Author: Sani Nura

POLICE in Zamfara State have arrested a female gunrunner who specialises in supplying arms and ammunition to bandits operating in the state The spokesperson of the State Police Command Mohammed Shehu made this known while addressing newsmen at the police headquarters in Gusau town the state capital on Friday. News Point Nigeria reports that, Shehu said the woman, Fatima Sani, 35 years old, was arrested following an intelligence report that she was bringing arms and ammunition to bandits in Zamfara State from Lafiya town in Nasarawa State. He stated that on 13th February 2023, police detectives arrested the suspected female…

A WEEK to the 2023 general elections, the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State on Friday, took another dimension as the governorship candidate of the party, Aisha Dahiru Ahmed popularly called Binani, was suspended by the APC Yola South Local Govt Executive Committee for allegedly ‘causing division, factionalisation and instigating crises’ in the party. The suspension was disclosed in a letter by the APC Committee exclusively obtained by News Point Nigeria, Friday. The letter dated 17th February, titled: Resolution Of The Local Government Executive Committee Of Yola South Against Senator Aisha Dahiru Ahmed  (APC Governorship Candidate), reads…

THE Borno State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo, has raised concern over the high rate of pregnancy and procreation in Boko Haram victims’ rehabilitation camps in the state. The commissioner, who disclosed this before the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter-Insurgency Operations in the North East (SIIP North-East), said some women usually get pregnant four months after deliveries. She recalled how a man had his four wives put to bed on the same day, leaving the ministry to make the necessary interventions and ensure their welfare. Zuwaira noted that such pregnancies consequently diminish the…

THE vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Datti Baba-Ahmed says Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s comment on the naira swap is treasonable. The Kaduna State Governor in a state broadcast on Thursday claimed the old N1,000 and N500 are still legal tenders in the state, faulting President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to re-introduce just the old N200 banknote as part of measures to curb the cash crunch in the country. But speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the LP vice presidential candidate faulted the governor’s comment, saying it amounts to treason and wonders why the presidency is silent.…

THE National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has destroyed fake drugs and expired products worth N326,833,592.80, which were seized from pharmaceutical stores and other business enterprises across the states of the North Central geo-political zone of the country. Speaking at the destruction exercise in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on Thursday, the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Christianah Adeyeye, described the act of some Nigerians who sell such substances to other citizens as the gravest onslaught on human life. Adeyeye, who was represented at the exercise by the NAFDAC Director, Investigation and Enforcement, Francis Ononiwu, said the products…

THE Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Maiyaki Baba, has raised alarm that politicians are importing thugs into the state ahead of the February 25, and March 11, general elections. He spoke yesterday in Lafia during the signing of a peace accord by candidates of various political parties. He said, “Intelligence before us revealed that some people are trying to bring thugs into Nasarawa State; which is not the tradition in the state. “I want to inform the candidates across the state that the information is before us and it is important to bring to your notice. We are up…

GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, earlier today, attended the International Youth Fellowship Conference of the Evangelical Church Winning All, ECWA, at Kaltungo. The triennial conference,  tagged ‘Kaltungo 2023’ with the theme ‘Occupy till I Come’, was well attended by youths of ECWA church across the 36 States of Nigeria, Republic of Benin,Chad and Cameroon. While commending the organizers for bringing the event to Gombe State, Governor Inuwa descibed the theme as apt and in tandem with all the developmental programmes going on in the state geared towards making lives better for the citizens, especially the youths. Governor Inuwa noted…

GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has sworn-in Justice Halima Sadiya Mohammed as the substantive Chief Judge of Gombe State. Until her appointment,  she was the Acting CJ. Her appointment of followed recommendation by the National Judicial Council, NJC as required by the Constitution. In an address, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya restated his commitment to the independence of the Judiciary and the Legislature to carry out their constitutional responsibilities. He explained that since inception of his administration, the three arms of Government have been partnering in the development of the State, adding that “such unity and harmonious relationship must be maintained going…

THE National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2022 November/ December Senior School Certificate of Examination (SSCE) results, with 57% of candidates scoring five credits and above. The Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, made the official announcement of the results at the NECO headquarters in Minna on Thursday, saying that a total of 60,133 candidates registered for the examination. Wushishi noted that 33,914 candidates representing 57.36% got five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. He, however, lamented that state governments still owed the council over N3 billion for the SSCE examination in the country. According to…

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, says he has met with 15 bank executives and directed them to make the old 200 naira notes available from Thursday (today). He made this known after attending a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the House of Representatives Special Ad Hoc Committee on Naira Redesign Policy, Cashless Policy, and Currency Swap on Thursday. In a chat with State House Correspondents, Emefiele who described himself as a servant appealed to Nigerians to allow the policy to work because he believes it will bring advancement to the nation’s economy when the challenge…

AS a demonstration of his avowed commitment towards ensuring hitch-free and peaceful 2023 elections in Gombe State, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has joined other Governorship candidates and party leaders in signing Peace Accord organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Gombe State in collaboration with Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security, ICCES. Thirteen out of 14 governorship candidates in Gombe State and their respective parties’ Chairman signed the peace accord with the exception of the People’s Democratic Party,  PDP. Addressing newsmen after signing the accord, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya restated his unflinching commitment to peaceful and harmonius relationship with…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, hours after the Supreme Court adjourned the suit filed by state governments to challenge the naira redesign policy of the apex bank till February 22. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed to News Point Nigeria that the CBN governor was indeed expected to see the President and believes that he met with him after the Federal Executive Council meeting today. The President had 11 days ago appealed to Nigerians to give him seven days to…

THE Peoples Democratic Party in Gombe State on Wednesday refused to sign the peace accord organised by Independent National Electoral Commission in collaboration with Inter-agency consultative committee on election security. Speaking, the PDP Chairman, Maj. Gen. Amnon Kwaskebe (retd.), said the police have failed to protect the party and its facilities in the state. He claimed the party’s governorship candidate, Muhammad Barde, was the “most attacked gubernatorial candidate in the state”. Our source learnt that, 18 political would participate in elections in the state, with 14 presenting candidates for the gubernatorial election. The peace accord is voluntary and not mandatory…

THE Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the people of Gombe State that if elected as President, his administration will effectively drill and develop the Kolmani oil field for the socio- economic benefit of the people of the state and the nation as a whole. The APC presidential flag bearer gave the assurance in Gombe during the party’s campaign rally held at the Pantami Township Stadium, Gombe. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was received with plump and open arms into Gombe by a mammoth crowd of party supporters and other residents who thronged…

THE Federal Government on Monday directed all Polytechnics in the country to shut down until after the forthcoming general elections. The development came a week after issuing a similar directive for the closure of all Universities in the country. News Point Nigeria reports that, the directive was contained in a circular issued by the Federal Ministry of Education, directing the Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje to communicate to Rectors and Provosts of polytechnics. The letter, which was signed by Mr I. O Folorunsho, for the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu and dated Feb.…

THE money laundering trial of two family members of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello: his nephew, Ali Bello; and his wife, Rashida Bello, will resume on Monday before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Ali Bello was among four defendants remanded upon arraignment on February 8, 2023 on 18 counts bordering on criminal misappropriation and money laundering to the tune of N3,081,804,654.00 (Three Billion, Eighty One Million, Eight Hundred and Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Four Naira). The other defendants are Abba Adauda, Yakubu Adabenege and Iyada Sadat, according to a statement by EFCC spokesman,…

THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu is promising to bring back the Argungu Fishing Festival in Kebbi State and also boost agriculture in the area. He made the pledge during the APC presidential campaign rally at the Haliru Abdu Stadium in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. “We promise you that we will give you the greatest and the best of the economy. Lagos is back to Kebbi and Kebbi is back to Lagos,” he told the gathering on Saturday. “We equally promise you that the fishery industry in Argungu will be reconnected so that it…

SENATOR Emmanuel Bwacha has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) rerun primary ahead of the March 11 governorship election. He polled 778 votes to defeat senator Yusuf Yusuf who polled 5 votes out of the 796 accredited delegates. Details later…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday campaigned for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, saying the party is determined to win this month’s election. Buhari made the comment during his visit to the Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar III alongside Tinubu. Presidential aide Garba Shehu in a statement quoted the president as telling the monarch that “my wish is for your support and blessings; we want to win”. “He went on to narrate the qualities of the candidates, including their common belief and commitment to the unity and progress of every section of the country. He said he…

CONTRARY to earlier reports that, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu may dump the use of university lecturers as Returning Officers in the forth coming general elections, the INEC chairman held a meeting with vice-chancellors of federal universities in preparation for their roles as gatekeepers of election results, Thursday. Prof Yakubu also insisted that, the 2023 general elections will hold as scheduled and would be the best ever. The INEC chief asked the vice-chancellors to do a proper background check to avoid enlisting staff affiliated with political parties or having any history of partisanship before…