VanguardEkiti begins distribution of 10000 free eye glassesVanguardGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Tuesday began the distribution of about 5000 eye glasses to beneficiaries with different sight conditions. Governor Ayodele Fayose distributing...

NAIJ.COM9 new universities established by Jonathan face probeNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari is set to probe all projects executed by the nine new universities set up under former president, Goodluck Jonathan. R...

Daily Post NigeriaSenators Ndume, Kaka Garbai responsible for SGF's Woes - Senate Spokesman, Aliu SabiDaily Post NigeriaSenate spokesman, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has attributed Secretary to the government of the Federation's woes to Senator Ali Nd...

NAIJ.COMGood news: US to fight poverty in NigeriaNAIJ.COM... - The US ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington says his country is also providing humanitarian assistance to people affected by the Boko Haram crisis. Good news: US to fight poverty in ...

VanguardNLC threatens nationwide strike if N56,000 minimum wage is not implementedVanguardThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened a nationwide strike in May 1,2017 if the Federal Government does not begin implementation of the N56,000 new nati...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONSenate To Ensure States Get Paid For Infrastructure InterventionCHANNELS TELEVISIONSenate, Anambra State, Willie Obiano It is cheery news for Governor Willie Obiano as the Senate assures him of its commitment to ensuring that he is r...

Trailblazers NgBudget padding: Absence of Judge stalls Jibril's case in KanoVanguardThe absence of the judge presiding over Abdulmuni Jibril Kofa's case against the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, o...

NAIJ.COMBuhari to attend economic and security summit in EnuguNAIJ.COMThe IPOB said President Buhari must stay away unless he wants to taste the wrath of Biafrans. However contrary to the threat made by the group, the president is scheduled to attend t...

NAIJ.COMOgunlesi reveals dark secret in one of Alex Badeh's mansionsNAIJ.COMThe special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on digital and new media, Tolu Ogunlesi, has disclosed some stunning findings in one of the houses of former chief of de...

NAIJ.COMMagu, DSS, Saraki, Buhari and the intrigues of a corrupt cabalNAIJ.COMEditor's note: Editor's note: The Nigerian Senate has on December 15, rejected to confirm Ibrahim Magu as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

News24 NigeriaPastor arrested for selling 68 childrenNews24 NigeriaLagos - General Overseer, Divineyard Deliverance Ministry, Peace Udoh, has been arrested by the police for allegedly running a baby factory in the church. The 47-year-old according to P...

Information NigeriaTwo suicide bombers killed in MaiduguriVanguardTwo female suicide bombers were, Sunday night, killed when their weapon went off as they attempted to invade Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, officials said. The incident that happene...

Daily Post NigeriaCustoms intercepts arms hidden in imported carsDaily Post NigeriaThe Customs Area Comptroller of Tin-Can island Comptroller Yusuf Bashar, stated this yesterday in Lagos. “We got a hint that there is a magazine in a used Toyota car 2...

BusinessDayPDP crisis: Sheriff holds talks with TukurDaily Post NigeriaIn a chat with newsmen after their meeting which lasted for over an hour, Sheriff said that the visit was to seek Tukur's advice. His words: “Baba is my father and I came to v...

VanguardOkorocha gets knocks over his wife's control of four ministriesVanguardReactions have continued to trail the disclosure that the Imo state governor's wife, Mrs. Nkechi Okorocha, is overseeing four government ministries in the state. Oko...

VanguardNigeria is known as a nation of fraudsters, terrorists – BuhariYNaijaPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said Nigeria is known in the internarional community as a nation of fraudsters, terrorists and other negative vices. According to a stat...

Leadership NewspapersObaseki Proposes N150bn Budget For 2017Leadership NewspapersGovernor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki yesterday presented appropriation bill of N150,011,831,079 billion for the year, 2017 to the state House of Assembly for consider...

LG Chairman Imposes 24-hour Curfew On KafanchanLeadership NewspapersThe interim caretaker committee chairman of Jema'a local government Area in Kaduna State, Dr. Bege Katuka, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kafanchan town, following mass protest ov...

VanguardTaraba: Resolving the water conundrumThe Nation NewspaperLet me ask your permission to bother you with these few questions. Do you live in Jalingo? Or are you only here on a casual visit? Have you noticed and have you been wondering why the con...

NAIJ.COMAngry students beat up governor's aide in Cross RiverNAIJ.COMA crowd of higher institution students from Cross River state beat up Michael Abuo, the special assistant to Governor Ben Ayade on student matters on Monday, December 19. He was b...

NAIJ.COMChildren give presents for soldiers fighting Boko Haram (photos, video)NAIJ.COMPupils of Children International School, Lekki in Lagos state donated sanitary kits worth about N2.5 million to soldiers fighting Boko Haram by forfeiting their lunc...

Daily Post NigeriaEkiti police command paymaster kidnapped, murderedDaily Post NigeriaA Superintendent of Police attached to the Ekiti State Police Command, Mr. Idowu Taiwo, has been kidnapped and found murdered in a car in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State c...

Daily TrustPolice recover 15 weapons,18 vehicles from 33 armed robbery cases in LagosDaily TrustThe Lagos State Police Command on Monday said it had recovered 15 different weapons and 18 vehicles from 33 armed robbery cases between Nov. 18 and Dec. 18....

BusinessDayPresident reportedly moves to sack 10 ministers in 2017Naija247newsThere are reports that 10 ministers of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration will be shown the way out of government in 2017. In an exclusive report by ThisDay Ne...

Daily Post NigeriaTruck drivers block Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highway to protest N10,000 taxDaily Post NigeriaProtesting truck drivers have blocked the Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highways since the early hours of Monday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Th...

News24 NigeriaBuhari may drop 10 ministersNews24 NigeriaAbuja - Strong indications have emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari may drop no fewer than 10 cabinet ministers, while some would be asked to swap portfolios at the turn of the new year, Vangu...

NAIJ.COMDalung orders probe of NFF financesNAIJ.COMSports minister Solomon Dalung has announced that FIFA has suspended any grants to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) until the body properly account for $1.1 million. Dalung orders probe of NFF fin...

BusinessDayWillie Obiano and the intrigues of spoilersVanguardTAKE this to the bank: in the run-up to next year's gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Governor Willie Obiano is countless strides ahead of the most determined of his opponents. Ma...

VanguardGbajabiamila explains why Buhari failed to disclose NASS budgetVanguardABUJA – THE Leader of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, pending in the House was as a...

APC violates own Constitution, fails to hold National ConventionVanguardABUJA – The All Progressives Congress APC may have violated an important provision of its own constitution with regards to holding its national convention to appraise its state o...

NAIJ.COMPanic as gunmen kidnap Governor Okowa's aideNAIJ.COMThe Olomoro community in Isoko south local government area of Delta state is reportedly heating up over the circumstances surrounding the abduction of Chief Avura Awheme, special assistant...

Dalung berates NFF's handling of Falcons' bonus rowYahoo SportsNigeria's Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has blamed the Nigeria Football Federation's handling of the delay in the payment of the Super Falcons' entitlemen...

The PunchNigeria Gets N1.5 Billion Grant to Fight InsurgencyAllAfrica.comAbuja — As international cooperation heightens to combat global terrorism, Nigeria has received 180 metal detectors, radar stations as well as field hospitals and other technica...

Gistmaster (blog)Gunmen kidnap aide to Delta state governor, Ifeanyi OkowaGistmaster (blog)Special Assistant to Delta state governor on Community Development, Avura Awheme, was abducted by some kidnappers at Olomoro in Isoko South Local Government Area...

Pulse NigeriaDangote Nigerian billionaire is one of the world's most powerful peoplePulse NigeriaNigerian billionaire and Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote is ranked 68th out of the 74 people who made Forbes' 2016 list. Published: 57 minu...

Daily Post NigeriaAnyone who believes I will leave PDP is sleeping – Ebonyi governor, UmahiDaily Post NigeriaEbonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has once again reaffirmed his loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party. He said in spite of the crisis cur...

National AccordGovernment is about meeting people's needs -VP OsinbajoNational AccordTHE Change Agenda offered to Nigerians and for which the All Progressive Congress was elected into office is all about government meeting the needs of the people, ...

YNaijaShiite: Kaduna bans processions, unlawful assemblyVanguardABUJA— Apparently trying hard to control the activities of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), the Kaduna State Government has banned any form of procession and what it calls “unlawful ...

VanguardHow we are beating Jega's record — Yakubu, INEC chairmanVanguardChairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in this interview speaks on his stewardship, how the commission under him has recorded fewer ...

NAIJ.COMGermany donates three million euro to Nigeria for procurement of military equipmentNAIJ.COMThe fight against insurgency in the North-east has received massive boost as Germany is set to provide Nigeria with three million Euros (N329million) for...

Naija247newsKickback: How SGF's firm allegedly collected N200m in 20 installmentsNaija247newsThe controversy trailing the alleged mis-management of funds meant for the care of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Boko Haram North East camp co...

Information Nigeria18 farmers hacked to death in Taraba communityVanguardJalingo – At least 18 farmers are believed to have been hacked to death by unknown assailants at Dan-anacha in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba in the early hours of Sunda...

BusinessDaySERAP Urges UN To Stop Senate From Further Harassing, Intimidating MaguLeadership NewspapersCivil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the sit...

BusinessDayBoko Haram: FG re-builds 25 police stations, 25 schools in AdamawaBusinessDayThe Federal Government on Sunday said it had rebuilt and renovated no fewer than 25 police stations and 25 schools destroyed by the Boko Haram sect in Adamawa. Baba...

The PunchBoko Haram: FG re-builds 25 police stations, 25 schools in AdamawaThe PunchThe Federal Government on Sunday said it had rebuilt and renovated no fewer than 25 police stations and 25 schools destroyed by the Boko Haram sect in Adamawa. The Secr...

NAIJ.COMBuhari to declare open South East summitNAIJ.COMPresident Muhammadu Buhari is expected to lead other eminent Nigerians to Enugu to declare open the South-East Economic and Security Summit. NAN reports that Tony Usidamen who is the media consult...

National AccordAtiku calls for national unity, nation building, peace and progressNational AccordPresident and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, congratulates Nigerians on the occasion of the nation's 55th independen...

NAIJ.COMFunds spended were properly spended – Dalung makes another explosive blunder (video)NAIJ.COMThe Minister for Youths and Sports Development Solomon Dalung in his bid to justify how properly his ministry spent funds allocated to it says 'fu...

Daily Post Nigeria2019: Buhari will declare war on opposition - WikeDaily Post NigeriaThe Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has expressed fears that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government will declare war on the opposition come 2019...

NAIJ.COMOsun under Aregbesola produced 170 millionaires through poultry outgrower schemeNAIJ.COMThe Osun state government under the leadership of governor Rauf Aregbesola, has produced 170 millionaires in the last six years through the Osun Broiler Out...

The PunchBoT-PDP leaders: Don't kill party over presidential ambitionDaily TrustThe Board of Trustees, (BoT), of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has warned party leaders and stalwarts not to destroy the party because of their 2019 presidential...

VanguardGeorge Akume is not my godfather – Gov. OrtomVanguardGovernor Samuel Ortom, in this interview, speaks on the farmers/herdsmen crisis in Benue State, the controversy dogging the selection of new first class chiefs, construction of a new cargo ...

The Nation NewspaperHow Ambode is stifling criticismThe Nation NewspaperBeing Nigerian comes with a certain sense of humiliation. You are expected to endure the provocation that, while serious nations are building subways and developing biofuels, someh...

Daily Post NigeriaWhy I conceded defeat to Buhari in 2015 – JonathanDaily Post NigeriaFormer President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed that he was not forced by anybody, whether within the country or abroad, to concede defeat to Muhammadu...

Daily Post NigeriaFull text of welcome speech by President Buhari at ECOWAS 50th sessionDaily Post Nigeria1. It is indeed a great pleasure for me to welcome you to Nigeria and to the 50th Ordinary Session of the Authority and Heads of State and Governm...

Daily Post NigeriaFull text of welcome speech by President Buhari at ECOWAS 50th sessionDaily Post Nigeria1. It is indeed a great pleasure for me to welcome you to Nigeria and to the 50th Ordinary Session of the Authority and Heads of State and Governm...

Daily TrustUN Deputy Secretary General: NCWS congratulates Amina MohammedDaily TrustThe National Council of Women's Societies on Saturday congratulated its own, Mrs Amina Mohammed, who was appointed as the new Deputy Secretary-General of the United...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari's second term will facilitate Igbo presidency in 2023 - VON DG, Osita Okechukwu ‎Daily Post NigeriaThe Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu on Saturday urged Ndigbo to support President Muhammadu Buha...

NAIJ.COMSAD: See what Nigerians languishing in prisons look like (photos)NAIJ.COMPictures have emerged online of the deplorable state of Nigerian prisons and the inmates standing trial or awaiting judgment. According to a Facebook user identified as Pr...

The PunchPresident Buhari And Gov. El-Rufai's Unrewarding JibesVanguardThe corridors of power is wrapped in some mystique and those familiar with the internal workings of the seat of governments would readily concede to the existence of an inner ci...

Bella NaijaLai Mohammed's wrong season of silenceVanguardSurely, many Nigerians never heard of Alhaji Lai Mohammed before the famous merger of the coalition of opposition parties in Nigeria, to form the APC, preparatory to the 2015 general election...

VanguardNyako remains my father, says Gov. BindowVanguardYola – Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa has expressed satisfaction over Friday's judgement of the Supreme Court that turned down former governor Murtala Nyako's plea for reinstatement. ...

Daily Post NigeriaReno Omokri: Super Falcons, loser government!Daily Post NigeriaOn Friday the 9th of December, 2016, a bewildered nation woke up to read the news that the Nigerian government did not expect its own team, the Super Falcons, to win the A...

NAIJ.COMNYSC member invests sister's wedding money in MMMNAIJ.COMA report by New Telegraph has detailed how a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) fell victim to the recent freezing of accounts by MMM Nigeria. NYSC member invests siste...

Information NigeriaPictures From Zahra Buhari And Ahmed Indimi's Kamu CeremonyInformation NigeriaIn ancient Hausa\Fulani tradition, Kamu is one of the first traditions which must be observed before the wedding itself begins. Literally translating t...

Daily Post NigeriaCollapsed Uyo church building had multiple structural faults, no building permitDaily Post NigeriaThe roof of the church in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, caved in during the ordination of Akan Weeks as a Bishop. Witnesses claim...

Daily Post NigeriaHow Toyin Aimakhu allegedly covered Seun Egbegbe up after committing $3000 fraud in Ibadan – MultiChoice dealerDaily Post NigeriaAs the dust raised by Toyin Aimakhu's ex-boyfriend, Seun Egbegbe's iPhone theft saga is yet to ...

Bella NaijaArmy Dismisses Report on Mutiny in SambisaBella NaijaThe General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Victor Ezugwu, on Friday, dismissed the report that soldiers of the 21 Brigade deployed to Bula Bello shot...

Leadership NewspapersNJC Sacks 2 Judges Over MisconductLeadership NewspapersThe acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) and chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has asked two serving judges to vacate office with immed...

VanguardBiafra: IPOB leader, Kanu, FG may settle out of court – Ex-Abia Gov, KaluVanguardFormer Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, on Friday visited detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, with a view to secu...

VanguardOsinbajo, Tinubu, Oyegun Saraki, Dogara, others grace Buhari's daughter's wedding in AbujaVanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja held a colourful wedding reception for his, daughter, Zahra. ADVERTISING. inRead invented by...

VanguardWAEC releases Nov/Dec WASSCE results, records 38.5% performanceVanguardThe West African Examinations Council,WAEC, has released the 2016 Nov/Dec West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, results. Announcing the results yesterd...

VanguardMurder of LASTMA zonal head: Lagos launches manhunt for perpetratorsVanguardTHE Lagos State Government has said it would leave no stone unturned in the arrest and prosecution of people suspected to be members of commercial motorcycle Associatio...

Premium TimesAPC accuses Mimiko of secretly recruiting 10000 workers, selling govt. properties to croniesPremium TimesA few days after Governor-elect Rotimi Akeredolu described Governor Olusegun Mimiko's administration as a very successful one, the...

IRINnews.orgNigeria fails to come to grips with separatist “New Biafra”IRINnews.orgA treason trial will start next month in a Nigerian high court that has major implications for the country's stability. In the dock will be Nnamdi Kanu, leader o...

NAIJ.COMHe failed integrity test, DSS opens up on Magu's security reportNAIJ.COMThe Department of State Service (DSS) has opened up on its security report that got acting EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu rejected by the Senate from becoming the anti-cor...

VanguardMimiko secretly recruiting 10000 workers, selling govt. properties to cronies – APCVanguardThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has raised alarm over alleged secret recruitment of workers by the outgoing government of Gov. Oluseg...

NAIJ.COMMatashi ya kashe mahaifiyarsa a jihar OgunNAIJ.COMAkwai wani tashin hankali da jami'an yan sandan jihar Ogun suke fuskanta a yankin kudu maso yammacin Najeriya. Sun damke wani Segun Ogunlusi wanda ya hallaka mahaifyarsa, Abimbola Ogunlusi,k...

VanguardCritics unfair to Buhari: El RufaiVanguardGov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday described as uncharitable criticisms against the Buhari administration concerning the impoverishment of the citizens. The governor said this at the end of...

Ventures AfricaImmigration repatriates 769 in Cross RiverThe Nation NewspaperThe Cross River Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday said that it had repatriated 769 migrants who gained entry into the state without valid travel docum...

Leadership NewspapersOrji Kalu Visits Nnamdi Kanu In Kuje PrisonLeadership NewspapersFormer Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu on Friday visited the embattled leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in Kuji Prison, where he is be...

NAIJ.COMNigerian man charged with role in cyber scam in the U.SNAIJ.COMA Nigerian man; David Chukwuneke Adindu, 29, has pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, December 14. Nigerian man charged with role in cyber scam in the U.S. ...

The Nation NewspaperNDLEA: Command raids drug dealers in Ekiti stateThe Nation NewspaperThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Ekiti state command, has embarked on the raid on the hideout of suspected drug dealers in the state. The State Comm...

Leadership NewspapersCritics Unfair To Buhari On Economic Programmes — El-RufaiLeadership NewspapersGov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna on Thursday described as uncharitable criticisms against the Buhari administration concerning the impoverishment of the ...

VanguardMy life is in danger, husband of Igbo woman killed in Kano cries outVanguardENUGU—Pastor Mike Agbahime, husband of Bridget Agbahime, the Igbo woman who was killed in Kano by suspected Islamic youths, has cried out that his life is now in dang...

VanguardCorruption: NYCN backs senate resolution for sack of SGFVanguardABUJA – THE National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, yesterday supported the resolution of the senate calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve the Secretary to the Govern...

AllAfrica.comNigeria: Score Cheat Death, As 2-Storey Building Collapses in LagosAllAfrica.comScores of people escaped death by the whiskers on Thursday in Lagos State when a two storey building under construction collapsed on 21 Makinde Street, in Alau...

Daily Post NigeriaCustoms impounds cannabis in ImoThe Nation NewspaperThe Nigeria Customs Service, Zone 'C', Owerri, Imo State, yesterday impounded a truck cannabis, worth N111,137,500.00. The drugs, stuffed into 1,017 50kg bags and loaded in a...

VanguardOkowa, Uduaghan for 'Olu Akengbuwa' stage playVanguardAll is set for the re-enacting of the character of the 16th Olu of Warri and the last Warri monarch before the 88 years interregnum in the ancient kingdom, as Alex Eyengho returns to...

VanguardThere is no place for dictatorship in Nigeria, says Fayose, storms bank to withdraw N5mVanguardAdo-Ekiti—There was a mild drama at the Ado-Ekiti Branch of the Zenith Bank yesterday as Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose stormed the bank t...

VanguardSaraki lists achievements as Senate adjourns plenary to January 10, 2017VanguardABUJA — SENATE President, Dr Bukola Saraki, yesterday, said the Senate within the last three months, passed a total of 14 bills, besides bringing 18 others to sec...

VanguardAjimobi to quit politics after 8 years at Agodi Govt HouseVanguardIbadan – Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State must be feeling the weight of leadership on his shoulders after holding the reins of power for the past six years as he publicly d...

Takeaways from Kano APC retreatThe Nation NewspaperThe recently held Sokoto retreat of the Kano chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was unique in so many ways. Unlike previous retreats which was the exclusive preserve of top technocrats and ...

BusinessDayNEC wants states, FCT to produce economic recovery plansBusinessDayThe National Economic Council (NEC), ended its end of the year review meeting with a recommendation for the Federal and State Governments to pursue economic recovery and grow...

NAIJ.COMNigerians are unfair to Buhari – El-Rufai defends presidentNAIJ.COMNasir el-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna state, has called on people of Nigeria to be more patient and stop scapegoating their president for mistakes of previous administrations...

WorldStageNewly elected senators from Rivers State receive oath of officeWorldStage WorldStage Newsonline-- Nigeria's Senate President, Bukola Saraki has administered the oath of office on Magnus Abe, George Sekibo and Osinakachukwu Ideozu, all ne...

TheCableGovernors finally agree to reduce chartered flightsTheCableState governors have agreed to reduce the number of vehicles in their convoys as well as reduce the patronage of chartered flights as part of measures to cut the cost of running governm...

VanguardAdamawa exco's hold meetings in rural areas to connect with indigenes- CommissionerVanguardThe Adamawa Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Malam Ahmad Sajoh, says Gov. Muhammadu Bindow decided to move weekly executive council meeting...

VanguardThis moment calls for prudent resource management – BuhariVanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari has said that the moment of recession calls for prudent resource management and patriotic re-dedication to the nation. Buhari made this known at the ...

NAIJ.COMGwamna Ambode ya dakatad da Uwargidan Jastis AdemolaNAIJ.COMA ranan Laraba, 14 ga watan Disamba ne gwamnatin jihar Legas arlashin jagorancin gwamna Akinwumi Ambode ta sauya uwargidan Jastis Ademola da Folashade Adesoye a mastayin shugaban ma&#3...