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1 week ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Daniel Ayantoye |Raphael Ede |Maiharaji Altine |James Abraham
Some governors elected on the platforms of opposition parties and reported to be bound for the All Progressives Congress may have ditched the plan. Sunday PUNCH gathered that this might not be unconnected to moves by parties to stop the defections of their chieftains to the ruling APC, including changing political dynamics.
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3 weeks 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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4 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | James Abraham |John Charles |Solomon Odeniyi |Chima Azubuike
Following the surging banditry, insurgency and terrorist activities in the North, Chairman, Northern States Governors’ Forum Muhammadu Yahaya, is exploring a joint approach with fellow governors in the region to tackle the issue, The PUNCH has exclusively learnt.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |James Abraham
President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the violence in Plateau State, urging the state’s leadership to find a lasting solution to persistent communal conflicts. This comes after at least 51 people were again killed by gunmen with scores injured in the early hours of Monday in the Zikke and Kakpa communities in Bassa Local Government Area of the North Central state, two weeks after deadly clashes in another part of the state left several people dead.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Ismaeel Uthman |Olufemi Adediran |John Charles |James Abraham |Animasahun Salman |Faith Awa Maji | +1 more
The resurgence of terror attacks in some parts of the North has raised concerns among stakeholders as many displaced residents decry the attitude of both state and federal governments to their plight. Boko Haram, bandits and armed herders were said to have sacked no fewer than 250 communities in the region, with 6,000 displaced residents reported to be sleeping in religious houses in Plateau State.
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1 month 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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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Stephen Angbulu |Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Animasahun Salman |Chika Otuchikere |Adeyinka Adedipe | +15 more
Eminent Nigerians, including President Bola Tinubu, the leadership of the National Assembly, governors, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, among others, have preached unity and called for prayers as Muslims mark the end of the Ramadan fasting. Muslims in Nigeria, on Sunday, joined their counterparts across the globe to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fasting.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Ahmed Kagana Amshi |Animashaun Salman |Chima Azubuike |Godwin Isenyo |Gbenga Odogun |James Abraham | +4 more
As Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan on Sunday, some state governors and leaders across the country delivered messages urging citizens to embrace unity, peace, and progress. Their statements, delivered through various platforms, captured the spirit of the season, PUNCH ONLINE reports. Abiodun hails Ogun MuslimsOgun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, in his statement, commended Muslims for their prayers and charitable acts during Ramadan.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Ismaeel Uthman |Godwin Isenyo |James Abraham |Chima Azubuike |Collins Agwam | +3 more
Tears flowed on Saturday in Uromi, Edo State, as the remains of the hunters who were lynched by a mob were interred. Members of the Hausa community converged on the community cemetery to pay their last respects to the victims, who were burnt to death on Friday after being accused of being kidnappers. Our correspondents had earlier reported that the men were travelling in a Dangote Cement truck when they were intercepted around 1.30pm by local security guards.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | James Abraham |Chima Azubuike
Troops of Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State have neutralised a notorious wanted bandit, who belonged to the Auta-led banditry syndicate that had been terrorising Wase and Taraba States. In a statement in Jos on Tuesday, the spokesman for Operation Safe Haven, Maj. Samson Zhakom, did not disclose the identities of the victims but said the success was recorded during the ongoing Operation Lafiyan Jama’a, aimed at frustrating the activities of non-state actors.
