By Emmanuel Bello – Dec. 31, 2025 The relationship between government and the media is often a barometer of democratic governance. In Taraba State, Governor Agbu Kefas’s media strategy in 2025 offers a case study in balancing transparency, access to information, and political management. Since assuming office, Governor Kefas has maintained a cordial rapport with…
By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo – Dec. 31, 2025 Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has commiserated with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the families of seven media practitioners who lost their lives in a fatal road crash in Gombe State. The governor’s message of condolence was contained in a statement issued in Jalingo…
By the Newspointer News Desk / Dec. 30, 2025 The Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, Barrister Umar Mohammed Bangari, has received the 2025 Citizen of Impact Award from Newspointer Nigeria Newspaper Ltd, in recognition of his contributions to public service and national development. The 2025 award, according to the organiser, is part…
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna – Dec 30, 2025 A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has condemned the government’s silence over a recent US air strike on Nigerian soil, accusing President Bola Tinubu of abdicating his role as Commander-in-Chief. In a joint statement, the groups questioned Nigeria’s sovereignty and raised fears over civilian safety, citing…
By Willies Ugo, Gombe | Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Seven journalists and media workers were on Monday evening killed in a fatal motor accident along the Billiri–Kumo Road in Gombe State. The victims were returning to Gombe from the wedding ceremony of a colleague held in Kaltungo Local Government Area when the accident occurred. Most…
By Newspointer News Desk – Sokoto, December 26, 2025 The Sokoto State Government has confirmed that a joint airstrike conducted by the Nigerian military in collaboration with the United States targeted terrorist positions in Tangaza Local Government Area, with no civilian casualties recorded. The confirmation was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Director-General,…
By Jonathan KatungoDec. 27, 2025 A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Chief Ben Adaji, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take firm action against individuals opposing recent United States military strikes on terrorist targets in parts of Nigeria, describing such opposition as detrimental to national security. Adaji made the…
Strikes follow intelligence on foreign fighter influx By Newspointer News DeskDecember 27, 2025 The Federal Government has confirmed that Nigerian and allied forces carried out precision airstrikes against foreign Islamic State (ISIS) fighters operating in Sokoto State, following approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The operation, according to official sources, neutralised two major terrorist enclaves…
By Newspointer News Desk, Dec. 25, 2025 The Chairman of the Kwara State Council, Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Comrade Bolatito Isaac, has felicitated Nigerians, especially Christians, on the celebration of Christmas, marking the birth of Jesus Christ over two thousand years ago. In his message to members of the union, as well…
By Terna Chikpa, JalingoDec. 25, 2025 There was public outcry on Wednesday among women and youths from Zing Local Government Area of Taraba State following an alleged distribution of N1,000 each as Christmas gifts by the Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon. John Kizito Bonzena. The affected constituents, numbering about 37, were…
