Author: PositiveNaija

Ummulkhairi: Stop jungle justice now! By Punch Editorial Board on June 28, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 69

IT has become frighteningly easy to kill a human being on the streets of Nigeria. A rumour, a shout, or a baseless accusation is all that’s needed. A crowd gathers. Fists fly. Stones rain down. Tyres appear. Petrol is fetched, a match struck, and within minutes, a fellow citizen, whose life is protected under Section 33 of Nigeria’s Constitution, is reduced to a charred corpse.

No investigation. No evidence. No defence. No trial. Only death!

This is not justice. It is murder. It must stop now.

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Obi wrong on negotiation with terrorists By Punch Editorial Board on June 30, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 68

IT is shocking that, despite the unspeakable atrocities committed by terrorists and bandits across Nigeria, some political leaders and opinion moulders still advocate negotiation, amnesty and reconciliation with mass murderers. This is wrong, dangerous and morally indefensible.

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Almajiri Commission: Stop this budgeting absurdity By Punch Editorial Board on July 13, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 67

IF anyone still doubted that Nigeria’s budgeting process has descended into institutional absurdity, the 2026 budget of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education should end the debate.

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Tinubu, cancel WAEC verification fees By Punch Editorial Board on September 9, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 66

IN yet another controversial policy announced within three months, the West African Examinations Council and the National Examinations Council have introduced a one-off ₦4,000 result verification fee for students seeking admission into tertiary institutions with their O’Level results. The government must cancel it.

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