Premium TimesDelegates want Confab report subjected to referendumPremium TimesA delegate representing South West at the National Conference, Femi Okunrounmu, has supported suggestions that the outcome of the conference should be subjected to the wishes...

Daily SunKidnap of Nigerian lawmaker confirmedStarAfrica.comThe Nigeria police on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of Mr Golden Chioma, Chairman, Rivers House of Assembly Committee on Judiciary.He said the lawmaker was kidnapped by gunmen in Port Harc...

Leadership NewspapersNigeria Has No Ambition For Territorial Expansion – NSALeadership NewspapersThe national security adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) yesterday assured the neighbouring countries, especially Cameroon that Nigeria has no ambiti...

Nigerian TribuneConfab adopts retention of Land Use Act in constitutionNigerian TribuneDELEGATES to the national conference, on Wednesday, adopted resolution for the retention of the Land Use Act in the constitution. One of the issues handled by a spec...

Daily Sun…Referendum splits delegatesDaily SunDelegates were yesterday divided over modalities to be adopted in implementing the recommendations of the Conference. Some delegates advocated that the reports should be subjected to a referendum while ot...

Daily Times NigeriaOmisore Accepts Open Debate With AregbesolaDaily Times NigeriaThe People Democratic Party's governorship candidate in Osun, Iyiola Omisore has accepted the challenge to an open debate with Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The acceptance...

Premium TimesChibok Schoolgirls - Court RulesAllAfrica.comJustice Abubakar Talba on Tuesday fixed the date at the resumed hearing of the case filed by Mr. Melaye against the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, and another. Mr. Melaye is cha...

Daily SunINTERVIEW: If I Were Governor, This is What I'd Do to End Boko Haram - Alao ...Nigerian BulletinIn a recent interview with OsunDefender newspaper, Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, former governor of Oyo State and member of PDP, spoke of his...

The Nation NewspaperUmaru Dikko: Diplomatic Baggage, Millionaire Crate-man and NigeriaNgEXThis week, I will tie my admonition for this column with the story of Ghandi…When Gandhi was studying law at the University College of London, a professor, whos...

Drug Trafficking: FG Mulls 4 Year Drug Control Master PlanTHISDAY LiveIn a strategic move to stem the growing cases of drug abuse in Nigeria and within the Gulf of Guinea, the Federal Government Wednesday initiated a four year master plan for drug cont...

CHANNELSLagos PDP Cautions Tinubu,Vows To Begin Her RecallDaily Times NigeriaThe Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the wife of the former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, Senator Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos...

Osun DefenderREVEALED: Why we have not returned Oduah's N255m bullet-proof cars ...Osun DefenderThe Ministry of Aviation has explained why it is yet to return the N255m BMW bullet-proof cars purchased by former Minister, Stella Oduah to Coscharis m...

Osun Defender18 New States - 50 Osun Monarchs Write KutigiVanguard50 first class traditional rulers, leaders, stakeholders, elders from Osun State have written the Chairman, National Conference, Justice Idris Kutigi and the leadership to demand the inc...

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Wednesday morningDailyPost Nigeria1. At the end of the Council of State's meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, journalists were told that the abducted Chibok girls will soon ...

Daily SunBRT: Army confirms death of personnel, insists soldiers did not burn vehiclesDailyPost NigeriaSolders_on_rampage_lagos The Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed that one of its personnel allegedly hit by a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle last Fri...

Lagos PDP Threatens Sen TinubuVanguardLagos — The Lagos State Oluremi Tinubu over perceived unsatisfactory manner she is conducting legislative functions. In a statement by its publicity secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, the party said if the Senate failed ...

Lagos PDP Threatens Sen TinubuVanguardLagos — The Lagos State Oluremi Tinubu over perceived unsatisfactory manner she is conducting legislative functions. In a statement by its publicity secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, the party said if the Senate failed ...

CHANNELSLawmakers Debate President's Power To Deploy Troops During ElectionsCHANNELSsenate Nigeria lawmakers, on Tuesday, were divided on the legality of the President to deploy the country's military during elections, the latest being the Ekit...

CHANNELSLawmakers Debate President's Power To Deploy Troops During ElectionsCHANNELSsenate Nigeria lawmakers, on Tuesday, were divided on the legality of the President to deploy the country's military during elections, the latest being the Ekit...

How to End Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria - Alao AkalaVanguardChristopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, is former governor of Oyo State and strong member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview he speaks on his life outside governm...

How to End Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria - Alao AkalaVanguardChristopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, is former governor of Oyo State and strong member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview he speaks on his life outside governm...

The Guardian NigeriaSenate Asks FG to Avert Flooding, Ocean Surge in Coastal StatesTHISDAY LiveAs the world enters into the rainy season, the Senate yesterday asked the federal government to ensure judicious use of ecological funds by putting in place ...

CHANNELSJonathan Pledges to Revive Education SectorTHISDAY LivePresident Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to restore Nigeria's educational sector and raise it above its former glory despite the decline experienced in the sector for several years. This...

Daily SunTerror threat: FG tightens security around Lagos airportDaily SunThe Federal Government yesterday ordered security to be beefed up at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos following the receipt of intelligence reports of a possible terror atta...

Osun DefenderLatest On Gov. Nyako's Impeachment: Investigative Panel Denied Access To ...Osun DefenderIt has been reported that the Adamawa State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists on Tuesday turned down the request of the Investigative C...

Daily SunTo Goodluck JonathanDaily SunPermit the liberty I take in addressing this open letter to Mr. President. I am a bona fide Nigerian and a senior citizen. I am by the grace of God past eighty-four years walking this earth. I remain perpetually gr...

The PunchNDLEA impounds 1.370kg of cocaine from smugglerThe PunchOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have recovered 1.370 kilogramme of whitish powdery substance that tested positive for...

CHANNELS[Breaking] Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Students Protest School Fees Hike ...Nigerian BulletinThe students of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State on Monday, embarked on a peaceful protest to demand the reduction of their hiked school fees and air...

Osun DefenderREVEALED: Why Buhari, APC govs shun Council of State meetingOsun DefenderA National Leader of the All Progressives Congress and former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and most state governors on the platform of the party...

Osun DefenderSuspected Cultists Shoot Final-Year Student in UNILAG360Nobs.comA final-year student of the University of Lagos was the victim of a shooting inside the school's main campus today. The student, who was identified as Sapara, was shot at ...

CHANNELSNational Conference Adjourns Plenary Over Increased DerivationCHANNELSNational-Conference-delegates In a bid to avoid a confrontation that may mar the ongoing national conference in Nigeria, the chairman of the conference has adjourned voting o...

CHANNELSKwara Students Endorse Governor Ahmed For Second TermCHANNELSgov kwara 2 The Kwara State students, under the aegis of the National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS), have expressed their support and wish for the State governor to run ...

CHANNELSEdo Assembly Meets At Old Legislative Chamber, Not Governor's Office - SpeakerVanguardOur attention has been drawn to reports in a section of the media purporting that the Edo State House of Assembly now sits in the office/chamber of the Go...

P.M. NewsN500m Money Laundering Charge: Lagos Speaker Knows Fate July 11Leadership NewspapersA Federal High Court in Lagos will on July 11 decide whether the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had made a prima facie case against the speake...

Osun DefenderNigerian forces attack Boko Haram camps, 40 killedMizo NewsLagos: Nigerian military has commenced air and ground bombardment of Boko Haram camps in the West African country's northeastern state of Borno, killing over 44 terrorists, the...

Daily Times NigeriaOsun Govt Commissions Ultra Modern MarketDaily Times NigeriaThe Osun state government has commissioned the Ayegbaju International Modern Market. The market which is situated in the heart of the state capital, Osogbo, sits atop a 8-he...

Bella NaijaPolice Arrest Ekiti APC Leader & others for Alleged RobberyBella NaijaThe Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force, is accusing a leader of the Ekiti State arm of the All Progressives Congress (APC), along with eigh...

P.M. NewsNigeria accesses $1.04bn from World Bank in 13 yearsBusinessDayNgozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance, said on Monday that the financing showed rapid buildup in the bank's assistance for the coun...

Leadership NewspapersFresh Appeal Stalls US$620, 000 Bribery Trial Against LawanAllAfrica.comAn FCT High Court yesterday adjourned hearing till October 28 following a motion for stay of proceedings by Reps Farouk Lawan and Boniface Emenalo who are char...

Osun DefenderEXCLUSIVE: MKO! 'Death of the people's president' – By Tunde OdesolaOsun DefenderThe winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election, MKO Abiola, died on July 7, 1998. In this piece, TUNDE ODESOLA captures the life and times...

Leadership NewspapersSANs Aiding Corrupt Judges – CJNLeadership NewspapersThe Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mariam Aloma-Mukhtar has accused senior advocates (SANs) of colluding with some judges to tarnish the image of the judiciary in the ...

Daily SunSearching for smoking gun against OkorochaDaily SunFor some weeks now,the governor of Imo State,Owelle Rochas Okorocha has seen a lot of firestorm in his domain.The first storm in his plate was the discovery of some Improvised Explosive Device...

The PunchEFCC arraigns three for stealing dead men's N141.7mThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned three suspects before Justice Lawal Akapo of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, for allegedly stealing from the dead. EFCC...

Nigerian Tribune'God wants Fayose to rebuild Ekiti'Nigerian TribuneEvangelist Sunday Odugbesan, is a consultant and also the vice president of Ekiti Young Professionals. The former juju musician speaks with SEYI SOKOYA on the success of Ayodele...

Daily SunBank manager commits suicide in OgunNigerian TribuneA decomposing body of a 44-year-old man, Habeeb Olatunde, reported to be a bank manager of one of the commercial banks in the state, has been found. A statement by the Ogun State Police Comma...

Daily SunSenator Adeseun returns to PDPNigerian TribuneSENATOR Ayo Adeseun, on Monday, ended his long-awaited speculated romance and return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), when he formally registered at Baya Oje ward 1, Surulere Local Government...

Daily Times NigeriaAbiola's Efforts Wasted – OdumakinDaily Times NigeriaWomen Arise for Change Initiative has said the democratic efforts made by the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Moshood Abiola were being ...

NBCNews.comSuspected Boko Haram Islamists kill 7 in northeast Nigeria: witnessesThe Daily StarKANO, Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram Islamists disguised in army uniforms killed seven people in an attack near the northeastern border with Cameroon, resident...

Daily Times NigeriaAkinwusi writes Osun public servants, clears self on Pension SchemeDaily Times NigeriaOsun State Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate, Mr. Olusegun Akinwusi yesterday wrote the state public servants, explaining his ro...

P.M. NewsNigerian student kills father over prayingStarAfrica.comA 21-year old Nigerian student has been arrested by the Ogun State police command for allegedly killing his father inside the Redemption Camp on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday last we...

Daily Times NigeriaIslamic Cleric,Wife Kidnapped by Suspected Soldiers in Ogun StateNigerian BulletinUstadh AbdulGaniy Jumah, an Islamic cleric and his wife Shakirah have been abducted by unknown gunmen from their residence on Fagbemi Street, off Ntabo...

Leadership NewspapersI'll Provide Primary Health Centres For Iresi, Oju-Eri, Ikonifin, Others – AregbesolaLeadership NewspapersOsun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has promised the people of Iresi, Oju-Eri, Ikonifin, Oke-Irun communities primary h...

Osun DefenderTokyo Escapes Assassination In IbadanLeadership NewspapersNo fewer than six people were injured when suspected members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) attacked former chairman of the union in Oyo State, Alhaji Latee...

Akinwusi Meets Osun CAN LeadersAllAfrica.comThe Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship candidate in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Akinwusi at the weekend met with state leaders of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) across the state's 30 local go...

Nigerian Observer Governor Akpabio Accused of Political Assassinations,KidnappingsNigerian BulletinChief Umana Okon Umana, former Secretary to the Government of Akwa Ibom State and one of the governorship aspirants in the 2015 governorship elections in...

THISDAY LiveS'East Govs to Procure Security Equipment to Safe Guard against Boko HaramTHISDAY LiveGovernors in the South-east geopolitical zone yesterday in Enugu reaffirmed their commitment to improving on the security of the area in view of the r...

Leadership NewspapersGraft: Olotu, 2 Other Judges Under Investigation – EFCCLeadership NewspapersThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it is still investigating a retired Federal High Court judge, Justice Gladys Olotu. In ...

THISDAY LiveN350bn Debt: DMO Gives Osun Clean Bill Of HealthLeadership NewspapersContrary to claims by some political parties that Osun State debt is at N350 billion, the director-general, Debt Management Office (DMO), Mr Abraham Nwankwo, has given the...

Osun DefenderAregbesola cautions Jonathan: Stop politicising governanceOsun DefenderGovernor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has cautioned President Goodluck Jonathan against politicisation of governance saying that issues that have to do with the lives ...

Daily SunWe've developed new strategies to end Boko Haram –Army ChiefDaily SunThe Nigerian Army said it has developed new strategies to contain the current security challenges confronting the nation and prepare the force to combat the future secu...

Nigerian TribunePolice van burnt over death of 3 in LagosNigerian TribuneThe police van set on fire by the mob, on Sunday. A police patrol van was, on Sunday morning, set ablaze by an angry mob, while some policemen were injured, as hoodlums protested ...

Premium TimesNigerian military acquiring new equipment to defeat Boko Haram- Army ChiefPremium TimesThe Nigerian military is acquiring new equipment and undergoing more training to face Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the country, the head of ...

CHANNELSNigerians to pay an annual content access fee for television content.NgEXUnder new policies proposed to the Federal Executive Council Nigerians will be required to pay an annual content access fee for television content. Speaking at the extra-o...

Osun DefenderUS backed $130m Azura Energy Project on the wayWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Construction of the US government supported Azura Energy Project that will add 450 megawatts of power to Nigeria's electricity grid is slated to start thi...

BusinessDayThe ideal governors Nigeria needs in 2015BusinessDayAgainst the backdrop of the raging debate over the real cause of recent defeat of Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State, by Ayodele Fayose, candidate of the People's Democratic Party (...

Daily Times NigeriaOhaneze Backs Okorocha Over Northerners Registration In ImoDaily Times NigeriaThe Pan Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndi'gbo, has given its backing to the proposed plan by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State over the Imo S...

Daily Times NigeriaWhy We Invaded Edo Assembly - PoliceDaily Times NigeriaState police commissioner, Folusho Adebanjo, Saturday, said the Police took over the Edo State House of Assembly following a tipoff that rival political parties, All Progressives...

Daily Times NigeriaFayemi Charges Private Institutions On Corporate Social ResponsibilityDaily Times NigeriaGovernor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has called on private organisations to perform their corporate social responsibilities in order to rescue ...

Daily Sun2015: Northern leaders behind migration to South-east, South-southDaily SunFresh facts have emerged on the mission of some Nigerians from the Northern part of the country who were arrested last month while traveling in a convoy of 33 buses to ...

Daily SunEkiti: It's new sociology, stupid!Daily SunThe Ekiti governorship election has come and gone, but certainly not its consequences. This is why in other climes, both the party that won and the one which lost the election would have by now co...

P.M. NewsUS, Nigeria exceptional countries – EntwistleP.M. NewsUnited States top diplomats in Nigeria on Saturday 5 July said the US and Nigeria are two exceptional countries in the world that share many values in common beyond just commercial and cu...

Bella NaijaBreakingNews 5/7/14 - Conference decides on zonal presidency, state creation ...Nigeria Master Web... [ Masterweb Reports: Akpandem James reports ] - The National Conference on Thursday resolved that henceforth, the office of the President o...

Daily Times NigeriaEmir Of Kano Withdraws Suit Against FGDaily Times NigeriaThe new Emir of Kano, Mohammadu Sanusi (II) has withdrawn his suit at the National Industrial Court challenging his suspension as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. T...

Daily MailNigerian authorities arrest three women accused of secretly working as ...Daily MailThree women have been arrested by Nigerian authorities on suspicion of secretly working as recruitment agents for the Islamist terror group Boko Haram, the co...

Daily SunGov Fashola, Lagos hospitals need healingDaily SunThis is an open letter to Governor Fashola, regarding the decadent condition of the medical system in Lagos State. The whole medical system in Lagos needs urgent revitalisation. This letter is ...

Daily SunOyo workers' salary now N4.6bn –AjimobiThe PunchOyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has said that the wage bill of civil servants in the state has increased from N2bn to N4.6bn in the last three years. He therefore lamented that the alloca...

LATEST ON ASUP/COEASU STRIKE: You need know what National Assembly ...Osun DefenderAccording to a member who is representing the Kauru Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Representative Simon Arabo, who disclosed to Faith, our correspondent,...

LATEST ON ASUP/COEASU STRIKE: You need know what National Assembly ...Osun DefenderAccording to a member who is representing the Kauru Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Representative Simon Arabo, who disclosed to Faith, our correspondent,...

Osun DefenderNigerian soldiers block roads, burn buses in Lagos protestThe Star OnlineLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian soldiers blocked roads, fired shots into the air and burned several buses in Lagos on Friday after a soldier was killed in a bus accident, ...

The Guardian NigeriaWada Orders LGs To Begin Payment Of Full SalariesDaily Times NigeriaThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it would scrap electoral centres at traditional palaces. The commission said neutral places and ...

CHANNELSLawmakers Urge FG To Fence Unity SchoolsCHANNELSHouse of Reps In a bid ensure a more secure environment for students in schools in Nigeria, the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Ministry of Education to ensure the construction and ...

RFIAfrican press review 4 July 2014RFIThe Nigerian press is baffled by Okonjo-Iweala's confession of communications failures during the Boko Haram kidnapping tragedy. Nigeria's Finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said in a television intervie...

Osun DefenderConfab - Old People Who Caused Our Problems 'Re Solving Them - OzekhomeVanguardChief Mike Ozekhome, an accomplished lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is one of the country's foremost advocates of civil rights. In this e...

Leadership NewspapersCourt: Sylva, Others: A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordCodewit World NewsA Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that a former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva and his co-accused persons must always attend court for the ...

Daily SunWike campaigns for Goodluck JonathanDaily SunThe Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike yesterday campaigned for President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election in 2015 Presidential Election. Speaking in Abuja while presenting some...

Daily SunAbuja blast: Immigration, police clampdown on illegal aliens, beggarsDaily SunFollowing last week's bomb blast that rocked a popular shopping plaza in Abuja, Emab Shopping Mall, the Minister of FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed has ordered a full...

THISDAY LivePDP Is Nigeria's History, Future - Gov. LamidoVanguardGovernor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State fielded questions from a group of journalists after they inspected the Dutse International Airport, which is nearing completion, and other projec...

Osun DefenderEXCLUSIVE: Ekiti election cannot in anyway be called free and fair… Jonathan'll ...Osun DefenderWhat do you think about the seeming inability of the Federal Government to rescue over 200 schoolgirls, who were abducted from Government...

THISDAY LiveCourt Restrains Maigari as Danagogo Appoints Sole Admin for NFFTHISDAY LiveBarely a week after the ouster of the Super Eagles from the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, a High Court sitting in Jos, has restrained the President of the Nigeria Footba...

The Punch2015: Jonathan'll lose woefully, says Balarabe MusaThe PunchWhat do you think about the seeming inability of the Federal Government to rescue over 200 schoolgirls, who were abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, ov...

The PunchFashola gives automatic employment to 200 graduatesThe PunchThe Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has given automatic employment to over 200 graduating students of the Lagos State College of Health Technology. The governor, who is the V...

Alleged N10bn chartered aircraft: Diezani seeks to amend motionNigerian TribuneTHE Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Thursday, asked a Federal High Court, Abuja, for l...

Daily SunOsun 2014 governorship election newsNigerian TribuneFounding fathers of Osun State have called on the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade and all the obas, chiefs and people of Ife zone to arrange a meeting and announce the name of a consensus c...

The Guardian NigeriaIGP seeks threat analysis ahead 2015 election, police frisk Ebonyi officials over ...The Guardian NigeriaPOISED to check the growing insecurity in the country and ensure adequate preparation for the 2015 general elections, the Inspe...

Daily Times NigeriaASUU/LASU Restate No Lectures Until Govt Meets DemandsDaily Times NigeriaThe chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU) chapter, Dr. Adekunle Idris has insisted the lecturers will conti...

Daily Times NigeriaMany Local Governments Created To Appease Girlfriends Of Military Officers ...Daily Times NigeriaA delegate at the ongoing National Conference, Mr. Chris Agbonwanegbe, has alleged that the military created most of the existing local ...

THISDAY LiveLamido: There Are Still Serious Problems in PDPTHISDAY LiveJigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, in this interview in Dutse, reviewed the post-Bamanga Tukur era in the Peoples Democratic Party, the issue of the Northerners arrested in ...

Osun DefenderFinally Revealed: Why President Jonathan Appointed Tukur As Ambassador-At ...Osun DefenderMinister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali, on Wednesday, said the desire by President Goodluck Jonathan to place Nigeria at the core of glob...

Bella NaijaNigerian Senate confirms four new ministersStarAfrica.comThe Nigeria senate has confirmed the appointment of four new ministers, bringing the number in the nation's cabinet to 42.The ministers were confirmed on Wednesday evening after a ...

Premium TimesTinubu, Obanikoro exchange words over Boko Haram‎Premium TimesA leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has asked the Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, to explain to Nigerians why the over 200 girls kid...