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Punch Newspapers Sections Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo Published 12 March 2021 Five persons, who were abducted along the Wukari Ibi Road in Taraba State on Monday, have regained their freedom. The Chairman, Wukari Local Government Council, Mr Daniel Adi, disclosed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent. Adi said the victims were freed after their families paid N1mn to the abductors as ransom. He stated, “The victims were freed in the early hours of today (Thursday) after N1m was paid to the Fulani herdsmen, who kidnapped them. “Initially, the abductors...

Punch Newspapers Sections Tukur Muntari, Kano Published 12 March 2021 The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has debunked the news circulating of fuel price hike, saying it has not received any official communication to the effect. This is contained in a statement by the chairman of the association, Kano State Branch, Alhaji Bashir DanMalam, which was made available to newsmen in Kano on Friday. READ ALSO: He said that whenever there is fuel increment, critical stakeholders will inform the IPMAN leadership. He urged the general public to disregard the ongoing rumour. Dan...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 12 March 2021 Former Super Eagles winger, George Finidi, has questioned the choice of some players selected by coach Gernot Rohr for Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho later this month, The PUNCH reports. Rohr released a 24-man list for the games on Tuesday, listing two defenders Shehu Abdulahi and Semi Ajayi as midfielders alongside Wilfred Ndidi and Oghenekaro Etebo for the games, a decision Finidi disagreed with. The 49-year-old, who scored eight goals in 45 matches for Nigeria also said striker Paul Onua...

Punch Newspapers Sections John Alechenu, Abuja John Alechenu, Abuja Published 12 March 2021 GOVERNORS elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, resolved to continue to collaborate with the Federal Government to fight the scourge of insecurity. They however appealed to the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to support states more to secure the country because states still bore the brunt of most of the security challenges. Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, who is also the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, who read out the communique of t...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Published 12 March 2021 THE House of Representatives has said the paucity of funds was hampering legislative functions of members of the National Assembly. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, raised the alarm during a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. The National Assembly had a budget of N139.5bn in 2018, N125bn in 2019 and N128bn (N125bn proposed, N3bn added) in 2020. While the sum of N125bn was proposed for the National Assembly in 2021, the sum of N134bn was approved for it and all other affiliates su...