Premium TimesSenate to investigate establishment of 'illegal state police' in KogiPremium TimesThe Senate has drafted two of its committees to investigate the establishment of the Vigilante Service Group by Kogi state government. The attention ...

VanguardCourt fixes March 27 for suit challenging Oyegun, other APC national officers' tenure elongationVanguardA chieftain of the All progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adewale Hameed, on Wednesday urged a Federal High Court in Lagos to declare the p...

The Nation NewspaperGovernor Lalong sacks local govt boss over killingsPremium TimesPlateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has sacked the transition committee chairman of Bokkos Local Government, Simon Angol, over his inability to curtail the persistent...

Leadership Newspapers (press release)Emirates Showcases Diversity Of Female EmployeesLeadership Newspapers (press release)In commemoration of the International Women's Day, Emirate Airlines, has reiterated its commitment to a gender-friendly work e...

VanguardHandover: Controversy over Anambra SSG's memoVanguardTHE first tenure of Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State will officially end on March 16, 2018 and following his re-election during last year's governorship poll, he will be sworn ...

Vanguard17% pass English, Maths as WAEC releases 2017 WASSCE resultsVanguardLAGOS— West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released results of West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for private candidates in 2017-First Serie...

Daily TrustIlorin airport recorded 77286 passengers in 2017 – OfficialDaily TrustThe Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), yesterday, said Ilorin International Airport a total of 77,286 passengers were airlifted between January and December i...

VanguardNigeria'll rank top in W/Bank's Ease of Doing Business in 2020 —BuhariVanguardABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said his administration was working hard to attain the target of moving Nigeria up in the World Bank's Ea...

VanguardRSIEC fixes June 16 for LGA electionsVanguardPORT HARCOURT—Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has fixed June 16, 2018 to conduct local government elections in the state. The state electoral body made this disclosure in Port...

BellaNaijaKwara State bans Sale & Consumption of AlcoholBellaNaijaKwara State bans Sale & Consumption of Alcohol - BellaNaija Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has signed into law a bill banning the sale and consumption of alcohol in cert...

Daily Post NigeriaSenate speaks on 2018 budget, confirmation of Magu, other Buhari's nomineesDaily Post NigeriaNigerian Senate on Tuesday said there was no date yet for the passage of the 2018 Budget. Senate's spokesperson, Sen. Sa'abi Abdu...

Daily Post NigeriaNiMet forecasts normal onset, cessation of rainfall in 2018Daily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted normal onset of rainfall and normal cessation in many parts of Nigeria in its 2018 Seasonal Rainfall...

BusinessDay (satire) (press release) (blog)Buhari orders Boro's investigationBusinessDay (satire) (press release) (blog)President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday, sacked Paul Boroh, a retired Brigadier General, as coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty P...

Daily Post NigeriaPolice confirms fresh killing of 25 persons in Plateau communityDaily Post NigeriaThe Plateau States Police command has confirmed that 25 people were killed and two others injured as suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in Mia...

VanguardIt's an allegation to say that IGP flaunted Buhari's order – AdesinaVanguardFemi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday said that the statements made yesterday against the Inspect...

VanguardCorruption: Buhari must arrest Obasanjo to prove his seriousness – KaluVanguardABUJA – All Progressive Congress (APC), stalwart and former government of Abia state, Governor Orji Uzor Kalu, has challenged President Mohammadu Buhari to arres...

Leadership Newspapers (press release)Reps Recall Embattled Lawmaker – JibrinLeadership Newspapers (press release)Suspended former chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Appropriations, Hon. Abdulmumuni Jibrin, is set to resume legislat...

Pulse NigeriaEvans sues Police, demands N1bn damages over sealed Lagos propertyPulse NigeriaThe applicant is seeking a declaration that the forceful seizure, confiscation and sealing of his property by the respondents without any court order is illegal...

VanguardOkorocha has destroyed Imo economy, medical practioners cry outVanguardOWERRI—THE Association of Catholic Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, ACMPN, has accused Governor Rochas Okorocha of “mindlessly destroying Imo economy” with over N3.5 ...

Daily Post Nigeria2019 election timetable: Senate blows hot, warns INECDaily Post NigeriaThe Senate on Monday admonished the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against undermining the powers of the National Assembly in the amendment to th...

Daily Post Nigeria2019 election: INEC depriving Igbos of voters' registration – OhanaezeDaily Post NigeriaOhanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of making delib...

VanguardDelta 2019: Zoning, intrigues shape APC contestVanguardWITH roughly six months to the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary in Delta State, hustling for the party's governorship ticket is increasingly being redefined along se...

The PunchDalung tackles Plateau gov over $2bn AfDB loanThe PunchThe Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has asked the Plateau State Government to explain the $2bn loan it collected from the African Development Bank. Dalung had las...

The PunchHusband of late banker releases wife's 'suicide note'The PunchMr. Umukoro Akpobaro, the husband of late bank worker, Peace, who allegedly committed suicide at their home at Iwhrekpokpor, Ughelli, Delta State, has denied having a ha...

Fuel distribution to worsen as leadership tussle emerges in NUPENGVanguardTHERE are indications that the fuel scarcity in the nation may worsen following the emergence of leadership tussle in the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUP...

VanguardEFCC grills Modu Sheriff over N12b aircraftVanguardAbuja—How did former Borno State governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, raise $72 million (N12 billion) to buy a Gulfstream aircraft, Model G650, after leaving office as a public officer? Modu Sheriff. ...

Daily TrustInadequate universities rob 6million Nigerians of admission - NUCDaily TrustThe National Universities Commission (NUC) said about six million Nigerians that sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in the last five years...

VanguardI lured 9-yr-old girl with N10 biscuit; raped her, 52-yr-old man tells courtVanguardIbadan—Chief Magistrate N. A. J. Ogunbona of the Ibadan Magistrate's Court, Iyaganku- Ibadan, Oyo State capital, Monday, rained curses on those who take p...

VanguardKano State C'ttee on True Federalism submits interim reportVanguardKano – The Kano State Government committee on true federalism on Monday submitted its interim report to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje. Sule Yahaya Hamma, Chairman of the committe...

VanguardFashola reassures Nigerians of steady power supplyVanguardThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola said that the Federal was making efforts to ensure steady power supply in the country. Fashola said this at the 25th Monthl...

VanguardObaseki preaches cordial farmer/herder relationsVanguardGovernor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for calm among farming communities and herders in the state, appealing that they maintain good neighbourly relations. Obaseki. The gov...

The Nation NewspaperAPC chairman will eat his words – Secondus carpets Oyegun for calling PDP 'dead'Daily Post NigeriaNational chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus has replied national chairman of the ruling All Progressive...

The Eagle OnlineGov. Bagudu releases N984m compensation to land owners for road constructionThe Eagle OnlineThe governor disclosed this in a statement by his Press Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Muazu, made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. B...

Daily Post NigeriaJAMB 2018: UTME candidates complain over use of computerDaily Post NigeriaSome candidates who sat for the ongoing 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) say they found the use of computers challenging. One the candida...

Independent Newspapers LimitedOndo government denies plan to install any other Oba in AkungbaVanguardONDO state government has cleared the air over alleged plan to install a claimant to the throne of Alale of the town, Prince Isiaka Oseni as the monarc...

VanguardAisha Buhari, NASS, 3000 delegates to converge in Abuja for peace conferenceVanguardMrs Nma Love Onyechere, Executive Secretary, Centre for Gender Studies International, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said that the four ...

Vanguard2019: Delta APC won't repeat 2015 mistake – EmerhorVanguardUGHELLI—ALL Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Delta State in 2015, Olorogun O'tega Emerhor has vowed that the party will not repeat the mistakes that led t...

Daily Post NigeriaChibok parents visit Dapchi tomorrowDaily Post NigeriaParents of the missing schoolgirls from Chibok town in Borno State will tomorrow visit Dapchi town to express sympathy with parents of the 110 schoolgirls abducted by insurgents la...

BellaNaijaBellaNaija Weddings presents Fatima Ganduje & Abolaji Ajimobi's Spectacular Wedding #Faaji2018BellaNaijaTwo weekends ago, Kano state governor's daughter, Fatima Ganduje tied the knot with her sweetheart Abolaji Ajimobi who is the ...

Daily Post NigeriaEconomic integration: South-East Govs to construct 430km ring roadsDaily Post NigeriaSouth-East Governors on Sunday announced of plans to undertake the construction of 430 kilometres of road across the five states in the zone. This fo...

VanguardWike, Abe bicker over Buhari's planned visit to RiversVanguardPORT HARCOURT—AS bickering continues over the planned visit by President Muhammadu Buhari to Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe has implored Governor Nyesom Wike and all dissenti...

VanguardNew Lagos Land Use Charge: All you need to knowVanguardTHE re-enacted Lagos State Land Use Charge Law that has replaced the one enacted in 2001, has been greeted with public outcry because of misunderstanding of its provisions. However, a detai...

New Telegraph Newspaper'Lagos has lowest accident rate'The PunchThe Lagos State Government says the state has the lowest rate of accident in Nigeria in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Commissioner for Transportation, Ladi Lawanson, stated this ...

Daily Post Nigeria'It is naive to think Igbo will produce Nigeria's president in 2023' – Chekwas OkorieDaily Post NigeriaFormer National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chekwas Okorie, has said that neither Ohaneze ...

The Nation NewspaperPlateau attacks: Police arrest herdsman with military rifle, confirm 16 killedVanguardAs peace gradually returns to Daffo rural communities in Bokkos Local Government of Plateau, the state's Police Command has confirmed the arre...

The PunchSaraki accepts Charlyboy's apologyWorldStagePresident of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Sunday evening, accepted the apology of Nigerian singer/songwriter, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa aka “Charlyboy”, who erroneously stated t...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari, Saraki mourn Saleh MichikaDaily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has sent condolences to the government and people of Adamawa State on the passing on of its first civilian governor, Alhaji Abubakar Saleh Michika, on Satu...

Daily Post NigeriaBREAKING: Governor Yahaya Bello sacks 15 commissionersDaily Post NigeriaThe Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has sacked all members of the state executive council and all the twenty one local government administrators. The cabinet d...

VanguardINEC urges youths to get PVC, participate actively in electoral processVanguardThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, urged youths to get registered, collect their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) and participate actively i...

The PunchI didn't call for military intervention, Ekweremadu says, alleges he was misquotedThe PunchThe Deputy President of the Senate, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, has denied calling for military intervention in the country, saying that he was quoted out o...

Daily Post NigeriaFemi Fani-Kayode: The madness of Sheik Gero Argungu and the devil in OsinbajoDaily Post Nigeria“My brethren the Infidels in this country are pointing their fingers to our faces we also should do the same. After the message I gave in...

University lecturers use research grant to buy big cars, build houses, drink beer – Ugwoke, labour leaderVanguardComrade Samson Chijioke Ugwoke, National President of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has accused those saddled...

VanguardRemains of ex-Gov Doma arrive in AbujaVanguardThe body was received by a delegation of the state government comprising commissioners, special advisers and interim management committee chairmen. Others include Rep. Ogoshe Onawo, associates and f...

VanguardWomen's Day: Obi laments plight of North-East womenVanguardFormer Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has lamented the plight of Nigerian women, especially women in the north-eastern part of the country, who have had their problems co...

VanguardRant here: President Buhari, 22 governors attend wedding in KanoThe PunchLast Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari travelled to Kano for the wedding of Fatima, daughter of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and Idris, the son of Governor ...

The PunchCrushed under the boot of Lagos State GovernmentThe PunchUsually, from the first day of January of every year, I begin to look out for the land use charge bill on the property that I occupy. I have an expected figure in mind and I try to take ...

P.M. NewsAssociation To Reduce Search For Jobs By EngineersP.M. NewsThe Nigerian Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE) says it is ready to promote innovation to reduce the search for jobs by engineers in the country. Mr Felix Olu,...

The Eagle OnlineAccess Bank offers employment to 51 first class graduates of Gombe State UniversityThe Eagle OnlineWigwe , who with three other Nigerians received honorary doctor's degrees from the university at its 6th,7th 8th and 9th combined con...

Daily Post NigeriaNiger Delta: Presidency gives update on efforts in regionDaily Post NigeriaThis was one of the highlights of the meeting of the Niger Delta Inter-Ministerial Committee on Friday, called to assess progress on the implementation of the ...

VanguardPeople, corruption, insurgency fighting Buhari will not prevail – OyegunVanguardKATSINA – THE National Chairman of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress, Dr. John Oyegun on Saturday said people, corruption and even insurgency are fight...

VanguardA good leader will not only take his people to where they want to go, but … – AjimobiVanguardThe Technical University, Ibadan, which is the first of its kind in the country, has matriculated 190 pioneer students, in a ceremony that coincide...

VanguardPDP will move on without Adeniran, Gana – BabatopeVanguardA chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, on Saturday said that the exit of Prof. Tunde Adeniran and Prof. Jerry Gana from PDP would not diminish...

VanguardTerminate Alpha Beta service with Lagos state, ADP tells AmbodeVanguardThe Action Democratic Party (ADP) has called on the governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode to terminate the service of a company, Alpha Beta Consulting, from Lagos Sta...

VanguardShehu Sani: Nasir El-Rufai a tyrantVanguardSenator Shehu Sani explains his rift with Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, its genesis and how it has mutated and now involves Senator Hunkuyi, creating a sharp division within the ruling Al...

VanguardAPC NEC did not extend Oyegun´s tenure — OjezuaVanguardTHE Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barr. Anslem Ojezua, yesterday declared that the purported extension of the tenure of members of the National Working Commi...

Daily Post NigeriaWhy we are going back to Libya, preferring to suffer, die there – ReturneesDaily Post NigeriaSome Libya returnees from Edo state have revealed that some of the returnees have gone back to the North African country preferring to die ...

Daily Post NigeriaMedical trip: Expose those who lobbied Osinbajo for VP slot – Sani dares BuhariDaily Post NigeriaSenator Shehu Sani on Friday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to reveal names of politicians who lobbied Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo...

VanguardI'll fight impunity if I become President – Pastor IghodaloVanguardPastor Ituah Ighodalo, General Overseer of the Trinity House Ministries International in this interview speaks on some burning national issues including restructuring of t...

Daily Post NigeriaJAMB: 'Less than 2000 candidates registered for UTME in Borno' – OfficialDaily Post NigeriaThe Chief Examiner Officer of Joint Admissions Matriculations Board (JAMB) in Borno, Babagana Gutti, has said only 1,700 candidates r...

VanguardWhy Benue killings have continued !VanguardOnce again Benue has been thrown into deep mourning, no thanks to heartless marauding herdsmen who last Monday afternoon stormed Omusu village, Ojigo ward of Edumoga, Okpokwu local government area of t...

New Telegraph NewspaperMan hacks wife to death in EnuguThe Nation NewspaperThe police in Enugu State are now investigating an incident that led to a husband hacking his wife to death in Enugu city on Thursday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)...

VanguardObaseki optimistic Benin Monarch's parley with priests will boost human trafficking fightVanguardThe Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has commended the initiative of the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N'Oba N'Edo, Uku...

The PunchOkorocha, PDP in war of words over son-in-lawThe PunchGovernor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said that that the All Progressives Congress will control the state government for the next 24 years without any break, while the opposition Peop...

VanguardBill on Hate Speeches: Matters arisingVanguardAt the Senate the other week, another controversial subject was thrown into the political space as Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC, Niger) proposed a Bill seeking for establishment of an Independe...

The PunchIWD2018: Nigerian women clamour for more participation in politicsThe PunchOn Thursday, March 8, 2018, the world celebrated the International Women's Day, a day set aside to recognise the achievements of women without regard to national, e...

Daily TrustN650m gratification: How Ex-FCT minister Jumoke Akinjide, others receive cash payments – EFCC InvestigatorDaily TrustThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigator, Usman Zakari, on Friday appeared before a Federal High C...

Pulse Nigeria1, 700 candidates to sit for UTME in BornoPulse NigeriaGutti told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the candidates would participate in the conduct of Computer Based Test (CBT) in eight designated centres in the state. Published: 1 min...

The PunchNavy arrest 16 Ukrainians, vessel for illegal entry on Nigeria's watersVanguardThe Nigerian Navy said on Friday that it had arrested 16 Ukrainian nationals for illegally transporting 5 million litres of diesel without permit from Nigerian ...

TODAY.NGGovernor Fayose commissions roads in Rivers StateVanguardEkiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has commissioned the reconstructed High Street and Rehabilitated Prof Okujiagu Street and Danjuma Drive, Off Odili Road, Trans Amadi, Port Harcourt. L...

VanguardRice claims: Resign, apologize to Nigerians now, PDP tells OgbehVanguardABUJA-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, to toe the path of honour and resign his cabinet position for allegedly po...

Premium TimesNigerians 'attack' Senator over Canadian doctors' salary tweetPremium TimesSome Nigerians have verbally attacked a senator, Ben Murray-Bruce (PDP, Bayelsa), who appeared so impressed by Canadian doctors rejecting a pay raise, t...

P.M. NewsProposed Army University in Borno to reduce youth restiveness- MinisterThe Eagle OnlineThe minister said this when she received the proposed university's implementation committee led by Maj.- Gen. Lawal Faskari in Abuja on Friday. By Dotun...

SaharaReporters.comHow I Will Defeat Buhari In 2019-Omoyele SoworeSaharaReporters.comIn this interview with Editor-in-Chief Musikilu Mojeed, Mr. Sowore explains why he is joining politics, how he will defeat President Muhammadu Buhari, how he will run ...

The PunchArik Air explains Lagos-Accra flight incidentVanguardArik Air yesterday explained the smoke incident that happened on it's flight W3 304 from Lagos to Accra,Ghana. A passenger aboard the said flight had on Thursday night accused the airlin...

VanguardEKITI 2018: Factors, issues that will shape pollVanguardThe contest to replace Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has gone into full swing with intrigues and calculations almost comparable to the wit and drama that the outgoing governor dep...

VanguardTrain kills NYSC member in LagosVanguardA yet-to-be identified female member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, was, yesterday, crushed by a train in Ikeja Local Government Area, Lagos State. Vanguard gathered that the Corp member's...

Daily TrustElection timetable for 36 yearsDaily TrustThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently announced dates for general elections in the country for the next 36 years, from 2019 to 2055. The elections include presidential, gubern...

New Telegraph NewspaperWhy N'Delta must constantly sensitise youths against militancy —NDDCVanguardPORT HARCOURT — Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pleaded with stakeholders to embrace sustained sensitisation of the region's yo...

2019: Get ready to run for second term, Asagba of Asaba tells OkowaVanguardASABA—AHEAD of the 2019 general elections, the Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Chike Edozien, has told Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to get ready to run for a second term, comm...

The Nation Newspaper'Reps okayed N2b for Ajaokuta'The Nation NewspaperWith $8 billion down the drain, the Federal Government has shut the cash tap on troubled Ajaokuta Steel complex. Solid Minerals Development Minister Kayode Fayemi yesterday s...

VanguardYou're embarrassment to public office, Labour tells el-RufaiVanguardABUJA— Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has lashed out at organised labour in the country, saying it has destroyed the nation more than its contribution to...

The Nation NewspaperParents of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls protest in NASS, demand rescueThe PunchSome parents of the 110 abducted Government Girls Science and Technology College pupils in Dapchi, Yobe State, and sympathisers on Thursday occupied the p...

The Nation NewspaperNightlife returns to AbakalikiThe Nation NewspaperA few years ago, Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, was like a ghost town. From 7pm virtually all shops and businesses closed down. One reason for this was lack of power. Another r...

Pulse NigeriaLagos Land Use charge, anti-people, says PDPPulse NigeriaThe state chairman of the party, Mr Moshood Salvador gave the description while speaking at the party 's “General Assembly “in Lagos on Thursday. Published: 08.03.2018; Pulse...

Pulse Nigeria8 things you should know about the Lagos state Land Use ChargePulse NigeriaThe Law, which was reviewed by the Lagos State House of Assembly and signed into Law by Governor Ambode on Feb. 8 was a merger of all Property and Land Based Rates ...

VanguardAmbode's wife calls for removal of barriers impending women's progressVanguardAs Lagos joined the rest of world to mark this year's International Women's Day celebration, wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode has ...

SaharaReporters.comNigerian Immigration Officers Bursted While Trafficking 6 Underage Girls At Lagos AirportSaharaReporters.comTwo personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos w...

VanguardWe can't wait for men to give us power, Stella Oduah tells womenVanguardOduah admits it is tough to be a female in Nigerian politics but insists that power is not given but taken. The former Aviation Minister made the remarks in a Gatefield...

The PunchAt 61, I'm gradually becoming senior citizen – OsinbajoVanguardABUJA – VICE President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Thursday, expressed appreciation to God as he marked his 61st birthday anniversary, saying that he was gradually getting to the...

TV360Nigeria Military pledges loyalty to President BuhariTV360The Military in a statement signed its spokesman; Brigadier General John Agim was reacting to a statement by the Senate Deputy President Ike Ekweremmadu suggesting that the Military was read...