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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Chika Otuchikere |Chima Azubuike |Gift Habib |Imoleayo Oyedeyi
The number of casualties recorded in the devastating flood that ravaged the Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa communities in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State has risen to 151, with 3,018 persons displaced. The flood, resulting from torrential rainfall, hit the communities on Wednesday night, submerging homes and claiming over 100 lives, according to the state Deputy Governor, Mr Yakubu Garba.
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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Gift Habib
Amnesty International raised the alarm, on Wednesday, over what it describes as the Nigerian government’s failure to protect citizens from relentless attacks by armed groups and bandits, saying at least 10,217 people have been killed and 672 villages sacked in the past two years under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Gift Habib |Bola Bamigbola
Following the recapture of one of the seven inmates who escaped from the Ilesa Custodial Centre, Osun State, the Nigerian Correctional Service has intensified the search for others still at large. The spokesperson for the NCoS, Abubakar Umar, told Sunday PUNCH that the Federal Government had alerted international organisations, financial institutions, border control agencies, and security operatives to be on the lookout for the remaining six suspects.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Gift Habib |Patrick Odey
Opposition heavyweights are ramping up their strategy to present a competitive candidate as the governing party, the All Progressives Congress, on Thursday endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s candidacy for a second term in office come 2027. According to findings by The PUNCH,the camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Peter Obi’s Labour Party may meet again soon to iron out the grey areas.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Wale Akinselure |Gift Habib |Stephen Angbulu
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Wale Akinselure |Gift Habib
Prominent economist and political activist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has inaugurated a shadow government composed of members from various opposition parties. According to Utomi, the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” launched virtually on Monday evening, will function as a credible opposition force, highlighting the failures of the Bola Tinubu administration while offering ideas for better governance.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Muhammed Lawal |Gift Habib |Adeyinka Adedipe |Samuel Ese
An illustrative image of a press man. Photo generated using AI The Federal Government, governors, and other stakeholders have called for a free and independent media to strengthen democracy and promote accountability. The call was made in commemoration of the 2025 World Press Freedom Day.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Uthman Salami |Gift Habib
Commandant-General, NSCDC, Ahmed Audi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has announced the detention of officers accused of extorting N5.2m from a traveller. A statement by the NSCDC spokesperson Afolabi Babawale, on Wednesday, held that the suspects have been ordered to be moved to Abuja for a thorough probe. The development follows the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo ordering an immediate investigation into the alleged extortion.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Gift Habib
Pope Francis | Credit: AFP The Federal Government joined the rest of the world on Monday in mourning the death of Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88. The revered head of the Roman Catholic Church died just a day after appearing for Easter Sunday celebrations at the Vatican.
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1 month 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.
