Lawan Denies Seeking Reelection As Senate President
AHEAD of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has denied joining the race for the Senate presidency.Lawan, a...
Finally, Seun Kuti Released On Bail
AFROBEAT musician, Seun Kuti has been released on Tuesday night on bail, from the detention of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos.The development...
Ex-UK Prime Minister, Blair Visits Tinubu, Pledges Support For Incoming Administration
FORMER British Prime Minister, Sir Tony Blair, has expressed his readiness to support the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to succeed in...
After 29 Years, AFCON 1994 Super Eagles Players Get Allocation Of Houses From FG
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the allocation of houses for the 22 members of the Super Eagles at the National Housing Estates in the...
FG Reinstates Commitment Towards Using Local Governments For Grassroot Development
THE Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha has said the Federal Government will redouble its commitment to repositioning Local Governments as...
Gombe Governor, Inuwa Yahaya Emerges Chairman Of Northern Governors’ Forum
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...
Tribunal Gives Atiku, Obi, Three Weeks To Prove Cases
THE Presidential Election Petition Court has given three weeks to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku; and his Labour Party...
NNPC Resumes Oil Exploration In Borno After Six Years
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has resumed oil exploration in the Lake Chad Basin in Borno state.The corporation had stopped the process...
CSO Urges Governors-Elect To Avoid Political Changes That May Disrupt Hajj 2023
THE Independent Hajj Reporters has urged governors-elect to sustain the ongoing hajj operation in their various states by avoiding unnecessary political changes that may...
Biden Sends Powerful Delegation To Tinubu’s Inauguration
THE United State President, Joe Biden, has named his delegation to attend the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.This newspaper reports that no fewer...
Niger Governor-Elect, Bogo Set To Revamp Suleja Smart City Project
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...
FG Strengthens Fight Against Sea Crimes With 14 Enhancement Boats
THE Federal Government has commissioned enforcement and security facilities for the nation’s maritime industry, including five new patrol and security boats.The Minister of Transportation,...
Supreme Court Fixes May 26 For Ruling In PDP’s Suit Against Tinubu, Shettima
THE Supreme Court has fixed May 26, 2023 to deliver judgment in a suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as...
El-Rufai Deposes Two Traditional Rulers Days To Handover
WITH few days to the end of his tenure, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has approved the deposition of the traditional rulers of...
Buhari Inaugurates World’s Largest Single-Train Dangote Refinery In Lagos
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...
Tambuwal Appoints Dr Malami As Executive Sec Sokoto PHCDA
GOVERNOR Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has approved the appointment of Dr Ibrahim Malami Tambuwal as the Executive Secretary of the State Primary...
Resident Doctors Suspend Strike Action Nationwide
THE leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its one-week warning strike which it embarked upon on Wednesday, May 17.President...
At Least Five Killed In Fresh Taraba Attack
AT least five persons have been reported killed in a clash between the Kuteb-speaking tribe and the herdsmen in Takum, the headquarters of Takum...
Hajj Fare: NAHCON Backtracks, Charges 75,000 Pilgrims $100 Each
DESPITE repeated assurances to the contrary, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has resorted to charging additional $100 each from the 75,000 states...
Explosion Kills Four In Sokoto
AT least four persons have been confirmed dead and three others severely injured following an explosion from a local welder’s shop at Isa local...
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Despite Diplomatic Row, Nigeria, Niger Troops Continue To Fight Lakurawa Together
THE Defence Headquarters has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting joint operations and patrols with Nigerien troops despite the allegations levelled against Nigeria by Niger’s...
el-Rufai’s Ex-Finance Commissioner Arrested For Allegedly Laundering N3.96bn
THE arrest of a former Kaduna Commissioner of Finance and Local Governments, Mohammed Bashir Sa’idu by the Police over alleged money laundering, criminal breach...
Labour Seeks Annual Increase To ₦70,000 Minimum Wage In 2025
THE Organised Labour says it is pushing for an annual increase to the ₦70,000 minimum wage paid to workers in Nigeria.Labour said it is...
ASUU Reveals Why Young Nigerians Run Away From Lecturing
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the poor working conditions among public varsities’ lecturers fuel the reluctance of qualified young academics...
‘No Plan To Take LGs From You’, Tinubu Tells Govs At Lagos Visit
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has tasked the 36 state governors with leading development at the grassroots, saying the financial autonomy granted to local governments is...
Super Eagles’ Nwabali Loses Mother Barely Two Month After Father’s Death
SUPER Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has lost his mother, months after the Chippa United safe hands announced the death of his father.Nwabali shared the...
Arteta Says Arsenal Was Hit By Virus Before Win At Brentford
MIKEL Arteta has revealed Arsenal’s preparations for their 3-1 win at Brentford were hampered by a virus that swept through his squad.Several of Arsenal’s...
Israel Attacks Gaza ‘Humanitarian Zone’, Killing At Least 11, Injuring 15
AT least 11 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike on makeshift tents housing displaced people in a...
Apology And Retraction
IN the News Point Nigeria website broadcast of 19th December, 2024, we published a news story titled: “EXCLUSIVE: DSS Operatives Invade NBS Office, Arrest...
US Attack: At Least 15 Killed In New Orleans Truck Assault Linked To ISIL
AT least 15 people have been killed and dozens more injured in New Orleans, the United States, after a man smashed a pick-up truck...
Mozambique Opposition Leader Calls For Unity Ahead Of Renewed Protest
MOZAMBIQUE's main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has called for unity ahead of a fresh round of protests against the outcome of presidential elections.In a...
One Of First Prisoners Held At Guantanamo By US Sent Back To Tunisia
GUANTANAMO Bay inmate Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi has been repatriated to Tunisia, the US Department of Defense says.He was found eligible for transfer from...
‘I Will Reallocate All Revoked Lands After January 3’, Wike Vows
NYESOM Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has vowed to reallocate all revoked lands after the expiration of the grace period given...
Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed’s Stepmother Dies At 120
HAUWA Duguri, the stepmother of Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has passed away at the age of 120.The death was announced in a press...
Senator Ndubueze’s Generosity Goes Beyond His Parliamentary Duties, Governor Uzodimma Says
IMO State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has lauded Senator representing Imo North at the 10th National Assembly, Senator Engr. Patrick Ndubueze for continuously empowering the...
First Lady, Remi Tinubu Welcomes First Baby Of The Year
THE First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has welcomed the first baby of the year 2025.
She first visited the Asokoro General Hospital in...
Ex-Governor Bello Receives Rousing Welcome From Kinsmen, Calls For Unity, Support For Tinubu
LOKOJA, the Kogi State Capital and Kogi Central Senatorial District stood still on Tuesday as residents trooped out en masse to welcome the immediate...
FULL TEXT: ‘Your Sacrifices Won’t Be In Vain, Tinubu Tells Nigerians In New Year...
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, early this morning, assured Nigerians that all their sacrifices in the last over 19 months that he took over power and...
Federal Government Invites Nigerien Leader For Talks To Douse Tension
THE Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it was open to “constructive dialogue” with the leadership of Niger Republic to de-escalate the brewing diplomatic tension...
Court Permits DIA To Detain Miyetti President, Six Others For 60 Days
A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja has granted an application filed by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to detain Alhaji Bello Bodejo, President, Miyetti...
