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Osun terror alert: Adeleke urges vigilance, tightens security

15+ hour, 13+ min ago   (331+ words) Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State. Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday urged residents to report suspicious movements or individuals in their areas or neighbourhoods to security agencies without delay. The governor’s remarks followed an exclusive report by Sunday…...

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2027: Ododo rallies Kogi APC behind senatorial candidate

22+ hour, 33+ min ago   (428+ words) Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo. The Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has rallied the All Progressives Congress in Kogi East to close ranks and commence mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The governor spoke on Sunday after the mobilisation tour…...

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2027: INEC final list sets off Senate race

14+ hour, 48+ min ago   (317+ words) The release of the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission has heightened the battle for the 109 senatorial seats across the country. With the publication of the list, political parties and their candidates…...

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Atiku demands subsidy savings over ASUU strike threat

14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (884+ words) Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for the funds saved from the removal of fuel subsidy, following the renewed threat of industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. In a statement on…...

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NDC defends Obi’s credentials, knocks LP chieftain

14+ hour, 46+ min ago   (699+ words) The Nigeria Democratic Congress has defended the academic credentials of its 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, dismissing three suits filed by a Labour Party chieftain, Abayomi Arabambi, seeking access to his academic and National Youth Service Corps records. The defence followed…...

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punchng.com > serap-asks-inec-to-account-for-n126-46bn-funds

SERAP asks INEC to account for N126.46bn funds

15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (925+ words) The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Independent National Electoral Commission seven days to account for over N126.46bn in public funds allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged or otherwise unaccounted for in the Auditor-General of the Federation’s 2023 audited report. SERAP made…...

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2027: Church must not become electoral machinery – Fayemi

15+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1347+ words) Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that while Christians may belong to different political parties and support different political strategies, the church must not become an electoral machinery for any political party. Fayemi spoke on Saturday while…...

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2027: Reject vote-buying, Catholic Bishops’ President tells Nigerians

16+ hour, 23+ min ago   (479+ words) Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, on Sunday urged Nigerians to reject vote-buying and selling ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ndagoso, who is the Archbishop of Kaduna Catholic Diocese,…...

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punchng.com > ibori-mourns-bamanga-tukur-calls-him-man-of-accomplishments

Ibori mourns Bamanga Tukur, calls him man of accomplishments

19+ hour, 20+ min ago   (336+ words) Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has mourned the death of former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, describing him as a man of outstanding accomplishments. Tukur, a former governor of the old Gongola…...

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Amosun mourns ex-PDP national chairman Bamanga Tukur

18+ hour, 55+ min ago   (342+ words) Former Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has described the death of elder statesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Bamanga Tukur, as one of the nation’s finest citizens adding that his passing as a “great loss…...