Stephen Angbulu

Abuja

State House Correspondent at The Punch

State House Correspondent & Columnist @mobilepunch • 3x TEDx Speaker • LinkedIn Influencer • Sharing growth strategies & effective reading tips

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1,006  foreigners received Nigerian citizenship in eight years - Nigerian citizenship

4 days ago | punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu

The Federal Government officially conferred Nigerian citizenship on no fewer than 1,006 foreign nationals between 2017 and 2023, findings by Sunday PUNCH have revealed. Although investiture events, organised by the Ministry of Interior and overseen by the Presidency, represent the only occasions on which new citizens receive their certificates publicly, checks revealed that others were naturalised or registered through the usual administrative channels.
Tinubu’s week of caps and the new Pope

4 days ago | punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu

Since returning from the wedding ceremony he attended in Katsina State, the President seems to have developed a renewed affection for northern caps. These caps, popularly called Zanna Bukar, now compete for headspace with the President’s signature Fìlà Yorùbá and insignia. A brimless, cylindrical cap known for its rich embroidery, the Zanna Bukar originated in Bama, Borno State.
Ganduje backs one-party system as three Kebbi senators join APC

5 days ago | punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu

APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that there is nothing wrong in Nigeria being a one-party state. He said the APC was willing and capable of integrating all defectors into its ranks. Ganduje stated that although the APC was not gunning for a one-party state, it welcomed the idea, if Nigerians wanted it.
375 Nigerians sought Swedish asylum in 2024 — Report - Swedish asylum

5 days ago | punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu

At least 375 Nigerian citizens sought asylum in Sweden in 2024, according to the Swedish Migration Agency’s 2024 asylum application data obtained by Saturday PUNCH. Of figure, 239 were first-time claims, while 136 were follow-up “extension” requests from persons whose temporary status was about to expire. The spreadsheets, published in Swedish on the Agency’s public “Asyl” portal, detailed citizenship by applicant type, gender, and age.
Kebbi senators defect to APC after meeting Tinubu

5 days ago | lucky-wap-ams.op-mobile.opera.com | Stephen Angbulu

Three serving senators from Kebbi State, elected on the platform of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, have formally declared their intention to defect to the governing All Progressives Congress. This followed their meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Friday. The lawmakers, Senators Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South), were led to the meeting by the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje.
Kebbi senators defect to APC after meeting Tinubu

5 days ago | punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu

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Tinubu receives Qatari special envoy at Aso villa

6 days ago | punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu

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Refitting & repainting: Newly acquired presidential jet flown to South Africa

6 days ago | punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Princess Etuk

At least N20.03bn was spent on the maintenance and operations of the Presidential Air Fleet from July 2023 to December 2024, The PUNCH reports. This was as the new presidential jet purchased last year has been flown to South Africa for refurbishment and upgrades.
Alleged rigging: Coalition counters call for Akpabio’s resignation

6 days ago | punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio A coalition of five northern-based civil society groups has mounted a joint defence of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, rejecting last week’s demand by 56 organisations—including SERAP and HEDA—that he resign over the 2021 conviction of former electoral officer Prof Peter Ogban.
Tinubu, Trump, world leaders congratulate American Pope

6 days 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.