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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 |Ikenna Obianeri |Raphael Ede |Uche Okere
Amid growing concerns over low enlistment numbers from the South-East, state governments in the region have intensified efforts to mobilise young people to join the Nigerian Army. In Enugu, Anambra, and Imo states, authorities are launching grassroots sensitisation campaigns, working through local government chairmen, traditional rulers, and town unions to counter misinformation and logistical barriers.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Raphael Ede |Adeyinka Adedipe |Gabriel Oshokha |Samuel Ese |Gbenga Odogun | +4 more
As Christians across the globe marked Easter on Sunday, Nigerian leaders, including state governors, religious figures and political stakeholders, used the occasion to deliver messages of hope, love, unity and spiritual renewal to citizens, especially in the face of current national challenges.
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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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Feb 6, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Peter Ajayi Dada |Dennis Naku |Chima Azubuike |Raphael Ede |James Abraham |Bola Bamigbola | +2 more
The House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee’s proposed creation of 31 additional states besides the country’s 36 existing states has sparked widespread reactions from prominent Nigerians and groups across the country. The proposal was contained in a letter to the House of Representatives read during Thursday’s plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the session in the absence of the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Lara Adejoro |Gift Habib |Olufemi Adediran |Raphael Ede
Tragedy struck in Enugu State on Saturday when no fewer than 18 people were burnt to death and 13 others injured in a tanker explosion at Ugwu Onyeama, along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, in the Udi Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred around 11.30am when a fuel-laden tanker while descending a hill collided with a water truck belonging to JUHEL Nigeria Limited, triggering an explosion that caused widespread panic.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Bankole Taiwo |Faith Awa Maji |Matthew Ochei |Peter Ajayi Dada |Abiodun Nejo | +8 more
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, hailed the sacrifices of the men and women of the Armed Forces who laid down and continue to lay down their lives to ensure Nigeria’s territorial integrity. In a tweet posted on his official X handle to mark the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the President said, “Let us eschew violence and divisive tendencies for a peaceful and prosperous nation.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Raphael Ede
The Managing Director of Powell Homes and Shelters Limited, Chibuikem Onyekachi, has described the Land Use Regulation 2025 and Executive Order No. 1, 2025, which designated several locations across Enugu State as urban areas as “transformative,” which will boost economic opportunities of the state. Governor Peter Mbah had on Thursday, signed the Land Use Regulation 2025, as well as Executive Order No. 1, 2025, designating some areas in the state as urban areas.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Chukwudi Akasike |Daniel Ayantoye |Olugbenga Ige |Raphael Ede
Amid the jubilation that trailed the emergence of an ex-lawmaker, Senator John Mbata, as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a contestant to the position and former secretary-general of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Chief Uche Okwukwu, has dismissed Friday’s election conducted by the group in Enugu State. Okwukwu, who laid claim to the position of the president-general, said elections conducted by Ohanaeze Ndigbo had never been held in any government house.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
punchng.com | Raphael Ede
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