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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Tunde Oyekola |Adeyinka Adedipe |Godwin Isenyo |Bankole Taiwo |Peter Ajayi Dada |Gbenga Odogun | +3 more
Nigerian governors, on Thursday, charged Nigerians to make democracy thrive in the country. They also sought due honour for those they described as heroes of the democracy the country has been enjoying for 26 years. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, in a statement signed by its chairman, Mallam AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, made available to the press in Ilorin, on Thursday, described June 12 as a watershed in national history.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Emmanuel Ande |Dirisu Yakubu |Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Patrick Odey
Ahead of the 2027 presidential elections, cross-party negotiations have intensified with the ruling All Progressives Congress courting opposition governors with high-states offers, The PUNCH can report. This came as the development sparks anxiety in the camps of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the People’s Democratic Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party, and others.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Godfrey George |Muhammed Lawal |Emmanuel Ande
No fewer than 40 persons have been arrested and are facing prosecution for impersonating candidates during the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disclosed. This is as many parents and guardians are lamenting that the 6.30 am resumption time for the exam was too early for candidates, adding that many may have to travel several kilometres to their examination centres.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Stephen Angbulu |Dare Olawin |Bankole Taiwo |Maiharaji Altine |Isah Ojo | +6 more
President Bola Tinubu is planning to meet with the service chiefs to discuss the rising killings in Plateau, Benue and other parts of the country on his return to Abuja from his two-week working visit to Paris, the French capital. Tinubu returned to Abuja on Monday night after spending 18 days on a working visit and retreat in Paris and London.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
punchng.com | Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Godwin Isenyo |Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Umar Sani |John Charles |James Abraham | +1 more
The Arewa Consultative Forum, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and other stakeholders attacked the Presidency for stating that President Bola Tinubu would stay in power till 2031. Instead of obsessing over the 2027 election, the ACF admonished the Tinubu administration to focus on delivering good governance to Nigerians.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
punchng.com | Tope Omogbolagun |Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Collins Agwam |Faith Awa Maji |Emmanuel Ande
The controversy trailing the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly has divided the northern caucus of the Senate as some senators from the North have endorsed the bills, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The development is a complete departure from the situation a few days ago when the majority of northern lawmakers in the Red Chamber rejected the controversial bills.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
punchng.com | Imoleayo Oyedeyi |damilola aina |Tunde Oyekola |Chima Azubuike |Animasahun Salman |Emmanuel Ande | +2 more
As the yuletide season approaches, Nigerians in different parts of the country have expressed fear and worry over the possibility of travelling to their ancestral homes in the South-East, South-West, and northern regions due to the rising cost of transport fares and worsening insecurity. Last year, the Federal Government slashed interstate road transport fares by 50 per cent and approved free rides for commuters on all train services during the Yuletide.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
punchng.com | Emmanuel Ande
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
punchng.com | Bola Bamigbola |Bankole Taiwo |Emmanuel Ande |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole
Nigerians, especially Muslims, have been urged to embrace the essence of the birth of Prophet Muhammad and the values and lessons of the season. They were also encouraged to allow this significant occasion to serve as a reminder of the values of love, compassion, and tolerance, which are essential for harmonious living in a diverse country like Nigeria. On Monday, Nigerians joined others in marking Maulud Nabiyy, the celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
punchng.com | Emmanuel Ande
Flooding on the long bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, at Warewa, Ogun State... on Thursday. Photo: Stanley Ogidi A non-governmental organisation, Grassroot Life Saving Outreach, has donated drugs and other life saving essential medical necessities to flood victims in three Adamawa local government council areas.
