TROOPS of Operation Hadarin Daji on Friday rescued nine kidnapped victims in the Bukuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State It was gathered that the troops, while carrying out routine patrol and providing protection for farmers in their farmlands, acted on a distress call on armed bandits at Mailere village under Gwashi district in the Bukuyyum area. A top military source who preferred anonymity told News Point Nigeria that the troops mobilised swiftly to the scene of the incident and contact was made with the armed bandits at the entrance of the community. However, the troops engaged the armed bandits…
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THE Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has approved the appointment of Nigeria’s former minister of state for agriculture and rural development, Malam Bukar Tijani, as Secretary to Borno State Government. The appointment was announced by the Governor’s spokesman Malam Isa Gusau in a statement issued on Wednesday. The statement noted that Zulum considered Tijani’s very high-level experience from his services as minister from July 2011 to September 2013 and as Assistant Secretary-General/Assistant Director-General (ASG/ADG) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). Through both offices and other national positions such as being the national coordinator for Nigeria’s…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON and Chairman of Northern States’ Governors’ Forum has pledged to lead the process of sustaining peace in the 19 states in Northern Nigeria. He aims to change the narrative and create room for more development in the region. Governor Inuwa Yahaya made this declaration after meeting behind closed doors with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He stated that he would work with the support of the Federal government and various State governments to find solutions to the problems in the region. He said: “As the Chairman of the Northern…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON says one of the policy thrust of his administration is hinged on the delivery of quality and affordable healthcare. He noted that, the inauguration of a State-of-the- art medical facility and modern diagnostic centre in Tula, Kaltungo Local Government area of the state is a significant step towards achieving this goal. The Governor was speaking during a ceremony preceding the official commissioning of the health facility in Tula Wange. Governor Inuwa Yahaya noted that the construction and equipping of the health facility by the Jennifer Etuh Foundation is one out of the numerous…
SUSPECTED diphtheria outbreak has killed at least 30 children and left 42 at the isolation center of the Specialist Hospital in Potiskum Local Government area of Yobe State. Tandari, Misau Road, Sabuwar Sakateriya, Arikime, Ramin Kasa, Boriya, Igwanda and Texaco quarters are the most affected areas, this newspaper can confirm. A source at the Isolation center of the Specialist hospital in Potiskum revealed that they are faced with inadequate drugs to contain the situation. The source said so far about 46 cases have been admitted with more than 5 casualties. This newspaper correspondent learnt that more than 20 children have…
THE Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of four policemen by armed bandits on Monday night during an attack in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The spokesperson for the command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, said four of their personnel were killed during the midnight attack on a police checkpoint along Gusau-Bungudu road. “We went there this morning and I can confirm to you that four of our personnel were killed during the attack, they were on patrol where they used to mount checkpoint before moving to another location, the bandits engaged them unaware.” News Point Nigeria had…
GOVERNOR Nasiru Idris of Kebbi has relieved his Special Adviser on Youths, Alhaji Babangida Sarki of his appointment sequel to an ‘immoral’ posting he made on his WhatsApp status story. This is contained in statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ahmed Idris on Monday made available to News Point Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi. “The governor, who was enraged by the obnoxious development said the aide trampled on the moral and social ethos of the Kebbi society, which is largely Islamic. “Idris promised that his administration would not condone any of such acts that denigrate the morality and integrity…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has extended his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the President and Commander-in of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR on his emergence as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu was unanimously elected as Chairman of ECOWAS during the 63rd ordinary session of the authority of West African Heads of State and Government in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. In a congratulatory message he personally signed. Governor Inuwa, who is also the Chairman…
THE much awaited Gombe Inter-Primary Schools AthIetics Championship got off to resounding start inside the Main Bowl of Pantami Stadium with over 37 schools in attendance. It started with the Girls’ 100m heats which stretched to seven, the Boys’ 100m heats was delayed to make way for the opening ceremony. Speaking, the chairman of Gombe State Athletics Association, Ahmad Shuaibu Gara Gombe, said he decided to bankrolled the championship as of his contribution to uncover the hidden talented athletes at grassroots level. Gara Gombe added that the association will welcome the State Government, wealthy individuals and corporate organisations support aimed…
TROOPS of Operation Hadarin Daji on Friday killed dozens of bandits and rescued 24 abductees in the Kabugu Lamba, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The troops received an intelligent report on a bandit hideout at Kabugu Lamba forest where kidnapped victims were concentrated, News Point Nigeria was reliably informed. A military source told our correspondent that the troops responded swiftly with a fighting patrol to the general area. However, on reaching the location, heavy gunfire occurred for hours between the bandits and the Nigerian Army troops and due to the troops’ superior firepower, the armed bandits fled, abandoning…
OVERLAND Airways, will soon commence a scheduled commercial flight services from Abuja to Gombe. The Managing Director of Overland Airways, Captain Edward Boyo, disclosed this after a meeting with Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON at the Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. The operation, he said, will commence in earnest within the next four weeks , adding that it will be optimally serviced to ensure maximum benefits of air travel on Abuja- Gombe route. The Managing Director assured Governor Inuwa that the flight services to Gombe will be highly reliable and will contribute to economic development of Gombe state, especially…
ZAMFARA State Governor, Dauda Lawal has signed an Executive Order restructuring the state government ministries from 28 to 16. The measure is to cut wastage in government and eliminate duplication of functions, his Spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris said on Thursday. In a statement, Idris said the governor signed the Executive Order at the Council Chambers of the Government House, Gusau, the state capital. The newly approved ministries are those of Agriculture; Budget and Planning; Science and Technology; Environment and Natural Resources; Finance; Health; and Commerce; Trade and Industry, Others are Information and Culture; Justice; Housing and Urban Development; Local Government and…
JUSTICE James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted bail to the former Head of the Rapid Response Team, Abba Kyari after 18 months in prison custody for refusing to escape the Kuje Prison when it was attacked on July 5, 2022. Justice Omotosho ruled that the fact that Kyari and his team refused to escape when the Prison was attacked, where about 90 per cent of the inmates escaped, has proven that Kyari is ready to face any allegations against him. The judge further said all the allegations are bailable and he is not a flight risk.…
EIGHT suspects have been arrested in Katsina State after burning a vehicle belonging to the police in the state. It was gathered that the suspects were protesting as officers tried to arrest a traffic offender on Tuesday at Kofar Guga, one of the busiest roads in the Katsina metropolis. Some eyewitnesses attributed the suspects’ actions to the incessant extortion of motorists by police operatives. The Police Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the incident in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Wednesday. According to the police spokesman, the protesters aided the traffic offender’s escape before they set the…
BANDITS have killed a legal practitioner identified as Barrister Ahmad Muhammad Abubakar in his home at Kotorkoshi Town, Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Until his death, Barrister Muhammad was the welfare Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Gusau Branch. He was also the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the Bungudu West constituency of Zamfara State House of Assembly in this year’s general elections. Although the Zamfara State Police Command is yet to be briefed on the incident, a close associate of the lawyer confirmed the killing to News Point Nigeria. Identifying himself as Aminu…
GUNMEN invaded the palace of the Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bahago, on Tuesday evening, shooting two guards. This newspaper gathered that one of the staff of the palace who was sent to the bank to get some cash was trailed by the gunmen who drove in a private car. Our correspondent gathered that the Emir was in the palace while gunmen shot sporadically to scare people away before they made away with undisclosed amount of cash belonging to the Minna Emirate. Two of the injured palace guards were reportedly taken to Minna General Hospital for medical attention. An…
THE Federal Government is set to reduce the importation of drugs in the country from 60% to 40% to promote the local manufacturing of drugs. The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Salma Anas-Ibrahim made this disclosure at a workshop organised to strengthen the World Health Organisation Nigeria country cooperation strategy in Abuja. According to Anas-Ibrahim, this is part of President Bola Tinubu’s priority agenda to bridge the gap in country’s health sector. Other priority areas include increase and improve access to equal health care services, national health insurance for at least 40% of Nigeria’s population to ensure all…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has attributed the achievements so far recorded by his administration to sound financial management system that functions within the realm of an effective accounting environment. Governor Inuwa Yahaya stated this when he granted audience to leadership of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria ANAN led by its President and Chairman of Council, Dr. James Neminebo at the Government House. The Governor noted that without a prudent and deligent application of financial and human resources, organisations and government institutions alike may derail from the basic norms of effective management which can eventually lead…
A SEVEN-MONTH-OLD baby boy named Habibu has been found sleeping on his mother’s back 30 hours after she was shot dead by bandits on the Pandogari-Allawa road in Shiroro LGA of Niger State. This newspaper gathered that bandits blocked the Pandogari-Allawa road a day to Sallah and shot six passengers, including an SS 2 student of the Maryam Babangida Girls’ Science College, Minna, Hauwa Aliyu, and the mother of the baby to death. The President of Lakpma Youth Assembly, Jibril Allawa, told this newspaper that, “Miraculously, the baby was one of the survivors of the attack in which six people…
TARABA State Governor, Agbu Kefas has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Karim town, the headquarters of Karim Lamido Local Government Area (LGA) and its environs effective July 2, 2023. The curfew was necessitated by renewed communal conflicts in some parts of the local government area after the killing of over thirty lives. In a statement, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Yusuf Sanda said security agencies have been mandated to ensure strict compliance and any person or group of persons found violating the order should be dealt with in accordance with the law. “All ward heads, village heads, traditional…