Pulse NigeriaBreaking News: Badeh loses bid to stop trialVanguardABUJA – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuj a has refused an application by the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), seeking to stop further hearing on th...

Naija247newsDasuki makes massive monetary demand as he drags FG to ECOWAS courtNAIJ.COMColonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), the immediate past national security adviser (NSA) has dragged the Federal Government before the Economic Community of West African State...

Nigerian Bulletin#GEOBill: See The 3 Nigerian Senators That Opposed Gender Equality Bill and their ExcusesNigerian BulletinA bill seeking to guarantee women equal rights with their male counterparts was, yesterday, thrown out by the Senate when it was ...

The Eagle OnlineBook Haram: Senate allocates N10b for IDPs' relocation, resettlementThe Eagle OnlineThe Senate has directed its Committee on Appropriation to allocate N10 billion from the Service Wide Vote for the relocation and resettlement of Int...

BusinessDaySenate probes NNPC, MDAs, others over unremitted fundsBusinessDaySenate has said it would commence probe of the 2014 audit report presented by the Auditor-General of the Federation, Samuel Ukura, to the National Assembly. The report, which u...

The Nation NewspaperKogi poly boils as Okada rider stabs female student to deathVanguardLOKOJA – A student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Jibrin Aliyat was on Monday night stabbed to dead by a bike rider leading to student of the polytechnic yest...

P.M. News114 new roads'll be ready in June — LASGThe PunchThe Lagos State Government says the inner roads being constructed in the 57 local government areas and local council development areas will be ready in six months. The government stated th...

VanguardN3.3trn scam: Senate vows to probe Auditor-General's reportVanguardABUJA —THE Senate,yesterday, said it would carry out thorough investigation into the audit report presented to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Monday, by the Auditor-G...

VanguardLawyer slumps, dies in courtThe Nation NewspaperTHERE was a stir at the Igbosere Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos yesterday when a lawyer slumped and died. The deceased, identified simply as Chidi, was scheduled to defend two men – Okeda...

VanguardOronsaye defrauded FG of N190m using secret account –WitnessThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned a former Head of Service, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama on...

DailyPost NigeriaAwujale under me in Yoruba chieftaincy hierarchy - Alake insistsDailyPost NigeriaAlake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo has insisted that he is ahead of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona in hierarchy. The Alake maintained t...

DailyPost NigeriaNigeria using guerrilla tactic to beat Boko Haram – COASThe PunchThe Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Nigerian Army recorded huge success in the fight against Boko Haram because it now adopts the same strate...

Nigeria using guerrilla tactic to beat Boko Haram – COASThe PunchThe Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Nigerian Army recorded huge success in the fight against Boko Haram because it now adopts the same strategy used by the in...

VanguardSoldiers seize pro-Biafra newspapers in AbaVanguardABA- A team of soldiers believed to be attached to the 144 Battalion, Asa Ukwa West local council, Abia state, Tuesday invaded a newspaper office along St. Michael's road, Aba and seizes co...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFCT Elections: INEC Seeks Groups' Support To Improve AwarenessCHANNELS TELEVISIONFCT election -INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria has sought the support of different groups in improving awareness...

DailyPost NigeriaMurder: Police Parade Ex-Soldier For Stabbing Lover To DeathLeadership NewspapersThe Plateau State Police Command has paraded an ex-soldier, Sunday Umaru, who served in the 3rd armoured division and was attached to sector 7 of Operatio...

P.M. NewsArmy/ Shi'ite Clashes: Panel To Take Memorandum By Army, March 21Leadership NewspapersThe Judicial Commission of Inquiry constituted by the Kaduna State government to look into the clashes between the Nigeria army and the Islamic Movement ...

BusinessDayPeace is panacea for national development – AmbodeBusinessDayGovernor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says for any meaningful development to occur either at the national or regional level, the different ethnic constituents must embrace pea...

DailyPost NigeriaEFCC traces N3.145bn transferred into Fani-Kayode, Falae, other accountsDailyPost NigeriaThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has traced N3.145bn transferred to the private accounts of some members of the Peoples Democra...

VanguardCJN orders day-to-day trial of corruption casesVanguardABUJA – In a bid to fast track the trial of alleged treasury looters, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, yesterday, directed Judges handing corruption cases to ...

VanguardKogi gov election: Gov Bello belongs to PDP, Faleke tells tribunal‎‎Vanguard ABUJA – Former running mate to late Prince Abubakar Audu, Hon. James Faleke, yesterday, alleged before the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribu...

P.M. NewsArmsgate: Badeh's trial adjourned to WednesdayP.M. NewsJustice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), to March 16, 2016. Badeh, who ...

Leadership Newspapersel-Rufai Thinking Of Removing Buhari – Shehu SaniLeadership NewspapersKaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai has been accused of “thinking of removing President Muhammadu Buhari.” In an explosive interview in the March e...

Leadership NewspapersObstruction Of Justice: Dismiss Rickey Tarfa's Application, EFCC Urges CourtLeadership NewspapersThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday urged the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere to dismiss an applicati...

BusinessDayDogs chase Ogun striking workersThe Nation NewspaperOver a dozen Alsatian dogs deployed by the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday frightened striking workers, who attempted to surge into the ...

Dogs chase Ogun striking workersThe Nation NewspaperOver a dozen Alsatian dogs deployed by the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday frightened striking workers, who attempted to surge into the secretariat...

DailyPost NigeriaArrest Agatu killings perpetrators, Dambazau orders IGThe PunchThe Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has directed the Inspector-General of Police and other heads of security agencies under the ministry to arrest the perpetrat...

DailyPost NigeriaBuhari did the right thing by rejecting Naira devaluation - Ex-SenatorDailyPost NigeriaSen. Alkali Jajere on Monday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for standing firmly against the devaluation of the Naira in spite of pressure from...

Information NigeriaBauchi Discovers Names Of 8-Year-Old Children On Payroll As 'Teachers'Information NigeriaGovernor Mohammed Abubakar A committee setup by Bauchi State Government to fish out ghost workers said that it had discovered names of e...

The Punch#JusticeForEse: Court sends Yunusa back to prisonThe PunchThe Federal High Court, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Monday ruled that Mr. Yunusa Dahiru, aka Yellow, the alleged abductor of 14-year-old Ese Oruru, should be returned to prison. Justice ...

The StreetjournalWhy Vice President Osinbajo Stayed Back From Trip To IndiaThe StreetjournalContrary to reports, the Presidency did not cancel the scheduled trip of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to India for an international conference on Trade just as ...

The PunchMimiko signs 2016 budget into lawThe PunchThe Ondo State governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko on Monday signed the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law. This came after the state House of Assembly had passed the budget of N123.7 billion into law last wee...

The PunchMedical students to spend 11 years in varsity − NUCThe PunchThe National Universities Commission has declared that any student who wants to study medicine will henceforth spend a minimum of 10 years in the university. The Executive Secretary...

The Nation NewspaperArms scam: Court orders immediate release of Dasuki's ex-aideThe PunchA Federal Capital Territory High Court in Jabi, Abuja on Monday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Army, to immediately ...

The Nation NewspaperFor using students as labourers, read what Fayose did to 16 teachers in EkitiNAIJ.COMAyodele Fayose, the Ekiti state governor, has suspended 16 teachers at Elo high school, Ayetoro Ekiti, for allegedly using their pupils as labourer...

NAIJ.COMArms probe: Military reveals how indicted officers will be dealt withNAIJ.COM... – Military authorities suggest military trial best suit the case since the money meant for the procurement of arms was for the Nigerian Armed Forces. – Preside...

Africa Independent TelevisionLibya Government Repatriates 172 Nigeria MigrantsAfrica Independent TelevisionThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) has helped 172 Nigeria migrants, including 6 women, to return home to Nigeria from Libya. The ...

NAIJ.COMAwkward? Saraki who is facing corruption charges says he will not cover up corruptionNAIJ.COMSenate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has reiterated the commitment of the current Senate to supporting the Buhari administration's fight ag...

YNaijaHow fake NDLEA officer supplied cocaine, illicit drugs to Boko Haram victimsYNaijaBaba Haruna, a 48-year-old drug dealer has been arrested by officials of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in an internally displaced persons' cam...

Telegraph.co.ukTB Joshua fake prophet, says Malawi presidentThe NewsNigeria's Pastor Temitope Joshua came under the hammer in Lilongwe, Malawi on Sunday, over the correctness of his prophecies. The attack was launched by the Malawian President Pete...

Daily TrustHow Mark will redefine Idoma politicsDaily TrustBy Hope Abah, Makurdi | Publish Date: Mar 14 2016 5:00AMNo doubt, the fiercest contest in the political history of the former Senate president David Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) w...

The Nation NewspaperPDP sweeps Akwa Ibom legislative rerun pollThe Nation NewspaperIn Akwa Ibom North East (Uyo Senatorial), Mr. Bassey Albert polled 256,110 votes to beat his closest rival Mr. Emmanuel Obot, of APC, who scored 36, 775, and Mr. Ubong E...

VanguardThe lessons Buhari made us to learn in prison — AkauVanguardSecond Republic politician, Mr Ishaya Dare Akau served as commissioner in the Lawal Katia administration in the Old Kaduna State, was executive secretary in the National Agricultural...

VanguardRep raises alarm over plot to introduce speed limiters with obsolete techVanguardABUJA—A member of House of the Representatives, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has raised the alarm that the plan by the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in collaboratio...

The PunchHow Lagos land policy encourages building collapseThe PunchIt is a pity another building under construction in the Lekki area of Lagos had collapsed claiming the lives of no fewer than 35 innocent Nigerians. This is an unfortunate recurrence o...

The PunchFELIX IBRU: His was a life of great accomplishments—BuhariVanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari has joined other Nigerians to mourn Senator Felix Ibru, the first governor of Delta State, who died weekend. In a condolence message on behalf of th...

VanguardFG will be ruthless against pipeline vandals — Lai MohammedVanguardThe Federal Government has warned that it would deal ruthlessly with those engaged in pipeline vandalism and the sabotage of power infrastructure in the country. The Minister ...

Nigeria Master WebEx-Inspector of Ships calls for restructuring of NIMASAVanguardA former Government Inspector of Ships (GIS), Mr Olu Akinsoji, on Sunday, called for the restructuring of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). ...

Leadership NewspapersAgatu Massacre: Tears Flow As Woman Narrates OrdealLeadership NewspapersA woman who narrowly escaped been killed by fulani herdsmen, Mrs Kasuwa Gabriel has told her story how her son a medical doctor and all her family members was ...

Information NigeriaCorruption: BUHARI gives EFCC Go Ahead to Probe JONATHANInformation NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari may have given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the nod to probe ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan. According to T...

Naija247newsNorthern Christians warn emirs against child marriagesNaija247newsChristians in the 19 northern states and Abuja under the aegis of the Northern States Christian Association of Nigeria have warned emirs in the region against forcefully enga...

Information NigeriaStop Hating On My Mum In Her Trying Time, Ibinabo Fiberesima's Son Pleads With NigeriansInformation NigeriaIf you haven't heard already, veteran Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fibereisma is currently going through a very hard tim...

The PunchOcholi's driver does not have driving licence, FRSC insistsThe PunchThe Federal Road Safety Commission is insisting that the late Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mr. James Ocholi's driver had no driving licence record with th...

360Nobs.comN190m Fraud: EFCC To Arraign Ex-Head Of Service, Oronsaye On Tuesday360Nobs.comThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will on Tuesday, March 15, arraign the former Head of Service to the Federal Government, Stephen Oronsaye in ...

The PunchNDLEA arrests 2 cocaine peddlers in Borno IDPs campVanguardMaiduguri – The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Borno Command, said it had arrested two men for allegedly peddling cocaine in the Internally Displaced Persons' camp ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONTroops kill 12 rustlers, recover 1000 cattle in KanoThe PunchTroops of the Nigerian Army deployed in the Operation Sharan Daji against cattle rustling, kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities in the North-West have ki...

The PunchBlackout: Nigerians reject Buhari's apologyThe Punch•A fuel attendant dispenses fuel into a generator (1), another line of generators at a filling station (2) in Lagos... on Thursday. Photos:36ng.com. Friday Olokor, 'Femi Asu, Tobi A...

National MirrorAssembly invasion: DSS now tool of oppression –EkitiNational MirrorThe government of Ekiti State said yesterday that the Department of State Security (DSS) has become an instrument of oppression in the hands of the President Muhammadu ...

The Nation NewspaperNeeded: Another PDPThe PunchThe Peoples Democratic Party is evidently in critical condition. Its leaders are being snagged one after the other in the anti-corruption campaign. And the rest cannot agree on a new leadership. It is not...

Naija247newsPresident Buhari: The bigger the head, the bigger the headache (5)VanguardAs I was saying last week, given the large amount of money set aside in the budget for the comfort of President Buhari, his family members and the top echelons of the...

360Nobs.comLagos-bound plane returns to Port Harcourt after fire alarmThe PunchA Lagos-bound Air Peace plane on Saturday made an air return some minutes after taking off from the Port Harcourt International Airport, according to an official. The Genera...

NAIJ.COM3-year-old rescued, B/Haram kingpin arrested in fresh army raidNAIJ.COMNAIJ.com has obtained photos of a Boko Haram kingpin who was arrested by the Nigerian troops in Ma'ala village in Kukawa local government area of Borno state. In the rai...

Leadership NewspapersOyo-Ita Seeks FG, Lagos Collaboration On Civil Service ReformLeadership NewspapersFor the current reform in the nation's civil service to be effective, the Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita on Friday said...

Vanguard20 injured, in Calabar gas explosionVanguardCalabar – The police have confirmed that 20 persons were injured, two of them in critical conditions, in a gas explosion at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Calabar on Friday. The Commissioner o...

VanguardAlleged false declaration of assets: Saraki's fresh application stalls trial at CCTVanguardThe Federal Government, on Friday, opposed a fresh application by Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, challenging the powers of the Attorney General...

P.M. NewsLibyan Government Deports 172 NigeriansLeadership NewspapersThe Libyan government yesterday deported 172 Nigerians from Tripoli for overstaying their visas, as well as other immigration related offences. The deportation is coming barely four m...

The Nation NewspaperLibyan Government Deports 172 NigeriansLeadership NewspapersThe Libyan government yesterday deported 172 Nigerians from Tripoli for overstaying their visas, as well as other immigration related offences. The deportation is coming ba...

VanguardPadding: Four directors resume duties at budget officeThe PunchFollowing the massive redeployment in the civil service as a result of the padding of the budget, four new directors on Friday resumed at the Budget Office of the Federation. A top ...

The Nation NewspaperPriest, 14 others die in Delta road crashThe PunchAgony and sorrows on Thursday night enveloped residents of Ibusa community and its environs in Delta State when two commercial buses, marked AA 126ASB and AA 146 ASB collided at Ibus...

The PunchEse Oruru and other dangerously pregnant mattersVanguardAn unwanted pregnancy is an exceptionally gruesome burden. In a 14 year old it isn't just a blemish, it is a blight. The medical and social complications of childhood pregnancy are po...

VanguardHow Nigeria broke the back of apartheidVanguardSouth Africa no longer surprises us. In the heat of the on-going attempt at ripping us off massively, Jacob Zuma, the country's President blandly pays us a visit. He was once his country's ...

Mantu's shocking lack of remorsefulnessThe Nation NewspaperIn an interview with an online medium, Premium Times, Nasir Ibrahim Mantu shocked the public by revealing that he would have more daringly and even suicidally engineered ex-president Oluseg...

CHANNELS TELEVISION172 Nigerians Deported From LibyaCHANNELS TELEVISIONdeported 172 Nigerians deported from Libya have returned to the country under the voluntary returnee programme organised by the International Organisation for Migration, IOM. Spokes...

Information NigeriaKwankwaso Condemns Kano APC's Moves To 'Penalise' Him, Accuses Successor Of Splitting PartyInformation NigeriaKWANKWASO-AND-GANDUJE The immediate-past governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has reacted to a thre...

Information NigeriaEmir Sanusi Calls For National Restructuring, Says Over-Bloated Size Of Govts UnsustainableInformation NigeriaEmir-of-Kano-Muhammadu-Sanusi-II The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that for the country to make any appreciab...

Information Nigeria$2.1b Arms Fund: Jonathan Should Face The Music – NdumeInformation NigeriaAli Ndume The Senate leader, Ali Ndume, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to beam its searchlight on former President Goodluck Jo...

Information NigeriaYoruba Monarchs' Ranking: Awujale Carpets Alake, Calls Egba Monarch “Young And Inexperienced”Information NigeriaA new rivalry may be brewing among Yoruba traditional rulers if the comments credited to the Awujale of Ijebuland...

DailyPost NigeriaDoctors spend more time on strike than they do in theatre - OshiomholeDailyPost NigeriaGovernor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has noted that public doctors in the country spend more time on industrial action than on their duty post, no...

NAIJ.COMGovernor seeks creation of more LCDAsNAIJ.COMGovernor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has sought for the approval of the State House of Assembly for the creation of 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). Reading the governor's letter dur...

NAIJ.COMTragic: How army killed women and children in OgonilandNAIJ.COMChief Barinaada Gbaranee, a traditional ruler of Mene Bua-Yeghe community in Ogoniland, Rivers state, has said that the army has done more harm than good in Ogoniland. On Thursday, ...

The PunchBuhari's govt neglecting market women, says Tinubu's daughterThe PunchThe Iyaloja General of Nigeria, Chief Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, on Thursday, led market women to protest the non-inclusion of market women in the President Muhammadu Buha...

Vanguard10, 000 for Akwa Ibom rerunThe Nation NewspaperThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom has said it will deploy 10, 000 personnel for Saturday's rerun elections. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Dr Gabriel Ada ...

The PunchLekki collapsed building: Police arrest Lekki Gardens MDVanguardlagos—Following the building collapse in Lekki area of Lagos that claimed the lives of 34 persons, the Lagos state police command has arrested the Richard Nyong, MD Lekki Garden...

VanguardNew Councils in Osun: Consolidation or confusion?VanguardThe decision of Governor Rauf Aregbesola to dissolve the management committees of the existing 30 Local Councils and Area Office in Osun State and the creation of additional 31 Local Coun...

VanguardIslam not under any threat —NASFATVanguardThe President of Nasrul-lahi-l-Fatih Society, NASFAT, Engr Kamil Bolarinwa has said that in spite of the global attempt to blame the religion for violence and terrorism in some part of the world, is n...

VanguardAlleged N3.9bn fraud: Court grants ex-CDS, Badeh, N2bn bailVanguardABUJA—The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, granted bail to the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), to the tune of N2 billion. Bad...

Pulse NigeriaAmbode'It's waste of money,' Governor cancels pilgrimage sponsorship to Jerusalem, MeccaPulse NigeriaAbdulhakeem said the Quran did not mandate muslims to go for hajj if they do not have the financial capacity. Published: 00.17...

VanguardKetu riot: 177 suspects now arraigned as Lagos takes over caseVanguardlagos—A total of 177 persons have so far been arraigned before three different magistrate courts sitting in Ikeja in connection with the March 3, 2016 riot that broke in th...

The PunchGowon seeks privacy after accepting 48-year-old as sonThe PunchFormer Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Retd), has called for respect for his privacy and that of his family after accepting a 48-year-old man, Musa Gowon, as his son. Gowon had b...

The PunchJournalists protest annulment of Osun NUJ electionThe PunchMembers of the Nigerian Union of Journalists in Osun State on Thursday staged a peaceful protest to register their displeasure over the annulment of the council election held in the st...

VanguardPolice spends N600m on procurement of DogsVanguardThe Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Solomon Arase, has said that the Nigeria Police Force had spent over N600 million on the procurement and maintenance of foreign dogs in the last few year...

NAIJ.COMSee what Nollywood star actor was spotted doing on his first day as Special AssistantNAIJ.COMTop Nollywood actor Femi Adebayo who was appointed as Special Assistant (SA) on Arts, Culture and Tourism to Kwara state governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on F...

The Nation NewspaperCommonwealth honours Dogara for passing 130 bills in a dayThe Nation NewspaperThe Royal Commonwealth Society Nigeria on Thursday, honoured the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, with Commonwealth Ambassador's Awar...

BusinessDayAll zones must contribute to GDP – SarakiBusinessDaySenate president, Bukola Saraki, has appealed to all geopolitical zones in the country to contribute equitably to the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in order to ensure national...

Naija247newsGov. Aregbesola renames UNIOSUN to Bola Ige UniversityNaija247news“The essence of the education enterprise is for man to be able to conquer nature and dominate the environment,” Aregbesola. Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has offic...

DailyPost NigeriaI have been stealing since childhood - 26-year-old man [PHOTO]DailyPost NigeriaA 28-year-old man, Babatunde Ibrahim, who allegedly specialises in stealing phones, says he has been stealing since his childhood. Ibrahim was arrested on S...

Information NigeriaSenate Probes DSS Invasion Of Ekiti AssemblyInformation NigeriaThe Senate has intervened in the alleged invasion of Ekiti State House of Assembly by armed operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS. Subsequently, the upper l...

NAIJ.COMSo funny! BBC looks into exactly how Nigerians view South Africans and vice versaNAIJ.COMThis week South Africa's President Jacob Zuma visited Nigeria and stressed that Africa's two economic giants could work together. Relations have be...

VanguardFG will not import food to school children in one-meal-a-day Programme – OsinbajoVanguardABUJA – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday in Abuja stated that the federal government would not rely on importation of food items to implement its...

TheCableBuhari and the demon of mis-communicationTheCablePresident Muhammadu Buhari is deficient in so many things but I do not imagine compassion for the people of Nigeria is one of those. Just think about it, the major reason why PMB went against eve...