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Point News247 reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mohammed Bello-Koko as the substantive Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA). The appointment was announced in a press release by the Eric Ojiekwe, the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Transportation. Recall that Bello-Koko had served as the Acting Managing Director of the NPA following the suspension of former MD, Hadiza Bala Usman in May 2021. Bello-Koko previously held the position of the Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the authority.

The suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, has been arrested alongside four others by the Nigerian police. Point News247 reports that Kyari was arrested hours after National Drug Law Enforcement Agency declared he wanted over alleged drug links. The suspended DCP is also under investigation after the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America indicted him in the case of fraud involving Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi. Drug sagaNDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, had at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, chronicled how Kyari belonged to a drug cartel that operates the…

The Lagos State High Court 15, under Honourable Justice Y.A. Adesanya, was again filled to capacity on Monday 14th February (today) as spectators and family members of both the deceased Super Tv boss Michael Atagha and Chidinma Ojukwu continued their quest for justice. The case with charge number; LD/16413c/21 had gained so much attention since late last year. Point News247 reports that oneMiss Chidinma Ojukwu and two others were charged with the murder of Michael Atagha, the CEO of Super TV, Nigeria. Chidinma was represented by senior legal practitioner Onwuka Egwu Esq who appeared with Lazarus Okorie Esq and Itohan…

The Governor-Elect of Anambra State, Charles Soludo and his transition council has urged the general public to ignore a memo that has gone viral on social media urging Anambra citizens to apply for a political positions in his incoming cabinet. Point News247 reports that in apress release by the campaign council, the viral memo was described as a wrong and incorrect document and apologized for it’s circulation to general public.

Point News247 reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), John Gabaya, as the Chairman-elect of Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Gabaya, who was re-elected for a second two-year term, defeated his closest rival, Audi Shekwolo of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Gabaya scored 13,045 votes, while Mr Shekwolo had 7,697 votes, according to the INEC Returning Officer, Amochi Madu, who announced the result on Sunday morning. The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Abubakar Abdullahi, polled 603 votes to come a distant…

All is now set for the annual thanksgiving ceremony of the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Monday, February 14, 2022. Point News247 reports that several dignitaries have started trooping into Lagos to honour and celebrate the man of God with their presence. Important personalities like Ooni Of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi Adeyeye, Sultan Of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar, Bishop Tom Samson, Rev Sam Ogedengbe, state governors, African leaders, among a host of many others have confirmed their attendance. The annual thanksgiving ceremony is always a 16-day event that ends on every February 14 being the grand finale.…

Force Public Relations Department of the Nigeria Police Force, Abuja has witnessed a change, as CP Frank Mba hands-over to CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. Point News247 reports that in a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Administration Officer of the Force Public Relations Department, SP Benjamin Hundeyin stated that, “The Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, has handed over the duties and responsibilities of the Force Public Relations Department to his Deputy, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, mnipr, mipra, who takes charge of the Department with immediate effect. This change of…

Point News247 reports that the Lagos State government has arrested the developer of the three-storey building, under construction, that collapsed at No. 16 Akanbi Crescent, Onike Area, Lagos, on Saturday afternoon. The State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Idris Salako, in a statement, said “the government moved in swiftly to minimize impact at the site around 3.30 p.m. on Saturday. According to the National Emergency Management Agency, at least four bodies have been recovered from the rubble. ”Preliminary findings indicated that the site had been sealed off twice by the Lagos State Building Control Agency in 2021 for…

Point News247 reports that the United Nations Education Fund (UNICEF) has, on Monday (today), called for an end to the recruitment and use of children by armed groups in Nigeria, and the release of those in the custody of such groups. They also urged support for former child soldiers in north-east Nigeria. The call came on the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, otherwise known as “Red Hand Day”. For 13 years, armed conflict in north-east Nigeria has claimed thousands of lives and disrupted livelihoods and access to essential services for children and their families. Nearly one million…

The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn toDr. Nnaji Ebenezer Chibueze, a police corporal, who is still in the same rank three years after bagging his doctorate degree. Reports indicate that attempts at regularising his rank with his educational qualification has yielded no success. However, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) organisation has appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to intervene in Ebenezer’s matter. Point News247 reports that MURIC made this appeal in a statement issued on Sunday, 13th February, 2022 by the director of the organisation, Professor Ishaq Akintola. The statement by…