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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Imoleayo Oyedeyi |Dennis Naku |Daniel Ayantoye |Olufemi Adediran |Muhammed Lawal |Umar Sani | +1 more
The political crisis in Rivers State took a new twist late Friday following allegations by a former Head of Service, Dr George Nweke, that Governor Siminalayi Fubara ordered the bombing of the state House of Assembly complex in 2023. The complex was suspected to have been bombed by militants operating on the orders of some politicians in the state.
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4 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Umar Sani |Gbenga Odogun |Tunde Oyekola |Chima Azubuike |Emem Julius
The Federal Government, through the National Directorate of Employment, has launched a resettlement programme across the states of the federation. The Director General of NDE, Silas Agara, stated this on Tuesday, during the resettlement of 5,532 beneficiaries of its training programmes. Represented by the Director of Finance, NDE Headquarters, Adebayo Adebowale, in Bauchi, Agara said the programme was taking place in all 36 states and FCT.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Umar Sani |Stephen Angbulu |Gbenga Odogun
Moves by the opposition parties to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 further gathered momentum on Thursday, with the Peoples Democratic Party governors, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and the New Nigeria People’s Party planning an alliance to oust the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress government.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Animasahun Salman |Godwin Isenyo |Tukur Muntari |Umar Sani |Ahmed Kagana Amshi
The Kebbi, Bauchi and Kano State governments have reaffirmed that the holiday granted to both primary and secondary schools in their states for Ramadan fast will not be reconsidered, despite concerns raised by the Christian Association of Nigeria. Speaking with The PUNCH on Monday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Kebbi State governor, Ahmed Idris, stated that the decision was made after consulting all relevant stakeholders, including religious leaders and parents.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Johnson Idowu |Umar Sani
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a businessman, Nuru Isah, for allegedly flogging his 24-year-old wife Wasila Abdulahi, to death over an argument about the ingredients and fruits designated for breaking the Ramadan fast. PUNCH Metro gathered from a statement by the Bauchi Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, on Sunday, that the incident occurred on Saturday night in the Fadamam Mada area of the state.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Sami Tunji |Ademola Adegbite |Uche Okere |Bankole Taiwo |Abiodun Nejo |Tukur Muntari | +5 more
The Account-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, have commenced talks on the implementation of the July 11, 2024 Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy as direct allocation disbursement to the 7774 LGAs continues to suffer delay.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Dirisu Yakubu |Godwin Isenyo |Umar Sani |John Charles
Pro-North social-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, and some prominent voices from the northern region of the country have said the region cannot be forced to re-elect President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The ACF and other northern leaders declared that no individual could claim to be the mouthpiece of the North and, as such, it was wrong for the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, to ask the North to wait till 2031 before vying for the Presidency.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Umar Sani |Daniel Adaji
Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed, has labelled the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, a serial betrayal and a threat to the survival of the PDP, calling on him to resign from the party and align fully with the ruling All Progressives Congress.
