AllAfrica.comBoko Haram Attacks Going From Bad to Worse - NdumeAllAfrica.comYola — The lawmaker representing Borno-South Senatorial district, Senator Ali Ndume, has said that the country is not winning the war against Boko Haram, calling for renewed ...

Bella NaijaUS Pledges to Support Nigeria in Conduct of 2015 General ElectionsBella NaijaAbuja (NAN) – The United States' Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, has promised that his country will support Nigeria to ensure successful general elect...

CHANNELSJustice Atilade Sworn-In As New Chief Judge Of LagosCHANNELSJustice Atilade Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, Wednesday swore in Justice Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade as the new Chief Judge of Lagos State. Atilade was a former High Co...

Leadership NewspapersBuhari, Tinubu, Atiku, Ikimi, Others Make APC BoT ListLeadership NewspapersThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has shortlisted 74 chieftains to constitute its Board of Trustees (BoT), even as the party holds its first National Exec...

Four killed, nine arrested as hoodlums clash in LagosDailyPost NigeriaFour persons were reportedly killed on Tuesday in a fresh clash that ensued between factions of hoodlums in Otto and Ilopo areas of Apapa, Lagos. Report says several others were seri...

Nigerian TribuneOyo PDP Blames Govt for Aleshinloye Market InfernoAllAfrica.comIbadan — Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed the state government for the fire incident that occurred at Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan South-...

Daily SunEkiti debt: Fayose, commissioner in war of wordsDaily SunEkiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, and the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Tayo Ekundayo, yesterday locked horns over the debt profile of the state. Fayose had expre...

2015: APC'll not allow imposition of candidates —Ondo chairmanNigerian TribuneThe All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State on Wednesday said it would not impose any candidate on the electorate as the party prepares for the 2015 elections. The...

The Guardian NigeriaPolice arrest 8 for snatching 1301 voter cards in DeltaNigerian TribuneNo fewer than eight suspected snatchers of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), have been apprehended by the Nigerian Police in Delta State, last weekend. This is just ...

The Nation Newspaper2015: APC'll not allow imposition of candidates —Ondo chairmanNigerian TribuneThe All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State on Wednesday said it would not impose any candidate on the electorate as the party prepares for the...

P.M. NewsEl Rufai says he'll defect to PDP, if……..P.M. NewsFormer Nigerian Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said he will defect to the Peoples Democratic Party if the devil repents and converts to Islam...

P.M. NewsWAEC introduces 'walk-in-registration' for private candidatesThe Guardian NigeriaTHE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has introduced a new registration procedure intended for private candidates in the November/December 2014 Wes...

Voice of AmericaNigerian Soldiers Defy Orders to Deploy Against Boko HaramVoice of AmericaNigerian soldiers say they defied orders to launch an operation against Boko Haram militants because the soldiers were not adequately armed. The soldiers say the ...

Daily Times NigeriaYobe Lawmakers Deny Plans To Impeach Governor GaidamNigerian BulletinMembers of the Yobe state House of Assembly have dismissed claims that they were planing to impeach Governor Ibrahim Gaidam. The Nation reported that the house whic...

Leadership NewspapersFake Soldier Granted Interview to BBC- Nigeria's DHQ Denies Sending ...Nigerian BulletinThe Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Wednesday described the soldier who granted interview to the BBC as an impostor. A statement issued by th...

Daily Times NigeriaNew Head Of Service Goes TechDaily Times NigeriaThe new head of civil service Danladi Irmiya Kifasi, on Wednesday said he is setting up a fourteen day limit of which files must be treated in government offices. He further noted that ...

Daily Times NigeriaPolice boss orders suspected bomber moved to AbujaDaily Times NigeriaThe suspected suicide bomber arrested near the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, has been directed be moved to Abuja, Punch reports. The Acting Inspect...

DailyPost NigeriaState creation: New proposed map of Nigeria releasedDailyPost Nigerianew map Sequel to the July 3rd recommendation by the National Conference that 18 additional states be created to bring the total number of states in Nigeria to 54, me...

DailyPost Nigeria2015: Group Raises N19.5 Million to 'Help' President Jonathan Buy Nomination ...Nigerian BulletinThe political group knwn as the House to House Organization has stated that it has earmarked N19.5m to purchase nomination form fo...

AllAfrica.comWhy I Left APC - I Won't Taunt My Friends - -RibaduAllAfrica.comFormer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and until recently All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has said that he wo...

P.M. NewsFire Guts Lagos Plank MarketAllAfrica.comLagos — A fire incident at the plank market in Ebute Meta area of Lagos State on Monday night, destroyed goods worth millions of naira. It was also learnt that the fire consumed about five bungalows i...

Etim - Umana Okon Umana At 55The GuardianTHIS year two of my very good friends and role models will mark their 55th birthday. One is Pastor Ben Akabueze, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning in Lagos State, who turns 55 in September. Five ...

The Guardian Nigeria'Protest Again,Get Evicted From Barracks'-Nigerian Army Warns Soldiers WivesNigerian BulletinLieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, Nigeria's Chief of army staff on Tuesday threatened to evict the wives of Nigerian Soldiers...

WorldStagePresidential a summit on the MDGs ends with Obi, Usman and Yuguda winning ...WorldStageThe 2-day Presidential Summit at Transcorps Nicon Hotel, Abuja, on the Millennium Development Goals ended Tuesday with the Former Governor of Anambra State...

Daily Times NigeriaDHQ Dismisses War Crimes AllegationDaily Times NigeriaDefence Headquarters, DHQ, in Abuja has faulted a British newspaper report that Nigerian government committed war crimes by terrorising some of its citizens in the war against ins...

Leadership NewspapersElections: Military's Role Complementary, Not Partisan– AbatiLeadership NewspapersPresidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, speaks to George Agba on the attacks being launched on President Goodluck Jonathan by the opposition ...

The PunchOrji faults Okorocha over 2015The PunchThe Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, has disagreed with his Imo State counterpart, Rochas Okorocha, over the fortunes of both the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in the co...

Daily Times NigeriaGanduje wants media campaign on polio eradication in KanoThe Guardian NigeriaKANO State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has advocated media support on polio campaign in Kano. The deputy governor, who is also supervisi...

CHANNELSAPGA crisis: Okwu faction celebrates Obi, Umeh face offDailyPost Nigeriaapga Owing to the verbal war that ensued on Sunday between Chief Victor Umeh and Chief Peter Obi, DailyPost can report that the Maxi Okwu's faction of the party is happ...

Osun DefenderEbola Fear: Woman Smashes Beer Bottle On Man's Head For Hugging HerOsun Defenderbroken bottle Around Ajah area of Lagos State, on Monday a woman identified as Bunmi smashed a bottle of beer on a man's head just for hugging her. The...

NURTW Commends FG For Dismantling Illegal RoadblocksLeadership NewspapersAlhaji Najeem Yasin, the National President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for dismantling illegal roadblocks on th...

Bella NaijaPolice Arraign Lagos Carpenter for Allegedly Biting off Lover's Lip & Attempting ...Bella NaijaLagos (NAN) – A 37-year-old carpenter, Okechukwu Onyemachi, who allegedly bit off the upper lip of his lover, on Monday appeared before ...

Osun Defender#OsunDecided: “Fifty Of Our Members Are Still In Police Detention” – APC Cries ...Osun DefenderThe Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress [APC] has said about 50 of its members are still in detention more than one week a...

Osun Defender#OsunDecided: “Fifty Of Our Members Are Still In Police Detention” – APC Cries ...Osun DefenderThe Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress [APC] has said about 50 of its members are still in detention more than one week a...

DailyPost NigeriaCarpenter arraigned in court for chopping off lover's earDailyPost Nigeriadownload (5) Okechukwu Onyemachi, a 37 year old carpenter who attempted to take his life while at a police cell was arraigned before an Ebute-Metta Chief&#39...

CHANNELSFashola Amends State's Urban, Regional Planning And Development LawCHANNELSFashola-Babatunde2 The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has signed into law a bill amending the State's Urban and Regional Planning and Development La...

Daily SunOba of Lagos - I'll Expose Role of Yoruba Obas During Abacha's Regime After ...VanguardOBA of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu I, yesterday in Lagos, exploded, saying he would shake the nation after the 2015 general elections. He threatened to rev...

WorldStageMDGs' conditional grants scheme touched 30m Nigerians, says GbeneolBusinessDayAs part of poverty alleviation strategies by the Federal Government, about 30 million Nigerians are said to have benefited from the Conditional Grants Scheme un...

Daily SunAziza dedicated himself to the service of his peoplespyghana.comPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Monday commiserated with the Urhobo people of Delta on the death of the President-General of the Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU), Major-General Patri...

Leadership NewspapersFashola's fear of rejection in 2015 led to reversal in LASU fees- AdeyeyeDailyPost NigeriaThe Minister of State for Works, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye, Monday said that the fear of losing Lagos State to the Peoples Democratic Party ...

spyghana.comThe man who misruled our state, frittered awayspyghana.comI read Dr. Okey Ikechukwu's piece on the above subject with deep disappointment. As a member of THISDAY Editorial Board, Dr. Ikechukwu has carved a niche for himself as an object...

CHANNELSNasarawa Assembly Slams APC Lawmaker With 6 Months SuspensionNigerian BulletinThe Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Monday suspended,Tanko Tunga, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker for six months. The Nation reported that Tunga was s...

Ebonyi State Assembly Reinstates Suspended Speaker, 3 Other MembersNigerian BulletinOn Tuesday, members of the Ebonyi state house of Assembly reinstated Chukwuma Nwazunku as Speaker of the house, and also lifted the suspensions of three members. VANGUA...

Leadership Newspapers3% Of Voters Have Collected PVCs In Abuja – JegaLeadership NewspapersThe chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, yesterday disclosed that 13 per cent of voters have so far collected their Perm...

The NationJonathan: Progress Towards Achieving MDGs Targets Mixed, But CommendableTHISDAY LiveWith less than 500 days to the deadline, President Goodluck Jonathan has said even though progress towards the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MD...

360Nobs.comJonathan Holds Security MeetingTHISDAY LiveThe meeting, which is a routine one, is held every Monday and no briefing is held at the end. However, checks indicated that the meeting reviewed the security challenges in the country, with a view ...

Daily SunActivist drags INEC to court over registration of UPN, SDPDaily SunThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been dragged to a Federal High Court in Abuja over the registration of two allegedly prohibited political parties, Unit...

Osun DefenderEFCC recovers N5bn oil subsidy fundOsun DefenderABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it has so far recovered about N5 billion from persons and organisations indicted in the fuel subsidy scam. The agency's ...

Boko Haram displaced 600000 in N'East –FGThe PunchThe Federal Government said on Monday that about 600,000 persons had been internally displaced by the insurgency of the Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram. The Commissioner, National Commiss...

Why INEC can't fund political parties —JegaNigerian TribuneCHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, on Monday, said that the commission would not be able to fund the registered political parties f...

WorldStageRecall resident doctors, NLC tells FG •TUC urges Lagos to act fast on EbolaNigerian TribuneThe Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to recall the resident doctors that were reportedly sacked. This call was con...

Osun DefenderPart-time Legislature: To Be Or Not To Be?Osun DefenderJonathan Nda-Isaiah writes on the clamour by some Nigerians for a part time legislature which will see the collapse of the Senate and House of Representatives into one House to curb hi...

CHANNELSNasarawa Impeachment: Lawmakers Petition NJC Over Chief Judge's ConductCHANNELSNasarawaState House of Assembly The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has moved a resolution to petition the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the role of the Ch...

The Nation NewspaperIs Tambuwal Getting Ready to Defect to APC?Nigerian BulletinThe Cable reports that it has reason to believe that speaker for the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is set to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...

CHANNELSPresidential Ambition: I Will Make Known My Stand At The Right Time – SarakiCHANNELSVFTP - Bukola Saraki A representative of Kwara Central District in the Nigerian Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, has responded to rumours of his ambition to con...

2015 - Abia Guber Aspirant Disowns PostersVanguardA governorship aspirant under the ruling PDP in Abia State, Dr. Uche Ogah, has disowned his posters pasted in different parts of the state, saying he did not authorise any person or group to do so. Ogah...

Osun DefenderBoko Haram: Amaechi, Oshiomhole, Minimah Disagree On Ending InsurgencyOsun DefenderRivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi and his Edo State counterpart, Adams Oshiomhole, have expressed divergent views on the effort to end the Boko Haram ins...

Daily Times NigeriaJudges' Appointment In FCT: Lawyer Drags Jonathan, Others To CourtDaily Times NigeriaAn Abuja-based lawyer, Chidinma Hilary Udebuani, has dragged President Goodluck Jonathan, the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...

Osun DefenderOsun: A Tale Of Militarised PollOsun DefenderArmy-at-Osun The deployment of troops in Osun State during the August 9 governorship election generated so much controversy. Before and during the poll, security agents were on the prowl. Many c...

spyghana.comHow Imo Governor 'Rochas Okorocha' Was Embarrassed at Iriji Mbaise New ...Nigerian BulletinThe Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha was severely embarrassed at the last Iriji Mbaise New Yam Festival in the state. THIS DAY reported th...

Lawyer Sues Jonathan, Others Over Appointment of High Court JudgesAllAfrica.comAbuja — An Abuja based legal practitioner, Chidinma Hilary Udebuani, has sued President Goodluck Jonathan, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chief Judge, Ibrahim Bukar, ...

VanguardOne Dies in Lagos Boat ExplosionVanguardLagos--One person was yesterday confirmed dead, several others injured, as another passenger boat exploded in Lagos at the weekend. Aside the deceased who was identified as Emmanuel Onu, Vanguard gathered...

Nigerian TribuneAtiku set to declare ambition to contest presidency under APCDailyPost NigeriaFormer Vice president, Atiku Abubakar, may soon declare his interest in the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential ticket. One of his aide told Daily Sun...

The PunchInsurgency - Only APC Members Are Criticising Jonathan - - MbadinujuVanguardLawyer, journalist, and former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju was one of two governors elected in 1999, who failed to win a second term. In this int...

Fayose, Omisore, others commend Adeyeye's appointmentThe Guardian NigeriaFRIENDS and eminent politicians from the South-West at the weekend applauded the appointment of former National Publicity Secretary of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Mr. Ade...

Daily Times NigeriaAjimobi Pledges To Provide Succour For Market Fire VictimsDaily Times NigeriaOyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has pledged to assist victims of the Alesinloye market fire disaster within one week. The governor, who visited the burnt ...

Daily Times NigeriaAjimobi Pledges To Provide Succour For Market Fire VictimsDaily Times NigeriaOyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has pledged to assist victims of the Alesinloye market fire disaster within one week. The governor, who visited the burnt ...

Osun DefenderPoliticians' blame game over Boko HaramNigerian TribuneIt is regrettable that while the country continues to be in the throes of a dangerous siege through the insurrection of the Boko Haram group, the political leaders who should provi...

Leadership NewspapersSylvester Ugwuanyi: National interest, the greatest report from the National ...DailyPost NigeriaThe saying that, “whatever has a beginning must have an end” has again been given life by the National Conference convoked by Pres...

Boy Caught Having Sex With Dog In EdoCHANNELSSex with dog The Edo State Police Commissioner has advised Nigerian youths against experimenting with copulating with animals in the light of the current scare of Ebola virus. The Police Commissioner made th...

Osun Defender#Osunpoll: Winning, losing and lessons – By Tunde Fagbenle…A MUST READOsun DefenderThere was hardly a tenser election. Nerves frayed, tempers rose, expectations dissipated, predictions conflicted. Nothing was cock sure. From one corner...

Osun DefenderFormer President, IBB Reacts To Jonathan's Deployment Of Military For ElectionsOsun DefenderFormer military president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has kicked against drafting of the military for electoral duties, saying it would expose t...

CHANNELSEbola: Foreigners,Non-Residents Barred From Osun Osogbo FestivalNigerian BulletinThe Osun state government has barred foreigners and non-residents from attending this year's annual Osun Osogbo festival. Nigerian Tribune reported that the ba...

Osun DefenderAdamawa: How Impeached Governor Nyako Beat Nigerian Security,Escaped to ...Nigerian BulletinWhile the Economic,Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC continues to wait for former Governor of Adamwa state, Murtala Nyako who was recently impeache...

WorldStageAmosun moves to meet demands of protesting OOU students, hands over buses ...WorldStageOgun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has doused the tension generated by protesting students of Olabisi Onabanjo University(OOU), who are demanding...

Osun DefenderEnugu Impeachment: Panel On The OffensiveThe Guardian NigeriaTHOSE who had hoped on the integrity of the 7-man panel constituted by the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Innocent Umezuruike to investigate allegations of gross misconduct ...

The Guardian NigeriaOn Paternity Leave In Lagos StateThe Guardian NigeriaFashola-OK-LAG LAGOS State Government's new policy of granting male civil servants paternity leave like their female counterparts may seem strange to the Nigerian culture, eve...

Osun DefenderACF leader blast Jonathan, he is not living up to expectation – Read more…Osun DefenderPresident-Goodluck-Jonathan A prominent member of a northern group, Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, has scored President Good...

National MirrorAdamawa: I have no godfather –Kumdisi, PDP governorship aspirantDaily SunHON Jerry Kumdisi is the Chief Whip of the Adamawa House of Assembly . He worked with the erstwhile governor of the state Boni Haruna as a senior aide on Legal an...

Daily SunRecurring mass failure in WASSCEDaily SunFor three successive years, the poor performance of candidates in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been of great concern in the country. The recurring mass failure of ...

Nigerian TribuneWhy I didn't support Alao-Akala —FolarinNigerian TribuneSenator Teslim Kolawole Folarin is a former Senate Leader and governorship aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He speaks with MOSES ALAO on the recent governorshi...

Osun DefenderMarilyn Ogar, under fire for blaming APC for Nigeria bombingsOsun DefenderThe spokesperson of the Department of State Services, DSS (alias SSS) Marilyn Ogar, has come under intense fire for insinuating that the opposition All Progressives ...

P.M. NewsMixed reactions trail Adamawa acting Gov.'s decision to contestP.M. NewsThe decision of the acting governor of Adamawa, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, to seek for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the 11 October governorship bye-electi...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan's Government Is The Worst – AmaechiLeadership NewspapersRiver State governor, Rotimi Amaechi yesterday in Sokoto said the government of President Goodluck Jonathan remained the worst in the history of Nigeria. Amaech...

The PunchChadian Soldiers Tackle Boko Haram, Free Some Abducted 100 PersonsLeadership NewspapersSome of the 100 persons believed to have been abducted by the Boko Haram in the border community of Doron Baga recently have been freed by Chadian rebels af...

Osun DefenderDele Momodu: Lessons From The State Of OsunOsun DefenderDele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, what happened exactly one week ago in the State of Osun was not as simple as it looked. Lest we take some things for granted as we love to do in our coun...

CHANNELSNigeria: Presidency's statement on abducted girls 'a trick'Newstime AfricaLAGOS (AA) – The Nigerian presidency on Friday said hackers may have compromised its media mailing system, slamming a recent statement released by the syste...

Daily Times NigeriaChief Judge Pardons 22 Inmate In Nasarawa StateDaily Times NigeriaJustice Suleiman Dikko, the Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, on Friday, granted pardon to 27 inmates awaiting trial in four federal prisons in the state. The chief judge...

Nasarawa Lawmakers Plan Fresh Impeachment Plot Against Al-MakuraNigerian BulletinMembers of the Nasarawa state house of assembly are not giving up on impeaching Governor Umaru Al-Makura despite their last failed attempt; The Nation reported. The lawmak...

CHANNELSAn elected Ogun Governor has never unleashed terror on students – LP carpets ...DailyPost NigeriaIMG_20140814_112329 The Labour Party, LP, in Ogun on Friday, said its attention has been drawn to the ongoing attacks on the students of Ogun Sta...

The Guardian NigeriaConfab Final Report: What Next Ahead Of 2015 Polls?The Guardian NigeriaConference AFTER months of flared tempers, divergent views, heated debates, positive deliberations and good recommendations on the future of the country, the Nat...

Daily SunPolice probe mysterious death of family of 5Nigerian TribuneA man, his wife and their three children were on Friday found dead in their house located on No 3,Ireti Akinbode area of Temidire Community, in Sabo area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State c...

CHANNELSPeter Obi Resigns as APGA BoT Chairman and LeaderCHANNELSPeter obi The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has tendered his resignation letter as Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and the Chairman of the Party's Boar...

Impeachment: Panel Adjourns to Monday over Deputy Gov's Health ConditionTHISDAY LiveTwo days after he slumped while testifying before the panel investigating allegations of gross misconduct leveled against him by members of the House of Assembly, t...

Osun DefenderSecurity Guard Rapes 9-year-old Girl to Death in EnuguNigerian BulletinGideon Musa, a 22-year old security guard has been arrested for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl to death; The Sun reported. Musa who was a security guard near the...

NHRC Declares War On Domestic ViolenceAllAfrica.comAbuja — In an attempt to stem the wave of domestic violence in the country the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has declared a total war against all forms of domestic violence. This is just as...

DailyPost NigeriaTroops intercept 51 males in suspicious night travel from Borno to AbujaDailyPost Nigeriaarmy Officers of the Special Task Force say they are currently trying to unravel the motive behind the movement of some youths from Maiduguri, who...

Nigerian TribuneAdamawa PDP Fixes Sept 6 For Guber PrimariesDaily Times NigeriaThe Adamawa state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed September 6, for its primary election. This is following the release by the Independent National El...

P.M. NewsTUC Faults Call for Removal of Gov's AideVanguardAsaba--THE leadership of Delta State branch of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has kicked against the purported resolution of the state council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, cal...

VanguardConfab - Delegates Adopt Final ReportVanguardABUJA-- IN spite of odds, delegates, yesterday, adopted the final report of the 2014 National Conference amid exchange of banters and pleasantries, thereby ending the five-month exercise on a positiv...