Collins Agwam

1 week 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.

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.

1 month ago | punchng.com | Abiodun Nejo |Peter Ajayi Dada |Adeyinka Adedipe |Tunde Oyekola |Dennis Naku |Ademola Adegbite | +2 more

President Bola Tinubu, his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, governors, and other prominent personalities in the country have reaffirmed their commitment to nurturing and protecting children from abuse, especially bullying. In their speeches to mark the Children’s Day on Tuesday, they described the children as Nigeria’s future leaders, innovators and changemakers.

1 month ago | punchng.com | Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Dirisu Yakubu |Stephen Angbulu |Solomon Odeniyi |Isah Ojo |John Charles | +6 more

The Senate and Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday urged President Bola Tinubu to take urgent measures against the renewed terrorist attacks in the North-East. Zulum advised the President to rely more on the professional judgment of the military rather than political voices in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents.

1 month ago | punchng.com | Johnson Idowu |Collins Agwam

The Nasarawa State Police Command said it would arraign a 21-year-old suspect, Fatima Salisu, who was arrested with 481 rounds of ammunition in the Azuba area of Lafia, the state capital, in court. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Rahman Nansel, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Thursday. Rahman had earlier stated on Thursday that the suspect was intercepted while allegedly transporting the ammunition to suspected criminal elements in Katsina.