Daily Times NigeriaHajj: Jigawa airlifts 530 pilgrimsNigerian TribuneTHE first flight of this year' s (2014) pilgrims airlifted 530 pilgrims from Dutse international airport on Max Air Boeing 747 with registration nuber 5N-DDK at around 5:30pm. Fla...

Osun DefenderDon't sweep allegation against Sheriff, Ihejirika under carpet —Tsav tells JonathanNigerian TribuneOne time Commissioner of Police, Lagos State and a social crusader, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav (retd) has called on President Goodluck Jonat...

Osun Defender2015: Youths rally support for SamboNigerian TribuneAS the posters of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar flooded Kaduna after the declaration for his intention to vie for the Presidency in 2015, Kaduna was agog on Saturday when V...

Daily SunEbola Scare: What Schools Must Do Before Re-OpeningNigerian BulletinIn line with the shift in resumption date of primary and secondary schools in Nigeria, stakeholders have lauded the efforts of the federal government in a bid to withhold the ...

Osun DefenderShocking: Organizers Confused As Guests Intentionally Shunned Jonathan's ...Osun DefenderAll prominent Nigerians invited Wednesday to the public presentation and launch of a book meant to promote President Goodluck Jonathan's achie...

Daily Times NigeriaWe Are Committed To Ending Insurgency, Defend Our Territoral Integrity-DHQDaily Times NigeriaThe Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Friday, reiterated its commitment to ending insurgency and defending the sovereignty and territorial inte...

StarAfrica.comNigeria appoints committee on National Conference reportStarAfrica.comNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the composition of a Presidential Committee to study and draw up the implementation strategy for the recently-conclude...

Maku accuses media of promoting terrorism, conflict in NigeriaDailyPost Nigeriaimage Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has accused the media of promoting conflict and terrorism in the country. He said the activities of terrorists had continue to t...

Osun DefenderBoko Haram attacks 'a challenge to sovereignty' — Nigeriagulfnews.comAbuja: Nigeria's military on Friday accepted that it was facing an uphill battle to stem the tide of Boko Haram violence, calling the insurgency a threat to...

Daily Times NigeriaBoko Haram: AUN to Provide Scholarships for Escaped Abducted GirlsDaily Times NigeriaThe American University of Nigeria (AUN) has announced the formation of the American University of Nigeria Foundation and the launch of the #Educate...

Leadership NewspapersSuswam To Represent North Central In Council Of MSMEsLeadership NewspapersGovernor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State is to represent the north central zone in the national council on Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in...

The PunchI regret helping APC win in 2011 – AdeseunThe PunchAre you returning to the PDP because you are interested in running for governorship position in Oyo State, knowing well that former Governor Alao-Akala, who is from Ogbomoso like you is seek...

Daily SunPresidency: Kano APC elders endorse KwankwasoNigerian TribuneKano State governor,Dr.Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has been endorsed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders Committee in Kano state to contest the 2015 presidential primary election ...

Daily SunFashola Charges Voters To Remove Non-performing GovernmentsThe Guardian NigeriaTO ensure good governance in the country, based on performance, Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has urged Nigerians to be courageous and change any gov...

Osun DefenderImpeachment: AL-Makura Finally Meets Jonathan Behind Closed Door, Explains ...Osun DefenderGovernor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Friday met with President Goodluck Jonathan behind closed door at the Presidential Villa over the rece...

Blouin News Blogs (blog)Nigeria oppo gears up for tough presidential electionBlouin News Blogs (blog)President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan on August 6, 2014 at the State Department in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images. On Friday, former Nigerian ...

Bella NaijaFederal Government fixes Sept 22 as schools resumption dateThe Guardian NigeriaFEDERAL Government has directed all public, private primary and secondary schools to reopen on Monday, September 22, 2014. Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Sh...

CHANNELSAdamawa: Why Ribadu, others stepped down, by PDPBusinessDayThe national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has explained why eight of the 14 aspirants including Nuhu Ribadu stepped down from the October 11 governorship bye-electio...

DailyPost NigeriaBREAKING: Ebola: FG orders schools to resume September 22DailyPost NigeriaThe initial postponement of resumption date of schools to October 13 was a precautionary measure against the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease. However, the date...

Leadership Newspapers2015: Presence Of Military Prevents Violence – INECLeadership NewspapersThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated its commitment to curtail violence in the 2015 general elections, saying the presence of ...

360Nobs.comPresident Jonathan Boasts, Says He Has Done Well For The Igbos360Nobs.comThe President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has expressed satisfaction with the awareness his government is giving the South East whose people h...

CHANNELSFayemi Urges Urgent Action On National Conference ReportCHANNELSThe Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to begin the implementation of the report of the just concluded Natio...

The Guardian NigeriaPDP Members In Kwara State Protest Against Imposition By State ExecutiveCHANNELSPDP STAKEHOLDERS MEET Members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State have staged a protest against the leadership of the party in the...

Osun DefenderChief Tom Ikimi... FeedbackVanguardLast week, I commented on Chief Tom Ikimi, the veteran politician who started off with the PDP, then cross-carpeted to a rival party that eventually became the APC... and then recently decided to ditch th...

Nigerian public officials stole $400billion in 30 years – Former MinisterDailyPost Nigeriaimage Former Police Affairs Minister, Dr. Ibrahim Yakubu Lame, said over $400bn was stolen by corrupt public office holders in Nigeria in the last 30 years. The...

Osun DefenderTHIS IS REDICULOUS! Are we seriously begging Jonathan to run?Osun DefenderTo be clear from the start, I have nothing against President Goodluck Jonathan or the tendency that he would take another shot at office in 2015. For me, it is withi...

The Nation NewspaperPDP desperate to win in 2015, says AregbesolaThe Nation NewspaperOsun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola raised the alarm yesterday over plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to use unwholesome means to win elections next year. He...

Daily SunVote out undesirable leaders –FasholaDaily SunLagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has urged Nigerians to emulate Americans and the British by using their voting power to ease out undesirable leaders from office. He also noted that good ...

Leadership NewspapersNakowa Patriots Dissociates Self From Jonathan, Yero's Endorsement By PDPLeadership NewspapersBarely 48 hours after a group under the auspices of Elected and Appointed Politicians in Kaduna State held a press conference at Ungw...

Leadership NewspapersFG Commends Civil Defence Over Judicious Use Of ResourcesLeadership NewspapersThe federal government has commended the efforts of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at sanitising the operations of Private Security...

The Nation NewspaperAjimobi gives N120m interest-free loan to tradersThe Nation NewspaperHe said his administration would continue to ensure that trading activities were enhanced through government policies for a stable economy. The governor spoke in a...

Leadership NewspapersThe Egg That Landed The Chicken Farmer In TroubleLeadership NewspapersThere was more to the story than meets the chicken. Former Enugu State deputy governor, Sunday Onyebuchi, had been Sullivan Chime's deputy for nearly seven a...

2015: Why I want to govern Oyo again —Alao-AkalaNigerian TribuneTHE immediate past governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, has publicly declared his intention to contest the 2015 governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democrati...

Boko Haram: NASS to meet JonathanNigerian TribuneCHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Defence, Senator George Sekibo, on Thursday, hinted that the National Assembly would soon meet President Goodluck Jonathan, to find a lasting solution to Boko Haram insurgen...

Daily Times NigeriaAliyu Worried Over Slow Pace of Work at the Minna AirportDaily Times NigeriaThe Governor of Niger state, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu has expressed concern over the slow pace of renovation work at the Minna airport. He said as an altern...

Peace FM OnlineWASSCE Candidates Might Have Selected Other Institutions - AblakwaPeace FM OnlineA Deputy Minister in Charge of Tertiary Education, Samuel OkudZeto Ablakwah has debunked claims that more than 30,000 candidates who successfully passed the...

Osun DefenderFayose, Ekiti State Government At War Over Illegal Dealings With Commercial ...Osun DefenderGov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Governor-Elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, during Fayose's visit to the Governor in Ado-Ekiti on Monday. Forty-three days t...

Osun DefenderFayose, Ekiti State Government At War Over Illegal Dealings With Commercial ...Osun DefenderGov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Governor-Elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, during Fayose's visit to the Governor in Ado-Ekiti on Monday. Forty-three days t...

MURDER: 6 Arraigned Over Attempt To Kill Police OfficerLeadership NewspapersDetectives from Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, have arraigned six members of the same family before a Lagos Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Oyingbo ar...

Daily Times NigeriaWhy Not Ndokwa for Delta 2015?VanguardAS the administration of Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan draws to its constitutionally mandated end in 2015, the political scene in Delta state is abuzz on who or where the successor will emerge from...

NAICOM pushes FG compliance on compulsory insurancesBusinessDayInsurance sector regulator, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), is seeking support of the Office of the Head of Service (HOS) of the Federation to deepen compliance on different com...

THISDAY LiveSouth West PDP Removes ChairmanCHANNELSPDP The People's Democratic Party in the South West has passed a vote of no confidence on its Chairman, Mr Ishola Filani, replacing him with Lanre Orimoloye who until his appointment was the Treasu...

THISDAY LivePresidential Race: I am Still Consulting, Says KwankwasoTHISDAY LiveKano State Governor, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, said he is still consulting with friends and political associates on whether to join those seeking to contest the 2015 presiden...

Our Sons Rape Us Everyday-Imo Mothers Cry OutNigerian BulletinChrist mothers in Mgbishii,Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area in Imo State, have revealed that they were being raped by their own sons on daily basis. VANGUARD has this story. Christ mothers...

Osun Defender2015: Nigeria Police Force is ready to deliver violence-free elections – IGOsun DefenderMr-Suleiman-Abba The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has assured Nigerians that the Nigeria Police Force is ready to deliver viole...

The Guardian NigeriaThe war against insurgentsThe Guardian NigeriaSoldiers THAT the war against insurgency in the North-East is not going too well for Nigeria is not in doubt. However, as the nation's military battles the murderous militants, it mu...

Osun DefenderAt Last!!! Alao-Akala set to declare governorship ambitionOsun DefenderAlao-Akala A former Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, on Tuesday made it known in Ibadan that he would be declaring his interest to run for governorship position ...

CHANNELSE-Curriculum Will Create New Culture of Learning in Nigeria, Says AlaoAllAfrica.comAS part of reforms to enhance the quality of education in the country and make it at par with what obtains in other climes, the Federal Government has introduced...

Kwara 2015 - Why We Can't Zone Poverty - - IbrahimVanguardAlhaji Jani Ibrahim is the immediate past president of the Alumni Association of the National Institute, AANI, the body of former fellows of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic St...

The PunchHow the North Plans to Rig 2015 Presidential ElectionsNigerian BulletinDr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former Governor of Anambra state has accused Northern Nigeria of planning to rig the 2015 presidential election. PUNCH has this story. A former Gove...

Daily Times Nigeria2015: Delta Is Not For Rascals-ClarkDaily Times NigeriaElderstatesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark,has advised those seeking political offices in Delta State to desist from using his name nor that of the state Governor, Dr. Emmanuel U...

Daily Times NigeriaAbba Decorates Newly Promoted Senior Police OfficersDaily Times NigeriaThe acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Wednesday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, decorated two newly promoted Assistant Inspectors-General of...

Daily News & Analysis26000 flee as Boko Haram battles for land in northeast NigeriaDaily News & AnalysisBoko Haram militants have driven more than 26,000 people from the northeastern town of Bama amid fierce fighting, witnesses and security sources sai...

THISDAY LiveOnyebuchi's Impeachment Abuse of Legislative Powers, Says EbriTHISDAY LiveThird Republic Governor of Cross River State, Chief Clement Ebri, has stated that the recent impeachment of the erstwhile Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sund...

Daily SunNo Plan To Disrupt Akala's Declaration – APCLeadership NewspapersThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State yesterday denied any plan to disrupt the declaration of gubernatorial ambition by former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala billed...

spyghana.comFake Ebola EVD Cassettes and Test Kits Flood Nigeriaspyghana.comLagos State Government has alerted residents on the activities of some people who are purportedly, hawking “Ebola Cassettes, Test Kit” to unsuspecting people. This was cont...

Daily Sun2015: I'm still consulting – KwankwasoDaily SunFollowing hints of his presidential ambition, Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso yesterday met with his aides, saying he was still consulting with friends and political associates. Kwa...

Daily SunSuccessful conclusion of constitutional conference: What next?Nigerian Tribune“When we came here, nobody expected us to end this way…We have disappointed the skeptics.” Since 1966 when the army took over from elected civilian government,...

We can defeat Jonathan in 2015, says UPNThe PunchThe National deputy chairman, Unity Party of Nigeria, Dr. Manzo Abubakar, has assured members of the party that due to the party's ideology of welfarism, it can defeat the Peoples Democratic Party an...

DailyPost NigeriaTension in Enugu over murder of magistrateNigerian TribuneA serving Chief Magistrate, O.J Nwani, on Tuesday, has been murdered in Enugu the state capital, throwing the state into palpable tension. According to impeccable source, the de...

Baptist Church urges FG to stamp out terrorismNigerian TribuneThe Federal Government has been called upon to intensify efforts in stamping out terrosism from the country. The call was made on Tuesday by Reverend (Dr) Adesegun Jaiyesimi, while addressin...

The Guardian NigeriaBritish High Commission confirms death of deputy high commissionerNigerian TribuneTHE British High Commission, on Wednesday, confirmed the death of a Deputy High Commissioner, Mr Peter Leslie Carter, who died on Tuesday. Mr Carter h...

CHANNELSCBN to print electoral materials for 2015 electionsNigerian TribuneCHAIRMAN, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday, said the commission would explore ways to collaborate with the Central Bank of...

Osun DefenderCreation of more states, a waste – Lagos lawmakersOsun Defenderlagos state house of assembly Members of Lagos State House of Assembly, have condemned the recommendation by the National Conference delegates for the creation of more states...

CHANNELSThousands flee Islamic attack in north NigeriaTVNZCivilians who fled their homes following an attacked by Islamist militants in Bama. - Source: AP. Related. Added 07:40 New Ebola fears mount in Nigeria · Nigerian forces repel against Bok...

Crisis rocks Southwest PDPThe Guardian NigeriaTHE crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West worsened Wednesday as members of the zonal executive council removed its interim chairman, Chief Ishola Filani, and elected a new acti...

Osun DefenderCreation of more states, a waste – Lagos lawmakersOsun Defenderlagos state house of assembly Members of Lagos State House of Assembly, have condemned the recommendation by the National Conference delegates for the creation of more states...

CHANNELSGovernment Re-Evaluates Impact Of International Collaboration In Fight Against ...CHANNELSTerrorism A security meeting with Foreign Affairs Ministers from Cameroon, France and the United Kingdom, which held in Abuja, has called for internationa...

DailyPost NigeriaPresidential aide blames youth unemployment on government inconsistent policyDailyPost NigeriaNigerian incumbent President Jonathan arrives to vote in Otuoke, Nigeria The presidency yesterday identified policy inconsistency as the majo...

National Turk EnglishNigerian Prophet Prophecies: President Obama to Fall Sick, another Plane to ...National Turk EnglishNigeria's renowned prophet, TB Joshua has said that US's President, Barak Obama will fall sick and another plane due to cra...

The Nation Newspaper2015: Edo group drums support for JonathanThe PunchAhead of the 2015 presidential election, a group, Goodluck for Transformation, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan had demonstrated endurance and a rare leadership capacity wh...

The Nation Newspaper2015: Edo group drums support for JonathanThe PunchAhead of the 2015 presidential election, a group, Goodluck for Transformation, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan had demonstrated endurance and a rare leadership capacity wh...

CHANNELSWe Stopped Ikimi Because of His Awful Past - TinubuVanguardThe All Progressives Congress, leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has dismissed the recent umbrage raised against him by former party associate, Chief Tom Ikimi as the fury of a political prof...

Daily Times NigeriaOtti Refutes Abia Governorship AmbitionDaily Times NigeriaThe Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Bank Plc, Dr Alex Otti has refuted reports making the rounds in the media that he is gunning for the office ...

DailyPost NigeriaMURDER: Wife Throws Inspector Down From Two-Storey BuildingLeadership NewspapersTears flowed freely from the eyes of residents of Obalende area of Lagos State at the weekend when a woman pushed her policeman husband down from a two-sto...

Daily SunOhakim pledges to recall 10000 Imo youths to work if re-elected in 2015BusinessDayFormer Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim has promised that he would recall all of the 10,000 youths of the state he had employed shortly before leaving office ...

Leadership NewspapersFEC'll ratify infrastructure Master Plan - MinisterNigerian ObserverAbuja -The Minister of National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr Abubakar Suleiman, has said that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will ratify the National Int...

The PunchNigerian Diaspora remittances reach $10.4bn H1BusinessDayremittanceInAfrica Remittances from Nigerians in Diaspora have already reached some estimated $10.40 billion within the first half of the year, almost half of the $20.77 billion that was...

The Guardian NigeriaAPC react to PDP lies: No defection of our members to PDP —Bayelsa APCOsun DefenderYENAGOA — All Progressives Congress, APC, in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has denied that its members defected to the ruling P...

Daily Times NigeriaOyo - Another Senator Leaves Ajimobi's GripVanguardIbadan — Penultimate Tuesday's defection of Senator Olufemi Lanlehin from the All Progressives Congress, APC to Accord completely erases the foothold of the Oyo State chapt...

Leadership Newspapers2015: Akala Set To Declare Governorship AmbitionLeadership NewspapersThe immediate past governor of Oyo State governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala yesterday laid to rest the speculation over his gubernatorial ambition in 2015, as he...

Leadership NewspapersI'll Not Defect To APC, Yuguda Assures SupportersLeadership NewspapersBauchi State governor, Alhaji Isa Yuguda, has dispelled rumours that he will soon defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and blamed his opponents for ...

Nigerian TribuneOyo: Another senato: Penultimate Tuesday's defectionCodewit World NewsPenultimate Tuesday's defection of Senator Olufemi Lanlehin from the All Progressives Congress, APC to Accord completely erases the foothold of the Oyo State ...

55 die in Nasarawa crisisThe Guardian NigeriaFIFTY-five people were killed yesterday in the ongoing crises in Nasarawa State when suspected Fulani mercenaries unleashed horror on three Eggon communities of Agbolagu, Kampani and Fadama-Bona in Nasarawa-...

Daily SunMimiko orders recruitment of 2000 teachersDaily SunBriefing newsmen on the development yesterday, the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, said Governor Olusegun Mimiko had directed the state's Teaching Service Commissi...

Daily Times NigeriaFG to reform 121-year-old sale of goods lawThe PunchThe Federal Government has embarked on the reform of about 121-year-old Sale of Goods Act, which was introduced to Nigeria by the British Colonial Administration in 1893. The reform...

Osun DefenderWatch Fawehimi's Widow's Blasting Of President JonathanNigerian BulletinGaniat Fawehimi has called out the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, asking him to resign if he cannot tackle the Boko Haram insurgents. “Look at the ...

110 killed in Taraba, Nasarawa attacksThe PunchNo fewer than 110 people lost their lives on Tuesday to fresh crises in Nasarawa and Taraba states. Sixty were killed in Agbolagu, Kampani and Fadama-Bona Eggon in Nasarawa-Eggon Local Government Area of N...

Nigerian TribuneAjimobi on his way out of government —Senator LanlehinNigerian TribuneSenator Olufemi Lanlehin 'took a bow' from the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and is now representing the Accord Party in the Red Chamber. He spea...

Zonist Biafra threatens to drag IGP to ICJNigerian TribuneBiafra Zionist Federation (BZF), has threatened to drag the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), over the incarceration of its members by the ...

Leadership NewspapersZonist Biafra threatens to drag IGP to ICJNigerian TribuneBiafra Zionist Federation (BZF), has threatened to drag the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), over the incarceration o...

Delta 2015: Group tells aspirants to queue behind Uduaghan's choiceNigerian TribuneAhead governorship election in Delta State in 2015, governorship aspirants in the state have been enjoined to queue behind Mr Anthony Obuh, believed to have been ano...

FG inaugurates committee for research instituteThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Federal Government has inaugurated a 13-member technical advisory committee for the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NIBRRI) to oversee the design and construction of ...

Ex-Kano dep. gov, Farouk, dies at 82The Guardian NigeriaTHE Arewa elders and Kano leaders yesterday mourned the death of the defunct Second Republic former Deputy Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Farouk, saying his demise is a national loss. Faro...

Leadership NewspapersFEC Will Ratify Infrastructure Master Plan – MinisterLeadership NewspapersThe Minister of National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr Abubakar Suleiman, has said that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will ratify the National Integr...

WorldStageKwara women endorse Gov AhmedWorldStageThe women folk in Kwara State, under the auspices of the National Council of Women Societies, NCWS, have observed that the achievements of the State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed signpost a need for his ...

2015: Orji, APGA gov aspirant, in war of wordsThe PunchAhead of the 2015 general elections, a war of words seems to have ensued between Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, and a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the stat...

Daily Sun2015: APC Must Respect Internal Democracy – KawuLeadership NewspapersDeputy minority leader, House of Representatives, Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership to respect the party's ...

DailyPost NigeriaDay 140 of abduction: BBOG Group tasks FG to hasten the release of Chibok girlsDailyPost Nigeriaimages (23) The #BringBackOurGirls Group has vowed not to stop its demonstration until the remaining 219 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted...

The Guardian NigeriaAdamawa: Modibbo Denies Stepping Down For FintiriNigerian BulletinDr. Ahmed Mohammed Modibbo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP who is one of the aspirants in the Adamawa by-election has denied stepping down for acting Governor, A...