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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Stephen Angbulu |Gift Habib |Abdulrahman Zakariyau
The Presidency on Sunday dismissed any notion of fresh revelations emerging from a United States court order directing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration to release files on President Bola Tinubu’s past investigation. It insisted that the records, which date back to a drug trafficking investigation in Chicago from the early 1990s, have been publicly available for over three decades and posed no fresh concerns for the President.
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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Muhammed Lawal |Gift Habib |Ismaeel Uthman
An increasing number of Nigerians who previously migrated in pursuit of better opportunities have started returning home, citing unmet expectations and depression in their host countries. The development is a reversal of the popular “Japa” trend, which has seen millions of Nigerian youths migrate to Europe, America and Asia in search of better living conditions and job opportunities.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Gift Habib |James Abraham |Isah Ojo
The Federal Government and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Tuesday differed over the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in the state. While the governor claimed the state was losing ground to the terrorists, citing the recent attacks on military formations, killings and abductions of residents, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, argued the security agencies are working round-the-clock to bring the situation in parts of Borno State under control.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Gift Habib |Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Princess Etuk |Gbenga Odogun
The Peoples Democratic Party and a former education minister, Oby Ezekwesili, have endorsed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s rejection of the recall petition against the embattled Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for not fulfilling the requirements of the constitution. Undeterred, however, the petitioners have vowed to mobilise more constituents against the lawmaker and ensure her recall.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Ikenna Obianeri |Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Gift Habib
Ahead of the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election, over 11 aspirants from major political parties, including the All Progressives Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, and Labour Party, are vying for their respective party’s ticket to challenge the incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.
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4 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Gift Habib |Solomon Odeniyi
As momentum builds ahead of the 2027 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed it has received 91 applications for the registration of new political parties. The Peoples Democratic Party stated that the number of applications received by INEC reflected a lack of unity among opposition leaders, while the New Nigeria Peoples Party called it a testament to the incompetence of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Gift Habib |Deborah Musa |Gbenga Odogun |Godwin Isenyo
Tensions ran high on Tuesday during the hearing of a sexual harassment petition filed by Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the members of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Petitions engaged in a heated exchange with former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Gift Habib |Gbenga Odogun
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed an immediate investigation into the jailbreak at the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre, Kogi State, which occurred early Monday morning. Tunji-Ojo called the incident “unfortunate” and assured Nigerians that all escaped inmates would be recaptured through advanced biometric technology and other security measures.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Dennis Naku |Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Dirisu Yakubu |Stephen Angbulu |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole | +2 more
The Federal Government has deployed 10,000 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel to curb further attacks on oil pipelines against the backdrop of the blasts at oil installations in Rivers State between Sunday and Tuesday.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Uthman Salami |Gift Habib
At least, four persons, including an auto technician named Rotimi Adeleye, lost their lives, and over 16 vehicles were burnt in a tanker explosion on Tuesday night at the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. While some residents and shop owners claimed that emergency responders recovered more than 10 bodies on Wednesday, others confirmed that the only known casualties were the gas tanker driver, his motor boy, an unidentified woman, and Adeleye.
