Daily TrustMilitary captures Boko Haram commander, kills 5 insurgentsDaily TrustTroops in Borno State have captured a top Boko Haram commander and killed five insurgents in the on-going operation in Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad basin. Col. Onyeama ...

VanguardIgbo politicians behind 'fake' IPOB leader – Pro Biafra groupVanguardTHE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, alleged, Saturrday, that some desperate Igbo politicians were behind the impression being created that a factional leader for ...

VanguardDapchi girls possibly starving, ill in the forest – EkweremaduVanguardDeputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, says the abduction of Dapchi schoolgirls is one of the signs that Nigeria is facing difficult times under the Buhari...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari speaks on what his govt is doing to reduce unemployment in NigeriaDaily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday told Nigerians that his government was using initiatives like the N-Power scheme, Agriculture, Small and...

Daily Post NigeriaOperation Cat Race: Group warns Nigerian Army against rights abusesDaily Post NigeriaA civil society group, under the aegis of Independent Human Rights and Crime Monitoring Group, has warned the Nigerian Army against human rights abus...

Vanguard2019: South-South PDP will partner other zones on Presidential candidate – OgidiVanguardAbuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-South said it would partner other leadership of the party in other zones to produce credible can...

GuardianBrown, CEO Fly Doctors Nigeria wins Silverbird awardsVanguardDr Ola Orekunrin Brown, CEO of Fly Doctors Nigeria, emerged winner of the 'extraordinary business achievement award at the yearly Silverbird awards held yesterday at the Eko cente...

VanguardBe fair to us, Miyetti Allah urges NigeriansVanguardENUGU- THE Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has implored Nigerians to fair on passing rash judgements against them and the entire herdsmen in different parts of th...

The PunchGovernors who can't pay workers should resign – TUCVanguardLagos – The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Saturday advised state governors who could not address workers' problems to resign. SOME STATE GOVERNORS The TUC Presid...

VanguardNigerians are dying in silence – FayoseVanguardEkiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has said the corporate existence of Nigeria is being threatened by selective administration of justice, marginalisation, vendetta against perceived pol...

Premium TimesNigerian govt approves N2.2 billion for Abuja road upgradePremium TimesThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.2 billion for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Bill Clinton Airport Drive in the Federal Capital Territo...

THISDAY NewspapersBuhari Assures of Speedy Development of Niger DeltaTHISDAY NewspapersPresident Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja assured the people of Niger Delta that his administration would continue to support rapid development of the region. Th...

New Telegraph NewspaperHerdsmen: Oba Ewuare II holds special security meetingThe Nation NewspaperThe Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has convened a special security meeting to help tackle herdsmen menace, kidnapping, human trafficking and illegal migrati...

Daily Post NigeriaGov. Ugwuanyi hails Peace Mass Boss, Onyishi over new road, tasks other residentsDaily Post NigeriaEnugu State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Friday, commissioned a road constructed by an indigene of the State, Evang. Dr. Samuel...

New Telegraph NewspaperI married my sister to obey God, avoid divorce –BrotherNew Telegraph NewspaperTwenty-five-years old Mr. Cornelius Chiadi Ezeibekwe, from Ekwulobia town in Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State has become the buzz of the m...

Daily TrustSenate crisis: 'Rebel' group emerges as Saraki adopts fire-for-fire approachDaily TrustThe crisis over reordered election sequence has led to the emergence of a 'rebel group' in the Senate, multiple sources told Daily Trust. ...

The PunchMurder: Court grants Olukere bailThe Nation NewspaperReprieve has come the way of the Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba Ganiyu Ayodele Obasoyin, who had been remanded in prison custody for nearly two months for alleged murder. An Ekiti State High Co...

The PunchFestus Iyayi: Killer driver bags seven years jail termThe PunchA driver in the Kogi State governor's convoy, Danladi Baba, who caused the death of a former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Festus Iyayi, in Novem...

The PunchDickson plans N100m mansion for organised labour in BayelsaThe PunchGovernor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State says his administration has earmarked the sum of N100m to build a befitting Labour House for the organised labour in the state. The g...

The PunchImo bank robbery: Police nab last gang member one year afterThe PunchOne year after an armed robbery gang invaded a branch of Zenith Bank in Owerri, the Imo State capital, killing one policeman and injuring another who lost his eye, the police...

The PunchPastor strangles pregnant lover, kills two others to conceal affairThe PunchIn a bid to hide his alleged amorous relationship with a 25-year-old member of his church, a pastor, Chidiebere Okoroafor, has allegedly murdered three persons and an ...

The Nation NewspaperDigital switch over will provide endless opportunities – MinisterThe Nation NewspaperLai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on Friday said the “Digital Switch Over” from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting,...

Daily Post NigeriaOyegun replies Tinubu's letter, says he has his full supportDaily Post NigeriaJohn Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has replied the letter written by Bola Tinubu, national leader of the party accusi...

Daily Post NigeriaCorruption: Buhari speaks on Transparency International's reportDaily Post NigeriaBuhari in a statement issued by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, urged the anti-corruption watchdog to focus on fac...

The PunchCourt Affirms Henry Okah's ConvictionSaharaReporters.comSouth Africa's top court on Friday reinstated a 24 year prison sentence for Henry Okah convicted of a series of terror attacks in Nigeria eight years ago. by PUNCH NEWSPAPER Feb 2...

VanguardTeachers hit 32.5% increase in salaryVanguardThe salary of secondary and primary school teachers in Kaduna states has shot up by 32.5 per cent with effect from February. Classroom The teachers would also enjoy tax-free pay until the implementat...

Daily Post NigeriaMurder trial: Accused Ekiti monarch gets bailDaily Post NigeriaJustice Abiodun Adesodun, in his ruling on the bail application filed by the Olukere, admitted the monarch to bail in the sum of N5 million and two sureties in like sum. H...

The PunchUnlawful enrichment: EFCC re-arraigns Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia, OblaThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday re-arraigned Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia and Chief Godwin Obla (SAN), for alleged unlawful enrichment and con...

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The Nation NewspaperBayelsa earmarks N100m for NLC state secretariat complex — ChairmanThe Nation NewspaperThe Bayelsa Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the state government has earmarked N100 million for the construction of the stat...

VanguardMilitary denies halting operation to aid ShekauVanguardThe Nigerian Army has flayed insinuations that troops movement under Operation DEEP PUNCH II was temporarily halted to aid Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau, escaped. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu...

Daily Post NigeriaAmaechi vows to release names of those sabotaging securityDaily Post NigeriaMinister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that cabals are frustrating the recently approved $198m maritime security contract. Amaechi vowed to publi...

Premium TimesOsinbajo calls for greater cooperation among African countries in oil sectorPremium TimesThe Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday called for greater cooperation among oil-producing African countries. Mr. Osinbajo made the ...

VanguardAlleged N650m fraud: Akinjide's out-of-court settlement rejected, says EFCCVanguardLagos – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday told a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday it rejected an offer for an out-of-c...

Daily Post Nigeria2019: Catholic Bishops not happy with INEC's handling of voters' registrationDaily Post NigeriaThe Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to quickl...

VanguardGive me more time to decide on 2nd term, Buhari tells APC GovsVanguardNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has, Thursday, asked Governors under the All Progressives Congress, APC, party to give him more time to decide if he would seek a second t...

VanguardExercise Ayem A' Kpatuma: Military giving cover to herdsmen to take over our land —Benue leadersVanguardMAKURDI—Barely 48 hours after the deployment of military to Benue State to check bloody herdsmen incursions, ethnic leaders of the s...

VanguardOnly LP Rep member decamps to APCVanguardTHE only member of Labour Party in the House of Representatives, Mr Segun Ogunwuyi, Thursday, decamped to the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying that he defected with the consent of his constituents....

The PunchGov. Ganduje accepts Accountant General's resignationVanguardGov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has accepted the resignation of the state Accountant-General, Hajiya Aisha Bello who resigned volunterily on Thursday. This is contained in...

VanguardMissing schoolgirls: Yobe Govt. apologises over misleading statementVanguardThe Yobe state Government, on Thursday, apologised for its earlier misleading statement claiming some of the abducted school girls at Government Girls College Dapchi ha...

The Nation NewspaperIGP, DSS, EFCC want court to allow search of Wike's propertiesThe Nation NewspaperThe Inspector General of Police (IGP) and two Federal Government's investigating agencies have asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to reject a...

VanguardTinubu writes Buhari, says Oyegun sabotaging his presidential assignmentVanguardThere seems to be a misunderstanding brewing between the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and the national chairman of the party...

VanguardAshafa speaks on plan to replace Ambode as Lagos governorDaily Post NigeriaSenator Gbenga Ashafa representing the Lagos East Senatorial District has said that he has no plan to contest the governorship slot with the incumbent Governor Akinwunmi...

Premium TimesArmy gets new spokespersonPremium TimesThe Nigerian Army has appointed J.T.E. Chukwu, a brigadier general, as new Director, Army Public Relations. The army also appointed M.A. Anka, a colonel, as new Commandant of Nigerian Army School of P...

Daily Post Nigeria2019: Ebonyi PDP proposes new election orderDaily Post NigeriaEbonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday advocated that all elections, starting from the state house of assemblies to the presidential elections ...

VanguardKillings: Farmers, herdsmen adopt ceasefire agreement in AdamawaVanguardFarmers and herdsmen in Adamawa have agreed to cease hostilities in order to give chance for a Peace and Reconciliation Committee to work out a lasting solution to the conf...

Daily Post NigeriaTransparency International's report has exposed Buhari's govt as overtly corrupt – PDPDaily Post NigeriaThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said the latest report by Transparency International (TI) has shown that ...

VanguardArmy Chief, Buratai to commission 17 brigade office in KatsinaVanguardKATSINA – Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai on Thursday to commission 17 Brigade Nigerian Army in Katsina. The office is situated along WTC road, Katsina. H...

Daily Post NigeriaStrange snake: Return government money, walk away free – JAMB tells corrupt officialsDaily Post NigeriaThe Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, has revealed how it intends to handle its corrupt officials. JAMB registrar, Prof....

VanguardInsecurity in Nigeria: Tough times don't last, but tough people doVanguardFor President Buhari, history is in his favor when it comes to tackling insecurity – his reputation precedes him. The quelling of the Maitatsine Uprising in the 198...

Daily Post NigeriaDasukigate: EFCC grills former Army Chief, IhejirikaDaily Post NigeriaA former Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, is being questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over his alleged involvement in the $2...

The Nation NewspaperNa'Abba: Wike is the type of leader Nigeria needsThe Nation NewspaperFormer House of Representatives Speaker Ghali Na'abba has described Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as the type of leader needed for Nigeria's rapid ...

VanguardKogi Apc crisis: Gov Bello announces parallel Exco, opens new secretariatVanguardLOKOJA—Crisis rocking All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State got messier, yesterday, as Governor Yahaya Bello opened a new secretariat and announced the c...

VanguardIPOB accuses Ikpeazu of plotting with military against KanuVanguardNNEWI—THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has replied Governor Okezie Ikpeazu over the alleged comments in an interview he granted to BBC Igbo Service in the Government Hou...

The Nation NewspaperCourt: daytime Oro is illegal in OgunThe Nation NewspaperAn Ogun State High Court, sitting in Ipokia Local Government Area, has declared the daytime parade of Oro festival and its restriction of people's movement as illegal. The...

BusinessDayBreaking: Sen Hunkuyi raises alarm over plot to demolish second house by Kaduna GovtVanguardThe senator representing Kaduna North constituency, Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, has raised alarm over plot by the state government to demolish h...

VanguardGov Ahmed cautions over communal clashesVanguardGovernor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has threatened to deal with perpetrators of communal clashes between Offa in Offa Local Government Area and Ijagbo in Oyun Local Government Area of the sta...

Daily TrustFEC okays $6.7bn for Ibadan-Kaduna railDaily TrustThe Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the award of the Ibadan-Kaduna rail for $6.7 billion. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said this while briefing State House ...

Daily Post NigeriaReps accuses Atiku, Tinubu's Intels of shortchanging NigeriansDaily Post NigeriaThe House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the termination of contract between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Integrated ...

The Nation NewspaperThree pupils die after allegedly eating biscuit in schoolThe Nation NewspaperThere was panic in Kubwa, a suburb town in the Federal Capital Territory, on Wednesday, following the death of four pupils of Local Education Authority II ...

Daily Post NigeriaSaraki's CCT Trial: Supreme Court berates FG lawyer over incompetent applicationsDaily Post NigeriaThe Supreme Court on Wednesday berated the federal government counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) for filing an incompetent applicatio...

VanguardShocker! Monkeys swallow N70m belonging to Northern senatorsVanguardAfter a shocking confession of an official of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, which claimed that a mysterious snake allegedly swallowed N36 million naira, fr...

Daily Post NigeriaPublish all properties recovered by EFCC, owners before selling them – Fayose tells FGDaily Post NigeriaEkiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has told the federal government to publish all the property it claimed to have recovere...

VanguardMy wife is serial divorcee, 5th husband tells courtVanguardA 47-year-old businessman, Rufus Otegbola, on Wednesday, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos that his wife, Funmilayo, is a serial divorcee. Rufus, who urged the court to dissolve h...

The PunchScores of girls 'missing' after Boko Haram attack on Yobe schoolThe PunchFears grew in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday about the fate of potentially scores of girls who have not been seen since a Boko Haram attack on their school two da...

VanguardTeacher flogs student to death in ZamfaraVanguardA teacher at Government Day Secondary School Sankalawa in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara has allegedly flogged a student to death. The incident was revealed on Wednesday by Alhaji Muham...

Naija247newsCBN, RMAFC oppose creation of Assets Management AgencyNaija247newsAbuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on Tuesday, expressed opposition to the planned creation of...

VanguardBuhari and Trump: Comparisons, contrasts of Consolers-in-ChiefVanguardThe actions and inactions of Presidents Donald Trump and Muhammadu Buhari to similar eruptions of violence in their two countries have elicited commentary on the expectations...

VanguardWhen the waste patient turns medicVanguardHOW else can one describe the recent invitation of licensed PSPs by VisionScape, the Lagos State Government's foreign waste manager, to outsource short-haul transportation of municipal waste within ...

VanguardI took actions based on instructions by President's wife, Jonathan's aide tells courtVanguardWaripamo-Owei Dudafa, an aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that all the actions he took ...

SaharaReporters.comDana Aircraft Overshoots runway in Port HarcourtSaharaReporters.comA Dana aircraft with registration number 5N-SRI performing a flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt has overshot the runway and ended up in the bush in the Niger Delta re...

Leadership Newspapers (press release)Herdsmen killings: Reps Endorse Ranches, Reject Cattle ColoniesLeadership Newspapers (press release)Disturbed by clashes between herdsmen and farmers that has resulted in deaths of Nigerians, the House of Representa...

VanguardObiano appoints Soludo, Uzochukwu, others as Board Members of Golden Tulip HotelsVanguardThe governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has on Monday appointed and inaugurated a 9 member governing board to man the affairs of Golden Tulip Ho...

Vanguard2019: We have lost confidence in INEC – PDPVanguardABUJA-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday expressed doubt over the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free and fair elections in 2019. The part...

Daily Post NigeriaAPC reconciliation: Buhari's aide speaks on choice of TinubuDaily Post NigeriaSpecial Adviser to the President on House of Representatives Matters, Suleiman Kawu, has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to embrac...

VanguardBreaking: At last, police nab masterminds of Benue killingsVanguardABUJA – BARELY 51 days after Fulani herdsmen invaded Guma and Logo council areas of Benue State, killing 73 people mostly women and children in the process, the police have ar...

Leadership Newspapers (press release)N5.3bn Fraud: Court Strikes Out Charges Against Ex-Enugu Gov. Nnamani, OthersLeadership Newspapers (press release)Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday struck out the charge of N4.5 bill...

VanguardBuhari vows to ensure accountability at all levels of govtVanguardABUJA – PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday in Adamawa State promised to ensure that there is more responsible and accountable governance at all levels of government in the cou...

VanguardOsinbajo meets LCCI over Apapa gridlockVanguardABUJA – THE Federal Government Tuesday said it was working hard towards resolving the gridlock at Apapa, Lagos State. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo delivers 'Africa Rising' Lecture at Harv...

VanguardLooters now posing as Nigeria's messiahs, says Lai MohammedVanguardAbuja – Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday urged the media to contextualize their reporting so that those who destroyed Nigeria would not be mad...

VanguardBreaking: Court orders defence counsel, Abaribe to produce Kanu on March 28VanguardThe Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered Nnamdi Kanu's counsel, to produce him in court on March 28, or for his sureties to explain his whereabouts...

SaharaReporters.comBoko Haram Leader, Shekau, Escapes Nigerian Army Arrest - BBCSaharaReporters.comAbubakar Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, has once again escaped from being captured by men of the Nigerian Army, according to BBC. ...

TheCableSenate probes amended election timetable — to know if it's targeted at BuhariTheCableThe senate has mandated its committee on ethics to probe the amended timetable for the 2019 elections. The resolution of the upper legislative chamber wa...

Daily Post NigeriaSanusi urges herdsmen to obey anti-open grazing law, applauds FayoseDaily Post NigeriaThe Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said Fulani herdsmen should obey the Anti-Open Grazing Law in states where it is in force in the i...

VanguardAudit of MDAs: We can't effectively perform due to staff shortage – AuGFVanguardABUJA—THE Auditor General of the Federation, AuGF, Mr Anthony Ayine, yesterday said auditing 471 Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs with 1500 workfo...

The PunchI paid DSS men, others N1m to bring in 661 riflesVanguardLAGOS — Mamudu Hassan, one of the accused persons standing trial over unlawful importation of 661 sophisticated pump action rifles into the country last December, yesterday told a Fede...

VanguardAGF queries Magu, Keyamo over charges against CCT chairmanVanguardABUJA— Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has given Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ib...

The Nation NewspaperAjimobi to contest senatorial election in 2019The Nation NewspaperAhead of 2019 general elections, Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi will seek the senatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to represent Oyo South, it h...

The Nation NewspaperClerics lose N42m to 'wonder' bank in EdoThe Nation NewspaperReverend fathers in Edo State, including those at the Uromi Justice Development and Peace Caritas Initiative (UJDPCI), have lost N42 million to wonder bank operato...

The PunchMalabu: Why I advised Buhari to stop Adoke's trial, says MalamiThe PunchThe Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has justified his letter advising President Muhammadu Buhari to order the te...

VanguardNiger APC “recycling” defectors – PDPVanguardThe Niger State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state of “recycling defectors to deceive members of the public”. PDP.

VanguardWe welcome 'Army Cat-Race' Exercise Cat Race – Tor TivVanguardThe Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse, has pledged the support of the traditional rulers and the entire people of Benue to the Nigerian Army as its conducts Exercise Ayem Akpatum...

VanguardGov Emmanuel's bottom-up development and people-oriented governanceVanguardIf human development indicators of Nigerian states were to be subjected to empirical test or taken on a survey, in due time, probably Akwa Ibom would have made anoth...

VanguardLagos Museum Project: Ambode lauds Ford Foundation's $600000 donationVanguardLagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday lauded an international organisation, Ford Foundation for donating $600,000 (about N216million) towards the arc...

Daily Post NigeriaSupporters of Okorocha's deputy, son-in-law in bloody fightDaily Post NigeriaMany persons were injured on Monday when the supporters of the Imo State Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere, and those of the son-in-law to Governor Rochas Ok...

Daily Post NigeriaPDP speaks on fresh N10bn NHIS scam, says Buhari's govt stinksDaily Post NigeriaThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Presidency has no honour left after reports that it allegedly concealed...

Daily Post NigeriaGov. Ugwuanyi signs N103.5b 2018 budget into lawDaily Post NigeriaGovernor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Monday signed the N103.5 billion 2018 budget recently passed by the House of Assembly into law, with a firm promise to full...

VanguardKTSG spent N4.3bn to boost agricultural activities in 2017 – MasariVanguardThe Katsina State Government spent N4.3 billion to boost agricultural activities in 2017, Gov. Aminu Masari said on Monday in Katsina. Masari told newsmen that 30,000 ...

RigzoneLibya, Nigeria at 'High Risk' of Oil Sector DisruptionRigzoneLibya and Nigeria are at 'high risk' of oil sector disruption, especially towards the end of 2018, according to oil and gas analysts at BMI Research. Libya and Nigeria ...

VanguardPolice nab 3 principal suspects in Zamfara killingsVanguardABUJA-THE Police authorities have recorded a major breakthrough in their efforts to arrest and prosecute the bandits that perpetuated the February 14 killings in Zamfara State with the ...