Author: Sani Nura

CHIEF Whip of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Haruna Jilantikiri, has opted for bicycle in protest of the recent fuel price hike. The lawmaker, who represents Madagali constituency at the state Assembly, said he decided to dump his car and use bicycle for his daily activities. Petrol price almost tripled after President Bola Tinubu declared that the subsidy regime had ended. Hon. Jilantikiri who spoke to newsmen while riding his bicycle, on Thursday, lamented about the current petrol price. He said he does not think that citizens can afford to drive cars considering the current economic situation. “We…

NO fewer than 18 persons including famous leader, Dahiru Dangamji have been reportedly killed in a separate attacks on communities under Ruwandoruwa ward of the Maru Local Government Area in Zamfara State. An eyewitness, Aminu Ilyasu, who is a member of local vigilante group known as Yan Sakai, told News Point Nigeria that the armed bandits had targeted the vigilante leader of Dangamji community. He said the vigilante leader, Dahiru Dangamji was killed alongside three other persons in his hideout inside bush around Danzara community. “The bandits purposely targeted a vigilante leader Dangamji. He was killed alongside three other persons…

THE Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has appointed Alhaji Abubakar Nakwada as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). The Governor equally appointed Mukhtar Lugga as the Chief of Staff. In another statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, the Executive Governor has also approved the appointment of Sharifudden F. Jatto as Private Secretary to the Governor; Imran Rufa’i Ahmad, as the Personal Assistant to the Governor, Aminu Almajir as the Deputy Chief of Staff Administration; Sulaiman Bala Idris as the Senior Special Assistant, New Media. Others are Nura Almajir as the Senior Special Assistant, Political Matters; Zahradeen…

THE Sokoto state governor, Ahmad Aliyu, has directed the reversal of major decisions taken by former governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal before he left office. The Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Bawa, made the announcement when he addressed journalists at the Government House on Tuesday. “All recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the out-going government after 19h March, 2023 are hereby nullified with immediate effect. The renaming of tertiary institutions in the state and other appointments related to their Governing Councils and their relocations announced recently by the out going Administration are hereby nullified. All the affected…

Katsina State Governor, Dr Umar Dikko Radda, announced his first set of appointments on Tuesday. In a statement he personally signed, the governor announced Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, a former Director General of the Federal Mortgage Bank, as the Secretary to the Government of the State and Jabiru Tsauri as the Chief of Staff. Similarly, Barr. Muhtar Aliyu Saulawa gets Deputy Chief of Staff; while Alh. Abdullahi Aliyu Turaji has been appointed as Principal Private Secretary. Other appointments approved by Governor Radda are Mallam Maiwada Danmallam, Director General Media; Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed Chief Press Secretary; Malam Miqdad Isah as Senior…

US President Joe Biden has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his inauguration, saying he looks forward to working with the new government of Nigeria. While saying both Nigeria and the US have strong ties which dates several years back, Biden expressed his desire to strengthen the bond. “On behalf of the people of the United States, I send warm wishes to the government and people of Nigeria as they inaugurate a new President,” Biden said in a Monday statement on the White House website. “My administration has worked to strengthen ties between the United States and Nigeria, and I look…

FORMER President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Daura, his hometown, Katsina State, a few moments after he handed over the mantle of Nigeria’s leadership to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday. The white-coloured presidential plane touched down at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport carrying the former president, his wife, Aisha Buhari, and their entourage at about 1:10 pm. On arrival at the airport, Buhari was warmly received by the newly sworn-in governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda; his deputy, Faruk Jobe, alongside the State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Muhammad Sani, as well as the Senator representing Katsina North,…

SPECIAL ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU INUWA YAHAYA, CON  (DAN MAJEN GOMBE) ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 2ND TERM SWEARING-IN AS THE GOVERNOR OF GOMBE STATE ON MONDAY 29TH MAY 2023, AT THE PANTAMI TOWNSHIP STADIUM GOMBE Protocols Exactly four years ago, I stood before you, conscious of the responsibility placed on my shoulders, and took the oath of office as the 4th civilian governor of Gombe State. I am grateful to God Almighty for giving me the wisdom and courage to deliver on our promises which led to my successful re-election, culminating in the new oath of office…

THE Gombe State Executive Council,  earlier today held a valedictory session to round off the life of the council. This is just as Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya inaugurated an 11- member Transition Management Committee. In his Valedictory remarks, Governor Inuwa Yahaya thanked the cabinet members for their sacrifices and dedication which saw to the success of his first tenure, noting that the achievements recorded by his administration would not have been possible without the efforts of the members whom he described as good team players. Governor Inuwa recounted that “preparatory to the coming of the government, during the campaigns and…

AS THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), intensifies operations at drug joints and routes nationwide ahead of May 29 inauguration, its operatives have intercepted a consignment of 32 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, being taken to bandits’ camp in Niger State. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has since ordered the immediate transfer of a suspect, Musa Muhammadu caught with the explosives on Monday 22nd May along Wawa road, Kainji, Niger State to the military. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that barely a week after, NDLEA operatives…

GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has dissolved the Gombe State Executive Council and equally approved the termination of the appointment of all political appointees with effect from today, Friday,  26th May,.2023. However,  political office holders in statutory boards and commissions are excluded from this directive. Equally,  Local Government Caretaker chairmen will remain in charge of their respective councils until the expiration of their tenure on 19th June,  2023. Governor Inuwa Yahaya has also accepted the resignation of the Gombe State Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Bappayo Yahaya.  In his place, the Governor has approved the appointment of the Permanent Secretary/Principal Private…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has today received an asset declaration form from the Code of Conduct Bureau at the state house. The form was presented to the President inside the Presidential Villa by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Professor Muhammad Isa, who led other members of the Bureau to his office. This is in compliance with the provision of the constitution which stipulates that all public officers shall declare their assets and liabilities on the assumption of office and at the end of their tenure of office. The president-elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, the Vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima and…

THE Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, has emerged as Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum for the next four years. News Point Nigeria reports that, the Governor was unanimously elected by the 19 northern governors during their forum’s meeting held on Tuesday at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja. Governor Inuwa takes over from Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State with effect from 29th May, 2023. In his acceptance speech, Governor Inuwa promised to justify the confidence reposed in him by his colleagues across party devides. He emphasized that the good legacies of the Forum will be sustained to…

AS part of his preparation to take charge of the affairs of Niger State, the Governor-Elect, Rt Honorable Mohammed Umaru Bago has accompanied the outgoing Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello to Cairo, Egypt to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Niger State, AFREXIM Bank and ORASCOM in respect of the Suleja Smart City Project, which was conceived in 2015. According to Alhaji Aminu Takuma, a member of the Niger State transition committee who was part of the delegation he said the MOU covers a clause to further conduct feasibility studies on the project to enable ORASCOM to validate the previous Feasibility…

GOVERNOR Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has approved the posting/redeployment of fifty-one serving and new Permanent Secretaries and Directors-General. Twenty-five Permanent Secretaries affected were posted accordingly. They are: Muhammad Sani Audu, Asihatu Hassan, Salisu A. Shehu and Tanko U. Garba; moved from Min. of Culture and Tourism, Min. of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Devt, Min. of Industry, Trade and Investment as well as Min. of Energy and Petroleum Resources respectively; to Min. for Local Governments, Min. of Youth and Sports Development,  Min. of Internal Security and Min. of Works Others from the administration department: Lawal Sadiq Sanusi, Usman Buhari Sani,…

THE Zamfara State Police Command has rescued five students of the Federal University Gusau in the state, following their abduction. The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Mohammed Bunu, in a statement on Friday, said armed men suspected to be kidnappers invaded the house of one Isah Mai Bread in the Sabon Gari area of Damba village, Gusau Local Government Area (LGA). Bunu, through the Second-in-Command, Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar, disclosed that the assailants collected N200,000 from the occupant of the home and proceeded to the student apartment of the area. They allegedly abducted two male students…

TROOPS of Joint Taskforce North-West Operation Hadarin Daji in its clearance operations, have neutralized several armed bandits in the Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara state. The troops on Wednesday and Thursday conducted intense operations and cleared all bandits’ camps in Danbokolo, Malam Ila, Malam Sale, Kagara, Gangara, Fakai, and Manawa villages all under the Shinkafi council. A top military source who pleaded anonymity told News Point Nigeria that heavy contact was made with the armed bandits during the operations, and several of them were neutralized while others escaped with gunshot wounds to the mountains beside Fakai Village. He said,…

FIVE hundred and eleven (511) Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered following a recent offensive by troops of the Nigerian Army in the North-East region. The figure comprises 99 adult males, 161 adult females, and 251 children who surrendered to troops at different locations within the theatre of operations. This was disclosed in a Thursday statement by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami. “Troops also rescued one kidnapped Chibok school girl while a total of 511 Boko Haram terrorists/Islamic State of West Africa Province and members of their families comprising of 99 adult males,…

THE Niger State Governor-elect, Rt Honorable Mohammed Umar Bago has asserted that private enterprise alongside institutional government support was an integral part of sub-regional economic development. He made the assertion while throwing his weight behind the Tech ecosystem in Niger State at the opening of Labspace, a new tech innovation hub in Minna, the Niger State capital. This is coming against the background of the ICT sector contributing N21.15 trillion Naira to Nigeria’s GDP in 2022 according to the National Bureau of Statistics NBS, which represents about 18 percent of Nigeria’s GDP. The Labspace Hub was set up to coalesce…

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has facilitated the return of 13 Nigerian students that fled from the war in Sudan into Saudi Arabia to be back home. The students are scheduled to depart Jeddah Wednesday onboard Qatar Airways and will arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja tomorrow, Thursday 18 May 2023. The return of the 13 Nigerian students from Saudi Arabia is part of the evacuation of stranded Nigerian citizens in the war torn Sudan by the Federal Government through NEMA and other relevant Agencies. These students had fled by using boats through the Red Sea into Saudi Arabia,…