VanguardMy kidnappers used 'Evil boat' to collect my ransom money — MUSICIANVanguardBENIN CITY—EDO State born ace musician, Mr. Osayomore Joseph, has described his one month stay in kidnappers den as very traumatic, just as he launched his ...

VanguardFour feared dead in fresh Otukpo communal clashVanguardMAKURDI—Four persons were feared dead weekend in a fresh outbreak of bloody communal clash in Ogobia town, Ugboju community of Otukpo Local Government Area. Vanguard recalls that the cris...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari at 75: What Osinbajo told presidentDaily Post NigeriaThe Professor of Law made the remark in a message via his verified Twitter to celebrate the President as he clocked 75 years. The tweet reads, ” To a dependable leader, you...

The NewsFayose: Why I chose my deputy as my successorThe NewsGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State says he got divine revelation to choose his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, as his sucessor. He stated this in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday when he hosted Christia...

The PunchSenate blasts TCN for spending N738m to clear abandoned goods at the portVanguardABUJA—THE Senate has taken a swipe at the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, for spending a whopping N738 million to clear abandoned goods at the port. The a...

New Telegraph NewspaperConstitution amendment: NULGE, groups beg state lawmakers to support LG autonomyNew Telegraph NewspaperCoalition of civil society organisations in the South-East geopolitical zone and the National Union of Local Government Employ...

Guardian (blog)NCRIB promises unified business operations for firmsGuardian (blog)The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has assured brokerage firms of value creation that would guarantee seamless business operations in the countr...

Vanguard14-yr old Chikamnayo wins Abia One-Day GovVanguardUMUAHIA—GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has awarded full tertiary education scholarship to 14-year old Miss Joy Eze Chikamnayo, who last week, emerged and served as a one-day teenage gov...

Leadership NewspapersI'm Happy With My Improved Health – PMBLeadership NewspapersPresident Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed delight over his improved health condition as he clocked 75 years. President Buhari had this year spent almost six mon...

The Punch175 get CIIN AssociateshipVanguardTHE Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, CIIN, has awarded the Institute's Fellowship to six members while inducting 175 members as Associates of the Institute. Speaking at the Institute's 2017 gr...

Independent Newspapers LimitedAddressing Increasing Cases Of Youth UnemploymentIndependent Newspapers LimitedIt is worrisome that the population of unemployed youths in the society is rising with little or no solution in sight. It is, indeed, even more...

The PunchI'll vie for Anambra governorship again, says ChidokaThe PunchThe candidate of the United Peoples Party in the November 18, 2017 Anambra State governorship election, Chief Osita Chidoka, on Sunday said he would contest the position again. ...

VanguardDouble registration: I'll respond to INEC soon—Kogi GovVanguardLOKOJA— GOVERNOR Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, yesterday, said, he would soon speak out on his double registration allegation by the Independent National Electoral Commission,...

SundiataPost (press release) (blog)Buhari Commends Kaduna's Stabilising Role, As el-Rufai Unfolds Agenda for New CenturySundiataPost (press release) (blog)KADUNA (Sundiata Post) – President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded Kaduna City for its stabilis...

The PunchReps leader says N'Assembly lacks power over ECA, PDP tackles FGThe PunchThe Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Sunday that the National Assembly had no legal authority to query state governments on how ...

The NewsNMA: How to stop medical doctors from leaving NigeriaThe NewsThe Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has listed some urgent steps the Federal Government can take to reverse the increasing level of brain drain affecting the medical profession. Wh...

VanguardWhy are Muslims who adorn hijab 'molested' ?, Sultan asksVanguardSultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, has faulted the action of the C...

VanguardAtiku calls for enabling environment for job creationVanguardFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised governments at all levels to create the enabling environment that would attract and sustain investments that would create jobs for the...

Daily TrustSecurity agencies probe alleged burglary of aircraft at Lagos AirportDaily TrustThe Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said yesterday it has commenced investigations into the alleged robbery incident on a private aircraft at the Mu...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONKogi Governor Will Respond To Allegation Of Double Registration Soon – AideCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Spokesperson for the Governor of Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, has finally broken his silence on the allegation of double registration ...

TheCableBuhari's blockbuster North-South gas highway, by Garba ShehuVanguardAfter making a slow start, the Nigerian energy landscape is set for a major change with the award of a USD 2,809,522,548.36 gas pipeline contract approved by the Federal Ex...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONPHOTOS: Service Chiefs, Amosun Surprise President Buhari On His BirthdayCHANNELS TELEVISIONNigeria's service chiefs and Governor Ibikunle Amosu of Ogun State on Sunday celebrated President Muhammadu Buhari's 75th Birthday by ...

The PunchI can't tolerate loss of men, equipment to Boko Haram again, Commandant tells soldiersThe PunchThe Commandant of the counter-insurgency operation in the North-East (Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole), Maj. Gen. Rogers Nicholas, has ...

The PunchI can't tolerate loss of men, equipment to Boko Haram again, Commandant tells soldiersThe PunchThe Commandant of the counter-insurgency operation in the North-East (Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole), Maj. Gen. Rogers Nicholas, has ...

TODAY.NG$1 billion needed to address Nigeria's humanitarian crisis in 2018 – UNTODAY.NGAt least $1bn will be needed in 2018 to reconstruct the devastation in North-East Nigeria and meet the needs of about 6.1 million people in dire need of humani...

Daily Post NigeriaFuel Scarcity: Obiano Commends Stanel boss for fuel availability, accurate metreDaily Post NigeriaGovernor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has commended the Chairman of Stanel Group, Mr Stanley Uzochukwu, for fuel availability, accurat...

VanguardThe leaders Rivers had neededVanguardFor Governor Nyesom Wike, what works is brutal honesty. He doesn't make a promise he can't keep and would rather not make it. If you were to take a poll among Rivers State people, a great majority of...

VanguardThe Olubadan's queens may cause his downfall —Oba Olakulehin, Balogun of IbadanlandVanguardThere appears to be stormy “winds” blowing against the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogunguniso 1, who was installed by the go...

VanguardI receive insults daily because Benue is finding it difficult to pay salaries — Gov OrtomVanguardThen Governor Gabriel Suswam had, at a function in Government House, few days to the handover of governance of Benue State to then incoming Gover...

Daily Post NigeriaPDP hails High court judgment on Anambra central senateDaily Post NigeriaThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Anambra State on Saturday described a Federal High Court judgement which declared Chief Obiora Okonkwo winner of the Anambra...

Daily TrustHow son in-law may succeed father in-law in ImoDaily TrustThe Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha's Chief of Staff who is also his son in-law, Mr Uche Nwosu, is among the very few names being speculated as a possible successor to Governor...

Daily TrustTaraba governor warns on plot to attack stateDaily TrustGovernor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State yesterday disclosed that a group was plotting to attack the state. He made the disclosure while declaring Taraba cultural festival in Jalingo. Dar...

VanguardToyin Saraki seeks review of NGO Bill, Ajulo backs itVanguardMrs. Toyin Saraki, the wife of Senate President, wants the NGO Regulatory Commission Bill, currently under consideration at the House of Representatives, to be revised because it is i...

VanguardX-mas celebration: Govt. revenue rises as FAAC shares N609.958bn for NovemberVanguardABUJA —The nation's federally collected revenue recorded an increase, occasioned by rising crude oil price from $48.66 to $52.07 in the month under revie...

Independent Newspapers LimitedSaraki's CCT Trial, Appeal Court Ruling And Anti-Graft WarIndependent Newspapers LimitedThe Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja last Wednesday, December 12, 2017 ruled that Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, must fa...

Independent Newspapers LimitedSaraki's CCT Trial, Appeal Court Ruling And Anti-Graft WarIndependent Newspapers LimitedThe Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja last Wednesday, December 12, 2017 ruled that Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, must fa...

The PunchBuhari at 75: Why God kept him aliveThe PunchLet me begin by telling a story. On June 1, 2015, the day I resumed work as adviser on media to President Muhammadu Buhari, he had admonished me, “Adesina, always tell me the truth. That is what I...

The Nation NewspaperLagos launches waste full-scale war on indiscriminate disposalThe Nation NewspaperThe Lagos State Government has launched a full-scale war on indiscriminate disposal of waste by warning that anyone caught violating environmental law...

The Nation Newspaper'How Keke Napep inspired my new song'The Nation NewspaperCURVY UK-based Motswana songstress, Lorraine Lionheart recently visited Nigeria and, against her expectation, was inspired by the popular tricycle in Lagos called &#39...

Premium TimesBuhari mourns former SGF, Gidado IdrisPremium TimesPresident Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of former Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) Gidado Idris, as a big loss to the nation. The former SGF died on Friday night ...

VanguardPresident Buhari congratulates new Emir of KatagumVanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the new Emir of Katagum, Alhaji Baba Umar Farouq, who succeeded his father and late emir, Alhaji Kabir Umar. The President's congratulato...

VanguardObasanjo calls for unity among YorubasVanguardFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for unity among Yorubas, especially among the Owu people. Obasanjo, the Balogun of Owu Kingdom, made the call on Saturday in Ibadan during the 26th Nati...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONOsinbajo hails media contribution to Nigeria's developmentVanguardVice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has praised the Nigerian media for its contribution to the general development of the Nigerian government and society, noting th...

VanguardI will rely on my performance, says Gov. BindowVanguardGov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa says he will rely on the current performance of his administration if he finally resolved to seek re-election in 2019. Bindow said this on Saturday at the p...

SaharaReporters.comPrivate Jet Operated By Vistajet Robbed By Lagos Airport Bandits While Taxiing On The RunwaySaharaReporters.comThe security apparatus at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos was on Tuesday once again called to question as a priv...

VanguardObiano to S/east Govs: Join APGA or lose your seat to APGA candidate in 2019VanguardThe governor of Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano has advised his fellow south-east governors to join All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, if they want to be ...

Vanguard$1 b cash for Boko Haram fight: Fayose is on his own – GovsVanguardAbuja – Nigerian Governors, Saturday, distanced themselves from outburst by Ekiti State counterpart, Ayo Fayose, that the approval of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Accoun...

Vanguard$1 b cash for Boko Haram fight: Fayose is on his own – GovsVanguardAbuja – Nigerian Governors, Saturday, distanced themselves from outburst by Ekiti State counterpart, Ayo Fayose, that the approval of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Accoun...

VanguardNSCDC arrests 138 suspects in Nasarawa StateVanguardThe Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested 138 suspects for allegedly committing various offences in the state within the last one ...

Vanguard403 retired soldiers pass out at Oshodi training centreVanguardFour hundred and three soldiers, who have completed a six-month training in new skills have formally bowed out of the service. The soldiers, comprising 281 from the Nigerian Army, 1...

Vanguard2018: Kogi to experience more steady power supply– OfficialVanguardKogi Government on Saturday says it has achieved an appreciable success in rural electrification projects toward an improved electricity supply in 2018. Mr Otayitie Eminefo, t...

Independent Newspapers LimitedAbuja craft village inferno: Over 20 shops, craft works worth N400m lostVanguardMr Kanayo Chukwumezie, president of the African Arts and Cultural Heritage Association (AACHA) said over 20 shops and arts works were destroye...

Daily TrustEnugu State approves N100m to establish new fire stationsDaily TrustThe Enugu State Government has approved over N100 million to establish more fire stations across the state. It also plans to employ more fire-fighters in the state's Fir...

VanguardUS launches YALI transparency campaign in LagosVanguardMembers of the Young Africa Leaders Initiative (YALI) Network recently kick-started a month-long “Transparency and Good Governance Campaign” in commemoration of the 2017 International A...

Independent Newspapers LimitedTransportation Integration systems will ease movement – AmbodeP.M. NewsGov. Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State says the integration of rail, road and water transport systems will ease movement of people in the state. Ambode ...

VanguardBeauty products can't make a woman beautiful —Mrs. Victoria AwomoloVanguardToday in Abuja, Mrs. Victoria Olufunmilayo Awomolo (SAN), would visit orphanages around the metropolis as part of activities preceding her birthday that comes up i...

VanguardUnderground for 2 yrs, Tompolo still looms large in Ijaw nationVanguardSINCE ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, went off the security radar, late 2015, following the manhunt for him by law enforcement agents, particularly...

VanguardFour kidnapped Chinese rescued in OndoVanguardOFFICERS and men of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Naval Forward Operating Base in lgbokoda area of Ondo state have rescued four kidnapped Chinese nationals. They reportedly sustained gunshot injury...

New Telegraph NewspaperEnugu IGR Rises to N18bn as Ugwuanyi Vows to Plug LeakagesTHISDAY NewspapersEnugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on has declared his administration's determination to sustain policies that would help in plugging leakages in...

The PunchArmy sentences soldier to death, jails others for killing civiliansThe PunchA Nigerian Army's General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced a soldier serving in the Operation Lafiya Dole, Lance Corporal John Godwin...

VanguardRestructuring: Only means of fighting corruption, youth unemployment — EkweremaduVanguardDeputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has lamented the sharp division between the youth over the current clamour for restructuring of the country addi...

The Nation NewspaperObasanjo bags PhD in Christian Theology after 163 minutes drill by PanelistsVanguardFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday bagged the award of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Christian Theology from the Department of Religious S...

VanguardIPOB faults Nwodo on equation of Biafra agitation to warVanguardTHE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has picked holes in the declaration of Ohanaeze President, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, that he would sabotage any attempt to levy another war on I...

The PunchSultan to train 200 Boko Haram orphansThe PunchThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, on Friday revealed plans to train no fewer than 200 children orphaned by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. Making the disclosure in ...

The Nation NewspaperWhy ex-Senate President Mark was arrested, quizzedThe Nation NewspaperThere were revelations yesterday on why former Senate President, Senator David Mark, was arrested and quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFC...

The Nation NewspaperWhy ex-Senate President Mark was arrested, quizzedThe Nation NewspaperThere were revelations yesterday on why former Senate President, Senator David Mark, was arrested and quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFC...

The PunchEkweremadu advocates six-year single tenure for elective officersThe PunchThe Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has advocated the adoption of a six-year single tenure for President, governors, National Assembly, and state assembl...

The Nation NewspaperBuhari, Tinubu, Osinbajo and 2019The Nation NewspaperIn its lead story of Wednesday, December 13, the Daily Sun newspaper reported that President Muhammadu Buhari may have decided to pick a top leader of the All Progressives Congres...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONTroops Kill Several Boko Haram Terrorists, Arrest 167 InsurgentsCHANNELS TELEVISIONTroops of Operation Lafiya Dole have killed several Boko Haram members and captured 167 others during an intensified offensive on the terrorists' ...

VanguardOlamide, Davido, KSA, Ayuba, Salawa Abeni, 95 others for One Lagos FiestaVanguardThe Lagos State Government on Friday disclosed that over 100 artistes cutting across all genres would be performing at this year's One Lagos Fiesta, its flagsh...

The PunchLagos CP orders arrest of female lawyer over alleged abuse of home helpThe PunchThe Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Edgal Imohimi, has ordered the arrest of a lawyer, one Tolu Olaoye, over an alleged violent abuse of her home help, Abig...

VanguardAmbode tasks journalists on professionalism, commissions Bagauda Kaltho Press CentreVanguardLagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday commissioned the newly upgraded Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, urging journalists to contin...

CHANNELS TELEVISION$1b to fight Boko Haram: PDP asks FG to apologise to NigeriansVanguardThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday described the claimed approval for the release of $1bn to the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government un...

The Nation NewspaperFG pledges support for Edo Govt.'s scienceThe Nation Newspaperhe Federal Ministry of Science and Technology has pledged its support for the various science and technology-based development initiatives of the Edo State Government...

The NewsAnambra Senatorial Seat: PDP, APGA differ on Sen. Okonkwo's court victoryThe NewsThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra has welcomed the Federal High Court judgment which declared Dr Obiora Okonkwo winner of the Anambra Central Senat...

VanguardOne dead, policeman missing as police disperse illegal miners in TarabaVanguardThe Police Command in Taraba says at least one person has died and six others injured during a clash between illegal miners and policemen in Mayo-Sina, near Nguroje,...

Daily Post NigeriaAlleged double registration: Dino Melaye, Faleke, others ask Yahaya Bello to resignDaily Post NigeriaA former Deputy governorship candidate in the November 2015 election in the State, James Faleke commended INEC for upholding the cons...

National AccordBenue assembly confirms Onum as new chief judgeNational AccordThe Benue House of Assembly on Friday confirmed the nomination of Justice Adam Onum as the new Chief Judge (CJ) of the state. The confirmation followed a letter of nomination ...

Kano empowers over 50000 youths in two yearsThe Nation NewspaperThe Kano State Government says it has empowered no fewer than 50,000 youths with various skills through training programmes across the 44 local government areas of the state since 2015. Th...

Vanguard20-year-old man in court for allegedly abducting teenage girlThe PunchA trader, Awolu Sahadi, who allegedly abducted a teenage girl for two weeks was on Friday brought before Chief Magistrate Taiwo Akanni of an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Cour...

VanguardLibya slavery: 1317 Nigerians rescued in 10 daysVanguardThe National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says a total of 1,317 Nigerians have voluntarily returned from Libya in the last 10 days having been stranded in the volatile country en rou...

Verge24 (blog)All posts tagged "Nyesom Wike"Verge24 (blog)Amaechi: Wike was my Staff, One of My Sons The ex governor of Rivers state and the current Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the... Misplaced Priority? - Governor Wi...

Daily Post NigeriaOsun Assembly reverses self, revokes arrest warrant against Bola Ige's sonDaily Post NigeriaThe Osun State House of Assembly on Friday announced the revocation of arrest warrant earlier issued against the Late Bola Ige's son, ...

P.M. NewsOperation Cobra: FRSC arrests 6000 offendersP.M. NewsThe Federal Road Safety Corps says it arrested at least 6,000 offenders in its ongoing Operation Cobra launched in July to check life threatening traffic offences. The Corps Marshal, Dr Bobo...

VanguardThree staff of LASU, arraigned over alleged forgery, extortionVanguardLagos—Three staff of Lagos State University Mubin Raji 43, Alli Ajose 58 and Bankole Odofin 62, were yesterday arraigned before an Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrate's Court ...

Daily Post NigeriaAjimobi presents N267b budget to Oyo AssemblyDaily Post NigeriaGovernor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday presented a budget of N267b, which represented an increase of 28% on the 2017 budget to the state House of Assembly. The b...

Leadership NewspapersSenate Queries N10bn Expenditure On Solar Power For VarsitiesLeadership NewspapersThe Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy, yesterday demanded explanation on the solar power projects for nine universities est...

360Nobs.comNigerian newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morningDaily Post Nigeria1. The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that it is worried over the inability of internet users to use their leftover data after expiration...

VanguardMurder of Ex-PDP Chairman's Son: Family of 'killer wife' tried to hide evidence — PoliceVanguardABUJA—The Nigerian Police Force, yesterday, alleged before an Abuja High Court at Jabi that family members of Maryam Sanda, wife of ...

The Nation NewspaperCourt stops El-Rufai from sacking 21000 Kaduna teachersDaily Post NigeriaThe National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Kaduna on Thursday ordered Kaduna State government to stop the planned sack of 21,000 primary school teachers who f...

Daily Post NigeriaNYSC: How I killed corps member after sex – DriverDaily Post NigeriaA driving instructor, identified as Festus Udoh, has narrated how he lured a 23-year-old National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member, Modupe Kawose, into a bush at M...

Daily Post Nigeria'You can't try me over N5.3bn alleged fraud' – Chimaroke Nnamani tells Lagos courtDaily Post NigeriaFormer Governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, has challenged the jurisdiction of a Federal High Court sitting in ...

VanguardOndo APC: A house of commotion?VanguardALL seems not to be well within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State. The party has been wobbling and fumbling since the conduct of its governorship primaries in September 2016. Ondo St...

VanguardIGR: Ugwuanyi disbands manual collection of revenuesVanguardEnugu—In a bid to fully actualize the ongoing reform programmes in the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has disbanded manual collection of government r...

VanguardAtiku's not a threat to APC — IdahosaVanguardCHIEF Charles Idahosa is a Special Adviser on Political Matters to former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole. In this interview, Idahosa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC,...

The PunchSea robbers, cult members kill two, injure policeman in BayelsaThe PunchHoodlums, suspected to be sea robbers and cult members, have killed two persons and injured a policeman in Bayelsa State. The incident occurred on Wednesday in Ekeki, Yena...

VanguardBudget defence: You must appear before us, Reps tell EnelemahVanguardABUJA—HOUSE of Representatives Committee on Commerce, yesterday, said unless the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelemah appears before it, the Minist...

VanguardYou're our greatest partners in devt of Lagos, Ambode tells religious leadersVanguardLagos state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has extolled the contributions of religious groups in the development of the State, describing the spiritual lea...

Fellow PressEFCC denies issuing warrant for Maina's arrestThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday denied issuing a bench warrant for the arrest of the ex-Chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Force, Mr. Abdul-Ra...

The PunchTCN eyes 6000mw in 2018The Nation NewspaperThe Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday said it was working towards a national peak of 6,000 Megawatts (Mw) of electricity in early 2018. Its Interim Managing Director, Usman Gur Mohammed...