The PunchBuhari didn't call Nigerians criminals - PresidencyThe Nation NewspaperThe Presidency on Tuesday night described as misconstrued, the various interpretations of President Muhammadu Buhari's comments during an interview he granted the U...

The PunchBello restricts journalists in Kogi from covering activitiesDailyPost NigeriaAlhaji-Yahaya-Bello Few days after taking over the mantle of leadership in Kogi State, Governor Yahyah Bello, Tuesday bared journalists from covering the inauguration...

VanguardFayose to Buhari: Withdraw 2016 Budget, it's a national embarrassmentVanguardGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to save the country of the national embarrassment being caused by the 2016 Budget that ...

The NewsLai Mohammed hails Presidential Advisory Committee Against CorruptionThe NewsThe Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has hailed the role being played by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, led by renown...

The Nation NewspaperSocial investment allocation in 2016 Budget unprecedented - OsinbajoThe Nation NewspaperTo ensure access to healthcare for Nigerians, the President Muhammadu Buhari's administration will put in place effective primary healthcare...

YNaijaIgbos have 'only-money-counts' attitude – Catholic Bishop of NsukkaYNaijaThe Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, Most Rev. Prof. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, on Tuesday, criticised Igbo people for their hunger for money and the “only money counts

DailyPost NigeriaNational Assembly will ensure passage of PIB - SarakiDailyPost Nigeriasaraki President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has assured stakeholders in the petroleum sector that the 8th Senate will live up to the yearning of Niger...

The PunchGunmen kidnap Taraba Deputy Gov's mother, demand N300m ransomVanguardJALINGO – Unknown gun men yesterday night invaded the house of the Deputy governor of Taraba state, Engr. Haruna Manu and abducted his mother at Mutum-Biu, headquarters...

Osun DefenderOkonjo-Iweala Under Probe For Buying €3.6m VehiclesOsun DefenderAnother round of investigations into the $2.1billion arms deals is to begin tomorrow, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sources said yesterday. Top on the agen...

Leadership NewspapersAs NLC Plans To Battle Govs Over Non-Payment of Salaries, PensionsLeadership NewspapersThe trio of salaries, pensions and gratuities have once again come to the front burner of the agitations of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) fo...

BusinessDayDasukigate: DSS, EFCC never violate any court orderBusinessDayA Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting before Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf has denied the embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, the bid to r...

NAIJ.COMWhy Buhari favoured Yorubas with huge ministerial positions – MinisterNAIJ.COMBarrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, the minister of communications, has said that the reasons Yoruba people were awarded high positions in the cabinet of Preside...

NAIJ.COMAdesina speaks on President Buhari's health, sudden vacation (video)NAIJ.COMFemi Adesina, the president's special adviser on media and publicity, has assured Nigerians that Muhammadu Buhari is absolutely healthy. Adesina spoke on the pr...

NAIJ.COM'When I was in prison, I was always bubbling with joy' – ObasanjoNAIJ.COMFormer president of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has gone dowm memory lane and recounted his prison experience, The Cable reports. In 1995 Obasanjo was senten...

Daily TrustOne of our biggest corruption suspects is in Britain now — BuhariDaily TrustPresident Muhammadu Buhari gave an exclusive interview to the Daily Telegraph last week. Here is the full record of his remarks. Are you willing to talk to Boko Ha...

The Nation NewspaperOsun assembly passes land use charge billThe PunchThe Osun State House of Assembly on Monday passed the State Land Use Charge Bill 2016. The bill, which was sponsored by the executive, “seeks to make provision for the consolidatio...

Leadership NewspapersAbia: A Judgement To The Rescue Of A State's Political EquationLeadership NewspapersIn this report, MATHIAS NWOGU gives an insight into how last week's judgement of the Supreme Court which validated the election of Governor...

Daily SunEbonyi: Mandate challenge gone, time for Umahi to till his farmDaily SunTwo weeks ago, in his lodge in Abuja, Governor Dave Nweze Umahi, seated in his living room looked calm and relaxed. That was just a day after the Supreme Court settled the...

VanguardTask force official stabbed, fingers chopped off by hoodlums in OshodiVanguardLAGOS—Rampaging commercial bus drivers and motor park touts, yesterday, attacked officials of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Task Force, who sto...

VanguardWhy Buhari gave big roles to Yoruba in his cabinet — Shittu, Communications MinisterVanguardMinister of Communications, Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu was a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly in the Second Republic (October 1979...

VanguardEDO 2016: The curse on deputiesVanguardThe no love lost relationship between outgoing governors and their deputies has been the hallmark of transitions at the state level in Nigeria. That is the tinge of the unfolding developments in Edo State....

Pulse NigeriaSarakiSenate President's trial at CCT is a "political vendetta" - SenatePulse NigeriaWhile expressing its utmost support for Saraki, it condemned the call for the senate president's impeachment as "premature" an...

DailyPost NigeriaThe greed and rascality of the APCVanguardTHERE are so many things wrong with the PDP. It is an understatement to insist it is a very imperfect political party. But for everything that is wrong with the PDP, the APC is worse. It is lud...

The Nation NewspaperCourt renews order for Tompolo's arrestThe Nation NewspaperJustice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday directed security agencies to arrest a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo (aka T...

VanguardOzekhome's creative expedition: Moving Nigeria's politics to gracelandVanguardIt is doubtful if the historical records of both pre- and post-independent Nigeria politics would not be raped judging by the acts of its handlers and profess...

VanguardSupreme Court urged to sanitize Nigeria's democracyVanguardA group, Tarabans on Diaspora, has urged the Supreme Court to look carefully into the Taraba State governorship matter before it and ensure that justice is served. Chief Justice of ...

The PunchI'm not part of Amaechi, Bruce, twitter exchanges – EkweremaduThe PunchDeputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday, disowned a comment on a twitter handle, which was supposed to be his contribution to the twitter exchanges between...

The Nation NewspaperCourt fixes Feb 18 to arraign Synagogue Trustees and engineersVanguardAn Ikeja High Court on Monday dismissed the two separate applications filed by the two engineers, who constructed the collapsed six-storey guest house owned by th...

YNaijaCourt dismisses Dasuki's application to halt trialThe PunchA Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has dismissed an application by the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), seeking to stop his t...

The Guardian NigeriaOyo/Osun Customs Command generates N14.59bnVanguardThe Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N14.59 billion in 2015, as it prepared to build on its revenue generation and anti-smuggling activities. The...

Information Nigeria[Graphic Photos] Trailer Kills 30 Along Lagos-Ibadan ExpresswayInformation NigeriaNo fewer than 30 male passengers died in the Adeosun area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday after a trailer conveying them tumbled down the road...

VanguardRickey Tarfa Chambers Faults Arrest Of Principal, Denies Obstructing InvestigationLeadership NewspapersThe chambers in a statement signed by Olusegun Odubela, partner and head of chambers, denied that Tarfa obstructed investigation adding that ...

National AccordSERAP appeals World Bank's decision on spending of Abacha lootNational AccordSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an appeal to Access to Information (AI) Appeals Board against the World Bank's decisi...

BusinessDayPart of recovered looted funds for rebuilding of North-East – DogaraBusinessDaySpeaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday disclosed that part of the recovered looted funds would be used for the rebuilding of the terr...

The Nation NewspaperWe'll continue to put Nigeria first —SarakiVanguardABAKALIKI—PRESIDENT of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, weekend expressed the determination of the Senate to put the interest of the nation first while discharging its statuto...

National MirrorForex crunch, bad choices and Nigeria's future (1)Daily SunWhether on TV or radio, newspapers or magazines, websites or blogs, or even on Facebook and Twitter, different reactions continue to trail the current forex challenge in the ...

DailyPost NigeriaBoat accident: Emergency workers recover corpse of eight-year-oldThe PunchThe corpse of an eight-year-old, Funmilayo Balogun, who was among the missing passengers in the boat that capsized in the Badagry area of Lagos State on Saturday...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONOoni's highest ranking Yoruba Oba —AlakeVanguardABEOKUTA—The Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, yesterday, declared that the Ooni of Ife remained the highest in the ranking of Yoruba obas. Oba Gbadeb...

The PunchTo borrow or not to borrow?The PunchPresident Muhammadu Buhari proposes to spend over N6n in the 2016 Appropriation Bill, even though government “reasonably” expects to earn about N3.8tn as revenue. Consequently, according to the budget pr...

Pulse NigeriaNavy trains 40 officials on inland water policingThe Nation NewspaperThe Nigeria Navy (NN) has initiated a Basic Marine Operations Course (BMOC) for 40 marine police officers. The 12-week course, according to the Flag Officer Commanding (F...

The PunchNnamani's exit from PDP painful, says OkupeThe PunchThe Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has described the decision of a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, to leave the Peoples D...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONAkwa Ibom Governor Promises Residents Better Days AheadCHANNELS TELEVISIONAkwa Ibom State Governor has expressed determination to remain totally committed to the task of delivering the dividends of democracy to the people. Governor U...

DailyPost NigeriaTell Nigerians the truth about Buhari's sudden vacation - Fayose tells Presidency​DailyPost NigeriaBuhari Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Sunday, said that the statement issued by the Presidency on President Muhammadu ...

The NewsN500b social spending plans, Nigerian newsThe NewsThe need to pay attention to the common man and spend the resources of this country on the poor people explains why the Buhari presidency has proposed a N500B estimate in the 2016 budget, even a...

Leadership NewspapersChinese FM's visit to Africa attests to strong China-Africa tiesXinhuaBEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who just concluded his visit to four African countries, has for three consecutive years chosen ...

Pulse NigeriaDr. Reuben Abati“Send Mbaka to Sambisa” says Ex-GEJ aidePulse NigeriaAbati questioned why Mbaka would complain about his missionary duties and also create room for others to challenge and condemned the Catholic authorities. Published: ...

Information NigeriaSenate To Revoke Plots Of Land Allocated To Jonathan, Others: 4 Things You Need To KnowInformation NigeriaThe Senate on Friday threatened to order the revocation of plots of land said to have been allocated to former President Goodlu...

Information NigeriaNigerians Expect A Miracle But Change Is A Process – Lai MohammedInformation NigeriaMinister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday said that Nigerians are mistaken in their interpretation of the Change mantra w...

Leadership NewspapersKogi: Atiku Plotting To Install Loyalist As Deputy, APC Chieftain AllegesLeadership NewspapersFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar may be pushing for loyalist to take the position of the Deputy Governor of Kogi State, a Chieftain o...

The PunchAssets trial: Lawan faction regroups to force Saraki outThe PunchThere were indications on Saturday that senators opposed to Senate President Bukola Saraki under the aegis of the Senate Unity Forum, had regrouped to force Saraki out of the sea...

The Eagle OnlineFG to implement recommendations on National Carrier, stop charges for trolleys – SirikaThe Eagle OnlineThe Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has assured Nigerians that the government would soon start the implementat...

The Eagle OnlineFG to implement recommendations on National Carrier, stop charges for trolleys – SirikaThe Eagle OnlineThe Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has assured Nigerians that the government would soon start the implementat...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONINEC Meets Stakeholders Ahead of Kogi Rerun ElectionsCHANNELS TELEVISIONkogi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi State has restated its commitment to the peaceful conduct of the rerun election into two senato...

The PunchChibok girls may never be found, says ObasanjoThe PunchFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the over 200 girls abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, may never be found. Obasan...

Leadership NewspapersAnxiety As PDP New National Chairman May Emerge Next WeekLeadership NewspapersBarring unforeseen circumstances, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold next week Wednesday unveil its national chairman from the North-east geo-p...

DailyPost NigeriaKuje: Police avert political crisis over campaign billboardDailyPost Nigeriayobe police The Police on Saturday averted political crisis in Kuje Area Council, FCT over campaign billboard, ahead of the forthcoming council elections in th...

Leadership NewspapersAgain, Witness Tells Court How Akpobolokemi, Others Used Him To Launder N72mLeadership NewspapersMore revelations on how former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi a...

Nigerian BulletinIbadan: Court Remands Lawyer Who Allegedly Stabbed Husband to DeathNigerian BulletinAn Iyaganku Chief Magistrates' Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday, ordered the 28-year-old female lawyer, Yewande Oyediran, accused of k...

Leadership NewspapersAluko's Conscience Of PerfidyLeadership NewspapersThe confessions of Dr. Tope Aluko on the governorship election in Ekiti State is a double-edged sword, writes Kunle Somorin. It is clear that the last has not been heard about t...

The Guardian NigeriaEFCC arrests senior lawyer, Ricky TarfaThe PunchOperatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday picked up a prominent lawyer, Mr. Ricky Tarfa (SAN), for allegedly obstructing investigation. A top EFCC source sai...

The PunchTinubu withdraws N150bn suit after AIT's apologyThe PunchDAAR Communications Plc, the owner of African Independent Television, on Friday apologised to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over “Lion ...

VanguardVandals ambush, kill five JTF operatives in ArepoVanguardPipeline vandals Thursday night , laid ambush on the Anti Pipeline Vandalism Joint Task Force, JTF in Arepo area of Ogun state, killing five operatives. The operatives were suspected to b...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONAPC Expresses Shock Over Abia, Akwa Ibom Governorship VerdictCHANNELS TELEVISIONJohn-Oyegun-APC-Leader The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nigeria, Mr John Oyegun, is shocked with the judgment of the Supr...

The Nation NewspaperBus crushes girl after driver suffers seizureThe PunchA commercial bus killed a girl in Kaduna on Friday after the driver had an epileptic fit and lost control of the vehicle. The bus, which was conveying passengers from the popular...

VanguardWhy we need to amend procurement law – SarakiVanguardSaraki while addressing the organisers of the Made in Aba Trade Fair, who visited him in his office said certain sections of the Act need to be reviewed to ensure that the scarce resources ...

NAIJ.COMRevealed! Dasuki under probe for offences he committed 22 years ago while in the army?NAIJ.COMLawyer to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) has given an indication that Col. Sambo Dasuki, the former national...

Information NigeriaWhy I Refunded Metuh's N25m To EFCC – Ex-VP Sambo's AideInformation NigeriaOLISA METUH An ex-aide to former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, Abba Dabo, on Thursday revealed that he returned the sum of N25 million, which he rec...

Naija247newsFather Mbaka: Priest, Politician Or Renegade? By Reuben AbatiNaija247newsFormer Presidential Spokesperson, Reuben Abati has weighed in on the Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka transfer drama. Catholic priests in Nigeria have always captured the public ima...

NAIJ.COM13 things you should know about former APC chief Tom Ikimi, EFCC's latest 'catch'NAIJ.COMMore than 20 prominent politicians have been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since the investigation into the di...

Information NigeriaBuhari Begins 5-Day Vacation, Transfers Powers To OsinbajoInformation NigeriaBuhari-Travel President Muhammadu Buhari is to proceed on a short vacation from Friday, February 5 to Wednesday, February 10, 2016. A statement by Special A...

Osun DefenderJames Ibori Never Left His Prison Cell – Media AideOsun DefenderTony Eluemunor, the media aide to embattled former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who is currently serving a jail term in a UK prison, says his boss was neither relea...

Information NigeriaDiversion Of Funds Meant For Arms Purchase Had Been Happening Since Obasanjo Era – Ex-lawmakerInformation NigeriaTwo term member of the House of Representatives from Etsako Federal Constituency, Edo State Hon Abubakar Momoh has sai...

Information NigeriaDiversion Of Funds Meant For Arms Purchase Had Been Happening Since Obasanjo Era – Ex-lawmakerInformation NigeriaTwo term member of the House of Representatives from Etsako Federal Constituency, Edo State Hon Abubakar Momoh has sai...

LIVE TWEETS: Supreme Court rules on Saraki CCT trialThe Punch@adeadesomoju: #CCTtrial the Judgment is unanimously agreed to by the 7-man bench. @bukolasaraki's appeal dismissed. CCT trial to continue. — alabi akeem (@adekem70) February 5, 2016 &m...

SaharaReporters.comNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morningDailyPost Nigeria1. Boko Haram militants are now regrouping at Yale village after they suffered a major setback following continuous military attacks. This was disclo...

The PunchWe'll make Nigeria ungovernable without referendum – MASSOBThe PunchThe Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, on Thursday vowed to make Nigeria 'ungovernable'; if the Federal Government fails to conduct...

The PunchMedical doctor shot as anti-concessioning protest turns bloody in ImoThe Eagle OnlineThe victim, Dr. Bede Azudialor, a Consultant Physician with the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, was allegedly shot in the head by riot policemen drafted to mo...

The PunchSynagogue: Lagos counters SCOAN's move to quash coroner's verdictVanguardLagos State government yesterday urged an Ikeja High Court to dismiss with substantial cost a suit filed by the Registered Trustees of Synagogue Church of All Nat...

VanguardI'm bringing the best bargain to Urhobo land — Omo AgegeVanguardAfter a protracted legal battle, Barr. Obaisi Ovie Omo-Agege was last December declared the winner of the Delta Central Senatorial election. Hours after he was sworn in, Sena...

GboozaSalary scam: FG to probe 23306 civil servants, banksThe PunchThe Federal Government is concluding plans to probe no fewer than 23,306 federal civil servants, who have been accused by a panel of defrauding the government of millions of naira every...

Leadership NewspapersIn London, PMB Seeks Supports For Nigeria, Others Facing Terrorism CrisesLeadership NewspapersPresident Mohammadu Buhari on Thursday in London called on the global community to give greater support to countries whose populace are s...

The PunchBiafra: MASSOB threatens to make Nigeria ungovernableThe PunchThe Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra on Thursday threatened to make Nigeria ungovernable if the Federal Government failed to conduct a referendum in t...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONDalori Attack: FG Urges More Vigilance Among VillagersCHANNELS TELEVISIONdalori The federal government has blamed the repeated insurgent attacks on villages in northeast Nigeria on poor intelligence gathering by locals. Secretary to ...

P.M. NewsHumanitarian crises: Buhari calls for greater global supportP.M. NewsPresident Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in London called on the global community to give greater support to countries whose populace are suffering humanitarian crises caused by t...

TheCableTaraba Assembly gets new speakerVanguardJALINGO – Following the recent Appeal court judgment that set aside the election of the speaker of Taraba state House of Assembly and member representing Mbamga state constituency, Mr Peter Abel Diah, t...

DailyPost NigeriaNDA condemns, investigates female cadet for torturing civilianDailyPost NigeriaNDA The Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, has condemned the torturing of a civilian by some of its cadets on a trending video, saying it will probe the physica...

BusinessDayNCAA suspends Bristow Helicopter's aircraft operations in NigeriaVanguardThe Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, yesterday suspended Bristow Helicopter's aircraft type SikorskyS-76C++ from further operations in Nigeria due to th...

TV360Buhari pledges to fulfill campaign promisesTV360President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that his administration would begin the implement of its campaign promises immediately the 2016 budget was passed into law by the National Assembly. Buhar...

Naija247newsAddressing poverty and Ignorance In the Northeast will quench insurgency – AbubakarNaija247newsBauchi State Governor Mohammed Abubakar has warned that efforts to rebuild the areas devastated by activities of insurgents in the North-East w...

VanguardNYSC explains delayed corps members January allowanceVanguardThe National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday urged corps members to remain calm over delay in payment of their January allowance. Buhari-NYSC. This is contained in a statement ...

The Guardian NigeriaThree housewives kidnapped in ZariaVanguardZaria – The Kaduna State Police Command, on Thursday confirmed the kidnap of three housewives at Dorayi village in Zaria Local Government Area of the state. The command's spokesman, D...

VanguardAnambra PDP: Trouble again!VanguardThe Supreme Court judgment of last Friday that recognised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, executive in Anambra State putatively led by Chief Chris Uba has again exposed the fault lines in the opposition par...

The Guardian NigeriaAccidental discharge: Police to replace firearms with stun guns for officers on patrolDailyPost Nigeriapolice oyo The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase says that the Nigeria Police Force will this year replace firearms ...

DailyPost NigeriaAdetunji's emergence as Olubadan-designate, divine arrangement - AjimobiDailyPost NigeriaGov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Wednesday said the emergence of High Chief Saliu Adetunji as Olubadan-designate was a divine arrangement. ...

DailyPost NigeriaSenate begins investigation into fresh allegations to extradite KashamuDailyPost NigeriaCourt stops NDLEA, others from arresting Kashamu The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition has begun investigation into fresh ...

NAIJ.COMPDP to hold emergency meeting to select national chairmanNAIJ.COMFollowing the controversy over who is the authentic chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, the Board of Trustees (BoT) has summoned an emergency meeting to hold next Monday, Fe...

News24 NigeriaTight security as Lagos marathon returnsNews24 NigeriaAbuja - The Lagos State Government has announced restriction of movement in some major highways to be used for Saturday's International Marathon. The tournament is scheduled to sta...

The Guardian NigeriaReps to engage OICs over N1trn cash call on oil joint ventureBusinessDayThe House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled plans to engage the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and oil majors involved in the joint ventu...

Daily TrustInsurgency: Over N2tr needed to rebuild N/east – TY DanjumaDaily TrustThe chairman, Presidential Committee on North East Initiatives (PCNI) retired Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma yesterday gave an estimate for rebuilding Boko Haram ...

Pulse NigeriaArmy vs Shiite: Group asks sect to apologise to BurataiPulse NigeriaThe Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption (GCCLAC) also blamed the sect for worsening the incident, by refusing to resolve the issue amicably. Published: 0...