Daily Post NigeriaPDP Assigns Portfolios To Caretaker CommitteeSaharaReporters.comThe make-up of the seven-person committee was announced during the Maiden Meeting of PDP staffers from the PDP National Secretariat and the Peoples Democratic Institute (...

Naija247newsAmbode Vows to Tackle Unemployment in LagosNaija247newsLagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has restated his administration's commitment to tackling unemployment in the state assuring that the Lagos Empowerment Trust Fund will redr...

VanguardTambuwal applauds Ikpeazu's developmental efforts in AbiaBusinessDaySokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has applauded the developmental efforts of his Abia State counterpart, Okezie Ikpeazu, despite the scarce resources at his disposal. T...

NAIJ.COMUproar as APC blames enemies for mass sackNAIJ.COMSome Nigerians have reacted angrily to claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the mass retrenchment in the banking and other sectors was orchestrated by certain disgruntled persons t...

VanguardBuhari in good health, makes video call to NigeriaNews24 NigeriaAbuja - Contrary to reports making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari is down with cancer, the President has reportedly made a video call to one of his aides in Nigeria. Bu...

VanguardNigeria: Eighth Senate Compassionate About Nigerians - AshafaAllAfrica.comThe Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport, Mr. Gbenga Ashafa, who represents Lagos East senatorial district on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), spo...

NewsweekIn Kano: DSS raids ISIS training cell, arrests 5Pulse NigeriaThe arrested suspects were apprehended on their way to Libya and other African countries, according to DSS state director, Abdullahi Chiranchi. Published: 12.09 , Refreshed: 12.11; &#...

NAIJ.COMShocker: Read what Nigerian army says about Biafra Day killingsNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian military have said that the Amnesty International lied in their reports that the troops carried out extra-judicial killings of pro-Biafra supporters on May 30, ...

Naija247newsPoliticizing Buhari's health not good for Nigeria's image – KukahNaija247newsCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Matthew Hassan Kukah yesterday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari's health issue. Kukah said Buhari's health...

Daily Post NigeriaBanker jailed 39 years for stealing dead customer's N30mDaily Post NigeriaJustice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court on Thursday sentenced one Olawale Garuba to 39 years imprisonment for stealing from the dead. The con...

The Nation NewspaperNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morningDaily Post Nigeria1. More tributes have continued to pour in for former Super Eagles captain and coach, Stephen Okechuukwu Oliseh. Nigerians, particularly, social me...

Daily TrustPDP assigns portfolios to Makarfi-led caretaker c'tteeDaily TrustThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assigned portfolios to the members of the 7-man national caretaker committee, led by a former governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahm...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONKaduna Assembly Passes 17 Bills, 46 Motions In 1 YearLeadership NewspapersMembers of the Kaduna State House of Assembly yesterday gave account of their stewardship in the first year of legislative session. The Speaker, Hon. Aminu Abd...

TODAY.ngFriday Now Work-free Day For Benue WorkersLeadership NewspapersBenue State governor Samuel Ortom yesterday declared that Friday of every week be made a work free day for workers in the agrarian state. This was contained in a press statement sig...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONSchool Feeding Scheme Will Benefit 20m Children Nationwide – OsinbajoLeadership NewspapersActing President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the Home Grown School Feeding scheme would indeed bring real change to the lives of over 20...

BuzzNigeria.comAPC Will Fufill Campaign Promises – Lai MohammedLeadership NewspapersThe Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has assured that the federal government does not lack the political will, discipline and the determinatio...

The Nation NewspaperBank workers' sack pits Labour against NECAThe Nation NewspaperBanks may have agreed to pull the brakes on the sack of their workers following the Federal Government's threat to withdraw their opprational licences and organi...

The PunchRethinking public education in Oyo StateThe Nation NewspaperToday, I offer my two cents on the ongoing dialogue on public education in the pace-setting state of Oyo. I recognise the agony of the Number One citizen of the state, Governor Abiola...

TV360Lagos Assembly confirms Philips as LASIEC ChairmanTV360Philips' appointment, which was confirmed during plenary on Thursday, followed her nomination by the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode through a letter sent to the House last month. The Lag...

NAIJ.COMWhy we can't stop non-Nigerian herdsmen - FGNAIJ.COMThe minister of agriculture and rural development, Audu Ogbeh says the ECOWAS Transhumance Protocol allows for herdsmen who are not citizens of Nigeria to graze in the country. The federal...

The Nation NewspaperN360m campaign debt: PDP, Gana, Usman fail to stop suitThe Nation NewspaperThe People's Democratic Party (PDP), former Minister of Finance Nenadi Usman and two chieftains of the party, failed Thursday in their bid to stop a suit...

NAIJ.COMGood news! Read what FG plans to do about those missing from insurgencyNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian government has promised to account for every individual missing from Boko Haram insurgency in the north east. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, the executi...

SaharaReporters.comJudge In Cases Against Nyako, Saraki, Ekweremadu, Others DiesSaharaReporters.comThe number of judges of the Federal High Court dropped by one Wednesday with the death of Justice Steven Evoh Chukwu of the court's Abuja division. T...

BuzzNigeria.comPig Farms In Residential Areas Shut Down By Lagos GovernmentBuzzNigeria.comIn an effort to prevent health hazards associated with pig farming, the Lagos state government has ordered the closure of all pig farms located in residential are...

Daily Post NigeriaEFCC grills Chime over N23.29bn poll bribery scandalDaily Post NigeriaFormer Enugu State governor, Sullivan Chime, was yesterday grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in connection with the N23.29billion poll ...

Daily Post NigeriaWhy we are advising companies against sacking workers – Budget MinisterDaily Post NigeriaUdoma Udo UdomaThe Federal Government has explained that it is advising players in the private sector not to sack workers because such retrench...

Daily Post NigeriaObiano pledges to offset hospital bills of injured Biafra agitatorsDaily Post NigeriaGovernor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has said yesterday that he would pay hospital bills of Biafra agitators who were injured during the celebra...

NTA NewsNIS Recruitment Scam: EFCC Presents First Witness In The Trial Of A Former Interior Minister Abba MoroNTA NewsThe trial of a former Interior Minister, Abba Moro, began on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High ...

The NewsIn Kaduna, Muslim youths attacked Christian man over failure to fastThe NewsGovernor Nasir el Rufai of Kaduna has vowed to ensure prosecution of a gang of Muslims youths who stabbed one Francis Emmanuel, a Christian for not observing the Ramada...

National AccordSGF confirms Buhari, 3 ministers sickNational AccordIt was another dramatic day at Nigeria's Presidential Villa in Abuja as more revelations emerged that at least three ministers in President t Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet are also...

Daily Post NigeriaPolice, Fulani community dispel rumours of fresh attack in Nimbo communityDaily Post NigeriaContrary to media reports that Fulani herdsmen are back to Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State and that five of their wome...

The Eagle OnlineKeshi was national hero, pacesetter – AtikuThe Eagle OnlineHe said: “It saddens my heart to learn of the stunning news of the death of the golden boy of Nigeria football. His departure is more touching when one recalls that Keshi al...

NAIJ.COMRead why Okorocha is set to establish college in the northNAIJ.COMGovernor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has concluded plans to establish the Rochas Foundation College in Bauchi State as a way of providing education to the poor and less privileg...

VanguardAlleged $40m Fraud: Jonathan's Cousin, Wife Granted N1bn BailLeadership NewspapersJustice Nnamdi Dimgba of a Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former President Goodluck Jonathan's cousin, Robert Azibaola and his wife, Stel...

The Nation NewspaperTribunal: Validation Of Gov Bello's Election, Reflection Of People's Feelings – AbdullazeezLeadership NewspapersThe ruling of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal validating the election of Governor Yahaya Bello has b...

VanguardFG begins recruitment of 500000 graduatesVanguardABUJA — The Presidency, yesterday, announced the take-off of recruitment of 500,000 unemployed graduates, who would benefit from the N500 billion social investment programme of the All Progress...

Naija247newsNigerian refugees in Chad, Cameroon, Niger to return home soonNaija247newsThe Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said the federal government will soon make an arrangement for the return of Nigerian refugees in Chad, Cameroon and Nig...

The PunchDasuki: Ex NSA yet to account for arms he imported – FG tells courtPulse NigeriaThe government also told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that Dasuki is yet to account for all the weapons he bought while he served as the NSA. Published:...

NAIJ.COMUnbelievable: Read what Nigerians are saying about Abacha's deathNAIJ.COMWhen General Sanni Abacha died 18 years ago, many Nigerians celebrated the death of the military dictator known for ruling Africa's most populous country with iron...

NAIJ.COMShocker: Christians, traditional worshippers prepare for war against AregbesolaNAIJ.COMThe Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun state chapter, has said children of residents of the faith would now attend public schools wearing church ga...

BusinessDayINEC receives 32 fresh applications for registration as political partiesBusinessDayThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday in Abuja said it has received 32 applications from various associations for registration as p...

Daily Post NigeriaSSANU, NASU protest appointment of new OAU VCDaily Post NigeriaReport reaching DAILY POST says Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the non-Academic Staff Union, at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State ...

Daily Post NigeriaAngula Jessica: Aisha Buhari - Challenges of being the Wife of number one citizen and the triumph of good conscienceDaily Post NigeriaIt must take more than a stroke of luck and tremendous goodwill for none of the mud thrown at Mrs Ai...

NAIJ.COMShocking! 11-year-old boy slaughtered in KanoNAIJ.COMThe Punch reports that the Kano state police command confirmed the horrible incident on Tuesday, June 7. Deputy Superintendent of Police Magaji Musa Majia, the spokesman of the command, said ...

The Indian ExpressNigeria: Ex-Indian Minister Asks His Country to Ban NigeriansAllAfrica.comA former minister in India, Ravi Naik, has asked his country's authorities to impose a ban on Nigerians. According to The Times of India, Naik made this sta...

NAIJ.COMThese are happy times for PDP, but unhappy times for Nigeria - MimikoNAIJ.COMMembers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, June 7, got re-energised by the strong words uttered by the chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Ondo state...

The Nation NewspaperNigeria: Edo Guber - 490000 Permanent Voters Cards Unclaimed in Edo - RECAllAfrica.comBenin City — Ahead of the September 18, 2016 governorship election in Edo State, scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INE...

The Nation NewspaperNigeria: Southerners, Not Northerners Are Marginalised Under Buhari - Yoruba EldersAllAfrica.comIbadan — The recent statement credited to the Northern Elders' Forum (NEF) complaining of marginalisation of the North through the...

Daily Post NigeriaOkorocha, El Rufai, Ohaneze, others meet over killing of Igbo woman in KanoDaily Post NigeriaGovernor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, his Kaduna and Bauchi States' counterparts, Mallam Nasir El Rufai and Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi Ab...

The Nation Newspaper'12m motorists using fake insurance certificates'Daily TrustTwelve of the 16million motorists in the country are carrying fake insurance certificates, the Senate heard yesterday. The revelation came during the debate on a mo...

TODAY.ngLagos miners protest against Ambode's 'stop work' orderDaily TrustHundreds of rights activists as well as miners across Lagos State gathered to protest the 'stop work' order given by the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Am...

Daily TrustN4.8bn fraud: AVM Umar to explore plea bargainDaily TrustFormer Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar (rtd.) at the court today. A former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar, yesterday told a Federal High C...

360Nobs.comSenate Condemns Kano KillingLeadership NewspapersThe Senate yesterday condemned the recent killing of a woman in Kano State, as it charged the Federal Government to ensure that the culprits of the bastardad act are fully prosecuted. The woma...

VanguardBuhari writes Senate: Osinbajo is Acting PresidentVanguardABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, told the Senate that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will act on his behalf as President for the 11 days he would be on medical vacation to th...

The PunchCorporal kills, buries inspector over N300,000The PunchA police corporal, Daramola Tosin, attached to the Ekiti Police Division in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, has been dismissed from the Force for allegedly killing an inspe...

NAIJ.COMGoodluck Jonathan, stop running around and listen to this truth no one will tell youNAIJ.COMEditor's note: Former president, Goodluck Jonathan has been travelling around the world since he relinquished power to President Muhammadu Buhari in...

BusinessDayAjimobi Begs Stakeholders Over Errors Committed On Education InitiativeLeadership NewspapersGov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Tuesday apologised for the mistakes the state government might have made in the pursuit of its education reform i...

VanguardLagos-Ibadan rail line ready in 2 years, Amaechi assuresVanguardThe Minister for Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, Tuesday, assured Nigerians that the proposed Lagos-Ibadan segment of Lagos-Kano rail line project will be ready and operational...

Daily Post NigeriaTwo die, three pensioners collapse during Bayelsa verificationDaily Post NigeriaTwo aged pensioners lost their lives, while three others collapsed during a verification ordered by the Bayelsa State Government. It was gathered that the...

VanguardOsinbajo, Governors, Security Chiefs Meet Over Niger Delta MilitantsLeadership NewspapersIn view of the threat by Niger Delta Militants to bomb strategic buildings in Abuja, acting President, Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday met with governors of oil p...

NAIJ.COMBoko Haram sponsors: Nigerian government makes new vowNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian government in Abuja on Tuesday, June 7, has said it will begin investigation on the sponsors of Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Speaking to lawyers during a protes...

The PunchReps Summon Gov. Bello, Buratai Over State Assembly CrisisLeadership NewspapersThe House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi and the Chief of Army staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai over the deployment of armed mili...

BusinessDaySenate to expedite action on poverty eradication billBusinessDayThe Senate has pledged its commitment to expeditiously pass the Bill for an Act to Establish National Poverty Eradication Commission to tackle the high rate of poverty in the co...

BusinessDayNigeria: Judge Lambasts Dasuki's Lawyer, Accuses Him of Employing Delay TacticsAllAfrica.comAbuja — Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf of an Abuja High Court and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mr. Joseph Dauda SAN and c...

NAIJ.COMSaraki's trial: We are not afraid of you - Lawyer tells judgeNAIJ.COMKanu Agabi, the lead counsel to Saraki on Tuesday, June 7, admitted that he was scared of the final judgement of Senate president Bukola Saraki. He disclosed this after th...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONNAF expands Yola apron for war against terroristsVanguardThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF), as part of preparations towards inducting new platforms, is expanding the apron at the military wing of Yola International Airport to enhance air ...

Daily Post NigeriaTwo UNILAG students drown during birthday party at Lagos beachDaily Post NigeriaTwo postgraduate students of the University of Lagos were on Sunday drowned in the Elegushi Beach during the celebration of their friend's birthday. I...

NAIJ.COMMutiny: Muslim group begs Buhari to pardon 'innocent souls'NAIJ.COMIshaq Akintola, the director of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to grant presidential pardon to 54 soldiers. Premium Times report...

VanguardAlleged N3.1bn Fraud: Judge Withdraws From Suswam's TrialLeadership NewspapersThe trial of the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswan and one other over alleged money laundering and criminal breach of trust, yesterday, suffered a setba...

VanguardWhy North-East is not safe yet for return of IDPs— UNVanguardABUJA—The United Nations has warned Federal Government against returning internally displaced persons, IDPs, in the North-East to their homeland, saying the area was not safe. Bam...

The Nation NewspaperI'm Under Investigation For Corruption – JonathanLeadership NewspapersFormer president, Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed that he is being investigated for corruption by the President Muhamadu Buhari-led government. He also asse...

The Nation NewspaperCourt grants ex-NIMASA boss, Omatseye N500,000 bailVanguardlagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, granted N500,000 bail to former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Ray...

The PunchAlleged masterminds of Sam Amuka-Pemu's robbery attack arrestedThe PunchThe Lagos State Police Command has arrested the alleged masterminds of a robbery attack on the Publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, Sam Amuka-Pemu, in the Anthony Village...

Housemaid 'steals' master's N3.1mThe Nation NewspaperThe police have accused a housemaid, Anna Payaro, of stealing her employer's money and property worth N3,142,500 in Lekki, Lagos. ýPayaro, 28, was arraigned yesterday before Mrs A. T...

NAIJ.COMFinally! NYSC releases date for batch A stream II orientation courseNAIJ.COMAfter several postponements and cancellation, the date for the 2016 batch 'A' stream II orientation course of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has finall...

NAIJ.COMFinally! NYSC releases date for batch A stream II orientation courseNAIJ.COMAfter several postponements and cancellation, the date for the 2016 batch 'A' stream II orientation course of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has finall...

VanguardEl-Rufai has threatened our lives – Sen Sani, Akida membersVanguardKADUNA — Senator Shehu Sani and members of Akida, a pressure group within Kaduna State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday alleged that Governor Nasir El-Ru...

VanguardObaseki, Odubu camps playing mind gamesVanguardTHE Campaign organization of the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dr Pius Odubu and that of Godwin Obaseki led by Osarodion Ogie, are playing mind games ahead the June 18, 2016 scheduled governorship ...

NAIJ.COMIts a national shame: Read what Commonwealth doctors are saying about Buhari's medical tripNAIJ.COM... – The vice president of the Commonwealth Medical Association, Dr. Osahon Enabulele has condemned President Buhari's medical trip to...

Daily TrustRamadan: MURIC seeks Buhari's pardon for 54 soldiersDaily TrustThe Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to grant presidential pardon to the 54 soldiers serving ten year jail term in the spirit of Ramadan fas...

Daily Post NigeriaDogara seeks tougher punishment for fraudulent Stock Market playersDaily Post NigeriaSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that the House of Representatives is in the process of tightening regulations...

Daily Post NigeriaHon. Okorie calls for amendment of TETFUND Act to fund Agric Colleges in NigeriaDaily Post NigeriaThe Chairman of House Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions, Hon. Linus Abaa Okorie has solicited the amendment of tertiar...

TheCableI was first to carry a placard but Osinbajo met my imitator, says jobless PhD studentTheCableIbubeleye McDonald — the 26-year-old mother of two who broke the Internet when she was photographed in Port Harcourt holding a placard that read &#39...

TODAY.ng FG rules out military action against rampaging herdsmenVanguardABUJA – Despite the ferocious wave of attacks on indigenous communities by rampaging herdsmen in some parts of the country, the Federal Government has ruled out the possibility ...

TODAY.ng FG rules out military action against rampaging herdsmenVanguardABUJA – Despite the ferocious wave of attacks on indigenous communities by rampaging herdsmen in some parts of the country, the Federal Government has ruled out the possibility ...

NAIJ.COMShocking! United Nations asked to divide Nigeria into six republicsNAIJ.COMTwo pro-Biafra groups have appealed to the United Nations and other world leaders to divide Nigeria into six geo-political zones to solve the current crisis. Movement fo...

Daily Post NigeriaHow robbers stole N12m from my Ilorin home — SarakiDaily Post NigeriaThe Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has disclosed that some robbers invaded his home in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, about two weeks ago and made away with N1...

NAIJ.COMPDP leaders move to end crisis, as Makarfi, Sheriff, BoT and party governors meet todayNAIJ.COMKey stakeholders of the PDP are expected at the Ondo Governor's Lodge in Abuja today, June 6, venue of a meeting aimed at reconciling all aggriev...

The Nation NewspaperIndustrialisation: A/Ibom Gets Coconut Plantation, RefineryLeadership NewspapersIn an effort to create jobs for the teeming youths and boost industrialisation, governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel has performed the ground brea...

VanguardWe'll consult wide before approving ECOWAS-EU free trade deal—BuhariVanguardABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday night in Dakar, Senegal, said Nigeria would consult widely before endorsing the Economic Partnership Agreement, EPA, ...

VanguardMuslims Sight Moon, Begin RamadanLeadership NewspapersThe Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, yesterday affirmed that the new moon had been sighted and urge...

TODAY.ngWhy Osun State is least crime-infested state, by govtThe Nation NewspaperOsun State said yesterday that the “low crime rate in the state” as confirmed by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, was the result of the initiatives ...

YNaijaSimon Kolawole: The options President Buhari must carefully weighYNaijaI remember this encounter all the time. My wife and I were on a trip to the US a few years back. When the immigration officer at the JF Kennedy International Airport, New York...

VanguardRamadan: Buhari urges Muslims not to hike prices of goodsVanguardABUJA-As muslims nationwide start off the 30 months fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, president Mohammadu has urged traders no to increase the prices of goods and services. He...

VanguardRamadan: Buhari urges Muslims not to hike prices of goodsVanguardABUJA-As muslims nationwide start off the 30 months fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, president Mohammadu has urged traders no to increase the prices of goods and services. He...

The Nation NewspaperRecovered loot: Buhari succumbed to looters, list is not correctNAIJ.COMThe failure of the federal government to release the name of looters of Nigeria's treasury has generated widespread reactions from some prominent Nigerians....

BusinessDayRecovered loot: Buhari succumbed to looters, list is not correctNAIJ.COMThe failure of the federal government to release the name of looters of Nigeria's treasury has generated widespread reactions from some prominent Nigerians. Many are...

NAIJ.COMWhy God is angry with Buhari - FayoseNAIJ.COMGovernor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has said the nation's economic downturn will pull down the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayose made this known on Sunday, June 5, during a thanksgi...

VanguardBoko Haram terrorists plan bombings during Ramadan – DHQVanguardAbuja – The Defence headquarters on Saturday alerted Nigerians particularly Muslims that Boko Haram terrorists have concluded plans to bomb places of worship during Ramadam and...

The NewsSaraki: Burglars stole N12m from my homeThe NewsNigeria's Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki has revealed that N12 million was stolen in his Ilorin, Kwara State home about two weeks ago. The Senator, a former governor of Kwara State sa...