Author: Sani Nura

THERE was pandemonium and anxiety on Monday at Ryan Nursery School in Tudun Wada, Gombe, in Gombe State, as a security guard of the school was found dead and hanged on a swing used by pupils for playing. Teachers and pupils of the school arrived at the school in the morning after resuming from the weekend break only to be confronted with the gory sight as their ‘gateman’ known as Malam Abdullahi was seen hanged and dangling on a swing, which was made available for pupils to play during break periods. The incident also attracted the attention of the residents…

MANY people, including women and children, were killed when bandits attacked a procession of Maulud celebrants in Kusa, a community in Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. There are, however, conflicting figures as to the number of fatalities as some said no fewer than 20 corpses were retrieved from the scene of the ugly incident while others put the number at 14. Reports also indicated that several others have sustained injuries with no fewer that 17 admitted at the Katsina Orthopaedic Hospital for bullets extraction, as others were admitted at the Musawa General Hospital. According to a resident, the…

NO fewer than 13 farmers have been slaughtered while several others are missing as suspected Boko Haram insurgents reportedly attacked rice farmers on their farms in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State Sunday evening. It was gathered that the insurgents stormed rice fields and rounded up the farmers who were harvesting their farm produce in Karkut and Koshebe General Area, Mafa LGA, slaughtering them with knives. According to Civilian Joint Task Force sources, 13 dead bodies have been recovered as search for missing people continues. “We are sad this incident is happening again this year, we lost more than…

THE Adamawa Emirate Council has deposed the district head of Ribadu in Fufore local government area, Alh. Gidado Abubakar Aliyu. This is contained in a letter signed by the acting secretary of the council, Kabiru Bakari, Tariya Adamawa, addressed to the deposed district head. According to the letter the dismissal took effect from yesterday. “I am directed by the Adamawa Emirate Council to write and convey to you the approval of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Adamawa State for your dismissal the District Head of Ribadu, vide letter ref No. as MCA/GHY/S 24/T/Vol.11.201 dated 2/11/2023. “You are to handover…

RESPITE has come for two kidnapped members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as they have been rescued by troops of the Nigerian Army and police operatives. The two corps members were kidnapped by bandits in Yargoje community, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. They were rescued on Thursday by the troops of the 17 Brigade Nigerian Army in collaboration with the Katsina State Police Command. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu. He said the NYSC members were abducted while on transit from Edo to…

A JOURNALIST, Usman Sahabi, has been abducted by gunmen in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, News Point Nigeria gathered. A staff of the Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation, who is also the Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, according to a family source, was abducted at his Wuro Chekke home at about 1am on Friday (today). About five gunmen were said to have forcefully had their way into his room and whisked him away at gun point. So far no ransom was demanded, according to the source. Confirming the incidence to News Point Nigeria, the…

THE Court of Appeal in Abuja, has affirmed the elections of Senators Ali Ndume representing Borno South and and Kaka Lawan, representing Borno Central. The three-member panel headed by Justice Biobele Georgewill held that the two appeals against the lawmakers lacked merit. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the duo of Ndume and Lawan as the winners of the National Assembly elections in their respective senatorial districts. Dissatisfied with the declaration, Muhammed Kumalia and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenged the election of Lawan while Kudla Satumari and PDP filed a petition against Ndume at the state’s election…

MANY persons were killed and dozens abducted yesterday afternoon when bandits attacked travellers on the Funtua-Gusau Highway in Zamfara A former member of the House of Representatives, Kabiru Yahaya, was among those injured, according to his media aide, Musbahu Aliyu, who told journalists that the attackers blocked the highway between Kucheri–Magazu in Tsafe Local Government around 3:30 pm. “The gunmen timed the arrival of vehicles to and from Gusau and started to shoot indiscriminately which led to the blockage of the road,” he said. He said his boss was the only one taken to Tsafe General Hospital alive. “No one…

SUSPECTED Boko Haram insurgents have killed about 40 people at Gurokayeya village of the Gaidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. While 20 people were killed on Monday by the gunmen, the other 20 were killed on Tuesday by an explosive device suspected to have been planted by the insurgents. Residents linked the killings to the inability of the farmers in the community to pay taxes to the insurgents on their harvest. “The insurgents stormed the village between 5pm and 6pm, called out the residents, gathered them at the outskirts and opened fire on them,” a native told our correspondent…

THREE policemen were killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state. A source told this newspaper that the policemen were conducting stop-and-search operation along Funtua-Gudau Highway when the bandits struck. He said, “Three Policemen were said to have been killed while the driver of the police patrol van and five other Policemen ran into the bush for safety. “While the driver was later found unconscious in the bush and rushed to Tsafe General Hospital, the whereabouts of the remaining five Policemen could not be ascertained. “The police driver is currently receiving medical attention…

THE traditional ruler of Garin Moddibo town in Taraba State, Alhaji Muhammadu, has been killed by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. It was learnt that the assailants invaded the town, which is located a few kilometres away from Sunkani headquarters of Ardo- Kola Local Government Area of the state, at about 11.30pm on Monday. They also reportedly abducted the monarch’s wife, son and four other people in the town before leaving for two neighbouring villages where they kidnapped four villagers, including a nursing mother. The motive behind the killing of the monarch is still umknown but sources in the area…

THE district head of Ruwan Rana in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Makau and five others were abducted by bandits in the early hours of Saturday. Similarly, one other person was also killed during the attack. An indigene of the area, Muhammad Musa, told this newspaper that, the bandits who rode motorcycles entered Ruwan Rana town in the early hours of Saturday. Musa said the bandits, who arrived in the town around 3am began shooting sporadically and later went from house to house where they abducted the district head and five other prominent persons. He also explained…

THE Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal on Saturday affirmed the election of Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri as duly elected Governor of the state in the March 2023 governorship election. Delivering the judgment, Justice Theodora Obi Uloho said the petitioners failed to prove allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022. News Point Nigeria had reported that the Adamawa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal had fixed October 28, 2023, to deliver judgment on the suit challenging the election of Governor Fintiri. After the Adamawa governorship election which dragged into a supplementary poll and some controversial moments. the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had…

BANDITS have attacked the Nasarawa area in Maru town, the headquarters of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The invaders stormed the area in the early hours of Friday and shot sporadically to scare residents. They were said to have arrived at the LG in large numbers heavily armed. Police authorities in the state are yet to confirm the latest attack. The Zamfara Police Command spokesman Yazid Abubakar did not respond to phone calls put across to him by News Point Nigeria. However, a resident of the town who pleaded anonymity because of security reasons, told Channels Television that…

A SUSPECTED armed robber and car thief have escaped from a correctional centre in Katsina. One of the suspects, Abba Kala was accused of masterminding several robbery and car snatching operations in Katsina, Plateau and other neighbouring states. Kala was said to have used his phone while in detention at the correctional facility in Katsina to organise a successful car-snatching operation. The controller of correctional services in Katsina, Muhammad Abdulmumini Haruna, confirmed the incident. He said escaping from the custody of security agencies was not something new. “It is not something new for crime suspects to escape from the custody…

ENVIOUS of developmental strides in Kano State, youth under the aegis of North East Youth Progressive Union and Coalition for Democratic Rights Group have challenged Governors in the North to copy Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s template of poverty alleviation and human capital development which they described as practical and impacting. The Northeast youth groups made the call on Wednesday in Yola, Adamawa State capital, where they converged for a press conference Recall that Kano State Government under the watch of Governor Yusuf has rebirth an education-for-masses policy started by former Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, which provides opportunities for free…

THE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has nominated Gombe state for the prestigious ‘Most Digitally Compliant State’ award. The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, who conveyed the nomination to Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, in a letter,  highlighted that the award was a direct result of Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s impressive strides in the field of Information Technology. The award was earned through a series of remarkable initiatives of Governor Inuwa Yahaya- led administration through exceptional policies which encompass a wide array of accomplishments, including significantly reducing the Right of Way fee thereby promoting digital infrastructure development, providing essential ICT…

UNIDENTIFIED assailants fatally stabbed an NCE III female student of Gombe State College of Education, in the Billiri Local Government Area of the state at the weekend. This newspaper learnt that the killers traced the student to her room in a private hostel located at the Zazzagawa quarters of Billiri town. A resident of the area said the deceased who hailed from Baganje town of Billiri LGA was killed early Sunday morning by yet-to-be-identified persons, who fled the scene after killing the woman. Gombe State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, confirmed the incident, saying the…

BANDITS in their numbers have raided Danmusa town, the headquarters of Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing nine residents. A resident of the town, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told our reporter that the gunmen attacked the town around 8pm on Sunday and operated for hours, killing nine people, including a policeman. He said the bandits also kidnapped yet to be ascertained number of people and wounded several others. He added that the attackers conducted house to house raid, where they carted away valuables. “As I speak to you, there are security agents shooting guns,” he said.…

SUSPECTED Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a Customs House (the official Customs quarters in the state) in Geidam town, Geidam LGA, Yobe State, killing one officer, identified as Usman Gombe. This newspaper gathered that the insurgents stormed the customs house along Maine Soroa road in a Volkswagen Golf and a Land Rover around 10pm on Saturday and started shooting. “They struck when they were sure the customs officers had retired home. Panicked by the rain of bullets, the officers scampered for safety, some escaped through the gate, while others scaled the fence. “Unfortunately, one of the officers, Usman Gombe, was…