ADAMAWA Government has concluded arrangements to receive President Bola Tinubu for a one-day official visit to the state on Monday, according to the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr James Iliya. News Point Nigeria reports that the commissioner, who disclosed this to journalists on Sunday in Yola, said the visit was a clear validation of the developmental strides recorded under the administration of Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri. He added that Tinubu’s visit would mark the inauguration of several infrastructural projects executed by the Fintiri-led administration. Iliya said the visit reflected national recognition of the state government’s commitment to improving the…
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TROOPS of 6 Brigade, Nigeria Army, Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke have intercepted and arrested a gunrunner with 6 machine guns at a river bank in Ibi local government area of Taraba state. News Point Nigeria reports that the suspect was arrested in a 504 Peugeot car following interagency collaboration on actionable intelligence and in accordance with the mandate of the Chief of Army Staff to get rid of criminality in Taraba state and beyond. The suspect is still in custody of the Nigeria Army and is being interrogated to ascertain his source and buyers. Other items recovered from the…
THE Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, on Saturday led his colleagues from the region to attend the grand finale of the 61st Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival in Kebbi State. The colourful and globally renowned fishing festival, held at the historic Matan Fada riverbank in Argungu, was attended eminent personalities led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, alongside governors, ministers, members of the National Assembly, members of the diplomatic corps, traditional rulers, captains of industry, and thousands of local and international tourists. Steeped in over 500 years of…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has praised the Argungu International Fishing Festival, describing the 83-year-old cultural event as a symbol of unity, resilience, and peaceful coexistence. News Point Nigeria reports that the President, who attended this year’s festival in Argungu, Kebbi State, on Saturday, said the event reflects the richness of Nigeria’s cultural heritage. “This festival has endured for 83 years, and it stands as a powerful symbol of unity, resilience, and peaceful coexistence among our people,” Tinubu said. “It reflects the richness of our culture, the strength of our traditions, and the opportunities that lie in properly harnessing our natural and…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has visited the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Saidu Aliyu Mohammed, at the Authority’s headquarters in Abuja. The visit was to identify with the NMDPRA helmsman following his recent appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and to reaffirm the Governor’s strong confidence in his capacity to provide effective leadership in one of the most strategic sectors of the nation’s economy. Governor Inuwa Yahaya described Engr. Mohammed as a worthy ambassador of Gombe State, whose remarkable rise in the oil and gas industry reflects years…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has met with a delegation of investors and development partners under the aegis of the Tunisia Consortium for African Development (TUCAD) to forge strategic partnerships and unlock new investment opportunities across priority sectors critical to the state’s development agenda. The meeting, held at the Gombe Governor’s Lodge in Abuja and attended by the Tunisian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Mohsen Antit, focused on concrete and bankable projects in key areas including water and hydraulic infrastructure, energy and renewable energy, transport systems and sports infrastructure. The engagement comes ahead of a comprehensive field mission…
A HIGH-POWWERED joint delegation of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Gates Foundation and Aliko Dangote Foundation paid an advocacy visit to the Governor of Gombe State and Chairman of the National Economic Council (NEC) Task Team on Polio Eradication, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, as Nigeria intensifies efforts to interrupt the transmission of circulating variant poliovirus types 2 and 3 within the next two years. The visit is part of coordinated national and global efforts to consolidate existing gains and fast-track the permanent interruption of all poliovirus variants in Nigeria, building on the historic certification of the African Region as…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has joined President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, fellow governors, ministers, lawmakers, development partners and private sector leaders at the two-day National Economic Council (NEC) Conference. The two- day event is holding at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with the theme: “Delivering Inclusive Growth and Sustainable National Development: The Renewed Hope National Development Plan 2026-2030. It provides a strategic platform for policy coordination, peer learning and collaboration among federal and state governments towards achieving inclusive, resilient and sustainable national development. President Tinubu, in his opening remarks, said the conference reflected a shared…
A SENIOR Secondary School 3 student, 17-year-old Hassan Ahmadu of the Government Science and Technical College, Potiskum, Yobe State, has reportedly died following a bullying incident involving fellow students. News Point Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on Sunday at the school in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state. According to a family source, 17-year-old Hassan was buried the same day in his hometown, Gadaka, in Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State. It was gathered that Hassan was attacked by some of his classmates under circumstances that are yet to be fully clarified by authorities. Confirming the incident,…
KEBBi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has announced that President Bola Tinubu will embark on a two-day state visit to Kebbi to commission projects executed by his administration. News Point Nigeria reports that Governor Idris revealed that the President will also attend the Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival, scheduled to be held from February 11 to 14. Speaking on Sunday while receiving defectors from other political parties who joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Jega Local Government Area, Governor Idris urged citizens to welcome the President. “I urge all citizens of Kebbi State to come out en masse to…
UMARU Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU), Katsina, has conferred a posthumous honorary Doctorate Degree in Political Science on the late President Muhammadu Buhari. News Point Nigeria reports that the award, approved by the Governing Council of the university, was presented during the institution’s 14th convocation ceremony held on Saturday in Katsina. The University authorities said the honour was bestowed in acknowledgment of the late president’s lifelong commitment to Nigeria’s political evolution, visionary leadership, and dedication to national unity and development. They noted that Buhari’s legacy, particularly his immense contributions to the growth and strengthening of the tertiary education sector in the…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has congratulated the Government and people of Bauchi State on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its creation, describing the milestone as a moment of pride, reflection and renewed commitment to collective progress. In further demonstration of solidarity and the strong bond between both states, Governor Inuwa Yahaya sent a high-level delegation, headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, to participate in the Bauchi at 50 golden jubilee celebrations in Bauchi. The Governor, in a goodwill message to commemorate the golden jubilee, said the celebration holds profound…
SECURITY operatives have successfully neutralised an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected terrorists along the Danjibga-Kuncin Kalgo axis in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The operation was carried out by a combined force of the Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal-Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD–CBRN) Unit, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, and the Military EOD, with heavy security backup from the Zamfara State Police Command. In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Saturday, the spokesman of the police command, Yazid Abubakar, said the operation, which took place on Friday, was led by SP Abdulrazak Musa Hassan. He…
THE Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has strongly condemned the recent spate of violent attacks and killings in parts of Kwara, Katsina and Benue States, describing them as barbaric, senseless and a direct assault on the collective conscience of the nation. The condemnation follows deadly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, where suspected terrorists struck on Tuesday night; the killing of at least 20 persons in Doma A and Doma B communities of Tafoki Ward, Faskari Local Government Area of…
THE Gombe State Government has taken a decisive step toward modernizing its livestock sector with the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Livestock Innovation Corporation (LIC) of New Zealand. The partnership is aimed at boosting productivity, strengthening climate resilienceand unlocking new economic opportunities across the entire livestock value chain. The MoU followed a two-day technical working visit by a high-level Gombe State delegation led by the Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, to LIC’s innovation facilities in Hamilton, New Zealand. Under the MoU, both parties will collaborate on the development of modern data and technology systems for…
THE Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and his son, Abdulaziz on a five-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism and illegal firearms possession. News Point Nigeria reports that the charge filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Malami is also accused of refusing to prosecute suspected terrorism financiers, whose case files were handed to him while he served as the AGF and Minister of Justice. Malami and Abdulaziz are equally accused of warehousing firearms in their residence at Gesse Phase II Area, Birain Kebbi LGA, Kebbi State without…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) automatically assume leadership of the party in their respective states, reaffirming the party’s structure amid growing waves of political defections. News Point Nigeria reports that Tinubu made the declaration on Saturday during the official reception of Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, into the APC, held in Jalingo, the state capital. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President announced that by virtue of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC, Governor Kefas has formally assumed leadership of the…
CONTROVERSY has continued to trail the disappearance of an All Progressives Congress (APC) social media influencer and Tinubu/Shettima campaign youth leader in Zamfara State, Bashir Isah Gusau, with sharply conflicting accounts emerging over whether he was abducted by gunmen or allegedly picked up by security operatives linked to the state government. Gusau, a prominent youth mobiliser and online influencer for the ruling APC in Zamfara, was reported missing on Wednesday night under circumstances that have since sparked political tension and public concern across the state. In a statement issued to News Point Nigeria, the Zamfara State chapter of the APC…
THE Zamfara State Police Command has intercepted a vehicle conveying 954 explosive materials suspected to have been destined for bandits operating in parts of the state, marking a major breakthrough in ongoing efforts to disrupt criminal logistics networks. News Point Nigeria reports that the interception was confirmed on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Yazid Abubakar, who disclosed that the driver of the vehicle, identified as Mustapha Mohammad, had been arrested. According to Abubakar, the operation was carried out by operatives of the Task Force on Illegal Mining, acting on credible and actionable intelligence regarding…
AT least three police officers were killed and two others sustained various injuries in an ambush launched by suspected armed bandits in Katsina State. News Point Nigeria reports that those killed are ASP Abubakar Ibrahim, Insp Umar Ahmad, and Sgt Khailani Kabir, while the wounded officers are Cpl Abdul’aziz Sani and Cpl Daniel Japhet. The incident occurred on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at about 12:44 p.m., when the police team was on a routine anti-crime patrol along Guga Village in Bakori Local Government Area of the state. Security sources said the attack happened when the officers were on a mission…