NAIJ.COMMeet the GORGEOUS first-ever northern female press secretary (photos)NAIJ.COMMs Petra Akinti Onyegbule has been appointed as Kogi state's first ever female Chief Press Secretary (CPS). This was confirmed by Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi st...

Daily Post NigeriaInibehe Effiong: Dasuki - is the ECOWAS Court judgment binding on Nigeria?Daily Post NigeriaOn Tuesday, October 4, 2016 The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice otherwise called the ECOWAS Court declared the arrest and continued detentio...

The PunchHow should FG handle Turkey's arrest of 50 Nigerian students?The PunchI think the whole thing is political, otherwise, both Nigeria and Turkey have, at least, business relationship. I believe Turkey has (tertiary) institutions in Nigeria; ...

VanguardI have no apology Mr. Lai Mohammed – BazuayeVanguardMy attention has been drawn to a threat from the Honourable Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed instructing his lawyers to seek legal action against me if I refuse to retract a publication...

VanguardBuhari, Jonathan, Jega meet in Abuja tomorrowVanguardPerhaps for the first time, President Muhammadu Buhari and the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, will meet under one roof after the...

Daily Post NigeriaAir Force begins fresh bombardment of Sambisa ForestDaily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has commenced another round of air interdiction missions codenamed 'OPERATION FOREST STORM' in the North East. Group Captain, D...

The PunchI bought police uniform, ID card for N500 – SuspectThe PunchA National Diploma holder of a polytechnic in Delta State, Anene Odikose, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for impersonation. A police uniform, an identity card be...

BusinessDay'We didn't set out to kidnap Mrs Emefiele'VanguardA member of the kidnap gang that abducted the wife of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Margaret Emefiele, and three others, last Friday, has disclosed that the ga...

VanguardAmosu in plea bargain with EFCCVanguardlagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, was, yesterday, told that a former Chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosu (retd), and 10 others being tried over alleged N22.8 billion fraud, were still in plea ba...

VanguardHow armed men kidnapped ex-Minister, Laurentia Mallam; husbandVanguardKADUNA — Former Minister of Environment, Mrs Laurentia Mallam, was on Monday evening kidnapped at gunpoint along with her husband, Mr. Pius Mallam. They were kidnapped betw...

VanguardSenate probes diversion of N5bn IDPs fundsVanguardABUJA—THE Senate has begun probe of alleged diversion of over N5 billion funds made available by the federal government for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in the North East. Bama IDP Camp:...

The PunchEdo election: Inec demonstrated it can't conduct credible polls – OrbihVanguardBENIN—EDO State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has lost ...

VanguardBetween President Buhari and Peter ObiVanguardDid you listen to our President's broadcast to the nation on October 1st? If you listened to it objectively you must be wondering if the President and his advisers live in a parallel Nigeria tha...

Daily Post NigeriaCACOL urges EFCC to take action over $40m linked to Patience JonathanDaily Post NigeriaThe Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has requested the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to invite former First Lady, Dame P...

TV360CDHR calls for investigation of House of RepresentativeTV360The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has alleged that the suspension of Abdulmumuni Jibrin by the leadership of the House of Representatives is a ploy to sweep allegations...

NAIJ.COMJust in: Read what Buhari sent to SarakiNAIJ.COMPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, October 4, submitted the 2017-2019 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the Senate for consideration and approval....

CHANNELS TELEVISIONCode Of Conduct Tribunal Finds Orubebe GuiltyCHANNELS TELEVISIONOrubebe, CCT, Code of Conduct Tribunal The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday pronounced former Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Orubebe, guilt...

Daily Post NigeriaTroops arrest suspected Boko Haram terrorist in BornoDaily Post NigeriaA suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Adamu Nuhu, was arrested by troops on Sunday at Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area in northern Borno, according to a statement iss...

NAIJ.COM2015 presidency: How Buhari dumped Tinubu for OsinbajoNAIJ.COMPresident Buhari reportedly chose Osinbajo as running mate despite enormous pressure from Tinubu to do otherwise. Contrary to earlier believe that Bola Tinubu was instrumental to the...

VanguardRecession: N'Assembly to send 8 passed Bills for Buhari's assentVanguardABUJA—FOLLOWING the current hardship being experienced in the country, occasioned by the ongoing economic recession, the National Assembly has said a total of eig...

Leadership NewspapersPolice Set Up High-tech Unit To Tackle CybercrimeLeadership NewspapersThe Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris has revealed that the Nigeria Police Force have set up a high-tech and cybercrime unit within the Interpol Nat...

Leadership NewspapersAdamawa Health Workers Lament Non-payment Of 2 Years' SalariesLeadership NewspapersHealth workers in Adamawa State numbering over 800 have called on Governor Muhamadu Jibrila Bindow to pay their two years salaries since 2014 wh...

The PunchShi'ites vow to storm Abuja as ultimatum to FG expiresDaily TrustFollowing the expiration of a two-week ultimatum given by a Shi'ite group known as the Save Zakzaky's Life Group of Nigeria, the group has vowed to storm Abuja in mil...

BusinessDayFighting corruption in the judiciaryBusinessDayThat there is corruption in our Judiciary is well known and so cannot be news. More so, the judiciary is a part of Nigeria which friends and foe agree is “fantastically corrupt”. The issue o...

The Nation NewspaperAkinyemi: blame the constitution, not past regimes for lack of savingsThe Nation NewspaperI am not in the business of rising to the defence of previous Presidents or regimes especially as most of them are still alive and capable of ...

NAIJ.COMSylva reacts to reports EFCC returned his 48 housesNAIJ.COMTimipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa state, has criticised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the reports that the commission returned 48 houses seized from hi...

VanguardWORLD HEART DAY: Rate of heart diseases worries Kogi's First LadyVanguardLOKOJA—Wife of Kogi State governor, Rashida Bello, has described as worrisome the high rate of heart failure and other related diseases in the country. Mrs Bello als...

Daily Post NigeriaSenator Mark condemns murder of police officers in BenueVanguardMAKURDI—Former Senate President, David Mark, has condemned last Sunday's invasion and murder of three police officers at Igumale in the Ado Local Government Area Po...

VanguardPresident Issoufou of Niger lauds Buhari for curtailing menace of Boko HaramVanguardAbuja – President Mphammadou Issoufou of Niger Republic, has commended the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for fighting the Boko Haram insurgent...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFormer Senate President Condemns Killings In Benue StateCHANNELS TELEVISIONDavid Mark A former Senate President, Mr David Mark, is worried about the unabating insecurity in parts of Benue State that has claimed scores of lives in rec...

VanguardAtiku explains absence at Buhari's book launchVanguardABUJA – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said that his absence at the launch of the book written in honour of President Mohamamdu Buhari was informed by late arrival of his fo...

The Eagle OnlineNigeria At 56 and The Development QuestionNigerian ObserverNigeria at independence on October 1, 1960, was considered by many as potential giant. This was because, virtually all attributes that could make a nation great was readily avai...

Complete Sports NigeriaOsaze Odemwingie: Nigerian forward welcomes 3rd child with wifePulse NigeriaOdemwingie who spent the last part of the 2015/2016b season on loan at Bristol City, took to his Twitter to announce the arrival of his new baby. Osaze O...

Nigeria TodaySen. Sani urges ACF to monitor FG projects in NorthVanguardSen. Shehu Sani (APC Kaduna Central) has urged members of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to monitor and ensure effective implementation of all projects allocated to the Norther...

BusinessDayBayelsa's schools shut over nonpayment of salariesBusinessDayPublic primary and secondary schools in Bayelsa have yet to resume for the 2016/2017 session because of the failure of the state government to settle their seven months salary ...

SaharaReporters.comFormer Deputy Speaker Nwuche Received N1b For Tambuwal To Help Pad Amnesty BudgetSaharaReporters.comThe lawsuit reveals that, in 2012 and 2013, Mr. Nwuche's company, Foundation for Youth Development (FYD), received a N4 billion c...

NAIJ.COMIts a slight on the party: APC governor in trouble for visiting FayoseNAIJ.COMThe Ekiti state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed anger over the visit of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state to Governor Ayo Fayose. Th...

Daily Post NigeriaSultan declares Monday 1st Muharram, Sokoto Government declares Tuesday public holidayDaily Post NigeriaThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday, October3, as the first day of Muharram, 1438 AH. The dec...

TV360Minister reiterates Government's commitment to Chibok Girls rescueTV360Nigeria's minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the government remains committed to the safe release of the abducted Chibok girls. The Chibok ...

SaharaReporters.comCCB Commendation: Buratai's innocence re-echoesVanguardTruth cannot be suppressed forever. It frees itself from the chains of dark forces to assert itself unstoppably. It chases away the shadows of falsehood and triumph over lies...

Daily Post NigeriaBayelsa has not obtained foreign loan under Dickson - Deputy GovernorDaily Post NigeriaBayelsa State Government has stated that it has not obtained any foreign loan to finance any of its development projects and programmes since its i...

VanguardObi kicks against titles in churchesVanguardONITSHA—FORMER Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday, kicked against the indiscriminate award of titles by the Catholic Church to her members, describing it as being at variance with t...

TODAY.ngOshiomhole: Governor rejects sale of national assets, says 'we'll regret it'Pulse NigeriaThe Governor advised the Buhari-led government to consider more workable options of rescuing Nigeria's economy without mortgaging its futur...

Daily TrustAbdulmumin Jibrin: Sulking for being ditched or whistle blower?Daily TrustA friend of mine recently described Abdulmumin Jibrin as “a young man who appears to be sulking, kicking and screaming about the these illegal pay-outs, which he has...

VanguardBuhari sets up electoral reform panel, okays Nnamani as headVanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a 24-man committee to address perceived defects in Nigeria's electoral laws and constitution. Reactions to the constitution of th...

The Nation NewspaperNigeria's challenges'll be over soon, says OkorochaThe Nation NewspaperImo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressives Governors' Forum (PGF) Rochas Okorocha at the weekend assured that the nation will soon overcome ...

Nigeria TodayKogi already witnessing development – FanwoVanguardAabuja—The Director General of Media and Publicity to the Governor of Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, has assured the people that the Governor Yahaya Bello-led administration would develop...

360Nobs.comSultan declares Monday 1st Muharram, Sokoto Govt declares Tuesday public holidayVanguardThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday, Oct.3, as the first day of Muharram, 1438 AH. The declaration is contained in a...

The PunchNigeria is safer, better under Buhari – Presidential AideVanguardA Presidential Aide, Lauretta Onochie on Sunday said that Nigeria was safer and better under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari than it was under President Jonath...

VanguardOyegun Vs Tinubu: Timi Frank writes Buhari, says #ChangeBeginsWithMe must start in APCVanguardABUJA – Acting National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress APC, Comrade Timi Frank has written an open letter to President Muhamma...

VanguardIn photos: Jonathan, wife visit Bayelsa, urge Nigerians to be patrioticVanguardFormer President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan along with his wife paid a visit to Bayelsa State after marking the October 1 Independence Day in Abuja. jona1. Dr. Jonathan...

NAIJ.COM#Nigeria@56: Senate offers 21 point resolution to BuhariNAIJ.COMThe Senate has offered 21 point resolution to the executive arm of government on how Nigeria can overcome the economic recession in the country. Share on Facebook · Share on...

VanguardLook at the brighter side of the country, Kumuyi urges NigeriansVanguardThe General Superintendent, Deeper Life Bible Church, Williams Kumuyi, has urged Nigerians to look at the brighter side of the country as it celebrates its 56th independenc...

Daily Post NigeriaUnemployment will consume Nigeria - ObasanjoDaily Post NigeriaSpeaking with newsmen on Saturday after a lecture organised by the Youth Fellowship of the Owu Baptist Church, Totoro in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to mark the nation's 56th...

The Nation NewspaperNIGERIA: 56 years laterVanguardAt midnight of October 1 1960, we who were not there have been told, a symbolic lowering of the Union Jack, the flag of the British Empire came down with an elegiac play of “Rule Britannia,” and up...

Naija247newsEbonyi Govt commutes death sentences on 14 prisoners, pardons 32 othersNaija247newsAbakaliki – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has ordered that death sentences on 14 prisoners of Ebonyi origin in various prisons be commuted to life imprisonmen...

The PunchIndependence day eve fire razes five fuel tankers in DeltaVanguardA fuel fire, which raged through Friday night into independence day, consumed five tankers at the Petroleum Tankers Park, Ekpan, Uvwie local government area of Delta State. The ...

Osun DefenderAPC, INEC Connived To Rob Us Of Victory In Edo – PDPLeadership NewspapersThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State had accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of conniving with the All Progressives Congress ...

Leadership NewspapersEdo: Now That Obaseki Has WonLeadership NewspapersPATRICK OCHOGA, writes on the emergence of Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressive Congress (APC), as Edo governor-elect and the expectations ahead of him. The Edo State governorship ...

Leadership NewspapersEdo: Now That Obaseki Has WonLeadership NewspapersPATRICK OCHOGA, writes on the emergence of Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressive Congress (APC), as Edo governor-elect and the expectations ahead of him. The Edo State governorship ...

VanguardGuy Ikokwu to Buhari on restructuring: Don't ignore Soyinka, Ekwueme, Atiku, Anyaoku, othersVanguardCivil war hero and second republic politician, Chief Guy Ikokwu, in this piece to mark Nigeria's 56th independence anniversary, asks Pre...

FG summons Turkish envoy, demands release of detained studentsGistmaster (blog)The Federal Government, on Friday, summoned the Turkish ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, over the detention of some Nigerian students in Istanbul by the Turkish police. T...

The Nation NewspaperJibrin's suspension: what next?VanguardThe House of Representatives last Wednesday suspended its former Appropriations Committee Chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin for 180 legislative days. He was also barred from holding any position ...

VanguardOshiomhole, great ambassador of labour movementVanguardIn less than 60days, the eight years of Adams Eric Aliyu Oshiomhole as governor of Edo State will come to an end. Oshiomhole, a career trade unionist, is the first union leader in Nigeria t...

The StreetjournalBreaking: Police Arrest Two Wounded Kidnappers of Mrs EmefieleThe StreetjournalMore facts have emerged on the rescue of the wife of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the early hours of Saturday morning. Mrs Margaret Eme...

Daily Post NigeriaOndo Poll: Oke officially dumps APC for ADDaily Post NigeriaA governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Chief Olusola Oke has officially dumped the party for the Alliance for Democracy (A...

The PunchObasanjo: Ex-President says agric business key to national developmentPulse NigeriaSARKIN MALAMAI OF SOKOTO, ALHAJI BASHIR SIRDAWA (R) LEADING A SPECIAL PRAYER SESSION FOR THE 56TH ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA'S INDEPENDENCE, IN SOKOTO ON FRIDAY...

TheCableEXCLUSIVE: Turkish govt begins massive deportation of Nigerian studentsTheCableThe Turkish government has commenced a massive deportation of Nigerian students resident in the country, TheCable can report. Rukkaya Usman, a Nigerian student depor...

Daily Post NigeriaEkiti APC hails Buhari as Nigeria clocks 56Daily Post NigeriaThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts to restore hope to Nigerians after many years of unbridled corrup...

NAIJ.COMEdo election: Ize-Iyamu goes spiritual after loss to Obaseki, asks God to do this over APC riggingNAIJ.COMPastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the recently concluded Edo state electio...

NAIJ.COM#Nigeria@56: These exclusive pictures of Nigerians celebrating prove that there is still hopeNAIJ.COMNigeria's independence day celebration which takes place every October 1 is an occasion which is always celebrated with pomp and pageantry ...

NAIJ.COMTurkish government arrests 50 Nigerian students in Istanbul over failed coupNAIJ.COMA report by Thisday indicates that over 50 Nigerian students have been arrested by the Turkish government over the recent failed coup d'etat in the country....

NAIJ.COMTurkish government arrests 50 Nigerian students in Istanbul over failed coupNAIJ.COMA report by Thisday indicates that over 50 Nigerian students have been arrested by the Turkish government over the recent failed coup d'etat in the country....

VanguardNigeria @56: Unending attempts to restructure NigeriaVanguardEver since Nigeria got her independence in 1960, successive governments have made several attempts at creating a supreme body of laws, or constitutions, for the easy administration of...

VanguardNigeria @64: Unending attempts to restructure NigeriaVanguardEver since Nigeria got her independence in 1960, successive governments have made several attempts at creating a supreme body of laws, or constitutions, for the easy administration of...

VanguardBribery: NJC sacks 3 judges, orders their prosecutionVanguardThe National Judicial Council, NJC, yesterday, sacked three judges found to have abused their office by accepting gratifications from litigants before their courts. The Justices the l...

VanguardEkwueme's recipe for a better NigeriaVanguardDr. Alex Ekwueme, served as Nigeria's vice-president between October 1979 and December 1983 and played a pivotal role in the fight against military rule prior to 1999 having been chairman of ...

The StreetjournalEdo: Anenih, Ikimi, Igbinedion, Dokpesi, Finished Politically – OshiomholeThe StreetjournalThe governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has said the clan of godfathers in the politics of Edo State constituted by Chief Tony Anenih, Chi...

YNaijaDon't protect corrupt people, NHRC tells senior lawyersVanguardTHE National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, yesterday, came down hard on senior lawyers and others in the public service using human rights to shield corrupt people from prosecuti...

NAIJ.COMSoldiers hammer kidnappers, rescue women and child (photos)NAIJ.COMColonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the acting director on army public relations, keeps informing the general public on the success of the Nigerian army. Share on Facebook · Sh...

VanguardKogi: Why we upheld Gov Bello's election – S-CourtVanguardABUJA – The Supreme Court, Friday, justified why it upheld the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, stressing that section 141 of the Electoral Act, 2010, which forba...

Daily Post NigeriaNigeria at 56: U.S says there is still much work to be doneDaily Post NigeriaThe United States of America has facilitated with Nigerians on the occasion of the country's 56th Independence anniversary. The U.S, in a statement signe...

The WhistlerGovernment Officials Lobbying For Funds Are Mad - OsinbajoThe WhistlerVice-President, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said any government official occupying a public office, who is only interested in making money for himself is mad. According to ...

Daily Post NigeriaTragedy: Gunmen murder man, 2 sons shot death, wife, daughters injuredPulse NigeriaA man was murdered alongside his two young sons when gunmen attacked his home shooting his whole family. Published: 16.30; Isaac Dachen. Print; eMail &...

NAIJ.COMPANIC! Polish woman convicted in Nigeria, awaits sentence (photo)NAIJ.COMA Polish woman, Dora Gilmaska, is to be sentenced by a Nigerian court presided over by Justice Abubakar Umar after she was convicted of issuing dud cheque. Share on Facebo...

NAIJ.COMNigerian police arrests Ghanaian for kidnapping sister's daughter (photo)NAIJ.COMOperatives of the Lagos state police command have apprehended a Ghanaian identified as Enyolam Believe, for allegedly conniving with her friend, Agatha Aigbomi...

VanguardCollect certificates before Oct. 21 or pay N15,000, LASU tells graduatesVanguardThe Lagos State University (LASU) said on Friday that 24, 734 certificates of graduates who left the institution over the last 10 years were lying uncollected at it...

Daily Trust2016 Hajj: 22 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi ArabiaDaily TrustThe National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says 22 Nigerians have died during this year's pilgrimage. Dr Ibrahim Kana, Head, National Medical Team, disclosed this at a m...

Information NigeriaFG Has So Far Spent N73bn On Road Projects Nationwide, Says FasholaInformation Nigeriafashola-road-project-inspection The Federal Government has so far spent N73 billion on road projects across the country, this is according to the M...

VanguardAnenih, Ikimi, Igbinedion, Dokpesi, others have been retired finally – OshiomholeVanguardBEIN CITY-GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state and the governor elect of the state, Godwin Obaseki with thousands of supporter of the party, embarked o...

Daily Post NigeriaUNILAG shut down as students protest 'unjust rustification' of ULSU membersDaily Post NigeriaThe authorities of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, have shut down activities at the institution's main campus, Akoka due ...

NAIJ.COMYou are mad! Osinbajo has a message for some government officialsNAIJ.COMProfessor Yemi Osinbajo has described as mad any official who is in government solely to accumulate wealth. The Punch reports that the vice president made this comment whi...

Leadership NewspapersPDP Crisis: Justice Abang Adjourns Suit Sine DieLeadership NewspapersJustice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned indefinitely the suit on the leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ...

NAIJ.COMOhaneze Ndigbo serve Fulani herdsmen quit notice; send strong message to BuhariNAIJ.COMThe apex Igbo group, Ohaneze Ndigbo has send a message to President Muhammadu Buhari expressing their displeasure at the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the...

VanguardImo govt suspends school principals over alleged extortionVanguardOwerri—The Imo State Government has suspended some Secondary School principals in the state, for indulging in collection of illegal fees from parents. The Commissioner for Educ...

YNaija4 ways Hon. Jibrin's suspension explains the decaying Nigerian systemYNaijaNews of the suspension of Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin by the House of Representatives filtered through news sites yesterday, almost overshadowing the coverage of the Edo el...

Daily Post NigeriaPDP suspends chairman as deputy takes overNAIJ.COMThe State Executive Committee (SEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kogi state chapter on Thursday, September 29, suspended the state chairman of the party, Sam Uhuot, National ...

VanguardWithout Buhari, we would be refugees by now – Segun OniVanguardEngr. Segun Oni, former governor of Ekiti State and now Deputy national chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress APC, in this interview, he speaks on the current economic...

The Eagle OnlineDauski' s absence stalls trialThe Eagle OnlineThe absence of retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, a former National Security Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday stalled the hearing of the case in an FCT High Court. Dasuk...

VanguardBuhari sends 6 names to Senate for confirmation as INEC commissionersVanguardABUJA — PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, sent six names to the Senate for screening and confirmation as national commissioners of Independent National Electora...