Here are the top Nigerian internet news publishers of 2017. As always, these rankings are determined by combining daily publications not by desktop and mobile page-views. To find the Nigerian internet news publishers list by traffic, check Alexa http://www.alexa.com/topsites/category/Top/Regional/Africa/Nigeria/News_and_Media

1. Vanguard News (www.vanguardngr.com) - Established in 1983 by veteran journalist Sam Amuka-Pemu with three friends, The Vanguard is a daily newspaper published by Vanguard Media, based in Lagos, Nigeria. Vanguard is one of the few in Nigeria that is considered independent of political control.

2. The Punch (www.punchng.com) - The Punch is a Nigerian daily newspaper founded in 1971/1973 by two friends, James Aboderin, an accountant, and Sam Amuka, a columnist and editor at the Daily Times of Nigeria.

3. This Day (www.thisdaylive.com) - THISDAY is a Nigerian national newspaper founded in 1995. It is the flagship newspaper of Leaders & Company Ltd and was first published on 22 January 1995.

4. The Nation (www.thenatonlineng.net) - The Nation is a daily newspaper published in Lagos , Nigeria. Founded 31 July 2006, the newspaper became the first of its kind to gain nationwide circulation across the 36 states of Nigeria within 2 years of operation.

5. Nairaland (www.nairaland.com) - Nairaland is an online community created by Seun Osewa in March 2005. A maximum 3% of Nigerian Internet users are
registered on Nairaland compared to Facebook's 11 million Nigerian users which corresponds to approximately 20% of the Internet population.

6. Nigerian Tribune (www.www.tribuneonlineng.com) - The Nigerian Tribune is an English-language newspaper founded in 1949 by Obafemi Awolowo and is the oldest surviving private Nigerian newspaper.

7. Hitplus.co (www.hitplus.co) - Hitplus.co is a Nigerian daily internet news publisher founded in 2016 by Omale Joseph.

8. Sahara Reporters (www.saharareporters.com) - Founded in 2006 by Nigerian political activist
Omoyele Sowore, Sahara Reporters is an online news agency based in New York City, US. Sahara Reporters has gained a large following both in Nigeria and amongst Nigerians abroad as no other Nigerian news agency could operate with the same level of transparency for fear of government action.

9. Daily Trust (www.dailytrust.com.ng) - Founded in 2001 by Media Trust, a privately held Nigerian newspaper publishing company based in Abuja that publishes the English-language Daily Trust , Weekly Trust , Sunday Trust and the Hausa-language Aminiya newspapers, as well as a new pan-African magazine, Kilimanjaro.

10. National Helm (www​.nationalhelm.net) - is a Nigerian daily internet news publisher.

11. The Guardian (www.ngrguardiannews.com) - The Guardian is an independent daily newspaper published in Lagos. Founded in 1983 by Guardian Newspapers Limited, The Guardian has been described as "Nigeria's most respected newspaper".

12. Leadership Nigeria (www.leadership.ng) - Leadership is a daily national newspaper published by Leadership Newspaper Group, based in Abuja.

13. PM News (www.pmnewsnigeria.com) - P.M. News is a daily newspaper published in Lagos. Founded in 1993 by Bayo Onanuga, Babafemi Ojudu and other former staff from the African Concord, PM News is published by the Independent Communications Network Limited (ICNL).

14. The Sun (www.sunnewsonline.com) - The Daily Sun is a Nigerian daily print newspaper based in Lagos. Founded and published by The Sun Publishing Ltd, The Sun had a daily print run of 130,000 copies, and 135,000 for weekend titles, with an average of 80% sales.

15. Premium Times (www.premiumtimesng.com) - Founded in 2011, Premium Times is a Nigerian online newspaper based in Abuja.

16. Daily Post (www.dailypost.ng) - Launched on 13 March 2015 in Lagos and Abuja, Daily Post is a premium online newspaper covering Nigeria and other African countries.

One hundred and ten passengers, Wednesday, landed and took off from Kaduna International Airport with Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 flight at 11:30am Nigerian Time.

The airline landed at the airport with 50 passengers from AddisAbaba and took off with 60 passengers from the same airport to same destination.

The flight which became the first international airline to use the airport following the.....read more here http://www.hitplus.co/2017/03/110-passengers-land-take-off-from.html

A security guard, Mikemon Solomon, who allegedly raped a nine-year-old girl, on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

Solomon, who lives on Midou Road, Mile 12, is facing a one-count charge of defiling a child, an offence which attracts life imprisonment, if found guilty.

The prosecutor, Ihiehie Lucky, told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 3, on Aishat Street in Mile 12, Lagos.

The victim reported the accused to her stepmother, and the victim’s brother subsequently lodged a complain at the Ketu Police Station.

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The Chairman, Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sen.

Victor Ndoma-Egba, has congratulated the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) on the occasion of his 60th birthday March 8. Ndoma-Egba said this in a congratulatory message signed by Mrs Clara Braide, Special Assistant, Communication Office, NDDC, on Tuesday in Abuja. He described the Acting President as “Highly loyal and cerebral.”

He said that his integrity, Intelligence and selflessness service has been essential to the numerous achievements recorded by President Muhammadu Buhari led administration..... Read more
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The Northern States Governors Forum has been urged to create a five-year Arewa Economic Development Plan 2017-2022.

Head ofthe Arewa Center for Regional Development (ACRD) Dr Baba Adamu who made the call in a statement on Tuesday said such a plan should recognize the current realities and build on existing strengths of every state in the region.

He said: "As such, the north can better adapt to innovative strategies and new technologies, while also fostering collaboration and partnership at all levels.

Today, communities within states are.....Continue reading here http://www.hitplus.co/2017/03/northern-govs-urged-to-create-economic.html

Mr. Mbalu was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Sunday while he traveling from Agbor to Asaba.

He was blocked by armed kidnappers, who disarmed him and whisked him away to an unknown destination.

Confiding in SaharaReporters, a senior police officer disclosed that Mr. Mbalu’s family established contact with the kidnappers on Monday, who demanded a N50 million ransom
payment.

According to our police source, the negotiations
are still ongoing.

While the identities of the culprits have not yet been confirmed, the police source believes they might be Fulani herdsmen, who have been terrorizing the state.

When contacted, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Andrew Aniamaka, said a police team has gone on a mission to rescue the DPO unhurt and smoke out those behind the act.

It would be recalled that the Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration has held several meetings with the leadership of the Fulani herdsmen across the state, none of which have yielded concrete results, as kidnappers continue to wreak havoc throughout the state.

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The Minister of Information, Adebayo Shittu, has maintained that the South West has benefited more than any other region in the country from the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government.

In a chat with Vanguard, the Minister explained that except one, every state in the South West had a Minister.
According to Shittu, “I have come to be convinced, of all the zones that have benefited from the Buhari government, I want to believe that the South West is foremost in benefits and I will tell you why.
“Each of the six states of the South West except one has substantive ministerial appointee. Not only substantive ministerial appointees; ministers of key ministries.
“I am Minister of Communications which, over the last one year, has contributed more than 10 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). We have a three-in-one minister in Fashola (SAN), who controls power, works and housing.
“We have a Minister of Health in Professor Adewole and you know how important that ministry is. And again, we have a Minister of Solid Minerals, which is an economic hotspot for an emerging economy like Nigeria and that one is controlled by Dr. Kayode Fayemi from Ekiti.
“It is only Ondo that has a minister of state. And Ogun has the Minister of Finance in Mrs Kemi Adeosun.
“I mean I don’t know of any geo-political zone, which has that bunch of opportunities. So, in terms of equity, the South West has benefited more. It has never happened in the history of this country when you have a Federal Government with this crop of ministers coming from Yoruba land.”

http://www.hitplus.co/2017/03/buhari-has-favoured-south-west-than.html

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He clocked 60 few days ago and had a private party at Ilashe beach over the weekend. See photos below...

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Nigeria's battered economy suffered a year-long contraction in 2016, official data showed Tuesday, but the oil sector showed signs of recovery, raising hopes for an end to recession.
The latest figures showed that the gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk by 1.5 per cent last year, largely due to oil production disruptions caused by attacks on infrastructure by militants demanding a greater share of revenues. read full news here http://www.hitplus.co/2017/02/nigerias-economy-expected-to-grow-in.html

If you've been holding out hope for wireless charging to come to the iPhone, chew on this: Apple joined the Wireless Power Consortium, the company confirmed Monday. read the full story here http://www.trudigest.com/2017/02/apple-joins-wireless-power-consortium.html

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ENUGU-INDIGENOUS People of Biafra, IPOB, has denied reports that they, IPOB, are being supported by lawmakers.

IPOB in an announcement marked by their representatives, Barr. Emma Mmezu and Dr. Clifford Iroanya, individually, brought up that they don't have anything to do with government officials and can't be purchased with cash since they are resolved to reestablish Biafran sway what's more, not out for budgetary prompting.

The announcement said the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) "for a long while now, we have acutely seen the by and large lies detailed with respect to exercises of IPOB.

We ignored these unmerited and unverifiable untruths until we saw a production of January 29, 2017, was constrained by the SSS and Uwazuruike a.k.a. IFEAJUNA to report that IPOB is being supported by government officials.

"To set the records straight, one of the cardinal decides in IPOB is that we don't blend with legislators nor do we acknowledge any money related blessing or incitement from any government official. This is one of the best dissatisfactions of specific governors who have had a go at everything inside their forces to incite IPOB with cash, yet were completely repelled.

"We call upon the general population to contact their associates for affirmation of our cases. IPOB is a worldwide mass-development that no single individual is fit for subsidizing on the grounds that we are in more than 100 nations and domains all over this world. Who in their correct personality in Nigerian governmental issues can manage the cost of what it takes to finance IPOB we inquire?

"IPOB relies on upon month to month commitments of committed relatives everywhere throughout the world for its sustenance. We don't have moneybags nor do we have government officials among us with packs of cash to support our exercises and never will.

It will constitute an affront to the memory of our fallen legends and left from our principled position ought to IPOB look to acknowledge the engagement of lawmakers in our exercises.

http://www.trudigest.com/2017/01/we-dont-have-anything-to-do-with.html

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Laura Ikeji has arrived her hometown, Nkwerre in Imo State, for her traditional wedding which is happening tomorrow.

The fashionista arrived with her friends while her older sister Sandra Ikeji arrived earlier in the day.

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Empress Njamah, is a Nollywood actress and philanthropist who heads House of Empress Foundation.

The actress who is focused on her NGO, boutique and shoe line for now took to Instagram to share new photos of herself stylish in her outfit admiring some vintage ornaments in a room.

She wrote:
"Call me old- fashioned BUT I love anything RUSTY CHIPPED WEATHERED And VINTAGE, my love for Antiques though! Hello people"

http://www.trudigest.com/2017/01/actress-empress-njamah-shows-her-love.html

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According to her, the photo was taken by Catherine Shakespeare Lane in the 1980s.

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