Wetinhappen Magazine (blog)Drama As Angry Ogun Pensioners Lock Commissioner Inside His OfficeWetinhappen Magazine (blog)It was another day of chaos as angry protester stormed the office of the Ogun State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Adewale Oshinowo. E...

Pulse NigeriaIPOB: DSS arrest members planning attack on Computer VillagePulse NigeriaA member of the Indigenous People of Biafra have been arrested by the men of the Department of State Services, DSS over plans to carry out attacks on the Computer Vil...

Daily Post NigeriaDSS issues alert on Sallah; arrests kidnappers, members of NDA, IPOBDaily Post NigeriaThe Department of State Services (DSS) has announced success concerning its continuing onslaught against those working contrary to safety and peace ...

VanguardFRSC bars commercial motorcyclists from plying major roads in LagosVanguardThe Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has said that it is collaborating with other traffic agencies to ensure that commercial motorcyclists are barred from plying m...

NAIJ.COMDubai houses: How Buratai killed Buhari's anti-corruption warNAIJ.COMEditor's note: The President Muhammadu Buhari administration has come under intense criticism over its decision to clear the chief of army staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Burata...

Daily Post NigeriaMetuh refunding N400m diverted funds should not prevent his trial - Nelson EkujumiDaily Post NigeriaHead of the Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate, CPPM, Nelson Ekujumi, has expressed joy that former Spokesperson of the P...

TheCableCourt grants Fintiri, ex-Adamawa gov, N500m bailTheCableAhmed Mohammed, justice of the federal high court, on Friday granted Umaru Fintiri, former Adamawa state governor, bail in the sum of N500m, and two sureties in like sum. According to the ...

BuzzNigeria.comTerrorism: FAAN raises security alertNational MirrorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has advised all airport users to be security conscious at all the nation's airports. FAAN said the advice was necessary following recent...

360Nobs.com'Fleeing' Kuje Prisoners Rearrested360Nobs.comThere are strong indications that the prisoners who escaped last week from Kuje Prison in Abuja have been found and rearrested by security officials in the country. Sahara Reporters quote...

VanguardConstitution review: Reps set to incorporate 2014 Confab reportNational MirrorAll is now set for the House of Representatives to adopt and incorporate the 2014 National Conference report into the ongoing 1999 constitution review. This was conta...

NAIJ.COMAnalysis: One party, two chairmen and the confusion in PDPNAIJ.COMIn the past few days, the media have been awashed with the activities and crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and till this very moment, there is no light at the en...

News24 NigeriaINEC proposes July 23, 30 for suspended rerun electionsNews24 NigeriaAbuja - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed July 23 and 30 to conduct the suspended re-run elections into the National Assembly for Kano, K...

Africa Independent TelevisionFederal Government Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Eid al-Fitr Public HolidayAfrica Independent TelevisionThe Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 5th and Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 as public holiday to mark the Eid al-...

NAIJ.COMConfusion in Abia state as two governors battle for one state - Newspaper ReviewNAIJ.COMThe centre has refused to hold in Abia state regarding a false documentation scandal which have given room for a battle over the governorship seat. This tro...

NAIJ.COMTwo months after escaping death, read what Edo deputy, Oshiomhole just didNAIJ.COMAll now seems to be well between Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state and his deputy, Dr Pius Odubu after the former publicly appreciated the latter and assured...

Daily Post NigeriaWe want to rescue remaining Chibok girls alive, unharmed - BuhariDaily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has once affirmed that his administration was determined to rescue the remaining abducted Chibok girls unharmed. He stated t...

The TideFG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public HolidaysThe TideThe Federal Government has declared July 5 and 6, 2016 as public holidays to mark Eid-el Fitri. The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), who made the declaration on beh...

The PunchPlateau's 14-man committee recommends cattle ranchingDaily TrustThe 14-man committee set up by Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong to examine the gains and implications of establishing grazing ranches yesterday urged the state governm...

VanguardMoney laundering: You've a case to answer, court tells OhakimVanguardABUJA—The former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, on Thursday, failed to persuade the Federal High Court in Abuja to quash the three-count criminal charge the ...

The Nation NewspaperMass retrenchment: NLC faction, NUBIFIE insist on picketing banksVanguardLAGOS—NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, led by Joe Ajaero and the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Intuitions Employees, NUBIFIE, yesterday dismi...

The Nation NewspaperOsun hijab crisis: S-West Islamic body advises CAN, Muslim leadersVanguardFOLLOWING the crisis that trailed the wearing of Hijab by female Muslim students in Osun State, the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria, MUSWEN, has advised on...

The Nation NewspaperOsun hijab crisis: S-West Islamic body advises CAN, Muslim leadersVanguardFOLLOWING the crisis that trailed the wearing of Hijab by female Muslim students in Osun State, the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria, MUSWEN, has advised on...

The PunchCrisis rocks Plateau assembly over LG boss' tenureThe PunchThe Plateau State House of Assembly on Thursday witnessed a rowdy session as members of the Peoples Democratic Party protested the extension of the tenure of the transition chairme...

The Nation NewspaperBuhari launches tree planting in KadunaThe Nation NewspaperPresident Muhammadu Buhari yesterday launched the “Keep Kaduna Green Project”, a project designed by the Kaduna State government to fight desertification. The project ai...

The PunchPoliceman, cyclist die during revenue drive in EnuguVanguardA policeman attached to the Building Material Task Force of Nsukka Local Government Area in Enugu State was reportedly killed, Wednesday, by a mob for allegedly killing a motorcyclist...

NAIJ.COMAlleged embezzlement: Read what happened to Uzor Kalu in courtNAIJ.COMThe trial of the former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu has been adjourned till September 27 by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, June 30. According...

Daily Post NigeriaTenure extension for LGs: Pandemonium in Plateau Assembly as PDP lawmakers stage walk-outDaily Post NigeriaCrisis engulfed the Plateau State House of Assembly on Thursday as ten Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers staged a walk out ove...

Daily Post NigeriaSaraki mourns Amadi, Maduekwe, calls for immortalisationDaily Post NigeriaSenate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday expressed grief over the death of two notable Nigerians, Captain Elechi Amadi and Chief Ojo Maduekwe. ...

Daily Post NigeriaFani-Kayode denies writing 'divisive' letter to Christians from EFCC custodyDaily Post NigeriaFormer Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied reports that he sent a message to Christians and Apostle Johnson Sulem...

BBC NewsNigerian city of Lagos shuts 'noisy' churches and mosquesBBC NewsAuthorities in Nigeria's Lagos State have shut 70 churches and 20 mosques in an attempt to reduce high noise levels. About 10 hotels, pubs and club houses were also cl...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONKwara LG Workers Protest Non-Payment Of Salary ArrearsCHANNELS TELEVISIONKwara Workers Staff of local governments in Kwara State under the aegis of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) have been protesting the nonpaym...

Daily Post NigeriaUnpaid allowances: Corps members stage protest, disrupt NYSC POP in KanoDaily Post NigeriaA mild drama played out on Wednesday in Kano State as Batch A stream 2 National Youth Service Corps members in Karaye staged a protest over unpa...

VanguardBREAKING: Certificate Saga: Why Court struck out suit against BuhariVanguardABUJA—–The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, struck out the suit querying the educational qualification of President Muhammadu Buhari. Justice Ademola Adeni...

Daily Post NigeriaOver 300000 apply for 750 EFCC jobsDaily Post NigeriaNo fewer than 300,000 applications were received for the 750 positions advertised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, an official has said. Its Director of Public Affai...

News24 NigeriaREVEALED: Senate clerk says standing orders were alteredNews24 NigeriaAbuja - The deputy clerk of the National Assembly, Benedict Efeturi, has revealed how the senate's standing orders used for the 2015 elections of Bukola Saraki and ...

Daily Post NigeriaAbducted Adamawa musician, Daukaka speaks from hospital bedDaily Post Nigeriaada ekiti Abducted Adamawa based singer, known as Ado Daukaka, has recounted his ordeal in the hands of his abductors. Daukaka was found unconscious at a far...

NAIJ.COMRevealed: Why Sambo Dasuki could remain in detention for lifeNAIJ.COMThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has adjourned sine die (indefinitely) the ruling in the case of former national security advi...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari's bodyguard arrested over link to Boko HaramDaily Post NigeriaA body guard attached to President Muhammadu Buhari, Corporal Hassan Aminu, has reportedly been arrested by the Department of State Security, DSS, over his alleg...

NAIJ.COMEx-airforce chief returns billions of loot to governmentNAIJ.COMDetails of the trial of Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (rtd), a former chief of air staff, by the Federal High Court in Lagos heard on Wednesday have become known. The Nation reports th...

VanguardCrisis over choice of APC running mateVanguardFRESH crisis is brewing in the APC over the choice of the senatorial zone to produce the running mate to the governorship candidate, Mr, Godwin Obaseki. A competent source close to the party disclos...

TV360Kogi grounded as labour, banks strike enters day threeVanguardLOKOJA—THE ongoing strike by workers in Kogi State has grounded government activities and other operations including financial sector. The strike, which began Monday, was called by le...

VanguardPresidency summons Borno gov over deaths in IDP campsVanguardABUJA—There were indications yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari, who is perturbed by the reports of malnutrition and death of some Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in gove...

The PunchFayose in eye of stormThe Nation NewspaperEkiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose is battling with the allegation of receiving N1.2 billion from the cash meant for the purchase of arms for the Armed Forces. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commis...

The PunchAgenda to restructure NigeriaThe Nation NewspaperThe call to restructure Nigerian polity is not new. But the loudest decibels of the currently intensified calls to restructure the nation come mostly from those whose preferred candidate lost in...

EFCC docks ex-Adamawa gov, Fintiri, today over alleged N1.9bn fraudVanguardAbuja—Many weeks after being detained and grilled extensively on what he did with the sum of N1.9 billion of state funds, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will tod...

NAIJ.COMImagine what Lagos govt said after BRT killed a street hawkerNAIJ.COMThe street hawker, who was trying to evade arrest from officials of Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), had attempted to cross the road before being hit by the truck, which was e...

Daily Post NigeriaEl-Rufai to upgrade Kaduna NYSC permanent campDaily Post NigeriaKaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has promised to upgrade camp facilities in the State before the next orientation exercise. El-Rufai said the action would give...

Daily Post NigeriaSecurity operatives didn't stop me from travelling abroad over unpaid salaries - Governor BelloDaily Post NigeriaKogi State Governor, Alhaji Bello Yahaya on Wednesday denied reports claiming that he was refrained from traveling ab...

NAIJ.COMJust in: Read the truth about Ali Modu-Sheriff's sackNAIJ.COMThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refuted media claims that the embattled national chairman of the party, Ali Modu-Sheriff was sacked by an Abuja High Court. In a statement s...

Daily Post NigeriaRivers, Kano, Imo, Kogi rerun elections to be concluded before July 31 – INEC ChairmanDaily Post NigeriaChairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed readiness to conclude rerun...

NAIJ.COMGovernor-in-debt: This touching message is to MimikoNAIJ.COMGovernor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state has received serious tongue-lashing from a rights activist for his inability to pay workers salaries and other emoluments. Share on Facebook &mid...

Daily Post NigeriaBREAKING: Court strikes out Fani-Kayode's suit challenging his detentionDaily Post NigeriaA Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court in Apo, Abuja, has struck out a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by a former Mini...

The PunchNigeria: Kano Woman's Killing - Court to Decide Bail Application July 20AllAfrica.comKano — A magistrate's court in Kano yesterday adjourned to July 20 the ruling on the bail application by the counsel of the five accused persons arr...

NAIJ.COMBoko Haram: Nigerian troops reveal positive newsNAIJ.COMClearing operation to flush out the fleeing Boko Haram terrorists from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Area of Responsibility (AOR) continues to yield positive results. The troo...

News24 NigeriaSynagogue Collapse: Video aired in courtNews24 NigeriaLagos - The trial of the two engineers charged over the collapse of a guest house belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations, took a new turn on Tuesday when a video of the trage...

Daily Post NigeriaNigeria's sovereignty negotiable - SoyinkaDaily Post NigeriaNobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has added his voice to the ongoing calls for the restructuring of the Nigerian federalism. According to him, the sovereignty of the na...

NAIJ.COMBuratai makes shocking revelation, speaks on his Dubai properties, military coup and politicsNAIJ.COMBuratai also spoke about the top Nigerian Army officers recently sacked, including the 38 officers sacked by the Army Council for a purported c...

NAIJ.COMWar in APC, as two Nigerian political heavyweights clash at party's national secretariatNAIJ.COMThere was a bit of a drama over the formal entry of Ogboru and Ochei into the APC's national secretariat on Tuesday, June 28, as it was beli...

NAIJ.COMBuhari's aide under fire for referring to 2014 Confab delegates as 'boys'NAIJ.COMNigeria's former minister of external affairs and deputy chairman of the 2014 National Conference, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has berated the SGF, ...

VanguardAl-Makura: Is it a fresh start for Nasarawa?VanguardIt is not unlikely that Governor Umaru Al-Makura's business background was the catalyst for the socio-economic revolution that has recently ignited the state. Indeed, soon after assumption...

VanguardOyo Assembly approves N14.2bn FG bailout for salariesVanguardIbadan—The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the application of the state government to approach the Federal Government for a N14.16 billion bailout fund. The approval came u...

VanguardGBARAMATU: Tompolo, Egbesu chief priest complains to BuhariVanguardWARRI—FORMER militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, complained to President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, that the military had not returned his symbol of autho...

TODAY.ngNorth, South disagree on Buhari's policy direction- Int'l Republican InstituteVanguardABUJA—The policy direction of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration has now divided the northern and southern parts of Nigeria, according ...

Daily Post NigeriaOsun Hijab drama: Christian, Muslims unions in war of wordsDaily Post NigeriaA group, under the auspices of Muslim Ummah South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), has cautioned its Christian counterparts in Osun State to stop encouraging what they...

NAIJ.COMAmazing: Buhari shows huge support for Jonathan's initiatives, check out what he just didNAIJ.COMPresident Muhammadu Buhari has paid N1.6 billion to about 638 youths under the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWin) programme, ...

BusinessDayAlleged forgery: Ekweremadu writes UN, US, EU othersBusinessDayThe forgery charges preferred against presiding officers of the Senate has assumed a new dimension, as Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has written to the United Nations an...

Nigerian ObserverCapital releases will no longer be automatic, says budget ministerNigerian ObserverAbuja – Sen. Udoma Udo-Udoma, Minister of Budget and National Planning, says capital releases will no longer be automatic as they will depend on Minis...

The NewsFG committed to speedy recovery of economy – UdomaThe NewsThe Federal government is committed to strengthening the linkage between development plans and budgeting processes to ensure better implementation of projects and programmes towards sp...

Information NigeriaPost-UTME Ban: FG To Sanction Erring Universities, PolytechnicsInformation NigeriaThe Federal Government has cautioned Nigerian tertiary institutions against flouting its directive banning the conduct of Post-Unified Tertiary Matricu...

NAIJ.COMPoll results show Nigeria is divided between North and South (infographics)NAIJ.COMThe International Republican Institute (IRI) today, June 28, released the poll results carried out in Nigeria which shows that the country is polarized between N...

BusinessDayUN earmarks $13mn to support economic recovery in north-east NigeriaBusinessDayUnited Nations humanitarian chief, Stephen O'Brien, on Tuesday announced that the UN has released $13 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) ...

Nigerian ObserverCurbing substance abuse among NigeriansNigerian ObserverAbuja – Concerned citizens have expressed concern about the rising incidence of drug and substance abuse in the country, calling for holistic measures aimed at tackling the mena...

BusinessDayTwo suicide bombers blow themselves up in BornoBusinessDayTwo suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers have blown themselves up near Sulemanti mosque in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, in northeast Nigeria. The Borno State police command ...

NAIJ.COMRead what will happen in Nigeria prisonsNAIJ.COMThe minister of interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau has ordered an immediate appraisal of all prison facilities in Nigeria. Speaking during a visit to Kuje prison in Abuja where two inmates awaiting tr...

Daily Post NigeriaBREAKING: Governor Ikpeazu files appeal against court order sacking him from officeDaily Post NigeriaEmbattled Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has filed a notice of appeal and application for stay of execution at the Abuja div...

TheCableLabour leaders betrayed us, say ekiti workersThe Nation NewspaperWorkers in Ekiti State have accused labour leaders of betraying them by agreeing to a one month pay out of the six months owed them by the state government. They described the fai...

NAIJ.COMState of the nation: Why Nigeria needs a miracle – OsinbajoNAIJ.COMVice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria expects great miracles to happen for the country to experience national development and peace. READ ALSO: Buhari hosts Dangote, Otedo...

NAIJ.COMNewspaper review: Buhari, Saraki exchange hot words as Ekweremadu finds solace in GodNAIJ.COMMajor Nigerian dailies for Tuesday, June 28, are focused on various issues such as the exchange of words between Bukola Saraki, the Senate president an...

Daily Post NigeriaBenue won't surrender to Fulani herdsmen – Governor OrtomDaily Post NigeriaGovernor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, has affirmed that his administration will not rest on its oars until the battle against the Fulani Herdsmen is won ...

VanguardBVN: 500 A-Ibom civil servants, pensioners excluded from payrollVanguardUYO — Approximately 500 civil servants and pensioners with Bank Verification Number, BVN-related problems in Akwa Ibom State have been excluded from the payroll of the st...

Daily TrustShettima: NGOs reaping from IDPs' woesDaily TrustBorno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, says some Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are defrauding foreign philanthropists by appealing for funds under the pretence of trying to help in...

VanguardI'm a landlord; Orbih can't suspend me — IduoriyekemwenVanguardRunner-up in the penultimate Monday's governorship primaries of the PDP, Mr. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, has described his purported suspension by the party in the state a...

Daily Post NigeriaNo cabal has hijacked my government – Buhari replies SarakiDaily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has faulted Senate President Bukola Saraki over his claim that a cabal has hijacked the government. Buhari in a statement by his...

The NewsNigerian Pastor jailed nine years in Britain over 4.1m pounds education scamThe NewsA 'dishonest, greedy' and possibly bigamous school accountant has been jailed for nine years for stealing £4.1million of taxpayers' money – and l...

The Nation NewspaperDesist from inhuman treatment of widows – Aisha Buhari admonishesThe Nation NewspaperWife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has called for cultural transformation and an end to wicked and inhuman widowhood rites imposed on Niger...

The PunchFather disowns two sons arrested as cult leadersThe PunchThe father of two suspected gang leaders of the Awawa cult in the Dopemu area of Agege, Lagos State, has disowned the children, urging the police to prosecute them. PUNCH Metro learnt th...

Daily Post Nigeria24 PDP state chairmen dump Sheriff, back MarkafiDaily Post NigeriaNo fewer than 24 state chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have backed the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker committee of the party. They urged th...

Daily Post NigeriaEconomy: We refused to save for the rainy day - BuhariDaily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is paying dearly for incompetence in managing high revenue that accrued from oil, particularly over the past decade, and f...

TheCablePROFILE: Awunah, new police spokesman, loves hunting. But what exactly is his 'prey'?TheCableAwunah, whose appointment was announced on Monday, replaces Olabisi Kolawole who was the image-maker of the police for 10 months. The new force...

VanguardSynagogue: Court to rule on admissibility of video compact diskVanguardJustice Lateef Lawal-Akapo has fixed Tuesday to rule on the admissibility or otherwise of the evidence contained in a Compact Disc (CD) video recording of the building colla...

NAIJ.COMMUST READ: Ambode declares war on Omo-onileNAIJ.COMThe Lagos state government on Monday, June 27 set up a Task Force to check the menace of land-grabbing in the State, just at it vowed to tackle the activities of land grabbers popularly called ...

NAIJ.COMWhat the new IGP wants from Buhari, details of secret letter revealedNAIJ.COMThe content of a letter reportedly written by Ibrahim Idris, the new inspector general of police has been revealed. According to This Day, the new police chief wrote a...

300000 Nigerians currently living in US – EnvoyVanguardLagos – The outgoing Deputy Consul-General of the United States in Lagos, Ms Dehab Ghebreab, on Monday said that about 300,000 Nigerians were currently living in different parts of the U.S. Ghe...

Daily Post NigeriaWhy Buhari's government cannot accord priority to Confab report - SGFDaily Post NigeriaSecretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr. Babachir Lawal has revealed why the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is yet...

NAIJ.COMFashola exposes best kept secret of the Buhari governmentNAIJ.COMBabatunde Fashola, the Nigerian power, works and housing minister, has revealed that the vulnerable are those being targeted by the federal government in its sustainable housing p...

Nigeria Master WebBreakingNews 27/6/16: Nigeria`s place in BrexitNigeria Master Web... [ Masterweb Reports: Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar reports ] - Currently a Romanian school drop-out has more chances of getting a job in the UK than a Nigerian PhD holder...

TODAY.ngNigeria: Fayose's Ogboju Pass PowerAllAfrica.comThere is a standard tactic employed by people scared of being brought to justice in Nigeria: attain notoriety by mounting a pre-emptive campaign of calumny against the authorities so that when...

Daily Post NigeriaI made N150,000 daily before this 'change' era - 'One-chance' robbery suspectDaily Post NigeriaThe Lagos State Police Command on Sunday arrested a robbery suspect, Adeleke Rasaq, and his accomplice, Lucky John. The sus...

Naija247newsGroup sue AGF, others over reduction of MTN fineNaija247newsA member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Raphael Igbokwe, and a group, Nigerians against Exploitation by Telecommunications Operators, have dragged the Attorney General of th...

Daily Post NigeriaNDLEA seizes N22bn drugs in 2015, arrests 8778 suspectsDaily Post NigeriaThe Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Muhammad Abdallah, on Saturday said the agency seized drugs worth N22 billion in 2015. This ...