By Willies Ugo/ Newspointer News Gombe Nigeria – June 06 2025 Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has congratulated Muslims in the state and around the world on the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir, calling for renewed commitment to sacrifice, obedience, and unity. In a Sallah message issued on Thursday, the Governor urged Muslims to emulate the…
By UmmuSalma Sani/Newspointer News Kaduna Nigeria – 06, 2025 The Director-General of the Youth Reformation and Leadership Skills Development Foundation, Dr Awwal Abdullahi Aliyu, has called on Nigerian youths to embrace education and vocational skills as tools for self-reliance and national development. Dr Awwal made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna…
By Salejo Kano/Newspointer News Kano Nigeria – June 06 2025 The Chief Imam of Al-Furqan Mosque, Mariri, Kano, Ashir Muhammad, has described the annual Eid-El-Kabir celebration as a symbol of obedience and submission to the will of Allah. Delivering his sermon on Sunday to thousands of worshippers at the Eid ground, the Imam said the…
By Jummai Ishaku, Jalingo/Newspointer News Jalingo Taraba – June 06, 2025 Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has donated millions of naira to Islamic groups and families of late Islamic scholars ahead of the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The funds were disbursed on Wednesday in Jalingo through the governor’s representative, Alhaji Hussaini Ismail, to religious groups…
Police launch manhunt after deadly attack on mining site in Oreke-Okeigbo By Taiwo Oguniyi/Newspointer News Kwara Nigeria – 05, 2025 Gunmen have killed two police officers and abducted two workers, including a Chinese national, during an attack on a mining site in the Oreke-Okeigbo community of Kwara State. The incident occurred around 6:30pm on Tuesday,…
By Jummai Ishaku/Newspointer News Jalingo Taraba – 04, 2025 A High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State, has struck out a suit challenging the reduction of tenure for local government chairmen in the state, ruling in favour of the state government. The suit was filed by a group of former local government officials who opposed…
By Taiwo Oguniyi/ Newspointer News Kwara state – June 05, 2025 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara State Command, has deployed no fewer than 450 personnel across the state ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, The NEWSPOINTER reports. The Sector Commander, Corps Commander Mufutau A. Irekeola, approved the deployment as part of efforts to ensure…
By Taiwo Oguniyi, Ilorin/ Newspointer News Kwara State – June 05, 2025 Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, have arrested a suspected serial burglar identified as Habeeb Suleiman, 24, for allegedly terrorising the Warah Oja community in Ilorin. Suleiman was apprehended in the early hours of Monday after he…
By Editor Jalingo Taraba – 04, 2025 The Taraba State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr. Ella Aji Williams, has charged outgoing corps members to remain steadfast in promoting national values of patriotism, discipline, and self-reliance as they transition into life after service. Speaking during the passing-out ceremony of the 2024 Batch…
By Jummai Ishaku, Jalingo – June 4, 2025 The Taraba State Judiciary has presented the draft Family Court (Procedure) Rules 2025, as part of efforts to formalise the establishment and operations of a family court in the state. The presentation was made by the Chief Judge of Taraba State, Justice Joel Agya, during the validation…
