The Pointer Newspaper

06/09/2025

𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗨𝘀, 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀’ 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗙𝗚

A son of one of the victims of Asaba massacre, Mr Augustine Nwanze-Maijeh, has appealed to Federal Government to compensate the families of the victims of Asaba massacre. The late Augustine Nduka Maijeh was among the victims of Asaba massacre during civil war in 1967. He made the appeal at St August...

06/09/2025

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗚'𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

05/09/2025

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀

By Etu Moses Contrary to speculations that the hosting right for the National Youth Games has been giving to Lagos State, Weekend Pointer can exclusively disclosed that Delta will complete the 4th edition as contained in the memorandum of understanding signed in Ilorin, Kwara State three years ago.....

05/09/2025

𝗗𝗧𝗦𝗚 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀

THE Delta State Government has closed three private schools and revoked the licences of others in Oshimili South Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner for Primary Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu made this known to newsmen in Asaba shortly after the routine monitoring of public and p...

04/09/2025

Media Tasked On Conflict-Sensitive Reporting In Niger Delta

BY RITA OYIBOKA THE need for media sensitivity and its central role in reporting and resolving communal issues, as well as transforming criminality and violence in the Niger Delta, was emphasised at a three-day training organised by international non-governmental organisation, Search for Common Grou...

04/09/2025

10 Most Common Car Problems And Their Easy Solutions

DID you know it doesn’t matter if your car is brand new or used when talking about car problems? As vehicle issues or common car problems don’t tell before coming. It’s different; they do drop hints, but can turn these minor hinting issues into major ones anytime, leading to costly repairs or ...

04/09/2025

Police Arrest Syndicate Hypnotising Victims In Delta

THE Delta State Police Command has arrested seven suspects specialised in defrauding victims under the guise of seeking directions. The command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a post on X.com, explaining how the syndicate approaches their victims, hypnotises them and cart away w...

03/09/2025

𝗢𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗶 𝗧𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗱𝗼𝗴, 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀

By Evelyn Obibi -Assay, Igho Ejememo The Media has been urged to continue to play its critical role as watchdog and bridge builder between the government and the citizens, promoting accountability and good governance. The remark was made today, by the Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborev...

03/09/2025

Police Arrest Four Suspected Kidnappers
In Anambra, Recover Cache Of Ammunition

BY BETI ONU/AWKA THE Anambra State Police Command has arrested four male kidnap suspects and recovered two pump-action guns along with nine live cartridges in Amansea, located in Awka North Local Government Area of the state. According to the Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the arrests...

03/09/2025

Impeachment Move Against Speaker, False –Reps

THE House of Rep­resentatives has reaffirmed its con­fidence in the leader­ship of the Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, saying there is no plan to im­peach him. The Deputy Spokes­person of the House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese, made the clarification in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja....

02/09/2025

Ofili Officially Announces Nationality Switch To Turkey

BY IFEANYI UWAGWU IN a heartfelt Instagram post shared on Monday night, Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili has officially confirmed her decision to switch nationalities and represent Turkey in future competitions. The 22-year-old athlete, known for her explosive speed in the 200-meter dash, described th...

02/09/2025

Army Rescues 14 Kidnapped Victims, Foils Multiple Terrorists’ Attacks In 24 Hours

TROOPS of the Nigerian Army deployed in different operations across the country have foiled several terror attacks and rescued 14 kidnapped victims within the last 24 hours. A credible source at the Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday that troops of 1 Brigade under Oper...