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,…
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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…
THE leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has shelved his earlier plan to call witnesses in his defence in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. The court had adjourned the case until October 27 for Kanu to open his defence on October 24. The IPOB leader had written the court, indicating his intention to call witnesses and applied for a witness summons. He also begged the court for time to study his case file. At the resumed hearing, Kanu said he has gone through the case file and has realised that there…
THE Association of Igbo Town Unions (ASITU) has petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Council, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the ECOWAS Court of Justice over what it described as the “targeted demolition of properties belonging to Igbo traders and investors in Lagos State.” News Point Nigeria reports that addressing journalists in Umuahia, National President of ASITU, Chief Emeka Diwe, said the demolitions amounted to “economic cleansing,” warning that Nigeria was “dying slowly from the cancer of ethnic discrimination and selective justice.” He said the move to seek international intervention became necessary after several attempts to…
THE Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, says peace has continued to elude the South-East geopolitical zone due to the perceived marginalisation of the region by successive governments. The South-East has witnessed persistent unrest in recent years, following agitations by the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which has been calling for the creation of an independent state of Biafra. News Point Nigeria reports that Senator Nwoko, who is leading the campaign for the creation of Anioma State out of the present Delta State to serve as the sixth state in the South-East, said the government only needs…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared that the ongoing investigation into alleged corruption involving former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa remains active, dismissing speculations that the ex-governor is being shielded following his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). News Point Nigeria reports that the anti-graft agency emphasised that no politically exposed person or public figure enjoys immunity from investigation or prosecution on account of party affiliation. Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, made this clarification at a press briefing held in Abuja to commemorate his second anniversary in office. Daily Trust had earlier reported that Okowa…
THE detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), made a dramatic turn on Tuesday by agreeing to enter his own defence. News Point Nigeria reports that this development comes hours after Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, led protests in parts of Abuja demanding Kanu’s release. The detained IPOB leader had last Thursday filed a motion of preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the court to continue with his trial. He filed the objection the same day a team of medical experts enpanelled by the court to determine his…
THE Magistrate Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja, has remanded Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the brother of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who has been held in custody for about five years by the federal government. News Point Nigeria reports that also, Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, was also remanded in prison custody by the court. They were both arrested during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest on Monday, October, 20. They were arraigned alongside 11 others before the court on Tuesday. The suspects were arraigned over allegations of breach of public peace by the police. The #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest…
AHEAD of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State, Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Sunday said security has improved across the South-East state. The governor, who is seeking a second term of four years in office, said that as opposed to what he met when he came into office, people can now sleep with both eyes closed. He said eight councils, including Ihiala, which were “no-go areas” when his administration came on board, had been recovered from non-state actors. This, he said, resulted from his resolve to protect lives and property as part of the five-point agenda of his administration.…
EBONYI State was aglow with celebration as two of the state’s most influential families were joined in marriage, following the traditional wedding between Engr. Silas Umahi, brother to the Minister of Works and former Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, and Princess Cynthia Rebecca Nwifuru, sister to the incumbent Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru. News Point Nigeria reports that the colourful ceremony, which drew political leaders, royal fathers, and dignitaries from across the South-East, took place at the palace of His Royal Highness, Ezekiel Nwifuru Nwakpu, in Oferekpe Agbaja, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The…
THE team led by the president of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said the ailment complained about by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is not life-threatening. News Point Nigeria reports that Justice James Omotosho had ordered the medical team to ascertain Kanu’s actual health status following conflicting claims on the issue by medical experts engaged by the prosecution and the defence. In the panel’s report, submitted to the court on October 13 by the prosecution team led by Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), part of which was read in open court during Thursday’s proceedings, it…
ENUGU State Governor, Peter Mbah, has officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). News Point Nigeria reports that he made the declaration during a state-wide broadcast to the people of the state. The governor defended his decision to switch camp, saying the move was necessitated to connect the South-Eastern state to the central government. “There comes always a time when everyone must make a bold choice to determine their destiny. Today, after a long reflection, we have made a decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party and join the All Progressives Congress,” Mbah stated.…
SUPER Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has expressed optimism that his team will rise to the occasion in Tuesday’s decisive 2026 World Cup qualifier against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic, assuring Nigerians that the players are mentally ready and fully focused on victory. News Point Nigeria Sports reports that Chelle gave the assurance on Monday during the pre-match press conference at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, where the Super Eagles will host the high-stakes encounter. Nigeria currently sit third in Group C with 14 points, trailing Benin Republic who top the table with 17 points, and South Africa in…
RENOWNED Nigerian evangelist and spiritual leader of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association, Rev. Uma Ukpai, is dead. This was confirmed in a statement on Monday by his family received by News Point Nigeria, who said he passed away on October 6, 2025, at the age of 80. The family described his passing as a “glorious transition” from a life of devoted service. “He was a faithful soldier of the cross who devoted his life to spreading the gospel with passion and integrity. “His teachings, insights, and mentorship have left a lasting legacy that will continue to inspire believers for years to…