NAIJ.COMFG must take over empty houses in Abuja and sell them - Obono-OblaNAIJ.COMThe senior special assistant to the president on prosecution, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla on Tuesday, September 5, urged the federal government to take over empty houses in Abuja ...

Daily TrustPolice Arraign Man, 70, For Defrauding woman Of N250,000The Eagle OnlineA 70-year-old man, Kareem Adebayo has been arraigned by police before a Magistrate Court in Osogbo for allegedly defrauding a woman Alirat Olawumi of N250,000. At the co...

Daily Post Nigeria2019: APC has free ride to Cross River Government House – Ex reps member, Paul AdahDaily Post NigeriaA former member of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Paul Adah has said that the All Progressive Congress (APC) will have a fre...

FG approves rehabilitation of Kwara roadsThe Eagle OnlineThe Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has disclosed that Federal Executive Council has approved the rehabilitation of Share-Patigi Road. Speaking during a Sallah homage paid on him by t...

NAIJ.COMIPOB political arm anoints candidate for Anambra electionNAIJ.COMThe Movement of Biafrans in Nigeria (MOBIN) has declared support for Chief Osita Chidoka, the candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP) for the Anambra governorship election...

Premium TimesNaira appreciates against dollarPremium TimesThe Naira on Tuesday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports. The Nigerian currency gained N1 to exchange at N364 to the dollar, stronger ...

The PunchStay away from Ondo, new police commissioner warns criminalsDaily TrustMr Gbenga Adeyanju, the new Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, has warned criminals to stay away from the state or be ready to face the full wrath of the law. Adeyanju g...

VanguardAbia army/civilian clash: UPP demands immediate investigation, whereabouts of victimsVanguardThe United Progressive Party (UPP) has called on the military high command to immediately institute an investigation into the cause of the violent clas...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONWhy Federal Executive Council meeting will not hold Wednesday – Lai MohammedDaily Post NigeriaMinister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting (FEC) will not hold Wednesday. A...

TheNewsGuruAir Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, spare us the dramaTheNewsGuruThe Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar led Nigerian Airforce is finally attempting to punch its weight in the counter-terrorism war; God be praised. His branch of the milit...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBillionaire Kidnapper: Court adjourns Evans' N300m suit against policeDaily Post NigeriaA Lagos Federal High Court has adjourned the trial of billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudi Onwuamadike, also known as Evans. Vacation judge, Justi...

Information NigeriaThree Arrested Over Assassination Of Guilder Ultimate Search WinnerInformation NigeriaThree suspects have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command over last Sunday's assassination of Hector Oluwaseun Jobarteh, winner of th...

Daily Post NigeriaPresidency speaks on Nigeria's exit from recession, laments unemployment, food priceDaily Post NigeriaThe presidency on Tuesday welcomed the news of Nigeria's exit from recession, assuring that the Buhari's administration ...

Independent Newspapers LimitedN120BN Police fraud allegation: PDP blasts FGVanguardABUJA—Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari's administration over its “deafening silence” on the allegation of corruption aga...

The Punch23 varsities set admission cut-off marks at 120 – JAMBVanguardAt least 23 universities in the country have adopted the 120 cut-off mark recently introduced by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB. The universities, mostly privat...

The Nation NewspaperTorturing of crime suspects now illegal in Kaduna – DPPThe Nation NewspaperDirector of Public Prosecution, Kaduna State Ministry of Justice, Bayero Dare on Tuesday hinted that torturing crime suspects to obtain confessional statem...

Information NigeriaFulani suitor whipped to death by his competitor during Kastina marriage competitionInformation NigeriaA young man, with the name, Yari Inusa, who was a potential husband, unfortunately, met his end as he was whipped to death by his ...

The PunchIllegal Bunkering: Suspected Oill Thieves Attack Police Check Point, Kill Police Sargent, Cart Away RifleLeadership NewspapersSuspected crude oil thieves yesterday attacked a Police check point and Police Divisional headquarters in Kolo Commun...

The WhistlerAirlift of pilgrims to Nigeria begins ThursdayThe Nation NewspaperArrangements are in top gear to begin the airlift of some Nigerian Pilgrims, from Muhammad Bn Abdulaziz Airport in Madina to their various destinations, with Gombe State pilg...

NAIJ.COMProminent Nigerian bishop warns Buhari, says there will be disaster if Nigeria is not restructuredNAIJ.COMThe Bishop of Calabar Dioceses of Anglican Communion, Bishop Tunde Adeleye has said that Nigeria was heading towards irredeemable disaster...

Daily Post NigeriaWhy it will be 'foolish' for any Igbo man to contest 2019 presidential election – Senator UtaziDaily Post NigeriaSenator representing Enugu North, Chukwuka Utazi, has warned politicians from the South East against contesting...

TVC NewsEl-Rufai: Peace has been restored in Southern KadunaTV360The Kaduna state government says peace and order has been restored to troubled communities in the southern part of the state. Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai asaid this while briefin...

P.M. NewsKatsina SUBEB Commends Aisha Buhari For Providing ScholarshipP.M. NewsThe Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has commended the Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, for providing scholarship for 60 orphan in primary schoo...

NAIJ.COMNigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie denies supporting BiafraNAIJ.COMNigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie has debunked quotes attributed to her concerning the Biafran agitation in some news websites. Writing on her Facebook page on Sunday, Se...

NAIJ.COMI don't want to be 120 years old - Pastor AdeboyeNAIJ.COMThe General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, told a large audience that he is not interested in living up to 120 years. NAIJ.com learnt t...

NAIJ.COMGreen Party picks farmer's son as flagbearer for Anambra gubernatorial electionNAIJ.COM... - The Green Party of Nigeria has picked Mr. Basil Onuorah, the 38-year-old son of a farmer, as its flagbearer for the upcoming Anambra governorship e...

Independent Newspapers LimitedBuhari's Anti-Graft War Has Not Changed Anything – ObaditanIndependent Newspapers LimitedBarrister Yomi Moses Obaditan is the Special Assistant to Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Media and Publicity. In this interview wi...

NAIJ.COMUwazuruike alleges federal government bought Nnamdi Kanu mansions in LondonNAIJ.COMRalph Uwazuruike, the founder of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), says the federal government has bought mansions fo...

VanguardAPC factions clash over Umahi's $150m loan requestVanguardABAKALIKI—THERE was mild tension in Ebonyi State following the rallies organised by two factions of All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Senator Julius Ucha and Minister of Scien...

NAIJ.COMOBJ set to replace Buhari with El-Rufai or Kwakwanso - Abdullahi SugarNAIJ.COMAhead of the 2019 presidential elections, northerners have been warned by Alhaji Abdullahi Sugar, a political associate of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to be...

Daily Post NigeriaWhy Urhobo monarchs walked out on Osinbajo – King EshemitanDaily Post NigeriaThe traditional ruler of Oghara Kingdom, Delta State, King Noble Eshemitan, yesterday, revealed why Urhobo monarchs staged a walkout on Vice President Yemi...

The NewsAkwa Ibom churches as parastatalsThe NewsReligion was not quite a major divisive issue in the community in which we lived in the Old Cross River State in my days as a student there. On Sundays, students felt free to attend church service either...

Robbery suspect escapes from police cell in Akwa IbomPulse NigeriaCommissioner of Police, Zubairu Muazu, said he was informed by the DPO of the affected Division that no armed robbery suspect escaped from the station. Published: 27 minutes ago; Gbenga ...

The PunchStrike: NEMA can't pay N665m claims now, DG tells workersThe PunchThe Director General, National Emergency Management Agency, Mustapha Maihaja, has said that he will not pay the N665m claims of workers without verification. Maihaja, in an ...

VanguardSenator Misau vs IGP Idris:”Overtake don overtake Overake”VanguardMay the soul of Fela Anikulapo Kuti rest in perfect peace.When he sang the above line over 30 years ago,the Prophet was speaking into the future of Nigeria in 2017 when the s...

THISDAY NewspapersYou've failed Deltans, APC group accuses Okowa, PDPVanguardWARRI—FLAG Force, a political pressure group in All Progressives Congress, APC, has said Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have fa...

The PunchAkande, Osun Speaker caution advocates of hate speechesVanguardOsogbo—Former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Bisi Akande has urged advocates of hate speeches to thread with caution, because it was capab...

VanguardBoko Haram kills 381 in Nigeria, Cameroon – Amnesty InternationalVanguardAmnesty International (AI) has said that at least 381 civilians have been killed by Boko Haram since April2017 in Cameroon and Nigeria amid a spike in suicide bombings. ...

The PunchDialling down the “hate speech” hysteriaThe PunchThis column routinely comments on financial law and capital markets in general; it rarely ventures into the arena of politics for a good reason. Politics already enjoys bulky column inches o...

The PunchFG revokes Lagos trade fair complex concessionThe PunchThe National Council on Privatisation, which is chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the immediate revocation of the concession of the Lagos International Trade Fair Compl...

The Nation Newspaper'NCDMB hqtrs stays in Yenagoa'The Nation NewspaperThe Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), yesterday, assured protesting Ijaw youths that it had no plans to relocate its headquarters from Yenagoa, Bayel...

Nigerian Entertainment TodayOoni seeks understanding of African cultureThe Nation NewspaperThe Ooni of Ile-Ife in Osun State, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi II, is expected to move into a seven-day seclusion soon to commune with his ancestors and pray for the nat...

VanguardI know that God will intervene in Rivers, says Dakuku PetersideVanguardPort Harcourt – Dr Dakuku Peterside, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Monday urged Muslims to promote the unity of the...

VanguardNwoye, Obiano at war over achievements in AnambraDaily Post NigeriaThe candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State, Dr Tony Nwoye has called to question the achievements of the incum...

NAIJ.COMNigerian troops ambush Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, many killedNAIJ.COMNigerian troops battling Boko Haram in the north-eastern state of Borno have reportedly recorded a major success against the terrorist group. Brigadier General Sani Kukas...

Daily Post NigeriaCalabar most unsafe city in Nigeria – UsaniDaily Post NigeriaThe Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Uguru Usani, has regretted the security situation in Calabar, Cross River capital. The Minister Usani said “Calabar is the mo...

The Nation NewspaperDoctors shut down hospitals, reject settlement termsThe Nation NewspaperDoctors in Federal Government owned hospitals across the country on Monday morning embarked on an indefinite strike action to force the government to yield to t...

NAIJ.COM25-year-old student of AAU arrested for posing as customs officerNAIJ.COMMayaki Best, a 25-year-old student of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), has been arrested by men of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos state police command for alleged...

The PunchPolice kill gunman who led assassination attempt on Dino MelayeDaily Post NigeriaNemesis has caught up with a notorious criminal, simply known as Luckman who allegedly led his gang to Senator Dino Melaye's house at Ayetoro-Gbede in an as...

VanguardLagos flags off reconstruction of 10-lane Oshodi-Int'l Airport roadVanguardThe Lagos State Government on Monday flagged off the reconstruction of the Oshodi-International Airport Road, with a pledge to complete the project within the next f...

VanguardLagos flags off reconstruction of 10-lane Oshodi-Int'l Airport roadVanguardThe Lagos State Government on Monday flagged off the reconstruction of the Oshodi-International Airport Road, with a pledge to complete the project within the next f...

Daily Post NigeriaLagos Police Commissioner removes OC anti-kidnapping over corruption allegationDaily Post NigeriaLagos State Acting Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi has ordered the removal of the Officer-in-Charge, Anti-Kidnapping and Anti-Culti...

NAIJ.COMNever seen before photo of ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo and late wife StellaNAIJ.COMA photo of Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo and his late wife Stella has surfaced on social media. NAIJ.com came across the black and white ph...

NAIJ.COMNever seen before photo of ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo and late wife StellaNAIJ.COMA photo of Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo and his late wife Stella has surfaced on social media. NAIJ.com came across the black and white ph...

The NewsAjimobi's controversial 'restructuring' at IbadanThe NewsIbadan, running splash of rust and gold; flung and scattered among seven hills; like broken china in the sun. – John Pepper Clark. Clark's poem on Ibadan, short as it is...

VanguardEducationists decries 120 Post-UTME cut-off markVanguardTwo educationists in the Federal Capital Territory have condemned the recent reduction in the cut off mark for entry into the country's educational institutions. The Joint Admission an...

VanguardGov. Ahmed commends FG's commitment to AgricVanguardThe Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended the Federal Government on its renewed efforts on agriculture aimed at repositioning the nation's economy for sustainable develo...

VanguardGov. Ahmed commends FG's commitment to AgricVanguardThe Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended the Federal Government on its renewed efforts on agriculture aimed at repositioning the nation's economy for sustainable develo...

TheCable28 professors in Michael Okpara varsity face possible demotionTheCableThe governing council of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, in Umudike, Abia state, has been advised to demote 28 professors. The recommendation was made by a panel se...

VanguardRestructuring: How we can go about it — Gov AbubakarVanguardBARRISTER Mohammed Abubakar, the governor of Bauchi State was recently in Lagos to attend the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. On the sidelines of the conferen...

The PunchWhat Adeboye said about Buhari's health at Redemption CampDaily Post NigeriaFolu, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has called on God to perfect the healing of President Muhamm...

Daily Post NigeriaAndy Uba, Osita Chidoka left PDP because of 'food' – BabangidaDaily Post NigeriaEx-governor of Niger State, Aliyu Babangida, has said that some members of the Peoples' Democratic Party, who defected to other parties, did...

The PunchFG charges Suswam's aide, ex-perm sec with N16.6bn SURE-P, LG funds fraudThe PunchThe Federal Government, through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has revealed how Benue State's...

NAIJ.COMPatience Jonathan recovers N2bn hotel from EFCC, removes all their noticesNAIJ.COMPatience Jonathan, has recovered her N2bn hotel which was sealed off by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in June 2017. The EFCC had placed the ...

Guardian (blog)Ijebu indigenes defy rain for Ojude-Oba festivalGuardian (blog)Many illustrious Ijebu sons and daughters yesterday defied the rains to converge in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State to grace the 2017 edition of the annual Ojude Oba festival in the to...

The TideMilitants Resume Attacks On Oil Facilities, Sept 10The TideThe Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators (CNDA) says it will renew its attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta from September 10. In a statement at the weekend, the Leader of the ...

VanguardAppointments in NNPC: Ohanaeze, Afenifere, PANDEF, senators, others kickVanguardLAGOS—Allegations of ethnic and religious bias in appointments into top management positions in the nation's cash cow, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...

The PunchReps will revisit restructuring, says LasunThe PunchThe Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Lasun Yusuf, has said the lower legislative chamber of the National Assembly will revisit the issue of devolution of power, an aspect o...

The PunchMisau vs IGP: Should EFCC take over investigations?The PunchIt is a judicial misnomer for the police to raise an issue now against a retired officer, maybe because he has leveled an allegation against the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrah...

The PunchTambuwal advises corpersThe PunchGovernor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on youth corps members to always strive to build the Nigeria of their dream. He made the call in Sokoto while hosting the corps members in commemoration of the...

The NewsKwara Gov. lauds FGs commitment to agricultureThe NewsThe Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended the Federal Government on its renewed efforts on agriculture aimed at repositioning the nation's economy for sustainable developm...

Naija247newsDozens wounded as Ganduje, Kwankwaso supporters clash in KanoNaija247newsSeveral people were injured in Kano on Saturday as violence occurred between supporters of the current administration of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and those of his pr...

The PunchVeteran actor Kasimu Yero dies at 70The PunchThe deceased's eldest son, Mansur Kasimu Yero, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna that his father died at his residence in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, after a protracted illness. Yero, who was ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFlooding: Benue Govt Seeks Funds From Federal GovernmentCHANNELS TELEVISIONTo successfully combat flooding which has ravaged Makurdi, the Benue State capital, the state government says it will need the Federal Government to release m...

SaharaReporters.comOndo State Poly Lecturers Begin Strike Over Unpaid Arrears, SalariesSaharaReporters.comThe polytechnic lecturers in the school said they are owed ten months of arrears and that promises made by the authorities to resolve the matter h...

VanguardAgitation: Chidoka vows to resist APC's relegation of South East to mere “5%”VanguardFrontline contender in the Anambra governorship election billed for November this year, Chief Osita Chidoka has vowed to resist the relegation of South...

Politics NigeriaIgbo leaders endorsed hate speech by rewarding Nnamdi Kanu's bad behaviour — ACFVanguardThe Secretary General of the sociopolitical group, Arewa Consultative Forum, Anthony Sani, has said that recognising Nnamdi Kanu is rewarding ...

VanguardOdubu commends Buhari over meeting with opposition partiesVanguardBENIN CITY-IMEMDIATE past Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dr Pius Odubu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent meeting with the leadership of the two major polit...

The PunchViolence erupts as police kill youth in OsogboThe PunchIrate residents attempted to raze the Oke Baale Police Station in Osogbo on Sunday following the killing of a youth in the area by a team of policemen from the station. The residents gave ...

SaharaReporters.comSultan Tells Northern Youths To Attack Him, Not IgbosSaharaReporters.comSultan Sa'ad Abubakar has said that if anyone plans to attack the Igbos who are resident in the northern part of the country, such attack should be directed ...

NAIJ.COMBREAKING! Gruesome motor accident along Kaduna-Abuja expressway (photos)NAIJ.COMA gruesome motor accident has just occurred on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway today, Sunday, September 3, 2017 leaving several people injured. Officials of the Federal...

VanguardCatholic priest kidnapped, murdered in ImoVanguardImo State Police Command has confirmed the reported kidnap and murder of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo. Confirming the ugly incident in a telephone chat Sunday, the Commissioner o...

NAIJ.COMSenator Ararume visits family of 10-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in Owerri (photos)NAIJ.COMIn a latest development, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, who once nursed ambitions of becoming the governor of Imo state under PDP, decided to ...

The PunchWhat Goodluck Jonathan did to Nigeria's economy – OniDaily Post NigeriaA former Governor of Ekiti State and Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Segun Oni, has accused the past administration of Goodluck Jonathan of...

The PunchOni blames Jonathan's government for poor economyThe PunchA former Governor of Ekiti State and Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Segun Oni, has said the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan should be...

GuardianAs EFCC confesses the sad truthThe PunchLast Thursday, Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, should have resigned. Or been fired. Instead, he will continue to collect salutes from his men, some of whom laugh at him behin...

NAIJ.COMHow we stopped Boko Haram from attacking on Sallah day in Borno - ArmyNAIJ.COMOn Saturday, September 2, the Nigerian Air Force said it had foiled an attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to destablize the peaceful Eid-el-Kabir celebration in Borno. ...

Daily Post NigeriaWhy Nigeria may break up – Awolowo's associate, AkintoyeDaily Post NigeriaElder statesman and an associate of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has raised concerns that Nigeria may break up any time soon. Aki...

VanguardUniversity lecturers' strike 'll end if…, ASUU tells FGVanguardAmid hopes that the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) teams will meet this week to try to resolve the issues that led to the strike by...

The PunchFayose sacks aide over Eid el-kabir prayersThe PunchA statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said Adelusi was relieved of his duty over “dereliction of duty.” The statement, which was anno...

GuardianAnambra 2017: Is free and fair election possible?VanguardAt the end of an election in Nigeria, one loser or the other begins a long drawn-out legal battle to fault the victory of the winner. Quite often many people blame the petitioner for exhi...

VanguardWar on terror: Airforce neutralises hundreds of Boko Haram fighters in Sambisa forestVanguardFighter aircrafts of the Nigerian Airforce belonging to the Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole, on Friday, bombed several Boko Haram enclaves insid...

Daily TrustINEC and the Anambra pollsDaily TrustIt is cheering news that prospective voters were willing to come out and be registered to vote in the upcoming elections in Anambra State, as reports show that the just concluded Continuous Voters Registr...

EFCC has started the process of Diezani's extradition — Obono-OblaThe PunchSpecial Assistant to the President on Prosecutions who is also the Chairman, Recovery of Public Property Panel, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, speaks with ADE ADESOMOJU on the face-...

VanguardExecutive order: Apapa port sets up joint examination centreVanguardIN line with the new Executive Order of the Federal Government on ease of doing business, the Apapa Customs Command has established a Joint Examination Centre comprising all go...

The WhistlerThis Is Oseloka ObazeThe WhistlerSeveral centuries ago, a young metaphysical Yogi found it difficult explaining Yoga to a non-initiate. Exasperated, he declared that: “It is only through Yoga that Yoga may be known”. We face such frustr...

NAIJ.COMVIDEO: Policemen in Akure brutalise a boy who questioned why a MOPOL jumped ATM queueNAIJ.COMAn unidentified man was brutalised on Friday, September 1, by a policeman and his accomplices in Akure, the capital of Ondo state for questioning the o...

Nigerian ObserverEDSTMA: The New Sheriff In TownNigerian ObserverAn official of the Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency (EDSTMA) during training in Benin City. As the revamped Edo State Traffic Management Agency,(EDSTMA), recently commissio...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBuhari, APC without shame, comfortable with failure – Reno OmokriDaily Post NigeriaFormer aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on electronic media, Pastor Reno Omokri, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari and the members of t...

Daily Post NigeriaIbadan: We read about coronation of 21 Obas on pages of newspapers – Oyo lawmaker, Fatai AdesinaDaily Post NigeriaA member of the Oyo State House of Assembly representing Ibadan South East Constituency 1, Hon. Fatai Adesina, has dis...