THE displaced members of Munga Lalau and Munga Doso communities of Karim Lamidi Local Council of Taraba State have decried Governor Agbu Kefas’ decision to ignore the mass burial of over 30 people killed in the communities on Friday night by herdsmen. They expressed dismay over the governor’s action and described it as inhuman of a leader, who under normal circumstances, needed to have the spirit and sense of empathy for his people during the devastating period of human loss. Kefas jetted out of the state at the time the communities were preparing to conduct a mass burial of the…
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GOVERNOR Abdallahi Sule of Nasarawa State has disclosed that China’s interest in Nigeria’s lithium stems from its recognition of the country as a leader in the West African market. A Chinese company is building two lithium mining and processing facilities in Nasarawa State, and Governor Sule, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics monitored by News Point Nigeria, explained why the Chinese are focusing on Nigeria. “China is actually now in a clean energy revolution, that is what is happening and China is getting ready to invest a multi billion dollar in Africa, and in Africa they decided…
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted a shipment of drugs concealed within packages labelled as plantain chips at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this on Sunday in a short statement. “Narco-trend update: This consignment was packaged as plantain chips, but inside was a skunk, as discovered by vigilant #ndlea_nigeria officers in one of their latest seizures at Lagos airport,” he posted on X. Babafemi admonished Nigerians to exercise vigilance when accepting packages for travel. “Always be careful of what you’re given to travel with!” The agency also arrested two…
FOR the third time in seven days, gunmen have attacked Okoloke, an agrarian community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting four persons. The latest incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when an unidentified number of armed men stormed the area. According to a local source, the assailants forced their way into the residence of Ezekiel Durojaiye, a retiree and respected community leader in nearby Okunran village. The attackers abducted Pa Durojaiye along with three others, whisking them away into the bush at gunpoint. The incident has further heightened fear and tension among residents. Yagba…
NASARAWA State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has disclosed his intention to run for the Nasarawa North senatorial district seat during the 2027 general election. The Director-General of the State’s Bureau for Pension Administration, Suleiman Musa Nagogo, disclosed this while speaking with stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in the Wamba Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. According to Nagogo, he had been informed by the governor of his intention to contest the election to represent the Nasarawa North senatorial district in 2027. He said, “I have been in Wamba with a crystal clear message from His Excellency, the Executive…
BARELY seven months after a boat mishap claimed the lives of over one hundred villagers in the Gbajibo community of Kaiama Local Government Area in Kwara State, another tragic incident has occurred in the same area. This time, a boat carrying passengers returning from a market trip in Niger State capsized, resulting in the death of 27 people. An eyewitness and survivor of the incident recounted that the tragedy occurred three nights ago while they were returning from Niger State. According to the account, the boat capsized due to overloading. Although he could not confirm the exact number of…
BENUE State Police Command has confirmed the death of a final-year student of Kwararafa University in Wukari, Taraba State, identified as Ahenjir Emmanuella, killed by a stray bullet from a policeman. The command has also ordered a detailed investigation into the death of the final year student allegedly shot dead by a police officer on stop and search duty. Friends and families of the deceased had on Friday accused the police of allegedly shooting to death the final year student. It was gathered that the student, who was with her friends, was shot by a police officer during a stop-and-search…
A FORMER presidential spokesman, Laolu Akande, has commended the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for admitting to errors in the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Oloyede, in a rare admission, told a news conference in Abuja earlier in the week that there were glitches in the recently-conducted UTME. His action has split opinions among Nigerians. But Laolu said the JAMB chief deserves commendation for the work he has done so far in the fight against examination malpractice. “A lot of cheating is going on. We are having very troubling circumstances and situations…
UNKNOWN gunmen have abducted a traditional ruler in Kogi State, Oba James Ogunyanda, the Obalohun of Okoloke, from his residence in the early hours of Thursday. The incident occurred around 2:00 a.m. in Okoloke, a quiet community in Yagba West Local Government Area, when a group of heavily armed men invaded the monarch’s palace. A source, who identified himself as Lucky Omoyele, told News Point Nigeria the attackers overpowered palace guards before whisking the traditional ruler away to an unknown destination. He revealed that the kidnappers have yet to make contact or issue any ransom demands. Omoyele added that concerned…
AT least 10 people have been killed and several cows rustled in renewed violence in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The recent escalation of violence in Riyom stems from farm destruction, cattle rustling, and attacks on livestock carried out by individuals from both Fulani and Berom communities. According to a statement from Operation Safe Haven, the recent insecurity in the council area began on Monday, May 12, 2025, when suspected youths slaughtered and rustled cattle that had encroached on their farms in Dayan village, Riyom Local Government Area. In retaliation, suspected Fulani herders attacked Danchindo village on the…
FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday warned against the creation of a one-party state, saying any nation that must practice it must do so carefully and with a well-planned process and projected outcome. He stated this in Abuja while paying tribute to the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, at a memorial lecture and day of tribute. Jonathan warned that any attempt to bring about a one-party state through political machinations to soothe only personal aspirations will be detrimental to the country. The former president also called on the family of the late former federal commissioner to, among other things, set…
NASARAWA State governor, Abdullahi Sule, has revealed that 20 aspirants have already indicated interest in succeeding him in 2027 governorship election in the state. Sule disclosed this during a grand reception held in Lafia in honour of the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Labaran Magaji. The governor, however, declared that he would not anoint or impose a successor, saying he will allow the will of God prevails. While acknowledging the intense political atmosphere, Sule said: “I want to use this opportunity to inform you that so far, about 20 people are already in the race for the governorship of…
THE Nasarawa Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of five children found inside an abandoned, unserviceable vehicle in the Agyaragu community, Obi local government area. Nasarawa Police spokesman Ramham Nansel in a statement explained: “On May 4, 2025, at about 1730hrs, one Mr. Ozimna Ogbor, a resident of Agyaragu, reported at the Agyaragu Divisional Headquarters that five children—Kamsi Onah (male, 8 years), Somer Onah (male, 6 years), Unice Udouchi (female, 10 years), Nmasoma Nnaji (female, 10 years), and Chioma Nnaji (female, 8 years)—were discovered unresponsive inside a disused vehicle parked in the compound of one Mr. Abu…
AT least 19 passengers were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen at Jor Community along Adoka-Naka-Makurdi Road in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, on Thursday morning. The passengers were said to be travelling in two vehicles when the gunmen intercepted them and forced them away into the bush. However, four of the victims – a toddler, driver, an elderly man and woman – were let off the hook by their captors. Witnesses told our correspondent that the released victims, an aged man and woman believed to be natives of Kogi State, narrated that the kidnappers armed with sophisticated weapons…
BENUE State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has claimed that the perpetrators of the recent wave of killings across the state are not Nigerians, stating that they speak unfamiliar languages and exhibit foreign characteristics. Governor Alia disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking as a guest on Politics Today monitored by News Point Nigeria, a current affairs programme on Channels Television in the wake of assaults on the North-Central state that have left scores killed and many displaced. When asked about the identity of the attackers terrorising communities in the state, the governor said it was important to first clarify the nature of…
THE death toll in the gunmen attack on Ukum and Logo local government areas of Benue state has risen to 20 as security forces and residents comb the affected communities in search of survivors. Governor Hyacinth Alia, in a telephone conversation with this newspaper’s correspondent, gave details of the casualty figures. According to him, five corpses were recovered earlier in Gbagir and taken to the morgue, but later, civilians searching for their loved ones, discovered two more corpses. He said a family in Gbagir that insisted on burying their relative immediately had been provided cover letters by security forces to…
SIX Nigerian tourists detained in Cape Verde have been released and are now in the care of the Nigerian Embassy in Senegal. “Final update: They are free! They’ve passed through the Dakar border and are now in the care of the Nigerian embassy in Senegal,” an X user, @tobiojenike, who raised the issue earlier, announced in a post on Wednesday. The tourists — David James Udoh, Lily Dada, Oghenero Adaware, Sherifat Abimbola Ogundairo, Jesutomi Aina — and a representative from the travel agency Ìrìn Travels, had travelled from Senegal to Cape Verde for a vacation when they were detained by…
UNKNOWN gunmen have again stepped up violent attacks as no fewer than three communities in the Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State were attacked on Wednesday. The communities affected during the fresh attacks include Emichi, Odudaje, and Okpamaju all in Otukpo where five persons were killed in February. The communities came under simultaneous attacks just a day after the killing of 11 persons at Otobi Community also in Otukpo LGA. Local sources confirm that several people may have been feared dead again in the fresh attack. Wednesday’s attack came hours after Governor Hyacinth Alia confirmed the arrest of…
PLATEAU State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has announced a ban on night grazing and restricted the use of motorcycles across the state following incessant attacks. In a state broadcast on Wednesday, Mutfwang described the attacks as “coordinated acts of terror” aimed at displacing residents and undermining their right to exist peacefully on their ancestral lands. The governor also prohibited the transportation of cattle by vehicles after 7pm. He said the directives take immediate effect, with the restriction on motorcycle use in place from 7pm to 6am across the state until further notice. “The tragic echoes of Dogo Na Hawa, Riyom, Barkin-Ladi,…
UNKNOWN gunmen on Tuesday evening attacked the Otobi community in the Akpa district of the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue Stat The attack started about 5:30pm on Tuesday, according to the lawmaker who represents Otukpo-Akpa Constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Kennedy Angbo. The lawmaker, who hails from Akpa district, in a telephone conversation with News Point Nigeria, said an unconfirmed number of persons have been killed and hundreds have fled the community. A resident of the Otobi community, Edwin Emma, also told our correspondent in Benue, that many persons were feared killed as he called for…