The PunchDuke blames poor infrastructure on lack of continuityThe PunchA former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, says the country's low infrastructure development should be blamed on lack of continuity in governance. Duke stated that ove...

VanguardAmbode's wife seeks end to women discriminationThe Nation NewspaperLife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has called for the eradication of discrimination and violence against women and girls. Mrs. Ambode spoke at her office...

New Telegraph NewspaperDubious contracts: TCN cancels 150 letters of intentThe Nation NewspaperThe Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Interim Managing Director, Mr. Usman Gur Mohammed, said he has cancelled 150 letters of intents upon assumption of ...

SaharaReporters.comAfenifere: Tinubu's Visit To Fasoranti Will Rebuild Unity Among Yoruba LeadersSaharaReporters.comThe organization explained that the visit was devoid of any political mission but a sign of good things to come for the South-West. ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONWe'll 'Force' Buhari To Recontest In 2019 – Orji KaluCHANNELS TELEVISIONFormer Abia State governor, Orji Kalu, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will force President Muhammadu Buhari recontest election in 2019. T...

VanguardAspirations by Ife to succeed Aregbesola, morally correct, says AdefayeVanguardOSOGBO – The aspirations by some indigenes of Ile Ife, planing to succeed the incumbent governor of Osun state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, received the backing of the...

VanguardAnambra rerun: I'm ready, says UmehVanguardAwka- FORMER national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh has said that he is ready to face anybody for the Anambra Central senatorial rerun election scheduled for ...

VanguardLooters' Trial: NJC Panel set to meet with EFCC, ICPCVanguardABUJA–The National Judicial Council, NJC, has evolved a new practice direction that will fast track hearing and determination of all pending high-profile corruption cases. The C...

Corruption allegation against Jonathan: We pray God to give Tinubu changed heart to see good in others-PDP Reps ...VanguardABUJA- For alleging that former President Goodluck Jonathan elevated and institutionalized corruption in Nigeria, the opposition ...

VanguardBuhari's Administration, a threat to national unity – AtikuVanguardABUJA: Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has written the ruling All Progressives Congress APC intimating the party of his decision to quit. Buhari-Atiku. Though the l...

NIGERIAN TRIBUNEAPC warns members against attack on Amaechi, party leadershipVanguardPORT HARCOURT : ALL Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers state has warned senior members of the party allegedly attacking the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike ...

Daily TrustRadio presenter shot dead while hunting in EkitiDaily TrustThe presenter of a radio Yoruba programme 'Opejuole', Abulganiyu Lawal, has reportedly been shot dead during hunting by unknown person at Araromi-Oke in Ekiti East Local gove...

VanguardLagos to shut down Oba Akran avenue in Ikeja for street carnivalVanguardThe Lagos State Government on Sunday said plans have been concluded to stage this year's edition of the Lagos Street Carnival scheduled to hold on December 3 on Oba Akr...

Daily Post NigeriaFayose provides Christmas dress for 10000 Ekiti childrenDaily Post NigeriaAt least 10,000 indigent children in Ekiti State will be provided Christmas dress made from ankara and other materials during the yuletide season. The State Gov...

VanguardLabour hopeful FG will give workers living wageVanguardLabour leaders on Sunday expressed optimism that the Federal Government would give workers a living wage. President Muhammdu Buhari on Thursday approved the appointment of a 30-member tripa...

Ministry orders directors to ensure full implemetation of mining roadmapVanguardAlhaji Mohammed Abbas, Permanent Secretary, Mines and Steel Development, has directe all the Directors of the ministry to ensure full implementation of the Nigeria mining r...

VanguardThree soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid in Borno – armyVanguardAt least three soldiers were killed and another six others were wounded in a Boko Haram raid in northeast Nigeria, the military said on Sunday, in the latest attack in the restiv...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONI Never Bought Any Property From EFCC – FalanaCHANNELS TELEVISIONHuman rights lawyer, Femi Falana has denied buying a property from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC). The property, claimed to worth N1billion is s...

Priest urges Christians to shun materialismThe Nation NewspaperA Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Job Chechet, has urged Christians to shun materialism and all forms of attachment to the world. Chechet, Assistant Parish Priest, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Pari...

BellaNaijaIkoyi Whistleblower rejects N325m, wants N860m – LawyerBellaNaijaYakubu Galadima, the lawyer of the whistleblower who alarmed authorities on the money stashed in an Ikoyi property, has told Punch that his client will not be receiving anythi...

Nigeria's First University of Medical SciencesVanguardThis piece is an attempt at a discourse on the Nigerian public health sector and the general problems facing heath care management with the singling out of one –- lack of good training schools...

VanguardNigeria o n'ibajeVanguardWhen in 2006, His Excellency Babatunde Fashola, contested the governorship election of Lagos State, with the slogan “Eko o nibaje”, I tried to find the meaning which I was told was “Lagos must not spoil”. Th...

VanguardAfenifere Visit: New Rapprochement or Re-alignment?VanguardSince last Wednesday's visit of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to the Akure residence of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the media, particularly the social media, have been awash with c...

VanguardFemi Adesina and the Acquired Aso Rock Syndrome (1)VanguardMy first encounter with Femi Adesina around 2010 was when I served as external member of the editorial board of the Sun Newspapers. Amanze Obi, a friend and classmate at the University ...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari 'kills, steals' under the cover of democracy – Fani-KayodeDaily Post NigeriaFormer Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of killing and stealing under the guise of democracy. I...

VanguardTaking Jesus to courtVanguardI sat in the High Court in Port Harcourt and watched the proceedings with amusement. A middle-aged man, very simply dressed, had taken the stand. He was from some village, and was probably a poor farmer. But he was ...

Is Governor Rochas Okorocha looking beyond APC?VanguardKeeping a weekly column such as this can be quite exerting; but the otherwise tedious task of getting a topic to write on is often simplified, thanks to readers who make different suggestions every...

Guardian (blog)Tithing: Should it be paid at one's local church?Guardian (blog)Payment of tithe is obligatory to Christian faithful. An Old Testament commandment, it is made popular by Malachi 3:10, where Christians are required to give 10 per cent...

Daily TrustThe many surprises of Anambra electionDaily TrustVoters on queue in Unit-14 of Ogbaru in the just concluded governorship election in Anambra State. PHOTO NET. The November 18, 2017 governorship election in Anambra state must have come and go...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONAdamawa killings: Christians, Muslims dividedVanguardThe President, Lutheran World Federation and the Archbishop Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, LCCN, Most Reverend Musa Filibuster, has condemned, in strong terms, the terror at...

VanguardSuccess not about possessions, money, says OdelekeThe Nation NewspaperFounder of Power Pentecostal Mission, Bishop Bola Odeleke, has challenged Nigerians to promote godly values so as to guarantee personal and national progress. Success, she sa...

The PunchAkwa Ibom 2019: How Mbang, Ukpai, others anointed EmmanuelThe Nation NewspaperIt was supposed to be just an interactive session, the very first of its kind in the State. Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel walked into the banquet hall prepa...

Success not about possessions, money, says OdelekeThe Nation NewspaperFounder of Power Pentecostal Mission, Bishop Bola Odeleke, has challenged Nigerians to promote godly values so as to guarantee personal and national progress. Success, she said, is n...

Ex-VC to former AG: You can't prosecute me after vacating officeVanguardIMMEDIATE past Vice Chancellor of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Professor Kunle Oloyede, has petitioned the state Attorney General over the fiat granted the form...

Daily TrustBefore DSS And EFCC Shoot It OutDaily TrustThe scandalous incident at Abuja's Asokoro District last Tuesday when heavily armed agents of the Department of State Services [DSS] stopped agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissio...

VanguardAlile anoints 2 more female apostlesVanguardTHE 58th biennial conference of Saint Joseph's Chosen Church of God, SJCCG which coincided with the 70th anniversary of the church recently ended with the consecration, sanctification and dedicati...

VanguardConsider 2014 Conference Report now, Southern senators tells BuhariVanguardCALABAR – SOUTHERN Senators, yesterday, rose from a three-day retreat, demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari should, as a matter of urgency, summon a conference to...

SaharaReporters.comProtest killings: Kwara PDP seeks senator's recallThe PunchThe Kwara State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyiola Oyedepo, and the youth wing of the party have demanded that a former Governor of Kwara State and the incu...

The Nation NewspaperBrace up for real development, Akeredolu urges academicsThe Nation NewspaperOndo State governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), yesterday charged the nation's tertiary institutions to brace up to the challenges of real develop...

The Nation NewspaperIndigenous language: Army deserve commendation – ObasaThe Nation NewspaperSpeaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Mudashiru Obasa has said that Nigerian Army should be commended for directing its personnel to learn the t...

VanguardWork for the sustenance of peace in Okrika, Wike tells King Ateke TomVanguardIn furherance of the peace building measures across the state, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has charged the new Amanyanabo of Okochiri town, HRM King Atek...

VanguardThere is fever in Delta PDP, says EmerhorVanguardThe leader of All Progressive Congress,APC, in Delta State Olorogun O'tega Emerhor, has declared that 'there is fever in the camp of the Peoples' Democratic Party,PDP, in the state at...

The PunchEnglish Premier League results – collatedThe PunchManchester United's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic shoots wide during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFulani attacks: Nigerian government values cows than human lives – Benue lawmakersDaily Post NigeriaFederal lawmakers from Benue State, have accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government of placing premium on Fulani...

VanguardVivacious atmosphere at ABU convocation in ZariaVanguardZaria – There was a spirited, energetic atmosphere at the 40th convocation ceremony of the Ahmadu Bello University (A.B.U) Zaria on Saturday. Maikanti Baru at A.B.U convocation. Although...

VanguardPDP chair: I'll be fair to all Presidential aspirants – DokpesiVanguardABUJA – Media mogul and national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Raymond Dokpesi has promised a level playing field for Presidenti...

Politics NigeriaGoodluck Jonathan not corrupt – APC Spokesman, Abdullahi [VIDEO]Daily Post NigeriaThe National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has declared that President Goodluck Jonathan is not a corrup...

The PunchKidnappers shot dead missionary after he sang Amazing Grace –HostagesThe PunchIan Squire providing free medical care and religious activities in the Burutu area of Delta State. Mail photo. A British optician kidnapped in Nigeria was murdered...

ICC Nigeria wants FG address trade challengesVanguardThe International Chamber of Commerce Nigeria (ICCN) has urged the Federal Government to address the bottlenecks at the nation's borders and seaports to enhance trade and investment in the econom...

VanguardCBN spends N6bn on ABU Business SchoolVanguardThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) spent about N6 billion to establish a business school in the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna. Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna. The univers...

Daily Post NigeriaCACOL blasts Nigerian government over plan to built more toll gatesDaily Post NigeriaThe Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has described the plans by the federal government of Nigeria to construct more than 48 tol...

Falana tackles Malami: Your claim is false… I bought no property from EFCCTheCableFemi Falana, lawyer and human rights activist, says he never bought a property in Maitama District, Abuja, from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The...

Politics NigeriaTeachers Sack Feud: Fayose and El-rufai laugh, attend burial together [PICS]Politics NigeriaGovernor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai and Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose were seen discussing and laughing together in Ifaki-Ekiti for the funeral of ...

Information NigeriaEx-Governor's Choice Properties Seled by EFCCInformation NigeriaOperatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have sealed off three choice properties belonging to former Governor of Benue state. You May Like. Dental ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONOsinbajo Marks Wedding Anniversary, Shares Emotional MessageCHANNELS TELEVISIONNigeria's Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo Saturday shared a heart-warming message to mark his wedding anniversary to his wife, Oludapo Osinbaj...

VanguardKano State has monthly salary bill of 9bn – GandujeVanguardGov. Abdullahi Ganduje said this in Kano on Friday at the second day of the NDIC workshop for financial journalists. He said that in spite of the huge salary bill, which he said, was ...

Independent Newspapers LimitedEFCC Seals Three Properties Belonging To Ex Gov. Suswam In BenueIndependent Newspapers LimitedMakurdi – The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have sealed off three properties belonging to immediate past gov...

WorldStagePharmacists Council seals 339 illegal premises in FCTWorldStageThe Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) on Friday says it has sealed 339 illegal pharmaceutical premises in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Registrar of the council, Mr ...

VanguardYussuf Babalola's surprise birthday bashVanguardTop businessman, Alhaji Yussuf, the CEO of Eleven07 Group is one jolly fellow with no airs, even as a successful businessman. Few days back, the down-to-earth man of honour had reasons to cele...

Daily Post NigeriaMany feared dead in Imo tanker's accident [PHOTO]Daily Post NigeriaNo fewer than 20 persons were reportedly burnt to death on Friday after a tanker loaded with Kerosene fell and caught fire. The accident which claimed lives of all...

VanguardAdenike Ogunlesi, Tara Fela-Durotoye, others for 'Mums-in-Business' ConferenceVanguardThe highly anticipated, free 2-day event begins today. Hosted by Motherhood In-Style Magazine, the maiden edition of the Mums-in-Business conference h...

The PunchMurder of ex-PDP Chairman's son: Court sends alleged killer wife, Maryam to prisonVanguardAn Abuja High Court sitting at Jabi, on Friday, ordered the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, to transfer Maryam Sanda, wife of murdered son of erstwhile C...

VanguardANAMBRA: Real reasons Obiano floored opponentsVanguardCHIEF Willie Obiano has become the second person to be reelected governor of Anambra State and he achieved this in a grand style. The first person to achieve it was his predecessor, Mr. Pete...

VanguardANAMBRA: Real reasons Obiano floored opponentsVanguardCHIEF Willie Obiano has become the second person to be reelected governor of Anambra State and he achieved this in a grand style. The first person to achieve it was his predecessor, Mr. Pete...

How Ekwueme, Bisi Onabanjo plotted six geopolitical zones from prisonVanguardDr. Alex Ekwueme who died last Sunday was a democracy activist who laid his all for patriotic political causes when it mattered. It is as such not surprising that some have cl...

The Eagle OnlineGov. Emmanuel budgets N651.5b for 2018The Eagle OnlineGovernor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Friday presented the 2018 budget of N651.50 billion to the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly for consideration. The budget is higher than...

VanguardBATTLE FOR N'DELTA LEADERSHIP: PANDEF smiles after Effurun meeting, PNDPC reorganizesVanguardIT was a test of power, during the week, in the Niger Delta region between two rival regional groups, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, and Pan Niger ...

Vanguard30-yr-old undergraduate commits suicide in BauchiVanguardA 300 Level student of the Department of Technology and Education, Wood Work Section of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, in the early hours of yesterday, committed suicide b...

Leadership NewspapersN6bn Prison Debt: 65000 Inmates Face StarvationLeadership NewspapersIndications have emerged that the 65,000 inmates presently occupying the various prison facilities across the nation are currently under the threat of starvation f...

Guardian (blog)Police ready to launch TV, radio stationsGuardian (blog)In its quest to step up security in the country and create jobs, the Nigeria Police yesterday disclosed its plan to establish the Nigerian Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS) and t...

The Nation NewspaperOtedola's daughter bags university awardThe Nation NewspaperBILLIONAIRE owner of Forte Oil, Femi Otedola, is no doubt a household name in Nigeria. With the way things are going, it may not be long before his talented second daug...

The PunchCustoms cancel promotion exam over malpracticeThe PunchThe Nigeria Customs Service has cancelled the promotion examination recently conducted for senior officers from the rank of Assistant Comptroller to Deputy Comptroller over irregularities ...

The PunchAllow Ijaw people choose their monarchs, IYC tells ObasekiThe PunchThe umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has implored Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to allow peace reign in the state by allowing the Ijaw peop...

The PunchDickson appoints new SSGThe PunchThe Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has appointed the Commissioner for Trade, Industry and Investment, Mr. Kemela Okara, as the new Secretary to the State Government. Okara filled the void created b...

The PunchThere was grand plan against the use of card readers in Anambra election –Dr. Orji, State RECThe PunchThe Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra State, Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji, in this interview with TONY OKAFOR, says the police need to impr...

Discussing Buhari on Thanksgiving Day – Onochie AnibezeVanguardWhat a beautiful evening it was near Lawrenceville in Georgia that night.It was a day for storytelling and merry-making. Everybody told his childhood story. I was not left out. Some joke ...

The StreetjournalIgbinedion University Offers Automatic Employment To Best Graduating Amnesty StudentsThe StreetjournalThe management of Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, has offered​ automatic employment to graduands of the institution under ...

Kogi Youths to Ahmadu Ali: You are a Shameless ParasiteVanguardYouths in Kogi East Senatorial District have denounced what they described as the “crude, vitriolic and impudent attacks” by the Col. Ahmadu Ali led Kogi East Elders Council (KEEC), des...

TODAY.NGPharmacists Council seals 339 illegal premises in FCTThe Nation NewspaperThe Pharmacists Council of Nigeria ( PCN ) on Friday says it has sealed 339 illegal pharmaceutical premises in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Registrar of the co...

The Eagle OnlineASP arrested over alleged N40,000 internet banking extortionThe Eagle OnlineThe Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit has apprehended an Assistant Superintendent of Police accused of extorting N40,000 from a man simply identified as Dap...

The Eagle OnlineASP arrested over alleged N40,000 internet banking extortionThe Eagle OnlineThe Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit has apprehended an Assistant Superintendent of Police accused of extorting N40,000 from a man simply identified as Dap...

The PunchSenate probes non – reinstatement of NDPHC GMThe Nation NewspaperThe Senate has asked its committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate the non-reinstatement of Mrs. Maryam Danna Mohammed as the General Manager (Audit &...

The Nation NewspaperDomestic violence: Northern Traditional rulers to meet over involvement of women in drug abuse, othersDaily TrustSultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar has noted with dismay the alarming rate at which married women were invo...

VanguardNLC advises FG's committee on minimum wageVanguardThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Tripartite Committee for the new National Minimum Wage to consider the plight of workers and pensioners during its deliberations and initi...

VanguardDavido releases new single, “Like Dat”Vanguard“Emi Omo Olowo, Anywhere money de na there me I go to” said Davido as he takes the listeners to his life of affluence. Davido had released a song, “IF” which is still making waves today ...

VanguardBuhari taking steps at realising the Nigerian dream – AdesinaVanguardLagos – The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, says patriotic zeal of citizens is very important to national developmen...

P.M. News'Nigeria Loses N1trn To Cargo Diversion'The TideThe Shippers' Association of Lagos State (SALS) has said the country lost N1 trillion annually through cargo diversion to ports in neighbouring countries due to bad roads to Lagos por...

Information NigeriaPlans To Reintroduce Toll Gates Nationwide ConcludedInformation NigeriaThe Nigerian government is hoping to boost the generation of revenue from the collection of toll fees across the nation to maintain the roads. Babatunde Fashola, ...

VanguardEmir of Dutse holds Durbar for Lai MohammedVanguardDutse – The Emir of Dutse, HRH Nuhu Mohammed hosted the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to a special Durbar in his Palace in Dutse, Jigawa state. The News Agency of N...

VanguardN-Power begins physical verification of 300000 volunteers on Dec. 4VanguardAbuja – The 300,000 candidates pre-selected under the Federal Government's N-Power Scheme will undergo its physical verification phase from Dec. 4 to Dec. 14 in th...

Daily Post NigeriaMan arrested with seven human heads in Kwara StateDaily Post NigeriaThe Kwara State Police Command, yesterday paraded a suspected ritualist with seven human heads concealed in a bag. The 25 years old confessed to have exhumed the head...

New Telegraph NewspaperBreaking: Atiku Abubakar resigns from APCThe Eagle OnlineHowever, he did not state which party he intends to join, but said he is pondering on his political future. The statement, titled: “Statement of resignation of His Excell...

Daily Post NigeriaMaina: AGF directed us to reinstate ex-pension boss – HoS, Oyo-Ita insistsDaily Post NigeriaThe Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winfred Oyo-Ita, has insisted that letters came from the office of the Attorney-General of the F...

SundiataPostReligious leaders engineer politicians to steal — Ambode , othersVanguardLAGOS—GOVERNOR Akinwumin Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday accused religious leaders of pushing political leaders to steal by the way they patronized the politician...

VanguardBuhari approves fresh budget support loan for statesVanguardABUJA —PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved a fresh budget support loan to 35 states of the federation. The loan was announced by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Udo...

The Nation NewspaperEkwueme: Philosopher and king; visionary and practician….The Nation NewspaperTo honour him whom we have made is far from honouring him that hath made us.” It was Michel de Montaigne, the 16th French philosopher and writer who wr...

Independent Newspapers LimitedKebbi, NNPC sign MoU on bio-fuel productionDaily TrustThe Kebbi State Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU ) on the establishment of a shareholding...

The Nation NewspaperAhmed presents N181.8 budgetThe Nation NewspaperKwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday presented a N181.8 billion budget to the House of Assembly. The estimate reflects an increase of N15.7 billion (9.5 per cent) compared t...

The PunchAmbode seeks new attitude from public servantsThe PunchThe Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday told public office holders in the state to brace for a new era of absolute accountability in the discharge of responsibilities. Ambo...

VanguardStakeholders reiterate commitment to safer roadThe Nation NewspaperFederal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and transport unions in Bayelsa State have reiterated commitment to safer roads during and after the Yuletide, Sector Commander Mr. Ikechukwu Ig...