VanguardFani-Kayode ill, counsel tells courtVanguardLagos – Mr Norrison Quakers (SAN), counsel to former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that his client was ill and unable to be in court for the da...

The PunchBenue Killings: Buhari writes NASS as Saraki summons IGP, IdrisVanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter to the National Assembly stating that it was incorrect to to say that he had not done anything about the Benue killings. Als...

Daily Post NigeriaBREAKING: Obasanjo's Coalition for Nigeria launched in AbujaDaily Post NigeriaFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo's proposed political movement, Coalition for Nigeria, CN, has been launched in Abuja. The launch held at the Yar&...

VanguardTears as 3 years old baby, others perish in Lagos-Ibadan auto crashVanguardTragedy struck in the early hours today, when a truck and a commercial motorcyclist, popular called “Okoda” rider had a collision on Kara Bridge, along Lagos-Ibadan ...

Leadership Newspapers (press release)FG Bans Open Drug Market In 2019Leadership Newspapers (press release)The Federal Government says it will shut down all open drug markets this year to curb unwholesome drug distribution system. The Minister of Health...

Daily Post NigeriaBoko Haram: Nigerian Army construct roads in Sambisa forest [PHOTOS]Daily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian Army says it has commenced road construction into the heartland of Sambisa forest. The forest is being used as a hideout by Boko Haram ...

Vanguard2019: Time has come to electronically collate, transmit election results – INECVanguardAbuja – The Independent National Commission (INEC) has solicited the collaboration of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecommunications ope...

Daily Post Nigeria$195m contract: Reps give Amaechi 72 hours to produce documentsDaily Post NigeriaThe House of Representatives on Tuesday directed the Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, and other stakeholders to produce the documents on...

Vanguard64 villagers drag Buhari, others to court over military invasionVanguardMinna—Sixty-four villagers in Niger State have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari and seven others to court over invasion of their villages in 2016 during which no fewer ...

Daily Post NigeriaNigerian Army arrest wanted Benue militia, Terwase's herbalistDaily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian Army has arrested a native doctor, Tordue Gber (Tiv Swem), who allegedly acted as spiritual counselor to the wanted armed criminal militi...

VanguardBenue killings: Nigerians not till FG arrests, prosecutes perpetrators — AregbesolaVanguardIbadan — IN what appears to be a lone voice among his counterparts from the South West, the Osun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has condemne...

Leadership Newspapers (press release)SEC Panel Recommends Gwarzo's SackLeadership Newspapers (press release)The administrative panel of inquiry into the litany of allegations of financial impropriety against the suspended former director general of...

VanguardYou can't probe states without Assemblies consent, Court tells EFCCVanguardAdo-Ekiti—A Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that it lacks the power to probe states finances w...

VanguardCamerounian soldiers invade Nigerian communityVanguardCALABAR—More than 80 Cameroonian soldiers, early yesterday, crossed the international border between Nigeria and Cameroun and invaded Danare in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River St...

The Nation NewspaperAkinwunmi: Fayose's deputy can succeed himThe Nation NewspaperDickson Akinwumi is a former Private Secretary to the late Mrs. Hannah Dideolu Awolowo and the President of 'Concerned Ekiti Professionals for Good Governance.&#3...

The Eagle OnlineCabinet: Lagos Assembly set to clear Ambode's nomineesThe Eagle OnlineThe Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday invited Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's four commissioner nominees and one Special Adviser for clearance on Thursday....

Daily Post NigeriaKwara governor, Ahmed speaks on Saraki, decamping from APC to PDPDaily Post NigeriaGovernor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, has dismissed report claiming that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his political family are planning...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari's ally, Agbomhere dumps APC for PDP, blasts President for deepening corruptionDaily Post NigeriaA Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who worked during the election of President Muhammadu Buhari as Deputy Dir...

Daily Post Nigeria150 officers to ensure free traffic in Anambra during Ekwueme's burial – FRSCDaily Post NigeriaThe Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Command, has assured that there would be free flow of traffic in Anambra State th...

Premium TimesHerdsmen, Farmers Crisis: Presidency, National Assembly hold security summitPremium TimesThe National Assembly has announced a two-day national security summit in a bid to find solutions to the nation's pressing security challenges. Or...

VanguardAl-Makura condemns Kadarko killings, assures of adequate securityVanguardGov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has condemned the attack on Kadarko Community in Keana Local Government Area which claimed seven lives on Monday night. Al-Makura, w...

Daily Post NigeriaSex Scandal: I know Apostle Suleman will force me to confess – Stephanie Otobo said before confession [VIDEO]Daily Post NigeriaA video gone viral has emerged online showing the alleged concubine of Apostle Suleman, Stephanie Otobo e...

VanguardI married another woman because my wife starved me of sex–PastorVanguardA 45-year-old pastor, Olusola Opoola, on Tuesday told a Grade 'C' Customary Court at Inanlende, Ibadan, that he married a second wife after his wife, Adeola, pers...

Daily Post NigeriaWorkers to shut down National Assembly, give reasonsDaily Post NigeriaNational Assembly staff under the platform of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, have threatened to picket the federal legislature and National Asse...

The PunchDeji Tinubu buried in LagosThe PunchThe remains of Deji Tinubu, Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Commerce and Industry was buried on Tuesday at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos. Tinubu slumped and died last Thursday while ...

VanguardOlusola-Eleka: Leave PDP if you don't like my choice, Fayose tells aggrieved membersVanguardGovernor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti has asked those aggrieved over his God's chosen candidate as successor to leave the People's Democratic Party (...

Daily TrustCameroonian separatist leader deported to Cameroon from NigeriaDaily TrustA key Cameroonian separatist leader arrested in Abuja earlier this month has been deported by Nigerian authorities to Cameroon, his lawyer and the government in Yaound...

VanguardAlleged rights abuse: NAF debunks AI's claim on residents of villages around NumanVanguardABUJA-THE Nigerian Air Force has denied claim by Amnesty International, AI, that it used its aircraft to kill some residents of some villages around N...

Daily Post Nigeria2019 presidency: Babangida's campaign posters flood major citiesDaily Post NigeriaThe campaign posters of the ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Alhaji Babagana Kingibe, for 2019 presidency, yesterday flooded ...

THISDAY NewspapersScores injured as herdsmen sack Benue village, steal foodVanguardMAKURDI—herdsmen, yesterday morning, reportedly attacked the ancestral home of the immediate past paramount ruler of Tiv tribe, late Ochivirigh Akawe Torkula, in Tse-T...

Daily Post Nigeria2019 election: Buhari ready to give up power for progress of Nigeria – Gov. El-RufaiDaily Post NigeriaGovernor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari is ready to give up power for Nigeria to move f...

VanguardPolitical parties often lie to gain power — DogaraVanguardABUJA— Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has lamented the growing resort of political parties to lie their way to power. According to him, it is “political mal...

Daily TrustSenators clash with Customs boss over protocolDaily TrustSenators yesterday clashed with the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) retired Colonel Hameed Ali over protocol. The incident occurred 10 months after the lawmake...

VanguardEkwueme's body arrives IgbolandVanguardENUGU—THE remains of late Second Republic Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, yesterday, arrived Igbo land, via Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. BURIAL: The Minister of Agriculture,...

New Telegraph NewspaperNDDC to build power pool in Niger DeltaVanguardPORT HARCOURT—Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has said it was in discussions with a Chinese firm, SINOTEC Company Limited, to build a power pool in the region, adding tha...

Leadership Newspapers (press release)Sen Kwankwaso Suspends Planned Visit To KanoLeadership Newspapers (press release)Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has suspended his planned visit to Kano earlier scheduled for today, January 30. The chairman of Kwankwaso Vis...

The PunchOil firm awards scholarship to 374 beneficiariesThe PunchAbout 175 undergraduates, 78 post-graduate and 121 post-primary school students have been awarded scholarships by Belemaoil Producing Limited. The beneficiaries of the 2017 NNPC/Belemaoi...

The PunchResearch institute staff protest unpaid allowances, poor fundingThe PunchMembers of the Joint Research and Allied Institute Sector Unions on Monday in Ibadan staged a protest to demand improved funding, payment of 12 months' salary increas...

The PunchThere goes Senator Misau againDaily TrustWith his latest outing in the wake of the unfortunate, sordid mayhem in Benue State, the Nation's number one law enforcement officer, Mr. Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, has once again proved his metle as a c...

The Nation NewspaperAmbode, CPC seek quality goods, servicesThe PunchThe Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said the government is ready to work with the Consumer Protection Council to ensure that people get quality value for goods and service...

Daily Post NigeriaBoko Haram: NAF bombs terrorists, gun trucks in Sambisa forestDaily Post NigeriaA Nigerian Air Force remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), has destroyed an artillery gun and gun trucks belonging to Boko Haram terrorists hiding in the Sambi...

The Nation NewspaperExpect more aerial bombardment in Lagos, others – NAFThe Nation NewspaperThe Nigerian Air Force ( NAF ) on Monday said there would be increased aerial bombardment and patrols within the South West to prevent criminality. The Air O...

VanguardN120bn bribery allegation: FG re-arraigns Misau, seeks to tender video evidenceVanguardABUJA – The Federal Government, on Monday, re-arraigned Senator Isah Misau before an Abuja High Court at Maitama over corruption allegations he levelled ag...

P.M. NewsStriking workers protest government's silenceP.M. NewsWorkers of Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Iyanomo, Edo State, under the aegis of Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Academic Staff Union of Research Institutes (ASURI), Monday h...

VanguardDeji Tinubu' s death: Nigeria Pitch Awards commiserates with football familyVanguardThe organisers of the prestigious Nigeria Pitch Awards have expressed shock and sadness at the untimely death of Deji Tinubu, one of the pioneer supporters ...

Premium TimesNigerian govt to subpoena Channels TV over Senator, Police IG videoPremium TimesThe Nigerian government on Monday said it would seek an order of court for Channels Television to produce a video copy of an interview it had with a senator, I...

Premium TimesSSS kills Don Wanny's brotherPremium TimesThe State Security Service, SSS, has killed Oluchi Igwedibia, the younger brother of Johnson Igwedibia, the alleged mastermind of the gruesome killing of 17 people on New Year Day in Rivers Sta...

VanguardWhy nobody can remove Saraki from office — SenatePremium TimesThe senate has said that any plot to remove the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, would fail as other senators are 'not ready to remove him.' Senate Spokesperson, Sabi Abdul...

CHANNELS TELEVISION73 Cows Killed, 18 Others Injured By Suspected Cattle Rustlers In NasarawaCHANNELS TELEVISION73 cows were killed while 18 other cows were injured in an early morning attack on Yamadaga village, Kadarko community in Keana Local Govern...

GuardianNigeria: Ex-Speakers' Forum Rallies Support for BuhariAllAfrica.comAbuja — Former speakers of the 36 states' Houses of Assembly have met in Abuja to plot the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari. The speakers met at the residence...

Daily Post NigeriaVictor Attah speaks on Akpabio, Emmanuel feudDaily Post NigeriaObong Victor Attah, a former governor of Akwa Ibom state, has spoken on the feud between ex-Governor Godswill Akpabio and the incumbent, Udom Emmanuel. Akpabio, now a Sena...

VanguardProbe panel: We shall meet in court, Fayemi tells FayoseVanguardAdo-Ekiti—Ekiti State government has filed criminal charges of corruption against the former state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi and his Finance Commissioner, Mr Dapo Kolawole. Faye...

Ripples NigeriaTravel Agents Sold Over $1.4bn Tickets For Foreign Airlines In 2017 – NANTA PresidentIndependent Newspapers LimitedThe President, National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Mr. Bankole Bernard, has disclosed that its memb...

New Telegraph NewspaperFG probes tax officials over under-declaration of taxesNew Telegraph NewspaperThe Federal Government has begun the probe of tax officials involved in under-declaration of taxes and receipt of gratifications. The tax officials wer...

The PunchKillings by herdsmen: Osinbajo panel wants increased military presence in trouble spotsThe PunchThe Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee set up by the National Economic Council to find lasting solutions to killings by herdsmen across the...

VanguardMaritime workers issue 7-day ultimatum to FG over failed ports access roadsVanguardLagos—MARITIME Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, weekend in Lagos issued a seven- day ultimatum to the Federal Government to remove all trucks parked or abandone...

VanguardGrandmother, grandchildren, 7 others die in Ondo auto crashesVanguardAkure—NO fewer than 10 persons, including a grandmother and her two grandchildren, died in two separate auto crashes in Ondo State, weekend. The grandmother, identified as M...

Linkage, Niger Delta University partner on insurance talentThe Nation NewspaperLInkage Assurance Plc in collaboration with the Niger Delta University (NDU) has begun moves to harness exceptional talents for the insurance industry. This is targeted at g...

VanguardIllegal migration: UNDP unveils new capacity development programme for Edo youthsVanguardIn response to calls on development partners for a joint effort at tackling the migration crisis in Edo State by the Edo State Government, the United Natio...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBuhari reveals what he expects to happen to APC in few months' timeDaily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has said he is expecting the membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to swell greatly as millions of Nigeri...

VanguardEl-rufai committee report on restructuring a political gimmick – ADPDaily Post NigeriaThe Action Democratic Party (ADP) has described the restructuring postulated by the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a total deceit going by the track rec...

VanguardEl-rufai committee report on restructuring a political gimmick – ADPDaily Post NigeriaThe Action Democratic Party (ADP) has described the restructuring postulated by the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a total deceit going by the track rec...

Daily Post NigeriaOsinbajo pays condolence visit to Tinubu's family [PHOTOS]Daily Post NigeriaVice President, Yemi Osinbajo over the weekend paid a condolence visit to the family of late Deji Tinubu. Tinubu, the Special Adviser on Commerce, Industr...

P.M. NewsFG, AfDB trains 8317 farmersP.M. NewsThe Federal Government says it has so far trained more than 8,000 farmers on rice value chain activities under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme (ATASP) Phase 1. The National Coordina...

VanguardNiMet DG explains causes of harmattan fluctuationVanguardThe Director-General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Sani Mashi says the mixture of harmattan and heat conditions presently being experienced in some parts of Nigeria is ca...

VanguardDon Wanny: Security forces kill another wanted suspected cultistVanguardOluchi Igwedibia, a suspected gang member who allegedly participated in the brutal murder of 23 persons in Omoku, Rivers, on Jan. 1, has been shot dead by security forces. ...

Premium TimesPresidency speaks on new NIA DG, reacts to claims on new appointeePremium TimesThe presidency has issued the statement below in reaction to claims about the new Director-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abuba...

Daily Post NigeriaTwo buried alive in EnuguDaily Post NigeriaThe Enugu State police command has began investigation into the death of two persons at Gariki in Ugwuoba community, Oji River local government area of the state. It was gathered that duo, sa...

Daily Post NigeriaHerdsmen killings: Buhari's silence will destroy APC – AdesinaDaily Post NigeriaA former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Dr Ayobami Lam Adesina, has warned that the menace of herdsmen k...

Daily Post NigeriaAPC suspends Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, UsaniDaily Post NigeriaThe State Working Committee (SWC) of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State has suspended the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru Usani. On Sat...

BellaNaija“You better control your jealousy” – Bishop Oyedepo to Persons attacking Churches for Owning Private Jets | WATCHBellaNaijaIn recent times, the conversation about Nigerian pastors/churches owning private jets became more intense, as wel...

BusinessDay (satire) (press release) (blog)Ekwueme: The sage journeys homeBusinessDay (satire) (press release) (blog)Two months after he passed away in a London hospital, Alexander Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, Second Republic vice-president of Nigeria, began...

VanguardCattle Colony: Before Buhari lures us into deadly trapVanguardTo us here in Nigeria, a colony is nothing new. The colony of Lagos established by the British in 1861 has familiarised us to it. But our acquaintance with it goes much further back ...

Independent OnlineNigerian police rescue two kidnapped South AfricansIndependent OnlineLagos - Two South Africans kidnapped at a mining site in Kaduna State, North Central Nigeria, five days ago have been rescued by the police. The commander of the Pol...

APC sets up 16-man committee to stem defection of membersVanguardTHE All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ughelli North council area of Delta State has setup a 16-man committee to help stem the tide of defection in the party ahead of the 2019 general ele...

The Nation NewspaperApostle Suleman: Keyamo speaks on Stehanie Otobo's confessionDaily Post NigeriaThe Festus Keyamo Chambers, counsel to Stephanie Otobo has reacted to his client's confession that she lied against Apostle Johnson Suleman. This...

VanguardINEC has earned the confidence of Nigerians – Mike Igini, RECVanguardIn this interview, Mike Igini, Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Akwa Ibom State, again seeks to explains some thorny issues in the electoral process preparatory to ...

VanguardINEC has earned the confidence of Nigerians – Mike Igini, RECVanguardIn this interview, Mike Igini, Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Akwa Ibom State, again seeks to explains some thorny issues in the electoral process preparatory to ...

The PunchCourt orders Afolayan, ex-navy chief, to pay N9m to herdsman for seizing 42 cowsVanguardAn Ilorin High Court has ordered a retired navy chief, Vice- Admiral Samuel Olajide Afolayan, to pay N9 million being the cost of damages and for detaining...

VanguardGov Dickson's reforms will reposition Bayelsa —Markson, Information CommissionerVanguardDaniel Iworiso-Markson, Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, who recently visited Lagos, spoke on the achievements of Governor ...

The Nation NewspaperCAN blasts JNI, Garba Shehu for 'justifying ungodly killings by herdsmen'The Nation NewspaperTHE Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday accused the Jama'atu Nasril Islam, (JNI) and the Senior Special Assistant ...

The Nation NewspaperCAN blasts JNI, Garba Shehu for 'justifying ungodly killings by herdsmen'The Nation NewspaperTHE Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday accused the Jama'atu Nasril Islam, (JNI) and the Senior Special Assistant ...

Vanguard'VAIDS will revolutionise tax collection in Nigeria'The Nation NewspaperWith two months left for the amnesty period of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme to end, Executive Chairman of the Joint Tax Board (JTB) Mr. Oseni ...

Daily Post NigeriaOsun LG election: Voters turn out enmasse, applaud exerciseDaily Post NigeriaThe exercise was reported to have been unopposed in over 300 wards as the the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) boycotted the exercis...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONPlateau: 100-year-old man, 2 others killed in attackThe Nation NewspaperA 100-year-old man, Ahmadu Hwie, and two others were killed by gunmen that attacked Huke, a rural settlement in Bassa Local Government of Plateau on Saturday. Al...

Vanguard2019: Buhari is doing his best, but… – SanyaoluVanguardRev. (Dr) Adesina Sanyaolu, Senior Pastor, Chapel of Holiness Evangelical Intl. Aka Fountain of Living Spring, Lagos, speaks on the state of the nation. Adesina. What is your reaction t...

Daily Post NigeriaI saw Yahaya Bello in decorated prison uniform – Dino Melaye [VIDEO]Daily Post NigeriaSenator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West, has revealed that in a recent dream he saw Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, in a well decorated emb...

VanguardPlateau elders, youths laud Lalong for rejecting cattle coloniesVanguardFollowing the clarification made by the office of the governor of Plateau State to the effect that Governor Simon Bako Lalong has no plans whatsoever to cede any part of th...

VanguardYou are justifying ungodly killings by herdsmen, CAN fires back at JNIVanguardABUJA – THE Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Saturday said the leaders of the Jama'atu Nasril Islam, JNI, were attempting to justify the ungodly killings ...

Daily Post Nigeria2019 election: Gov Badaru speaks on contesting for presidencyDaily Post NigeriaJigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru, has refuted reports that he is planning to contest for the 2019 Presidential election. Badaru, in a statement issu...

Daily Post NigeriaFulani herdsmen: Buhari's Minister, Ali a disgrace to democracy, should be sacked – APCDaily Post NigeriaBenue State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday described the Minister of Defence, Mansur Ali as a

VanguardOrtom blasts Defence Minister, says “You're dancing on blood, graves of innocent pregnant women”VanguardGovernor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has lashed at the Minister of Defence, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, over his comments on the recent...

VanguardDanger looms in LASU, Kogi varsity, ASUU allegesVanguardTHE Owerri zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said yesterday that developments in Kogi State University and Lagos State University, LASU, were assuming dangerous dimen...

Daily Post Nigeria2019: APC zonal chairmen move against John OyegunDaily Post NigeriaChairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 6 geopolitical zones of the country have moved against the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Oye...

Daily TrustStrike: Oyo Government, labour resumes negotiationDaily TrustThe Oyo State Government and labour unions on Friday resumed negotiations over outstanding salaries owed some categories of workers in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) r...

Daily TrustGovernor Bello pledges to make Kogi Holland of NigeriaDaily TrustGovernor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has pledged to make the state the Holland of Nigeria in terms of dairy milk production and other livestock products for other states to patr...

The Nation NewspaperNiger Delta youths disagree with avengers on violenceThe Nation NewspaperNIGER Delta youths have urged the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) to permanently stop its continual threat to resume violent agitation in the region. In their commu...

The PunchSuspected herdsmen attack female teachers in OgunThe Nation NewspaperHerdsmen who turned robbers have attacked and injured two female primary school teachers at the serene Onigbedu community in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The ...

The Nation NewspaperAbia suspends CJ for alleged tyrannyThe Nation NewspaperGOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State yesterday appointed Justice Obisike Oji as the Acting Chief Judge of the state moments after the State House of Assembly suspended the inc...

VanguardAmbode and Participatory GovernanceVanguard“There is no way anyone can manage a megacity State such as Lagos, unless you have this atmosphere of peace and harmony. A State as vast as Lagos, with multiplicity of needs and complex interests of ...