TheCablePeople in the church are going through pains every day, says CAN presidentTheCableSamson Ayokunle, a reverend and president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), wants the federal government to “buckle up” in addressing the nation&...

NAIJ.COMOgun pastor trapped, unconscious after demolishing shrineNAIJ.COMOne Evangelist Wale Fagbere was rendered unconscious and speechless after invading a community shrine at Ketu – Ayetoro in Yewa North local government area of Ogun state, in a b...

VanguardNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Sunday morningDaily Post Nigeria1. A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and current Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, has responded to the recent call by Mr. Femi Fala...

SaharaReporters.comWhy rusticated student, Adeyeye, was arrested – UnilagThe PunchAuthorities of the University of Lagos, on Saturday, said a rusticated student of the institution, Mr. Olorunfemi Adeyeye, was arrested during the week because of his a...

Daily TrustWill Supreme Court's verdict end Kogi APC crisis?Daily TrustThe recent verdict of the Supreme Court of Nigeria which affirmed Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello as the duly elected governor of Kogi State must have laid to rest the lingering tussl...

VanguardAs ceasefire collapses, Avengers resume bombings …VanguardTHE rejection of Federal Government's two–day Niger Delta Summit, initially planned to hold tomorrow (Monday) and Tuesday, by the Pan–Niger Delta Coastal States Consultative Fo...

YNaijaMilitants attack Nigerian soldiers, lives lostNAIJ.COMA Nigerian soldier has been killed following an attack on the troops by some militants in Bakassi local government area of Cross River state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ...

Militants attack Nigerian soldiers, lives lostNAIJ.COMA Nigerian soldier has been killed following an attack on the troops by some militants in Bakassi local government area of Cross River state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeri...

The PunchPoll: Edo declares two-day public holidayThe PunchThe Edo State Government has declared September 27 and September 28 as public holidays for the conduct of the governorship election in the state. The rescheduled Edo State governorship election...

YNaijaBorno Govt. begins massive clearing, fumigation in BamaVanguardThe Borno Government on Saturday began massive clearing and fumigation of Bama town recently liberated by the military to prepare ground for the return of the people. Alhaji Nasiru Su...

The PunchTerrorists threaten to bomb UI before October 1The PunchThere was tension in the University of Ibadan on Friday as a threatening message that purportedly emanated from a group, al-wilayat al-Islamiyya Gharb Afriqiyyah, was circulated among som...

VanguardOndo 2016: 30 political parties present candidatesVanguardThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 30 political parties had submitted names of their candidates for the Nov. 26 governorship election in Ondo state. The commission...

VanguardMan nabbed for raping daughter in JSS-3VanguardLagos – The Police in Lagos State, have arrested a man, who claimed to be a trader, for allegedly raping his 15 year-old daughter and administering drugs on her to prevent pregnancy. The spokespe...

P.M. NewsFirst batch of 499 pilgrims from Kano State return homeVanguardThe first batch of 499 pilgrims from Kano state, have returned home after performing the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pilgrims, on b...

Daily Post NigeriaJonathan could have given Patience $20m EFCC seized - LawyerDaily Post NigeriaA Human Right activist, Mr. Charles Ogboli, has claimed that the $20m in total found in the five accounts linked to the former First Lady, Mrs Dame Patience...

President Buhari approves 56th independence anniversary programmeTV360President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the programme of events for the commemoration of Nigeria's 56th independence anniversary. Bolaji Adebiyi, Director of Press in the Office ...

Premium TimesAdamawa govt. relocates 350 IDPs from MubiPremium TimesThe Adamawa Government says it has relocated no fewer than 350 Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) made up of mostly women and children. The IDPs were relocated from the transit camp in...

Leadership NewspapersStakeholders Laud Masari Over School RehabilitationLeadership NewspapersStakeholders including former ministers and retired permanent secretaries have lauded the Katsina State Government for according topmost priority to education ...

The Eagle OnlineMTN refutes report on bribery for fine reduction allegation in NigeriaThe Eagle OnlineThe Chief Executive Officer of MTN, Ferdi Moolman, announced on Friday that the telecommunications giant did not give bribe for the reduction of the N...

The PunchIPOB sit-at-home order records partial complianceVanguardBy Emeka Mamah, Vincent Ujumadu, Anayo Okoli, Chidi Nkwopara Festus Ahon, Peter Okutu, Francis Igata, Chinonso Alozie and Chimaobi Nwaiwu. The sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People ...

The Nation Newspaper'Abductors collected N16m to free kidnapped Lagos, Ogun landlords'The Nation NewspaperThree abducted landlords at Oshorun Heritage Estate, during a fitness exercise, their trainer and some farmers kidnapped last weekend In I...

Naija247newsRoyal rumble as Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu seek support of Benin royal fathersVanguardThe last Wednesday announcement by the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), shifting the expected coronation of the new Oba of Benin, His Royal Highness, Crown Prince...

VanguardBuhari's only agenda is to make life better for Nigerians – Lai MohammedVanguardMinister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed is respected for his calmness, humility and ability to pay attention to all. With a calm mien and listening ear, ...

The Nation NewspaperBudget padding scandal: Reps panel slams four-count charge on JibrinThe Nation NewspaperThe Investigation of former House of Representatives Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, by the House Committee on Ethics a...

Daily Post NigeriaClark, Ijaw leaders oppose Osinbajo's Niger Delta Stakeholders' SummitDaily Post NigeriaChief Edwin Clark-led Pan-Niger Delta Coastal States Stakeholders' Consultative Forum has kicked against the forthcoming Niger Delta S...

VanguardBuhari appeals for global intervention in North-East, Lake ChadVanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Friday called on the international community to ensure speedy global humanitarian action in Nigeria's North-East and Lake Chad Basin. A sta...

NAIJ.COMPDP writes NBA, international community over OshiomholeNAIJ.COMThe People's Democratic Party in Edo state has pleaded with the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) as well as the international community to call Governor Adams Oshiomhole to order a...

VanguardFG unveils “low-key” activities for 56 Independence AnniversaryVanguardABUJA: The Federal government Friday in Abuja unveiled activities lined up for the nation's 56 independence anniversary on October 1. A statement issued by the Secre...

Bama indigenes raise 5000 men to secure townNigeria TodayThe indigenes of Bama have donated 5,000 men to secure the town against any form of aggression; just as the Multinational Joint Task Force has killed 15 Boko Haram members during a gun battle in ...

NAIJ.COMArmy to launch another operational exerciseNAIJ.COM... – The Chief of army of staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai says the army will launch one more operation exercise before the end of 2016. – However, Buratai did not name the exercise, where it ...

Nigeria TodayNigerian music producer dies of chronic ulcer in AbujaNigeria Today28-year-old Manpi, a graduate of University of Calarbar, died in the early hours of September 21, 2016 in a hospital in Gwagwalada, Abuja after complaining of a stomach ach...

TV360Senate oppose Saraki's call to sell government assetsTV360Nigerian Senators have opposed a call made by their President, Bukola Saraki, to sell some national assets to shore up revenues. Saraki had on Wednesday joined the call by some Nigerian...

Vanguard'Nnamdi Kanu has come to build Biafra full of milk and honey”VanguardENUGU – Controversial Spiritual leader and pro-Biafra activist, Prophet Anthony Nwoko has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of allegedly fuelling the agitation for th...

Daily Post NigeriaEdo guber: I will defeat PDP with 75 per cent margin – Obaseki boastsDaily Post NigeriaThe candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, boasted that he would be victorious in the coming Edo State governor...

The Nation NewspaperAkwa Ibom Marks 29th Anniversary, FridayThe TideThe Akwa Ibom State Government, Wednesday, kicked-off a number of activities to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the state's creation and the 56th Independence anniversary of Nige...

Ventures AfricaNigeria: Katsina Blogger Remanded in PrisonAllAfrica.comKatsina — A magistrate court in Katsina has remanded one Jamilu Mubai, a blogger and social network operator in prison for inciting public disturbance and causing disaffection to ...

VanguardWithout Buhari, Nigeria would have packed up by now — Segun OniVanguardEngr. Segun Oni is a former governor of Ekiti State and now the Deputy National Chairman, (South) of the All Progressives Congress APC. In this interview, he speaks on the...

VanguardWithout Buhari, Nigeria would have packed up by now — Segun OniVanguardEngr. Segun Oni is a former governor of Ekiti State and now the Deputy National Chairman, (South) of the All Progressives Congress APC. In this interview, he speaks on the...

VanguardBegging's lucrative, says woman who withdrew her son from schoolVanguardLAGOS—A mother of six, arrested by operatives of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit Task Force for using her 11-year-old son to beg, while pretending...

VanguardSenators oppose Saraki on sale of national assets; seek true federalismVanguardABUJA — Senators yesterday opposed their President, Bukola Saraki, and kickedagainst the call for the sale of some national assets. This came at the Senate yesterd...

TODAY.ngEdo gov poll: Contrversy over arrest of nine journalists by Army, DSSVanguardBENIN—NINE persons, including a military officer said to be on Absent Without Leave, AWOL, were arrested by security operatives at a hotel in Benin City, Wednesday n...

The Nation NewspaperEx-Adamawa governor Ngilari granted bailThe Nation NewspaperAN Adamawa State High Court yesterday admitted to bail former Governor James Bala Ngilari, who is on trial for alleged award of N167 million contract without due process. T...

BusinessDayPDP senator, Dariye defects to APCBusinessDayThe political equation in the Senate has assumed a new dimension, with the defection of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator, Joshua Dariye to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). With ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONPolice Stop 'Free Zakzaky' Protest In AbujaCHANNELS TELEVISIONPolice, Zakzaky, Abuja Police have interrupted a protest by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria who are demanding the release of their leader. Members of th...

On Buhari and BiafraGistmaster (blog)Once again, President Muhammadu Buhari dismissed the agitations over Biafra. Like the previous times, he evinced the same obstinate posture he had always maintained on the issue. Speaking to a group of youth corps m...

Naija247newsWhy I turned down opportunity to be governor in 2007-Ize-IyamuNaija247newsThe candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has reaveled how he turned down an opportunity to become governor in 2007 because he w...

NAIJ.COMProphet Nwoko takes a swipe at Buhari, MbakaNAIJ.COMProphet Anthony Nwoko, controversial spiritual leader and the supporter of Biafra movement, has advised Catholic priest, Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka to relocate to the house of President Muhammadu Buh...

NAIJ.COMLeadership by example: Borno governor relocates to BamaNAIJ.COMFile photo of governor kashim Shettima greeting residents and other people after the Sallah prayers. On Wednesday, September 21, the governor of Borno state Kashim Shettima moved th...

The PunchMan, 45, docked over alleged impersonation of Vice President on FacebookVanguardA 44-year-old man, Eseosasere Gift Osifo, on Thursday appeared before an Osogbo Magistrates' Court over alleged impersonation of the Vice President of Nigeria,...

VanguardRecession: Osinbajo, Governors in crucial meetingVanguardAbuja – Apparently trying to find solutions to the nation's plummeting economy, Nigerian governors, are currently meeting with the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, A...

NAIJ.COMNDLEA arrests two men with cocaineNAIJ.COMA man recently arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), in Lagos had a sob story to tell. The NDLEA officials made ...

NAIJ.COMBishops flee Anambra over planned Biafra protestNAIJ.COMAhead of the planned protest by the indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) in the south east region, the five-day standing committee of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion has been force...

NAIJ.COM20-year-old boy arrested for raping a 4-year-old girlNAIJ.COMThe alleged rapist identified as Bassey Johnson, who is an apprentice in a trader's shop, was said to have raped his little victim while she and her elder brother Wareed, came to ...

NAIJ.COMCrime Watch: police apprehend 5 wanted kidnappersNAIJ.COMThe Anambra state police command has affirmed the arrest of one Anthony Ucheka, popularly known as Onugbu (Bitterleaf). He is said to be a highly wanted kidnapper. Police nabs generator t...

Pulse NigeriaIbrahim Idris: Police IG bans use of mobile police by individualsPulse NigeriaIbrahim Idris has said the Police force would no longer deploy Police Mobile Force officers to guard individuals. Published: 06.24; Pulse News Agency Local By NA...

NAIJ.COMPolice torture, rob detainees - Amnesty InternationalNAIJ.COMAmnesty International has said that a Nigerian police unit set up to combat violent crime has instead been systematically torturing detainees in its custody as a means of extracting c...

The Nation NewspaperRRS arrests two suspected fraudstersThe Nation NewspaperRapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives yesterday arrested two persons for alleged fraud and robbery. Emmanuel Anyanwu, 39, and Kennedy Ujagbor, 42, were arrested at Cele Bus Sto...

VanguardConfusion in Benin as Chief Priests pray for Ize-Iyamu, ObasekiVanguardThere was confusion in Benin yesterday after the Igie-Ohen, or Chief Priests endorsed the two leading candidates separately. Ize-Iyamu and Obasek. The chief priests had firs...

VanguardCALL FOR FRESH PRIMARIES: Protest greets APC c'ttee's delayed decisionVanguardAkure—PROTEST on Wednesday greeted the delay by the National Working Committee NWC of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to decide on the report of the App...

Daily Post NigeriaWhose idea is Change Begins With Me?The Nation NewspaperDear Editor, I have followed with great interest the allegations of plagiarism made against Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture and the rebutt...

VanguardRecession: Rejig your cabinet, Senators tell BuhariVanguardABUJA — TO fast track Nigeria's recovery from economic recession, some Senators, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack or redeploy some of his ministers, who are cur...

The PunchReps urge FG to investigate cause of tremor in KadunaVanguardABUJA—THE House of Representatives yesterday called on the Federal Government to carry out an in-depth investigation to determine the immediate and remote causes of the recent trem...

VanguardDikko declared wanted!VanguardA Federal High Court in Jos has declared Shehu Dikko, the Chairman of League Management Company (LMC), wanted for contempt. The policemen from the FCT command stormed the LMC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday in s...

NAIJ.COMTimely information crucial to tackling crimes - AmbodeNAIJ.COMNewly inaugurated Aborishade Street, Lawanson in Mushin Local Government by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode as one of the 114 Local Governments Roads, on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Lag...

P.M. NewsArmy Offer Free Medical Services To Makurdi ResidentsLeadership NewspapersNo fewer than 3,000 people have benefited from the free medical services provided by the Nigerian Army at the sidelines of the ongoing Chief of Army Staff quarterly Conf...

VanguardWorld Bank, A/Ibom pull N52bn to tackle erosion on IBB wayVanguardThe Akwa Ibom Government says it is partnering with the World Bank to execute erosion control project worth N52 billion on IBB Way in Uyo, the state capital. The State Governor, ...

The PunchNigeria: Be Apolitical, Shun Corruption, CJN Tells JudgesAllAfrica.comAbuja — The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, on Tuesday told judges of the Federal High Court to try as much as possible to be apolitical, neutral ...

News24 NigeriaEFCC threatens to jail Patience JonathanNews24 NigeriaAbuja - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that Former First Lady Patience Jonathan would be jailed if found guilty of the money laundering charges again...

Pulse NigeriaTurai Yar'Adua Loses N91m To HousehelpLeadership NewspapersA house help, 65, has given the wife of late President Umar Yar'adua, Hajiya Turai, one of the greatest shocks of her life. The former first lady lost the materials and cas...

VanguardSee Makarfi, Sheriff signed MoUVanguardSenators Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff Tuesday resolved to settle their differences and work for a united Peoples Democratic Party (PDP0 in the interest of the country and Nigerians. The duo signed a ...

Times LIVEWe'll ensure Nigeria does not depend on oil again – BuhariVanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari has, at the U.S.-Africa business forum, said that his administration would ensure that “Nigeria does not slip back into a lazy and dangerous ...

Leadership NewspapersBorno: 99 % IDPs Lack Access To Food – SurveyLeadership NewspapersAbout 99 percent of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno State lacked access to food and clean water supply compared to their counterpart in Yobe where 87 ...

Daily Post NigeriaNECO: Monarchs, teachers, others laud Fayose's education policiesDaily Post NigeriaStakeholders in the education sector, yesterday commended the Ayodele Fayose-led administration in Ekiti State for its policies that aided the stat...

NAIJ.COMIPOB threatens Nigeria with 'economic misery'NAIJ.COMPunch is reporting that secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has threatened to make Nigerians who are currently stumbling under the current harsh economic condition...

News24 Nigeria18 killed, 6637 houses destroyed in Jigawa floodNews24 NigeriaAbuja - The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the death of 18 people due to a flood that has ravaged 19 local government areas in the state, Punch reports....

Daily Post NigeriaAbducted Lagos landlord escapes from kidnappers' denDaily Post NigeriaOne of the four landlords kidnapped by gunmen in the Isheri North area of Lagos State has escaped from the kidnappers' den. The victim, who returned home Tu...

NTA NewsEducation Minister Warns Principals On Collection Of Illegal FeesNTA NewsThe Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has strongly warned principals of Unity Colleges to adhere strictly with the directive on collection of only authorised schoo...

NAIJ.COMYahaya Bello and Audu AbubakarNAIJ.COMThe Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello has promised to continue with the vision of the late governor of the state Audu Abubakar for the people of Kogi. Speaking at the Kogi state governor's lodge in Abuja...

Nigeria TodayHouse of Reps: Lawmakers adjourn resumption to mourn late Lagos repNigeria TodayHouse of Reps have aborted resumption to mark the beginning of the second legislative year of the 8th assembly over the death of one of its members. Do you nee...

Leadership NewspapersBuhari: Winning The War On InsurgencyLeadership NewspapersMUYIWA OYINLOLA in this report examines the feat achieved by the present administration in line with the promise of President Muhammadu Buhari to wipe out Boko Haram insurge...

VanguardHow we're rebuilding Delta APC — Okotie-EbohVanguardChief Joe Adolo Okotie-Eboh, was the chairman of Delta State chapter of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria. In this interview, he spoke on topical issues in the state and Nigeria as well...

VanguardExpelled APGA chairman, Onaiwu in war of wordsVanguardEDO state Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has said that it has withdrawn its support for the party's Governorship Candidate, Osaro Onaiwu, over alleged anti-party a...

VanguardBauchi: Why we're fighting our governor — Tugga, ex-lawmakerVanguardMr. Yusuf Tugga, former member of the House of Representatives and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bauchi State, in this interview, speaks on govern...

Daily Post NigeriaIbraheem Zakzaky: Shiites dismiss FG's reason for detaining their leaderPulse NigeriaAn Abuja High Court on Monday, August 29, 2016, rejected an application seeking the release of El-Zakzaky from detention. Published: 2 minutes ag...

VanguardPrincipals collecting unauthorised fees will be sacked – MinisterVanguardThe Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has warned principals of Unity Colleges to adhere strictly to the directive on collection of only authorised school fees. T...

The PunchLagos to shut 10000 schoolsThe PunchBeginning from the next academic session, the Lagos State Government has said it would shut down more than 10,000 schools operating illegally in the state. Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule, said operators ...

VanguardNLC urges youth participation in trade union activitiesVanguardNigerian Labour Congress (NLC) President Ayuba Wabba, on Tuesday in Abuja urged Nigerian youths to participate actively in trade union activities. Wabba made the call at the NLC Nat...

Progressive Governors Seek Ways Out Of Economic RecessionCHANNELS TELEVISIONpolicy design, Progressive Governors, economic recession The Progressive Governors' Forum is seeking ways out of the economic recession in the country and a policy design s...

Daily Post Nigeria30 political parties to participate in Ondo guber pollDaily Post NigeriaThe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday announced that thirty political parties will participate in the November 26 governorship election ...

Pulse NigeriaIn Lagos: Group tells schools to obey court order, leave hijab-wearing students alonePulse NigeriaThe Court of Appeal, in July, held that the 1999 Constitution guarantees the right of wearing hijab. Published: 14.17 , Refreshed: 14.19; &#3...

Premium TimesFlood kills 18, destroys 6637 housesPremium TimesThe Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, said flood had killed 18 persons and destroyed 6,637 houses in about 19 local government areas in the state. It's Executive Secretary,...

VanguardCome to Nigerians' aid, CAN urges world leaders, othersVanguardABUJA – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has sent Save Our Souls (SOS) messages to the world leaders and philanthropists over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the ...

Leadership NewspapersEkiti: Herdsman Gets 2 Years Sentence For Grazing FarmlandLeadership NewspapersA Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced one Ali Haruna to two years imprisonment for taking his cows for grazing in a farmland in Ad...

NAIJ.COMJudges in trouble as Patience Jonathan issues fresh threatNAIJ.COMMajor Nigerian newspapers for Tuesday, September 20, are focused on various issues such as the Former First Lady Patience Jonathan threatening to sue the Economic and Financial C...

NAIJ.COMBuhari's Chief of Staff accused of corruptionNAIJ.COMSahara Reporters has obtained the information that President Muhammadu Buhari has presented with concrete evidence that his Chief of Staff (CoS), Abba Kyari is corrupt and is taking bribe...

Daily Post NigeriaRecession: Hard decisions must be taken to overcome it - Dr. AbduDaily Post NigeriaFollowing the ongoing economic recession in the country, governments at all levels were on Monday advised to take hard decisions, for them to overcome ...

The PunchHuman traffickers use donkeys to ferry victims –NISThe PunchTHE Comptroller of the Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Mohammed Yaro, on Monday disclosed that human traffickers now used motorcycles and donkeys to fe...

Pulse NigeriaUnrepentantSuspect under interrogation steals police officer's N1,200 at stationPulse NigeriaDeji Ayoola, who was arrested by operatives of RRS for pick-pocketing, allegedly stole N1, 200 during an interrogation. Published: 4 minutes a...

TODAY.ngCatholic Bishop to Buhari: Reverse Nigeria's dwindling economic fortunesVanguardABUJA – The Auxilliary Bishop of Abuja, Most Reverend Anslem Umoren has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the calls made by the Catholic Bishops Co...

VanguardYou can't handle the consequences of not restructuring Nigeria — Ayo AdebanjoVanguardAS some Nigerians, especially from the South and Christian leaders pick holes in the recent United States of America Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry&#...