VanguardSacked agency heads working for PDP — OyegunVanguardABUJA—National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said, yesterday, that President Muhammadu Buhari sacked heads of 27 federal parastatals on Monday b...

VanguardWhy David Mark's re-election is an issueVanguardThe cancellation of the election of the immediate past senate president, Senator David Mark in Benue south senatorial zone by the Appeal Court has created serious political curiosity and tensi...

VanguardObasanjo's corruption allegation against NASS: Senate moves to suspend Marafa, pro-Lawan senatorVanguardABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday, mandated its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, to investigate alleged uncomplimentary...

The PunchEkiti: Two ex-govs, 60 others meet in AbujaThe PunchTwo former governors of Ekiti State, Chief Niyi Adebayo and Chief Segun Oni, were among the 62 leading members of the All Progressives Congress, who met in Abuja, on Tuesday, as part of the m...

Information NigeriaNDDC director arrested for attempting to bribe EFCC officials with N150,000 recharge cardsDailyPost NigeriaOperatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Roberts Obuoha, a Director in Project Mana...

DailyPost NigeriaBudget committees to submit report before FridayDailyPost Nigeria11217511_905576042831072_7145209641261146649_n The House of Representatives on Tuesday, urged all committees on budget defence to submit their reports before the House co...

Osun DefenderAregbesola And Challenges Of Development In OsunOsun DefenderBecoming governor was not, for Rauf Aregbesola, the fulfillment of an ambition. It was for him, the beginning of a mission: a mission to transform his beloved state, Osun to its ...

VanguardOshiomhole signs 2016 Budget into LawVanguardGovernor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has signed the state's N116.6 billion 2016 Appropriation Bill into law, saying the 2015 budget performed optimally in all sectors. Speaking shortly after as...

DailyPost NigeriaSenate mulls suspension of Senator Marafa, 10 othersDailyPost NigeriaSenator-Kabiru-Marafa-360x225 The Senate on Tuesday expressed its anger on Senator Kabiru Marafa who granted an interview to the Punch Newspapers on 7th February, 201...

The Nation NewspaperCome, explain why you want to be PDP chairman, Olisa Metuh tells contendersVanguardABUJA- CRISIS rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has deepened as the national caucus meeting ended in deadlock over the choice of a chairman f...

Information NigeriaSaraki Endorses Innoson Motors, Urges Government To Protect, Patronize Local Firms To SucceedInformation NigeriaSenate President Bukola Saraki on Monday said the government has a responsibility to ensure indigenous manufacturers thri...

BusinessDayAmbode parleys corporate community on economy, investmentBusinessDayGovernor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State will this Thursday meet with the business community to articulate his administration's economic programmes and policies expected...

YNaijaAkpabio says 'Godswill' would be done in Akwa Ibom in 2019YNaijaFormer governor of Akwa Ibom State, now senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, has stated that his party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), will still govern the oi...

YNaijaWitness tells court how ex-governor Gabriel Suswam laundered N1 billionYNaijaThe trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan and his commissioner of Finance, Okolobia Okpanachi resumed on Monday, February 15, as a prosecution witness ...

Osun DefenderSenate Caucuses Meet Over Saraki's Pending Trial At The CCTOsun DefenderMembers of the Senate met separately at various caucus levels on Monday to discuss the fate of Senate President Bukola Saraki, who is to resume his trial at the Co...

SaharaReporters.comHalliburton scandal: EFCC investigates Adoke, four SANsThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has opened investigation into a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Joseph Daudu (SAN); the immediate past Att...

Pulse NigeriaGoodluck JonathanGEJ's former ADC refusing to list beneficiaries of N10b lootPulse NigeriaAdegbe was arrested in connection with the $2.1b arms purchase scam, involving the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Published: 1 m...

VanguardStop clampdown on pro-Biafra protesters, MASSOB, IPOB tell S-East, S-South GovsVanguardABA— Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has urged governors of the South East and South South states to join hands and st...

The PunchProbing Jonathan will be futile —BabatopeThe PunchA member of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, on Monday said that any attempt to probe ex-President Goodluck Jonathan would be an exercise in futility. ...

The PunchPolice, thugs clash over death of residentThe PunchThugs and policemen clashed over the death of a 25-year-old man, Monsuru Alapini, on Monday in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos, causing pandemonium. Monsuru, a commercial motorcyclist, was repor...

Osun DefenderPresident Buhari Sacks DG Budget OfficeOsun DefenderPresident Muhammadu Buhari sacked the former Director-General for the Budget Mr. Yahaya Gusau, announced today in a press release from his Senior Special Adviser for Media and Publicity F...

The Nation NewspaperMinister drums up support for military in war against terrorThe Nation NewspaperMinister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has urged Nigerians to support the military in its efforts to clip the wings of Boko Haram. The ...

Nigerian ObserverWhy heads should roll over the 2016 budget fraudNigerian ObserverIt is often said in a popular Nigerian local parlance that if there are too many fragment in gari (cassava flour), the blind would get to know. This has become the lot of...

Premium TimesSupreme Court gives reasons for upholding Udom Emmanuel's election as Akwa Ibom governorPremium TimesThe Supreme Court on Monday gave reasons for affirming Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party as the validly elected governor o...

The PunchSenate Leader visits Buhari, says “I'm consulting”The PunchThe Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ndume had last Tuesday met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo along...

The Nation NewspaperTragedy as Area Commander drowns in hotel poolThe Nation NewspaperThe Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police on Sunday recorded a painful loss of a senior officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Osung Ekpo. Ekpo who was t...

Pulse NigeriaEFCC disclaims recruitment advertsDailyPost NigeriaThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has alerted the general public about “the activities of some unscrupulous elements, who have cashed in on the plan by the Commission t...

The NewsAkwa Ibom: Umana failed to prove case, says Supreme CourtThe NewsThe Supreme Court on Monday adduced reasons for affirming Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as validly elected governor of Akwa Ibom. Justice Chima Nweze, who ga...

VanguardI don't want your appointment, Najatu Muhammad tells BuhariVanguardNajatu Muhammad, a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, has rejected her appointment as the chairperson of the governing council of the Federal University, Dutse...

The PunchMy life is under threat − David MarkThe PunchA former Senate President, David Mark, on Monday petitioned the Inspector – General of Police, Solomon Arase, alleging that some gladiators in the forthcoming rerun election in the Benue South S...

360Nobs.comBreaking! Pres. Buhari Fires DGs Of NTA, VON, NAN, NBC, VOA, FRCN360Nobs.comThe President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has wielded the big stick at the Directors General of Nigeria Television Authority, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeri...

The PunchBREAKING: FG releases list of sacked DGsThe PunchPresident Muhammadu has approved the immediate disengagement of the Chief Executives of 26 parastatals and agencies of the Federal Government. A statement issued by the Secretary to the Governme...

The PunchNigeria: Halliburton US$185 Million Bribery Scandal EFCC Yet to Locate RefundAllAfrica.comMr. Damian Dodo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has told interrogators how five lawyers, who prosecuted multinational firms implicated in the $185 mi...

Pulse NigeriaSons Of The DevilUndergraduates murder American returnee, steal her valuablePulse NigeriaTwo final year students of the Ebonyi State University have been nabbed for murdering an American returnee to steal her property. Published: 3 minutes...

News24 NigeriaUK police chief to be probed over Ibori fraud caseNews24 NigeriaLagos - The chief of the London Metropolitan Police, Bernard Hogan-Howe, is probe to face after the Scotland Yard officers investigating former Delta State Governor, James Ib...

Pulse NigeriaGay WeddingPolice bursts same sex wedding in AbujaPulse NigeriaThe police in Abuja have put an end to a wedding that was supposed to be between two homosexuals. Published: 4 minutes ago; Isaac Dachen. Print; eMail · Ibrahim Lawal an...

DailyPost NigeriaLagos police arrest 'mad man' with bank tellers, 22 ATM cardsDailyPost Nigeriafake madman Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command attached to the Victoria Island area of Lagos State, have ...

DailyPost NigeriaDon't copy Pastors acting like Christianity is showbiz - Catholic warns priestsDailyPost NigeriaCatholicChurchInteriorCapeMayNJ The Catholic Bishop's Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has warned its priests against “market place ...

DailyPost NigeriaCNPP condemn sack of VCs, flays minister for appointing kinsmen as replacementDailyPost NigeriaCNPP The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has asked the Federal Government to immediately reinstate the Vice Chancellor of th...

NAIJ.COMWhy ex-president Jonathan may be prosecuted by President BuhariNAIJ.COMIf the suggestions by the Lagos state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) are anything to go by, ex-president Goodluck Jonathan may be prosecuted by Presid...

The Guardian NigeriaHome News 'Any cleric that supported Father Mbaka's transfer is an enemy of the...YNaijaThe January 30 transfer of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka from Christ the King Parish,GRA, where he had been the parish priest for 20 years to Our...

Leadership Newspapers7 Govs Witness Gov Dickson's Swearing In For Second TermLeadership NewspapersSeven governors under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday witnessed the swearing in ceremony of the Bayelsa State governor,Ho...

VanguardYohanna wins Adamawa re-run electionVanguardYola—Immediate past Commissioner for Trade and Cooperative, and Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Talatu Yohanna , has emerged winner of the re-run election for Demsa/Numan/Lamurde fe...

VanguardHow my football career derailed — Gov. LalongVanguardGovernor Simon Lalong of Plateau State had cut his teeth in politics in the legislature having served as member of the House of Assembly between 1999 and 2006 and was speaker between 2000 a...

Anyaoku, others for Ondo@40 lectureThe PunchA former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has been named the Chairman of a symposium being organised by the Ondo State government as part of activities marking the 7th anniversary of Dr. O...

The Nation Newspaper'PDP is heating up Ondo'The Nation NewspaperOndo State All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Akin Ogunsakin, in this interview with MUSA ODOSHIMOKHE, explains that the Peoples Democratic Party (APC) is heating up the Sun...

VanguardCCT: SANs disagree over calls for Saraki's resignationThe PunchWith the Code of Conduct Tribunal trial of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, set to begin on March 10, some senior lawyers in the country are divided over whether or n...

VanguardEx-NAF finance chief returns N84m looted fund to EFCCThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered N84m from the immediate past Director of Finance and Budget of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore O. O. Gbadebo, The PUN...

The PunchDon't interfere in senatorial poll, PDP tells OrtomThe PunchThe Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has warned the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, against interfering in the February 20 rerun election in Benue-South sen...

NAIJ.COMGbajabiamila says President Buhari should be "absolved” of the 2016 budget crisisNAIJ.COMHon Femi Gbajabiamila, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, spoke on the issue of the 2016 budget while receiving leaders of the Nat...

The Eagle OnlineNigeria's economy: Awakening the snoring giant, by Adekoya BoladaleThe Eagle OnlineA friend said to me over the weekend “If Mark Zuckerberg were a Nigerian and he created Facebook in a garage somewhere in Lagos or Ogun state, the ...

Valentine celebration should bring Nigerians closer to God, says ClericVanguardLagos – The Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Monsignor Gabriel Osu, on Sunday said that Valentine celebration should bring Nigerians close...

The PunchNotorious herdsmen are Malians, Chadians – IGPThe PunchThe Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, says most herdsmen that cause trouble in Nigeria are foreigners, specifically from the neighboring countries of Mali and Chad. According t...

NAIJ.COMNo area of my state under Boko Haram control, people enjoy safety – Yobe governorNAIJ.COMA delegation from Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) visited Damaturu, Yobe state, to deliver relief materials to the state. Baba Malam-Wali, the secretary t...

The Nation NewspaperCVC says tenures of sacked VCs of 9 Federal Universities expire Feb. 15VanguardAbuja – Prof. Michael Faborode, the Secretary-General, Committee of Vice-Chancellors (CVC), says that the tenure of vice-chancellors of nine Federal Un...

The Nation NewspaperBuhari mourns Hajiya Fati Koko, says she had a good heartVanguardAbuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the virtues of Hajiya Fati Koko, popularly called Maitalla Tara, who passed away at age of 95 years. This is containe...

NAIJ.COMWe need prayers for President Buhari, he has genuine mission – Primate AyodeleNAIJ.COMEditor's note: Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, the founder and spiritual head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, celebrates his birthday on Sunday,...

VanguardSERAP calls for tougher sanctions against corrupt lawyersVanguardFollowing growing allegations of corruption against some senior lawyers and their alleged complicity or facilitation of judicial corruption, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountabili...

VanguardEDO 2016: Why I want to succeed Oshiomhole – EdebiriVanguardCHIEF Solomon Edebiri was the revelation during the 2012 governorship election debate organized for candidates in Edo State. His policy plans and what he would do to bring the state ...

VanguardBudget padding, scandalous votes and eagle-eyed senatorsVanguardWhen Ministers began the defence of their budgets, last week, errors in the document made the Senate to express worries over what has now been described as padding by the Executive...

VanguardUse of card reader didn't violate any law—IginiVanguardBarr. Mike Igini is a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo and Cross River States. In this interview, he expresses shock over the judgments of the Supreme Court on the ...

VanguardPresident Buhari: The bigger the head, the bigger the headache (1)VanguardWhen I read in the newspapers that the President, Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari, was complaining in Ethiopia that our judiciary is his major headache in the highly dramatised p...

The PunchNdoma-Egba, Otu, others defect to APCThe PunchNational Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Saturday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State received a former senate leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba as well as a former...

Leadership NewspapersYouths endorse Tinubu as Yoruba LeaderThe Nation NewspaperThe Oodua Youth Movement (OYM) has pronounced All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader and former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as leader of the Yo...

News24 NigeriaWoman, 48, held after vomiting wraps of cocaine at Abuja airportNews24 NigeriaAbuja – A 48-year-old woman is alleged to have vomited wraps of white powdery substances which later tested positive for cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Interna...

Information NigeriaInsecurity: Sultan Seeks Constitutional Amendment To Integrate Traditional, Religious LeadersInformation NigeriaSultan-of-Sokoto-Alhaji-Muhammad-Saad-Abubakar-III ( The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, yester...

Pulse NigeriaChibok GirlsAir Force hints at possible locations of abducteesPulse NigeriaFamuyiwa stressed that the force has for this reason abstained from attacking the identified areas to avoid hitting the girls. Published: 2 minutes ago; Gbenga Bada...

YNaijaFG reopens Halliburton bribery scandal, implicated SAN says 'we did nothing untoward'YNaijaThe Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has begun a fresh probe into the $180 million Halliburton bribe scandal. The anti-corruption age...

Daily SunPolice kill suspected kidnapper, rescue 3 victimsDaily SunPolice in Kogi on Friday shot and killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued three kidnap victims at a border area between Kogi and Edo.. The Commissioner of police in Kogi, Mr Bansen Gwa...

YNaijaEFCC launches fresh probe into Mu'azu, Anenih, PDP chieftainsYNaijaIt is believed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a fresh investigation into some members of the Peoples Democratic Party's Board of Trustees a...

VanguardBuhari to partner Central African countries on anti-terrorismThe PunchPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said his administration would partner with the 11-member Economic Community of Central Africa States to rid Nigeria and her neighbours of...

Vanguard$2.1billion Arms Scam: Army hands over 7 generals, 5 colonels to EFCC for probeVanguardTHE Army headquarters on Thursday night confirmed that 12 Army officers including serving and retired have been sent to the Economic and Financial Crimes Com...

VanguardWe'll bring changes into governance – Edebiri, Edo PDP guber aspirantVanguardCHIEF SOLOMON EDEBIRI was the revelation during the 2012 governorship election debate organized for candidates. He had contested the election under the platform ...

The Nation NewspaperKano govt celebrates Murtala MuhammedThe Nation NewspaperThe Kano State Government in collaboration with Topseal Communications Limited is organising a commemorative event in honour of the late military Head of State, General Murtal...

The PunchDiary of a six-day PresidentThe PunchPresident Muhammadu Buhari penultimate Friday made a sudden announcement that he had started a short vacation that would end on Wednesday. That announcement made via a statement by his Special Adviser on Me...

The Nation NewspaperTaraba: Judiciary Remains Window Of Hope For Democracy – PDPOsun DefenderThe Peoples Democratic Party says that the Judiciary has shown that it remains the window of hope for democracy to strive in this country. The party said tha...

Police kill suspected kidnapper, rescue 3 victimsVanguardLokoja – Police in Kogi on Friday shot and killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued three kidnap victims at a border area between Kogi and Edo.. The Commissioner of police in Kogi, Mr Bansen Gw...

Naija247newsArrest Warrant: My men are on the trail of Niger Delta Militant leader Tompolo – IG AraseNaija247newsThe Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has said that his men are on the trail of the Niger Delta Militant leader, Mr Governme...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFG Directs Security Beef-up Around All IDP CampsCHANNELS TELEVISIONsecurity The federal government has directed a beef-up of security in and around camps for internally displaced persons in the country with renewed measures put in pl...

The Eagle OnlineCourt refuses to stop trial of SAN, Ricky TarfaThe Eagle OnlineA Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Lagos has thrown out an application by a prominent lawyer, Ricky Tarfa (SAN), seeking to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commiss...

Information Nigeria5 Nigerian Politicians Who Have Had Their Impeachment Upturned By The CourtInformation NigeriaA Court of Appeal sitting in Yola on Thursday reversed the impeachment of Murtala Nyako as governor of Adamawa State. INFORMATION NIGERIA r...

Naija247newsSenate Committee urges FG to develop border communitiesNaija247newsThe Senate Committee on States and Local Governments has urged the Federal Government to develop the country's border communities as many of the Nigeria's problems e...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONCourage Beyond Insurgency: The Story Of A Corps Member In YobeCHANNELS TELEVISIONNYSC members One of the cardinal objectives of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in Nigeria is to ensure corps members involve in meaningfu...

DailyPost NigeriaHow burglar's head got stuck in burglar-proof bars after stealing [PHOTO]DailyPost Nigeriaburglar-proof 1 There was drama at a plaza on Plateau Club Road, Jos, Plateau State as a 32-year-old suspected thief got his head stuck betwe...

The NewsKayode Akinmade: Ondo at 40, the sun still shinesThe NewsThere are quite a number of states making progress in Nigeria, trudging on in spite of the odds. With the steady slide in the value of the naira following the tragedy in the global oil ma...

Laurel Leader CallUnited Nations chief slams double terrorist attacks on refugee camp in northeastern NigeriaLaurel Leader Call"I think they are not able to do that; they send groups to go and kill vulnerable targets". It is very important fo...

WorldStageLagos plans relocation of Ikoyi Prison, seeks FG supportWorldStageGoverno Akinwunmi Ambode who spoke when the Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd.) paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Wednesday urged...

NAIJ.COM5 stunning facts to know about Buhari's 24-year-old special assistant (photo)NAIJ.COMNews broke on Thursday, February 11, 2016 that President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed Bashir Ahmad as his special assistant on New Media. The appointment...

Vanguard25-yr-old man kills father over fight with mumVanguardeffiong. A young man, Mfreke Archibong Effiong, was yesterday paraded by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for allegedly killing his father, Mr. Archibong Effiong in Ibesikpo-Asutan LGA of ...

National MirrorMan bags seven years for printing fake nairaThe PunchA Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday convicted one James Onwuso who was caught printing fake naira notes. The judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, sentenced Onwuso to seven years imprison...

VanguardPoor budget implementation affecting economy – SarakiThe PunchSenate President, Bukola Saraki, has lamented that ineffective implementation of past budgets and abandonment of projects have led to wastage that has negatively affected the natio...

Vanguard$2.1bn ARMS PROBE: NAF fires indicted officers, appoints new AOCs, PSOsVanguardABUJA—The Nigerian Airforce High Command stepped up its anti-corruption war, yesterday, with the removal of officers, including Air Officers Commanding, AOCs, fing...

VanguardSACK OF 3000 WORKERS: Okorocha receives govt/labour agreementVanguardOWERRI—Governor Rochas Okorocha has received a copy of the agreement reached by Labour and the Imo State Government that ended the rift which arose between government and la...

VanguardOgun at 40: Friends, foes award Amosun pass markVanguardRecently, Ogun State celebrated forty years of its existence. Ogun State is a state in South-Western Nigeria which was carved out of the old Western Region on February 3, 1976 by the then ...

The Nation NewspaperRiot over Fayose's destruction of Olukere's billboardThe Nation NewspaperThe destruction of a billboard bearing the picture of the Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba Ganiyu Ayodele Obasoyin, by Governor Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday ...

The Nation NewspaperAny Cure for Buhari's Judiciary Headache?THISDAY LivePresident Muhammadu Buhari has identified the judiciary, which is the third arm of government, as his main headache in his fight against corruption in Nigeria. The president, ...

Naija247newsPDP Appoints Sen. Walid Jibrin As BoT Chair As Substantive Party Chairman Emerges Next WeekNaija247newsThe Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has replaced the embattled chairman of the Board, Haliru Mohammed Bello...

The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)President Buhari resumes work after short vacationThe Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday resumed work at the State House, Abuja after a 6-day vacati...

Africa Independent Television2016 Budget: Don't change our plans – Fashola tells SenateAfrica Independent TelevisionThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN led the management team of his Ministry at the 2016 Budget Def...

The Guardian NigeriaEight die in Jigawa boat accidentVanguardAt least eight people drowned in northern Nigeria when a canoe ferrying traders capsized and panicked passengers in another boat jumped into the river, a government official said Thursday. Th...