6:37 am NAF graduates 414 special forces 6:07 am AFN Golden League Kaduna commences today 12:10 am Perm Sec: I accept blame for Maina’s return to work 12:09 am ‘Maina has U.S., two Nigeria passports’ 12:08 am OPEC to impose ‘soft target’ on Nigeria, says Kachikwu 12:07 am Oyo commences demolition of dilapidated school structures 12:07 am Ikoyi cash haul: Bank claims ownership of Flat 7B 12:06 am 2015 poll: Mimiko mounted pressure for Buhari’s trial for ‘certificate forgery’, says Adoke  12:05 am 2,800 delegates for PDP convention 12:04 am Finance ministry denies paying Maina 12:03 am Convention: George cautions PDP    12:02 am Stakeholders seek special intervention fund for housing 12:02 am Anxiety as Super Eagles know foes today 12:01 am Inflation drops by 15% in 11 months, says Emefiele 12:01 am Jonathan not prepared for leadership, says Saraki CAMPUS LIFE FUT Minna gets new VC as Prof. Akanbi bows out R...

12:08 am Buhari jokes about Atiku’s defection 12:07 am Govt to sell TBS, Arts Theatre, others 12:06 am Osinbajo: electricity tariff hike inevitable 12:06 am Christmas: Buhari advises governors to clear workers’ salaries  12:05 am Reps query Fed Govt’s N177b unauthorised bonds 12:05 am FIRS rakes in N3.2tr in 10 months, says Fowler 12:05 am Fed Govt gave us ‘fake’ inputs, say cocoa famers 12:04 am Will Nigeria achieve lower interest rate by 2018? 12:04 am Resolving Apapa’s perennial traffic nightmare 12:02 am Fayemi left N17b in Ekiti treasury, ex-commissioner tells court 12:02 am Senate halts launch of 215mw Kaduna power plant 12:02 am NAFRC prepares 40 Generals for retirement 12:02 am Osun 2018: Who succeeds Aregbesola? 12:02 am Eti-Oni Cocoa Festival begins 12:02 am Ewuare seeks support for Fed Govt 12:02 am Our anger against judiciary, by Sagay committee 12:02 am Court settles 200 disputes 12:02 am Secondus: I ‘ll restore int...

12:10 am Jonathan to Atiku: Beg Obasanjo, get PDP ticket 12:09 am EFCC obtains warrants to arrest ex-DG DSS, former NIA boss 12:08 am Popular Ekiti broadcaster shot dead while hunting 12:07 am Buhari: We’ll sustain anti-graft war despite criticism 12:06 am Only 18 states have complied with TSA, says NGF 12:04 am Expect dividends of democracy till end of my tenure – Aregbesola 12:02 am Aregbesola and his seven seasons 12:02 am Afenifere insists on restructuring, resource control 12:02 am Brace up for real development, Akeredolu urges academics 12:02 am UPP urges NASS to pass law to enable electronic voting 12:02 am 2019: Buhari not interested in automatic ticket, says Kalu 12:02 am 31 bodies recovered after migrant boat sinks off Libya 12:02 am PDP: December convention threatened by Makarfi, Atiku’s aspirations 12:02 am Toll gate: Stop wasting tax payers’ money, royal father tells FG 12:02 am We’re ready to protect Nigeria, says Naval chief ....

    3:52 amFG following investigations on death of 2 Nigerians in S/Africa     3:46 amCourt refuses to stop Dasuki’s trial     3:38 amJigawa Assembly to investigates death 50 children, increase in child mortality     3:29 amNigeria committed to peace, security in West Africa, says Osinbajo     3:26 amNAPTIP urges NMA to investigate doctors involved in harvesting of human organs     1:00 amEx-governors, Southwest reject PDP’s plan for chair     12:59 amMugabe under house arrest     12:58 amUnited States claims $300m Abacha loot     12:57 amBuhari seeks respect for constitution     12:56 amRivers rejects police report on Wike/Amaechi assassination claims     12:55 amOjukwu’s son defects to APC as Buhari campaigns for Nwoye     12:54 am‘Making 1st Class in History is not my destination’   ...

3:52 amFG following investigations on death of 2 Nigerians in S/Africa 3:46 amCourt refuses to stop Dasuki’s trial 3:38 amJigawa Assembly to investigates death 50 children, increase in child mortality 3:29 amNigeria committed to peace, security in West Africa, says Osinbajo 3:26 amNAPTIP urges NMA to investigate doctors involved in harvesting of human organs 1:00 amEx-governors, Southwest reject PDP’s plan for chair 12:59 amMugabe under house arrest 12:58 amUnited States claims $300m Abacha loot 12:57 amBuhari seeks respect for constitution 12:56 amRivers rejects police report on Wike/Amaechi assassination claims 12:55 amOjukwu’s son defects to APC as Buhari campaigns for Nwoye 12:54 am‘Making 1st Class in History is not my destination’ 12:54 amThe fall of Mugabe 12:01 amInflation drops to 15.91% 12:00 amPolice hunt for killers of retired don

2:27 amAguero now better after collapsing at halftime against Nigeria, Argentine FA says 1:30 amMorocco U-20 girls arrive Nigeria today 12:10 amMalami tells Senate panel: I met with Maina in Dubai 12:09 amMaina ran bank account through sms, email, EFCC tells court 12:08 amGovt to raise N311b from assets sale 12:07 amBuhari: more development for Southeat 12:06 amPatience Jonathan’s N350m frozen 12:05 amLagos faults Amnesty’s claim on demolition 12:04 amMining: Good roadmap, slow implementation 12:02 amBode George consistent, dogged, says Ayade 12:02 amCouncil poll: parties sign peace pact 12:02 amDMO: Nigeria’s debts hit N20tr 12:02 amUnion urges IGP to probe shooting of students in Ibadan 12:02 amMillions gone as fire razes shops in Akure 12:02 amReps oppose a minute silence for Saro-Wiwa

12:10 amPDP throws race open as consensus talks collapse 12:09 amEducation ‘needs N1tr annually’ 12:08 amBuhari okays El-Rufai’s planned sack of teachers 12:07 amReps to EFCC: Fish out Maina 12:06 amSenate recalls Ali Ndume 12:05 amUI gets 1st class History graduate 12:04 amSteady Power achievable, says minister 12:02 amFour injured in Kwara communal clash 12:02 am20 arrested in Ekiti over NSCDC officer’s death 12:02 am‘Somolu hospital in distress’ 12:02 amJAMB to meet with stakeholders on UTME 12:02 amCanadian don advises against restructuring 12:02 amNGOs seek action against Pneumonia 12:02 amPDP leaders oppose Fayose on Secondus 12:02 amMan allegedly abducts, sodomises boy

Academic activities in the nation’s polytechnics will be disrupted from Monday, November 13, 2017 as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) commence an indefinite strike to press government to meet their demands. The union accused the Ministry of Education of  failing to attend a conciliatory meeting called by the Ministry of Labour and Employment aimed at resolving their demands. It said the Ministry only sent a deputy director without a mandate to attend the meeting. National President of the union, Comrade Usman  Dutse said the union was declaring a total and indefinite strike, adding that the government was using endless verification exercises to delay the payment of entitlements of members of the union. He said while the union is not against government carrying out verification exercises, it should not endless and the exercise should not be used to denied workers their rights. He said that despite the 21 days notice given to the government, they did...

2:46 amArmy sets up board to probe shooting, death of officers at Chibok 12:08 amPDP chairman: Governors battle ex-governors, others 12:07 amPolice probe Wike, Amaechi bloody clash 12:06 amCBN sets clearing rules for banks 12:05 amAnti-graft war: Buhari okays 2, 250 job slots for EFCC 12:04 amAiling Ekwueme flown abroad 12:03 amGovt didn’t spend N700m on mines portal 12:02 amLagos to shut tax defaulting firms 12:00 amAPGA urges Fed Govt, others to follow due process 12:00 amSenate to publish names of firms in alleged N30tr scam 12:00 amAttendant in trouble for theft 12:00 amVote to avoid state of emergency, Oduah tells voters 12:00 amEx-EFCC chief: creation of special courts has vindicated me 12:00 amPolice: an officer is permitted to marry another officer 12:00 amN1m up for grabs in Predict & Win sports betting 12:00 am300 defect to APC in Akwa Ibom 12:00 am‘Rein in Niger Delta Avengers’ 12:00 am‘Fayose working against Yoruba interest in PDP’ 12:00 amAmosun app...

Proponents  of local government autonomy have got a major backer. President Muhammadu Buhari declared yesterday his commitment to the deal. He described the local government as a tier of government critical to his administration’s anti-corruption crusade. The President spoke in Abuja at a national workshop on anti-corruption, organised by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) . He was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ecological Fund, in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Dr Habiba Lawal. The President described the recent passage of the Local Government Autonomy Bill by the National Assembly as an indication that his administration had gradually begun the country’s restructuring . President Buhari said: “Apparently, it is corruption that led to the relegation of the local government to the grips of the state government over the years thereby ...

3:11 am Don’t admit Morocco into ECOWAS -Stakeholders warn FG  2:54 am Imo confers Chieftaincy title on Sirleaf 2:36 am APC denies allegation to rig Anambra election 2:26 am Reps to investigate soldier sexual harassment, shooting of a 17-year-old girl in Plateau 2:09 am Man wants his 5-year-old marriage dissolved over son’s paternity 2:02 am Ogun Chief Judge pardons 106 inmates 1:00 am PDP: Ex-governors vow to resist imposition of chair 12:59 am Buhari backs local govt autonomy 12:58 am NBET faces sanctions over N19m blown on foreign training 12:57 am $43.4m NIA cash whistleblower gets reward 12:56 am Bailout coming for states owing doctors’ salaries, says Dogara 12:55 am Banks set to raise stakes in pension assets 12:54 am UNILAG to admit only 8,000, says VC 12:53 am Revealed: How Obiano govt sold Anambra’s dollar savings 12:52 am Power brokers tip Secondus, Adeniran for PDP chair 12:51 am I expect Buhari to run in 2019, says Umahi ...