The Punch37-year-old Cameroonian dies in lover's homeThe PunchA 37-year-old Cameroonian national has died in his lover's home in Ogboinbiri community of the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The death of the Cameroonian, ide...

The PunchI won't be used to frustrate Diezani's UK trial – JudgeThe PunchThe Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday rejected an application by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, seeking to be joined as a ...

Daily Trust37 parties and challenges before INEC, electorateDaily TrustRecently, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced that 37 political parties have presented candidates for the November ...

The PunchFed Govt to recover another $321m looted fundThe Nation NewspaperThe Federal Government will aggressively pursue the recovery of additional $321m looted fund domiciled in Switzerland. This follows the approval of the move yesterday by the Fede...

VanguardWe met with several unbeliefs —Founder, WTC Business SolutionsVanguardOseni Adewale Paul, a graduate of Capital University USA, studied Information System before proceeding to study Data Management at National Open University of Nigeria. He i...

The PunchN13bn Ikoyi cash: EFCC invites Oke, wife, NIA officialsThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes has invited the immediate past Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayodele Oke, and his wife, Folasade, over the $43...

GistmasterEdo targets business, economic growth with investment summitThe PunchThe Edo State Government says it is planning an investment summit to attract investors into the state in order boost business and economic growth. According to a statement, ...

VanguardMTN Foundation revitalises fight against maternal, child mortalityVanguardABUJA– THE fight against maternal and child mortality in Nigeria, has received a much needed boost from the MTN Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, ar...

The Nation NewspaperNwoye faults Obiano for claiming past govt's projects as hisVanguardThe Dr. Tony Nwoye Campaign Organisation has alerted the public to what it called “the new propaganda scheme of the Willie Obiano administration in dressing u...

VanguardSuspect in ghost workers' syndicate has 200 bank accounts – EFCCVanguardABUJA—THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday, told an Abuja High Court that one of the nine suspects docked over allegations of inserting sev...

Breaking: Umahi sacks Ebonyi Justice CommissionerThe Nation NewspaperIn a statement on Wednesday evening signed by his Principal Secretary, Mr.Clement Nweke, Umahi said that Nwankwoegu was relieved of his appointment over 'acts inconsistent with hi...

The Nation NewspaperSenate seeks adequate financial provision for NEDC in 2018 BudgetVanguardThe Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to make adequate financial provision in the 2018 Budget for the take-off of the North East Development Com...

VanguardLagos community decries demolition by Navy, laments 2 missing personsVanguardA community in Oluti, Amuwo Kuje area of Lagos has decried the demolition exercise by men and officers of the Nigerian Navy just as they lamented the where about two p...

VanguardSaraki directs MDAs to submit outstanding scholarships to SenateVanguardPresident of the Senate Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Wednesday met with representatives of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) responsible for the welfare of Niger...

VanguardPolice unmask masterminds of Ozubulu Church killingsVanguardThe Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Garba Umar, on Wednesday unmasked two suspects behind the invasion and killing of 18 worshipers at St. Philip Catholic Church, Ozubulu. The su...

VanguardObiano joins prayers for Ekwueme's recoveryDaily Post NigeriaAnambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano has joined well meaning Anambra people in to pray for the speedy recovery of former vice president of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ekwueme. The oct...

Nigerian ObserverAIG Directs Cps To Beef Up Security In CommandsNigerian ObserverBENIN CITY- The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5′ AIG Abubarka Adamu Muhammed has directed the three Commissioners of Police in Edo, Delta and Bayelsa State...

P.M. NewsLagos'll Make Agege Stadium Ready For Caf Champions League – AmbodeP.M. NewsLagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd left), presented with the MFM Football Club jersey by Regional Overseer, Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministri...

Daily Post NigeriaCAN endorses Fayose's presidential ambitionDaily Post NigeriaThe Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commended the courage and the boldness with which Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, openly declared his intentio...

Vanguard…never again shall we allow our dear nation by actions, inactions to experience another war – BuhariVanguardAbuja – President Muhammad Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja launched the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day and Appeal Fund with a call...

BusinessDayPresident Buhari swears-in news SGF, Boss MustaphaVanguardPresident @MBuhari launches the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem today at the State House in Abuja. pic.twitter.com/6ObJEXMY7q · Bashir Ahmad@BashirAhmaad. ·. an hour ...

AllAfrica.comNigerian govt drags civil servants to court for inserting 'ghosts' into payrollDaily Post NigeriaNine persons were on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly being responsible for se...

Daily Post NigeriaWhat Buhari should do to PDP moles in his govt – Muslim groupDaily Post NigeriaMuslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to weed out Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, moles in his government. MURIC said suc...

Daily Post NigeriaNNPC confident of commercial hydrocarbon discovery in inland basinsDaily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed confidence that the aggressive exploration of the inland basins being driven by the ...

VanguardBreaking: DSS produces Dasuki in court for Metuh's trialVanguardNational Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, before the Federal High Court in Abuja to testify in the ongoing trial of erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the...

Daily Post Nigeria2019: You have dodged another disgraceful outing – APC mocks LadojaDaily Post NigeriaOyo State Chapter of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), has hailed former Governor of the state, Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja for jettison...

VanguardRufai decries American Embassy officials treatmentVanguardFormer Nigeria international, Peter Rufai has raised an alarm over his encounter with some security officials of the American Embassy in Lagos last week. Peter Rufai. According to the fo...

VanguardMob lynches 3 men over Okada theft in OndoVanguardAkure — A mob, yesterday, lynched two brothers and one other robbery suspect in Akure, the Ondo State capital, causing panic and tension across the state. Okada riders protesting in Ondo. Vang...

The PunchEkwueme collapses at home, admitted in Enugu hospitalThe PunchSecond republic Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, has collapsed and is currently at the Intensive Care Unit of Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery, by Penok petrol station in Trans-Eku...

The PunchPower, water supply delay Abuja airport terminal's completionThe PunchThe new terminal being constructed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja is 80 per cent complete, the National Assembly, as well as the contractor handling ...

VanguardOzobulu, Uga residents laud Obiano over road projectVanguardResidents of Ozobulu and Uga respectively have lauded Governor Obiano of Anambra State for another commendable achievement by his administration, adding that the ongoing road construct...

VanguardNDYC flays attacks on Intels, urges Buhari's interventionVanguardNiger Delta Youth Coalition, NDYC, has berated the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority, OGFZA, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, for th...

VanguardBoundary dispute: Over 10000 Ebonyi indigenes access free medical treatmentVanguardABAKALIKI-THE people of Azu Offia Orji in Okpuitumo of Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi State are currently facing untold challenges in the area of medi...

VanguardInter-State transportation in Nigeria: Problems (3)Vanguard“If the private sector is encouraged to participate, the Government would be able to direct its much needed funds to very critical areas of the economy most deserving of attention. I ...

VanguardIkpeazu tasks NDDC over bad roads in AbaVanguardUMUAHIA—GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has called on the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to as “a matter of urgency” save the people and the residents of O...

VanguardAnambra poll: What Nwoye has going for himVanguardOF all the candidates that would contest the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State, the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Tony Nwoye stands out. Apart from being the ...

'Democracy can't thrive without press freedom'The Nation NewspaperDemocracy cannot thrive where there is no press freedom, United States Consul General in Nigeria, Mr F. John Bray, has said. According to him, the media is key to holding the...

Industrialisation: Akwa Ibom modelThe Nation NewspaperDuring a recent trip to South Korea, my admiration for this coastal Asian nation soared. Any visitor to South Korea would be amazed at the level of automation of the society which is a direct functi...

The PunchAshafa laments non-completion of national library buildingThe PunchThe Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Gbenga Ashafa, has called the attention of the Senate to the national library building project which was awarded 11...

The PunchDutch queen commends Lagos health schemeThe PunchThe Queen of the Netherlands, Her Majesty, Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, saying she was impressed with the effort of...

The PunchNDLEA faults police' drug warThe Nation Newspaperthe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday faulted the daily raids of drug den by the Lagos Police Comman, noting that it was not targeted at the drug barons. NDLEA's Com...

The Nation Newspaper'INEC waiting for amendment of law on diaspora voting'The Nation NewspaperTHE dream of Nigerians in the diaspora to participate in the country's electoral process may soon be realised, going by the words of the Chairman ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONPolice Parade 66 Teenagers For Drug Possession In BayelsaCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Bayelsa State Police Command says its operatives have arrested no fewer than 16 suspected armed robbers, five kidnappers, and 66 teenagers for drug posse...

VanguardTSTV commences roll-out of free decodersVanguardDigital satellite and PayTv operator, Telecoms Satellite Television (TSTv), yesterday, said it has commenced the distribution and installation of the 5,000 promo decoders across the country, pursu...

VanguardSacking Babachir, Oke not enough, Onaiyekan tells BuhariVanguardABUJA-THE Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said Monday's sack of Mr Babachir David Lawal and Ayodele Oke, as Secretary to the Government of the Federa...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFG to explore non-custodial sentencing to address prison congestionVanguardThe Federal Government says plans are under way to commence the implementation of non-custodial sentencing as a means of addressing the challenges of prison c...

Daily Post NigeriaN5.32bn stolen in Head of Service, Police Pension offices monthly – MainaDaily Post NigeriaFormer Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Abdulrasheed Maina, has claimed that he is being haunted for stopping N5.32 billion, w...

Daily Post NigeriaNJC replaces Salami with Galadima as COTRIMCO chairmanDaily Post NigeriaThe National Judicial Council (NJC) has appointed Suleiman Galadima, a retired justice of the supreme court, as the new chairman of the Corruption and Financial C...

Premium TimesNigeria records 'significant' improvement in ease-of-business rankingPremium TimesNigeria has recorded a major leap in its ranking in the Ease of Doing Business ranking. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo welcomed the ranking on Tuesday ...

Daily TrustPolitical parties to sign peace accord ahead Anambra pollDaily TrustAhead of the November 18 governorship election in Anambra state, political parties contesting the poll would sign a peace accord targeted at ensuring a peaceful atmosphere d...

Obiano, the transformational Governor, say Uga and Ozobulu residentsVanguardThe residents of Ozobulu and Uga respectively have lauded Governor Obiano of Anambra state for another commendable achievement by his administration, adding that the ongoing ro...

Daily Post NigeriaCommercial motorcyclist commits suicide in Ibadan over strange illnessDaily Post NigeriaResidents of Oke-Seni area in Ibadan North West Local Government of Oyo State were shocked when they received the news about a 43-year-old commerc...

CitizenNigeria to compensate civil war victims, clears bombsCitizenNigeria has agreed to pay compensation to victims of the country's civil war, 47 years after it ended, and clear former conflict zones of abandoned bombs and landmines. Court papers...

VanguardBreaking: Muslim bags PhD in Christian studiesVanguardA Muslim, Prof. Rasheed Jimoh-Ijaodola, has bagged a doctorate degree in Christian studies at the University of Ilorin. Jimoh-Ijaodola is Professor of Law and Dean, Oba Erediauwa College of ...

TODAY.NGNigeria redeploys troops to Lake Chad regionXinhuaABUJA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria has redeployed troops to the Lake Chad region to flush out remnants of the Boko Haram terror group, army chief Tukur Buratai said Tuesday. The troops would ope...

VanguardNo definite date for census — NPCVanguardABUJA—National Population Commission, NPC, said, yesterday, that there was no definite date yet for conduct of census in the country. The commission also said it lacked the power to set a date for co...

VanguardNo definite date for census — NPCVanguardABUJA—National Population Commission, NPC, said, yesterday, that there was no definite date yet for conduct of census in the country. The commission also said it lacked the power to set a date for co...

VanguardFarmers/herders clashes claim 2500 lives, $13.7bn in one year — AbdulsalamiVanguardMinna— Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said 2,500 lives were lost, while no fewer than 62,000 people were displaced within one year i...

VanguardFarmers/herders clashes claim 2500 lives, $13.7bn in one year — AbdulsalamiVanguardMinna— Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said 2,500 lives were lost, while no fewer than 62,000 people were displaced within one year i...

Daily Post NigeriaI'm most qualified to be Oyo governor – Buhari's minister, ShittuDaily Post NigeriaMinister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has claimed that Governor Abiola Ajimobi would have no choice than to support his ambiti...

Daily Post NigeriaI'm most qualified to be Oyo governor – Buhari's minister, ShittuDaily Post NigeriaMinister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has claimed that Governor Abiola Ajimobi would have no choice than to support his ambiti...

Daily Post NigeriaAare Ona Kakanfo: Gani Adams ceases to be OPC leader – Factional groupsDaily Post NigeriaLeaders of two factional groups within the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), on Monday declared that with his pronouncement as 15th Aare Ona Kakanf...

Daily Post NigeriaAkeredolu speaks on plans to stop free education in OndoDaily Post NigeriaThe Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, has refuted the reports that his administration has concluded plans to stop free education for the students of pu...

VanguardBudget: Ministers, others suffering from military hangover — SenatorsVanguardABUJA— AHEAD of the presentation of 2018 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly for scrutiny and subsequent passage, senators, yesterday, lampooned some membe...

Independent Newspapers LimitedNAMA hires 40 new air traffic controllersThe PunchThe Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has engaged 40 new cadets following the depleting number of air traffic control officers across the country. The agency said on Mond...

VanguardNAICOM workers begin 3-day warning strikeVanguardWORKERS of National InsuranceCommission, NAICOM, have yesterday commenced a 3-day warning strike over perceived refusal of the management of the Commission to sign an agreement reached on Septemb...

VanguardAnambra poll: Court declines to stop Obiano as APGA flag-bearerVanguardABUJA—The Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to stop Governor Willie Obiano from parading or presenting himself as flag-bearer of the All Progressive Grand Alliance,...

VanguardFG contracts $186m waterways security to Israeli firmVanguardLAGOS—THE Federal Government yesterday said it had contracted the security of the nation's waterways to an Isreali security firm at the cost of $186 million. Disclosing this in ...

THISDAY NewspapersCSO Accuses FG of Withholding N1tn Gas Flare FinesTHISDAY NewspapersThe federal government has been accused by a civil society organisation (CSO), the Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) of withholding gas flare penalty...

VanguardGoal of my administration is to empower the youths, Obaseki tells VLISCO GroupVanguardThe Edo State Government has expressed readiness to partner with VLISCO Group to support skills acquisition programme for youths in the state, as part of effo...

The PunchIbadan community accuses Army of threats to demolish homesThe Nation NewspaperMesiogo Estate, a small community in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has decried an alleged intimidation and threats by soldiers of the 2 Division of the Army to demo...

The Eagle OnlineCivil Defence uncovers prostitutes' recruitment centreThe Nation NewspaperThe Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a prostitutes' recruitment centre in Edo State, Commander Mr. Makinde Ayinla has said. ...

Newswatch: Jimoh Ibrahim wins at Appeal CourtThe Nation NewspaperThe Court of Appeal in Lagos has set aside the judgement of the Federal High Court delivered on October 20, 2014and affirmed billionaire businessman Jimoh Ibrahim as the legal owner of Ne...

Independent Newspapers LimitedWhy we invited Omisore, by PoliceThe Nation NewspaperSenator Iyiola Omisore was invited in connection with a 2014 assault case against the late senator Isiaka Adeleke because of the request by the Director of Public prosec...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONDino Melaye reacts to Lawal's sack, reveals those Buhari should fireDaily Post NigeriaDino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for sacking Babachir Lawal as Secretary ...

VanguardJohnathan's inability to control crude oil theft grounded our economy – Gov AregbesolaVanguardOSUN- PEEVED by the magnitude of undeclared crude oil and gas during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor of Osun ...

VanguardNFF dissolves its standing committees, sets up anti-corruption unitVanguardThe Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has approved the dissolution of all its standing committees with the exception of its two judicial bodies

VanguardShift attention to Fulani herdsmen menace, Fayose tells militaryVanguardThe Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on the military to direct its “operations Python Dance and Crocodile Smile” to those areas in Nigeria, especially t...

VanguardOkowa mourns Goje's wifeVanguardDelta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday condoled with Senator Danjuma Goje over the death of his wife, Yelwa. Governor Okowa in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Char...

Premium TimesBuratai orders redeployment of troops to Lake Chad regionPremium TimesThe Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Monday ordered the redeployment of troops who participated in the special military exercise in the Niger Delta to Lake Chad re...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONArmy Will Never Do Anything To Harm Nigerians – BurataiCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Chief of Army staff of Nigeria, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has said the Nigerian Army is people oriented and will never do anything to harm Nigeria...

VanguardEdo Assembly approves reduction of 2017 budgetVanguardThe Edo House of Assembly on Monday approved a downward review of the state's 2017 budget, as proposed by the executive arm of government. It will be recalled that Gov. Godwin Obaseki, h...

Daily Post NigeriaBelgore's N500m fraud charge: Join me as defendant – Diezani tells courtDaily Post NigeriaA former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke on Monday asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to issue an order, listing...

Leadership NewspapersFG Committed To Developing Creative Industry — Lai MohammedLeadership NewspapersThe Federal Government says it is irrevocably committed to growing the creative industry in view of its importance to the economy. The Minister of In...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONMaina: Magu reveals what will happen to ex-pension reform bossDaily Post NigeriaChairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, says they are determined to pursue the case against embattled former Chair...

Vanguard2023 Presidency: Ohanaeze urges Igbo to make friends across NigeriaVanguardOhanaeze Ndigbo, an Igbo socio-cultural group, has urged its people living in the north to court more friends so as to actualise the ethnic group's quest to produce ...

VanguardAmbode congratulates new Unilag VC Prof OgundipeVanguardLagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday congratulated Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe on his appointment as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Professo...

Daily Post NigeriaFederal University Birnin-Kebbi appoints Prof. Bello Bala Shehu new VCDaily Post NigeriaThe Governing Council of the Federal University Birnin-Kebbi (FUBK) has approved the appointment of Prof. Bello Bala Shehu as the new Vice Chancel...

VanguardBauchi Govt. to disburse N46m to health facilities under NSHIPVanguardThe Bauchi State Government, has approved the disbursement of N46 million to 16 health centres in Dass Local Government Areas (LGAs) under the Nigerian states health Investme...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONSuicide Bomber Attacks Mosque In BornoCHANNELS TELEVISIONAdamawa Assembly Replaces Deputy Speaker, Principal Officers At least five people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in northeastern Ni...

P.M. NewsLandlord's son, lover die inside car after marathon sexP.M. NewsAn Ogba, Lagos landlord's son and his married lover were found dead in a Toyota Corolla on Abisogun Leigh Street, behind the headquarters of the Area G Police Command, Ogb...

Reports Afrique NewsBoko Haram: Air Force hits regrouping terrorists in BornoDaily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian Air Force yesterday sent five fighter jets to the notorious Sambisa Forest to crush Boko Haram terrorists operating in the area. The operation i...

Daily Post NigeriaPDP chairmanship: South West group rejects Bode George, backs SecondusDaily Post NigeriaA Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, group in South West, on Sunday rejected the candidacy of Bode George and other aspirants vying for the party'...

TheCableUNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION: FGGC Langtang security guard pimps schoolgirls for N5,000TheCableWith N5,000, or even less, one of the security guards employed to protect students at the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Langtang, Plateau stat...

Daily Post NigeriaPolice quize Omisore, Adesiyan, others for allegedly beating up Senator AdelekeDaily Post NigeriaA former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has been invited by the police over an alleged attack on Senator Isiaka Ad...

VanguardSouth-West needs more than zoning to win PDP chairmanship — LadojaVanguardFormer Governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, Senator Rashidi Ladoja is on his way back to his first love, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to play a ...

The Punch38-year-old dies after birth of quadrupletsThe PunchA 38-year-old woman, Gaje Zubairu, who was delivered of quadruplets at the General Hospital, Malumfashi, Katsina State, last Wednesday through caesarian operation, died Sunday morning. The ho...

Leadership NewspapersAngry Ijaw Youths Protest Against Marginalisation In NNPCLeadership NewspapersIjaw youths drawn from Edo, Bayelsa and Delta states, at the weekend, staged a protest against alleged marginalisation and lack of local content policy i...

Anambra polls: Obaze promises 26% budget for educationVanguardAwka—THE wife of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the November 18 Anambra State governorship election, Dr. Ofunne Obaze and wife of immediate past governor of the state, Mr...

Independent Newspapers LimitedRace For Amosun's Job ThickensIndependent Newspapers LimitedThe race is about to begin. Men who want Senator Ibikunle Amosun's job badly in May 2019 are criss-crossing the three senatorial districts, making friends...