbed outside the school premises while on board a tricycle to go home. Speaking to News Point Nigeria via a telephone interview, the vice principal academics of the school Tsokwa Sani disclosed that the issue leading to his stabbing started from an inter-house inspection which was disrupted by an ex-student of the institution who stormed the school to sign a form. “Trouble started when a former student accompanied his colleague to school to…
NO fewer than five people have died and several others were wounded after bandits armed with sophisticated weapons attacked Sayaya village in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. This fresh attack came on Monday night. A security official, whose name was withheld, confirmed the incident to News Point Nigeria in a phone call on Tuesday. He noted that seven persons were abducted by the hoodlums to an unknown destination. The incident is coming barely a day after a similar one happened in the neighboring Musawa LGA. Sunday’s attack happened around 10pm with the bandits invading Maulud Celebration Ground at…