THE Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, says some of the names President Bola Tinubu submitted to the Senate for ambassadorial confirmation are “shocking.” News Point Nigeria reports that in a post on X, Peter Obi expressed disappointment with the list, saying several of the names were questionable. “Yes, some of the names being paraded to represent us as ambassadors globally are shocking. But with a leadership that has allowed mediocrity, corruption, and impunity to rise to the top, who else did you expect them to choose?” he asked. The former governor of Anambra also…
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THE Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, Julius Bokoru, has raised alarm over what he describes as the unlawful and inhumane detention of four domestic and security aides linked to his principal. In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria titled “Detention of Sylva’s Aides: A Call for Reason, Humanity and Due Process,” Bokoru condemned the continued incarceration of the individuals whose families, he said, have been left distressed and traumatised. According to him, the first individual arrested, Mr. Paganengigha Anagha, has remained in custody for an extended period without clarity…
THE Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out the appeal by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who has been convicted of terrorism, on the grounds that it lacked merit and had become academic, following his conviction for terrorism offences by a Federal High Court in a judgment on November 20. News Point Nigeria reports that delivering judgment, a three-member panel of the appellate court found that Kanu’s claim that his fundamental rights to human dignity, right to quality health care and religion, were being breached by his continued detention in the facility of the…
A FORMER Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has formally written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), requesting that the anti-graft agency fix a mutually agreed date for him to appear before investigators over an alleged $14.8 million fraud. In a letter obtained by News Point Nigeria personally signed by him and dated November 24, but acknowledged by the EFCC on November 26, Sylva expressed displeasure over the commission’s public declaration naming him “wanted,” insisting that he has never refused any lawful invitation. The EFCC had, on Monday, November 10,…
ALOY Ejimakor, Former counsel to the proscribed leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, says no number of lawyers could have altered the court’s decision convicting him of terrorism. Ejimakor spoke on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday monitored by News Point Nigeria, where he dismissed suggestions that stronger legal representation might have changed the verdict. “I don’t believe one million lawyers standing behind Nnamdi Kanu would have changed the outcome of the case,” he said. The lawyer said he disagreed with the judgment but acknowledged the court’s authority, arguing that the evidence did not clearly…
THE 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu’s case, insisting that dialogue remains the only viable path to peace. News Point Nigeria reports that Obi stated this in an X post on Saturday, warning that Kanu’s conviction could worsen national tension. The former Anambra governor lamented that the development came at a time when Nigerians faced “severe economic hardship, insecurity, and the consequences of poor governance.” Obi stated that the government mishandled the case from the outset and failed to explore peaceful…
A DRAMATIC chain of events unfolded on Thursday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, as the trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, took an unexpected turn forcing a temporary halt in proceedings and ultimately prompting the trial judge, Justice James Omotosho, to rule that judgment would be delivered in the defendant’s absence. News Point Nigeria reports that the courtroom, packed with journalists, lawyers, security operatives and television crews from NTA, Channels TV, AIT, TVC and other broadcast stations, had been set for the long-awaited judgment in Kanu’s terrorism trial, which was…
THE detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja, to stay further proceedings in his trial by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja. News Point Nigeria reports that according to the court documents filed, Kanu is praying the appeal court to stop Justice Omotosho from delivering judgment on his case on November 20, 2025, as scheduled, pending the hearing and determination of the appeal against the high court’s decision in the case. Kanu premised his application on the grounds that, in spite of the jurisdictional questions raised…
GOVERNOR Chukwuma Soludo has secured a second term in office until 2030 after he was declared the winner of the November 8 Anambra State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) According to the results announced by INEC in the early hours of Sunday, Soludo won by a landslide in the 21 local government areas of the South-East state. News Point Nigeria reports that the State Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Omoregie Edoba, declared Soludo as the winner of the exercise after the collation of results from the local government areas of the…
THE All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate and incumbent governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has taken a commanding early lead in the Anambra State governorship election held on Saturday, amid reports of vote-buying, security breaches, and logistical concerns across several local government areas. News Point Nigeria reports that as of 1am Sunday morning, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had uploaded 99.14 per cent of polling unit results on its INEC Results Viewing (IReV) portal, covering most of the 5,718 polling units spread across 21 local government areas. INEC confirmed that 2,802,790 voters were registered for the poll…
INTERNATIONAL observers and civil society organisations have lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the transparent, efficient, and peaceful conduct of the ongoing Anambra State Governorship Election, describing it as very orderly and credible polls. News Point Nigeria gathered that reports from accredited observer groups, monitored in the INEC Situation Room by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Dayo Oketola, indicated smooth operations, improved voter turnout compared to 2021, and a calm atmosphere across polling units. Both local and international monitors commended INEC’s logistical coordination and effective deployment of technology under the leadership of its Chairman,…
ALL is now set for the Anambra State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday (today), with 2,802,790 registered voters expected to head to the polls across the 21 local government areas of the state. News Point Nigeria reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed that accreditation and voting would commence simultaneously at 8:30am and end at 2:30pm across 5,718 polling units, while movement restriction will be enforced statewide from 6am to 6pm The South-East state, considered Nigeria’s major commercial and industrial hub, is witnessing strong political interest as 16 candidates secured clearance from INEC to contest the strategic election.…
JUSTICE James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed judgment for November 20 in the terrorism trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. News Point Nigeria reports that Justice Omotosho chose the date on Friday while ruling after Kanu failed to open his defence having exhausted the six days allocated to him by the court to conduct his defence. The judge said Kanu, having failed to utilise the opportunity granted him to conduct his defence, he cannot claim to have been denied the constitutionally guaranteed rights to fair hearing. Earlier,…
A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja has granted the last opportunity to the detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to either enter a defence in his ongoing terrorism trial or be foreclosed. News Point Nigeria reports that Justice James Omotosho said on Wednesday that it was his duty as a judge in the case to accord the defendant sufficient opportunity to put in his defence. “We had adjourned till today for the defendant to put in his defence or be deemed closed. But, I am bound to give him another…
TWO persons have been reportedly killed in an attack carried out by suspected gunmen at Oriuzor community in Ezza-North Local Government of Ebonyi State. The spokesman for the Ebonyi State Police Command, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident to News Point Nigeria on Tuesday. Ukandu, a Superintendent of Police, said that the incident occurred on Saturday night, November, 1, 2025, adding that the police are on the trail of the suspected gunmen. He said a barber identified as Ifeanyi Ogele, was shot dead in his shop while Obumneme Nweke, a commercial tricycle operator, popularly known as Keke rider was killed not…
THE uncertainty surrounding alleged coup plots in Nigeria has intensified, as two individuals arrested during a military raid on the Abuja residence of former Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, remain in detention more than a week after the operation. News Point Nigeria reports that the detainees, identified as Paga Sylva, the former Bayelsa State governor’s younger brother and Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs and his personal driver, were taken into custody on Saturday, October 25, 2025, when operatives stormed the ex-minister’s home in the nation’s capital. Sylva, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and current…
THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on Sunday, suspended operations along the Warri–Itakpe rail corridor after a passenger train derailed on Saturday evening barely five days after the resumption of services. News Point Nigeria reports that the incident occurred around 7:30 pm at Kilometre 212+8m, Agbor, Delta State, involving two out of the seven coaches on the route. NRC Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, confirmed that all passengers were safely evacuated with no reported casualties or injuries. “We are pleased to confirm that all passengers on board were safely evacuated to Agbor, and everyone has been fully accounted for,” Opeifa said. Preliminary…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police Force to launch a thorough investigation into Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, over what it describes as a clear case of vote buying ahead of this Saturday’s governorship election in the state. News Point Nigeria reports that the party’s National Secretary, Ajibola Bashiru, made the demand in an interview with journalists, accusing Governor Soludo, who is also the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate of offering financial inducements to voters under the guise of incentivizing electoral performance. Soludo had stirred…
THE entire Enugu State caucus in the House of Representatives has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. News Point Nigeria reports that the defection was announced on Thursday by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, who read the lawmakers’ letters of resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party during plenary. The event was witnessed by the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah. The defectors said they decided to dump their former political platforms due to what they described as unresolved internal crises threatening the stability of the opposition parties. After the 2023 general election,…
NIGERIA have qualified for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) following a 3-1 aggregate win over neighbours Benin Republic. News Point Nigeria Sports reports that the Super Falcons drew 1-1 with the Amazons of the Benin Republic in the second leg of the qualifier played on Tuesday in Abeokuta, Ogun State. But a 0-2 victory in the reverse fixture in Lome, Togo, courtesy of goals from Esther Okoronkwo and Chinwendu Ihezuo, was enough to secure Nigeria’s ticket for the tournament with a 3-1 aggregate win. Defender Ashleigh Plumptre headed in from a brilliant Okoronkwo corner to give Nigeria…