Author: Sani Nura

THE Katsina State Police Command has arrested three teenagers for allegedly kidnapping a six-year old girl and demanding N2m ransom. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement made available to News Point Nigeria on Thursday. According to the statement, the three suspects; Abdulrazak Ibrahim, Aliyu Salisu, and Mohammed Ibrahim are all 19 years of age. Isah added that, the suspects conspired and kidnapped their six-year old victim, Fatima Abubakar, from Bachirawa quarters, Kano state on January 6. He explained that the suspects whisked their victim to Katsina State and demanded for N2 million ransom…

GUSAU, the capital city of Zamfara State stood still as party faithful and Supporters of the people’s Democratic Party welcome its Governorship Candidate, Dauda Lawal to the state. The mammoth crowd welcomed Mr. Dauda from Yankara, a community bordering Katsina and Zamfara state Monday evening. The ever busy Funtua – Gusau road was almost shut as thousands trooped to the streets in support of Dauda’s Governorship ambition. Dr. Dauda’s entourage has been on the road for several hours and arrived Gusau at about 12:05am Tuesday morning The welcome home rally was in Continuation of the PDP’s Celebration over their victory…

THE Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has called on governors of the 36 States of the federation not to leave the fight against insecurity in the country to the Federal Government alone. According to the AGF, there was need to explore areas of collaboration between the States and the Federal Government in terms of prosecution and other means of combatting insecurity. He spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Conference Of Attorneys-General in Nigeria, held in Abuja on Tuesday. It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had warned that…

BANDITS have demanded N50 million ransom for the release of a retired colonel, Rabiu Yandoto and his two children who were still in captivity. One of Yandoto’s relations who begged for anonymity for security reasons said the bandits called him and demanded N50 million ransom. Suspected bandits kidnapped the retired colonel and his two children along Gusau-Tsafe road in Zamfara State last week. The retired colonel was going back to his hometown together with his children, when they were ambushed by bandits and taken to the forest. The money according to him has however been reduced to N5 million, following…

SEVEN personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been killed in an ambush in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State. An unspecified number of vigilantes and a policeman were also killed in the ambush, News Point Nigeria gathered. The victims were taken to the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna, just a stone throw from the NSCDC Kaduna command. Details later…

THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has promised to end kidnapping and all forms of insecurity in Nigeria if elected in the forthcoming February 25 election. “There will be end to killing and kidnapping,” Tinubu promised APC supporters at a rally in Yola, the Adamawa State capital on Monday. The 70-year-old former Lagos State governor also promised to provide jobs for youths, facilitate adequate healthcare, good education amongst other “benefits of progress” if elected. Tinubu was at the rally alongside APC stalwarts including President Muhammadu Buhari and the party’s governorship candidate for Adamawa, Aisha Ahmed…

THE Federal Minister of Transportation, Mua’zu Sambo, Weekend, has assured Nigerians that the security agencies are making efforts to rescue the kidnapped passengers of the Tom Ikimi Train Station Igueben in Edo State. In a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubike, the minister condemned the recent attack on innocent citizens, describing it as despicable and utterly barbaric. The statement reads: “The Public is hereby reassured that the security Agencies are making efforts to rescue the kidnapped Train passengers. “The Nigerian Police is on the trail of the criminals and have mobilised with a view to…

A CANDIDATE of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Birnin Kebbi/Kalgo/Bunza Federal Constituency of the House of Representatives, Barrister Abba Bello Haliru, is dead. Confirming his death, PDP Governorship Campaign Council Director General, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu, said Haliru died after a brief illness, on Friday. Abba Bello Haliru won the PDP ticket by defeating the incumbent House of Representatives member, Bello Relisco in the party’s primary last year.

THE Turakin Madagali, of the Madagali Royal Council in Adamawa State, His Highness, Alhaji Abubakar Umaru Yuguda, is dead. The traditional chieftain died aged 72, after he slumped on Friday during the Jummaat congregational prayer. The monarch, who is survived by four wives, 17 children and 5 grandchildren, was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, in Jimeta, where he was pronounced dead by medical personnel on arrival. In a statement issued on early hour of Saturday morning by the Shettiman Madagali, Alhaji Wali Yakubu Esq, on behalf of the District Head of Madagali Yerima Bakura Iya Gaji and the…

THE Department of State Services has refuted assumptions that the service is in court with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, over alleged non-declaration of assets. The DSS made this known in a statement by its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya. The commission raised the alarm of a misconception by a newspaper which reported a court order out of context that stopped security agencies from arresting or investigating the INEC chairman. The statement said, “The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to a 5th January, 2023 online publication in which it reported that…

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again commenced the distribution of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) to registrants at the 8,809 electoral wards across Nigeria. “The Commission also resolved to devolve PVC collection to the 8,809 Registration Areas/Wards from Friday 6th to Sunday 15th January 2023,” said INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye in a statement on Thursday. “The devolution of PVC collection to the wards commences tomorrow 6th January 2023, and all validly registered voters who are yet to collect their PVCs are encouraged to seize the opportunity of the devolution to the wards to do so. “After the 15th…

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, continued his nationwide campaign rally in Kano on Wednesday, urging the people of the state to vote him in next month’s presidential election. Tinubu, who had been in Kano since midnight of Monday, where he met with Muslim leaders from the North-West in a town hall meeting on Tuesday, said he has what it takes to continue the developmental strides started by President Muhammadu Buhari after the 16 inglorious years of the Peoples Democratic Party in power. A mammoth crowd of supporters had thronged the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano…

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recovered about N13bn as proceeds of illegal payments made under the subsidy regime between 2017 and 2021. This was based on the National inherent risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing in the Nigerian extractive sector document obtained by our correspondent from the website of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit. The report read in part, “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the agency responsible for the investigation and prosecution of fraudulent subsidies in the oil and gas in Nigeria recovered N12,998,963,178.29 as proceeds of illegal payment made under the subsidy regime between…

ACCORDING to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the recent experiences in the country, along with the arrival of the COVID-19 omicron variants, have shown that travel restrictions do not have any public health benefits but were disruptive for persons and businesses. Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, Director-General, NCDC, said this on his official Twitter handle while addressing Nigerians who raised concern over the rising COVID-19 cases in China, the UK, the U.S.A, and other countries. He said that COVID-19 has and continues to follow a different course (epidemiology) in Nigeria and most African nations. “Other Omicron progeny that was associated…

LAWYERS applying for the 2023 award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) would pay N1 million as a fee. This was disclosed in a notice by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC). According to the notice by its Secretary/Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarki Bello, the application began on January 1 and closes on March 31, 2023. The notice stated that the invitation was in accordance with Section 5(2) of the Legal Practitioners Act, 2004, and Regulation 10 (1) (4) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of SAN 2022. It reads: “The…

THE House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loot Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria for Effective Efficient Management and Utilisation has stated that they can’t prevent looters from recovering their loot in the ongoing auction of seized and forfeited assets. The committee’s Chairman, Adejoro Adeogun stated that his panel had earlier urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to design ways of preventing looters from recovering their loot in the ongoing auction. According to him, it is very possible for looters to…

SEVERAL houses and shops have been destroyed in a fresh communal violence between Waja and Lunguda communities in Lafiya, Lamurde Local Government Area, of Adamawa State. The clash according to residents erupted a day after the New Year celebration. A resident, who was caught in the violence said, he first saw people scampering in different directions and in the wake of the confusion he saw shops and houses being set ablaze by miscreants. Another resident, Sabo Ahmadu, who lives in Boshikiri, disclosed that the violence between the Waja and Lunguda speaking settlement erupted between 6pm and 7pm. “The fresh clash…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria will consider a request by the Burundian government to provide energy, especially in the form of fuel. The President gave the assurance Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while receiving the Special Envoy of President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who came with the request. On request for assistance in the area of energy provision, particularly fuel, by the Burundi leader, President Buhari said he knows what it feels like for a country to suffer from energy shortage, and promised that he would get the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to look into the request. According to a statement…

THE Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Jigawa Command, said it rescued six victims of human trafficking in the state. The NIS Comptroller in the state, Mr Ahmed Bagari, told newsmen in Dutse on Monday that the victims were rescued by men of the command on Sunday. Bagari, represented by DCI Muhammad Yako, said the victims were rescued at about 6:30 p.m. in an uncompleted building in Babura town, headquarters of Babura Local Government Area of the state. He explained that the victims, aged between 20 and 35, were intercepted while on their way to Libya en route Niger Republic. The comptroller…

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmad Tinubu, has stated that the taunts about his health are nothing but rubbish Tinubu, who spoke in an exclusive interview with Kano’s independent radio, Freedom Radio 99.5 FM while on Umrah in Saudi Arabia, said he had ‘just’ finished observing seven rounds between Safa and Marwa, which an ill person could not. Below is the full interview as transcribed by News Point Nigeria: Your Excellency, I understand you are in Saudi Arabia? Yes, I am here in Saudi Arabia. It is a personal trip. It is a trip for spiritual rebirth.…