Taraba nursing students protest hostel attack, alleged rape
Students of the Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences, Jalingo, protest attack on one of their hostels during which a female student was allegedly raped
Students of the Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences, Jalingo, protest attack on one of their hostels during which a female student was allegedly raped
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Historical epic KING KOSOKO: THE BATTLE FOR LAGOS is approaching ₦60 million at the Nigerian box office and will mark the milestone with a special Silverbird Reel Talk screening in Lagos this Friday, September 25. The film, released nationwide on August 28 and distributed by Film...
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A delegation from the Democratic Republic of Congo has begun a study tour of Nigeria’s oil and gas local content model to boost indigenous participation. Read More: https://punchng.com/dr-congo-begins-study-tour-of-nigerias-oil-gas-local-content-model/...
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Leaders of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House in Ijebu-Ode have filed a suit against 12 members of the family before the Ogun State High Court, Ijebu-Ode, over their alleged removal as heads of the ruling house. The claimants, Abdulateef Owoyemi, the chairman of the house, Dokun Ajidagb...
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Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has called on African countries to end decades of exporting mineral wealth without capturing sufficient value from processing, industrialisation and manufacturing. Speaking on behalf of President Bola Tinubu at the Third Af...
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has announced plans to inaugurate its Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, following consultations with stakeholders across the country. The party, in a statement released on Tuesday, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, E...
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The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), Bauchi State Chapter, has given the Bauchi State Government a 21-day ultimatum to address issues affecting veterinary doctors in the state. The State Chairman of the association, Dr Abubakar Ibrahim, made the demand at a news co...
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Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until October 26, 2026, to rule on a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the alleged phone-tapping case brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS)...
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The Northern Christian Association condemns recent Plateau attacks, urging government to prevent violence and prosecute culprits. Nine lives were lost. Read More: https://punchng.com/plateau-attacks-nigerians-must-not-get-used-to-killings-northern-christians/...
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The Northern Christian Association (NCA) has condemned the persistent killings in Plateau State, warning that Nigerians must not become so accustomed to violence that the death of innocent citizens is gradually treated as an ordinary occurrence. The association said the latest at...
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Nigeria is considering a major change to the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) through an amendment to the Customs, Excise Tariff, Etc. (Consolidation) Act (CETA). The proposed amendment would replace the existing ₦10 per litre specific excise duty with an ad valorem t...
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Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has described the simultaneous absence of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima from Nigeria as a “brazen violation” of the 1999 Constitution. Effiong made the assertion on Channels Television’s The Mornin...
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress has directed its state and LGA chairmen to begin compiling and harmonising lists of party agents for the 2027 elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-ndc-begins-mobilisation-of-polling-agents-nationwide/...
