The NewsSpeed up revitalisation of Ajaokuta, ALSCON, Mining Council urges FGThe NewsThe Federal Government has been urged to speed up the revitalisation of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd and Aluminium Smelting Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), as well as re...

NAIJ.COMTurkey disowns citizen supporting Biafra agitationNAIJ.COMThe Turkey government has disowned AbdulKadir Erkahraman, who claimed to be a Turkish diplomat supporting the agitation for Biafra by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Erkahraman i...

VanguardIPOB: Senate to meet security chiefsVanguardAbuja – The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said the Senate would meet with security chiefs to chart a path for resolution of contentious issues engendering tension in the South-East. Sec...

BellaNaijaSuch a Beauty! Ifeoma Fafunwa covers Guardian Life Magazine's Latest IssueBellaNaijaIfeoma Fafunwa, founder and Chief Creative Director of iOpenEye, is the mastermind behind one of the best plays to be performed in the Nigerian theatre in...

VanguardMuch ado about pay-per-viewVanguardIf you did not hear about the epic fight, which featured Floyd Mayweather Jr., the world-famous boxer who came out of retirement, and his Irishman, Connor McGregor, you are, most likely living under a rock. Th...

Daily Post NigeriaGo after enemies of Nigeria – Osinbajo charges militaryDaily Post NigeriaVice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has urged military officers to defeat the ideologies that promote mindless killings and anarchy in the country. He added that th...

TODAY.NGBiafra: IPOB not terrorists organisation – OhanaezeDaily Post NigeriaThe apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Saturday, slammed the Defence Headquarters for labeling the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist org...

VanguardSome of the ethnic agitations are driven by 2019 underground politics —DafinoneVanguardChief Ede Dafinone, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, is Chairman, Nigerian Conservation Foundation. Dafinone contested the bye-election for De...

VanguardEXPLOSIVE DECLARATION ON RESTRUCTURING: Buhari, only you can solve this mess or else…VanguardProfessor Bolaji Akinyemi is not unfamiliar with the problems facing Nigeria, having operated at one of the very high levels of the nation's poli...

VanguardDAFINONE: Niger Deltans should demand better performance from their govsVanguardWhat I am assured is that government has the force of character to see through the implementation and get us moving in the right track. *Dafinone. The economy is im...

VanguardAnglican cleric berates prosperity preachersVanguardBishop of Ogori Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State, Church of Nigeria, (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev. Festus Davies, has blamed the travails of the Nigerian Church on the penchant for...

VanguardOrtom's Second Term: To be or not to be?VanguardIn what appears to be a rehearsal of the 2019 governorship election in Benue, the state has, in the last few months, witnessed increasing behind-the-scenes activities and high powered consulta...

VanguardOrtom's Second Term: To be or not to be?VanguardIn what appears to be a rehearsal of the 2019 governorship election in Benue, the state has, in the last few months, witnessed increasing behind-the-scenes activities and high powered consulta...

VanguardOsama, Acapella, Bovi, others give Anyigba a weekend to rememberVanguardTop comedians including Bovi, Gordons, Osama, Acapella, Senator and Arinze Baba combined forces to give residents of the university town of Anyigba in Kogi State and enviro...

VanguardNo signs recession has ended – Gov. DicksonVanguardGovernor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, in this interview, speaks on what he describes as the life transforming projects embarked upon by his administration. Seriake. Which projects are no...

THISDAY NewspapersEkweremadu hails peaceful primaries in EnuguDaily TrustDeputy Senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has commended the peaceful conduct of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Enugu-west Senatorial District ...

PDP to boycott APC's hearing on restructuringDaily TrustThe Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) has said it would not participate in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) public hearing on restructuring. The PDP argued that the decision was di...

The PunchNIMASA board chairman lauds FG over River Benue's dredgingDaily TrustThe Chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), retired Maj. Gen. Jonathan India Garba, has lauded the federal governmen...

Daily TrustHow we intend to change hate narrative among youths – AdhamaDaily TrustBy Nuruddeen M. Abdallah & Latifat Opoola | Publish Date: Sep 17 2017 2:10AMAlhaji Nasiru Sa'idu Adhama is the Special Assistant to the President on Youths and ...

Naija247newsLAUTECH: ASUU vows not to resume workNaija247newsThe Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU ), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology ( LAUTECH ), Ogbomoso Chapter has vowed not to resume work in the midst of the varsity reopening. T...

The PunchWhy Nigeria needs Sagay in fight against corruptionThe PunchWhen President Muhammadu Buhari, renowned for his integrity and anti-corruption stance, appointed a professor of law and civil rights activist, Itse Sagay, in August 2015, as head of ...

The PunchCNCRA petitions IG over invasion of Daniel's propertyThe PunchThe Conference of Nigerian Civil Rights Activists has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over the continued occupation of a property belonging to a forme...

VanguardIPOB not a terrorist organization – OhanaezeVanguardENUGU – Ohanaeze Ndigbo has faulted Nigeria army's declaration of the Indegenous People of Biafra, IPoB, as a terrorist organisation. Ohanaeze said that indeed IPOB is not a terrorist ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONOsinbajo Urges Military To Defeat Ideologies That Promote Mindless KillingsCHANNELS TELEVISIONNigeria's Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has urged military officers to support the Federal Government's effort in the wa...

VanguardVideo: No Biafra, Igbo man tells Kashim ShettimaVanguardGovernor Kashim Shettima of Borno state met with an Igbo man, owner of a filling station in Borno. The Igbo man in this video said (Ba magana Biafra) no to Biafra, saying that 'now tha...

VanguardElders should not complain when python consumes a child – Lauretta OnochieVanguardFollowing the recent deployment of Operation Python Dance (11) in the South Eastern part of Nigeria and their ongoing legal activities exercised on the Indigeno...

National AccordOperation Python Dance is field training exercise – ArmyThe PunchThe Nigerian Army on Saturday said the ongoing Operation Python Dance was a field training exercise. Deputy Director, Public Relations 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, ...

Fellow Press (press release)Army says Operation Python Dance is field training exerciseFellow Press (press release)The Nigerian Army on Saturday said the ongoing Operation Python Dance was a field training exercise. Deputy Director, Public Relations 82...

Daily Post NigeriaSheriff's loyalists “forced out” of PDP, decamp to APCDaily Post NigeriaSupporters of the ousted factional leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, have reportedly joined the All Progressive Congres...

VanguardPolice nab two suspected IPOB members over alleged killing of 4 in AsabaVanguardAsaba – The Delta Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two persons in connection with last Friday's attack at the popular Abraka market in Asaba in whic...

Daily Post NigeriaAnambra guber: Political enemies after me – Peter Obi raises alarmDaily Post NigeriaA former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has alerted Nigerians to plot by political enemies to rubbish his image. He described as “malicious...

VanguardNigerian Navy alert to protect Nigeria's unity – IbasVanguardABUJA-THE Nigerian Navy said weekend, that it was fully on alert to protect Nigeria's unity in the face of the ongoing ethnic tension precipitated by agitations by the Indig...

VanguardBoko Haram degraded, FG assures global communityVanguardMinister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has assured the international community that the destructive activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group has been greatly curtailed. Nigeria&#...

VanguardSAN Rank: LPPC suspends confirmation of only female nomineeVanguardABUJA – The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee, LLPC, on Friday, suspended the swearing-in of Mrs. Oluwatoyin Ajoke Bashorun as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN. B...

SaharaReporters.comHate Speeches And Quit Notices Hurt Nigeria-TinubuSaharaReporters.comThe lawmaker representing Lagos Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Oluremi Tinubu, says that hate speech and quit notices will only hurt the nati...

TODAY.NGOsun Governorship Poll: PDP Plots Hate Campaign Against Aregbesola, APCIndependent Newspapers LimitedOsogbo – Leadership of Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State may have resolved to employ certain measures and strategies to weake...

Daily TrustCivilian JTF signs plan to end recruiting childrenDaily TrustThe Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri has signed up to an action plan to end and prevent recruitment and use of children. According to the plan, CJTF will identify and ...

GuardianNOA sues for peace in BornoThe Nation NewspaperThe National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Borno, has called on people of the state to eschew acts capable of disrupting the peaceful co-existence in the country. Mr Danladi Emmanuel, NOA's Infor...

YNaijaAmosun, monarch call for caution on 'Oro festival' as new Poly berths in OgunThe Nation NewspaperGovernor Ibikunle Amosun and the Olu Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle on yesterday called for moderation in the o...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONIG Deploys 500 Mobile Policemen To AbaCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed over 500 mobile police officers to Aba in Abia State to restore peace in the city. The police spokesman, Moshood Ji...

VanguardNigerian men only romantic when yet to taste your honey pot – Pearl ChidinmaVanguardFashion stylists in Nigeria are now probably a dime a dozen as they are everywhere. However, among the lot there's hardly anyone who could forward as a tr...

VanguardNo one is above the law, FG warns NigeriansVanguardYola – Mr Abubakar Malami, the Attorney -General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has warned that the Federal Government would not allow any individual or group to compromise the pea...

NAIJ.COMSouth east crisis: GEJ appeals for calm and restraintNAIJ.COMThe immediate past President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has reacted to the crisis in the south east region of the country. In a statement put out on his Facebook page, Jonat...

The PunchOver 3000 women and children under 5 years die daily in NigeriaThe Nation NewspaperDr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has said that no fewer than 3,000 women and children ...

The Punch31 die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway auto crashThe PunchThirty one people were confirmed dead while seven others were seriously injured when two 18-passenger buses loaded with passengers collided with another vehicle on the Lagos-Ibadan Expresswa...

VanguardWhere is Tinubu?VanguardJagaban Borgu, the title conferred on the leader of warriors in the ancient Borgu Kingdom in Niger State, befits Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the light of his historic political battles and survival. ADVERTISING. inRead ...

GistmasterANAMBRA: How Change became a bone in the throat of APCVanguardFor a state that had since the advent of the Fourth Republic acquired an ugly reputation of bedlam, a free and fair process had undoubtedly looked like a high mountain for the Gove...

VanguardIPOB/Army clash: Don't provoke ethnic strife, NLC tells FG, armyVanguardThe Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Friday told the Federal Government and the Nigeria military to tread with caution in the efforts to quell the agitation for self deter...

ANAMBRA: How Change became a bone in the throat of APCVanguardFor a state that had since the advent of the Fourth Republic acquired an ugly reputation of bedlam, a free and fair process had undoubtedly looked like a high mountain for the Governor Kashi...

ANAMBRA: How Change became a bone in the throat of APCVanguardFor a state that had since the advent of the Fourth Republic acquired an ugly reputation of bedlam, a free and fair process had undoubtedly looked like a high mountain for the Governor Kashi...

The PunchCatholic bishops attack Buhari, accuse him of failed promisesThe PunchThe Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria has said that contrary to the promise made by President Muhammadu Buhari to belong to everybody while being sworn in as the P...

The PunchMAN's host community, others disapprove IMC, rector appointmentThe PunchThe Maritime Academy of Nigeria host community, Oron, stakeholders in maritime sector and youth groups have condemned the newly inaugurated Interim Management Committe...

The Nation NewspaperSultan, Katsina emir preach peace as tension escalates in statesThe Nation NewspaperThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III, yesterday called for calm as tension heightened in the country following the face-off...

VanguardWhy S/East govs outlawed IPOB, othersVanguardIN what appeared like a mortal blow to the existence of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, state governors in the South East geopolitical zone, yesterday, proscribed the activities of the separat...

VanguardPDP: Is the joy ride about to end?VanguardFor a party itching to stage a comeback after its 2015 thrashing; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must leave little or no room for another sequence of self-inflicted woes. Ahmed Makarfi. Following th...

VanguardRipples in N'Delta over threat by RNDA militantsVanguardAS at last night, it was uncertain what exactly the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, and nine other militant groups have up their sleeves. They had, last Monday, threatened to resu...

Produce my son, dead or alive – family of missing Sergeant urges IGP IdrisVanguardThe family of Pa Jeremiah Nwankwo of Abala community in Obingwa council area of Abia state has cried out over the whereabouts of their son, Daniel Nwankwo, a Police Ser...

VanguardLabour spits fire over non appointment of professionals in NIMET to curb floodingVanguardAs some states in the country have been warned to be on alert over imminent flooding, the organized labour has condemned the alleged appointment of non car...

The Nation NewspaperOtunba Subomi Balogun breaks another groundThe Nation NewspaperBANKING guru, Otunba Subomi Balogun, is showing no signs of slowing down as he advances in years. Like an experienced hunter, the owner of First City Monument Bank is an...

NAIJ.COMUnited States joins Nigerians to call for end to violenceNAIJ.COMAmid growing tension in the country, the United States Mission to Nigeria on Friday, September 15, called for end to violence in the country. The United States made this known in ...

The PunchCommunal clash: Ortom visits Ogobia, Ondo communitiesThe PunchGov. Samuel Ortom on Friday appealed for calm during his visit to Ogobia and Ondo communities in Otukpo Local Government area where four persons were killed and four others injured ...

VanguardDickson approves appointment of Ottah-Agbo new CPS, othersVanguardThe Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, has approved the appointment of Mr. Francis Ottah-Agbo as his new Chief Press Secretary. A statement by Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the n...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONTension in Kaduna as fear of reprisal grips IgbosThe Nation NewspaperHundreds of Igbo traders in Kaduna metropolis momentarily closed shops Friday following rumour of a looming reprisal by youths after the Jumat service. The rumoured...

AmoréI warned Buhari's second coming would be like the dark days of the military – FayoseVanguardGovernor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has decried the maltreatment and killing of people of the Southeast Nigerian who are agitating for the state...

NAIJ.COMFanikayode reacts to military declaring IPOB a terrorist groupNAIJ.COMFormer minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the recent declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group by the Nigerian army. Recal...

VanguardKaduna Govt declares KASU-ASUU strike unlawfulVanguardGov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday declared as unlawful the strike embarked on by the Kaduna State University (KASU) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Acc...

The PunchBiafra: Nigerians react to declaration of Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB as terroristsDaily Post NigeriaIn a Facebook post, some Nigerians faulted the action while others described the decision of the Army as a welcome development. Their reaction reads, Vi...

NAIJ.COMMilitary operation is not the solution to Biafra agitation - ObasanjoNAIJ.COMChief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the Operation Python Dance in the southeast region will not solve the problem of agitation. The former president in an interview ...

VanguardFadama lll AF: Taraba registers 4550 farmers, 2680 householdsVanguardTaraba Government says it has registered 4,550 farmers and 2,689 households as beneficiaries of Fadama lll Additional Financing (AF) l and ll project in the state. The State P...

VanguardBreaking: IG deploys 500 mobile policemen in AbaVanguardThe Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Ibrahim Idris, has deployed over 500 Police Mobile Force men to Aba to restore peace in the troubled city. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police ...

Daily Post NigeriaBiafra: Igbos should leave the north, Buhari up to something bad – Actor Pat AttahDaily Post NigeriaHe stated that deployment of Nigerian Army to the east was part of Buhari's plan to wipe out Igbos. According to him, Buhari and...

ReutersNigeria's Buhari to pass through London after UN General Assembly tripReutersFILE PHOTO: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari delivers the first televised speech since returning home after three months of medical leave in Britain, in Abu...

TheCablePolice commission approves dismissal of CSP 'who killed, planted gun on civilian'TheCableThe Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of a chief superintendent of police (CSP) who shot, killed and planted a gun on a ci...

Information NigeriaNigerian Senators Declare War On Its Leadership Over 'Juicy' AllowancesInformation NigeriaThere is an uneasy calm in the Senate wing of the National Assembly as most legislators are gearing up for an epic showdown against its...

Premium TimesAgain Sagay tackles lawmakers, calls them ”blood sucking locusts”Premium TimesThe Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Itse Sagay, has described the Nigerian Senate as “a merciless and ruthless organisa...

VanguardIn 2019, is “either you are with President Buhari or with the looters — LecturerVanguardMinna – A lecturer, Mr Bashir Yankuzu, says current grumblings over alleged marginalisation in government affairs by some top politicians, means that ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBiafra: Governor Lalong reveals how many people were killed in Hausas, Igbos clash in JosDaily Post NigeriaPlateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, on Friday revealed that two persons were killed during the violence between Hausas and I...

SaharaReporters.comCACOL Condemns Attack On SaharaReporters' Sympathizers By Saraki's Thugs At Ilorin High CourtSaharaReporters.comAnti-graft organization, Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has condemned the assault on sym...

NAIJ.COMBiafra National Guard sends scary message to armyNAIJ.COMThe Biafra National Guard (BNG) has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari for the ongoing Operation Python Dance going on in the south east. In a statement released by the spokesperson...

VanguardOndo school where ritualists shop for victimsVanguardLIKE the biblical Daniel who was delivered from the jaws of the lions right inside their den, a history student of the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Oluwaseun Mary Olaniyan, has experie...

VanguardNo work, no pay for Enugu LG workers – Caretaker chairmenVanguardENUGU—IN a deliberate attempt to check truancy in the local government system, newly appointed local government caretaker committee chairmen in Enugu State have adopted the po...

VanguardAnambra: 2m voters register for November pollVanguardAwka—THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said yesterday, that no fewer than two million voters have been registered for the November 18 governorship election in Anambra Sta...

Daily Post NigeriaBiafra: Presidency bombs Ezekwesili for backing Nnamdi KanuDaily Post NigeriaThe presidency has advised the co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Group, Oby Ezekwesili, to watch her comments over ongoing military campaign against Bi...

Daily Post NigeriaOndo govt shuts Christian leaders out of prayer meetingDaily Post NigeriaThe Ondo State government on Thursday, shut out Christian leaders out of the International Event Centre, (the Dome) in Akure, the State capital. The State govern...

VanguardFG threatens to invoke 'no work, no pay' law, as negotiation with SSANU, NASU, NAAT inconclusiveVanguardABUJA – THE meeting between the Federal Government Negotiation Team and striking non teaching staff in the universities was inconc...

Vanguard2019 polls: Emerhor, Ogboru in competition for soul of Delta APCVanguardTHE cold war between 2015 All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in Delta State, Olorogun O'tega Emerhor and his Labour Party, LP counterpart in the stat...

Buzz Reporters (press release) (registration) (blog)Retired Major, 3 others die as APC, PDP supporters clash in BenueVanguardMAKURDI—Four persons, including Major Lawrence Ugbo (retd.), a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, state chairmen were, Wed...

Daily TrustResident doctors suspend strikeDaily TrustThe National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended the strike action it embarked upon 10 days ago and asked doctors to resume work from 8am today. The president of the associationIn, D...

THISDAY NewspapersCourt declares Mohammed Kabiru as Apda interim chairmanThe Nation NewspaperA Federal Court Territory High Court sitting in Jabi,Abuja yesterday declared Mallam Mohammed Shittu Kabiru as the interim chairman of the All Progressive Demo...

The PunchPolice 'arrest' Alsatian dog for robbery in Lagos …parade Uber driver, others for murder of GUS winnerThe PunchOperatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested an Alsatian dog named Bullet, for ...

The PunchA'court dismisses pending suits on PDP leadershipThe PunchThe Abuja division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, dismissed four appeals relating to the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party between the Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Mo...

VanguardRecovery: NECA gives panaceas for sustained economic growthVanguardNIGERIAN Employers' Consultative Association, NECA, yesterday, in Lagos, reviewed the nation's economy in the wake of recent reports by the National Bureau of Statistics...

Maritime Varsity Registrar dissociates self from protest over mgt c'tteeVanguardUyo—THE Registrar and former Acting Rector of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Mkpandiok Mkpandiok, has distanced himself from the Wednesday pr...

Daily Post NigeriaLAUTECH to re-open on FridayDaily Post NigeriaLadoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, is set to re-open on Friday, September 15, 2017, after months of total shut down. This was contained in a statement by the U...

Daily Post NigeriaAtiku vs Buhari: Mama Taraba has apologized – APC Spokesman, Bolaji AbdullahiDaily Post NigeriaThe National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has revealed details of the Party's...

Daily Post NigeriaOur land is under siege – Benue community cries to BuhariDaily Post NigeriaThe people of Ugboju community, Otukpo local government Area of Benue State, have cried to President Muhammadu Buhari led government, to as a matter of urgen...

The PunchAtiku Vs Buhari: APC summons Mama TarabaDaily Post NigeriaMinister of Women Affairs, Senator Aisha Alhassan on Thursday appeared before the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress. The Minister met the APC National Chairman...

Independent Newspapers LimitedWe are not aware of LAUTECH's resumption, ASUU, SSANU sayThe PunchThe Ladoke Akintola University of Technology chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, and other workers' unions in the university, have ...

TheCableHow 'soldiers killed two people' in Abia and fled with their bodiesTheCableTwo people suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were on Thursday morning shot dead by soldiers in Abia state, an eyewitness has told...

VanguardBiafra: Residents flee Aba, others remain indoors as crisis festersVanguardFollowing a resurgence of crisis in Aba, Abia, on Thursday, some residents have remained indoors while others are leaving the city in fear. In areas around Uratta Juncti...