The PunchJAMB to conduct mock exams in JanuaryThe PunchThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is to conduct its optional mock examination in January, preparatory to actual examination later in the year. The board made this disclosure in a stateme...

Leadership NewspapersNiger Delta: 10 Modular Refineries Reach Advanced State- PresidencyLeadership NewspapersThe Buhari administration is committed to promoting the establishment of privately financed modular refineries so as to increase local refining...

Leadership Newspapers2018: Tambuwal Urge Nigerians To Be Positively MindedLeadership NewspapersSokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has urged Nigerians to have positive attitude going into 2018, hence according to him, every available indices i...

Daily Post NigeriaFive dead, 13 injured in Lagos-Ibadan accidentDaily Post NigeriaFive persons have been confirmed dead and others injured in an auto crash along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident occurred as a commercial bus lost control and co...

VanguardPolice capture deadlier than Evans kidnapper, 30 others in DeltaVanguardASABA – COMMISSIONER of Police, Delta State, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, weekend, said the police have arrested a 57- year-old suspected kidnapper, armed robber and mercenary in D...

Information NigeriaPresident Buhari's Son Yusuf Yet to Regain His Speech as Doctors Reportedly Discover Additional Injuries on HimInformation NigeriaPresident Buhari's son, Yusuf is reportedly yet to regain his speech as doctors treating him at...

VanguardBreaking: Gunem kidnap Taraba lawmakerVanguardUnknown gunmen have kidnapped Barrister Hosea Ibi, a member of the Taraba state House of Assembly representing Takum. gunmen. Ibi was kidnapped on Saturday at about 8 45pm in his house in Takum. Tak...

Daily Post NigeriaAppointment of dead people: Wife of late Senator Okpozo, Anna finally reactsDaily Post NigeriaWife of the late leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, Mrs. Anna Okpozo, has finally reacted to the appointment of h...

Daily Post NigeriaBiafra: Ohanaeze reveals how Buhari has disappointed Igbo peopleDaily Post NigeriaOhanaeze Ndigbo has opined that President Muhammadu Buhari disappointed people of the South East when he deployed soldiers to the region to combat youth...

The PunchMASSOB, Anambra bishop 'fight over Buhari's policies 'Daily Post NigeriaThe Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for its insensiti...

Daily Post NigeriaFuel scarcity: Prof. Soyinka finally speaks, attacks BuhariDaily Post NigeriaNigerian Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has finally spoken on the current fuel crisis rocking the country. DAILY POST reported last week that a chieftai...

Daily Post NigeriaOsun NLC reach truce with Aregbesola's govt, suspend strikeDaily Post NigeriaThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Osun chapter, has suspended its 3-day strike, following hours of meeting with state government on Saturday. The meeting...

VanguardWe are rival cultists terrorising Oyo, Ogun; robbing residents – Suspected Aye and Eye membersVanguardAt Oyo State Police Command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, it was a harvest of suspected criminals as it paraded suspects numbering 18. Amon...

Guardian (blog)The 2017 Diary: MarchGuardian (blog)Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (fourth right), flanked by Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, his deputy, Idiat Adebule and others, during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Lagos-Ibadan R...

Leadership NewspapersEndorsements And Wike's Condition To Seek For Re-ElectionLeadership NewspapersANAYO ONUKWUGHA captures the deluge of endorsements for 2019 Rivers governorship race that continue to come the way of Governor Nyesom Wike and the g...

New Telegraph Newspaper2018 will be year of new beginning for Nigeria – AdeboyeThe Nation NewspaperThe General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has assured Nigerians to keep their hope alive in God becaus...

Daily TrustFuel scarcity: Time for full deregulation?Daily TrustThe return of queues in our filling stations has sent panic in the minds of Nigerians. Unlike in the last one decade where fuel scarcity became an annual ritual, the Buhari administration ...

VanguardObaseki celebrates Asemota at 80VanguardEdo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki joined friends, family and well-wishers to celebrate Solomon Asemota (SAN) Esq. at 80, lauding the legal luminary's contribution to the judiciary as exemplary. G...

TheCableThe list was compiled in 2015, says Garba Shehu on dead board appointeesTheCableGarba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media, says there is nothing scandalous about the appointments made by his principal into boards of govern...

TODAY.NGBuratai reveals Nigeria Army's plan for 2018Daily Post NigeriaChief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen.Tukur Buratai has disclosed that the Nigerian Army will clampdown more on Boko Haram, militants and other criminals disrupting the peace of the...

Daily Post NigeriaNigerian Army begins Regular Recruit exercise [See requirements, how to apply]Daily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian Army, at the weekend, commenced its online registration for the 77 Regular Recruit Intake for both Trades and Non Tradesmen a...

Vanguard158 persons died in road accidents in Katsina State in 2017— FRSCVanguardThe Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said that no fewer than 158 persons were killed in road accidents in Katsina State in 2017 as against 183 in 2016. FRSC-operati...

VanguardFRSC promotes 1925 personnelDaily Post NigeriaThe Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has approved the promotion of 685 Marshal Inspectors and 942 Road Marshal Assistants, urging them to re-dedicate themselves to...

SaharaReporters.comPresident Signs Bill That Allows Gunshot Victims To Be Treated Without Police ReportSaharaReporters.comMedical personnel is now free to treat victims of gunshot without waiting for a police report and it is official. by The Nation Ne...

Daily Post NigeriaWhy we endorsed Buhari, Bagudu for re-election – ALGON chairmenDaily Post NigeriaChairmen of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi, have endorsed ...

VanguardDon't tarnish military's image, AOC warns junior officersVanguardThe Air Officer Commanding, Logistics Command of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Yahaya, has warned junior officers not to tarnish the image of the milita...

Vanguard2019 poll: Kebbi APC ALGON endorses President Buhari, Gov. BaguduVanguardThe chairmen of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi, have endorsed President Muhamm...

VanguardWAEC to be 100 per cent technology driven in 2018, says head national officeVanguardThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it will sensitise and train its workforce on key areas of technology deployment in order to improve its operat...

VanguardNNPC's subsidy fraud, a must probe – ADPVanguardThe Action Democratic Party (ADP) has mandated the National Assembly both the upper and lower chambers to wade into the subsidy controversy and probe it. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sa...

VanguardLagos permanent secretary dies months after Ambode reinstated himDaily Post NigeriaThe official died on Thursday evening, less than 24 hours to his 34th anniversary in the Lagos State Public Service. Lawal, who took over from Mr. Adeyinka Jeje,...

Vanguard2 years after incarceration Sultan family asks Buhari to free Sambo DasukiVanguardThe family of detained former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, yesterday, took up issues with the Buhari administration, formally asking it to free t...

Daily Post NigeriaNigerian Army effects major shake-up, redeploys generals [Full list]Daily Post NigeriaA statement announcing the development read: “The Nigerian Army has today Friday 29th December 2017, released the 2017 Fourth Quarter Postings and...

Daily Post NigeriaReno Omokri reacts to Buhari's 17 achievements in 2017Daily Post NigeriaReno Omokri, erstwhile aide on New Media to former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the 17 achievements of the federal government listed by the Pres...

Daily Post NigeriaReno Omokri reacts to Buhari's 17 achievements in 2017Daily Post NigeriaReno Omokri, erstwhile aide on New Media to former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the 17 achievements of the federal government listed by the Pres...

Guardian (blog)NLC gives condition for protest against fuel scarcityGuardian (blog)The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed not to organise any protests against the current fuel crisis in the country until Nigerians are prepared to offer tangible su...

The Nation NewspaperNPA suspends service boats operation to debtor IOCsThe PunchThe Nigerian Ports Authority says it has suspended its service boats operation to debtor International Oil Companies with immediate effect. In a statement signed by the Gen...

The PunchLCCI seeks increased private investment in port infrastructureThe PunchAs part of measures to solve the crisis at the nation's ports, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suggested that the government expands private sector inves...

The Eagle OnlineGunmen kill four in Adamawa, House of Reps member in narrow escapeThe Eagle OnlineThe Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed the killing of four people at Kamale village in Michika Local Government Area of the state. This was confir...

VanguardBuhari names APC NWC members, others as Chairmen of 209 BoardsVanguardABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of the Governing Boards of Agencies and Parastatals, under some Ministries, as well as the appointment of

VanguardFuel scarcity: Saraki orders committee members to forfeit holidayBlueprint newspapers Limited (blog)Disturbed by the lingering fuel scarcity across the country, the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has directed members of the Committee on Pet...

Daily TrustOsun govt meets labour leaders to end ongoing workers' strikeDaily TrustOsun state Government has met the labour leaders in the state in an attempt to resolve issues concerning the ongoing industrial action in the state. Sources from bot...

Leadership NewspapersConfusion In Ekiti, As Soldier Attacks Police Corporal With KnifeLeadership NewspapersThere was confusion in Ado-Ekiti, Friday, when a Police Corporal, AbdulKadir Yakub was attacked by a soldier, identified as Babalola Ebenezer wit...

The PunchMy response to the Buhari administration's 17 achievements – RenoVanguardThe Buhari government released a list of 17 of its greatest achievements a few hours ago and after reading it, I was embarrassed for the regime. The Buhari administ...

Obaseki, Media Group intensify campaign against human trafficking, illegal migrationThe Nation NewspaperThe Edo State Government and the Atarlor Crack Team, a social media group, have called for stronger collaboration among relevant stakeholders to cre...

The PunchNigeria must become food exporting country again – BuhariDaily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, in Abuja said his administration will not rest in continually reviewing and strengthening ongoing reforms in the agricultural sect...

Kano police record 334 rape cases in 2017Premium TimesThe Kano State Police Command on Friday said it had recorded 334 cases of rape and other sexual offences in the state from January to date. The command Public Relations Officer, Magaji Majiya, discl...

Daily Post NigeriaNigerian government lists 2017 achievementsDaily Post NigeriaAhead of the new year celebration, Nigerian Government on Friday listed its achievements called '17 Highlights from 2017.' It listed Nigeria's exit from worst re...

The PunchBREAKING: Buhari Signs 6 New Bills Into LawThe Whistler NGThe Senior Special Assistant to the President on Senate matters, Senator Ita Enang, on Friday, announced the signing into law, six new bills by President Muhammadu Buhari. Enang said am...

TODAY.NGOyo Police arrest soldier, 17 others for hijacking fuel-laden truckThe PunchThe Police Command in Oyo State has arrested a soldier serving at 81 Battalion, Makola, Ibadan for allegedly hijacking a fuel-laden truck along Akobo, Iwo road. The Com...

Independent Newspapers Limited96 Suspected Rapists Nabbed Within 2 Months In KanoIndependent Newspapers LimitedThe Kano State police Command, on Tuesday said it had arrested a total of 96 suspected rapists in the state between April and now. The Comman...

VanguardAs governor I stayed awake for Rivers people to sleep – AmaechiVanguardFormer Rivers State Governor and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that the security of lives and property of Rivers people and human capital de...

VanguardEmir of Gwandu urges journalists to shun hate speechVanguardThe Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar, has tasked journalists to intensify campaign against hate speech in order to ensure national unity and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians...

VanguardAs governor I stayed awake for Rivers people to sleep – AmaechiVanguardFormer Rivers State Governor and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that the security of lives and property of Rivers people and human capital de...

VanguardTompolo: Niger-Delta students fume, ask FG to drop charges against ex-MilitantVanguardNiger Delta students comprising of the students of the National Association of Gbaramatu Students (NAGS) and Law Students Association of Nigerian Students, De...

P.M. NewsLagos Govt moves to tax churches, mosquesP.M. NewsA bill that would review land use charge in Lagos state has gone through second reading on the floor of the state House of Assembly during plenary on Thursday, December 28. The law tagged:“A ...

VanguardNGO to carry out trauma intervention for IDPs in Northeast in 2018VanguardThe Mandate Health Empowerment Initiative (MHEI), an NGO said on Friday it would carry out trauma intervention for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North East i...

Vanguard'President Buhari elected by ordinary Nigerians, not elites'VanguardThe National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has recounted how he survived several attempts to remove him from office as Natio...

The PunchImo robbery: Policemen widows receive GoFundMe donationsThe PunchL-R: Programme Executive, Development Support Initiative, Mr. Chinedu Okoronkwo; Imo State Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration), Tunji Abimbola; Executive Director, DSI...

The PunchOne year after: police arrest Ondo PDP chieftain, Femi Adekanmbi over Owo election violenceDaily Post NigeriaAfter over one year, the Ondo State Police command on Thursday quizzed a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Co...

VanguardMOSOP, Ogoni monarchs trade words over alleged military invasionVanguardTHE Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, and Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers, yesterday, traded words over purported invasion of MOSOP's secretaria...

Daily Post NigeriaWhat I want Gani Adams to do for Yoruba race – AregbesolaDaily Post NigeriaGovernor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has said he wants the Aare Ona Kakanfo-designate, Otunba Gani Adams, to unite the Yoruba race all over the world for...

Daily Post NigeriaHow catholic priest embarrassed Gov. Ortom in BenueDaily Post NigeriaThe Priest of St. Christopher's Catholic Church, Wannune, in Tarka Local Government Area of Benue state, David Mzer, on Wednesday reportedly embarrassed the stat...

Daily Post Nigeria2019: What Jonathan's refusal to apologise to Nigerians tells of PDP – FayemiDaily Post NigeriaThe immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has noted that former President Goodluck Jonathan's refusal to apo...

AllAfrica.comNigeria: 'Traffickers Use Juju to Lure Young Girls to Libya' - ReturneeAllAfrica.comLagos — A returnee from Libya has given insights into the operations of trafficking syndicates responsible for luring young Nigerians to Libya. T...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONEducation tops as capital projects get 65% in Borno's N170bn budgetVanguardGOVERNOR Kashim Shettima, yesterday, presented Borno's 2018 budget of N170. 2 billion, with education getting the highest allocation of N27 billion in...

THISDAY NewspapersFG Must Investigate Alleged Theft on Taxiing AircraftTHISDAY NewspapersThere have been reports that a taxiing private jet was burgled on the taxiway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos runway. Questions have be...

APGA will introduce e-governance in council areas — UghwanoghoVanguardThe All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA will introduce e-government in local government areas it wins in the forthcoming election, a leader of the party in the state, Dr. Ovie Ug...

VanguardEx-FRCN boss urges youths to embrace artworks for economic emancipationVanguardENUGU—THE former Director- General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, Chief Kelvin Ejiofor, has encouraged Nigerian youths to embrace work of arts ...

APC's failure is tonic for PDP victory — Isoko North chairmanVanguardThe economic challenges in the land allegedly foisted on the country by the All Progressives Congress, APC has made it an easier task for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to wi...

VanguardLeadway to reward motorists in DriveAssured campaignVanguardLAGOS—LEADWAY Assurance has partnered Lagos State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, to reward motorists with valid motor vehicle insurance under its DriveAssured...

The PunchMan arrested in Ogun for killing own childThe PunchThe Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested one Andrew Koku, a resident of Ayedere in the Obada area of Abeokuta, for allegedly killing his six-month-old baby, Precious Koku. A police r...

VanguardAlaafin wades into Ajimobi, lecturers face off in OyoVanguardIbadan — THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has waded into the face-off between Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and members of the Academic and non academic staff unions in...

Daily Trust...60-yr-old, 126 other convicts secure freedom in AbujaDaily TrustA 60-year-old man, Musa Abdullahi, remanded in prison over allegation of theft has been released alongside 126 other convicts whose fines were paid. Abdullahi, a resident of ...

Independent Newspapers LimitedPolice deny knowledge of 'attack' on Douglas' homeThe Nation NewspaperBayelsa State Police Command has denied receiving calls on alleged gunmen attack at Okoroba in Nembe Local Government. Spokesperson Asinim B...

The PunchMimiko's arrested commissioner accuses Akeredolu of witch-huntThe PunchA former Ondo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in the immediate past administration, Mr. Femi Adekanmbi, was arrested by the men of the state police command i...

The PunchElectricity racketeering and govt's care-free attitude to unmetered distributionThe PunchA caring government is one that gives top priority to the general security of its people. Such a responsible government always protects the governed f...

VanguardPresidency keeps mum over whereabouts of Buhari's sonVanguardABUJA— Palpable anxiety continued, yesterday, over the state of health of the President's son, Yusuf Buhari, who was involved in a motorbike accident in Abuja, Tuesday night...

VanguardAregbesola presents N173.9bn budgetVanguardGovernor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday presented the 2018 budget proposal of N173,980,083,007 before the state House of Assembly. Aregbesola The estimate, tagged 'Budget ...

Gistmaster (blog)CBN injects $210m as naira depreciates to N360.37/$Gistmaster (blog)The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Thursday sustained its intervention in the foreign exchange market by injecting $210 million in the interbank foreign exchange market...

Premium TimesEnugu State Govt. presents N98.56 billion budget proposal for 2018Premium TimesEnugu State Government has presented a budget proposal of N98.563 billion for 2018 fiscal year to the state's House of Assembly. Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who ...

VanguardState House Imam, muslim faithful offer special prayer for Yusuf Buhari's recoveryVanguardABUJA – THE Imam of the Aso Villa Mosque, Sheik Abdulwahid Suleiman on Thursday led other Muslim faithful who converged at the mosque in the afterno...

Daily TrustMilitary launch “Operation Jagunlabi” to check vandalism in Western watersDaily TrustThe military Joint Task Force (JTF) has launched “Operation Jagunlabi” on Lagos creeks to combat the increasing menace of pipeline vandalism and cru...

Daily Post NigeriaExcellent performance: CSO nominates Service Chiefs for National HonoursDaily Post NigeriaA Civil society organisation, Africa Arise For Change Network (AACN) has nominated the Defence Chiefs and other Service Chiefs for National Hono...

Vanguard4 killed, 13 wounded in Borno suicide bomb attackVanguardNo fewer than four persons were killed in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday at Amarwa community of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno. Newsmen report that the incident occurred at abo...

VanguardLagos Assembly reviews land use charge lawVanguardThe Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday moved to increase the state government revenue by reviewing the current Land Use Charge in the state. Newsmen report that the House read for the sec...

VanguardFuel Scarcity: Saraki directs committee to suspend recessVanguardSenate President Bukola Saraki has directed the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to cut short its recess and immediately convene a meeting with stakeholders in...

Leadership NewspapersLAUTECH Teaching Hospital Sacks 255, Redeploys 299Leadership NewspapersAbout 255 workers of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital have been sacked by the management of the institution, while 299 other...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONMan Stabs Boy To Death In OgunCHANNELS TELEVISIONA 21-year-old man allegedly stabbed an I8-year-old boy to death in Ogun state on Christmas day. According to the state police command, the incident occurred following a misunderstandin...

Daily Post NigeriaBorno: Education tops as Shettima presents N170bn 2018 budget to legislatureDaily Post NigeriaEducation got the highest amount of N27 billion in an estimate that allocated 65 percent for capital projects leaving recurring with N61.8 b...

VanguardNigerian varsities can rank best in Africa, if – Unilag VCVanguardNigerian universities can rank best in Africa, if we can have a stable academic calendar, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, has said. Ogundip...

TODAY.NGPolice, NIS sign MoU on InterpolVanguardThe Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Immigration Service ( NIS), on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the extension of the use of INTERPOL i-24/7 to the service. IGP-Idris. The In...

VanguardGroup demands immediate release of DasukiVanguardABUJA – A Non-Governmental Organization under the aegis of Citizens Initiative for Security Awareness, CISA, on Thursday, said it has noted with grave concern, the continuous illegal detention ...

VanguardPolice, NIS sign MoU on InterpolVanguardThe Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Immigration Service ( NIS), on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the extension of the use of INTERPOL i-24/7 to the service. IGP-Idris. The In...

Premium TimesKatsina State Govt to recruit 5000 NCE holders — GovernorPremium TimesThe Katsina State Government says it will recruit 5,000 holders of National Certificate of Education (NCE) under its programme tagged 'S-Power' to shore up its...

Daily Post NigeriaNSCDC, DPR force filling station to sell hoarded petrol, seal 5 others in IbadanDaily Post NigeriaA combined task force team monitoring the regulation of petrol price in Oyo State has dispensed about two thousand litres of Premium Mot...

VanguardKillers of Portuguese expatriate, 2 police officers arrested in KogiVanguardIn furtherance of the implementation of security arrangement directed by Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris for the Christmas and New Year festivity period ...

The Nation NewspaperNDLEA arrests 240 suspected drug traffickersThe Nation NewspaperThe Edo Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA ) says it arrested no fewer than 240 suspects for drug related activities in the state in 2017. Mr. Buba...

Daily Post NigeriaKaduna govt attempting to frustrate court injunction on teachers' sack – NUTDaily Post NigeriaKaduna State wing of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has raised alarm over attempt by the state government to allegedly frustrate the ...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari under fire as ASUU laments state of petroleum, education sectorsDaily Post NigeriaChairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan branch, Dr. Deji Omole has described as shameful the fact that Nigeri...

AllAfrica.comNigeria: United States to Sell A29 Super Tucano Aircraft to NigeriaAllAfrica.comThe United States (U.S.) has accepted to sell one of its A29 Super Tucano aircraft to the Federal Government to boost the ongoing counterinsurgency operations ...