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Boko Haram destroyed a Nigerian military base as soldiers fled and only self-defense fighters prevented the insurgents from retaking a northeastern town, residents said Monday. The civilian fighters... ....[P.M. News] »

Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi is set to probe the accounts of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, Akwa Ibom State over the N18 billion released to the institution.... ....[The Nation] »

The daughter of the Africa’s richest businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Halima Aliko Dangote has launched the construction of the ultra-modern health facility to be funded by Dangote... ....[Leadership NG] »

Eagles coach vows to axe Chelsea star NFF, ex-internationals intervene Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, may have played his last match under Coach Sunday Oliseh... ...[New Telegraph] »

Audu’s running mate, new candidate’s supporters clash in Abuja INEC acknowledges receipt of new governorship candidate’s nomination The All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy... ...[New Telegraph] »

AN estimated 2.9 million people living with HIV/AIDS out of 3.4 million Nigerians diagnosed last year are not receiving treatment needed to suppress the infection. ... ...[Vanguard News] »

The former Minister of State for Finance under former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission... ....[Channels TV] »

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday narrowly escaped what could have resulted in a horrific situation in Bayelsa State, after some suspected militants drove into his convoy... ....[Channels TV] »

President Muhammadu Buhari is believed to have left Malta where he participated in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) for Paris, France Sunday evening to join about 150 other world... ....[DailyPost] »

Car hire operators have raised the alarm over security threats at the nation’s airports as a result of the operation of illegal cab operators. The Airport Car Hire Association of Nigeria... ....[The Nation] »

THE crisis created by the demise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Kogi State’s governorship election, Prince Abubakar Audu, seems to be growing fast. Audu’s running mate... ....[The Nation] »

At least seven persons were left dead in Bam village of Borno State when armed Boko Haram terrorists attacked in the early hours of yesterday and abducted unspecified, but large number... ....[Leadership NG] »

The Presidency has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence the prosecution of a former Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Adesola Amosu... ...[New Telegraph] »

LAGOS — The trustees of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, will today be arraigned before a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over the collapse of a six-storey building in the church... ...[Vanguard News] »

In a bid to recover stolen defence cash running into trillions of Naira, the Defence Headquarters might have started recalling no fewer than 20 Generals said to have been involved... ...[Vanguard News] »

ABOUT seven persons including a soldier, were killed in both Bam and Gajigana villages of Biu and Magumeri Local Government Areas of Borno State... ...[Vanguard News] »

The national Under-23 team has gotten their campaign at the under-23 African Cup if Nations in Senegal, on a solid note with a 3-2 win over the Junior Eagles of Mali in a five- goal... ....[Channels TV] »

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Malta urged the international community to do more to support his administration’s efforts to curb corruption in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. A statement... ....[DailyPost] »

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the last six months of President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration as that of “deceitful change,” lamenting that the President was destroying the image of Nigeria... ....[DailyPost] »

In the federal government quest to reduce cost of governance as well as curb the incidence of mismanagement in the ministries and departmental agencies (MDAs), President Muhammadu Buhari... ....[The Nation] »

•Wants APC to apply ‘Doctrine of Necessity’ •Audu supporters launch protests, block roads The All Progressives Congress (APC) running mate in the stalemated governorship... ....[The Nation] »

Jamie Vardy broke the English Premier League goal-scoring held by Ruud Van Nistelrooy when the Leicester striker became the first player to score in 11 consecutive appearances... ...[Complete Sports] »

The Court of Appeal sitting in Markudi, the Benue State capital yesterday nullified the election of former Senate President, David Mark, and ordered the Independent National Electoral... ...[New Telegraph] »

The Federal Government has countered a claim by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan spent N64bn... ....[The Punch] »

The Kano State Police command said on Friday it was yet to ascertain the casualty figures in the bomb attack at Dakasoye village in Garun Malam Local Government Area of the state... ....[DailyPost] »

•Cabinet members grumble, say ‘pittance’ can’t pick bills Barely three weeks in office, President Muhammadu Buhari has shocked Ministers with poor salaries and austere allowances... ....[The Nation] »

The fuel situation in Nigeria may become more critical after next week if the National Assembly does not approve the N413 billion supplementary budget meant to be used to settle... ...[BusinessDay] »

The Department of State Services, DSS, has alerted Abuja residents over plots by Boko Haram to attack churches, mosques and markets, using girls to bomb those places. The post Boko Haram... ...[Vanguard News] »

The city of Kano has been hit by a suicide bomb blast. The unidentified suicide bomber detonated the explosives during a Shia Muslim procession. Twenty-one people have been confirmed killed... ....[Channels TV] »

A new twist has been added to the controversy surrounding the Kogi governorship election following the death of the APC candidate, Prince Abubakar Audu. The running mate to the late Audu,... ....[Channels TV] »

The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, has dissociated itself from media reports claiming that it has endorsed the re-election bid of the Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson.... ....[DailyPost] »

Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Dr Theresa Akande, has stated that lecturers are more corrupt than politicians. Speaking on Tuesday at the 10th National Conference of School of Business... ....[DailyPost] »

The electricity supply situation in the country has gotten worse as a result of a combination of generation, transmission and distribution problems which have led to more stringent power ... ...[BusinessDay] »

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari, in Tehran, Iran, yesterday, disclosed that many of those who looted the public treasuries in the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan had started returning the stolen funds... ...[Vanguard News] »

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has urged the Federal Executive Council, FEC, headed by President Muhammadu Buhari, to immediately hit the ground running... ...[Vanguard News] »

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka yesterday described the inability of the federal government to give account of the over 200 missing Chibok girls abducted by, Boko Haram, as a “shame”. Soyinka spoke... ....[DailyPost] »

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has reinstated sacked Council Chairmen in the state in obedience to the Court of appeal’s ruling which ordered their immediate reinstatement.. ...[DailyPost] »

IPMAN orders 24hrs dispensing Price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), or petrol soared by about 50 per cent at retail outlets following the hike in price of the product at the depots... ....[The Nation] »

Protests rock Onitsha, Aba Sultan cautions FG The Federal Government has arraigned the Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, before an Abuja Magistrate’s Court over terrorism- related... ...[New Telegraph] »

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug baron, Tochukwu Ubah, alleged to be coordinating a large volume of methamphetamine and ephedrine distribution... ...[News24 NG] »

The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Abubakar Audu, who died on Sunday vomited blood before he gave up the ghost. The media reported that he died... ....[DailyPost] »

Police detectives in Asaba, Delta State, have arrested 21 students who have been allegedly involved in same sex activities. It was reliably gathered that the two state-owned polytechnics... ....[Daily Times] »

The institutions being used to train Nigerian police officers are decayed and cannot produce the best police officers the country needs to get better. Assistant Inspector General of Police... ....[Daily Times] »

FORMER champions, Lobi Stars of Makurdi, once again failed in their bid to win the Federation Cup for the second time when they were beaten 2-1 by Akwa United yesterday in Lagos... ....[The Guardian] »

Demands pay rise for workers In the face of dwindling revenue and non-payment of workers’ salaries, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the state governors of mismanaging... ...[New Telegraph] »

Police have arrested 35-year-old Kelly Fotor aka Kelvin, the leader of robbery gang which has been terrorising Lagos and Ogun states in the last couple of months. Kelvin and three other... ...[New Telegraph] »

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Mr Abubakar Audu, is dead. Mr Audu is reported to have died of undisclosed medical reasons... ....[Channels TV] »

Prince Abubakar Audu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the just concluded Kogi state election which the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared inconclusive is feared dead. ,... ...[Vanguard News] »

The federal government of Nigeria yesterday accused the administration of the United States President Barrack Obama for politicizing the fight against the Boko Haram Sect... ....[Leadership NG] »

A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people in a transit camp in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in north-east Nigeria. The National Emergency Management Agency sources said... ....[Channels TV] »

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi State governorship election inconclusive. Declaring the results of the election, the Returning Officer, Professor... ....[Channels TV] »

Some independent petroleum marketers in Umuahia are selling petrol between N170 and N200 per litre, even as scarcity of the commodity lingers on. However, at the black market located... ....[DailyPost] »

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Saturday said that MTN Nigeria, Globacom and Etisalat violated the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) process time obligations in the third quarter... ....[DailyPost] »

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, at the weekend advised that there must be somebody who can talk to Boko Haram militants, saying only military strategy cannot end... ....[The Nation] »

Senate’s Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition, said it would not do President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki’s bidding on the petition against Code of Conduct Tribunal... ....[The Guardian] »

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has ordered the arrest of a director and five officers for the alleged leakage of information... ....[The Nation] »

A gang of armed robbers in a Commando style, raided a bank in Agbara, Ogun State yesterday morning. A policeman was killed and many people were injured. Sources said... ....[The Nation] »

Tougher times ahead for OPEC member-nations – Report Nigeria’s crude revenues dipped by N11.96 billion in the last two days as prices of oil, country’s cash cow, dipped below $40 a barrel... ...[New Telegraph] »

The immediate past chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Lamorde has challenged the powers of the Senate and the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges... ....[Channels TV] »

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has maintained his number one position as Africa’s richest man for a fifth year in a row by Forbes magazine. Dangote leads... ....[Channels TV] »

Facebook has activated its "Safety Check" feature for the first time in Nigeria, after a bombing likely carried out by Boko Haram killed more than 30 late on Tuesday. The post Facebook... ...[Vanguard News] »

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again lost in Taraba State as the Court of Appeal sitting in Yola upheld a tribunal’s ruling, sacking Bashir Marafa as senator representing Taraba Central... ....[DailyPost] »

• Vandals hit Onitsha tower Power supplied to electricity distribution companies (DisCos) from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) last Sunday dipped to 3,682 megawatts (Mw)... ....[The Nation] »

Immediate past Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, may have been flown abroad for the treatment of undisclosed ailment, The Nation learnt... ....[The Nation] »

The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Alhaji Ahmed Idris, has distanced his office from the use of Remita software, owned by SystemSpecs, for the implementation of the Treasury... ....[Daily Times] »

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday escaped suspected assassination attempt in the nation’s capital, Abuja. According to a statement... ...[New Telegraph] »

Minister, PDP differ as stakeholders’ meeting suspended The President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, has vowed that no amount of intimidation or blackmail would stop the National Assembly... ...[New Telegraph] »

One of Nigeria’s telecoms companies, Airtel, has sacked 30 per cent of its workforce. New Telegraph exclusively gathered that the affected employees from some departments, who were ‘caught... ...[New Telegraph] »

The Chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, has advised the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, to avoid controversial... ....[The Punch] »

Two people have been confirmed dead and four others are in a critical condition after a trailer rammed into six other vehicles in the Ojota area of Lagos State... ....[The Punch] »

President Muhammdu Buhari Tueday night ordered the arrest of the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), for allegedly siphoning billions of dollars earmarked... ...[Vanguard News] »

Embattled former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd.) has described reports that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered his arrest, over alleged siphoning of billions... ...[Vanguard News] »

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday kept their hope of a place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup alive by defeating Swaziland 2-0 in Port Harcourt. It was the second leg of the knock out duel... ....[Channels TV] »

At least 28 people have been killed following an explosion which hit Yola, the Adamawa State capital, north east Nigeria on Tuesday evening. According to our correspondent in Yola... ....[Channels TV] »

The Senate has asked the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to increase the validity of its results from one year to three years. This was one of the recommendations adopted... ....[Channels TV] »

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of persons indicted by the interim report of the investigative committee on arms procurement. The order is in a release issued... ....[Channels TV] »

A 49-year old prophet, Moses Okezie has been remanded in prison for allegedly defrauding and engaging two different women in marathon sex for ‘deliverance’. Okozie, a native of Isiala... ....[DailyPost] »

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) yesterday put the Nigerian death toll in the Saudi stampede at 274. Forty four others are still missing while two are receiving treatment ... ....[The Nation] »

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday extended to Friday the deadline given to MTN to pay a $5.2billion fine. The commission also said it sanctioned the telecommunications... ....[The Nation] »

The over-use and misuse of antibiotics has increased the development of resistant bacteria in humans, according to a new multicountry survey by the World Health Organisation (WHO).... ...[New Telegraph] »

More than 20 armed robbers invaded several streets at Isale-Oja area of Agege, Lagos State on Sunday morning. In their wake, they left sorrow, tears and blood. The bandits shot dead... ...[New Telegraph] »

BPE’s fact-finding team arrives Lagos President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reassessment of privatised power assets in Nigeria. A source at the Presidency, who disclosed this... ...[New Telegraph] »

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has pledged $20,000 per goal as he urged the Super Eagles to beat visiting Sihlangu of Swaziland in their 2018 World Cup qualifier in Port Harcourt. ... ...[Vanguard News] »

Barring any unforeseen changes, the resumed probe of the former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, by the Senate, is expected to hold... ....[Channels TV] »

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, on Tuesday resigned from the board of Dangote Flour Mills after South African firm, Tiger Brands announced it was withdrawing funding from the flour... ....[Channels TV] »

SystemSpecs, the owner company of Remita, the e-payment and e-collection software deployed by the Federal Government to drive the Treasury Single Account (TSA), has said only N7.62 billion... ....[The Nation] »

The Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalong has invited 17 members of the 1985 FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning Golden Eaglets at the instance of the Presidency... ...[Complete Sports] »

Human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has described the recent order by the Supreme Court staying further proceedings of the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki before the Code... ....[Leadership NG] »

Former senior special assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe, has disclosed that the failure of Jonathan to sack the former INEC boss, Prof Attahiru Jega... ....[Leadership NG] »

SystemSpecs Limited, owners of Remita, the software deployed in Treasury Single Account (TSA) remittances, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, stating in details... ...[New Telegraph] »

There are strong indications on Sunday that the Senate will begin the process of investigating the alleged N25bn largesse earned by an e-collection agent, REMITA,... ....[The Punch] »

A Federal High Court in Lagos has declined granting an order stopping the telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria Limited, from paying a fine of N1.4trn imposed on it... ....[The Punch] »

Armed robbers on Sunday stormed the Marine Police Post of the Lagos State Police Command in the Epe area, exchanging gunfire with the policemen... ....[The Punch] »

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that he would not attend the meeting called by the Federal Government with state governors on the Treasury Single Account (TSA), saying... ....[Channels TV] »

Nigeria U-23 team escaped plane crash while travelling to Gambia on Sunday morning as part of preparations for the African U-23 Championship billed for Senegal. The Dream Team VI opted... ....[The Nation] »

Golden Eaglets star, Funsho Bamgboye, has attracted the interest of top English Premier League sides, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur,... ...[Complete Sports] »

A popular Enugu Catholic Priest, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka condemns recent agitation and protests for the Biafra nation. He described the protests as `evil.’ Mbaka condemned the action... ....[NTA News] »

African Development Bank (AfDB) has created $300 million financing facility to fund African women in agribusiness to accelerate agriculture within the next 12 months... ...[BusinessDay] »

The falling oil prices, which plummeted to $45 per barrel coupled with constant decrease in the value of Nigeria’s crude oil, may lead the economy to further run into crisis... ...[BusinessDay] »

The Comptroller General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, has warned high profile smugglers operating in the country to legitimise their businesses or end up in jail. ... ....[The Guardian] »

World football governing body FIFA has turned down a request by Nigeria for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Swaziland to be moved from Port Harcourt to Abuja. The Nigeria Football... ...[New Telegraph] »

The Presidency is in dilemma over what to do with the embattled Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, who has been embroiled in a N10 million bribery scandal,... ...[Vanguard News] »

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS), to allow former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), to travel out... ...[Vanguard News] »

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly bought himself a multi-million pound private jet, according to the Mirror. The Real Madrid forward, 30, is believed to have paid out €19million... ...[Complete Sports] »

Top scorer at the just concluded FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, Golden Eaglets' Victor Osimhen, has reportedly agreed a move to English Premier League side, Tottenham... ...[Complete Sports] »

Rivers State commissioner of Police, Mr Musa Kimo has said that no fewer than 44 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were arrested during the November 10, 2015 PRO-Biafra... ....[Leadership NG] »

A human rights group, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has concluded arrangement to drag President Muhammadu Buhari before the International Criminal Court of Justice... ....[Daily Times] »

Doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, yesterday celebrated the first successful kidney transplant ever done in Lagos tertiary hospital. The post LASUTH... ....[The Guardian] »

LEADERS and stakeholders in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose from a conference in Abuja yesterday drawing the attention of the international community... ....[The Guardian] »

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating alleged scams in the refined product exchange, otherwise called crude oil swap has threatened to issue warrant of arrest against the Minister... ...[New Telegraph] »

A new research suggests that the way meat is cooked could trigger kidney cancer in consumers. Their findings, published in the journal CANCER, revealed that cooking meat in a particular... ...[New Telegraph] »

Vows to contain threats to Nigeria’s sovereignty Police deny alleged killing of pro-Biafra protesters The military yesterday warned protesting members of the Movement... ...[New Telegraph] »

A suspected bank robber, Aitlabor Gelebele, who was arrested with explosives by the Ogun State Police Command, has said he is not a bank robber but a fisherman. ... ....[The Punch] »

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission has traced N292m to the account of one of the permanent secretaries that were retired on Tuesday,... ....[The Punch] »

Two suspected drug traffickers have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency attached to the Murtala Muhammed International... ....[The Punch] »