The PunchPolice kill kidnapper, rescue one in NasarawaThe PunchPolice in Nasarawa State on Saturday killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued one person at the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, following a gun battle. Confirming the incident to SUNDAY PUNCH...

VanguardOLU of Warri: Itsekiri nation mourns, designates brother, Abiloye Emiko, as ...VanguardTHE Itsekiri nation, yesterday, announced the passage of Ogiame Atuwatse II, the Olu of Warri, and immediately designated his younger brother, Prince Ikenwol...

VanguardReproductive and Maternal Health: Aisha Buhari lends helping handVanguardWife of Nigeria's President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, has called on international agencies for more collaborative efforts to reduce the country's malnutrition and mater...

TheCableToo many B'Haram factions, Ganduje tells BuhariTheCableAbdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, wants the federal government to apply caution in ongoing attempts to examine the possibility of striking a peace deal with Boko Haram. Referri...

DailyPost NigeriaMissing Bauchi aircraft arrives NigeriaDailyPost Nigeriaaircraft-02 The missing Bauchi State Aircraft, yesterday, arrived in the state from Moroco, where it was discovered by the present administration. The 5N -BJM aircraft landed at t...

Naija247newsAkinwunmi Ambode: A quest for democratic accountabilityNaija247newsIt is no longer news that over 18 permanent secretaries have been removed from service and 19 new others appointed and sworn in since Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, a chartered ...

VanguardMy abductors were paid to kill me but God spared my life – Mrs Steve NwosuVanguardFrom the expression on her face , one would easily conclude that she had yearned for the embrace of her family, as it lit up with glee. Clung to her husband , w...

VanguardFamily, friends eulogise Adefuye at funeralThe PunchSeveral eulogies have started pouring in on the late Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, who was buried in Lagos on Friday. The funeral service, which he...

The Guardian NigeriaLagos West Senatorial election: Adeola floors Adewale at tribunalThe Nation NewspaperThe National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos has declared All Progressives' Congress candidate, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola ...

Don't stir fresh crisis in PDP, Uzodimma cautions party membersDaily SunA stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and member of its Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Hope Uzodimma, has cautioned those trying to stir a fresh crisis in the part...

VanguardDon't stir fresh crisis in PDP, Uzodimma cautions party membersDaily SunA stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and member of its Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Hope Uzodimma, has cautioned those trying to stir a fresh crisis in ...

DailyPost NigeriaRumour of my death handiwork of opposition –Osun deputy govDaily SunThe Osun State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Titilayo Tomori, yesterday, debunked the rumour about her death, saying it was being peddled by members of opposition parties. T...

The Straits Times1.4m children made homeless by Boko Haram: UNThe Straits TimesChildren in a refugee camp set up by the UN three months ago for Nigerian refugees fleeing to south-east Niger to escape Boko Haram. Nearly 1.2 million children have been di...

DailyPost NigeriaTribunal dismisses PDP's petition, upholds Senator Adeola's electionDailyPost NigeriaHon.-adeola The Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal in Ikeja on Friday upheld the election of Solomon Adeola as the duly elected senator to...

Daily SunSome sacked Abia workers refute recallThe Nation NewspaperSome civil servants in Abia State whose appointment were terminated in October, 2011 have debunked the claim by the Okezie Ikpeazu administration that they have been recalled. They warn...

Daily SunBuhari'll be fair to zones on appointments, says EmerhorThe Nation NewspaperDelta State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the April 11 election, Olorogun O'tega Emerhor, has urged the party's members to rema...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFG to reimburse 21 states with N5bn for road repairsVanguardABUJA—Twenty-one states are to be refunded money spent on the repairs of federal roads, the National Economic Council, NEC, said yesterday. This was as the council reveale...

NAIJ.COMFashola Is Bigger Than N78 Million, He Cannot Steal – AkabuezeNAIJ.COMBen Akabueze, the former Lagos state commissioner for economic planning and budget, has said that N78m was too little for the former Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola...

NAIJ.COMBuhari: El-Rufai, Osinbajo Never Had Any Conflict, SEE EvidenceNAIJ.COMContrary to reports that there was an altercation between Governor Nasir-El Rufai of Kaduna state was embroiled in a serious disagreement with Vice President, Professor Yemi...

DailyPost NigeriaMantu charges youths to resist corrupt politiciansDailyPost NigeriaIbrahim-Mantu A former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ibrahim Mantu has challenged youths in the country to stand firm against corrupt politicians. Mantu, who threw t...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONCourt Dismisses Ikpeazu's Case Against Alex OttiCHANNELS TELEVISIONcourt-gavel The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Thursday dismissed an appeal brought by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and the ...

NAIJ.COMIt's A Big Loss: READ PDP's Reaction To Former Senate Leader's ResignationNAIJ.COMThe People Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the resignation of the former Leader of the Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba from its fold. According to Joh...

NAIJ.COMDickson Slams Former Aide, Calls Him IngrateNAIJ.COMChinedu Mbah, former senior special assistant to Governor Seriake Dickson on Non-Indigenes, has been slammed by the state government for being an ingrate. Share on Facebook · Share on T...

ynaijaPolitics Tinubu and Obasanjo Fight Over Buhari's Ministerial NomineeNigerian BulletinFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu are currently at war over President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial list. ...

VanguardOoni: Court stops Giesi from producing candidateVanguardOsogbo—Following the formal announcement by the kingmakers in Ile-Ife requesting nomination of candidates from the Giesi Ruling House for the selection process of the new Ooni of Ife, an...

The PunchICPC to try randy lecturers for rapeThe PunchThe Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has concluded arrangement to prosecute two lecturers allegedly involved in rape cases. The Dean of the Faculty of Law, Univers...

VanguardMoney-laundering: NDLEA arrests 6 for swallowing $156000VanguardOperatives of the of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday arrested a Bureau De Change operator and five other suspected money laundering syndicate for swallow...

The PunchBribe-taking policemen shoot at couple, kill wifeThe PunchMotorcycle drivers on Thursday shut down the Ijegun Road in the Alimosho area of Lagos State, after a woman, Idongesit Ekpo, and her husband, Godwin, were shot by a team of policemen at...

The PunchCash crunch forces N'Assembly to halt probesThe PunchThe paucity of funds occasioned by the downturn in the economy has stalled probes embarked upon by ad-hoc committees set up by the Senate and the House of Representatives as part of thei...

Information NigeriaHow Mad Woman Delivered In Lagos Yesterday | PhotosInformation NigeriaYesterday, September 16th, people heard the agonizing cries of a mentally challenged woman, begging people not to let her die. She was on the streets and in labour...

ynaijaNigerian Army arrests 2 Boko Haram document forgersynaijaThe Nigerian Army has arrested two business center operators in Maiduguri, who are in the business of producing fake National Identity Cards for Boko Haram insurgents. The two forgers- Maki...

VanguardIndependence Anniversary: Military begins rehearsal in Aso RockVanguardAhead of Nigeria's 55th Independence Anniversary on October 1, the Armed Forces on Thursday, began military rehearsal towards the anniversary celebration. Army-rehearsal...

Information Nigeria'NLC, TUC Call for Death Penalty On Corrupt Govt Officials Ridiculous 'AllAfrica.comAsaba — Former Commissioner of Police, Chief Ikechukwu Aduba (retd), has described as bizarre and unrefined the call by the Nigeria Labour ...

DailyPost NigeriaFIFA presidency: Odegbami criticizes NFF's conditionsDailyPost NigeriaOdegbami (2) Former Nigeria international, Segun Odegbami, has rejected the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) directive, that Nigerian candidates eyeing the FIFA...

The Guardian Nigeria20 Killed in Plateau State Community AttackAllAfrica.comJos — About 20 people were reportedly killed when gunmen invaded Kadunung community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Casualty figure was not officially availa...

ICPC Lagos zonal head urges religious leaders to preach against corruptionNaija247newsMr Shintema Binga, the Lagos Zonal Head, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has urged religious leaders to be involved in the...

Nigeria: NFF agrees 'no price tag' deal for youth developmentInside World FootballSeptember 17 - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Lagos-headquartered Zenith Bank PLC have announced a new partnership for youth football development and c...

NAIJ.COMAnxiety In Osun State Over Whereabouts Of Deputy GovernorNAIJ.COMOn Wednesday, September 16, there was confusion and anxiety in Osun state as rumour spread that Titilayo Laoye Tomori, the state's deputy governor, had allegedly died after an...

News24 NigeriaCustoms wages war on illegal poultry importersNews24 NigeriaAbuja - The Office of the Comptroller-General has expressed satisfaction with the progress of operations to rid the country of smuggled poultry products. The operation is tagged ...

NAIJ.COMPresidency Reacts To Alleged Relocation Of Aso Villa ChapelNAIJ.COMOn Wednesday, September 16, Akande took to his official Twitter handle to assure Nigerians that Buhari is not hostile to Christians. He also noted that it was not fair to accuse...

Nigerian BulletinPipeline Vandals Kill 10 DSS operatives in Ogun StateNigerian BulletinPipeline vandals have killed 10 operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS at Arepo in Ogun State. dss.jpg. THISDAY gathered that the vandals had already va...

DailyPost NigeriaBoko Haram: Shettima creates Ministry for Reconstruction, swears in 21 ...DailyPost NigeriaLabour commends Shettima Shettima assigned a new entrant into his cabinet, Dr Babagana Umara Zulum, an Engineer by training who until his appoin...

The PunchBayelsa 2015: Paulker campaign blames Jonathan for disqualificationVanguardYenagoa — Facts have emerged on why Senator Emmanuel Paulker, representing Bayelsa Central senatorial district and former chairman of Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Governmen...

Police arrest illegal arms factory ownersThe PunchThe Police in Kaduna have arrested owners of illegal arms factories in Southern part of Kaduna State. The suspected arms factories owners were paraded before journalists at the Headquarters of Kaduna St...

The PunchOne killed as militants invade A'Ibom marketThe PunchArmed militants invaded Adadia Beach Market and its environs in the Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, killing a woman and injuring other traders. The militants...

WorldStageCustoms chief vows to prosecute smugglersThe Nation NewspaperThe Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has vowed to arrest and prosecute any one caught in the act of smuggling, promising that under his watch...

The Guardian NigeriaLack of befitting hospitals in S-East worries UgwuanyiVanguardENUGU — Disturbed by the decadence in hospital facilities across the South-East geopolitical zone,Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has expressed worry over the ...

VanguardCholera spreads in Nigerian camp for displaced, killing 9Chicago TribuneKANO, Nigeria — At least nine people have died from cholera in a camp for refugees displaced by the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency in Nigeria's northeast, the Nationa...

DailyPost NigeriaMilitary to meet three-month deadline to end insurgencyDailyPost Nigeriaburatai The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Y. Buratai, said on Wednesday that the military would meet the three months deadline given by the Federal...

VanguardPhotos: Jonathan makes '6th' public appearance after May 29VanguardThe Immediate-past President Goodluck Jonathan, has left his country home, Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. He was on Wednesday, spotted at the Po...

Buratai charges Army Finance Corps to be prudent, accountableNaija247newshe Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday challenged officers of the Nigerian Army Finance Corps, to key into the Federal Government's financial policies t...

DailyPost NigeriaCourt dissolves 18-year-old marriage over wife's `taboo'VanguardLagos – An Igando Customary Court, Lagos, on Wednesday dissolved the 18-year-old marriage between Mr Jonathan Ubi and his wife, Rita, after Ubi accused his wife ...

DailyPost NigeriaCourt dissolves 18-year-old marriage over wife's `taboo'VanguardLagos – An Igando Customary Court, Lagos, on Wednesday dissolved the 18-year-old marriage between Mr Jonathan Ubi and his wife, Rita, after Ubi accused his wife ...

The Guardian NigeriaLASU - Assembly Approves Five-Year Single Term for VCAllAfrica.comWorried by the continued crisis rocking the Lagos State University, LASU, the State House of Assembly yesterday approved five-year single tenure for Vice Chancellor o...

VanguardNational Security Adviser sacks all 12 directors in his officeNaija247newsThe National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Mongonu (retd), has sacked all the 12 directors in his office. According to reports, the sacked directors are ...

ReutersSixty percent of Nigeria's children experience violence: surveyReutersABUJA Six out of 10 Nigerian children experience some form of violence and a quarter of girls suffer sexual violence, according to a survey conducted by Nigeria's popu...

The NewsAwoyinfa sends letter to his friend, Igwe, in heavenThe NewsOn Tuesday, Mike Awoyinfa at the launch of a 682-page book, 50 World Editors, co-authored with his almost inseparable friend, Dimgba Igwe, revealed the agony he's been going throug...

The PunchStolen Funds - ICPC Returns N924 Million Desertification Project Fund to ...AllAfrica.comAbuja — The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday returned the sum of N924m stolen fund diverted from the...

360Nobs.comShun Fayose's Ram, Muslim Clerics Order FollowersAllAfrica.comAdo-Ekiti — League of Imams and Alfa in Ekiti State have warned Muslims against collecting Sallah rams from Governor Ayodele Fayose over what they described as the deliberat...

BusinessDayBuhari orders MDAs to pay workers' arrearsBusinessDayBuhari-worry The Presidency has ordered federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to, within seven days, compile the names of all public service employees being owed arrears ...

DailyPost NigeriaAPC using DSS to carry out political coup in Akwa Ibom - PDPDailyPost NigeriaPrince Uche Secondus The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, on Tuesday accused the Department of State Serv...

VanguardPolitical struggles in BayelsaVanguardFor the ruling party, PDP the flag bearer is known, as all other aspirants have fallen by the wayside. Governor Henry Seriake Dickson is the candidate having muscled his way with the gospel that Bayelsa is ...

The Guardian NigeriaEkiti imposes education levy on studentsVanguardAdo-Ekiti—In a bid to raise the state internally generated revenue and make education functional, students of public secondary schools are to contribute a token of N1, 000 per term a...

VanguardHow Wada beat bookmakers to snatch victoryVanguardThough the result of the Kogi PDP governorship primary may give it out as an easy victory for the incumbent governor, Idris Wada, people in the know are aware of the behind-the-curtains intrigue...

NAIJ.COMMASSOB breeding kidnappers and armed robbers – Anambra police bossVanguardThe Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hassan Karma yesterday in Onitsha accused the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB of breed...

The Nation NewspaperReps query 2015 budget, debt profileVanguardABUJA — Members of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on non-implementation of the 2015 Appropriation Act, have expressed dismay over the handling of the fiscal plan, especial...

NAIJ.COM65000 Scramble For 7800 Slots In Top Nigerian UniversityNAIJ.COMProf. Abdulganiyu Ambali, the vice chancellor, University of Ilorin, has said that the university has vacancy for only 7, 800 candidates out of the 65,000 candidates seeking admiss...

360Nobs.comAlamieyeseigha Exposes Obasanjo's Secret; 'Why Atiku Lost 2007 Presidential ...360Nobs.comFormer governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, has opened up some of former President Olusegun Obasanjo's unscrupulous cl...

NAIJ.COMFire guts Lagos shopping mall, bankThe PunchTextile materials and fashion accessories, estimated at millions of Naira, have been consumed after fire gutted a shopping plaza on Broad Street, Lagos Island area of Lagos State. In a related develop...

WorldStageLagos Assembly proposes single tenure for headship of tertiary institutionsWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Lagos State House of Assembly has proposed an amendment of relevant laws of tertiary institutions in the state to adopt a single term...

The Nation NewspaperTukur quits partisan politicsThe Nation NewspaperA former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has quit partisan politics on account of old age. Tukur on Tuesday announced his retirement from...

DailyPost NigeriaWe did not abandon woman who gave Buhari N1m savings – APCDailyPost NigeriaWoman who gave Buhari N1m savings The All Progressives Congress, APC, has laughed off the reports making the rounds on social media that Haj. Maitalle Tara Ko...

VanguardDisquiet in APC Leadership as Buhari Sets to Appoint MinistersTHISDAY LivePolitical experts have always maintained that political parties, like other organised groups, rely heavily on strong institutional structures and clear strategic directio...

News24 NigeriaEFCC to investigate immigration job scandalNews24 NigeriaAbuja - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reopened investigations into the Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment tragedy in 2014, which led to the death of 19 youn...

GhanaWebAisha Buhari wants enforcement of law on rapeGhanaWebThe Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged government at all levels to enforce the law on rape, to protect women and children in the country. Aisha stated this when she received s...

NAIJ.COMNigerians Should Help Buhari Reposition The Nation – NIPRNAIJ.COMRotimi Oladele, the president of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has urged Nigerians to stop criticising President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that they should s...

The Guardian NigeriaIfe Kingmakers - New Ooni to Emerge in 40 DaysAllAfrica.comOsogbo — Facts emerged yesterday that following the demise of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade; a new Ooni from the Giesi Ruling House may emerge in 40 days time...

360Nobs.comFuture Leaders: SUG of OAU Earmark N2 Million for Making Calls360Nobs.comThe Student Union Government of the Obafemi Awolowo University have thrown the school into chaos. The SUG of OAU budgeted N1, 837, 550 just for making calls from Januar...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONNigerian Troops Clear More Boko Haram CampsCHANNELS TELEVISIONBoko Haram The Nigerian Army says that troops advancing to clear all known Boko Haram terrorists camps towards Banki, Kumshe axis and Bama axis have cleared four more camp...

BusinessDayLagos' drive for investment receives boost with N14bnBusinessDayThe drive by the Lagos State government to attract more investment has received a boost as a German firm, Knauf Group International, on Monday, solicited the support of Gove...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONKaduna Govt. Introduces Comprehensive Free Education PolicyCHANNELS TELEVISIONFree Education The Kaduna State Government has unveiled a comprehensive free education policy for public primary and secondary schools across the state. Th...

VanguardFrance Pledges Military Equipment, Intelligence Support for MJTFAllAfrica.comFrench President François Hollande said yesterday that his government will provide intelligence and equipment to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) to help in ...

Daily SunSaboteurs'll be flushed out of South-East APC –OkorochaDaily SunApparently uncomfortable with the allegation by Mr. Osita Okechukwu, that he did not genuinely campaign for President Muhammadu Buhari, Imo state Governor and chairman of th...

VanguardPDP only lacks maybe management – TukurVanguardErstwhile National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, in an interview published yesterday spoke on several issues relating to his stewardship. In the second part...

The PunchEkiti education summit, a fraud, says APCThe PunchThe All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has described the education summit held last Tuesday by Governor Ayodele Fayose to develop a blueprint for primary and secondary school education as...

The PunchNLC meets Aregbesola as lecturers protest unpaid salariesThe PunchThe National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, on Monday held a meeting with the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, on the crisis brewing between...

VanguardSchools' resumption: Lagos decries low students turnoutVanguardLagos—THE Lagos State Government has decried what it called “low turnout” of students as public schools across the state resumed yesterday for a fresh academic session. Th...

APC overrules Bayelsa chairman on suspensionsThe PunchThe National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Monday upturned the suspension slammed on its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank, by the Bayelsa State chapter of the ...

APC overrules Bayelsa chairman on suspensionsThe PunchThe National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Monday upturned the suspension slammed on its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank, by the Bayelsa State chapter of the ...

The Nation NewspaperBoko Haram's end imminent – DHQThe Nation NewspaperThe Defence Headquarters has announced the imminent end of the Boko Haram insurgency, saying the reign of the sect would soon be a thing of the past. The Acting Director, Defe...

SaharaReporters.com Lagos raid: NDLEA investigates law graduate's deathThe Nation NewspaperThe Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, has directed the agency's Director of Operations and General Inv...

DailyPost NigeriaMan nabs neighbour having sex with his wifeDailyPost Nigeriacheaters_1 There was pandemonium in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State on Saturday after a man identified as Udoh caught his wife having sex with a neighbour on their matrimonia...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONPatent Medicine Shop: Group Embarks On Nationwide Enforcement ExerciseCHANNELS TELEVISIONpatent medicine shop The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria in Kwara State has embarked on a nationwide enforcement exercise to ensure that patent m...

DailyPost NigeriaPower probe: NAPSAS beneficiaries accuse Perm Sec of N3.5bn fraudDailyPost NigeriaGodknows Igali Beneficiaries of the National Power Sector Apprenticeship Scheme, NAPSAS, has petitioned the Chairman of the Senate Adhoc Committee on Pow...

Mob Lynches 4-man Robbery Gang Over Shooting Of Tricyclist, N3m TheftLeadership NewspapersAngry residents of the Bayelsa State capital, weekend, confronted a four-man armed robbery gang along the Oxbow Lake, Swali, Yenagoa local government area of the ...

The PunchMob Lynches 4-man Robbery Gang Over Shooting Of Tricyclist, N3m TheftLeadership NewspapersAngry residents of the Bayelsa State capital, weekend, confronted a four-man armed robbery gang along the Oxbow Lake, Swali, Yenagoa local government are...

BusinessDayObasanjo's nepotism influenced Abeokuta as state capital in 1976, says Ogun ...BusinessDayOba Sikiru Adetona, the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of being nepotistic by influencing...

ynaijaFour Killed, Five Injured in Jos School Building CollapseAllAfrica.comA storey building belonging to an Islamic school has collapsed and killed four pupils and injured five others in Bukuru area of Jos South local government area of Plateau State...

The PunchHeads may roll in Customs as Ali goes to workDaily SunTOP hierarchy of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are now jittery over impending job cuts in line with the Federal Government's resolve to reform the establishment for higher revenue g...

The PunchAll accidents are preventable, says FRSCThe PunchThe Federal Road Safety Corps has said all road crashes can be prevented if motorists pay attention to safety guidelines. It said most accidents in the country were not caused by bad roads, but ...