Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike led the governors of Benue, Samuel Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Ikpeazu (Abia) An aide to Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, of deceiving PDP governors. In a statement, yesterday, Special Assistant to […]
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Northern leaders, under the umbrella of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), have cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) naira redesign policy. They said Federal Government’s refusal to abide by Supreme Court judgment on continued use of old naira notes has brought severe hardship on Nigerians and may lead to social unrest. […]
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President-Elect Bola Tinubu chats with President Muhammadu Buhari • Coalition backs North-Central Senate presidency Barring any last-minute change, the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will meet with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; senators-elect and members of the House of Representatives-elect on its platform, today at the […]
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• NECA says small businesses going into extinction • NLC: Govt undermining productivity • CPPE calls on Buhari to intervene • Food factories shutdown, lose billions • We use our wages to buy money for transport fare, say factory workers The inability of many Nigerians to access cash for daily activities is beginning to impact […]
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Pop star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is one entertainer who has passionate and loyal supporters across the globe. By virtue of his engaging and charismatic personality, he also has a vibrant social media presence. When he lost his only son, Ifeanyi, on October 31, 2022, it evoked grief from millions of people, who […]
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The Afegbua family announced the death of Senator Franca Afegbua in a statement issued on Sunday. “The Afegbua family of Edo State has confirmed the demise of the first woman senator in Nigeria, Senator Franca Afegbua, whose sad event occurred this morning, Sunday, March 12, 2023. She combined beauty and brain during her service to […]
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The face of Esther Abiona, a 19-year-old physically challengeded admission seeker, shone brightly when Sunday Punch visited her Magboro, Ogun State home on Saturday. One week after she lamented to this newspaper how her disability might have stood in her way of being registered for the 2023 United Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Joint Admission and […]
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A former Minister of National Planning and Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, the academic arm of the National Assembly, Prof Abubakar Suleiman, in this interview with Leke Baiyewu speaks about the cost of running the National Assembly and governors’ influence in the polity, among other issues around the legislature. The […]
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Children and family members of several prominent and influential Nigerians, will be members of the 10th National Assembly due for inauguration in June, 2023. On February 25, 2023, Nigerians cast their ballots in the first batch of the 2023 general elections. Winners have since emerged from the presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives elections. Meanwhile, […]
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Kaduna State Governor Nasir El Rufai The death toll from last night’s attack on Ungwan Wakili community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen to 17. The Punch correspondent who visited the scene of the attack counted 14 corpses recovered this morning, aside from the one person killed yesterday and the […]
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