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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | John Charles |Stephen Angbulu |Adetutu Sobowale |Solomon Odeniyi |Nathaniel Shaibu |Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis | +4 more
The military and the police have launched a joint, cross-border manhunt for the gunmen who killed around 200 villagers in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, on the night of Friday, June 13, 2025. Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa and Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun arrived in Makurdi and Yelewata on Monday to coordinate the operation that would target the suspected killers.
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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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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Olufemi Adediran |Chima Azubuike |Ahmed Kagana Amshi |Godwin Isenyo | +6 more
As Nigerians joined other Muslims worldwide to celebrate the 2025 Eid-El-Kabir, President Bola Tinubu and many state governors have called for sacrifices and brotherly love to keep the country united amid the rising security challenges. Speaking at the Eid prayers held at Dodan Barracks, Lagos, on Friday, Tinubu urged Muslims to remember the security agencies, especially the military forces in their prayers. “We must also pray hard for our troops to keep us safe.
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4 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Okechukwu Nnodim |Justice Okamgba |Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |James Abraham |Haruna Aliyu Usman |Uche Okere | +7 more
Organised Labour on Thursday delivered an unflattering assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s two years in office, saying his reforms and policies brought nothing but pain and suffering to Nigerians. The labour movement countered Tinubu’s claims that the worst days are over, pointing out that his economic reforms have plunged over 150 million Nigerians into multidimensional poverty.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Ismaeel Uthman |Bankole Taiwo |Uche Okere |Dennis Naku |Bola Bamigbola |Ademola Adegbite | +9 more
Division has crept into the African Democratic Congress following reports of its adoption by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as a platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Godwin Isenyo |Chima Azubuike
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya The Northern States Governors’ Forum and the Northern States Traditional Council on Saturday threw their weight behind the creation of state police, calling on the National Assembly to expedite action for its take-off. Saturday PUNCH had reported that the Nigerian Governors Forum Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, convened the meeting in response to the rising killings across the region.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Ismaeel Uthman |Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Faith Awa Maji |Godwin Isenyo
Barring any last-minute change of plan, the Northern Governors’ Forum will hold a crucial meeting today (Saturday) in Kaduna in response to the rising killings across the region. The Director-General, Press Affairs, Gombe Government House, Ismaila Misilli, who confirmed the development to Saturday PUNCH, said the NGF Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammad Yahaya, convened the meeting. “It will be held in Kaduna, and security will top the agenda.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Solomon Odeniyi |Tunde Oyekola |Peter Ajayi Dada |Animasahun Salman | +10 more
Organised Labour on Thursday presented a 20-point demand to the Federal Government as Nigerian workers commemorated the 2025 May Day at Eagles Square, Abuja and across the country.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Uthman Ismaeel |Olufemi Adediran |Muhammed Lawal |Godwin Isenyo
Amid rising insecurity across the country, hunters and farmers have called on the Federal Government to formally empower them to flush out bandits, Boko Haram insurgents, and other criminal elements hiding in forests.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Godwin Isenyo |Dennis Naku |Abiodun Nejo
As Christians across the world celebrate Easter, former President Goodluck Jonathan, several state governors, and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, have called on Nigerians to embrace unity, peace, and national reconciliation. In separate Easter messages, the leaders urged citizens to draw inspiration from the sacrifices and resurrection of Jesus Christ, stressing that the season presents a renewed opportunity to foster love, heal divisions, and recommit to the nation’s progress.
