Author: Sani Nura

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria will consider a request by the Burundian government to provide energy, especially in the form of fuel. The President gave the assurance Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while receiving the Special Envoy of President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who came with the request. On request for assistance in the area of energy provision, particularly fuel, by the Burundi leader, President Buhari said he knows what it feels like for a country to suffer from energy shortage, and promised that he would get the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to look into the request. According to a statement…

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THE Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Jigawa Command, said it rescued six victims of human trafficking in the state. The NIS Comptroller in the state, Mr Ahmed Bagari, told newsmen in Dutse on Monday that the victims were rescued by men of the command on Sunday. Bagari, represented by DCI Muhammad Yako, said the victims were rescued at about 6:30 p.m. in an uncompleted building in Babura town, headquarters of Babura Local Government Area of the state. He explained that the victims, aged between 20 and 35, were intercepted while on their way to Libya en route Niger Republic. The comptroller…

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THE All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmad Tinubu, has stated that the taunts about his health are nothing but rubbish Tinubu, who spoke in an exclusive interview with Kano’s independent radio, Freedom Radio 99.5 FM while on Umrah in Saudi Arabia, said he had ‘just’ finished observing seven rounds between Safa and Marwa, which an ill person could not. Below is the full interview as transcribed by News Point Nigeria: Your Excellency, I understand you are in Saudi Arabia? Yes, I am here in Saudi Arabia. It is a personal trip. It is a trip for spiritual rebirth.…

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IN A dramatic turn of events Sunday, a nephew of Sokoto  State All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Sen. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko denounced his allegiance to the party. This is as the state Deputy Governor, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan Iya, who is also the main challenger of Wamakko for the Sokoto North Senatorial seat, forecasted the downfall of his opponent in the forthcoming election. According to a statement by the Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the Governor, Muhammad Bello, Zayyanu Wamakko dumped the APC when the state campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stormed the hometown of the…

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THE Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has been turbaned as the new Sardaunan Katsina. The NIA boss was turbaned by the Emir of Katsina, His Royal Highness Alhaji Abdulmuminin Kabir Usman, on Saturday. Report has it that the event was attended by top government persons including the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar is said to be a descendant of Muhammad Maude, a warrior and warlord of repute, who established Unguwar Maude in Katsina in the last quarter of the 19th century. The turbaning ceremony which took place at the Katsina Emir’s…

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LAGOS State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has granted pardon to 104 inmates in the five custodial centres. He signed the release order on December 28 based on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy. Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), said in a statement on Saturday that the gesture was also in compliance with Section 212 (1) (2) of the 1999 Constitution (amended) which empowers the governor to exercise the prerogative of mercy. The Advisory Council relied on information provided by the correctional authorities, the nature of the offence, period of incarceration, age, health…

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FORMER Roma midfielder Francesco Moriero believes Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen will have to play a major role if Napoli want to succeed this season. Napoli signed Osimhen from Lille in 2020 for a club record €75million. The Super Eagles point man struggled to hit his stride in his first season because of injuries. However, Osimhen picked form last season, scoring 18 goals in 32 games for the Partenopeans. This campaign, Osimhen has been spectacular, banging in ten goals in 14 appearances. Napoli have been one of the best teams in Europe this season, scoring goals aplenty and keeping the…

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VICTIMS of the December 18 2022 attack on Malagum 1 and Sokong communities in Southern Kaduna on Friday gave horrific details on how the terrorists murdered 40 villagers. Sources hinted that despite the attacks, the communities were still being threatened with calls from the terrorists, on future attacks. The victims bared their minds when a non-profit organisation, Gideon and Funmi-Para-Malla Peace Foundation, donated relief materials including 100 blankets, 10 bags of rice, 10 bags of beans, 20 bags of salt, and two bags of maize. The leader of the delegation, Gideon Para-Mallam, said it was even more frightening that one…

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THE Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to support his presidential ambition. In his new year message signed by himself in Abuja, the former Vice President described the Year 2023 as a defining moment for Nigeria. “I am inspired by the compelling need to provide leadership that will propel Nigeria to greater heights, to overcome our challenges and together as one recover and rebuild a united, strong, and prosperous Nigeria.” Abubakar thanked God for His infinite mercies and congratulated all Nigerians for surviving the year’s experience. He advised Nigerians not to despair, saying…

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ARSENAL’s striker Folarin Balogun is now the highest-scoring player aged 21 and under in the top five European Leagues comprising the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1. The Hale End Academy graduate bagged a brace as Stade de Reims claimed a 3-1 win over Rennes on Thursday and in doing so took his tally in the division to ten. No player classed as U21 has scored more goals than the England U21 international of Nigerian descent in Europe’s top five leagues so far this season. Balogun has overtaken Bayern Munich’s Germany World Cup…

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THE Katsina State APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Dr Umar Radda, has traversed across dangerous areas known to be the stronghold of bandits’ enclaves across Batsari and Safana Local Government Areas. He went across those areas while touring wards in Safana Local Government Area during the second leg of his campaign tour. The second leg of the tour will cover eleven local government areas in Katsina Central Senatorial District. Safana is the fourth local government area he has so far covered in his ward to ward campaign tour across the state. He went through areas that were said to be no-go areas…

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A HIGH Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Garki has barred the Department of State  Services and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, from arresting and detaining the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the alleged trumped-up allegations of terrorism and sundry offences against him. Meanwhile, the court has ordered an accelerated hearing in the matter and abridged the time of both the respondents and the applicant. Also restrained by the court order are the Attorney General of the Federation AGF, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and the Central Bank of Nigeria, who are…

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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari joins world leaders in expressing grief over the death of Brazilian soccer legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele who died on Thursday. The world’s greatest ever football player succumbed to death after suffering a debilitating bout of cancer. He won three World Cups and scored over 1,281 goals, becoming the original football icon in a long career for which he was named the “Player of the Century” in the year 2000. In a tribute to the football legend on behalf of all Nigerians, President Buhari said, “May he rest in peace. He led a good…

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THE Nigerian Army has rescued a female Lieutenant, P. P. Johnson abducted by unknown gunmen terrorising the South-East part of the country. A trending video showed the officer being tortured by the gunmen after she was abducted in her hometown, Ihube. She was said to have travelled to her hometown for the Yuletide season. “She was just conferred with the rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army. She passed out on December 17 after being commissioned from the Direct Short Service Course,” a military source said. “She was kidnapped at her home in Ibube. She travelled home for the Yuletide…

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REAL Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has insisted that Lionel Messi is not the best footballer in history. Ancelotti stated this during a press conference on Thursday. According to him, there have been many greats like Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stefano and Johann Cruyff, who have played the game. He said: “Messi the best in history? He’s a great player but I can’t say who’s been the best. “There have been so many wonderful players… Maradona, Di Stéfano, Cruyff.. I don’t know.” Messi is being widely regarded as the greatest of all time (GOAT), after he ‘completed’ football by winning the…

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SHELL will pay 15 million Euros (N7, 235, 195, 000) ($15.9 million) to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta, the oil company last week Friday said in a joint statement with the Dutch division of Friends of the Earth. The compensation is the result of a Dutch court case brought by Friends of the Earth, in which Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary SPDC last year was found to be responsible for the oil spills and was ordered to pay for damages to farmers. The money will benefit the communities of Oruma, Goi and…

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THE Vice-Chancellor of the Bayero University, Kano, Prof Sagir Abbas Adamu has reappointed Prof Rabi’u Muhammad , popularly known as Chanhu as the Director of the Sports Directorate of the University. The re-appointment was contained in a letter issued to the Physical and Health Education Professor, with reference number, BUK/R/APP/01, dated 12 December, 2022. “Prof Rabi’u Muhammad is to serve for only two ears,” the letter reads in part.

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NIGERIA and other oil-producing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are to expect dwindling oil revenues in the coming years as the world transitions from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, the International Monetary Fund says in a new report. In a new report titled “Savings from Oil Revenues Could Help Africa’s Producers Manage Price Swings,” the fund urge oil exporters in sub-Saharan Africa should target buffers of around 5 to 10 per cent of gross domestic product to manage large swings in oil prices. According to the report, most oil exporters in the region have not accumulated enough savings to insure against…

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