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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Ismaeel Uthman |Stephen Angbulu |Daniel Ayantoye
The family of late Chief Moshood Abiola has demanded details of the reported N45bn debt owed it by the Federal Government. The call followed a recent statement by former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, who appealed to President Bola Tinubu to compensate the family as a gesture of national healing and justice. Lamido had revived a dispute over money allegedly owed to the late Abiola, insisting the Federal Government pay the business mogul’s heirs about N45bn.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Daniel Ayantoye |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole
Late Highlife Musician, Mike Ejeagha President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and some state governors have mourned the late veteran musician, Mike Ejeagha, who passed away at the age of 95. Born on April 4, 1930, in Imezi Owa, Enugu State, the late Igbo cultural icon died around 8 pm on Friday after a prolonged illness.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Ismaeel Uthman |Grace Edema |Olufemi Adediran |Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Daniel Ayantoye |Bola Bamigbola
The West African Examinations Council has started investigating the leakage of examination questions in the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, Sunday PUNCH reports. Our correspondents gathered that some officials of the exam body might be connected to the leakage, particularly the circulation of the English Language paper to the public four days before the examination. It was learnt that the police had also opened a probe into the matter.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Gift Habib |Ayoola Olasupo |Daniel Ayantoye |Olufemi Adediran
The Federal Government has denied knowledge of a controversial Russian work-study programme linked to the production of military drones used in the war against Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nigeria was not involved in it. However, a document posted on the website of the Ministry of Education, which had been trending for a while, suggests Nigerian youths were encouraged to apply for the scholarship.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Daniel Ayantoye |Raphael Ede |Maiharaji Altine |James Abraham
Some governors elected on the platforms of opposition parties and reported to be bound for the All Progressives Congress may have ditched the plan. Sunday PUNCH gathered that this might not be unconnected to moves by parties to stop the defections of their chieftains to the ruling APC, including changing political dynamics.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Daniel Ayantoye |Dennis Naku |Bankole Taiwo
The political feud between the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may have worsened following a dramatic walkout by women believed to be Fubara’s supporters at an event attended by the wife of the Sole Administrator, Theresa Ibas. This came amid ongoing reconciliation efforts initiated by a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Segun Osoba, to restore peace between the two former political allies.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Daniel Ayantoye |Abdulrahman Zakariyau
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the allegations of assault and abduction against his son, Seyi. Seyi has come under fire over allegations of assault and abduction, allegations his camp has firmly denied and described as politically motivated.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Daniel Ayantoye |Muhammed Lawal
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Sami Tunji |Daniel Ayantoye
Despite a Supreme Court judgement mandating the direct payment of allocation to local governments, the Federal Government disbursed N1.232tn to councils in the first quarter of 2025 through state governments, continuing the long-standing practice the court ruled against. An analysis of data released by the Federation Account Allocation Committee shows that local governments received N434.57bn in January, N410.56bn in February, and N387bn in March, totalling N1.232tn.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Daniel Ayantoye |Solomon Odeniyi |Gift Habib |Adeyinka Adedipe |Dennis Naku
President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerians of his administration’s resolve to restore peace and security, emphasising that clear directives had been issued to the armed forces and relevant security agencies to end insecurity decisively and without delay. Tinubu, who stated this on Friday in his Easter message to the nation, expressed empathy with citizens affected by violence and unrest, stating that he understood the pain and fear such events had caused.
