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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 | Gift Habib |Faith Awa Maji |Dele Ogunyemi |Tunde Oyekola |Wale Akinselure
Security agencies, including the Federal Road Safety Corps, National Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Nigerian Police have deployed over 50,000 personnel to secure shopping malls, prayer grounds, motor parks, markets, recreational centres and various government buildings for the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Okechukwu Nnodim |Solomon Odeniyi |damilola aina |Dare Olawin |Dele Ogunyemi
P’Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna refineries’ MDs arrested Kyari, 13 senior ex-NNPCL officials face probeThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the recently sacked managing directors and some top officials of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The officials were arrested over alleged mismanagement of funds earmarked for the rehabilitation of the facilities.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Deborah Musa |Dirisu Yakubu |Dennis Naku |Dele Ogunyemi
•Fagbemi drafts S’Court response, PDP berates President, Ibas, Tompolo hints at Fubara’s returnThe Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has sprung into action and commenced drafting the response of President Bola Tinubu to the People’s Democratic Party’s governors’ suit challenging the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Johnson Idowu |Dele Ogunyemi
The recent appointment of Bayo Ojulari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has continued to attract commendation from key stakeholders. In separate statements on Monday, a member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, Abdullahi Hashim, and the leadership of the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas hailed President Bola Tinubu for appointing a seasoned oil and gas expert to lead the national oil company.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |damilola aina |Dare Olawin |Dele Ogunyemi
President Bola Tinubu’s decision to sack Mele Kyari and other board members of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited stems from mounting concern over performance and a failure to meet key production targets, Presidency officials have disclosed. In an abrupt move on Wednesday, Tinubu removed Kyari, who had been at the helm of the national oil company since 2019, as part of a broader overhaul, which the Presidency said was aimed at boosting Nigeria’s crude and gas output.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Uthman Salami |Dele Ogunyemi
The duo of Niger Delta chieftain, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and a Yoruba socio-cultural group, the Yoruba Aborigines Progressive Initiative, have declared their support for a second term bid by President Bola Tinubu. In separate statements on Sunday, they based their endorsement of Tinubu on his administration’s strides in security, economy, infrastructure, and sectoral development.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Animasahun Salman |Dele Ogunyemi |Tukur Muntari
The governors of Kebbi and Delta states, Nasir Idris and Sheriff Oborevwori, have extended their felicitations to the Nigerian Union of Journalists and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria on their respective anniversaries. While the NUJ marked its 70th anniversary on March 15, 2025, FRCN celebrated 63 years of broadcasting on March 17.
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Mar 1, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Dirisu Yakubu |Solomon Odeniyi |Patrick Odey |Olufemi Adediran |Dele Ogunyemi
The allegation of sexual harassment levelled against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, took another turn on Saturday when High Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, the husband of Kogi lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, said he was aware of the claims by his wife. He noted that he had spoken to Akpabio about the matter before and resolved with him, until his wife complained that the alleged harassment did not stop. Uduaghan asked the Senate President to treat his wife with respect and dignity.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
punchng.com | Dele Ogunyemi
Delta State Government has directed owners of commercial premises and public places across the state to install CCTV cameras.
