Author: Eileen Peters

TENSION heightened in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Sunday after suspected political thugs allegedly assaulted and stripped naked the Chief Executive Officer of Hosamudia Farm, Dr. Pedro Obaseki, a cousin of former Governor Godwin Obaseki. News Point Nigeria reports that the incident, which has since sparked widespread outrage, reportedly occurred at Uwa Primary School, where the victim was playing football with friends. A viral video circulating on social media showed the visibly distressed victim being harassed and surrounded by a group of men believed to be political thugs. Eyewitness accounts indicate that the assailants forcefully abducted Dr. Obaseki…

THE National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has said that President Bola Tinubu is pleased with the leadership of Governor Siminalayi Fubara in Rivers State, describing the state as one of the most peaceful in the country. Ribadu stated this when he led a presidential delegation comprising the Ministers of Works, David Umahi, Environment, Balarabe Lawal, and top officials of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on a courtesy visit to the Rivers State Government House in Port. Ribadu said the Federal Government delegation was in the State to consolidate ongoing peace efforts in Ogoni land. He noted that a…

A FORMER lawmaker at the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, is dead. Nwaoboshi reportedly died after an illness that lasted for some months. This was disclosed in a statement by the Delta State Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, on Friday. In the statement sent to News Point Nigeria, the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, expressed grief over the death of the senator who represented the Delta North Senatorial District, describing his passing as a major loss to Delta State, the Anioma people and the nation. Governor Sheriff said the late senator was a distinguished son of the state and…

A DELTA State High Court has issued an ex-parte injunction stopping and barring the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) from resuming the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy nationwide. Justice Joe Egwu, on Wednesday, while making the order, also barred the police from harassing, arresting, detaining or extorting citizens and motorists on account of the policy. The court said the order would subsist pending the hearing and determination of a substantive suit. News Point Nigeria reports that the latest injunction followed a suit filed in Delta State by the applicant, a citizen by…

RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his administration’s uncompromising stance on financial discipline, insisting that prudent management of public resources remains central to his leadership. News Point Nigeria reports that Fubara disclosed that before the period of emergency rule, over ₦300 billion was reserved in the state’s coffers, adding that on his return, he met a balance of about ₦600 billion. Fubara assured that within six months, his administration would present clear and verifiable evidence detailing how public funds are being deployed. He made the declaration during the commissioning of the 14.2-kilometre Obodhi–Ozochi Road, a strategic artery linking long-neglected…

BAYELSA State Governor, Douye Diri, has directed that an autopsy be carried out to reveal the cause of the death of the state’s deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. News Point Nigeria Reports that Ewhrudjakpo died on Thursday after collapsing in his office. The late deputy governor was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Speaking at the Government House in Yenagoa while receiving former President Goodluck Jonathan, the governor warned that the deputy governor’s death should not be politicised. Former President Goodluck Jonathan signs a condolence register in honour of the late…

BAYELSA State Government on Friday confirmed the death of Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo and declared a three-day state mourning in his honour. In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Friday by the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, the government described Ewhrudjakpo’s death as one that came with “deep regret and profound shock”. “The Bayelsa State Government announces with deep regret and profound shock the sudden passing of the Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Ph.D, on Thursday, 11th December 2025, at the age of 60. “The Deputy Governor was active and carrying…

THE Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was on Thursday rushed to a hospital in Yenagoa after collapsing at the Government House, sparking concern across the state’s political circles. News Point Nigeria reports that the incident reportedly occurred in the afternoon while the deputy governor was attending to official duties. Sources within the Government House described the situation as “serious,” noting that frantic efforts were made to stabilize him before he was moved for medical treatment. Multiple government insiders said Ewhrudjakpo was taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Yenagoa for urgent attention. However, this could not…

GOVERNOR Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He announced this at a stakeholders meeting at the government house in Port Harcourt. His defection came four days after the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 17 others dumped the PDP for the APC on December 5. The lawmakers had blamed their departure from the PDP on the crisis in the party. Others who dumped the PDP were the Deputy Speaker, Dumle Maol (Gokana), Major Jack (Akuku-Toru), Linda Stewart (Okrika), Franklin Nwabochi (Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni), Azeru…

THE Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). News Point Nigeria reports that Amaewhule defected along with 16 other members of the House on Friday. The House of Assembly is currently in session with the defectors blaming their departure from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the crisis in the party. Others who dumped the PDP were the Deputy Speaker, Dumle Maol (Gokana), Major Jack (Akuku-Toru), Linda Stewart (Okrika), Franklin Nwabochi (Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni), Azeru Opara (Port Harcourt 3), Smart Adoki (Port Harcourt 2), Enemi George…

THE Rivers State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a seven-year-old girl, Alicia Olajumoke, who was allegedly stabbed to death by her minder in Rumueme, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. News Point Nigeria reports that the details of the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, were scanty as of the time of filing this report. However, it was gathered that the minder reportedly committed suicide after realizing the enormity of her actions. Sources said the house help went to the school of her employer’s daughter, picked her up, and took her home before carrying out…

A YOUNG man identified as Timothy Gilbert is currently on the run after bathing his girlfriend, Angela Ogah, with a substance believed to be acid. News Point Nigeria gathered that the incident happened at Amufi, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. Ogah’s lawyer, John Izegaegbe, on Monday, said the lady had been admitted to a private hospital where she is currently battling for her life. He said a petition had been forwarded to the state Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, for urgent action. The victim could barely talk when our correspondent and other newsmen visited her on Monday.…

THE Edo State Police Command has arraigned a 24-year-old TikTok content creator, Osarobo Omoyemen, popularly known as “Madam Oil Rice,” for allegedly staging her own kidnapping in a bid to attract followers and increase traffic to her social media platforms. News Point Nigeria reports that the suspect was brought before a court in Benin City after police investigations revealed that her widely circulated video claiming she had been abducted was entirely fabricated. Omoyemen had uploaded a viral video alleging that she was kidnapped along Upper Sakponba Road in Benin City and later “rescued” by operatives from Akpata Police Station, who…

OPERATIVES of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 21 students of Ogioma Public Secondary School, Benin City, for suspected cult activities. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, who disclosed this in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria, said the students were between 14 and 17 years old. According to Yamu, the arrest was made following a foiled attack on Osemwende Public Secondary School, located at Oghoghibi, off Benin–Sapele Road, Benin City, by the suspects. The statement reads, “The Edo State Police Command has arrested 21 students of Ogioma Public Secondary School located at Limit road off…

FOR years, residents of Ndiya community in Akwa Ibom State have watched their only link to neighbouring towns crumble, a collapsed bridge cutting them off from essential services and daily life. What many did not realise, however, was that somewhere far away on official federal records the same bridge had already been repaired, certified, and celebrated as a completed government project. News Point Nigeria reports that according to findings by MonITNG, a civic technology initiative tracking public projects across Nigeria, a ₦246 million contract for the repair of the Ndiya Bridge along the Ekparakwa–Etinan–Ikot Ubo Road was awarded in March…

BAYELSA State Governor Douye Diri has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). News Point Nigeria reports that Vice President Kashim Shettima led top APC figures to Yenagoa for the governor’s official welcome ceremony. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma and Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno also attended. Party supporters filled the venue, waving flags and chanting slogans to celebrate Diri’s entry into the party. The event marks a major political shift in Bayelsa,…

BAYELSA State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has declared that his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join the All Progressives Congress (APC) was taken in the collective interest of the state, insisting that political alignment with the Federal Government is necessary for Bayelsa’s progress. News Point Nigeria reports that Diri stated this on Sunday during the 14th Bayelsa Thanksgiving Day celebration held at the Ecumenical Centre in Igbogene, Yenagoa, marking the first time he publicly addressed his resignation from the PDP since October 15, 2025. The governor is expected to be formally received into the APC today…

THE Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has sued the state’s House of Assembly, the Speaker, the Inspect General of Police (IGP) and other over an alleged plot to impeach him. In an originating summon sighted by News Point Nigeria, Ewhrudjakpo alleged among others, that members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly were being pressured to impeach him for failing to resign, like the governor, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on whose platform they got to office. In the suit filed on his behalf at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by his lawyer, Reuben Egwuaba, it was…

THE Edo State Government has issued a one-week ultimatum to former deputy governor, Omobayo Godwins, to immediately return all government property and assets still in his possession. The order was contained in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Fred Itua, on Tuesday. The state government warned that if Omobayo fails to meet the deadline, it will instruct the state Police Commissioner to arrest him and reclaim all state-owned assets in his possession through legal channels. The statement further reads, “The government has observed with dismay that several official items,…

A RIVERS State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has discharged and acquitted 12 travellers accused of killing a female police officer, Inspector Christiana Erekere. Erekere was attached to the Taabaa Police Division in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of the state. News Point Nigeria reports that Justice Augusta Chukwu, who delivered the judgment on Monday, ruled that the prosecution failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendants were responsible for the officer’s death, which occurred on April 25, 2024, during a stop-and-search operation. The defendants: Efeoghene Uwheraka (the groom), Joy Uwhereka, Shirley Wealth, Napoleon Uwhereka, Ejiro Ejogbamu,…