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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Stephen Angbulu |Gift Habib |Abdulrahman Zakariyau
The Presidency on Sunday dismissed any notion of fresh revelations emerging from a United States court order directing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration to release files on President Bola Tinubu’s past investigation. It insisted that the records, which date back to a drug trafficking investigation in Chicago from the early 1990s, have been publicly available for over three decades and posed no fresh concerns for the President.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, in collaboration with the Chinese firm Energy China, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish energy planning implementation units across various states. In a statement released on Thursday by its media unit, the NGF noted that the agreement aims to enhance energy planning efforts at the state level.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau
Governor Charles Soludo has dismissed the chances of the All Progressives Congress in the upcoming November 8 Anambra governorship election, declaring that the party lacks the grassroots presence needed to win in the state. Soludo, who is seeking re-election under the All Progressives Grand Alliance, made the statement during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau
The Peoples Democratic Party has announced the postponement of its zonal congresses initially scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2025, in the North Central, South-South, and South-West geopolitical zones. In a statement issued on Thursday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP said the decision was made in solidarity with the people of Plateau State following recent deadly attacks in the state.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Dirisu Yakubu |Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, along with the Peoples Democratic Party, Coalition of United Political Parties, and the New Nigeria People’s Party, have berated President Bola Tinubu’s administration for failing to promote inclusive governance, amid ongoing backlash over uneven political appointments since the beginning of his tenure.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo The All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate for the November 8 Anambra state governorship election, Governor Charles Soludo, has mocked the All Progressives Congress, saying it lacks the foundation to win in the state. Soludo, speaking during an appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Wednesday, also stated that APGA members would approach the election as though they were the underdog.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau
The All Progressives Congress has officially affirmed the outcome of its Anambra State governorship primary election, endorsing the selection of Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu as the party’s flagbearer for the November 8, 2025, gubernatorial poll. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement issued after the National Working Committee meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau
The All Progressives Congress has endorsed the report of the Anambra State Governorship primary election and confirmed Nicholas Ukachukwu as the candidate for the November 8 election. In a statement issued to journalists following the National Working Committee’s meeting on Wednesday, the National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, declared the primary to be a fair, credible, and transparent election.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Moses Adewole
The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has described the recent killings in the state as genocidal, alleging that they were sponsored. Recall that at least 52 people, including children, were killed on March 28, 2025, following suspected herders’ attacks on communities in the Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas and surrounding areas of the state.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Moses Adewole
The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has described the recent killings in the state as genocidal and alleged that they were being sponsored. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, Mutfwang condemned the attacks which claimed at least 52 lives, including those of children, on March 28 in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas.
