The PunchOndo communities protest exclusion from NBC surveyVanguardAkure— COMMUNITIES in llaje and lkale in Ondo state have cried out over their exclusion in the on-going ethnographic survey of the disputed territories of Ondo/ Ogun inter- state boun...

VanguardWhy FG won't use 2014 confab report – PresidencyVanguardLAGOS—THE Presidency has once again made it clear that it would not consider the 2014 Confab report, despite calls from some quarters that the recommendations be considered and imp...

Daily Trust57 and counting - Lets change keyDaily TrustAnother year has passed and Nigerians have “celebrated” a further 365 days of independence. Its' now been 57 years. As has become the norm, citizens were told that celebrations would be “...

VanguardOzekhome urges Buhari to implement report of 2014 National ConferenceVanguardABUJA-Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Chief Mike Ozekhome last night called on President Muhammadu Buhari to dust up the report of the 2014 Na...

VanguardAnambra guber: Nnewi Monarch Igwe Orizu endorses ChidokaVanguardMore endorsements have continued to roll in for Chief Osita Chidoka, candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP) for the November 18, 2017 Anambra governorship election, as the...

Daily Post NigeriaAVM Mukhtar ensured quit notice to Igbos was withdrawn – Shettima mourns ex-Kaduna govDaily Post NigeriaHe recalled that the deceased, a foremost member of the Arewa Consultative Forum and founder of Freedom Radio broadcasting stati...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONNigeria needs committed generation of people — MinisterVanguardDr Okechukwu Enelemah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, on Monday said that a committed generation was needed to build the Nigeria of our dream. Enelemah sai...

NAIJ.COMMASSOB reacts to Buhari's comments on agitation, says it will never support restructuringNAIJ.COMThe Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said that it was not interested in the restructuring of Nigeri...

Daily Post NigeriaNigerians have reason to be angry – Bishop KukahDaily Post NigeriaThe Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Hassan Kukah, on Monday said it is normal for Nigerians to be angry. He admitted that some situations were appalling but appe...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONArmy shuns opposition, set for Operation Crocodile Smile II in Niger DeltaDaily Post NigeriaThis is contained in a statement on Monday by Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, Deputy Director Army Public Relations. It said troops of 6 Division Nige...

NIGERIAN TRIBUNEArmy shuns opposition, set for Operation Crocodile Smile II in Niger DeltaDaily Post NigeriaThis is contained in a statement on Monday by Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, Deputy Director Army Public Relations. It said troops of 6 Division Nigeria...

SaharaReporters.comKalu Under Fire Over Kanu's WhereaboutsSaharaReporters.comFormer Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu was under attack yesterday for his revelation of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu's whereabouts. by The ...

VanguardArmy embark on community sensitisation against violent extremismVanguardNigerian Army has started a 30-day public awareness against violent religious extremism in the North East, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burutai, says. Bura...

Daily TrustHajj: NAHCON completes airlifts of 65008 pilgrims back homeDaily TrustBy Abdul-Rahman Abubakar | Publish Date: Oct 2 2017 3:38PMThe National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commenced preparation for the 2018 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabi...

The Nation NewspaperNGO Regulatory Bill in the interest of Nigeria – JibrilThe Nation NewspaperThe Deputy Majority Leader of House of Representatives, Hon. Buba Jibril (APC- Koton Karfi/Lokoja) has said that the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) R...

Daily Post NigeriaAnambra election: Ngige heads 50-man campaign team for NwoyeDaily Post NigeriaFormer Anambra State governor and current minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has been named chairman of the campaign organization of the All...

SaharaReporters.comFormer Kaduna Governor Mouktar Muhammed Is DeadSaharaReporters.comA retired senior military officer and one-time governor of Kaduna State, Mouktar Muhammed, is dead. by Premium Times Oct 02, 2017. A retired senior military officer an...

VanguardNigeria will not disintegrate — Bishop OyedepoVanguardDr. David Oyedepo, the Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide says Nigeria will not breakup in spite of its present challenges. He said this in a satellite telecast of the c...

The NewsWho will save Nigerians abroad?VanguardTHE latest onslaught on Nigerians took place a few days ago with the killing of one Mr. Clement Ofoma in South Africa. The 35-year-old Ofoma was a native of Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of An...

Information NigeriaPresident Buhari has great hatred for the Igbos – Human Rights ActivistInformation NigeriaConstitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome says that the 57th Independence day speech given by President Buhari in ...

Information NigeriaPresident Buhari has great hatred for the Igbos – Human Rights ActivistInformation NigeriaConstitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome says that the 57th Independence day speech given by President Buhari in ...

The StreetjournalPolice Rescue Abducted ASP in ZamfaraThe StreetjournalZamfara State Police Commissioner, Agyole Abeh, said that an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Emmanuel Agene, serving in Gusau, the state capital, who was abducted while trav...

VanguardBiafra: We don't need your permission on IPOB – Nigerian govt replies USDaily Post NigeriaThe Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed that it does not need the permission of any nation before declaring Indigenous People of Biafra (IP...

VanguardAnother Boko Haram suspect arrested in OndoVanguardAkure—ANOTHER member of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Basha was yesterday arrested by Police detectives in Ondo State while loitering about. Boko Haram member. Last week, the state po...

The PunchNigeria at 57: Is nation heading in the right direction?The PunchSince Nigeria got independence from Britain, it seems Nigeria has not got it right. Even the First Republic, which appeared better, was not without problems; the military struck....

VanguardWe must accept our common citizenship – Victor AttahVanguardI clearly remember that night, as a young student of architecture, armed with a letter of introduction from my departmental head in the Nigeria College of Arts, Science and Technolog...

VanguardOlubadan vs Ajimobi: Monarch shuns state independence functionVanguardIBADAN—THE face-off between the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji and Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, became obvious yesterday as the traditional ruler shunn...

At 57, restructuring should be our goal, PDP tells FGVanguardPORT HAR-COURT—Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged the Federal Government to pursue the restructuring of the Nigerian system, stating that it should be the new agenda of the nation at ...

The PunchRobbers carry out house-to- house raid on Ibadan estateThe PunchSuspected armed robbers attacked residents of Tella Estate in the Akobo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday in a reportedly coordinated operation that lasted several hours. Res...

The PunchAjimobi, Aregbesola preach unity, massive employmentThe PunchThe Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi and his Osun State counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, have described peace as the most fundamental need of any society, adding that government at all...

Leadership NewspapersNigeria Will Be Great Again – OsinbajoLeadership NewspapersOsinbajo spoke at the 2017 Independence Day Interdenominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre, Abuja. The service was themed “National Unity in the Bo...

We must free the soul of Nigeria from greed – Okei-OdumakinVanguardThe day was October 1, 1960. A symbolic lowering of the Union Jack, the flag of the British Empire came down and was replaced with the Green White Green flag of Nigeria. A people were...

THISDAY NewspapersOur Strength Lies In Our Unity, Says ConoilTHISDAY NewspapersThe nation's foremost indigenous oil marketing company, Conoil, has enjoined Nigerians to focus more on those great qualities that bind Nigerians together as the world&#...

The PunchTask force arrests suspected cult leader, othersThe PunchOperatives of the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested a 28-year-old man said to be the leader of a cult terrorising residents of...

WorldStageNigeria: States must build viable economy, stop depending on federal hand out - AtikuWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Nigeria's Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called on the different states in Nigeria to stop depending on fede...

The PunchRestructuring is the way to go — ABC NwosuVanguardNigeria is destined for greatness, and I am convinced that it will fulfil its destiny. Its destiny is to give value to the black skin just like Japan gave value to the Asian skin and Indians ...

The PunchCustoms eject senior officer from official quartersThe PunchSome Nigeria Immigration Service personnel have allegedly broken into the official apartment of a senior NIS officer, Daniel Makolo, and threw out his belongings. Makolo, a Chief Supe...

Osun DefenderOsun APC challenges PDP to public discourseThe Nation NewspaperThe ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to a public discourse on the future of the state. The APC said it wou...

The Nation NewspaperWhy Nigeria is not progressing, by WikeThe Nation NewspaperRivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said these are extraordinary times for the country, made worse by failure to redefine and restructure the nation towards a progr...

VanguardObaseki installed First Patron of Benin ClubVanguardThe Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, was on Saturday installed as the First Patron of the prestigious Benin Club. Speaking after the investiture ceremony, Obaseki pledged to support t...

The NewsTaraba people happy to be in Nigeria -Gov IshakuThe NewsGov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba said in Jalingo on Sunday that residents of the section of Taraba that opted out of Southern Cameroun to be in Nigeria, were still happy with that decision.

VanguardNnamdi Kanu: Orji Kalu doing everything to escape corruption allegation – IPOBDaily Post NigeriaThe Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has lambasted the former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzo Kalu for saying its leader, Nnamdi Kanu has escap...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONAkwa Ibom poster-boy for Nigerian youths, by Nsikak EkanemThe Eagle OnlineWhen Akwa Ibom State was created on September 23, 1987, he was precisely nine years, six months and seven days old. Even with advantage of having educated and ...

Vanguard'There is hope for Nigeria'VanguardThe Young Progressive Party (YPP) on Sunday said there was hope for positive development of Nigeria in spite of current economic and socio-political challenges. The National Chairman of the party, Mr B...

The Nation NewspaperFG tasks Niger Delta ex-agitators on economyThe Nation NewspaperThe Federal Government on Sunday charged 200 Niger Delta ex-agitators, who graduated from the Innoson-Kiara Academy, Nnewi in Anambra, to use their skills positively to...

VanguardIndependence Day: Kano, Nasarawa, Niger Governors sue for peaceVanguardGov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has called on Nigerians to remain united, live peacefully and shun all tendencies capable of plunging the nation into chaos and anarchy....

VanguardIndependence day: NCWS sue for peaceVanguardThe President of the National Council of Women Societies, (NCWS) Nigeria, Mrs Gloria Shoda, on Sunday called on Nigerians to have faith and remain steadfast in promoting peace and unity no matter the ...

VanguardSenate working on legislation to attract foreign investors-YusufVanguardThe Vice-Chairman Senate Committee on Science and Technology, Sen. Yusuf Yusuf, has said that the Senate was working on legislations aimed at attracting more foreign invest...

VanguardIndependence: Anambra, A/Ibom , Enugu Gov's, call for unityVanguardGov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has enjoined the people of the state to keep faith with the Nigeria project and shun divisive tendencies. Obiano made the call at the 57th Inde...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONKidnapped Police officer, others rescuedThe Nation NewspaperAn Assistant Commissioner of police, ACP Emmanuel Agene, serving in Gusau, Zamfara State who was abducted while traveling with members of his family along the Birnin-Gwari

Daily Post NigeriaNANS former president, Dauda Mohammed dies at 38Daily Post NigeriaThe National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced the death of a former National President of the association, Mr Dauda Mohammed, aged 38, after a prot...

Daily Post NigeriaNigeria at 57: IMN makes fresh demand for release of Sheik Ibrahim El-ZakZakyDaily Post NigeriaThe Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Yobe State Chapter has made a fresh demand for the release of Sheik Ibrahim El-ZakZaky, leader of th...

Starr 103.5 FMNIGERIA @57: Change must start nowStarr 103.5 FMAs we approach Nigeria's 57th anniversary, I am beginning to see that we as the people of Nigeria have not been fair to Nigeria. The APC should stop accusing the PDP of corruption and st...

Nigeria TodayThe danger Nigeria faces: Pervasive culture of political opportunism, nepotism… – MakarfiNigeria TodayNigeria, with a population of over 140 million people, is one of the leading African countries with huge natural and human resources ...

VanguardIndependence Day ProtocolVanguardCongratulations to our dear Nation Nigeria celebrating 56 years of independence. How interesting to see Nigeria evolve as the years have gone by go by so fast. How patriotic are you? I guess we all have a duty t...

VanguardIndependence Day ProtocolVanguardCongratulations to our dear Nation Nigeria celebrating 56 years of independence. How interesting to see Nigeria evolve as the years have gone by go by so fast. How patriotic are you? I guess we all have a duty t...

Daily Post NigeriaNigeria at 57: Group charges military on Nigeria's unity, war against terrorismDaily Post NigeriaAs Nigeria marks her 57 Independence anniversary today, a group under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society for Transparency and Go...

Daily Post NigeriaNigeria at 57: Group charges military on Nigeria's unity, war against terrorismDaily Post NigeriaAs Nigeria marks her 57 Independence anniversary today, a group under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society for Transparency and Go...

Premium TimesMajor Health Stories Last Week: JOHESU suspends strike, mobile testing of tuberculosisPremium TimesThe Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals, JOHESU, has suspended its nine-day-old strike. The union made the d...

VanguardOlojo Day: Ooni puts on Aare crownVanguardOba Adeyeye after welcoming and hosting the traditionalists and visitors, left the stage at about 3:15pm, and went into his chamber to put on the 'Aare Crown' which symbolises the climax of the ...

VanguardOlojo Day: Ooni puts on Aare crownVanguardOba Adeyeye after welcoming and hosting the traditionalists and visitors, left the stage at about 3:15pm, and went into his chamber to put on the 'Aare Crown' which symbolises the climax of the ...

NAIJ.COMKemi Olunloyo alleges Nnamdi Kanu went on exile in an undisclosed African countryNAIJ.COMAfter the Operation Python Dance in the south east of Nigeria, led to a clash between the Nigerian military and IPOB members, Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of th...

The Nation NewspaperIntrospection at Nigeria's IndependenceThe Nation NewspaperFifty seven (57) years ago, the joy and happiness in the air was enough to choke sorrow out. That joy that was written on the faces of every Nigerian; that joy that show...

Leadership NewspapersWe'll Shame IPOB By Ensuring Peaceful Independence Celebration – Arewa YouthsLeadership NewspapersThe Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) said yesterday that it will put the indigenous people of biafra (IPOB) and their Norther...

VanguardWhether you like it or not, the military have held this country together – Prof. YaduduVanguardProf. Auwalu Yadudu, a constitutional lawyer of repute and former legal adviser to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, bares his mind on N...

The TideX-Raying Arts Culture, A Blossoming Industry Of Global RelevanceThe TideAs Nigeria celebrates 57th independence anniversary as a sovereign nation today, it becomes pertinent to take a critical look at the performances of the two key sectors of ...

VanguardThe phenomenon of Biafra (10)VanguardLt. Col. Yakubu Gowon responded to Lt. Col. Ojukwu's timely warning by promulgating Decree 8 which, at first glance, seemed to address mainly the constitutional aspects of the Aburi accord, with very lit...

VanguardWe are laying the moral and economic foundation for a new Nigeria — Odigie-Oyegun,VanguardChief John Odigie-Oyegun, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, recalls, with nostalgia, fond memories of Nigeria's ind...

The Nation Newspaper'1999 Constitution is illegitimate'The Nation NewspaperAkin Oyebode, a professor of International Law and Jurisprudence at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), in this interview with RAYMOND MORDI, Deputy Political Editor, says...

The PunchPalace attack: CCII meets Olubadan, Ajimobi, LadojaThe PunchFollowing the crisis that followed the installation of 21 new kings in Ibadan by Governor Abiola Ajimobi, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes has constituted an emergency committe...

The Nation NewspaperCoups, civil war derailed Nigeria's growth –ACFThe PunchThe Arewa Consultative Forum has said instability caused by military coups and the Civil War distorted Nigeria's journey to becoming a developed nation after 57 years...

VanguardArresting the systemic decay — Prof. Shehu, Dep. Sec. Gen., NSCIAVanguardProfessor Salisu Shehu is the Deputy Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). In this interview, Shehu speaks on Nigeria at 57 and ...

NAIJ.COMSecurity chiefs arrive Maiduguri to mark Independence DayNAIJ.COMThe Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, arrived in Maiduguri on Saturday, September 30, accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, General AG Olonisakin. Also in...

The PunchAgitations caused by failure of leadership, says Peter ObiThe Nation NewspaperThe immediate past governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday labelled Nigeria a failed country. He said this is the reason there are so many agitations in ...

NAIJ.COMBoko Haram attacks military barrack in Bama days after IDPs tried to return to townNAIJ.COMSome Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly attacked a military barrack in Bama, Borno state, around 6.30pm on the evening of September 30. NAIJ.com gathe...

VanguardNigeria @ 57th: APC delighted with Buhari's enormous stridesVanguardThe party in a statement signed by the party's National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi on Saturday said that it was delighted with the enormous strides th...

VanguardNdigbo are not terrorists – ChidokaVanguardThe Candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP), for the coming November 18 Anambra Governorship election, Chief Osita Chidoka, OFR, has, Saturday the 30th of September, 2017, officially launched...

VanguardNigeria at 57: IBB urges Nigerians to embrace dialogue in resolving challengesVanguardFormer Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) (rtd), has urged Nigerians to embrace dialogue in resolving the country's challenges i...

The StreetjournalOct. 1: Northern Youths Coalition Assures Igbos of Safety as Easterners Reject Call to Leave NorthThe StreetjournalCoalition of Northern Youths, which had previously issued a quit notice to the Igbo living in the north, has assured the...

The NewsNigeria@57: Ajimobi pardons 21 prisonersThe NewsGovernor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has pardoned 21 convicts on the occasion of Nigeria's 57th independence anniversary celebrations. Some of the inmates got death sentence commuted to life i...

Independent Newspapers LimitedNigeria “ll overcome its challenges, become stronger – DogaraVanguardABUJA-Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said that unless Nigerians shun sectional sentiments and promote national inte...

VanguardFayose, Adeyeye trade blames over arrest Ekiti officialsVanguardABUJA – The arrest of the two officials serving in the administration of Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has created a...

Nigeria TodayLagos bye-election: PDP candidate, IPAC laud conductVanguardMr Arobiewe Abogun, PDP Candidate for Saturday's Eti-Osa Constituency I bye-election in Lagos State, has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for peacef...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONOkowa Wants Nigerians To Read More BooksCHANNELS TELEVISIONDelta Govt. To Partner With NDDC On Projects The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has commissioned a N30 million reconstructed library complex in Oleh, Isoko South Local ...

The PunchNigeria @57: Police beef up security, deploy choppers, gunboatsThe PunchThe Nigeria Police Force has stepped up security to ensure a hitch-free and peaceful independence anniversary celebration nationwide. To this end, the Inspector-General of...

PoliticsNGRNigeria@57: Envoy urges Nigerians to celebrate nation`s unityVanguardNigeria`s Consul General (CG) in South Africa, Mr Godwin Adama on Saturday urged Nigerians in that country to use the nation`s 57th Independence anniversary to pray for uni...

The PunchPresident Buhari congratulates Okorocha at 55VanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on his 55th birthday, and also lauded his efforts in promoting peaceful co-existence among various ethnic and religio...

The Eagle OnlinePolice arraign Lebanese, three others for stealing transformersThe Nation NewspaperThe Police in Ebonyi state have arraigned a Lebanese, Antoine Alromi and three others in an Abakaliki Magistrate's Court, for allegedly stealing thre...

Daily Post NigeriaPythons can dance forever, they can't stop Biafra – MASSOB warns BuhariDaily Post NigeriaThe Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State Of Biafra, MASSOB, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to let Biafrans go. The g...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONN283m Exam budget fraud: Edo Govt. sacks Perm Sec, suspends 3 othersVanguardThe Edo State Government on Friday sacked a permanent secretary in the State Ministry of Youth and Special Duties, Dr. (Ms) Osayuware Idahosa and three other...

VanguardEntertainment Industry: The new bride of Buhari's administrationVanguardAs Nigeria marks its 57th Independence anniversary tomorrow, tales of woes and despair are bound to rent the air. This is because every sector of the nation's econo...

VanguardAbolish Land Use Act, allow states to augment power generationVanguardNigeria is a beautiful Country, naturally endowed and blessed by God. It is definedby political borders and boundaries without collective purpose and vision, and national ide...

VanguardOperation shake the Giant out of slumber: How Buhari can be Nigeria's most successful PresidentVanguard•The truth is that a Nigeria where equity and fairness reign will be more attractive to all regions than secession into tiny countries....

THISDAY NewspapersObi Never Sponsored Obiano with N7bn Personal Funds, Says UmehTHISDAY NewspapersThe Director General of Governor Willie Obiano campaign organisation for the 2017 Anambra governorship election, Chief Victor Umeh has said that it was no...

The PunchIta-Giwa asks FG to resettle displaced Bakassi indigenesThe PunchA former senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa has called on the Federal Government to urgently resettle the people of Bakassi in Cross Rivers Sta...

Daily TrustLeaders canvass national unity: Buhari, Saraki, Sambo at jumaat in Aso RockDaily TrustThere was a special juma'at session at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday as part of activities to mark the country's 57th independ...

Vanguard2019: Finally, APC Holds National Convention in NovemberVanguardAfter its repeated inability to convene its mid-term non elective national convention, the ruling All Progressives Congress APC is now set to hold the all-important meeting in Nove...

Daily TrustUndergraduate kills mom over refusal to give moneyDaily TrustA 22-year-old undergraduate, identified as Caleb Obasogi has killed his 55-year-old mother, Josephine Igbineweka over alleged refusal to give him money. The incident was said to ha...

VanguardWho else is watching NASIR EL-RUFAI?VanguardAt a time Nigeria is facing harsh economic realities with industries and other businesses closing shops across the states, a sort of revolution is happening in Kaduna State as investors troop in, to e...

Exam fraud: Edo Govt. sacks perm sec Idahosa, suspends 3 othersVanguardThe Edo Government has sacked Dr. Osayuware Idahosa, Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Youth and Special Duties, over allegation of padding the budget for the conduct of ...