THE troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested 18 serving soldiers, 15 Policemen for allegedly selling arms to non-state actors. The Staff Officer Grade two OPHK, Major Ademola Owolana, stated this while briefing Defence Correspondents on the activities of the Joint Tax Force North-East operation from 2024 to 2025 in Maiduguri. He said the successes were recorded under Operation Snowball which was launched in August 2024 to counter-ammunition racketeering in the theatre. He said the operation was being conducted across 11 states with suspects arrested in Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Ebonyi, Enugu, Lagos, Plateau, Kaduna, Rivers, Taraba and the Federal Capital…
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OVER 24 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to unseal properties confiscated due to non-payment of ground rent, the national headquarters of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is still under lock and key. On Monday, officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) embarked on mass sealing of properties, triggering outcry. President Bola Tinubu had intervened and ordered unsealing of the defaulting properties. The President had given defaulters 14-day grace to pay the ground rent with a penalty of N2m. He also advised them to regularise all their land titles before the deadline. But when our…
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have accused the Federal Government of employing intimidation and exclusion tactics, vowing to resist such measures and remain steadfast in their commitment to good governance. The accusation was made during the 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the PDP, held on Tuesday in Abuja. Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, who is also the Governor of Bauchi State, addressed the gathering, highlighting the challenges faced by the party and its members. Governor Mohammed stated that the current administration has created a unique set of circumstances marked by obstacles, subtle provocations, and…
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has held its caucus meeting at the Bauchi governor’s lodge in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Tuesday’s meeting came after the party adjourned on Monday following its failure to exhaust all the items on its agenda, including issues around the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. After this, the party will hold its NEC meeting. Although the PDP fixed it for noon, it was later moved to 2 pm at the party’s secretariat annex – the Legacy House. May 27, 2025@OfficialPDPNig 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting Holds Today at Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja. The 99th National…
THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has announced the withdrawal of the bill aimed at amending the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting mandatory for all eligible Nigerians. Tajudeen disclosed this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, and made available to Channels Television on Monday. He said the decision followed extensive consultations with stakeholders, adding, however, that the bill, which he co-sponsored with the member representing Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency, Daniel Ago, was introduced with the “best of intentions”. “From the outset, the bill was introduced with the best…
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting amid growing concerns over whether the party’s top decision-making body can take decisive action against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. The meeting had been scheduled for tomorrow at the PDP’s National Secretariat in Abuja. However, it was postponed to allow the reconciliation committee led by former Senate President Bukola Saraki to carry out its assignment. A notice tagged “Postponement of the 99th NEC Meeting,” signed by PDP’s National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, stated that a new date would…
PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has declared that Northern Nigeria holds the key to solving the nation’s deepest challenges, calling on leaders from the region to take bold steps toward driving national transformation. Speaking at a strategic meeting with Northern political stakeholders under the National Political Consultative Group, Obi described the North not as a problem, but as “Nigeria’s greatest untapped asset.” These were contained in a statement that was signed by the spokesperson of Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), Ibrahim Umar, and made available to The Guardian on Sunday evening. Addressing a…
THE crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worsened on Sunday as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, pulled out of all reconciliation agreements previously reached within the opposition party. Wike blamed Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for the problems rocking PDP, warning that “non-adherence to agreements reached was the bane of the party, and that he was the chief culprit of this anomaly.” In a statement he personally signed, the former Rivers governor accused key party leaders, including Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, of betrayal, dishonesty, and serial violations of mutual understandings. While tracing the roots…
THE Federal Government has dismissed allegations that recent defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) were linked to efforts by some politicians to evade prosecution, insisting that ongoing corruption investigations will continue regardless of party affiliation. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, issued the clarification in a statement released on Friday by his media aide, Kamarudeen Ogundele. Fagbemi responded to comments made by Paul Ibe, spokesperson for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, during a recent television interview. Ibe had alleged that top officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Federal…
THE Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday approved an interim order forfeiting landed and building properties linked to two former Directors of Finance and Accounts at the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Suleiman Bulkwang and Abdullahi Sambo, over an alleged N1.4 billion fraudulent payment probe within the agency involving the two suspects. Justice Obiora Egwatu granted the orders after the legal team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), led by Ekene Iheanacho, SAN, applied through an ex parte motion for the interim forfeiture order to be granted. “An interim order of this Honourable Court forfeiting to the…
THE 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has declared that he will not step down for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. Adebayo made this known during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday monitored by News Point Nigeria, while reacting to growing speculations about a possible opposition coalition ahead of the polls. Amid claims that the SDP could be co-opted into a broader alliance to challenge President Bola Tinubu, Adebayo was emphatic in stating that neither he nor Atiku has the power to “use” the party. “I…
IN response to escalating insecurity in Adamawa and across the North-East, the Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Government to establish a military base in Hong Local Government Area. This call follows a motion moved by Senator Aminu Abbas (PDP-Adamawa) and jointly sponsored by all senators representing the region. The motion, titled “Resurgence of Boko Haram Activities in Hong and Gombi Local Government Areas, Adamawa and other North-East States”, highlights a troubling spike in attacks by the extremist group. The Senate, while commending the efforts of security agencies, stressed the need for additional military reinforcement. “We need a full-fledged military…
THE Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Federal Government to prioritise the completion of the Kashimbila Dam in Taraba State, stating that the project holds the key to resolving Nigeria’s persistent electricity problems. Speaking on Wednesday at the inaugural Taravest Summit in Jalingo, the state capital, the Sultan praised Governor Agbu Kefas for his commitment to improving security and creating an enabling environment for investment. But the Sultan expressed concern over the slow pace of work on the Kashimbila Dam and stressed the need for immediate and total completion. “We need that dam ready at 100…
AS part of activities marking the second anniversary of President Bola Tinubu, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has earmarked 19 days for projects commissioning. This was part of the decisions taken today, at the 14th Executive Committee meeting of the FCTA, which was chaired by the Minister. A statement by Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, “the commissioning of projects will commence on June 10, 2025, and will go on for 19 days”. Some of the projects scheduled for commissioning are: the newly renovated Abuja International Conference…
THE Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act, 2022, with a proposal to establish a new centralized agency to manage assets and properties recovered from unlawful activities. The bill, sponsored by Senator Idiat Oluranti Adebule (Lagos West), is titled the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2025 (SB. 343). She canvassed that the bill aims to improve accountability, transparency, and efficiency in handling recovered assets by removing asset management duties from the 18 agencies currently tasked with prosecution and property management under the existing law. Leading…
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said lawmakers were not elected to engage in confrontation with the Executive but to foster policies that promote national development. The Senate President spoke in an upcoming feature documentary to mark two years of the Bola Tinubu administration. Akpabio, reflecting on the importance of cooperation between the National Assembly and the Executive, said: “When elected into the National Assembly, whether in the Senate or the House of Representatives, your constituents will not give you boxing gloves. It’s not a boxing tournament. You are there to work in a bipartisan manner for the interest…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) North West Zone emerged from its stakeholders’ meeting in Kaduna on Saturday, endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its Presidential Candidate for the 2027 general elections. The meeting included the National Chairman of the Party, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, APC Governors from the zone, including Uba Sani of Kaduna, Nasir Idris of Kebbi, and Umar Namadi of Jigawa, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy President of the Senate, Barau I Jibrin, Ministers from the Zone, and other stakeholders. Others in attendance were chairmen of State Chapters of APC, state and federal…
THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has predicted more defections of high-profile opposition figures to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the months ahead. This, the Speaker said, is an indication of the growing confidence Nigerians have in the ruling party. The APC recently welcomed prominent opposition members into its fold, including the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and the entire Peoples Democratic Party structure in the state. Opposition federal lawmakers drawn largely from the PDP and the Labour Party have recently joined the APC, citing internal crisis in their former political…
THE Forum of Former ANPP stakeholders has hughlighted the strenght and contribution of the ANPP in the 2015 APC Merger table. In a statement signed by the Forum’s National Coordinator, Dr Umar D Duhu made available to News Point Nigeria, Saturday night, the forum condemns efforts by some quarters to downplay the contribution of ANPP in the APC merger formation. The statement read in part: “a pressing issue that has been lingering in the shadows of our great Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). As we stand at the threshold of a new era under the leadership of President Bola…
FORMER Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has emphasized the importance of service-oriented leadership in politics and governance, describing it as both imperative and a privilege. Osinbajo made this call while delivering the keynote address at the Rotary International District 9141 Conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on the topic “The Magic of Connection: The Imperative and Privilege of Service.” He stressed that politics should be centered on providing essential services such as quality education, accessible healthcare, and a robust social security system, which he described as basic rights of every citizen. The VP referenced Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s introduction of free…