Author: David Akonuche

THE continued payment of salaries and allowances to former Minister of Science and Technology, Godfrey Uchechukwu Nnaji, many months after leaving office has sparked outrage among stakeholders and anti-corruption activists, who are now demanding a full investigation and possible prosecution over the alleged payroll breach. News Point Nigeria reports that federal payroll records obtained from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) show that Nnaji, who left office on October 7, 2025, has remained on the government payroll as of June 2026, despite being at large over pending federal charges. According to the records, the former minister—listed under payroll…

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two elderly men in Abia state for allegedly selling illicit drugs to secondary school students. News Point Nigeria reports that the suspects, identified as 84-year-old Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, were arrested in separate operations in Umuahia, as the agency intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking across the country. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman, in a statement on Sunday, said Obiora was arrested on June 19 following intelligence that he was selling illicit substances to students and other residents from his patent medicine store located on Club Road, Umuahia. According…

THE political build-up to the 2027 Enugu State governorship election has taken a sharper and more confrontational turn as PDP elders, stakeholders, and the Concerned Enugu Leaders group have endorsed Chief Samson Chukwu Nnamani, describing him as the only authentic governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The endorsement came alongside a wave of criticism directed at former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, with party stakeholders accusing him of leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) to “contaminate” the PDP, amid his mounting legal troubles and a widening arrest warrant issued against him…

PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has declared that if elected, his administration would pursue dialogue with bandits and other violent groups willing to abandon criminality, while deploying force against those who remain committed to violence. News Point Nigeria reports that Obi made the remarks during an interview on BlackBox with Rufai Oseni, where he outlined what he described as a balanced approach to restoring security and strengthening national cohesion across the country if elected president. The former Anambra State governor said lasting peace would require engaging individuals and groups prepared to embrace reconciliation and contribute…

OPERATIVES of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested Nwali Nwibo for spreading false information claiming that bandits and Fulani herdsmen had invaded Nguzu Edda Community in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. This was contained in a press statement released on Friday night by the spokesperson of the state Command, SP Joshua Ukandu, and obtained by News Point Nigeria. According to Ukandu, the arrest followed a painstaking intelligence-led investigation conducted by the Command, which established the falsity of the report and led to the apprehension of the suspect. He added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Hope Okafor, has…

WHILE several countries across Africa grapplewith fertiliser shortages and rising input costs triggered by fresh global disruptions, Nigeria has secured its fertilisersupply for the 2026 wet season, following early procurement decisions that have also saved the country over $42 million. The latest disruptions, linked to escalating tensions affecting critical global shipping routes, have pushed up freight costs and driven increases in the prices of key fertiliser inputs, including Granular Ammonium Sulphate (GAS), Diammonium Phosphate (DAP), and Muriate of Potash (MOP). Across multiple markets, supply gaps are emerging, leaving farmers uncertain about availability and pricing ahead of the planting season. Nigeria,…

NATIONAL leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has said the opposition party is doing its candidates a favour by providing them with a platform to contest elective offices in the 2027 general elections. News Point Nigeria reports that Dickson made the remarks on Wednesday during an appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme, where he dismissed suggestions that the NDC should be grateful to its 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, or any other political figure for joining the party. According to the former Bayelsa State governor, it is the party that has extended an opportunity to aspirants…

TROOPS of the 82 Division Garrison operating under Sector 1 of Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Enugu State Command, have uncovered a suspected arms cache allegedly belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Enugu State. News Point Nigeria reports that according to the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Ayeni, the operation was launched following credible intelligence obtained from previously arrested suspects linked to the groups. He disclosed that a significant cache of…

A FEDERAL High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the remand of Paul Jibrin Oweleke in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged cybercrime offences linked to social media broadcasts said to have called for the overthrow of President Bola Tinubu. News Point Nigeria reports that Oweleke was arraigned before the court on a two-count charge bordering on alleged incitement and the use of a computer system to disseminate content considered prejudicial to national security and constitutional governance. According to the DSS, the defendant used his online platform, “Oweleke TV,” to publish broadcasts allegedly urging the…

FORMER Senate President of Nigeria, Ken Nnamani, has launched a blistering attack on Enugu opposition figure Uche Nnaji, describing him as a “certificate forger” and declaring him unfit to govern Enugu State. News Point Nigeria reports that Nnamani made the remarks during an endorsement rally for Governor Peter Mbah and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held in the Enugu East Senatorial Zone, where political leaders gathered to express support for the incumbent administration and its allies. Speaking in strong terms, the former Senate President said individuals associated with forgery should not be entrusted with public office, insisting that integrity and character…

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large consignments of opioids concealed in building materials and arresting several suspects, including a 75-year-old man in Ebonyi State and four female drug dealers in separate operations across the country. News Point Nigeria reports that the agency said a breakthrough was recorded in Taraba State on Saturday, June 6, when operatives acting on intelligence intercepted a truck transporting building materials from Onitsha, Anambra State, to Jalingo. According to the NDLEA, a thorough search of the vehicle at Nukkai Timber Shade in Jalingo uncovered a large cache of illicit drugs hidden beneath…

A GROUP under the aegis of Concerned Enugu Leaders has congratulated Chief Samson Chukwu Nnamani on his emergence as what it described as the authentic governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The group, in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria by its Chairman, Chief Boniface Chukwuma, said Nnamani’s emergence reflects the democratic will of PDP members across the state and positions the party for a strong showing in the forthcoming election. The leaders noted that recent developments within the PDP, including the recognition of the Abdulrahman-led leadership of…

THE national leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), led by Senator Seriake Dickson, on Saturday unveiled a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. News Point Nigeria reports that following his adoption as the presidential candidate of the NDC, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party announced a former Kano governor and former Minister of Defence, Musa Kwakwanso, as his running mate. It came days after President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu secured the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress, after a landslide victory in the party’s nationwide…

THE faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki has announced former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. News Point Nigeria reports that Jonathan’s candidacy was ratified on Saturday during a special national convention held at the party’s office in Area 10, Garki District, Abuja. Although the former president was not physically present at the convention venue, his certificate of return was received on his behalf by Fred Agbedi. The Turaki-led faction had initially scheduled the convention to take place at the A-Class Park and Event Centre in Abuja. However, the…

FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday paid a visit to a former governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, at his Abuja residence. News Point Nigeria reports that the visit came hours after the Adamawa politician was declared the winner of the presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday, defeating Amaechi and businessman Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. The former vice president said that the visit centred on deep and honest conversations about the troubling state of the nation, the growing economic pain, insecurity, “and the urgent responsibility on patriotic Nigerians to continue engaging in…

THE political atmosphere in Enugu State has once again been thrown into controversy, confusion and deep moral debate following the emergence of parallel governorship candidates from the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 governorship election. What should ordinarily have been a straightforward democratic process has instead evolved into a troubling spectacle capable of damaging the credibility of the opposition party in one of its traditional strongholds. At the centre of the storm is former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, whose controversial emergence from a parallel factional primary has reopened painful national conversations about integrity, leadership, accountability…

A FORMER Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State ahead of the 2027 election. News Point Nigeria reports that Nnaji secured victory after polling 7,424 votes to defeat Mr Samson Nnamani, who garnered 600 votes in the primary election conducted in Enugu on Monday. The exercise was conducted by the Chairman of the State Gubernatorial Committee of the PDP, Austin Nwachukwu, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria. In his acceptance speech shortly after emerging victorious, Nnaji expressed gratitude to party members…

FORMER Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s repeated assertion that he was chiefly responsible for the election of late former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. News Point Nigeria reports that Amaechi, who served as Director-General of Buhari’s 2015 presidential campaign, insisted that the former president’s victory was the outcome of collective efforts within the All Progressives Congress and not the achievement of any single individual. The former minister stated that he played a leading role in the political mobilisation that culminated in the APC’s historic defeat of the then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015…

RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in the state. News Point Nigeria reports that in a statement entitled ‘My decision to withdraw from the Rivers State Gubernatorial Primaries’, which he personally signed on Wednesday night, Fubara stated that he would support whoever emerged as the candidate of the party. He said: “After deep reflection and extensive consultations with my family, friends, and associates, I have taken the difficult but necessary decision to withdraw from the APC gubernatorial primaries. I do so with a full heart and with a…

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction led by Kabiru Turaki has announced that former President Goodluck Jonathan has been granted a waiver from the party’s screening process ahead of its presidential primary election. News Point Nigeria reports that the disclosure was made on Tuesday in Abuja by Babangida Aliyu, former governor of Niger State and a member of the PDP screening committee. Aliyu, who represented former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, chairman of the screening panel, explained that Jonathan’s long political career and previous leadership positions made further screening unnecessary. “As you know, the party had already given the presidential aspirant a…