VanguardJega, ex-INEC chair advocates for restructuring, resource control, reform of revenue formulaVanguardFormer Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has advocated fundamental reforms to resolve t...

VanguardNigeria is my problem – BuhariVanguard“Nigeria is my problem,'' President Muhammadu Buhari, currently on his first working visit to Kano, northern commercial city, has declared. President Muhammadu Buhari (2nd r) presenting Transpor...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONWhy Moses Motoni Was Arrested – PoliceCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Jimoh Moshood has explained reasons behind the arrest of a project tracking officer at BudgIT Nigeria, Mr Moses Motoni. According to M...

The Punch(UPDATED) Akarigbo installation: Ooni of Ife, Amosun, arrive venueThe PunchThe Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and the new Akarigbo have arrived the venue and are already seated at the VIP...

VanguardMan, pregnant wife, 2 children die in Lagos fireVanguardTragedy struck yesterday in Bariga area of Lagos after an owner of a pharmaceutical shop, Mr. Kenneth Eze, his pregnant wife and two children were burnt to death in a fire that engulfed th...

Daily TrustFuel scarcity: PPPRA says no plan to review fuel price, urges calmDaily TrustThe Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has said that there was no plan by the government to review the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) al...

Daily Post Nigeria2019: Senator Abe reveals how Amaechi has divided APCDaily Post NigeriaSenator Magnus Abe representing Rivers South-East senatorial district in the National Assembly has outlined how the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi caused th...

Daily Post NigeriaMinistry of Happiness: Okorocha needs deliverance – Ohakim, IhediohaDaily Post NigeriaAs reactions continue to greet the creation of Ministry of Happiness and Fulfillment by Governor Rochas Okorocha and the subsequent appointment of...

Daily Post NigeriaPDP convention: What will happen if South-West fails to produce national chairman – KashamuDaily Post NigeriaThe Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu, has warned the members and...

The PunchOndo APC exco rejects acting chairmanThe Nation NewspaperFifteen executive members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have kicked against the appointment of the party's Deputy State Chairman, Ade Adetimehin, as the acting...

The Nation NewspaperFEC approves six private universitiesThe Nation NewspaperTHE Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting has approved the establishment of six additional private universities. Minister of Education Adamu Adamu briefed State House corres...

VanguardCONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: S-West govs agree on common positionVanguardIBADAN—SOUTH WEST governors except Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State yesterday agreed to present a common position on the proposed constitutional amendment. From right...

VanguardBreaking: Justice Ademola retires as FHC JudgeVanguardABUJA – Justice Adeniyi Ademola who was among eight superior court judges that were arrested after a “sting operation” the Department of State Service, DSS, conducted in October last y...

AmoréJudge arrested for alleged demand of N200m bribeThe PunchThe Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has commenced a probe into the 24,325 government properties that were sold to government officials under the monetisa...

The PunchBoko Haram war: Army removes commanderThe PunchThe Nigerian Army on Wednesday removed the Theatre Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim, and appointed a new Major General to head the military anti-insurgency operat...

TheNewsGuruMany Nigerians in Libya don't want to return-FGTheNewsGuruA number of Nigerians in Libya do not want to return home, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has disclosed. The minister stated this on Wednesday while addressing ...

VanguardIBB's associates outfoxed as PDP BoT rules out micro-zoningVanguardABUJA-The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday dashed the hopes of advocates of micro-zoning saying that all those interested in the contes...

VanguardOkorocha and the limits of clowningVanguardI was about leaving my office on Thursday, November 30, when a friend and former colleague called to ask if I was watching the Lagos-based Television Continental (TVC). Chief Rochas Okorocha. I was not...

Daily Post Nigeria2019: Bury your presidential ambition – Niger Delta youths tell AtikuDaily Post NigeriaA coalition of Niger Delta Youth has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to suspend his presidential ambition. The group asked him to ra...

Daily TrustNYSC DG assures corps members of welfare and safetyDaily TrustDirector General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Sulaiman Kazaure has assured corps members that their safety and welfare during their service year w...

VanguardWoman arrested for attempting to sell her twin for N350,000 in KatsinaVanguardKATSINA – A Thirty years old woman, Salima Lawal has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command in attempt to sell her own twins for the sum of N350,000. Ese...

Daily Post NigeriaStop your political promiscuity – Charly Boy slams Atiku [VIDEO]Daily Post NigeriaPopular Nigerian musician and activist, Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, on Wednesday, asked former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to stop ob...

Leadership NewspapersPMB Signs 3 Bills Into LawLeadership NewspapersThe special adviser on national Assembly matters ( Senate) Senator Ita Enang disclosed this to State House Correspondents Wednesday. The bills include ;Federal College of Dental Techno...

VanguardAnti-human trafficking fight: Obaseki's initiatives get international attentionVanguardEfforts by the Edo State Government to bring an end to human trafficking and illegal migration in the state has caught the attention of international med...

Leadership NewspapersS'Court To Rule On Dasuki's Continued Detention March 2, 2018Leadership NewspapersThe Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed March 2 for judgment on an appeal by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, challeng...

Complete Sports NigeriaLagos State Government Partners With COPA Lagos OrganisersComplete Sports NigeriaBy Nurudeen Obalola: The Lagos State Government is partnering with the organisers of the 2017 COPA Lagos Beach Soccer Tournament to raise the profil...

Daily Post NigeriaFayemi's probe: Court Okays Ekiti Judicial Commission of Inquiry, says; “Fayose acted constitutionally”Daily Post NigeriaA High Court in Ado Ekiti, today, affirmed the legality of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by t...

VanguardS/Court fixes March 2, 2018 to rule on Dasuki's continued detentionVanguardThe Supreme Court on Monday fixed March 2 for judgment on an appeal by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, challenging his alleged indefinite ...

The Punch[BREAKING] OAU suspends convocation, as workers' strike takes tollThe PunchThe authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, have postponed the 43rd convocation of the university earlier scheduled for December 13 to 16, 2017. Thi...

Information NigeriaFG inaugurates Alex Ekwueme burial committeeInformation NigeriaAn 11-member committee was inaugurated by the Federal Government to organise a state burial for the late former Vice- President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, who died on November 19...

VanguardShittu appears in Igbo attire as Osinbajo presides over FEC meetingVanguardABUJA – VICE President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajoi is presiding over the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting which is ongoing at the Council Chamber, Presidential...

The Eagle OnlinePregnant woman, husband, two kids die in Lagos fireThe Eagle OnlineThe deceased, according to available information, are a pregnant mother and wife, her two children and husband. The children are between the ages of five and seven. The ...

VanguardDon't push FG to invoke labour laws against you, Ngige tells SSANU, NASU, NAATVanguardABUJA – THE Federal Government yesterday warned the striking non teaching staff unions in the universities under the umbrella of Joint Action Committee,...

VanguardAbdulrasheed Maina: The villain that would be a heroVanguardTHE more one learns of the still-unfolding saga of the pension scheme scam involving Abdulrasheed Maina, chair of the so-called Presidential Pension Task Scheme, established by the Goo...

VanguardNigeria still needs SARSVanguardCOMPLAINTS over alleged excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force have assumed a tumultuous point, with the floating last week of #ENDSARS, a campaign to scrap the squad in the...

Daily Post NigeriaCourt unfreezes 16 accounts belonging to Patience JonathanDaily Post NigeriaAn Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has reversed its order made on May 30, to freeze 16 accounts belonging to wife of former President Goodluck Jonath...

GistmasterConvention: Court Rulings Deepen PDP Leadership Crisis In South-westLeadership NewspapersBarely days to the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the crisis in the South-west region of the party as two divisions of the Co...

The PunchBUA using militia, soldiers to mine site allocated to Dangote – MinistryThe PunchThe management of BUA Group has been using armed militia, soldiers and policemen to mine marble and limestone in mining sites allocated to the Dangote Group, th...

The PunchReps hail crippled beggar turned lawyer, OAU's record-breakerThe PunchThe House of Representatives on Tuesday celebrated a former physically-challenged Lagos beggar, Mr. Abdulsalam Kamaldeen, and Miss Aarinola Olaiya, for their academic fe...

VanguardCourt orders forfeiture of Diezani's $4.760m houses to FGVanguardLagos—Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, yesterday ordered that two properties linked to the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison...

VanguardKwara Poly slashes tuition fees by N5,000 after Saraki's interventionVanguardILORIN—Following the outcry over hike in the tuition fees of Kwara State Polytechnic and the intervention by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Governor Ab...

VanguardMulti-nationals must invest in sports development – Aare Gani AdamsVanguardMauri Feeder Football Club of Agege have emerged as the 2017 winner of the annaul Otunba Gani Undet 13 Football competition, after the thrashed the B Unit Football Clu...

The PunchKano strengthens security for Buhari's visitThe PunchBarely 12 hours to the commencement of President Muhammadu Buhari's two-day official visit to Kano, the government has beefed up security, with many security agents manning strategic...

Daily Post NigeriaAtiku: Departure of former Vice President will not affect APC – Gen. Buba MarwaDaily Post NigeriaA chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Buba Marwa, on Tuesday, said no political party would be happy losing a politic...

Premium TimesNASS passes MTEF, raises oil benchmark to $47 per barrelPremium TimesThe two chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday passed the long-awaited 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). This ...

VanguardFalana asks Buhari to end illegal arrest, detention of citizen by DSSVanguardHuman rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, Tuesday challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to live up to his promise by ending what he called 'indiscriminate arrest a...

The PunchAbaribe asks judge to inspect Kanu's home in AbiaThe PunchSenator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who is one of the three sureties of the missing leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has urged Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High ...

The Nation NewspaperReps investigate TCN's $300m power projectThe Nation NewspaperThe Committee on Power has been mandated by the Green Chamber to probe the delay in the execution of $300 million Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project (NEG...

Vanguard2018 Appropriation Bill passes second reading at SenateVanguardThe Bill for an Act to authorise the issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation the sum of N8.6 trillion passed through second reading at the Senate on Tuesday. This...

VanguardAmeachi, Sirika to fine tune NTP draft report for submission to FECVanguardMinister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Rotimi Ameachi and the Minister of State for Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika are to fine-tune the final draft report on National Transpo...

The Nation NewspaperEdo set to develop Health Master PlanThe Nation NewspaperThe Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has revealed plans to constitute a council on health, which will assist in developing a Strategic Master Plan on Health and to c...

The StreetjournalTrial of Kanu Suffers Setback, Prosecuting Counsel Absent in CourtThe StreetjournalThe trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, suffered another setback, Tuesday, as the prosecution counsel...

Daily TrustReps demand recall of suspended SEC DGDaily TrustThe suspended Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Mounir H. Gwarzo. related news. Abdul Zubair replaces Gwarzo as SEC head · FG suspends SEC DG over co...

Premium Times2019 Election results will be transmitted electronically from polling units – INEC officialPremium TimesVoting and accreditation in progress @ CPS 1 ward 003. Voters turned out enmass to exercise their franchise. The PO, APO's and al...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBREAKING: Court Grants Nenadi Usman Permission To Visit US For TreatmentCHANNELS TELEVISIONA Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the former Minister of Finance, Mrs Nenadi Usman, permission to travel to the United States ...

VanguardLagos to begin bursary, scholarship disbursementVanguardThe Lagos State Government has concluded plans to commence disbursement of bursaries and scholarships before the end of the month of December. Unilag Special Adviser to the Governor on Edu...

VanguardAir Force jets hit large gathering of Boko Haram terrorists, kill manyVanguardABUJA – THE Nigerian Air Force said it made significant success in its fight against Boko Haram terrorists last week as two of its fighter jets hit large gathering ...

Information NigeriaBoy rendered crippled by Boko Haram, returns home walkingInformation NigeriaThere was joy for the family members of a boy identified as Ali Ahmadu, who was rendered paralysed by the Boko Haram sect, when he arrived at the arrival ter...

VanguardEXCLUSIVE: Kiss Daniel's FLYBOI INC is illegal – G-Worldwide EntertainmentVanguardNigerian pop star, Anidugbe Oluwatobiloba Daniel, popularly known as Kiss Daniel, has been dragged to court by the management of G-Worldwide Entertainment, ...

The Nation NewspaperCourt Orders Arrest Of Former Enugu GovernorAfrica Independent TelevisionA Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani. Presiding Justice, Chuk...

Daily Post NigeriaSARS personnel to undergo new training programme – Force PRODaily Post NigeriaPersonnel of the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) are to undergo a new training programme, according to the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Jim...

VanguardNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morningDaily Post Nigeria1. The Senator representing Ekiti State, Sylvester Ayodele Arise, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The APC chieftain was abducted on his way t...

VanguardPandemonium as gunmen invade burial, kill late woman's sonVanguardBENIN—The remains of one Deaconess Taiwo Albert that was laid in state in Benin, the Edo State capital, were abandoned as gunmen invaded the venue of the ceremony, killing ...

VanguardGunmen burn down 2 Adamawa communities— EyewitnessVanguardYola—Gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, in early hours of yesterday, attacked two communities of Lawuri and Dong in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The Demsa attack came...

The PunchHow Instagram friend drugged, sexually assaulted Unilorin studentThe PunchAn Instagram user identified by the police in Kwara State as Asiwaju Micheal has allegedly drugged and raped a female undergraduate of the University of Ilorin. The Comm...

Leadership NewspapersFailure Of Governments Responsible For Killings – SultanLeadership NewspapersThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa'ad III, has attributed the incessant killings, particularly in the North Eastern region of Nigeria, to the ...

VanguardSenator Ayo Arise kidnapped; abductors demand N80m ransomVanguardAdo-Ekiti—EIGHTY million Naira ransom is being demanded by the kidnappers of the former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation between 2007 and 2011, Ayo Arise, who w...

The PunchPDP S'West crisis: A'court stops orders recognising Kashamu's groupThe PunchThe Court of Appeal, Ado Ekiti, on Monday stayed the execution of the judgement of the Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti, recognising the Chief Makanjuola Ogun...

The PunchWe'll aggressively address unsolicited messages – NCCThe PunchThe Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that the commission will aggressively address unsolicited calls and messages bei...

VanguardKwapoly tuition fee increase unacceptable – SarakiVanguardILORIN—SENATE President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has intervened in the tuition fees crisis rocking Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The students union of the institution had serially prote...

Gistmaster2019 polls: Lagos east senatorial district declares support for Ambode's second termVanguardAhesd the 2019 general election, the All Progressives Congress, APC, leaders, chieftains and members in the Lagos East Senatorial Districts have e...

Daily Post NigeriaDokpesi mocks PDP for boasting to rule Nigeria for 50 yearsDaily Post NigeriaOne of the leading contenders for the PDP National Chairmanship position in the forthcoming Saturday's National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Part...

Okorocha swears-in 28 commissioners, 27 LG transition C'ttee chairmenVanguardGovernor Rochas Okorocha has Sworn-in Twenty-Eight (28) new Commissioners and Twenty-Seven (27) Transition Committee Chairmen of the 27 Local Government Councils in the St...

Daily Post NigeriaCharlyboy group storms Foreign Affairs in chains, handcuffs over Libya slave tradeDaily Post NigeriaThere was mild drama as a group of good governance protesters led by veteran musician, Charles Oputa also known as Charly Boy, stormed...

Daily Post NigeriaLASU suspends Provost, College of Medicine over alleged financial improprietyDaily Post NigeriaThe Lagos State University has suspended the Provost of the LASU College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja , Prof. Babatunde Solagberu, over all...

Daily Post NigeriaComedian, I Go Dye writes open letter to Atiku AbubakarDaily Post NigeriaFrancis Agoda, I Go Dye, has dished out advice to former vice President, Atiku Abubakar, following his formal return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The Co...

Buzz Reporters (press release) (blog)Charly Boy Group Protests Libya Slave Trade, Pickets Foreign Affairs MinistryBuzz Reporters (press release) (blog)A group of protesters led by “our Mumu Don Do” convener, Charles Oputa otherwise known as Charly ...

P.M. NewsData Capturing: NIMC to partner private, public sector organisationsP.M. NewsThe National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has expressed its readiness to partner with private and public sector organisations to capture data and issue uniqu...

Daily Post NigeriaWike gives APC Senator, Abe, 15 others 2018 SUVsDaily Post NigeriaRivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has released 16 Sports Utility Vehicles, SUVs to representatives of the State in the National Assembly. National Assembly members ele...

Information NigeriaI'm Still Entitled To $800m Compensation- Nnamdi KanuInformation NigeriaThe leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that despite being granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja where he i...

VanguardLagos Street Carnival: Stakeholders clamour for direct involvement in future editionsVanguardStakeholders in the Arts and Cultural sector in Lagos have appealed to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to directly involve them in the planning of subsequent edi...

The Nation NewspaperBayelsa Govt. urges police to fish out killers of cattle dealersVanguardThe Bayelsa Government has called on the Police and other security agencies to apprehend the killers of a prominent cattle dealer, Alhaji Jibril Abdulkarim, and...

TV360Lagos to establish Centre for children with special needsTV360Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said plans are underway to establish an Early Intervention Centre in 2018 to provide therapy and educational support services for infants...

VanguardI'll continue to uphold UNN 's standard — JIM OVIAVanguardNSUKKA—The chairman, Zenith Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Jim Ovia, has said he would continue to uphold the high standards of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN . He made the pro...

Olisa BlogazineEbonyi Government Accused of Plot to Cover Up Rape Allegation Against Governor's AideOlisa BlogazineThe Ebonyi state government has been accused of plotting to cover up a rape allegation made against Governor Dave Umahi's technic...

Naija247newsAmnesty: Presidency in shock over recovered weapons from N/Delta militants in OndoNaija247newsThe Presidency is worried about the harvest of weapons from militants in the creeks of Ondo State, it was learnt yesterday. President Muhammadu Bu...

Vanguard2019 is still a long journey – TambuwalVanguardRt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Governor of Sokoto State and former Speaker of the House of Representatives in this interview reviews developments in the state even as he pooh-poohs talks about h...

VanguardOlubadan chieftaincy review reversible — MONARCHVanguardIbadan—THE Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji has challenged Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State over the Olubadan chieftaincy review saying the controversial issue is ...

VanguardOlubadan chieftaincy review reversible — MONARCHVanguardIbadan—THE Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji has challenged Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State over the Olubadan chieftaincy review saying the controversial issue is ...

VanguardPDP Convention: Focus more on reclaiming power in 2019 — DicksonVanguardGOVERNOR Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has called on the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to focus more attention on how to recapture political power from...

The Nation NewspaperTraditional ruler, 10 others held for collecting 'illegal fees, street trading'The Nation NewspaperA traditional ruler, Chief Amodu Shakiru, popularly called 'Baba-Oja' and 10 others have been arrested for allegedly ...

The PunchAnambra 2018 appropriation described as 'budget of hope, consolidation'VanguardThe National Coordinator APGA Media Warriors Forum, Evang Chinedu Obigwe, has described the 2018 budget presented by Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State...

THISDAY NewspapersAnti-corruption war and honesty of purpose Eze OnyekpereThe PunchGovernance is about building public trust and goodwill between the leadership and the people. It is about telling the truth and being clear on the vision and mission of ...

The PunchCPS: Professors, political appointees to earn full salaries as pensionThe PunchThe National Pension Commission has set out modalities for the administration of retirement benefits of professors and public office holders to earn their last sala...

Peninscope seeks policies to support pension, insurance growthThe PunchPeninscope Professional Warranty Limited has said there is a need to give attention to various government policies as they relate to investment of pension and insurance funds. It st...

TheCableNiger Delta youth accuse Sylva, Lokpobiri of plotting to remove NDDC boardTheCableNiger Delta youth have accused Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for agriculture and Timipre Sylva, former Bayelsa state governor, of plotting to remove the N...

VanguardAnxiety in Armed Force as Buhari set to name new CDS, Service ChiefsVanguardABUJA-THERE is high anxiety in the Nigerian Armed Forces as indications are ripe that President Muhammadu Buhari may effect changes in the nation's military leaders...

VanguardTerror Attack Alert: FG assures of Adequate Security Measures in FCTVanguardThe Federal Government has assured of adequate security measures to thwart any possible terror attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and elsewhere around the co...

ClickLancashireI provide undisputed evidence that Governor Shettima is the simpleton – RenoVanguardMy attention has been drawn to the ad hominem attack on my person by the Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, over my challenge to him to produce ...

VanguardResign now, female parliamentarians tell ECOFEPA Chair, Stella OduahVanguardMembers of the Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA) have called for the immediate resignation of their Chairperson, Senator Stella Oduah, over her continuous a...