By Nahum Sule, Jalingo – January 9, 2026 The Taraba State Government’s decision to temporarily shut down the Specialist Hospital, Jalingo, has raised serious concerns over patient safety, continuity of care, and the preparedness of alternative health facilities to absorb critically ill patients. An on-the-spot assessment by NEWSPOINTER reveals that, contrary to expectations of an…
By Willies Ugo, Gombe – January 9, 2026 The National Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Hajiya Aishatu Ibrahim Burah, has paid a condolence visit to Gombe State over the death of seven media practitioners who lost their lives in a fatal motor accident. The journalists reportedly died in the crash along…
By Newspointer NewsSeptember 9, 2025 Kwara State has emerged as the best performing state in the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), following the final performance assessment of the World Bank–supported initiative implemented across 20 states of the federation. The ranking was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday in Ilorin by the Project…
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna – January 9, 2026 A fresh crisis has hit the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State over its ongoing membership e-registration exercise, amid allegations of exclusion, influence peddling and attempts to disenfranchise some party members. The controversy revolves around the reported exclusion of the APC State Organising Secretary, Bashir Ahmad,…
