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Bamanga Tukur The family of the late National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has fixed Sunday, September 13, 2026, for his burial in Yola, Adamawa State. PUNCH Online had earlier reported the death of the former PDP national chairman on Saturday. Tukur’s son and Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, Awwal […]

Bamanga Tukur The Peoples Democratic Party and the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Senator David Mark, have mourned the death of former Governor of the old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, describing his death as a great loss to Nigeria. Tukur, who died on Saturday at the age of 90 after a prolonged […]

Bamanga Tukur President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Mohammed Tukur, describing him as a prominent figure in Nigeria’s political and economic history. Tukur, a former governor of the old Gongola State and Minister of Industries, died on Saturday at the age of 90. In […]

Ex-PDP chairman, Bamanga Tukur Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur, has died at the age of 90. He died on Saturday, September 12, 2026, according to a statement issued by his family and signed by his son, Awwal D. Tukur. The family described the former PDP chairman as its “beloved father […]

Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode Nigerian High Commissioner-designate to South Africa, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has demanded urgent action by the South African Government to protect Nigerians and bring perpetrators of killings involving Nigerian nationals to justice. Reacting to the recent killings of Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo in Johannesburg in […]

The Director General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as “Nigeria’s greatest-ever leader,” arguing that his legacy should be judged by institution-building and difficult reforms rather than short-term comfort. He said Nigeria is living through a moment of consequential leadership and urged Nigerians […]

Fresh pressure is mounting on petrol prices as the estimated landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has climbed to ₦1,311.36 per litre, surpassing the ₦1,265 per litre gantry price of Dangote Petroleum Refinery by ₦46.36. The development has raised fears of another increase in petrol pump prices as international crude oil prices continue to […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu have prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss, in its entirety, a suit filed by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Action Democratic Congress (ADC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku and ADC had, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026, sued […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has defended his proposed production subsidy model, saying it is designed to support Nigerian refineries, reduce domestic production costs and make fuel more affordable without forcing refiners to sell at a loss. Speaking on Friday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said concerns raised by […]

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, currently offered at N525, could rise to N10,000 in the future. He also assured small-scale investors seeking to participate in the refinery’s Initial Public Offering that they would be prioritised in the allocation of […]