Author: Sani Nura

SOME gunmen killed a housewife and wounded her husband in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, on Sunday. The spokesman of the state Police Command, SP Usman Abdullahi, disclosed the unfortunate incident to Daily Trust in a telephone interview. The incident occurred at the Mile 6 area of Jalingo metropolis of the state. Abdullahi mentioned that the attackers entered the house of one Mr. Balanko Gamalia and shot him and his wife in an attempt to abduct them. The wife was reported to have died on the spot while the injured husband is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Jalingo. He…

REPENTANT Boko Haram terrorists have called on the government to provide them with a means of livelihood as they resettle back into communities having undergone series of rehabilitation. Speaking exclusively to News Point Nigeria at the Bulumkutu Rehabilitation Centre, Maiduguri where the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, distributed food items to them and some rescued Chibok girls, the former insurgents expressed concerns on their current status, adding that some of them are thinking of returning to the bush. “I am still living in the camp although I have been freed by the authorities but I have…

THREE top military officers in Burkina Faso have been arrested and charged with plotting against the ruling junta, the country’s military prosecutor said on late Friday. Investigators last week received a tipoff about “soldiers and former soldiers working in intelligence” who were scouting out the homes and other locations used by key figures in the junta, including strongman Captain Ibrahim Traore, he said in a statement. Their goal was to “destabilise… the transition”, it said, referring to a term used to describe interim military rule before promised elections. Investigations led to the arrest of the three, who have been ordered…

THE Bauchi State House of Assembly has rejected the nomination of Mr Ishaku Yankari as the state Auditor General on the ground that the executive breached the criteria for his appointment. Speaker of the House, Rt Hon. Abubakar Y Suleiman, disclosed this during the plenary on Friday, shortly after the reports of the House Committee on Public Account in respect of the screening of the nominee was presented by the committee chairman, Hon. Mubarak Haruna (Jama’are Constituency). Last week, the State Governor, Bala Mohammed, forwarded Yakari’s name to the House as a nominee for the Auditor-General of Bauchi State. The…

THE security of lives and property in the eastern part of Sokoto State appears to have hit an all-time low as undesirable elements now enjoy free reign in killing, kidnapping, and maiming innocent members of the communities. Consequently, fear of the unknown has gripped the affected communities, especially those in Isa, Sabon Birni, Rabah, Goronyo, and Illela Local Council Areas of the state, whose natives have been forced to resign their fate in the hands of Allah. The new wave of uncertainty now pervading Sokoto East has also resulted in many people not visiting or staying in their native communities,…

KATSINA State Governor, Dikko Radda, says his administration has so far recruited at least 1,500 Community Watch Officers drawn from the eight frontline local government areas of the state. This he said, is part of measures to empower the residents to defend themselves against terrorist attacks. Radda, who was speaking on Wednesday during a media chat held at the Katsina Government House as part of activities to mark his 100 days in office, maintained that insecurity important to his administration, hence his government has attacked it head-on. According to the Governor, the creation of the Ministry of Internal Security and…

GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, is elated over the judgment by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which has unanimously affirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 Presidential election. Governor Inuwa Yahaya, who is also the Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, described the judgment as a victory for democracy and truth, and a momentous affirmation of the Nigerian people’s trust in President Tinubu’s leadership. “This victory is a testament to the strength of our democracy, the resilience of our institutions, and the belief of our people in a brighter future,” Governor Inuwa Yahaya said. He…

THE Katsina State Government on Sunday launched the distribution of palliatives in the Kankara Local Government Area of the State. This followed the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government which caused economic hardship including the hike in foodstuff prices and other essential commodities. The State Deputy Governor, Hon. Faruk Lawal Jobe, while launching the distribution exercise in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state, explained that the palliatives will cover all the 361 wards of the state where each of the 6,652 polling units will be given five bags of rice. He announced that there are a…

BAUCHI-GOMBE Road has once again cut off, leaving motorists, commuters, and traders stranded. This comes just weeks after heavy rainfall wreaked havoc on Kalajanga village, Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State on August 19, resulting in the initial road closure. It was reported that palliatives were undertaken to reopen the road, providing temporary relief for travellers. However, the repaired section collapsed again on Monday. The road links Bauchi with four Northeast states of Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba, Borno and extends to the North Central states of Plateau and Nasarawa. See pictures below:

A 100-LEVEL course 9 police cadet, A.S. Jika, dropped dead at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, on Saturday, after being continuously starved and malnourished for over two weeks. News Point Nigeria gathered that, Jika, who hailed from Adamawa State, is son of late DIG Abdullahi Jika and he was in the Department of Computer Science. The deceased cadet collapsed inside a toilet in the early hours of Saturday. A cadet, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid being victimized, said the victim was rushed to the academy’s clinic. “He was left untreated because there are no drugs…

FOLLOWING persistent insecurity challenges, the Zamfara State Government announced the immediate closure of some cattle markets (Kara) temporarily in five local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner of Information and Culture Mannir Mu’azu Haidara announced this in a statement and made available to newsmen on Sunday. The statement said, the affected cattles markets are, Danjibga and kunchin kalgo in Tsafe local government, Bagega and Wuya cattles market in Anka, Dangulbi and Dansadau in Maru, Dauran in Zurmi and Nasarawar Burkullu in Bukkuyim local government area respectively. According to the commissioner, the decision to temporarily closed the cattle markets…

THE Chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum and  Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has felicitated with the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,  Senator Kashim Shettima GCON on the occasion of his 57th Birthday. Governor Inuwa described Shettima as a patriot and dependable ally with outstanding pedigree and exceptional competence. “Your illustrious career and political journey which saw you serve meritoriously as Senator of the Federal Republic,  Governor of Borno State, and also assuming the highly influential position of Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, afforded you the opportunity to make significant contributions towards the development…

BANDITS have attacked worshippers in a Mosque at Saya-Saya village in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing seven people. Five of the victims were gunned down in the mosque, while the remaining two other victims were killed at different locations within the area. The incident happened around 8pm when the villagers were performing Isha’i (Sunset) prayers at a local mosque, according to local sources. A resident of the village, Dan Asabe, said two other villagers who sustained gunshot wounds were rushed to the hospital for treatment. The village Head, Malam Abdulrahaman Yusuf, confirmed the incident, saying the head…

THE Gombe State Government has announced an increment in workers’ salary by N10,000 across board to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Briefing newsmen in Gombe, the Deputy Governor, Dr. Manassah Daniel Jatau said it was part of the measures taken by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya to reduce the economic impact of the subsidy removal on workers. He said that Gov. Inuwa Yahaya is concerned about the welfare of civil servants and residents of the state through various interventions since the COVID-19 pandemic. He said since the fuel subsidy removal, the state government had taken measures towards cushioning its…

THE Zamfara State All Progressives Congress (APC) has in strong terms dismissed allegations of its involvement in a plan to bribe election petitions tribunal judges in the suit by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It also denied claims of an alleged move to mobilise members of the state House of Assembly to impeach Governor Dauda Lawal as contained in a leaked audio by one Anas Anka. In a swift reaction made available to journalists in Gusau on Wednesday, the APC State Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, said Anka was never a supporter nor a card-carrying member of the APC in…

GOMBE State Governor,  Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya CON has directed the immediate closure of all ‘Gala Houses’ within the State. The Secretary to the State Government,  Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, who announced the directive, said the measure followed series of complaints from the general public on the incessant immoral, criminal activities and security breaches being perpetrated in such night clubs. The Governor has, consequently, ordered the the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Civil Defence Corps and the Operation Hattara to mobilise their personnel to effect the directive and ensure strict compliance. For the avoidance of doubt, the affected Gala Houses are: Jami’a Gidan…

THE Zamfara State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a one-week ultimatum To the state government to settle four months’ salary arrears of 17 medical doctors among other practitioners at the Yarima Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, or face industrial action. The state NMA Chairman, Dr Sanusi Bello, who addressed journalists on Monday in Gusau, the state capital, also cited the July 2023 salaries of all medical doctors at the hospital, and eight months’ allowances to visiting consultants and professors, which resulted in the withdrawal of services of some of the consultants. Bello said the association had resolved…

A FORMER Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State, Victor Bala Kona, is dead. He died in the early hours of Sunday in Abuja after a brief illness. A press statement from the media aide to Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State, Emmanuel Bello confirming the Bala Kona’s death, described his passage as a painful one. ”We didn’t only lose a political icon but a father and a consummate family man. Hon. Victor Bala Kona’s place in our history is one that is assured and would be respected at all times. His death came at a time…

THE planned outage will last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. within the period. The organisation made the announcement in a statement issued by its Head, Corporate Communications, Dr Friday Elijah, on Saturday in Jos. He explained that the planned outage by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) was to enable its Local Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors to make installations. ‘’The planned outage by TCN is to enable its EPCC contractors to safely connect the gantry beam of the new APO line to the existing Lafia line-Jos 330kv double circuit. ‘’Please note that there will be an increase…

THE Kebbi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), on Friday, confirmed the death of two of its officers by gunmen, saying a manhunt had begun to arrest and prosecute the suspects. The spokesperson for the command, Mubarak Mustapha, in a statement, said the incident occurred on Thursday, around 1:28 pm as a team conducted a stop-and-search operation along Bunza-Dakingari-Koko Road. Heavy gunfire by suspected bandits in an ash-coloured Toyota Corolla vehicle led to the death of the operatives. See the full statement below: PRESS RELEASE GRUESOME MURDER OF TWO CUSTOMS OFFICERS BY GUNMEN IN KEBBI STATE 1. On…