Author: Sani Nura

GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum of Borno State has described the Central Bank of Nigeria as inconsiderate for making it difficult for the poor and the vulnerable to obtain the new naira notes at Automated Teller Machines. He was speaking while going round some of the commercial banks ATMs in Maiduguri on Friday following reports that the machines was not dispensing cash. “The CBN is wicked enough that it is punishing the poor and most vulnerable of the people by subjecting them to long hours of queuing at ATM machines which do not have the cash to dispense,” he said. Zulum, who…

THE immediate past chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Maikano Abdullahi Umar has stated that he decided to leave the NNPP because there is no political focus from the state guber candidate, Hon Khamisu Mailantarki. Maikano made the remark in a signed press statement issued and made available to News Point Nigeria Friday, evening. According to him, “my decision to join the APC is due to lack of political focus, leadership direction and clear blueprint by the Governorship Candidate, Hon Khamisu Mailantarki as to how he will move Gombe State forward and address its challenges if elected.” The…

OPEC’s crude oil production fell in January by around 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) due to cuts by top producer Saudi Arabia which may have been steeper than the Kingdom’s quota, a survey carried out by Bloomberg showed on Thursday. The entire OPEC-13 organization saw crude oil production drop to 29.12 million bpd due to lower output from Saudi Arabia and Libya, partly offset by slight gains among some other members. Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production is estimated to have dropped by 100,000 bpd to 10.38 million bpd, per Bloomberg’s survey. That’s around 100,000 bpd lower than the Kingdom’s quota of 10.478 million…

The presidential aspiration of former Kano state governor, Engineer Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso suffered a big setback tonight as the Gombe state chairman of his party, the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Abdullahi Maikano Umar defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Maikano announced his defection after meeting Gombe state governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, at his residence today. Details Later…

AN Ad hoc Committee of the House of Representatives has accused the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami as well as Interpol, on what it described as interference in the committee’s investigation. The Committee which is investigating the nation’s stolen crude from 2014 till date, questioned why a whistleblower would be invited by Interpol on the request of the Ministry of Justice just after the commencement of the investigation of the House. Th Committee is investigating a whistleblower’s allegation of illegal sale of 48 million barrels of Nigeria’s bonny light crude in China in 2015, valued at 2.4…

GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dared the Aso Rock “cabals” he believes are opposed to the Presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election. El-Rufai had sparked a controversy on Wednesday when he said some persons in Aso Rock were working against Tinubu. While responding to a question in a yet to be fully released interview with BBC Hausa, El-Rufai said, “Respecting people is not fear, I swear we don’t fear anyone in this country, so we are not fearful, we respectful but if you show us you…

GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya says the All Progressives Congress,  APC is a party full of competent candidates who are upright in character; full of experience, knowledge and zeal to take the state and nation to greater heights. Governor Inuwa stated this while rounding-off the state-wide presentations of flags to APC standard bearers across the 24 State constituencies of Gombe State in fulfillment of the directive of the national chairman of the party. He called on party officials,  candidates and supporters to close ranks and work in synergy with common interest to take the party to victory in the interest of…

TROOPS of One Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army on Thursday rescued thirty people who were kidnapped by bandits in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to a statement by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations of One Mechanized Division Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, the troops engaged the bandits who were kidnapping commuters at Manini village along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road. The troops, who were escorting the Chief of Defence Training and Operations Major Gen SE Udonwa who was on operational visits to Operation Whirl Punch Headquarters in Birnin Gwari, overpowered the bandits during…

A NOTORIOUS bandits leader, Machalla Baleri, has been seen in a viral video displaying wads of new naira notes amid scarcity of the naira. News Point Nigeria learnt that banking halls across various commercial banks in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa and other parts of north witnessed minimal activity as frustrated customers resorted to alternative means of cash withdrawal following the scarcity of naira notes in the banks. Our checks further revealed that while most banking halls were empty due to the paucity of funds in bank vaults, large crowds had formed outside some of the few banks that were rumoured…

THE APC square in Gombe was full to the brim with jubilant supporters and well-wishers as Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya ramped up campaign for all APC candidates ahead of the 2023 general elections. Addressing the crowd, Governor Inuwa Yahaya explained that APC administration at bith state and national levels, has performed unprecedentedly, especially in the areas of infrastructure,  education, agriculture, security and other critical sectors that will boost the economy and provide sustainable development. He told the multitude of jubilant crowd that his administration has performed well in expanding the social and economic frontiers of Gombe State, exploiting the state’s…

THE Supreme Court of Nigeria has set aside the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Yola Division, which had on November 24, 2022 reinstated Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming general elections. The Court of Appeal in Yola had reinstated Bwacha as the party’s candidate in the state. Two Federal High Courts in Jalingo and Abuja had at various times nullified the APC governorship primary election and ordered for a fresh primary within 14 days. However, that decision of the appellate court reinstating Bwacha as the candidate of the APC was…

GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya ( Dan Majen Gombe) has condoled with the government and people of Jigawa State over the demise of Emir of Dutse His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr. Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi, CON, who died yesterday at the age of 78 after a brief illness. In a message of condolence, by the Director-General, Press Affairs to the state governor, Ismaila Uba Misilli, issued and made available to News Point Nigeria, Wednesday, the Governor said the demise of the first class traditional ruler, especially at this time, is a great loss not only to Dutse Emirate but the…

THE Gombe State Government has signed contract agreements for the construction of bridges, township roads, access roads in three (3) proposed mega schools and roads network in three (3) hospitals covering the senatorial district of the State. Speaking during the signing of contract agreements held at the Ministry of Works and Transportation Headquarters, the Commissioner of Works and Transportation, Engineer Abubakar Bappah congratulated the Contractors that have been adjudged best responsive bidders and were awarded the contracts. In a signed statement by the Information Officer, Ministry Of Works and Transport, Nerus Titus Dangabar, issued and made available to News Point…

GOVERNOR Inuwa called on people of Gombe State to support sustainability of development by voting APC candidates in the forthcoming 2023 elections. The governor was speaking at Mallam Sidi, the Kwami Local Government Headquarters in continuation of his state-wide tour to present party flags to APC candidates for State Assembly in line with the durective of the national leadership of the party. Governor Inuwa charged the electorate not to allow the opposition opportunity to come near the corridors of power in view of their past legacies of mismanagement and bad governance. “Don’t give elements of opposition ways and opportunity to…

FOUR persons, including a point-of-sales (PoS) operator, have been hospitalised with gunshot wounds after armed robbers attacked them at a PoS terminal in Zaki Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State. The armed men were said to have taken advantage of the rush by residents on Friday night, while they were trying to meet up with the initial deadline for cash swap of January 31, just before the extension. This comes after the redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes were unveiled in December 2022, weeks before the January 31, 2023 deadline for old currency to be exchanged. However, with the…

POLICE operatives in Niger State on Tuesday stopped a grand lockdown rally to sell the candidacy of the presidential standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kassim Shettima. The programme was also meant to drum support for the governorship candidate of the APC in Niger State, Hon. Umar Bago and his running mate, Comrade Yakubu Garba. The event was organised by the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate and National Coordinator of Project 774 for Tinubu/Shettima 2023, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi. The gates of New Bussa Township Stadium in Borgu…

THE Bauchi State Government said it would soon commence treatment for victims of snake bite at Duguri treatment center in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. The Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, stated this while briefing newsmen on the 2023 World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs), on Monday in Bauchi. News Point Nigeria reports that, this is coming after the state recorded a total of 34 deaths from snakes bite across five local governments last year. Mohammed said the state government has procured drugs worth N1 million for the treatment of patients. According…

GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved  over 1.3 biillion naira for the payment of backlog of gratuity owed retired local government employees. The LGA retirees were last paid in 2011. The Governor has also approved the promotion of 26, 085 local government workers notionally and financially across the eleven local government areas of the state with immediate effect. Of the number of the promoted staff, 6,738 are local government workers, 16,739 are Local Education Authority, LEA teachers while 2,608 are workers at the Primary Health Care Centers. The last time teachers were promoted in the state was in…

GOMBE State Governor,  Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has condoled with the Emir of Dukku,  Alhaji Haruna Abdulkadir Rashid, CON and the entire people of the emirate over the demise of Bunun Dukku, Alhaji Usman Rashid. The late Bunu, died yesterday at the age of 90 and has since been buried according to Islamic injunctions. According to a statement signed and issued by the Director-General of Press Affairs to the governor, Ismaila Uba Misilli, Monday, Governor Inuwa led government officials,  APC stalwarts and his associates to attend the funeral prayer ( Janazah) for the deceased held at the Central Mosque,  Emir’s Palace, …

THREE serving members of the House of Representatives from Katsina State, have defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defectors, comprising the member representing Katsina Central federal constituency, Hon. Salisu Iro Isansi; the member representing Safana/Danmusa/Batsari federal constituency, Hon. Ahmed Dayyabu Safana, and the member representing Batagarawa/Rimi/Charanchi federal constituency, Hon. Hamza Dalhat, announced their defection to PDP and were formally received into the party during a presidential campaign rally by the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Sokoto State. Similarly, the governorship candidate of PDP in Katsina State, Senator Yakubu Lado Danmarke, has…