The NewsA/Ibom groups clash in Lagos over new Governor's LodgeThe NewsSome indigenes of Akwa Ibom, under the umbrella of Akwa Ibom Conscience, on Thursday staged a peaceful protest against a plan by their state government to build new Governor'...

SundiataPostGroup Urges LASHA To Pass 'Not Too Young To Run' BillLeadership NewspapersA Youth group operating under the aegis of YouthNext has staged a peaceful rally to the Lagos State House of Assembly urging the Lagos Assembly to domesticate...

VanguardRCCG Convention: Adeboye's wife gets 2 special assistantsVanguardLAGOS—THE Governing Council of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG has appointed two special assistants for the wife of the General Overseer, Pastor (Mrs.) Foluke Ade...

NAIJ.COMMan remanded in prison for allegedly defrauding Lagos chief judgeNAIJ.COMThe chief judge of Lagos state, Olufunmilayo Atilade, has reportedly lost the N7 million to an alleged fraudster, whose name has given as Sulaimon Aminu. Aminu is now cool...

NAIJ.COMLeave northern region immediately - MASSOB tells IgbosNAIJ.COMThe Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB) has called on people of Igbo descent residing in northern Nigeria to immediately commence relocation to t...

VanguardEconomic impact of Boko Haram terro in NE estimated at $9bn – BurataiVanguardThe Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the negative economic impact of Boko Haram activities in the North East is estimated at $9 billion (N2...

Prioritise education sector for equal development, group tells Yahaya BelloVanguardABUJA – The Ochaja Boys Secondary School Old Boy's Association (87 set), have called on the Kogi State Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello to prioritise education sector t...

VanguardEconomic impact of Boko Haram terro in NE estimated at $9bn – BurataiVanguardThe Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the negative economic impact of Boko Haram activities in the North East is estimated at $9 billion (N2...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBoko Haram Attacks Adamawa Community, Sets 60 Houses AblazeCHANNELS TELEVISIONMany people have been rendered homeless after Boko Haram attacked a community in Adamawa State, burning houses and carting away food items. Thursday's ...

Vanguard7 European countries deport 41 NigeriansVanguardForty-one Nigerians deported from seven European countries for committing immigration-related offences arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday. The Nigerians were d...

VanguardNotice of quit : Emir of Katsina maintains stand to defend Igbo, othersVanguardKATSINA – As the fate of Igbo's residing in the North is tie to August 14 to know whether to remain or move out after the October 1st deadline, the Emir of Kat...

PHOTOS: Army Inter-Brigade Drill Competition Holds In JosCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe 3 Division Inter-Brigade Corporal and Below drill competition held on Thursday at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Five formations, which inc...

VanguardOsinbajo appoints 21 new Permanent SecretariesVanguardThe Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo has approved the appointment of 21 new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The Federal Government made the announcement in a stateme...

NAIJ.COMNigerians caught hiding under train to enter EuropeNAIJ.COMGerman police, on Wednesday, August 9, caught twelve African immigrants hiding under a train, near the Austrian border, in a bid to sneak into Europe illegally. There were seven adults ...

News Agency of Nigeria (press release)NAN MD wants code for online media, assesses economyNews Agency of Nigeria (press release)Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has stressed the need for rules of engagement f...

VanguardDo not take anti-Igbo song issue lightly, Balarabe Musa warns FGVanguardLagos – The production and circulation of an anti-Igbo song in parts of Northern Nigeria is “embarrassing and unfortunate'', Alhaji Balarabe Musa, a former gove...

Vanguard'Benue won't sack workers'VanguardMAKURDI—Benue State government stated, yesterday, that it had no intention of retrenching or downsizing its workforce, despite its huge wage bill and the prevailing economic recession. Gov Samuel ...

Daily TrustUNIZIK expels 14The Nation NewspaperFifteen students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra State, have been expelled for various offences that contravened the school regulations. In the resolution made at its 335th regul...

NAIJ.COMWe would respond commensurately if any Igbo person is harmed in the north - IYCNAIJ.COMNiger Delta group, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has fired off a warning that they would give a “commensurate response” if any southerners are harmed in ...

Daily Post NigeriaJonathan denies squandering over N11trn on electricityDaily Post NigeriaFormer president, Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the report that he was among the past Nigerian leaders who wasted over N11tn on electricity. The Socio-Economic...

The Nation NewspaperFayose : Governor treating Ekiti workers like slaves – APCPulse NigeriaFaparusi said the NULGE President prostrated and begged Fayose before he agreed to pay their 2015 entitlements. Published: 27 minutes ago; Chika Ebuzor. Print;...

The PunchNnamdi Kanu : I'll be happy if they re-arrest me – IPOB leader saysPulse NigeriaThe IPOB leader also said that nobody can stop him from travelling to any part of Nigeria. Published: 51 minutes ago , Refreshed: 13 minutes ago; Chika Ebuzo...

NAIJ.COMThe truth about alleged wasting of N11 Trillion - JonathanNAIJ.COMFormer president, Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to report that his administration alongside that of Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua wasted money from the power sec...

VanguardOgun 2019: APC has not zoned governorship slot — OsobaVanguardABEOKUTA—Former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, yesterday, debunked the insinuation that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has zoned the governorship slot to any ...

The PunchObasanjo, Yar'Adua, Jonathan wasted N11tn on electricity –SERAPThe PunchA human rights advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, on Wednesday released a report detailing how over N11tn had been pumped into the pow...

The PunchObasanjo, Yar'Adua, Jonathan wasted N11tn on electricity –SERAPThe PunchA human rights advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, on Wednesday released a report detailing how over N11tn had been pumped into the pow...

VanguardSaraki returned pensions payment —Kwara GovtVanguardIlorin—THE Secretary to Kwara State Government, SSG, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, has said all monies paid to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, as pension have been “deducted from the mone...

TODAY.NGEthnic, tribal threats not healthy for Nigeria's growth, says RawlingsThe Nation NewspaperGHANA'S former President Jerry John Rawlings has advised Nigerians to stop issuing ethnic, tribal and religious threats. He said such acts may cau...

VanguardNigerian Kazeem guilty $7m fraud, to be US jailed in NovVanguardA Nigerian, Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, accused of obtaining more than 125,000 stolen taxpayer identities from across the United States has been convicted in federal court in Orego...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONObaseki : Edo Gov orders probe into N283 million Padded Exam BudgetPulse NigeriaObaseki vowed to unmask the officials who sent the N283 million request for the conduct of the recent primary school examination in Edo. Published: 31 mi...

THISDAY NewspapersAnambra shut out from PDP ward congressVanguardTHE recent dissolution of the Anambra State executive of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is having its toll on the party in the state as Wednesday's ward congresses that took place...

VanguardFG pegs 2018 budget at 2.3m bpd, $45 per barrel, N305/$VanguardABUJA—THE Federal Government, yesterday, approved the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, and the Fiscal Strategic Paper, FSP, with a commitment to achieve seven pe...

BON Awards goes to OgunThe Nation NewspaperNollywood traveling reward show; Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards will, for the second time since inception, be hosted in Ogun State, organisers have revealed. The decision was reached last week when Ogun State ...

National AccordTinubu mourns ex-Bauchi Deputy Governor Muhammed-GadiWorldStageAll Progressives Congress (APC) National Stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has commiserated with Bauchi State Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar and the people of the st...

NTA NewsGeneral Buratai Decorates Soldiers With Gallantry Medal At War FrontNTA NewsKingsley Samuel, Maiduguri: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General TY Buratai has on Tuesday, 8th August 2017 presented gallantry awards medals to 2 officer...

Governor Bindow urges military to intensify security on Adamawa-Borno boarderThe Eagle OnlineBindow made the call at the swearing-in ceremony of two newly-appointed Permanent Secretaries in the state. Governor Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa state on Wednes...

Daily Post NigeriaEFCC recovers N227m in Kaduna zonal officeDaily Post NigeriaThe Kaduna zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced the recovery of over N227m during its operations in the zone. The anti-graft agen...

Daily Post NigeriaOzubulu massacre: Catholic Bishops regret arms proliferationDaily Post NigeriaThey spoke in reaction to the invasion of a Catholic Church in Nnewi, Anambra State. . The Bishops condemned the gruesome murder of members of the congreg...

VanguardPDP set to takeover power in 2019 — Gov. OkowaVanguardChairman of the 2017 PDP Special Non-Elective National Convention and Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is set to take over pow...

Daily Post NigeriaOyegun is a virus in APC – ObianoDaily Post NigeriaAnambra State governor, Willie Obiano has declared that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Odigie-Oyegun, lacks moral authority to speak on good governanc...

Anti-Corruption: FG urged to tighten Beneficial Ownership lawsDaily TrustThe Federal Government has been urged to fast-track the processes of reviewing the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Act to ensure that the Beneficial Ownership principle is oper...

Guardian (blog)We will give PDP worthy convention – OkowaGuardian (blog)The Governor of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday assured that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would deliver a non-elective convention that members would be proud of on Sa...

Guardian (blog)NAF destroys Boko Haram hideouts in Sambisa ForestGuardian (blog)The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore, Olatokunbo Adesanya, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja in a statement issued to n...

Daily Post NigeriaType of restructuring Nigeria needs – FalanaDaily Post NigeriaHuman rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has advised Nigeria on the type of restructuring that would be suitable and generally acceptable to all parts of the country. Accor...

Information NigeriaInside Empress Diezani's $1 billion Loot (Exposed)Information NigeriaDiezani Alison Madueke has taken her place in history as one of Nigeria's biggest looters and certainly has emerged the number 1 female treasury looter of a...

NAIJ.COMWhat we found in Lagos kidnappers' den - Police (video)NAIJ.COMThe police have revealed their findings at the suspected Ojokoro's kidnappers' den found along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. According to the Police, the abandoned building...

The Nation NewspaperAmbode employs 250 persons with disabilities into civil serviceThe Nation NewspaperLagos State Governor, Mr, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday announced that in line with the promise he made at a recent Town Hall Meeting held in Ojo, th...

Daily TrustKano LG caretaker appointment: Group cautions Gov GandujeDaily TrustCoalition of All Progressive Congress (APC), an APC youth pressure group in Nasarawa local government of Kano state has called on the State governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Gandu...

NAIJ.COMPDP accuses FG of planning to truncate Nigeria's democracyNAIJ.COMThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Buhari-led federal government of planning to truncate democracy in Nigeria. READ ALSO: AYCF, AYGA disagree over 2019 northe...

VanguardAnambra poll: Obiano predicts victory for APGAVanguardABUJA: Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has boasted that victory was sure for All Progressive Grand alliance, APGA, at the November 18, 2017 governorship poll, where he is seeking a r...

NAIJ.COMHow Buhari can become a private citizen - BBOG co-convener Aisha Yesufu tells presidencyNAIJ.COMA co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls group Aisha Yesufu has said that President Muhammadu Buhari's health status will remain a public affai...

NAIJ.COM4 things to know as N-power assessment begins August 9NAIJ.COMN-Power Teach Volunteers is a program that will help improve basic education delivery in Nigeria. They will then be deployed as teacher assistants in primary schools around Nigeria. ...

Daily Post Nigeria200 level to final year Agriculture undergraduates must own farm – Audu OgbehDaily Post NigeriaThe federal government, has said all 200 Level to final year students undergoing courses in agricultural related disciplines must own a f...

Premium TimesPolice foil robbery attempt at ex-governor's housePremium TimesGunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Tuesday attacked the home of a former Acting Governor of Bayelsa, Wenipreye Seibarugu. Mr. Seibarugu, who confirmed the incident to ...

Why they are after me – Aliyu, dropped ICPC NomineeVanguardABUJA – Dropped nominee to the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission ICPC, Hajia Maimuna Aliyu has accused certain powerful and vested interests...

NAIJ.COMNigeria Customs Service seizes 37 brand new vehiclesNAIJ.COMThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has impounded 37 brand new vehicles reportedly worth N1.3billion and 12,081 bags of smuggled parboiled rice with a Duty Paid Value ( DPV) worth N149mi...

NAIJ.COMAYCF, AYGA disagree over 2019 northern candidateNAIJ.COMA report by Vanguard indicates that there is division among two major northern youth groups over who to endorse as a northern candidate in 2019. According to the report, the 2019 purported...

NAIJ.COMGo and learn from your performing colleagues - Ex-lawmaker mocks FayoseNAIJ.COMDays after Ayodele Fayose reportedly declared his plans to contest the 2019 presidency, a former member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Faparusi, has the E...

Leadership NewspapersWike, APC In War Of Words Over Bad GovernanceLeadership NewspapersRivers State governor, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are accusing each other of destroying democracy and good governance in the ...

Anambra Poll: Onitsha traders body wants PDP, APC to pick candidate from NorthVanguardTHE Onitsha Traders Consultative Forum, OTCF, has called on the major political parties to ensure that they pick their candidates from Anambra North Senatorial Distri...

Nigeria TodayAkwa Ibom pensioners decry unpaid five years benefitsNigeria TodayDESPITE receiving N14.5 billion Paris Club refund from the federal government, Akwa Ibom State government owes retired civil servant over five years pensions and gratuities....

VanguardFG makes NIN important requirement for citizenshipVanguardTHE Federal Government has given power to the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, to make the National Identity Number, NIN, a major pre-condition to becoming a citizen of Nig...

The PunchRestructuring debate important, proponents not political jobbers, says OsinbajoThe PunchThe Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday denied describing those agitating for the restructuring of the nation as political jobbers seeking appointm...

NAIJ.COMOsinbajo, governors, others attend 8 day prayer for Governor Aregbesola's motherNAIJ.COMActing President Yemi Osinbajo was on Tuesday August 8 among thousands of dignitaries that thronged Ilesa, Osun state, for the seventh day Fida'u pr...

FAO's confab on livestock comingThe Nation NewspaperAs part of the efforts to finding lasting solution to the farmer/herdsmen crisis in the country, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has proposed to convene a national confe...

VanguardCrisis rocks newly registered party, APDA as Dokpesi, 2 others are suspendedNAIJ.COMOn Tuesday, August 8, three key leaders of Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) political party were suspended. Those suspended were Raymond Dokpesi the ...

NAIJ.COMEFCC recovers N328.9bn from petroleum marketers (photos)NAIJ.COMThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it had recovered over N328.9bn out of N349.8bn debts from nine major petroleum marketers within the last one year. NAN ...

P.M. NewsSeven die in Kogi auto crashThe Nation NewspaperSeven people were killed and four others injured in a motor accident in Osara, Adavi local government area of Kogi State. The incident occurred at about 4:00 p.m. at the Sawmill area of Osara on ...

VanguardPDP woos Obasanjo, Atiku, others as Okowa heads convention CommitteeVanguardABUJA- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tuesday inaugurated its Convention, Disciplinary and Reconciliation Committees as part of efforts aimed at rebuilding the par...

Daily TrustAnambra guber: Obiano dares IPOB, picks APGA formsDaily TrustAhead of the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State, the state governor Chief Willie Obiano has dared the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu who h...

VanguardQuery: Reps threaten to arrest Gen. Danjuma, TETFUND secretaryVanguardABUJA – For failing to appear before them to answer queries Tuesday, members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts have threatened to arrest the acco...

VanguardPDP crisis: Sheriff-led S-West leaders declare Fayose 'persona non grata'VanguardLeaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South West, have insisted that Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe remains the party's authentic chairman in...

NAIJ.COMJoin Nigeria in the fight to end Boko Haram - Osinbajo begs other countriesNAIJ.COMActing President Yemi Osinbajo has appealed to other countries to assist Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency. Osinbajo made the plea on Tuesday, A...

Daily TrustUPDATE: Jonathan's house burglary: Court slams N7m bail on ex-police officerDaily TrustA Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates' Court, Abuja on Tuesday granted bail of N7 million to a former police officer, Musa Musa, for allegedly breaking...

SaharaReporters.comGroup Set To Protest Construction Of Another Akwa Ibom Governor's Lodge In LagosSaharaReporters.comThe group drew attention to the controversy around the exact amount the state government approved for the project, arguing that re...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari: What constitution says about president's return – Femi FalanaDaily Post NigeriaActivist and Human right lawyer, Femi Falana has disclosed that the Nigerian constitution has no time limit for when President Muhammadu Buha...

NAIJ.COMPDP will take over from APC in 2019 - PDP chieftain boastsNAIJ.COMA chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governor of old Gongola state, Wilberforce Juta said the party will win the 2019 general elections. Juta w...

Daily Post NigeriaGodwin Onyeacholem: Malami, EFCC, ICPC and the fight against corruptionDaily Post NigeriaOf all the vote-catching strategies laid out by the ruling All Progressives Congress in the lead up to the 2015 general elections, its promise to...

VanguardAbuja-Kaduna rail line now generate N1m daily – AmaechiVanguardThe Abuja to Kaduna rail line now generates one million Naira daily, Minister of Transportation Mr. Rotimi Amaechi disclosed. In an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Benin, Ama...

NAIJ.COMMan gets into trouble after giving girl N1k when she was asking for N20k for TDBNAIJ.COMNAIJ.com came across an interesting story about a man who drew the attention of a crowd after he refused to pay a lady he picked up by the roadside. Drama u...

TheCableOrderPaper launches ConsTrack to trigger Nigerians' interest in constituency projectsTheCableOrderPaper.ng, an online newspaper, has announced the commencement of ConsTrack, a project aimed at ensuring robust citizens' engagement on con...

The NewsOsinbajo's Vision And The Climate Of FearThe News“I was just wondering why you have not said anything since the Acting President proclaimed that those of you who are asking for the restructuring of Nigeria are a bunch of government appoin...

VanguardPrepare your handover note now, Oyegun tells ObianoVanguardNATIONAL Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun has asked the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, to start preparing his handover note to t...

Nigeria Population Crisis : We are sitting on a time bombPulse NigeriaThe future looks bleak and gloomy if we do not do something about it now. Published: 26 minutes ago; Ayomide O. Tayo. Print; eMail · We are sitting on a ticking time bomb play...

Emeka enters race for PDP ticketVanguardFORMER Minister of State for Transportation, Prince John Emeka, has joined the race for the PDP ticket, vowing to use his private sector experience to lift the state out of poverty. He said,“I am running for go...

VanguardNigeria: Military Determined to Wipe Out Remnants of Boko Haram - MinisterAllAfrica.comThe Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Monday reaffirmed the determination of the military to completely wipe out remnants of Boko Haram in the the coun...

Unemployment: FG tasked on skill gapVanguardTHE Nigerian Institute of Training and Development, NITAD, has called on the Federal Government to concentrate more on tackling issues of skill gaps, which is responsible for the high rate of unemployment in ...

VanguardResume or resign, Groups tell BuhariVanguardABUJA—NINETY days after he left the country to treat an undisclosed ailment, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, yesterday, laid siege to the Presidential Villa, asking that President ...

VanguardWe can't substitute Buhari, says Lai Mohammed as groups ask Buhari to resume or resign,VanguardABUJA—NINETY days after he left the country to treat an undisclosed ailment, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, yesterday, laid ...

YNaijaHeavy downpour in Jigawa destroys N500m worth farm produceYNaijaHeavy rainfall has destroyed farm produce and animals, worth N500 million, in Gumel Local Government Area of Jigawa, at the weekend. According to The Nation, villages affected by the...

VanguardS-WEST PDP PARLEY: Why I wasn't included in team that visited Buhari – FayoseVanguardIBADAN— GOVERNOR Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has expressed doubts over the report by some governors who paid a courtesy visit to the ailing President...

Vanguard2018 Budget: MDAs train staff on GIFMIS to accelerate submissionDaily TrustThe federal government has commenced a nationwide training for Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) on budget preparation using the Government Integrated Financial...

VanguardOzubulu horror attack: How gunmen killed my three relationsVanguardAwka – SHOCK and grief still pervaded Amakwa village, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, yesterday, as the residents narrated their experiences, durin...

Delta Community passes confidence vote in leadership, extends tenureVanguardASABA—The people of Tekedor-Kusimi community in Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State have passed a vote of confidence in the Deacon Clement Tekedor-led executi...

VanguardToday's students need smart teachers— MinisterVanguardThe Minister of State for Education, Professor Anthony Anwukah, has stressed the need to build a critical mass of smart teachers to teach technologically-smart students. Anwukah. Anwuk...

The Nation NewspaperRCCG signs 10 artistes to record labelThe Nation NewspaperIn its quest to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ through music, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has unveiled 10 gospel musicians signed to its recently launched ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONObaseki approves special bursary for visually impaired studentsThe NewsVisually impaired students of Edo origin studying in tertiary institutions across the country will henceforth enjoy special bursary. The State Governor Mr. Godwin...

VanguardWhy we approached World Bank for $350m loan—Ogun govt.VanguardThe Ogun government on Monday explained why it approached the World Bank to secure a $350 million loan. The state Commissioner for Budget and planning, Mrs Aderenle Adesina, and he...

GuardianNew governor's lodge: Group to hold protests in A'Ibom, LagosTheCableAkwa Ibom Conscience, a non-partisan association, is set to hold a peaceful protest to express its disapproval with the decision by Udom Emmanuel, the state governor, ...

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE (press release) (blog)We will win Anambra election, despite internal crisis ―Oye, APGA chairmanNIGERIAN TRIBUNE (press release) (blog)FACTIONAL national chairman of the ruling party in Anambra State, the All Progressives Grand Allian...