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6 days ago | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Chima Azubuike |James Abraham |Imoleayo Oyedeyi
President Bola Tinubu and members of the Northern Governors’ Forum on Sunday joined grieving families and communities in mourning the 13 travellers from Zaria, Kaduna State, killed in a mob attack in Plateau State. The victims were buried in Mangu and Qua’an Pan local government areas of Plateau State. Nine of the deceased were buried on Saturday at the Hayi Muslim Cemetery in Mangu, while the remaining four, whose bodies were later recovered, were laid to rest in Qua’an Pan LG on Sunday.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Tunde Oyekola |Chima Azubuike |Collins Agwam |Bankole Taiwo |Isah Ojo | +1 more
Succession storms are brewing in no fewer than 10 states where governors are nearing the end of their second and final terms in office. In May 2023, 28 governors were sworn into office, while eight other states held off-cycle inaugurations. Of the 28, 18 began their first terms, while the remaining 10 commenced their final terms in office. The 10 governors are those of Oyo, Gombe, Bauchi, Lagos, Ogun, Borno, Nasarawa, Kwara, Yobe, and Adamawa states.
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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 | Olufemi Adediran |Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Chima Azubuike
President Bola Tinubu has described the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Uwais, as a phenomenal legal mind and statesman who served Nigeria with unwavering honour, courage, and integrity. Uwais, who became the Chief Justice of Nigeria in 1995, died on Friday at the age of 88.
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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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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Hussaini Ibrahim |Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Dirisu Yakubu |Tukur Muntari |Bankole Taiwo |Chima Azubuike | +2 more
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has declared today a public holiday in honour of the 22 members of the state contingent who died in an auto crash on Saturday. The victims, mostly in their youth, were returning from the National Sports Festival when the crash occurred on the Kano-Zaria expressway. In a statement on Sunday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, the state urged residents to use the public holiday to pray and sympathise with the families of the victims.
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4 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Chika Otuchikere |Chima Azubuike |Gift Habib |Imoleayo Oyedeyi
The number of casualties recorded in the devastating flood that ravaged the Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa communities in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State has risen to 151, with 3,018 persons displaced. The flood, resulting from torrential rainfall, hit the communities on Wednesday night, submerging homes and claiming over 100 lives, according to the state Deputy Governor, Mr Yakubu Garba.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Ismaeel Uthman |Bankole Taiwo |Uche Okere |Dennis Naku |Bola Bamigbola |Ademola Adegbite | +9 more
Division has crept into the African Democratic Congress following reports of its adoption by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as a platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Lara Adejoro |John Charles |Chima Azubuike |Abiodun Nejo |Umar Sani
Twelve states of the Federation currently have less than 200 qualified trained doctors. This is according to the data obtained from the state of health of the nation report found on the website of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare by our correspondents on Tuesday in Abuja. Since 2021, Nigeria has continued to witness a huge trend in the migration of doctors and other categories of health workers to other countries, leaving behind a huge shortage back home.
