TWO years after the abduction of dozens of schoolgirls from Federal Government College Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State, four of the remaining 11 girls in captivity have regained their freedom. News Point Nigeria reports that the four girls, Bilha Musa, Faiza Ahmed, Rahma Abdullahi and Hafsa Murtala were released by notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide on Friday evening. “It took six days of negations in the forest before four of the girls were released to us,” Salim Kaoje told this newspaper on Saturday morning. “We have seven more still in captivity and two of the parents are still in the…
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THE House of Representatives member-elect for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency in Taraba State, Isma’ila Maihanchi, is dead. Maihanchi died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness at the age of 37. He won the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A source in the family told News Point Nigeria his remains would be laid to rest according to Islamic rites later in the day.
THE immediate past Governor of the Adamawa State, Senator Muhammad Umar Jibrilla Bindow has congratulated the Governor of the state, Rt Hon Umaru Fintiri on his re-election by the people of Adamawa to serve for another term in the just concluded elections. Bindow in a congratulatory message, issued and signed by the Publicity Secretary of the Bindow Support Group (BSG), Nuruddeen Kama, Wednesday, also praised the resilience and calmness of the people of the state. The former governor praised the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC for preserving democracy in the state and the country at large. The former Governor also…
SECURITY operatives have arrived the state collation centre in Yola, the Adamawa State capital as officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reconvene. News Point Nigeria reports that, INEC Administrative Secretary in the state, Adamu Gujungu, who has been mandated by to take the place of the erring Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa Ari was seen at the collation centre. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye is expected at the collation centre. INEC had on Sunday suspended collation for the Saturday supplementary governorship election in Adamawa after Ari announced Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru…
THE Kashere ward of the All Progressives Congress in Gombe State has expelled former Governor Danjuma Goje over alleged anti-party activities. Goje is a serving senator representing Gombe Central and Senator-elect under the platform of the APC. News Point Nigeria had earlier reported that Goje was expected to face a five-man committee on an investigation into his alleged anti-party activities with a two-week timeframe for the committee to complete its report. Others also investigated and later expelled in the state include: Member representing Yalmatu Deba Federal Constituency, Yunusa Abubakar, and a senator representing Gombe South, Bulus Amos. Announcing the resolution…
OYO State Governor Seyi Makinde has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to do the right thing by declaring the authentic winner of the governorship election in Adamawa State. A mild drama played out on Sunday at the Adamawa State Collation Centre in Yola when the State Resident Electoral Commissioner Hudu Yunusa Ari controversially declared Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the polls, a move that was not within his constitutionally given authority. The action has since been condemned by many political parties, concerned Nigerians as well as Civil Society…
TROOPS of Operation Hadarin Daji in Zamfara State have foiled an attack by armed bandits on Anka town, Headquaters of Anka Local Government Area and killed four bandits on Monday (today). News Point Nigeria gathered that the troops who acted on intelligence report about the terrorists move to attack the town, engaged the Bandits in a gun duel which lasted for several hours. Sources told News Point Nigeria that the troops conducted a fighting patrol to the bandits’ route at Tungar Mai-Rakuma village in Anka LGA and gun battle ensued. However, the troops overpowered the bandits and forced them to…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Nasiru Idris, has been declared the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Kebbi State. Idris was declared the winner by the Returning Officer for Kebbi State on Sunday in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. He defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Maj-Gen. Aminu Bande (rtd.). More details in a while…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as winner of the Adamawa Governorship election. Prof Hudu Yunus Ari, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa, declared Binani as winner midway into the collation. Results from 10 out of the 20 local government areas had been declared while the exercise was adjourned till 11am. However, Ari announced the final result an hour before the scheduled time. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was leading before the pronouncement was made. Some PDP supporters in the hall had protested why the announcement was…
THE candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Suleiman Gummi has been declared winner of the supplementary elections conducted at Gummi- Bukkuyum Federal Constituency in Zamfara State. He polled 35,664 votes to defeat his closest challenger and the candidate of the All Progressives (APC) Ahmad Gummi who scored 35, 058 votes. The collation officer of the 2023 Gummi- Bukkuyum supplementary elections Dr. Lawal Saad declared Suleiman the winner having scored the highest number of votes and satisfied the requirements of the law. The supplementary election in the constituency was declared inconclusive due to overvoting and violence at some polling units…
POLICE officers attached to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Adamawa have barred journalists from entering the state collation centre. Journalists, who were already accredited for both presidential and gubernatorial elections, were shocked when they were turned away by policemen. According to them, they have their lists of accredited journalists which they will later call to enter the collation centre. Our correspondent learnt from sources that there is an attempt to move the INEC collation centre from the bank road to Dougerei. This led to a series of protests by some party supporters who vowed to resist any…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yobe State has declared Ibrahim Bomai as the duly elected Senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District. Announcing the result on Saturday at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum, the Returning Officer, Abatcha Melemi explained Bomai of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 69,596 votes to defeat his closest opponent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Halilu Mazagane who polled 68,885 votes. INEC had earlier declared the election in zone inconclusive resulting from over voting at Manawachi polling unit in the Fika Local Government Area of the state. The Returning Officer, who could…
VOTING is yet to commence in the affected 14 polling units in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. News Point Nigeria reports that, at 11:57am, in the Bolki Ward where there are 13 polling units, officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were seen sorting out electoral materials for onward distribution to the Polling Units. During the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections, election did not hold in Bolki because of the same challenge of late arrival of INEC officials and materials. The ward has 7,805 registered voters with 7,357 collected Permanent Voter Cards, the highest…
THE two female students of Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State, have regained freedom after spending 12 days in captivity. The students were kidnapped after armed men broke into their apartment situated at Sabon Gida community. The Zamfara State Students Association acknowledged the release, but did not state if ransom was paid. The Public Relations Officer of the association, Umar Abubakar, rejoiced with the school management and parents of the students, who had to go through the trauma of the abduction. “We commend loudly the commitment of the school management for and their tireless efforts for the release of the abducted…
FOUR bandits have been neutralized and several others escaped with various gunshot wounds following an encounter with police patrol teams in Katsina State. News Point Nigeria reports that, the incident which occurred on Friday at about noon, saw the police exchange fire with the terrorists at the residence of one monarch, Sarkin Fulani of Danmarke village, located in Dagwarwa District, Kurfi Local Government Area of the state. Sources told this newspaper that, the gunmen in their numbers were shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles at the village when the security operatives arrived, following a distress call. The officers led by…
FIFTEEN bandits with pledged loyalists to the bandit kingpin, Dankarami, have been killed by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in Zamfara State. The casualties include Dankarami’s top commander simply identified as Jarfa. The terrorists who attempted to attack Gidan Danjimma and Kirifada communities within Birnin-magaji Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, were successfully repelled by the troops in conjunction with local vigilantes. As at the time of filing this report, sources told News Point Nigeria that the bandits in their large numbers were conducting the burial of their deceased members at a graveyard in Mai Tsaba village under…
THE Northwest geopolitical zone that produced the highest votes for the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will be left with nothing after President Muhammadu Buhari’s exit next month unless it gets the senate presidency. This was revealed by a Coalition for Advance Democracy (COAD) on Wednesday while reacting to the statement credited to the National Vice Chairman, Northwest of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Salihu Lukman, where he said that it is unethical for senators-elect from the Northwest zone to aspire for the senate presidency. The coalition of CSOs drawn from 36 states of the federation and the FCT said…
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has retained its growth forecast of 3.2 percent for Nigeria’s economy in 2023. The IMF, in its World Economic Outlook for April 2023 titled ‘A Rocky Recovery’, also forecast a three percent growth in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024. Other countries highlighted in its 2023 projections were USA (1.6%), Germany (-0.1%), France (0.7%), Italy (0.7%), Spain (1.5%). Japan (1.3%), UK (-0.3%), and Canada (1.5%). Others are China (5.2%), India (5.9%), Russia (0.7%), Brazil (0.9%), Mexico (1.8%), Saudi Arabia (3.1%), and South Africa (0.1%). The projection by the Washington DC-based global lender comes…
A VIGILANCE group, Nasarawa Eggon Unit, on Monday arrested six suspected kidnappers in their hideout. The group invaded their hideout at Tudun Waya, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State and also rescued seven abducted victims during the raid. The suspects were said to be responsible for the recent spate of kidnapping-for-ransom along the Akwanga/Nasarawa Eggon/Lafia road. It was also gathered that after their arrest, the six suspects were taken to the state Police Headquarters, Lafia for further investigation and prosecution. The feat achieved by the Vigilante attracted cheers from residents of the area who trooped out to watch…
GUNMEN, who kidnapped children and women in Wanzamai village, Zamfara State have demanded N30 million ransom, a family source told our source. Suspected bandits had on Thursday abducted at least 80 persons from farmlands in Zamfara and Katsina states. A resident of Wanzamai village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State identified as Sani Wanzamai said about 80 children from Wanzamai village were kidnapped and more than 20 other persons from neighbouring villages were abducted. Our correspondent learnt that the abductors had called some of the victims’ families and demanded that N60m must be paid before the children can…