Author: Abdullahi Maitama Sani

GOMBE State Governor,  Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya ( Dan Majen Gombe) has approved the appointments of Zakari Isa Kwami as Acting Surveyor- General and Ibrahim Abubakar Dule as Acting Statistician- General of Gombe State. The State Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Bappayo Yahaya who conveyed the Governor’s approval, stated that the development followed the retirement of the occupants of the two offices, and is pursuant to the powers conferred on the Governor by section 208 subsection ( 2c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ( as amended). He further stated that the appointments were informed by the new…

THE Federal Government’s buses have arrived the meeting point of International University Of Africa, Khartoum for the evacuation of the stranded Nigerian students in Sudan through Cairo. News Point Nigeria reports that, a set of five 200-seater buses drove into the venue at exactly 7:30pm local time (5:30pm – Nigerian time) with two Hilux trucks of security personnel and a small bus of embassy officials. A student leader who spoke to News Point Nigeria confirmed the development,”the officials have started clearance and verification of students at the venue and some students are ready to board. “We are discussing giving out…

THE planned evacuation of Nigerian students from Sudan through Cairo by the Federal Government seem to be another of the govt’s ruse for public salute. News Point Nigeria reliably gathered that, the evacuated students have been left stranded for over eight hours with no buses and no official in sight at the meeting point of the evacuation – International University Of Africa, Khartoum. Some students who spoke to News Point Nigeria on condition of anonymity said, they were asked to converge at the campus of the International University Of Africa, Khartoum before 6am on Tuesday and over a thousand of…

BARELY five hours after News Point Nigeria had exclusively reported that, the Federal Government had written to the Embassy of Nigeria in Sudan requesting for its 200-seater buses to evacuate 3500 trapped Nigerian students to Cairo tomorrow (Tuesday). In a letter exclusively obtained by News Point Nigeria, signed by the Charge D’ Affairs, Haruna Yusuf Garko, dated 23rd April, 2023, with reference number: NEKM/POL/03/III, the government had stated that the buses will convey the students out of the North African country by 6am Tuesday. An Embassy official, who spoke to News Point Nigeria on condition on anonymity Monday morning on…

THE Federal Government has written to the Embassy of Nigeria in Sudan requesting for its 200-seater buses to evacuate 3500 trapped Nigerian students to Cairo tomorrow (Tuesday). In a letter exclusively obtained by News Point Nigeria, signed by the Charge D’ Affairs, Haruna Yusuf Garko, dated 23rd April, 2023, with reference number: NEKM/POL/03/III, the government stated that the buses will convey the students out of the North African country by 6am Tuesday. An Embassy official, who spoke to News Point Nigeria on condition on anonymity Monday morning on this development said, there are about 7 of such buses available, therefore…

ZAMFARA State Governor, Bello Matawalle has reinstated the Emir of Birnin Yandoto, Aliyu Marafa nine months after conferring a traditional title to one of the most dreaded bandits kingpins, Ado Aliero in the North-Western State. News Point Nigeria had reported how the Emir of Yandoto emirate was asked to step aside last July following a public outcry that greeted the appointment of the bandit. In a statement on Sunday, the Secretary to the State Government, Kabiru Balarabe, said the suspended Emir was reinstated because he was not found guilty of the offence he was accused to have committed when he…

THE Federal Government will begin the evacuation of trapped Nigerians in Sudan next week as the crisis in the country continues to deepen. A senior official at the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) told News Point Nigeria exclusively that, the agency has had several meetings with the Embassy Of Sudan and all the relevant authorities within and outside the country over the unfortunate plight of Nigerians in Sudan. News Point Nigeria had reported that, the Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa had disclosed that plans are already underway to see to the evacuation of Nigerians in Sudan.…

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Friday 21st of April 2023 as the first day of Shawwal 1444AH in Nigeria. The Sultan made the declaration in his palace in Sokoto on Thursday after the Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs in conjunction with the National Moon Sighting Committee received several reports from various Moon Sighting committees across the country. He said, therefore, Thursday is the 29th day of the month of Ramadan 1444 AH. and Friday is Eid Al Fitr. The Sultan said he has…

EXACTLY one month after the March 18 governorship elections, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has emerged as the winner of what some might describe a drama-filled supplementary election in Adamawa State. In last Saturday’s rerun, Fintiri, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 9,337 votes besting Senator Aishatu ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 6,513 votes. News Point Nigeria reports that, at the end of the entire exercise, Fintiri polled 430,861 votes, defeating Binani’s 398,788 votes. The announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at 5:49 pm on Tuesday was preceded by a series of…

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, resolved to write the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to probe and prosecute its Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari. News Point Nigeria reports that, the electoral umpire reached the decision when its National Commissioners met at the commission’s national headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday over Adamawa supplementary governorship election. In a string of tweets on its official handle, INEC said, “At its meeting today, 18th April 2023, the Commission discussed matters arising from the Adamawa Governorship election and decided to: “Write to the Inspector-General of Police for…

A 30-YEAR-OLD suspected kidnapper and killer of a three-year-old child has been arrested by police officers in Katsina State. The suspect identified as Abubakar Abdul-Aziz of Sabuwar Santa Quarters in Musawa Local Government Area of the State was arrested on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at about 15:00hrs. According to the Katsina Police Spokesman Gambo Isah in a statement on Monday, the suspect had on March 23rd, 2023, at about 01: 00hrs, criminally trespassed into the residence of one Adamu Alhassan, m, of Bacirawa village in Musawa Local Government Area of the State, while he was deep asleep, and kidnapped his…

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted its emergency management meeting earlier fixed for Monday to tomorrow News Point Nigeria gathered. National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, told this newspaper on Monday that the meeting would now hold on Tuesday. According to him, this is to enable some of the national commissioners and other officials who are either on field assignments or have distances to cover to arrive today for the Tuesday’s meeting. The commission fixed the meeting over the controversial declaration of winner of the Adamawa State supplementary by the now suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner…

A 30-YEAR-OLD student unionist, Bashir Usman Gorau, has defeated , Musa S Adar, incumbent member representing Gada-Goronyo federal constituency of the House of Representatives. Gorau, who contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is the immediate past Commissioner of Youth and Sport in Sokoto. He polled 29,679 votes to defeat Adar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 25,549 votes. The election was earlier declared inconclusive because of some hitches.

GOVERNOR Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has won the Sokoto South Senatorial election with 4,976 votes. Tambuwal, who ran on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defeated the incumbent lawmaker and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ibrahim Danbaba Dambuwa. According to the returning officer, Professor Abubakar Bagudo, Tambuwal scored 100,860 votes while Danbaba polled 95,884 votes. Tambuwal is the third governor to secure victory among the 10 governors who contested senatorial seats.

DR NASIRU Idris of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Aminu Bande, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, are running neck and neck in the ongoing supplementary election. Out of the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) where the election held, the results of five have been declared so far. Idris, who is the President of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has so far polled a total of 4,645 votes while his PDP contender is trailing with 3,885. This leaves a margin of 760 between the two leading candidates. The APC Candidate was leading with 45,278 votes when the March 18…

HOODLUMS have reportedly disrupted the supplementary election taking place in nine political wards in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. News Point Nigeria reports that, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is conducting the state House of Assembly supplementary elections in three state House of Assembly seats which include Kankara, Kurfi, and Kankia. A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Collation Agent in charge of Kankara Constituency, Nuruddeen Sani, made the allegation on Saturday, describing the situation as unbecoming and disappointing. According to the agent, the process hitherto started successfully, but later turned violent as strange faces which he claimed…

AHEAD of Saturday’s supplementary elections in 2,660 polling units across the country, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba has assured voters of their safety at the polls. He also ordered the deployment of policemen to 185 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 24 states of the Federation where supplementary polls will hold on Saturday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had during the February 25 and March 18 elections declared some governorship, National Assembly and state assemblies’ polls inconclusive and directed a rerun. Widespread violence and voter suppression had marred the February 25 and March 18 polls, especially in states like…

THE Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Kolo Yusuf, has commended the resilience of the joint police and military deployed to neutralise bandit attacks and other criminal elements in the state. Yusuf, in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Mohammed Shehu, on Sunday, also called on the public to improve and sustain their partnership with the security agencies in an effort to restore lasting peace and security in the state. “The Commissioner of Police made the commendation, following the feat recorded during a fierce confrontation with suspected bandits in a community under Tsafe LGA, where an…

ARMED bandits have abducted about 60 persons, mostly children, in the border communities of Zamfara and Katsina states. The affected victims are from the Kucheri, Wanzamai, and Danwuri communities of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, and Yankara town in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incidents happened early hours of Friday when the terrorists were moving from Sububu Forest in Zamfara State to neighbouring Birnin-Gwari Forest in Kaduna State. Although police authorities in the state are yet to confirm the incident, News Point Nigeria gathered that the terrorists were fleeing Zamfara territory due to heavy military…

THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has pegged the hajj fare of each intending pilgrim for 2023 at N2.89m. The Chairman of NAHCON, Zikrullah Hassan, made the disclosure on Friday, attributing the increment to inflation in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Hassan said the price is of 8 categories, with Borno and Yobe States as the lowest price while the highest is Lagos and Ogun States, N2.99m. News Point Nigeria reports that the increase is over N300,000 compared to what was paid during the 2022 hajj. “Hajj fare has 8 different costs, pilgrims from Maiduguri and Yola, will pay 2.89m…