The PunchRickey Tarfa must explain contact with judge, court rulesThe Nation NewspaperA Lagos State High Court in Igbosere yesterday assumed jurisdiction to entertain a two-count charge filed against Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mr. Rickey Tarfa by...

The Nation NewspaperNuclear power not safe for Nigeria - Sen. Shehu SaniThe Nation NewspaperSenator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, Senator Shehu Sani has Tuesday criticize attempt by the Federal Government to invest in Nuclear power i...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONPolice Set To Establish Civil Rule In Liberated Communities, Says IGPCHANNELS TELEVISIONSolomon-Arase-On-Bribery The Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Tuesday said all is now set for officers and men of the force to m...

VanguardNorthern CAN to Buhari: Nigeria'll slide into confusion if Jonathan is arrestedVanguardKADUNA – The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Northern branch, on Tuesday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari against purported plans to arrest for...

VanguardNo protest can force any senator out of office – NdumeVanguardThe Leader of the Senate, Sen. Mohammed Ali-Ndume, said on Tuesday that no amount of protest would force any legislator to resign. Ndume was reacting to a protest by “Occupy Nati...

VanguardCourt grants Bianca's prayer to re-open evidenceVanguardLagos- The wife of late Biafran war lord, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, Bianca Ojukwu's application to re- open her evidence in chief, in a suit she instituted against her husband&#...

NAIJ.COMFulani attacks: Buhari's government lacks political will to solve the problem– ex-lawmakerNAIJ.COMJunaid Mohammed, a second republic lawmaker of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, have spoken about the recurring Fulani herdsmen, farme...

Pulse NigeriaWike: Governor says APC deceived NigeriansPulse NigeriaWike made the comment on Monday, April 25, 2016, during a PDP membership mobilisation programme in Dutse, Jigawa state. Published: 28 minutes ago , Refreshed: 26 minutes ago; 'Jola...

Information NigeriaEkweremadu Seeks Collapse Of 36 States Structure Into Six ZonesInformation NigeriaIke Ekweremadu Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the collapse of the existing 36 states of the federation into six geopolitical z...

NAIJ.COMPresident Buhari meets with these 10 senators to discuss budget (LIST)NAIJ.COMPresident Muhammadu Buhari will reportedly discuss the 2016 budget with 10 senators during behind the closed door meeting on April 26, Tuesday, Vanguard reports. The ...

Information NigeriaPrisons Boss Appears Before Reps C'ttee, Apologizes Over Assault On Female LawmakerInformation NigeriaIdah Odeh-Mrakpor Oyemachi Joan The House of Representatives Committee on Interior yesterday quizzed the Controller-General, Ni...

Daily TrustAGF, Reps meeting on Kogi Assembly crisis deadlockedDaily TrustThe meeting between the House of Representatives and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, over the crisis in the Kogi State Assembly was deadlocked yesterday ...

VanguardControversy as Army, Kaduna govt differ over number of buried Shi'ites membersVanguardThe Nigerian Army and the Kaduna State Government on Monday differed on the number of corpses released for mass burial during the December 15, 2015 clash ...

NAIJ.COM'Nigerians have lost faith in APC' – Governor WikeNAIJ.COMNyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers state, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will bounce back and return to power in 2019. According to the governor, Nigerians h...

VanguardNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morningDaily Post Nigeria1. Nigeria is said to be losing about 1.5 billion dollars a month to piracy, armed robbery at sea, smuggling, and fuel supply fraud. Amb. Michele Sison, U.S. ...

The PunchDriver arrested for removing Eko Bridge railsThe PunchA commercial bus driver, Ademola Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly removing the rails under and above the Eko Bridge. Th...

The Nation NewspaperMimiko seeks review of revenue allocation formulaThe PunchThe Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has called on the Federal Government to review the revenue allocation formula for the purpose of development of states and the l...

Naija247newsCourt jails Larmode's accuser three yearsThe PunchA Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced to three years imprisonment, Mr. George Uboh, who accused a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commis...

The PunchSix Ekiti doctors, driver perish in auto crashThe PunchSix members of the Ekiti State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, including their driver, on Sunday lost their lives in a road traffic accident along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. The ...

The Nation NewspaperPlanning key to good governance, says TinubuThe Nation NewspaperAt a colourful ceremony attended by dignitaries in Lagos, Silverbird Communication on Sunday night honoured All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Asiwaju Bola...

VanguardTRESSPASS: Deeper Life Church to pay N5mVanguardThe Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has upheld the judgment of a Lagos High Court which ordered Deeper Christian Life Ministry to pay N5 million as damages for trespassing on a parcel of land bel...

VanguardI'm very much alive- IBBVanguardMinna—Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, yesterday, said he was not dead, but alive and in good health. It would be recalled that the media (not Vanguard) was agog that the elder...

SaharaReporters.comFulani Herdsmen: Proffer Solutions And Stop Displaying Your BMW - Bitching, Moaning And Whining By Churchill ...SaharaReporters.comThe first reason why the farmer-herdsmen conflict in Nigeria is consistently making national headlines...

Nigeria: Mr President, Should We Wait to Be Killed or Fight?AllAfrica.com"All animals are equal; but, some animals are more equal than others". George Orwell, 1903-1950 in ANIMAL FARM. "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your cons...

Daily Post NigeriaNASS will meet this week to resolve crisis surrounding 2016 budget - NamdasDaily Post NigeriaThe House of Representatives' spokesman, Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas has assured that the National Assembly will by this week deliberate on th...

News24 NigeriaBuhari asked to sack Fashola, AmaechiNews24 NigeriaAbuja - The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately relieve former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, former River...

Pulse NigeriaBoko Haram: Almost 2 million people still displacedPulse NigeriaThe National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said a total of 1, 934, 765 displaced persons are currently living in formal camps, host communities and satellite camps in lib...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBribery Is A 'Product Of Fear Of The Unknown', Police Boss saysCHANNELS TELEVISIONSolomon Arase On Bribery in Police Force Agatu community The Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, says the issue of bribery in the Ni...

The PunchSouth-west threatens to leave PDP over chairmanship positionNews24 NigeriaLagos - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in South-west zone has threatened to reconsider its continued membership of the party if it is denied the chairmanship positio...

Daily Post NigeriaBello confirms release of kidnapped Osun officials, insists Kogi is not crime hotspotDaily Post NigeriaThe Kogi State Government has announced the release of three officials of the Osun state government, even as Governor Yahaya Bello ...

BusinessDayLekki unrest: Lagos asks IGP to take over investigation into Disu's killingBusinessDayLagos State government at the weekend released a White Paper on the report of the tribunal of inquiry into causes of civil disturbances at the Lekki Fr...

The PunchKogi APC: Rancour over no-confidence voteThe PunchRising from an emergency meeting to review the performance of Yahaya Bello since he assumed the Office of the Governor of Kogi State on January 27, the state executive committee of the All prog...

The Nation NewspaperLagos gov, deputy, speaker mourn Jafojo's passageThe PunchThe Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode; the Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule; and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Sunday expressed sa...

VanguardNo way out of budget crisis, as deadline expiresVanguardABUJA— Pressures by the Presidency on the National Assembly to rewrite the 2016 budget and include critical projects left out in the appropriation bill as passed were at the weekend, sli...

NAIJ.COMEFCC probes N4b deposits in ex-minister's accountThe Nation NewspaperEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigators have discovered that about N4billion was channeled through the account which former Finance Minister Mrs. Nen...

The PunchN338bn bailout: Benue, Imo diverted funds – ICPC reportThe PunchBenue and Imo states allegedly diverted money meant for the payment of workers' salaries. This is according to a report by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Relate...

The PunchTroops kill five fleeing B'Haram membersThe PunchThe troops of the Nigerian Army have killed five Boko Haram members in an ambush in Borno State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Sunday th...

The Nation NewspaperAPC accuses Fayose of fuel diversionThe Nation NewspaperThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of alleged complicity in the fuel supply crisis in the state. In a statement yesterday by Pub...

The Nation NewspaperCowboys and herdsmenThe Nation NewspaperAs a boy, I was a fan of the western, or what we know here as the cowboy drama or movie. I did not only watch their heroics, I played them. I was Michael Landon who played Little Joe in the Fa...

Naija247newsIsa Yuguda's Exit: PDP's Loss, Mohammed's Gain?Naija247newsThe exit of former governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) didn't come as a surprise to many watchers of . Since he left office...

NAIJ.COMFellow Nigerians, here are four of my legacies as your ex-president - Goodluck JonathanNAIJ.COMEx-president Goodluck Jonathan has listed some of the legacies he left behind when he was still in power. The former Bayelsa state governor, who was ...

360Nobs.comTroops Avert Another Suicide Bomb Attack In Borno State360Nobs.comTroops of the Nigerian Army attached to 7 Division Garrison, Forward Operation Base (FOB), have averted yet another suicide bombing attempt on Ummarari community, Borno state ...

NAIJ.COMNever! Nigerians will not watch while Saraki and his corrupt senators ruin NigeriaNAIJ.COMEditor's note: The attempt by the Nigerian Senate to amend the law of the Code of Conduct Tribunal has defaced it and in year it is touted as the most...

The PunchFani-Kayode Lied, Fashola, Amaechi Didn't Fund Buhari's Campaign – APCLeadership NewspapersThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has denied allegations made by a former spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Pr...

Vanguard13 killed in Taraba herdsmen reprisal attackVanguardNo fewer than 13 persons may have been killed as herdsmen and farmers clashed in Taraba State even as farmers in about three local government areas were chased out of their villages and are cu...

The PunchSenator Saraki and the 'sit-tight' syndromeThe PunchA lot of us have a poor understanding of democracy. For example, we appreciate the idea of majority rule, but we hardly mention the corresponding concept of minority protection. We ad...

The Nation NewspaperConfusion looms in NASS over Acting ClerkThe Nation NewspaperA fresh storm is brewing in the Senate in the aftermath of Thursday's rejection by Senate President Bukola Saraki of the appointment of Alhaji Mohammed Sani-Omolori&#3...

The Nation NewspaperOndo 2016: Mimiko in fresh dilemma over succesionThe Nation NewspaperGovernor Olusegun Mimiko's openness over his choice of a successor has been a subject of controversy and unease in his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP...

NAIJ.COMI think we have too many presidential jets right now – Dele MomoduNAIJ.COMEditor's note: Dele Momodu, the veteran journalist politician, entrepreneur and the Ovation magazine publisher, has recently been in the centre of attention over hi...

VanguardUNILAG to re-open on May 2, lists conditions for re-admission of studentsVanguardThe senate of the University of Lagos(Unilag) has directed each of its returning students to complete an undertaking form and get it notarized as a condition to be...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONPrisons Boss Denies Assaulting Female LawmakerCHANNELS TELEVISIONPrisons Boss - Peter Ekpendu - Joan Marakpor The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has faulted assault claims by a member of the House of Repres...

The PunchKogi: Reps grill Arase for flouting N'Assembly's directiveThe PunchAN ad hoc committee of the House Representatives on Thursday grilled the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, for flouting the resolution of the National Ass...

Daily TrustTroops kill 35 Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 198 peopleDaily TrustTroops under 'Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole' fighting the Boko Haram sect in the North-East have killed 35 insurgents and rescued 198 hostages in recent clearance operat...

The Nation NewspaperWhy I won't devalue naira, by BuhariThe Nation NewspaperPresident Muhammadu Buhari yesterday explained that he is not disposed to the devaluation of the naira as being canvassed in some quarters because previous exercise failed ...

YNaijaBiafra: IPOB lambasts IkedifeNigeria TodayTHE Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the leadership of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has lambasted former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Dozie Ikedife over his statement that Kanu is not the leader ...

The PunchArmy parades fake colonelThe PunchThe Nigerian Army on Friday paraded one Mr. Prince (surname withheld) for allegedly impersonating as a colonel and illegal possession of firearms. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, w...

VanguardFG committed to rebuilding Nigeria Police Force – OsinbajoVanguardThe Federal Government on Friday said it remains committed to addressing the challenges of inadequate funding, training and other challenges facing the Nigeria Police Force wit...

P.M. News3 Osun State officials kidnapped in KogiP.M. NewsThree Osun Government officials were on Friday kidnapped by gunmen on the Obajana – Lokoja road in Kogi. The victims were taken into a nearby bush by their abductors, while the official vehicl...

Nigerian Entertainment TodayRemembering late music icon Dagrin in 5 songs, 10 picturesNAIJ.COMSince 2010 when Dagrin passed on at the age of 26, a lot of things have not remained the same. We remember him today, April 22, 2016 even as we touch on sever...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFG Asks Police To Eradicate Custodial Violence Against SuspectsCHANNELS TELEVISIONPolice Custodial Violence The Nigerian government has advised the police to work towards eradicating custodial violence against suspects and other deta...

The PunchBuhari returns budget, meets Saraki, Dogara on FridayThe PunchPresident Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly will meet on the controversial 2016 budget again on Friday (today). Senate President Bukola Saraki, who is the...

Information NigeriaSenate Inaugurates 12-Member Peace PanelInformation NigeriaRowdy-Senate-session In line with its decision to reunite all senators across party lines, the Senate on Thursday inaugurated a 12-member peace panel to address issues affect...

VanguardRights Group Wants Amnesty International's Chief investigatedVanguardA Human rights group, Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has called on security agencies to investigate the Country Director of Amnesty Internatio...

Information NigeriaFulani Herdsmen Kidnap DELSU Staff, Demand N5m RansomInformation NigeriaA non-academic staff of the Delta State University, Abraka, Mr. John Ogeleke, was yesterday kidnapped at Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State by...

NAIJ.COMAssault: For overtaking convoy, read what prisons boss' aides did to female lawmakerNAIJ.COMA female lawmaker, Hon. Onyemeachi Mprakpor was allegedly assaulted by security operatives attached to the convoy of the comptroller-general of pris...

NAIJ.COM2019 poll: PDP northern president divides partyNAIJ.COMWhat can be regarded as a brewing crisis has been reported in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the zoning of the position of the presidency to the north in 2019. According to Th...

NAIJ.COM2019 poll: PDP northern president divides partyNAIJ.COMWhat can be regarded as a brewing crisis has been reported in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the zoning of the position of the presidency to the north in 2019. According to Th...

Senate inaugurates peace panelDaily TrustThe 12-man peace panel of the senate was yesterday inaugurated by the Senate leader, Ali Ndume. The committee was constituted to address issues affecting the smooth running of the senate. Inaugurating the commit...

Daily TrustSalaries: FG gives states one-month moratoriumDaily TrustPresident Muhammadu Buhari has approved a one-month deferment for deductions from debtor-states' allocations to enable them pay workers' salaries. The Minister of Finance, Mrs ...

VanguardSenate: Can the peace last?VanguardLast Wednesday's declaration of peace in all fronts by the Senate with the withdrawal of amendments to the laws establishing the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT and pending punishments against opponents of S...

NAIJ.COMNo To Increase In VATThe TidePosted by admin on Apr 22nd, 2016 and filed under Editorial. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed. The Federal Government recently spoke about ...

NAIJ.COMSee what these Nigerian Airforce officers were seen doing recently (photos)NAIJ.COMThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) turned 52 this year, following its establishment by the Statutory Act of Parliament on 18 April 1964. This year's celebration wa...

Daily Post NigeriaSGF inaugurates committee on National Honours AwardDaily Post NigeriaThe Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, has inaugurated the newly reconstituted Committee on National Honours Award. This is cont...

Bella NaijaPolice arraign Lebanese for forging Nigerian citizenship documentThe PunchThe police have charged a 42-year-old Lebanese, Rami El Masri, to court for allegedly forging a letter of Nigerian citizenship confirmation and parading himself as a N...

TV360Female suicide bombers kill 8 at IDP camp in BornoNews24 NigeriaTwo female suicide bombers have killed at least eight people at a camp for people displaced by the jihadist Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, a community security force memb...

NAIJ.COMMystery: Read how 'naked' couple were found dead in their homeNAIJ.COMThere was pandemonium at New sight area, Oba-Ile in Akure North local government area of Ondo state after residents discovered the lifeless bodies of a couple, Femi O...

Vanguard2016 PDP Convention: I am Not Contesting For Any Position — MetuhVanguardThe National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has declared that he will not be contesting for any position in the forthcoming...

NAIJ.COMBen Bruce advises Nigerian government on how to tackle youth unemploymentNAIJ.COMThe Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, Ben Murray-Bruce has advised government at all levels on how to tackle the naggin...

Information NigeriaFG To Begin Payment Of Salaries By 25th Of Every Month – AGFInformation NigeriaThe Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris, says the Federal Government plans to begins payment of staff salaries by the 25th of eve...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONNLC Affirms Osun Govt Not Owing SalariesCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun State chapter, Jacob Adekomi, told Channels Television in Osogbo that the government has lived up to the agreement rea...

NAIJ.COMMass graves: Igbos write BuhariNAIJ.COMA group, the Igbo Intelligentsia Forum has written an open letter to the Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari on the alleged mass graves discovered by the Department of State Services (DSS). In the letter ...

Bizarre: Husband , Wife Found Dead In OndoLeadership NewspapersThe lifeless bodies of a man identified as Femi Oguntunwase and his wife were found dead in their apartment located at New Sight area of Oba Ile town in Akure North Local Government Area of...

NAIJ.COMEkiti: Court slams heavy fine against DSS, read whyNAIJ.COMThe Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti Division, has ordered the Directorate of State Security Services (DSS) to compensate Honourable Afolabi Akanni, member representing Efon Constituency 1...

NAIJ.COMEkiti: Court slams heavy fine against DSS, read whyNAIJ.COMThe Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti Division, has ordered the Directorate of State Security Services (DSS) to compensate Honourable Afolabi Akanni, member representing Efon Constituency 1...

Daily Post NigeriaEkweremadu carpets EFCC for denying 'Anti-Corruption Ambassador' bestowed on himDaily Post NigeriaThe Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has reacted to a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Economi...

NAIJ.COMChibok Girls: Service Chiefs Shun Senate InvitationLeadership NewspapersThe Service Chiefs and the National Security Adviser (NSA) yesterday shunned Senate invitation to explain their efforts in the ongoing anti-terrorism fight and rescue of th...

VanguardFulani herdsmen, hoodlums invade farm settlement in IbadanVanguardIbadan—AS controversy to find grazing reserves for Fulani herdsmen across the country continues, some hoodlums, including herdsmen, on Tuesday night, invaded a farm belonging t...

The Nation NewspaperTwo remanded for cloning Ambode's phone numberThe Nation NewspaperThe two suspected fraudsters - Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole— arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS) for cloning the mobile number of t...

The Nation NewspaperBayelsa: Furore As Dickson Divides APC With Fresh AppointmentsLeadership NewspapersThe Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson recently sent tongues wagging following the appointment of an ex-militant leader, APC chieftains and...

The PunchFire kills two in Oyo, guts Lagos marketThe PunchTwo persons were confirmed dead in Okaka, in the Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State on Wednesday after a petrol tanker fell, spilling its content on the road and causing fire. The inci...

Independent OnlineNo new MTN talks until Reps probe ends – MinisterThe PunchHope of an early resolution of the controversy surrounding the deadline for the payment of a $3.9bn fine slammed against MTN dimmed on Wednesday as the Minister of Communicat...

The PunchEFCC already cleared CCT chairman —InvestigationThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has already investigated the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, and found him to be clean. This is according t...

The PunchReps probe fresh pension scam under PTADThe PunchThe House of Representatives said on Wednesday that it had received complaints of alleged fresh pension scam under the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate. It expressed fears that pensi...

The Nation NewspaperOshiomhole, lawmakers clash over tenure of council chairmenThe Nation NewspaperThe Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole and lawmakers in the Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday clashed over resolution that lawmakers should h...

Daily Post NigeriaFulani Herdsmen Engage Nigerian Soldiers in Gun Fight; Kidnap Policeman in Agatu, Benue StateNigerian BulletinFulani herdsmen, according to a report from Daily Post, have kidnapped a policeman after engaging a joint team of the Nigeri...

The PunchOsinbajo'll combine pastor, Vice-President's jobs – PresidencyThe PunchThe Presidency on Wednesday said there was no truth in a recent media report that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had resigned as a pastor in The Redeemed Christian ...

The PunchNo currency swap deal with China – FGThe PunchThe Federal Government on Wednesday said the agreement reached with the Central Bank of Nigeria during the recent one-week official trip of President Muhammadu Buhari to China could not be descri...

Nigeria TodayReps summon FCT Minister over taxVanguardThe House of Representatives on Wednesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Alhaji Mohammad Bello, to appear before its Committee on FCT over taxes being collected in the ...

SaharaReporters.comEFCC Traces 17 Accounts To Badeh During Corruption InvestigationSaharaReporters.comMr. Badeh was arrested in January for the non-specification of procurement costs, absence of contract agreements, award of contracts beyond authorized...

BusinessDayReps approve $300m Diaspora bondBusinessDayMembers of the House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously supported President Muhammadu Buhari's request to increase the Diaspora bond from $100 million Euro bond to $300 million Euro bond....