THE District Head of Kasuwar Daji under Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Sarkin Fada, has been abducted by armed bandits in his residence in the early hours of today, Thursday. The bandits who stormed the Kasuwar Daji community in their large numbers, are said to have moved straight to the village head’s house where they abducted him to an unknown destination. Residents said the bandits fired several gunshots in order to frighten those within the village who wanted to rescue their chief. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, CSP Mohammed Shehu confirmed the abduction to News Point…
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THE Islamic State of the West African Province has reportedly abducted three humanitarian workers and two security guards of Family Health International in Borno State. The terrorists, in their numbers, stormed the guest house of the NGO “in a silent operation at about 4 a.m on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, and whisked them away to an unknown destination,” Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region reports. The NGO, FHI 360, is a US-based nonprofit human development and non-governmental organisation dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people The publication added that there was no official…
FIVE Nigerian soldiers died after their vehicle hit a mine suspected to have been planted by Islamic State group-aligned terrorists near the border with Niger, security sources said Wednesday. The unit was on a routine patrol in Laayi village near the northeastern town of Damasak on Monday when they drove over a mine, two militia leaders told AFP. The soldiers set off an improvised explosive device suspected to have been planted by the Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) group, militia leader Babakura Kolo said. The explosion “killed all five troops on board”, he said. The terrorists had attacked the village…
TROOPS of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have killed no fewer than five armed bandits during separate encounters in Zamfara State. News Point Nigeria exclusively gathered that the troops, while on regular routine patrol at Damri District of Bakura Local Government of Zamfara, had credible intelligence on bandits movement with large numbers of rustled cattle.’ The troops swiftly mobilised to their routes and a heavy gun battle occurred with armed bandits near Galadimai village in the Damri district under the Bakura Local Government Area of the state. After the encounter, three armed bandits were neutralised, while others fled with several gunshot…
TWO more Chibok schoolgirls who had remained in captivity were rescued last Sunday following massive troops operations in some parts of Sambisa forest. A reliable security officer at the 7 Div, Maimalari Cantonment who is not authorized to talk to the press confirmed the development to our Correspondent on Monday evening. This is even as the Nigerian troops of 21 Armored Brigade Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) Bama, have repelled an attack of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists on the outskirts of the town in Borno. It was gathered that the terrorists stormed the town from the Sambisa…
APC Expels Governorship Aspirant, Senator-Elect In Taraba THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State has expelled a governorship aspirant of the party in the just concluded 2023 general elections David Sabo Kente for alleged anti-party activities. The party has also suspended the Senator-elect for Taraba South District David Jimkuta for anti-party activities during the elections. At a press conference in Jalingo, the state capital, the chairman of the party Elsudi Ibrahim asked that Sabo-Kente stop parading himself as a member of the party and has recommended the Senator-elect to the national executive committee office for expulsion. Elsudi insists he…
TROOPS of Operation Hadarin Daji on Saturday neutralised seven terrorists, apprehended two others and destroyed several of their camps in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara. The Director, Defence Madia Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Danmadami said the troops achieved the feat during an encounter with the bandits at Birnin Tsaba, Tsanu, Lamba, Gabas, Gidan Kaso, and Dumburum Forest in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. He said the troops recovered seven motorcycles, two empty AK 47 magazines and one Baofeng radio. According to him, following the arrest of a…
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…
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…