THE Campaign Organisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), PDP Govs, Senators and party elders planned a mass protest to INEC office tomorrow Monday, News Point Nigeria gathered. According to an invitation letter, signed by the PDP PCO’s director admin, Ibrahim Bashir, exclusively obtained by News Point Nigeria, the protest is scheduled to take off from Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja. The letter states that, the dress code for the protest march is all black and the National Chairman, Dr Iyrochia Ayu, the Vice Presidential Candidate and Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Okowa, Governors of; Akwa Ibom and Chairman of PCC,…
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PRESIDENT-ELECT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has thanked world leaders, groups, and individuals for the flurry of congratulatory messages since his victory at the February 25th polls. The All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP)’s Peter Obi, and others in the keenly-contested election which have triggered a wave of congratulatory messages from far and wide. In an appreciation post, the former Lagos State governor said the torrent of congratulatory messages since his declaration has been “overwhelming”. “I deeply appreciate the congratulatory messages that have come in from friends and well-wishers from home…
ARMED bandits attacked the headquarters of Maru Local Government of Zamfara State on Saturday night, killing a divisional police officer and two others. News Point Nigeria reports that, the gunmen who in their numbers stormed Maru, shot sporadically, forcing residents to scamper for safety. Upon getting the information of the attack, the Divisional Police Officer of the Local Government, Kazeem Raheem, mobilized his men and some local vigilantes to repel the bandits. However, the DPO, a sergeant named Rabiu Bagobiri and one vigilante official identified as Shehu Chuka, were killed in the process in the counter offensive. Zamfara State Police Command…
THE All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger State has suspended the state Chairman, Haliru Zakari Jikantoro over alleged anti-party activities during the just-concluded presidential and National Assembly elections. The Kashini ward executive of the party in the Agwara Local Government Area of the state suspended Jikantoro, accusing him of violating the party’s constitution, and causing crisis in the party ahead of governorship and state assembly polls. The party ward executive in a letter of suspension dated March 2nd, 2023, signed by the 21 member executives which was addressed to Agwara local government chairman of the party and made available to…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the appointment of the immediate past elected Deputy Chairmen of the 11 local Government Councils and all the 114 Councilors as Caretakers in their respective positions with immediate effect. The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi announced the Governor’s approval in a statement today. He said all the appointees are to report to the SSG’s office to collect their letters of appointment and resume duties immediately. Recall that following the expiration of the tenure of the elected Local Government Chairmen, Deputy Chairmen and Councillors on 21st December 2022, Governor…
GUNMEN suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two wives and a son of Chief of Sarkin Kudu in Taraba State. According to BBC Hausa, the incident happened mid night Friday when the assailants forced their way into the palace of the monarch in Ibbi Local Government Area and abducted his family members. News Point Nigeria further gathered that, the monarch, Dansalama Adamu, a third class chief, had travelled out of his chiefdom when the gunmen stormed his palace. At the time of filing this report the whereabouts of the monarch’s wives and son remained unknown and there was no contact…
MANY people were allegedly injured and more than 10 vehicles suffered various levels of damage when suspected thugs of the All Progressives Congress attacked supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party at the House of Representatives collation centre for Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Constituency in Bununu town in Bauchi State. A former Senior Special Assistant on Media to Yakubu Dogara, the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Iliya Habila, in an interview with journalists, said he narrowly escaped being lynched by the thugs who were armed to the teeth. Habila, a former Chairman, Bogoro Local Government Area and a chieftain of…
TWO National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have died, while the scheme imposed a repeat of service year on three others for allegedly absconding from duty in Sokoto state. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Alhaji Usman Yakubu-Yaro, disclosed this at the presentation of certificates to 2022 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Corps members on Friday in Sokoto. Yakubu-Yaro said that six other corps members had their services extended by different periods for offences of absenteeism, among others. He said that the scheme had zero tolerance for truancy and those caught engaging in such would be sanctioned appropriately. According to him,…
THE senator representing Bauchi South senatorial district under the New Nigerian People’s Party, Lawal Yahaya Gumau, has defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state. Gumau, a former member of the House of Representatives representing Toro Federal Constituency, contested and won the senate seat under the All Progressives Congress. However, after failing to get the APC ticket to contest the Senate seat in the 2023 general elections, he decamped to the NNPP and got the ticket after serious wrangling between him and the current Member of the House of Representatives representing Bauchi Federal Constituency, Yakubu Shehu. He was…
THE Labour Party (LP) in Adamawa has disowned its Governorship candidate, Alhaji Umaru Mustapha, over alleged anti-party during the presidential election. Mr Christopher Nicolas, the state LP Chairman, confirmed this at a news conference in Yola on Thursday. According to him, Mustapha had addressed newsmen before the presidential election urging his supporters to vote for APC. Nicolas appreciated the good people in the state for their massive votes for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate. He called on the party supporters to get their PVCs ready and vote for the party’s candidates aspiring for state assembly on Match 11. “On behalf…
THE Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar On Thursday chased away the reconciliation delegation team sent by the President-Elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A reliable source close to the former vice president told News Point Nigeria in an exclusive chat via phone that, Governors Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa and the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Nuhu Ribadu had gone to plead with Atiku to concede defeat in the interest of peace and unity. But according to the source,…
POLICE in Kwara are investigating a homicide in which a police officer shot a woman to death at a school premises on Thursday in Ilorin. The police officer also shot himself to death after the murder. The murdered woman was believed to be mistress of the police officer. An eye-witness told Newsmen that upon arrival at the school with her child, the police officer accosted the murdered woman, had some discussions with her before shooting her twice. He added that the police officer immediately shot himself to death also. Another eye-witness who saw the incident from a nearby building confirmed…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on a one-day working visit. The president, whose aircraft landed at the Maiduguri International airport at 11:10 a.m. is accompanied by top government officials. The Governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum, was on the ground to receive the visitors alongside all the security service chiefs, who arrived in the city on Thursday. President Buhari is expected to visit the Shehu’s Palace to sympathize with the traders who lost their property to the fire at Monday Market in Maiduguri on Monday. Buhari will also commission some projects, including 24 units of Babagana…
SENATOR representing Borno South in the Senate, Ali Mohammad Ndume said the Boko Haram attack in his hometown, Gwoza, on election day prevented many voters from casting their ballots. Ndume in an interactive session with journalists on Wednesday at his residence in Maiduguri said only about 20,000 out of the 137,000 registered voters, which is approximately 15% voted in the last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. The Senator now elected for the fourth consecutive time, appreciated the confidence bestowed on him by the people of his constituent, promising that he will sustain the delivery of dividends of democracy, even…
NIGERIA’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday in Daura, Katsina State, urged the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party, and the Labour Party, to stomach their defeat at the February 25 presidential election. He said as democrats, the parties must set their grievances aside and focus on building the nation. “No matter how provocative a defeat is, we still have to tolerate it because we are democrats and we are trying to build a nation,” Mr Tinubu said when he visited the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at his private residence in Daura, Katsina State, late Wednesday. His appeal comes hours…
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it will begin the transportation of the 2023 Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on May 21 2023. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, disclosed this at the opening of application forms as well as the inauguration of Aviation Monitoring and Airline Screening Committees, held at Hajj House on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 10 airlines applied to transport Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 hajj, while three cargo airlines applied to transport the luggage of the…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Peter Jiya Ndalikali of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Niger South (Zone A) Senatorial District Election. Prof. Abubakar Muhammad-Bitagi, Niger South Senatorial District Returning Officer, announced on Monday that Peter Jiya secured the seat with 100,498 votes. He said that Jiya beat his closest opponent, Bima Enagi of the All Progressive Party (APC), who got 97,453 votes. “l, hereby, declare that Mr Peter Ndalikali of PDP has won the senatorial election held on 25th day of February, 2023 and has certified the requirement of the law is hereby declared…
KASHIM Shettima, Vice-President-elect, has said the February 25 polls is the most free, fair and credible in Nigeria. Shettima, in an interview with BBC Hausa service, called on the opposition to accept defeat for Nigeria’s sake. He said, “To best of my knowledge, last Saturday’s polls was the most free, fair and credible Nigeria ever had. The elections were conducted accordingly and those calling for cancellation failed to prove where the polls went wrong. “Our candidate Bola Tinubu was defeated in his state, we didn’t complain. Since 2003 president Buhari has never lost his state Katsina but this time lost…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammdu Inuwa Yahaya has congratulated the President- Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President- Elect, Sen. Kashim Shettima on their victory at the just concluded Presidential Election. In a congratulatory message he personally signed, Governor Inuwa said, Tinubu’s victory at the polls is a manifestation of his years of personal commitment, sacrifice, tenacity, political experience and service to the nation. He noted that the president- elect is a well groomed leader with vast wealth of experience and network as a former Governor, Senator and political leader who has the…
GOVERNOR Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has suspended the activities of international and local non-governmental organisations operating in the State. The governor made the announcement during a broadcast at the Government House in Yola the Adamawa State capital where he noted that the NGO’s are drifting from their mandate of providing humanitarian assistance to the people. He however, commended the role of the security agencies during the 2023 presidential election as he orders a twenty-four hour patrol by security personnel to forestall breakdown of law and order in the state.