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Friday, July 12th, 2019
Nigerians rose from 86 to 98 million in 10 years –UNDP Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index has indicated that “multi dimensionally poor” Nigerians increased from 86 million to 98 million between 2007 and 2017. The report released in New York on Thursday by the United Nations Development Programme and the […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, July 11th, 2019

The General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, has alerted that the new Nigerian passport has herdsmen inscribed in it. The fiery pastor made the statement on Thursday while condemning the Ruga programme by the federal government. That’s the new nigeria passport..it now has herdsmen inscribed in it…it’s shameful that a certain extraction […]
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Adamawa, Kaduna, Latest Politics, National Politics, Plateau, State News, Taraba, Top Stories
Sunday, June 30th, 2019

Friday Olokor, Eniola Akinkuotu, Okechukwu Nnodim, John Charles and Enyioha Opara Despite the harsh criticism of the planned establishment of Ruga settlements across the country, the Federal Government is set to commence the pilot phase of the project in Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Kaduna and seven other states, Saturday PUNCH’s investigations have confirmed. It was learnt in […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, June 30th, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has begun consultations for an inclusive stakeholder committee that will thoroughly interrogate issues that fuel communal conflicts across the country, with a mandate to proffering lasting solutions to age-long disagreements that have claimed lives and property. With particular focus on the Tiv/Jukun relationship in Benue and Taraba States, the President is […]
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Akwa Ibom, Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Patrick Odey, Uyo President Buhari has appointed former Senate Minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio as the National Coordinator of the Presidential Support Committee Pastor Mfon Okon, the Akwa Ibom state Coordinator of the committee, who disclosed on Thursday, in Uyo said four indigenes of the state have also been appointment into the committee. They include […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Olufemi Atoyebi, Abuja The negotiation committee set up by the Federal Government to negotiate the consequential adjustment arising from the N30,000 new minimum wage has rejected what the government is offering. The committee, which was inaugurated on May 14, has also failed to meet the four-week deadline to submit its report. However, members met twice […]
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Governors, Latest Politics
Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja About three weeks after leaving office, former governors, ministers and lawmakers have yet to return their diplomatic passports. According to the law, holders of such passports are required to return them to the Nigeria Immigration Service at the expiration of their tenure. But findings by Saturday PUNCH on Friday indicated that most of the […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Oyetunji Abioye, Eniola Akinkuotu, Tunji Bosun, Justin Tyopuusu, Hindi Livinus, Peter Dada and Abiodun Nejo There are strong indications that the immediate past governors of Lagos, Adamawa and Bauchi states, Akinwunmi Ambode, Mohammed Bindow and Mohammed Abubakar, may be part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s next cabinet. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the leadership of the ruling All […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

Tobi Aworinde, Abuja The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has defended the President’s recent trip to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, saying there are plans for Nigeria to launch the organisation’s film festival. Shehu, in a statement on Monday, also stated that Buhari, leading other African leaders, […]
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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
Fred Ezeh, Abuja and Gyang Bere, Jos The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has felicitated with Nigerian Muslims, at Eid-ul-Fitr, a celebration whic marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The umbrella body of Christians in Nigeria urged Muslims to continue to restrain themselves from worldly desires; as commanded by the Holy Qur’an. CAN acting General […]