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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Gbenga Oloniniran |Peter Ajayi Dada |Bola Bamigbola |Adeyinka Adedipe |Dele Ogunyemi | +13 more
A clash between protesters and security operatives looms on Thursday (today) as the Take It Back Movement, the rally organisers, has resolved to carry out a demonstration at the National Assembly, Abuja and 19 other locations across the country during the June 12 celebrations. President Bola Tinubu addresses a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives today as part of Democracy Day activities, setting the stage for a combustible situation.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Olufemi Adediran |Chima Azubuike |Ahmed Kagana Amshi |Godwin Isenyo | +6 more
As Nigerians joined other Muslims worldwide to celebrate the 2025 Eid-El-Kabir, President Bola Tinubu and many state governors have called for sacrifices and brotherly love to keep the country united amid the rising security challenges. Speaking at the Eid prayers held at Dodan Barracks, Lagos, on Friday, Tinubu urged Muslims to remember the security agencies, especially the military forces in their prayers. “We must also pray hard for our troops to keep us safe.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Hussaini Ibrahim |Chima Azubuike |Faith Awa Maji |Haruna Aliyu Usman |Animasahun Salman |Umar Sani | +5 more
Governments of Kano, Gombe, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Bauchi, Yobe, and Nasarawa States have announced the closure of schools for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, with the duration of holidays varying across states. In Kano, the state government directed all public and private primary and secondary schools to go on break from Wednesday, June 4, with boarding students resuming on Sunday, June 16, and day students on Monday, June 17.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | damilola aina |John Charles |Collins Agwam |Tunde Oyekola |Ahmed Kagana Amshi |Maiharaji Altine | +3 more
The challenges facing the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy have assumed a new dimension, with some state governors explicitly warning their council chairmen against opening an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the direct payment of their allocations from the Federation Account.
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Mar 30, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Ahmed Kagana Amshi |Animashaun Salman |Chima Azubuike |Godwin Isenyo |Gbenga Odogun |James Abraham | +4 more
As Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan on Sunday, some state governors and leaders across the country delivered messages urging citizens to embrace unity, peace, and progress. Their statements, delivered through various platforms, captured the spirit of the season, PUNCH ONLINE reports. Abiodun hails Ogun MuslimsOgun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, in his statement, commended Muslims for their prayers and charitable acts during Ramadan.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Animasahun Salman |Godwin Isenyo |Tukur Muntari |Umar Sani |Ahmed Kagana Amshi
The Kebbi, Bauchi and Kano State governments have reaffirmed that the holiday granted to both primary and secondary schools in their states for Ramadan fast will not be reconsidered, despite concerns raised by the Christian Association of Nigeria. Speaking with The PUNCH on Monday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Kebbi State governor, Ahmed Idris, stated that the decision was made after consulting all relevant stakeholders, including religious leaders and parents.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
punchng.com | damilola aina |Gift Habib |Maiharaji Altine |Justin Tyopuusu |Matthew Ochei |Samuel Ese | +4 more
Despite spending more than N14.36 billion on alternative sources of electricity for rural areas across the federation in 2024, the Federal Government proposed to spend N1.3 trillion to deepen its efforts in 2025. The Rural Electrification Agency will handle the projects under the Ministry of Power. This is as the REA, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is probing for N12.7 billion fraud, has failed to connect hundreds of communities to the national grid.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Gbenga Odogun |Tunde Oyekola |Collins Agwam |Tukur Muntari |Animasahun Salman |Chima Azubuike | +5 more
In a move to address the farmer-herder conflict and also boost food production, several northern states have adopted the National Livestock Transformation Plan popularly known as the Rural Grazing Area initiative. So far, Borno, Yobe, Zamfara, Bauchi, Nasarawa and others have mapped out large swathes of land for the RUGA take-off.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Ahmed Kagana Amshi
Emir of Ningi’s visit to Pataskum Emir in Potiskum The 17th Emir of Ningi, Alhaji Haruna Yunusa Danyaya, has paid a historic visit to the Mai Pataskum Palace in Potiskum, Yobe State. As a First Class traditional ruler, he was warmly received by Mai Pataskum, Alhaji Umaru Bubaram Ibn Wuriwa Bauya, and members of the Emirate council.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Ahmed Kagana Amshi
The Pataskum Emirate has conferred the traditional title of Shettima Illumbe on an Associate Professor, Ahmed Mohammed Bedu, a renowned scholar in the Linguistics department at the University of Maiduguri. Arewa PUNCH reports that the esteemed title is reserved for advisory chieftains who provide counsel to the emir on matters of scholarship, encompassing both Western and Islamic knowledge within the emirate.
