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...

The PunchPresidency Accuses Fashola of 'Deliberate Misinformation'THISDAY LiveThe presidency yesterday reacted to the claim by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan has been inactive...

CHANNELS2015: Take Over Social Media, Presidency Charges Jonathan SupportersTHISDAY LiveThe Presidency has charged the supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan to take over the social media in their quest to galvanise support for his re-election bid a...

Leadership NewspapersOsun State And Other Elections: Meanings And Lessons By Bunmi MakinwaSaharaReporters.comThe return of Governor Rauf Aregbesola for a second term in office in Osun State seemed like a foregone conclusion. That was before the Ekiti S...

Bella NaijaPolice Arrest 55 Year Old Robbery Suspect for Raping Pastor's DaughterBella NaijaOfficers from the Oyo State Police Command have arrested four armed robbers who stole two cars from a pastor, took valuable items from his house, with one a...

Daily SunOmbatse: Northern govs donate N34m to widows, children in NasarawaNigerian TribuneTHE Northern Governors' Forum (NGF), on Thursday, donated N34 million out of N100 million pledged to support the wives and children of the police officers, w...

'2015 elections may not be free, fair and credible, unless…'Nigerian TribuneTHE Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ade Abolurin, on Thursday, said the forthcoming 2015 general election might be marr...

Leadership NewspapersAnambra 2015 senatorial race gathering paceThe Guardian NigeriaPOLITICAL activities ahead of next year's general elections are gathering momentum in Anambra State, especially the senatorial race. For example, traditional rulers...

Nigeria Master WebNewsReel 14/8/14 - Governor Orji Commends NCC for Services Provided to ...Nigeria Master Web... [ Masterweb Reports ] - Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has commended the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) for doing a go...

CHANNELSOgun PDP Assures Aspirants Of Level Playing GroundCHANNELSPDP22 The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has assured aspirants jostling for various political offices of fairness in the build up to the 2015 general elections ...

Onislam.netNigeria Students Want Hijab Ban LiftedOnislam.netCAIRO - Muslims in the south-western Nigerian state of Ondo have reiterated calls for the government to allow hijab in the schools and offer places for Friday payers in the schools as a fundam...

Daily Times NigeriaSuspects Arraigned Over Abduction Of Kogi Speaker's ChildrenDaily Times NigeriaFive suspected Boko Haram members have been arraigned before a Lokoja Chief Magistrate Court 1 over their alleged involvement in the kidnap of Kogi Ho...

Premium TimesEXCLUSIVE: How Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido, Received N1.3 billion ...Premium TimesDetails have emerged on how the Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido and his sons, Aminu and Mustapha Lamido, used their positions to siphon Jigawa State fund...

CHANNELSNicholas Ozor: Uche Ezechukwu and Enugu chicken impeachmentDailyPost NigeriaThe most recent of Uche Ezechukwu's meddlesomeness in Enugu politics entitled “Enugu: How Not to be a Deputy Governor” (Daily Sun, August 11, 2014) is not only ...

Shake-Up in Nigerian Air ForceNigerian BulletinThere has been a slight shake-up in the Nigerian Air Force, NAF. On Wednesday the force announced postings of its officers. The postings were contained in a statement signed by Air Commodore Dele Alonge, D...

Osun DefenderAftermath of #Osunpoll: Falana seeks probe of snipers for rights violationOsun DefenderA Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has given the National Human Rights Commission a 14-day ultimatum to investigate an alleged violation of the ...

Osun DefenderAftermath of #Osunpoll: Falana seeks probe of snipers for rights violationOsun DefenderA Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has given the National Human Rights Commission a 14-day ultimatum to investigate an alleged violation of the ...

Leadership NewspapersBombings: Yero Didn't Receive Prior Report – AideLeadership NewspapersDirector General, Media and Publicity, to Kaduna State governor Ahmed Maiyaki has described as false rumours making the rounds that Governor Mukhtar Ramala...

The Guardian NigeriaCriticism dampening soldiers morale —DHQNigerian TribuneTHE Defense Headquarters, on Wednesday raised the alarm that critics of the Military were dampening the morale of soldiers fighting insurgency in the North-East. The Defense ...

CHANNELSJonathan appoints Kifasi as Head of Service •FG approves deployment of 9 ...Nigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of Mr Danladi Kifasi, as the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation. The appo...

360Nobs.comNyako moves to block fresh probe360Nobs.comFormer Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, has requested the Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Ambrose Mammadi, to quickly assign his newly filed suit to a vacation judge. He is through hi...

Osun DefenderAwka-based Man Kills Mother for Allegedly Using Witchcraft to Stall His ProgressBella NaijaEkene Ucheagwu (pictured above) is a 29 year old man who confessed to killing his 65-year-old mother in her home. Yesterday, he was paraded by men o...

Osun Defender#OsunDicided: How Omisore Prevented Me From Voting Because We Are From ...Osun DefenderThe lawmaker representing Ife Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rotimi Makinde has narrated the harrowing experience he went through...

CHANNELSSecurity At Polling Units Encourages Large Voters' Turnout – INECLeadership NewspapersThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday in Abuja that the heavy presence of security personnel at polling units had encou...

The Nation Newspaper‎2015 - Alkali to Re-Organize 3000 Pro-Jonathan GroupsPremium TimesAs preparations for the 2015 general election intensifies with several groups springing up in support of President Goodluck Jonathan, the his political adviser...

2015 - Tambuwal Begins Consultations With ObasanjoVanguardSpeaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal was, yesterday, locked in a meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta in a 30 minute encounter that flagged off his nationwide consultations on pr...

The Punch2015 - Tambuwal Begins Consultations With ObasanjoVanguardSpeaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal was, yesterday, locked in a meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta in a 30 minute encounter that flagged off his nationwide consultati...

Daily SunUduaghan tasks youths on good conduct, nation-buildingDaily SunDelta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, yesterday urged youths in the state to be good ambassadors, avoid hard drugs, crime and other anti-social vices. Uduaghan, who spoke at...

Yellow Card for Labour in OndoVanguardTHOSE who followed the re-electioneering campaign of Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, would hardly forget the roles played by the governor's men, who repeatedly warded off various political missiles target...

Yellow Card for Labour in OndoVanguardTHOSE who followed the re-electioneering campaign of Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, would hardly forget the roles played by the governor's men, who repeatedly warded off various political missiles target...

We can defeat Boko Haram, but we need a different approachForeign Policy JournalThe kidnapping of over 270 schoolgirls in Chibok, which took place over three months ago, is in the news again. This is primarily due to girls' rights activist Malala Y...

Late night fire kills 2 children in LagosNigerian TribuneA late night fire ignited by candlelight has razed a storey building and burnt two children to death in Lagos. The sad incident occurred on Monday around 8:38p.m. at 43, Salami Street, Mafoluku, ...

P.M. NewsPolice get approval to recruit more personnelP.M. NewsThe acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, said on Tuesday that the police has got approval to recruit more personnel into the force. Abba, who made this known when he received ...

Osun Defender2015 general elections: 9ice, Demond Elliot, others declare their political ambitionOsun DefenderGongo Aso crooner, Abolore Akande, known as 9Ice who has somewhat disappeared from the music scene for a while has resurfaced, only this time ...

Business RecorderMilitary wives block husbands' deployment against Boko HaramBusiness Recorderimage MAIDUGURI: Military wives in the restive Nigerian city of Maiduguri have taken to the streets this week, burning tyres to prevent their husbands bei...

Daily Times NigeriaAjimobi Commiserates with Family, Associates of Professor Ade-AjayiDaily Times NigeriaThe governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has commiserated with the family of the late former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos a...

Daily Sun49000 jostle for 3000 jobs in OgunThe PunchOgun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Tuesday said Ph.d and master's degree holders were among 49,000 applicants who had applied for the slated 3,000 jobs of environmental marshals in th...

Daily Times NigeriaINEC Refuses To Attend Ngilari's SuitDaily Times NigeriaThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Tuesday refused to attend a Federal High Court, Abuja for the hearing of a suit filed by a former Deputy Governor of Ada...

Daily SunCouncil calls for Aviation Minister, workers collaborationDaily SunThe Joint Consultative and Negotiating Council (JCNC), Ministry of Aviation has urged the Aviation Minister, Mr Osita Chidoka, to collaborate with the sector's workers for ...

Leadership NewspapersI didn't sign report on unremitted $49.8bn oil revenue – SarakiThe PunchThe Chairman, Senate Committee on Ecology and Environment, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said it is untrue that he signed the report of the Senate Committee on F...

StarAfrica.comNigeria: Suspected female suicide bombers arrestedStarAfrica.comSixteen suspected female suicide bombers have been confirmed arrested in the northern city of Kano by Nigeria's anti terrorism group, the Joint Task Force (JTF).{The Trib...

Leadership NewspapersUnremitted $49.8bn Oil Revenue: Saraki Denies Signing ReportLeadership NewspapersA member of the Senate Committee on Finance, Dr Bukola Saraki has denied signing the report of the committee on the investigation of the alleged un re...

Daily Times Nigeria880 Lagos KAI officials Now Civil ServantsDaily Times NigeriaThe Lagos State Government has absorbed 880 Kick Against Indiscipline officials into the state's civil service. Governor Babatunde Fashola said the development was part...

ASUU Rejects National ConferenceAllAfrica.comAcademic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has rejected the ongoing National Conference, noting that it cannot solve the country's problems. According to its president, Dr. Faggae Isa, while briefing j...

Nigeria Master WebOrji Wins South East Best Sports Governor AwardThe GuardianFOR his strides in the development of sports in Abia State, journalists in the South East zone have named Governor Theodore Ahamefula Orji as the Best Sports Governor in the z...

I Used Police Uniform to Smuggle Cars From Benin Republic - -SuspectVanguardLAGOS -- The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old man who masquerades as an Assistant Commissioner of Police. He was arrested in connection with the recovery o...

Bella Naija16 Female Suicide Bombers Arrested with Boko Haram Master TrainerBella NaijaA man who is believed to be the master trainer of Boko Haram female suicide bombers has been arrested by the Joint Task Force in Kano. He was arrested with 16 female...

SaharaReporters.comGovernor Dickson Of Bayelsa Outsources Maritime Security To Former Militant ...SaharaReporters.comIn a seeming indication that he is overwhelmed by rising insecurity and violent crimes in Bayelsa State, Governor Seriake Dickson has s...

The Guardian Nigeria'Jonathan will sweep 2015 polls'The Guardian NigeriaSIMON-IMOBO-TSWAM Simon Imobo-Twswam is the national coordinator of the pro-Goodluck Jonathan group, Friends Of Our Nation, Democracy, Equity, Reason & Social Justice, ...

SaharaReporters.comMissing $20billion Oil Money: Again, Bukola Saraki Denies Signing Finance ...SaharaReporters.comFor the second time in four months, Senator Bukola Saraki, the All Progressives Congress Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial Di...

P.M. NewsWe now have confidence in INECNigerian TribuneTHE last two governorship elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti and Osun states have shown to all Nigerians and the international community that the e...

CHANNELSNigeria won't disintegrate: PresidentJournal of Turkish WeeklyNigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed prophesies that he country's ethno-religious diversities would lead to its disintegration. "As the 2015 elections...

CHANNELSNigeria won't disintegrate: PresidentJournal of Turkish WeeklyNigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed prophesies that he country's ethno-religious diversities would lead to its disintegration. "As the 2015 elections...

WorldStageEFCC charges women on corruptionWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has called on women across the nation to embrace the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Lamorde made...

Daily Sun‎Jonathan describes late Sawyer actions as pure 'madness'Daily SunPresident Goodluck Jonathan has described late Patrick Sawyer actions of coming into Nigeria especially when he was aware he has been infected by Ebola Virus Disease a...

The Nation Newspaper2015 elections will not divide Nigeria – JonathanThe Nation NewspaperPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Monday assured that the 2015 general election will not divide the country but that it will remain stronger after it. He spoke duri...

No Chibok girls no 2015 re-election, Northern elders tell JonathanThe PunchThe Northern Elders Forum on Monday gave President Goodluck Jonathan up to October to produce the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram sect or forget his ...

Fayemi Blasts NULGE, Says No Political Undertone in Creation of 19 LCDAsVanguardADO-EKITI--Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, yesterday said the creation of additional 19 Local Council Development Areas, LCDA, had no political under tone, insisting...

Premium TimesEnugu Impeachment: Group lambasts panel for sitting in cameraPremium TimesA group, Enugu Rescue Group, ERG, has condemned the decision of a seven-member panel appointed by the State Chief Judge to investigated allegations against the Deput...

P.M. NewsSultan Tasks Residents on Permanent Voters' CardTHISDAY LiveThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar 111, yesterday called on the people of the state to obtain the permanent voters' card as a veritable tool to protect t...

Leadership NewspapersEnugu 2015: Ekweremadu Alleges Smear CampaignLeadership NewspapersDeputy Senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has raised the alarm over plots by some persons to discredit his achievements in Enugu State. There has been no love ...

The PunchAde Ajayi, former UNILAG VC, dies at 85The PunchRenowned historian and a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Ade Ajayi. Renowned historian and a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Ade Ajayi, has passe...

Nigerian Tribune2015: Jonathan need not remove any APC gov to win —OkupeNigerian TribuneDr Doyin Okupe is the Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs. In this interview with Associate Editor, Tinu Ayanniyi, he speaks...

spyghana.comEbola newsNigerian TribuneTHE Abia State government has denied a media report (not Nigerian Tribune) of purported Ebola virus and death of victim of the virus in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state. The state government des...

Daily SunIncumbency won't work for Okorocha in 2015 — ArarumeNigerian TribuneA governorship aspirant in Imo State, Ifeanyi Ararume, at the weekend, stated that the governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, would be defeated in the 2015 governorship...

360Nobs.comJonathan wants age limit for Presidency abolished360Nobs.comPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday made a case for the amendment of the nation's constitution to abolish the age limit for anybody aspiring to become the President of the c...

Enugu 2015: Aide flays media campaign against EkweremaduDailyPost NigeriaPrince-Chukwuemeka-Ekweremadu 1dp The office of the Deputy President of the Senate says its attention has been drawn to a recent magazine report, which sole, but failed purpose, i...

Premium TimesMinister Urges Youth In Taraba To Be Vanguards Of PeaceLeadership NewspapersThe Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Darius Ishaku, has underlined the importance of youth for achieving peace in Taraba and advised them to be at the...

Leadership NewspapersAdamawa By-election: Who Will Succeed Nyako?Leadership NewspapersThe impeachment of former Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State and the impromptu resignation of his deputy, Bala James Ngillari, created a new dimension to the wob...

BusinessDayA leader's character determines direction of the economy – Lai MohammedBusinessDayLai Mohammed, national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in this exclusive interview with PHILLIP ISAKPA, Editor, BUSINESSDAY, ...

Daily SunObasanjo, Osoba, Amosun and me, by Otunba Gbenga DanielDaily SunFormer governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has explained the relationship between him, his predecessor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, the current governor of the state, Senator I...

Daily SunAdeleke survives gun attack, accuses PDP of intimidating, detaining APC membersDaily SunThe first civilian governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adeleke reportedly escaped an assassination attempt on the eve of the election. Speaking with Sun...

The PunchLASU fee reduction, a political decision —ObanikoroNigerian TribuneMinister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has lauded Governor Babatunde Fashola for reversing the tuition fee of the Lagos State University (LASU) to its form...

The Guardian NigeriaJonathan urges youths to sponsor bill on political age barrierNigerian TribunePresident Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerian youths to sponsor a bill to amend the age barrier in some elective positions in Nigeria. The bill, if amend...

Governorship zoning in Abia: Cautious optimism as aspirants watch Orji's moveBusinessDayThe political situation in the South East is very exciting. Loyalty is the word. The fear of the leader is the beginning of wisdom. The geo-political zone is a ...

CHANNELSOsun Election: I Am Not Part Of Rigging Syndicate – Professor AdebowaleCHANNELSThe Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Professor Isaac Adewole, has denied an allegation going round in the social media that he was recruited as part of the...

360Nobs.comOsun Poll: Omisore's Running Mate, Obada, PDP Chairman, Lose Their Polling ...Leadership NewspapersAgainst the acclaimed strength of many stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party in parts of Osun State, the results of the election tricl...

CHANNELS150 APC members arrested, molested -AregbesolaThe PunchThe All Progressives Congress candidate in the Osun governorship election, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, has alleged that no fewer than 150 members of his party were either harassed or detained...

India TodayCircular Issued by Navy HQ Triggers Row: Read the DocumentNDTVThere is anger and dismay among the top brass of the Indian Navy over a circular that, some claim, facilitates the promotion of a key aide to the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Robi...

India TodayAlleged Favouritism at the Top Angers Navy OfficialsNDTVNew Delhi: There is anger and dismay among the top brass of the Indian Navy against what is being seen as blatant favouratism in the Naval headquarters. The Navy HQ has bent its rules t...

P.M. NewsCourt Refuses Ngilari's Application to Stop Bye-election in AdamawaTHISDAY LiveA Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday refused an application by former Adamawa State's Deputy Governor, Bala Ngilari to restrain the Independent National ...

The Nation NewspaperUS takes control of $480m stolen by AbachaThe Nation NewspaperWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has taken control of more than $480 million looted by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his associates after a court rul...

Wanted: Government Of National UnityLeadership NewspapersOn the way to Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, you are greeted by the various idolizing posters of President Jonathan Goodluck published by the Niger Delta Youths Association. The slogan on each of...

Daily SunGroup attacks Enugu deputy gov. over impeachmentDaily SunThe Enugu Professionals Forum (EPF) has described recent comments credited to the embattled deputy governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi in response to charges leveled against hi...

Nigerian TribuneINEC, Senate leader charge electorate on PVC, CVRNigerian TribuneTHE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bauchi Office, has urged political parties in the state to assist in mobilising voters to ensure the success of the c...

Nigerian TribuneFG not behind impeachment saga in Nasarawa —MakuNigerian TribuneMINISTER of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, said the Federal Government was not behind the impeachment saga in Nasarawa State. He also said the Peoples Democratic Party (PD...

The Guardian NigeriaEducation Is Human Right, Jonathan Tells Boko HaramThe Guardian NigeriaJonathan-02-08 PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated the commitment of his government to bringing alive the abducted girls from a secondary school in Chibok...

SaharaReporters.comRepublicans Can Learn A Lot From Nigeria On Voter Suppression By Dr. Wumi ...SaharaReporters.comPresident Jonathan had to rush back from Washington last Wednesday night to personally take charge of the Osun elections, in apparent col...

Chaos as gunman kills petroleum varsity studentThe Guardian NigeriaTHERE was pandemonium Friday at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurun, Delta State, as a final year Computer Science student identified as Jimoh Lateef was shot...

DailyPost NigeriaGovernor Fashola raises alarm on the state of Lagos bridgeDailyPost Nigeriaimage Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has sounded the alarm over the dangerous state of the Apapa/Ijora bridge, even as he called for urgent repairs o...

StarAfrica.comNigerian press report U.S rejections of request on Ebola drugs, surge in ...StarAfrica.comThe United State's rejection of Nigeria's request for drugs for the cure of the deadly Ebola virus, Liberia's apology and meeting of the...

DailyPost Nigeria“I've not resigned, I'm not thinking of doing so” – FCT MinisterDailyPost NigeriaBala_Mohammed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Bala Mohammed, has stated that his tenure as Minister was at the discretion of...

DailyPost Nigeria“I've not resigned, I'm not thinking of doing so” – FCT MinisterDailyPost NigeriaBala_Mohammed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Bala Mohammed, has stated that his tenure as Minister was at the discretion of...

Daily SunObiano Tasks Councillors On Voter EducationNigerian ObserverAWKA – Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra has charged the 326 councillors in the state to sensitise and mobilise the people in their wards on the forthcoming voter registration and r...