AT least 17 persons have been kidnapped by gunmen in Ondo and Kwara states. The assailants abducted 13 travelers along Abuja Road in Isua, Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. This newspaper gathered on Thursday that the victims were in transit from Lagos to Abuja in an 18-passenger bus when the gunmen attacked their vehicle. A source who confirmed the incident to journalists in Akure, the state capital, said the attackers whisked the travelers into the bush. The source, who preferred not to be named for security reasons, said the incident has been reported to the security agents.…
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A STOREY building has reportedly collapsed in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. No casualty was, however, recorded. It was gathered that the uncompleted one-storey building collapsed on Thursday around 7 am. Eyewitnesses told News Point Nigeria that the structure located around PZ Estate, Onijagun, went down with no initial sign. The building, despite being uncompleted, was formerly occupied by some commercial motorcycle riders who were later sent away for posing threats to the community. “The building has been up to the roofing level for over 10 years. It used to be occupied by some Hausa Okada riders,…
A PRIVATE Nigerian Airline, Air Peace Ltd, has sued the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) before the Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged disruption of its operations by the unions and its officers. The airline is asking the court to award it N1 billion as general damages, N450 million as special damages and N250 million as exemplary damages. The suit was brought before the court pursuant to Order 6(6)(b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Order 28 Rules 1 & 2 of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019, and the…
A STUDENT of Fountain Heights Secondary School, Surulere Lagos State, Michelle David had 99% score in Mathematics at the just concluded UTME 2023 exams scored. A statement made available to this newspaper read in part, “15-year-old David has demonstrated a level of proficiency in Mathematics and other sciences that is truly outstanding, making her parents and the school proud with her aggregate score of 334 in the just concluded UTME 2023. This is a testament to her incredible intelligence and dedication to her studies. “David’s outstanding performance in Mathematics is a true inspiration, especially given how challenging this subject can…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila at the Aso Villa in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. The private meeting occurred just after the President’s meeting with the nation’s service chiefs and heads of intelligence agencies also at the State House. The Speaker, in a brief chat with pressmen, expressed optimism that the 10th National Assembly will maintain a symbiotic relationship with the executive arm to optimise the function of checks and balances. The party organ recently zoned the Senate President to the South-South, Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa…
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigerians are united whilst overseas but are “something else” when they return, tasking them to embrace unity and togetherness both at home and abroad. Obasanjo made this disclosure on behalf of a delegation of eminent traditional leaders and academics that included the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba (Prof.) Saka Matemilola; at an Evening Reception, held at New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, over the weekend. In a statement by his spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo told the gathering that Nigerians in the Diaspora are making the country proud in their different areas of endeavour and urged…
LAGOS State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the dissolution of the state executive cabinet and all other aides with effect from Friday, May 26, 2023. Sanwo-Olu, announced this on Wednesday, in a circular released by Head of Service, HoS, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. The circular number 046, was titled: “End of Political Office Holders-Cabinet/Non-Cabinet Ranks.” The governor also asked all political appointees in the state to declare their assets while handing over the affairs of their offices latest by Friday, May 26. He said the declaration of assets is in compliance with the provision of paragraph 11 (1b), part one of the…
THE paradox that is Nigeria’s oil sector may soon be history now that the less-than-a-decade-old billion-dollar initiative of the world’s wealthiest Black man is open for business. Thanks to Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical, expectations are sky-high that the oil-rich nation is on the verge of ending its incessant bouts of petrol scarcity and price hikes, as well as a debilitating subsidy regime. Taking the stage at the inauguration of the staggering 2,635-hectare facility, President Muhammadu Buhari described the establishment of Dangote Petrochemical Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos State as a game-changer and milestone for Nigeria’s economy. According to Buhari,…
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the newly inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will help Nigeria generate more power for its electricity sector. Speaking today at the inauguration in Lagos State, Governor of the apex bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said the Dangote Refinery is expected to generate 12,000 megawatts of electricity. Mr. Emefiele, who recalled also that the project, at conception, was estimated to cost about US$9 billion, of which US$3 billion was projected as an equity investment by the Dangote Group and the balance financed through commercial loans, praised the role of Nigerian commercial banks…
THE Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has lauded the Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote for the establishment of his refinery in Nigeria, particularly Lagos. He gave the commendation while speaking at the ongoing commissioning of the refinery. He added that Dangote, who came to Lagos from Kano had nothing 45 years ago but now, he has set up an empire in Nigeria to make Africa proud. He said, “The first story is about a young Nigerian 45 years ago and you see the coincidence in the story. 45 years ago, who came to Lagos, all the…
ALIKO Dangote says the first product of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals “will be in the market before the end of July, beginning of August this year”. The President of Dangote Industries Limited stated this while giving the welcome address at the inauguration of the 650,000 bpd refinery in Lagos State on Monday. “Beyond today’s ceremony, our first goal is to ramp up production of the various products to ensure that within this year, we’re able to fully satisfy our nation’s demand for higher quality products,” he said. According to him, the accomplishment is to enable Nigeria to eliminate…
A FAMILY of three has been feared dead following heavy rains in the Denro community of the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. News Point Nigeria gathered that the rains were preceded by a windstorm, a situation that forced a concrete fence beside the house of the victims to collapse on the apartment the family occupied. Residents of the area said the head of the family, popularly called “Onimalu” — a butcher at the local abattoir in the area – was said to have made efforts to save his son and pregnant wife but they sadly all died. Others…
THE body of a yet-to-be-identified male has been found inside the premises of a popular secondary school in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital. News Point Nigeria learnt that the discovery was made last week at Ilọrin Grammar School around Garin Alimi, leaving the school authorities puzzled over the circumstances surrounding the mysterious demise. It was gathered that some students who were cutting grass as part of the school’s labour activity first discovered “a decomposed leg” before raising the alarm. Explaining further, the principal of IGS (Senior), Ms Muslimat Abdullahi, told our correspondent in a telephone chat on Sunday night that…
POPULAR Agbeni market in Ibadan, Oyo State, has gone up in flames. This newspaper reliably gathered that the market gutted fire at about 04:30am, on Sunday. When contacted on phone, the state General Manager of Fire Services, Yemi Akinyemi, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. Akinyemi said, “The agency received the distress call at exactly 04:37hrs through Sunday Ogundele, Access Bank security that Agbeni market is on fire. “Our men are still battling with the job, we are grateful to Central Bank of Nigeria that allows us to use their water supply. Everything is under control. They are still going…
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the appeal by Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Osun State Governor. The apex court, in its judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, also upheld the Appeal Court’s judgment which upheld the election of Adeleke as the state governor. The apex court held that the appellant failed to adduce enough evidence to prove his allegation of over voting in the July 16, 2022 governorship poll. The judgment is affirmed and adopted by the entire five members of the…
THE Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted leave to former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, who is facing money laundering charges, to travel for medical treatment. Justice C.J. Aneke granted the leave following an application to that effect by Fayose’s lawyer, Ola Olanipekun (SAN), who was represented at the Monday proceedings by Mr Ahmed T. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been trying Fayose, alongside his company, Spotless Investment Limited, since 2018 shortly after he finished his second term in office as governor. The EFCC accused him of laundering N2.2bn, which he allegedly used to prosecute his…
THE Supreme Court has fixed May 9 for judgment in the appeal filed by former Osun Governor, Gboyega Oyetola against the election of Ademola Adeleke. In his appeal, Mister Oyetola is seeking the reversal of the March 25 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which affirmed Adeleke’s victory in the last governorship election in Osun State. The Appeal Court had, in its judgement, set aside an earlier judgment by the Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which held in favour of Oyetola and removed Ademola Adeleke. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court announced the date after taking arguments from…
THE federal lawmaker representing Akoko SouthEast/South-West Federal Constituency Area of Ondo State in the National Assembly, Hon. Ade Adeogun, has been suspended from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adeogun was suspended alongside Hon Gbenga Omole, the lawmaker representing Akoko South West Consistency I, in the State House of Assembly, for alleged anti-party activities. This newspaper gathered that the two were suspended with twenty other members and leaders of the party in Akoko South Local Council Area of the state, in a letter signed by the chairman of the party in the LGA, Mr Sehinde Mise. Others suspended include Yaya Adelakun,…
THE National Association of Resident Doctors have given the Federal Government two weeks to implement agreements concerning their demands or face industrial disharmony. News Point Nigeria, the resident doctors made this known in a communique issued on Saturday at the end of their Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting held in Abeokuta, Ogun state. The meeting which held from Thursday, April 27 to Saturday was predicated upon burning issues affecting the welfare of the doctors and the alarming rate of flight of doctors and other healthcare workers on account of poor remuneration, grossly inadequate funding of the health sector, and the…
GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is asking Nigerians to rally around President-elect Bola Tinubu, saying the time for politics is over. News Point Nigeria reports that, Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) to clinch the seat in the hotly-contested February poll. Although Wike belongs to the PDP (did not support the party’s candidate but worked for Tinubu), the Rivers leader is asking Nigerians to back the incoming administration which is set to be sworn in on May 29th, 2023. “Elections have come…