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  1. Kayode Falayi

    Politics Ajimobi, Ganduje, Okorocha meet state APC chairs to stop Oyegun - The Punch Newspaper

    There are strong indications that state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress have made a U-turn on their initial position that members of the party’s National Working Committee should be given a one-year tenure extension. Click here to read more
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    Politics Why Tinubu, Osoba, Akande backed Obasanjo’s second term - Adebanjo - The Punch Newspaper

    Elder statesman and chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has accused some former South-West governors, including Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Olusegun Osoba, of supporting former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s re-election bid in 2003 out of selfish ambition. Click...
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    Metro Saraki decries Offa bank robbery, urges suspects’ arrest - The Punch News

    President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has described the coordinated bank robbery in Offa, Kwara State, which left several persons dead and injured as “a despicable act committed by cruel individuals.” In a post on his Facebook page, Saraki said he and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed discussed the...
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    Metro Social worker allegedly parades self as Lieutenant-Colonel - The Punch News

    A 43-year-old social worker, Jacob Daniel, was on Thursday brought before a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court over alleged impersonation of an army officer. Daniel, who resides at Dalla Street, Uguwan Boro in Kaduna, is facing a charge of impersonation. Click here to read more
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    Entertainment Flavour’s Enugu concert: No reported case of rape, say police - The Punch News

    The police in Enugu State on Wednesday said they are not aware of any case of rape during a live musical show organised by Afro hip hop star, Flavour, at Michael Okpara Square, in Enugu, on Saturday night. Reports, which emanated from the social media, alleged that about 20 ladies were raped at...
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    Politics [BREAKING] Boko Haram: Buhari approves release of $1bn for security equipment - The Punch News

    President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of $1bn for the procurement of security equipment to fight insurgency. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of a meeting Buhari had with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa...
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    Metro Ogun police nab man for hacking brother, wife to death - The Punch News

    The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested one Okwudili Okoro who allegedly hacked to death his elder brother, Azuibike Okoro, and his wife, Jacinta Okoro. The suspect was said to have been arrested after one Joseph Nwagu reported at Sango Division of the command that Azuibike and his...
  8. Kayode Falayi

    Metro Soldiers beat man to death in Taraba - The Punch News

    Soldiers of Operation Ayem Akpatuma (Cat Race) have allegedly beaten a 27 years old man, Yusufa Haruna, to death at Mbamga in Sarduana local government area of the state. Father of the deceased, Mr. Haruna Kurkal, told journalists in Jalingo on Monday that trouble started when his late son had...
  9. Kayode Falayi

    Politics Jonathan’s aide lambasts FG, releases list of alleged looters in APC - The Punch News

    A former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has slammed the Federal Government and the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over the two lists of alleged looters released by the administration. The Minister had on Sunday circulated a statement containing a...
  10. Kayode Falayi

    Metro Oueen of the sky: Breaking barriers - The punch News

    Sometime ago, it was almost unheard of to see a female Nigerian pilot. However, the status quo has been upturned and we now have some bold, hard working and disciplined female pilots. In this issue, we speak with three female pilots, Ruth Adebanwo, Mary Ombugadu and Ranti Ogoyi, who are making...
  11. Kayode Falayi

    Metro IPOB threatens bloodshed over Ohanaeze’s restructuring summit - The Punch News

    The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra on Saturday vowed to stop the Ohanaeze Ndigbo from holding its planned summit to discuss the restructuring of Nigeria. Describing the summit as “Fulani-sponsored Igbo summit”, the Biafra agitators said such a move was unacceptable. Click here to...
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    NGO Demands Explanation From Adeosun On $5.5bn Foreign Loan – Punch Newspapers

    A non-governmental organisation, Social Action Nigeria, has written to the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, demanding explanation on the $5.5bn, which the Federal Government has started borrowing from foreign sources. In two letters dated November 24 and December 18, Social Action...
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    Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [06 May, 2017]

    Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Saturday, May 06, 2017. PUNCH Presidency orders opening of maritime varsity 10 infants undergo open heart surgery at UNTH Cameramen restricted in Senate for security reasons –Saraki EFCC slams judiciary, prison...
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    Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [06 April, 2017]

    Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Thursday, April 06, 2017. PUNCH: EFCC arrests ex-Niger Gov, Aliyu, over N5bn scam Court dismisses graft charges against Justice Ademola, wife, SAN Reconstruction of N’East to gulp N7bn, says PCNI FG’s economic...
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