The Guardian NigeriaCharlie Boy stop Gov Rochas Okorocha from politicising his father BurialCodewit World NewsThe funeral mass organised at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oguta, Imo State for the late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa ended abruptly yesterda...

Leadership NewspapersRamadan Begins Today – SultanLeadership NewspapersThe Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III yesterday urged the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria to commen...

CHANNELSN1.8bn subsidy fraud: Court dismisses marketers' applicationThe PunchA Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Friday dismissed an application filed by two oil marketers, Mahmud Tukur and Alex Ochonogor, praying the court to discharge th...

CHANNELSChibok 238: Still missing … already forgotten?The PunchThe first line of Skeeter Davis's heart-break song woke me up at 2 a.m. on Wednesday. I am not a morning person; my brain doesn't wake up until noon. If you try to do any serious ...

114 Boko Haram suspects arrested in Abia return to JigawaNigerian TribuneONE hundred and fourteen indigenes of Jigawa State arrested by the military in Abia State on allegations of being members of the Boko Haram sect have arrived Dutse, the state capi...

THISDAY LiveMisconduct: Tinubu's Wife Faces Senate's SanctionTHISDAY LiveThe Senate yesterday accused Senator Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central) of gross misconduct and breach of privileges over the reports credited to her in some national dailies ...

Daily Times NigeriaAjimobi Attributes Violent Activities to Drug Abuse Among YouthsDaily Times NigeriaGovernor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has attributed most of the violent activities currently happening in the country to drug trafficking and drug abu...

Daily Times NigeriaAjimobi Attributes Violent Activities to Drug Abuse Among YouthsDaily Times NigeriaGovernor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has attributed most of the violent activities currently happening in the country to drug trafficking and drug abu...

SSS official counsels against over-reliance on social media as communication ...The Guardian NigeriaA SENIOR of the State Security Service (SSS), Mr Julius Owoupeta, has urged Nigerians to be cautious in relying on social media as means of communicatio...

Osun DefenderWhy Keke Napep Operator Sold His New Born BabyOsun DefenderThe Police in Abia have arrested a tricycle operator, 27-year-old Ogbonna Chukwudi for allegedly selling his newborn son for N500,000. Ogbonna Chukwudi, a resident of Cool Park Str...

UNIABUJA, LASU Strike: National Union – ASUU Backs Protesting LecturersNigerian BulletinFollowing the setback of academic activities in UNIABUJA, LASU by aggrieved lecturers, PM NEWS reports that the national union – ASUU is now backing them on the...

Leadership NewspapersGovernment Acted Right in Dropping Corruption Charges Against Abacha - AdokeAllAfrica.comThe government said that it adhered to "international best practices" in dropping the charges against Mr. Abacha. The Federal Govern...

P.M. News2015: Agitation For Gov In IkoroduP.M. NewsThe race for the 2015 governorship election in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, is beginning to gather momentum with several prominent politicians indicating interest to vie for the position to replace...

Leadership Newspapers2015: Yuguda Yet To Declare For Presidency – AideLeadership NewspapersBauchi State governor Isa Yuguda is yet to declare his desire to contest the presidency or a Senate seat, his spokesman, Mallam Danlami Takko, has said. He tol...

82 students bag 1st Class degree at Covenant UniversityThe Guardian NigeriaEIGHT two students of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, on Friday bagged first class degrees at its 2013/12014 convocation. The Chancellor of the University, Dr David Oyedepo,...

CHANNELS6 Die In Early Morning Auto CrashP.M. NewsA ghastly motor accident occurred Friday morning on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, western Nigeria, killing six people instantly and injuring at least four others. The ghastly motor accident occur...

Leadership NewspapersNDLEA Arrests 104 Drug Addicts, Makes 52 ConvictionsLeadership NewspapersThe Taraba State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that the command has arrested 104 drug addicts and made 52 convicti...

Leadership NewspapersNATIONAL - First Ramadan likely to be on June 30: Chief Meteorologist - June ...The NationDo you think the government needs to release funds to museums for the upkeep of historical artefacts after damage done to the “Fasting Budd...

2015 - Aspirants Begin Poster War in BauchiVanguardTHE race for the various elective positions in 2015 in Bauchi State is getting keener by the day. Now there is a poster war of sorts among the numerous aspirants. For the governorship election, promine...

CHANNELSKwara to Redeploy Teachers Without NCE CertificateAllAfrica.comIlorin — Teachers in the Kwara State Teaching Service without certificate in education are to be eased out of the system, the state government said yesterday. The affected teacher...

P.M. NewsJonathan set to implement N1.5 trillion police fundP.M. NewsPresident Goodluck Jonathan is seeking the consent of the Senate to commence deduction of one per cent from Federal Government's allocations to implement the proposed N1.5 trillio...

Imo 2015: My plans, prospects and preparationsCodewit World News27062014C Chris Anyawu Resized Broadcast journalist and politician, Senator Chris Anyanwu was a refreshing face on Nigerian television in the early eighties with her unique reportage of th...

Osun DefenderGrounded Chopper: I'll Go To Court If… — OshiomholeOsun DefenderThe Mmanagement of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Benin Airport Branch, yesterday, apologised to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State over the recent...

Daily SunTambuwal should know betterDaily SunSome years ago, I heard of a security protocol the Israelis came up with, in view of the situation in that country. It entailed ensuring that the Prime Minister was made to pass through the protocols put in ...

Washington PostGoodluck Jonathan: Nothing is more important than bringing home Nigeria's ...Washington PostI have had to remain quiet about the continuing efforts by Nigeria's military, police and investigators to find the girls kidnapped in Ap...

CHANNELSSecurity challenges: naf centralises issuance of uniformsNigerian TribuneFollowing security challenges engulfing the country, the Nigerian Air Force has centralised the issuance of uniforms to officers and men of the service, to check prolifera...

CHANNELSSenators Ndoma-Egba, Adeyemi condemn Abuja bomb blastNigerian TribuneSenate Majority Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba on Thursday, condemned what he called senseless killing of innocent Nigerians through a bomb blast at the popular EFAB Mall, ...

Nigerian Observer NIFOR can create 2, 500 new jobs -ChairmanThe PunchThe Chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, Benin, Senator Lee Meaba, said on Thursday that the institute had the capacity to create 2,500 jobs. Mea...

Osun DefenderLagos Explosion Was A Car BombingOsun DefenderContrary to information sent out by Lagos State officials that yesterday's explosion in the Apapa area of Lago scame from a gasoline tanker explosion,SaharaReporters has now learned that th...

Nigerian TribuneFayemi's concession of defeat a propaganda – FayoseNigerian TribuneTHE Ekiti State governor-elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Thursday in Abuja, said that the concession of incumbent governor Kayode Fayemi to defeat was a propaganda stunt ...

CHANNELS16 Soldiers Feared Dead as Armed men Attack Military Post in BornoNigerian BulletinA military post in Bulabulin Ngaura of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State according to media reports was on Tuesday attacked by armed men suspected to b...

spyghana.comPDP blames latest bombings on Jonathanspyghana.comwpid-Jonathan-200jpg-6000.jpg The leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday alleged that the recent spate of bombings being carried out across the country was the...

There was no point dividing the nation on the basis of political partyspyghana.comImo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has urged the Federal Government to revisit the report of the Oputa Panel for the peace and progress of the countr...

P.M. NewsThere was no point dividing the nation on the basis of political partyspyghana.comImo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has urged the Federal Government to revisit the report of the Oputa Panel for the peace and progress of t...

Bella NaijaLagos Pastor's “Ritualist Den” UncoveredBella NaijaA ritualists' den allegedly owned by a pastor, was uncovered at Ogolonto area of Ikorodu Lagos yesterday. Eight victims who were reportedly abducted from different regions of the...

Nigerian TribuneAnger As Kutigi Walks Out Journalists From Confab PlenaryAllAfrica.comAbuja — Journalists covering the ongoing National Conference were embarrassed on Wednesday, as the Chairman of the conference, Idris Kutigi, ordered them to 'di...

Daily SunBoko Haram scourge almost like a civil war, says JonathanBusinessDayPresident Goodluck Jonathan has likened the terrorism challenge in the country to the Nigerian civil war, describing it as even worse. The president also noted that while the ...

Governing Anambra Is Not As Difficult As They Say - - Obiora OkonkwoVanguardDR. Obiora Okonkwo, political scientist and entrepreneur is the coordinator of Anambra State Good Governance Forum (ASGGOF) and leader of Nzuko Imeobi Idemili North and South, ...

Daily Times NigeriaPolice Promise Peaceful Elections Across The CountryDaily Times NigeriaStill reeling from the successful conduct of the Ekiti state governorship elections, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of security during the el...

Osun DefenderN27 billion Bank PHB fraud: Why court stopped Atuche's bid to stall trialOsun DefenderFrancis Atuche, Elizabeth Atuche and Ugo Anyanwu are standing trial on a 47-count charge for allegedly stealing N27.5 billion from Bank PHB. Justice ...

Leadership NewspapersN27 billion Bank PHB fraud: Court stops Atuche's bid to stall trialPremium TimesFrancis Atuche, Elizabeth Atuche and Ugo Anyanwu are standing trial on a 47-count charge for allegedly stealing N27.5 billion from Bank PHB. Justic...

Murder: Court Jails 4 Internet Fraudsters Over Killing Of CoupleLeadership NewspapersAn Ogun State High Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, yesterday, remanded four suspected Internet fraudsters, popularly called Yahoo Yahoo boys, in prison for allegedly killing...

WorldStage'NDLEA Apprehended 87813 Suspected Drug Traffickers In 23 Years'Leadership NewspapersChairman/chief executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade has said that Nigeria has made significant progress in cou...

WorldStageWe are committed to transforming Delta, says UduaghanWorldStageDelta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, CON has reiterated his government's commitment to transforming the state in its quest to ensure that the state's economy thrive...

The PunchFG approves N14.7bn contract for FCT communityThe PunchThe Federal Government on Wednesday approved a N14.7bn contract for the provision of engineering infrastructure at Gidan Daya Urban Renewal Site in the Gidan Daya Area of Kurudu District o...

The Guardian NigeriaTension at confab, as aggrieved military veterans threaten showdownNigerian TribuneMILITARY pensioners under the auspices of Coalition of Aggrieved Nigerian Military Veterans, on Wednesday, stormed the venue of the ongoing national ...

The Guardian NigeriaTension at confab, as aggrieved military veterans threaten showdownNigerian TribuneMILITARY pensioners under the auspices of Coalition of Aggrieved Nigerian Military Veterans, on Wednesday, stormed the venue of the ongoing national ...

Court remands 4 'Yahoo' boys over killing of couple in OgunNigerian TribuneFOUR 'yahoo' boys, on Wednesday, were remanded in prison, on the order of an Ogun State High Court sitting in Isabo, for allegedly killing a couple, identified a...

N27.5 Bn Fraud: Court Stops Atuche's Bid to Stall TrialCHANNELSFrancis_Atuche Justice Lateefa Okunnu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, today stopped further attempts by a former Managing Director of Bank PHB, Mr. Francis Atuche to delay trial...

Bella Naija21 Boko Haram Suspects Arrested in EnuguTHISDAY LiveLess than two weeks after suspected members of Boko Haram were arrested in Abia state, another set of 21 suspects believed to be members of the Islamic group travelling to Kano with several...

The Guardian NigeriaName HYPPADEC Secretariat After Late Kuta, Senate Urges FGLeadership NewspapersThe Senate, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to name the secretariat of the Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) after...

The StreetjournalUPDATE 1-Explosion near shopping centre in Nigerian capital - witnessesReuters Africa(Adds second witness, details and background). ABUJA, June 25 (Reuters) - An explosion rocked an area near an upscale shopping centre in the Nigerian ...

Osun DefenderEkiti Polls Not Free, Fair, Says SaniOsun DefenderHuman rights activist, Mallam Sheu Sani, has said that the Ekiti governorship election was not free and fair. This position expressed by the President, Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, ran...

StarAfrica.comNigerian press agog with court's decision against defecting governors, missing ...StarAfrica.comNigerian newspapers were on Wednesday awash with the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja to throw out the suit filed by the nation...

spyghana.comAlaafin remains one of the most revered monarchs in Nigeriaspyghana.comA former governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, said on Tuesday that his relationship with the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, remains cordial. Alao-Akala...

P.M. NewsConfab: Over 2000 Nigerians in prisons abroadP.M. NewsThe National Conference Committee on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters said on Tuesday that no fewer than 2,048 Nigerians are serving various jail terms abroad. The committee, headed by ...

The Guardian NigeriaUS Tasks INEC, Political Parties On Credible Elections In 2015Leadership NewspapersThe United States Department of States in Washington, DC yesterday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties and ...

CHANNELSObiano Reviews 100 Days In Office, Prioritises SecurityCHANNELSWillie Obiano1 The Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, has marked his 100 days in office, emphasising that security is the topmost priority of his administration. In a special br...

TradeWindsNigeria kills three piratesTradeWindsNigerian forces have killed three pirates who attacked a joint task force (JTF) patrol boat. JTF spokesman Mustapha Anka told All Africa Global Media that 30 men armed with AK-47s in two speedboats took on...

The Express TribuneBoko Haram abducts 60 women, girls in northeast NigeriaThe Express TribuneAnalysts say kidnapping could be an attempt to refocus attention on group's demands for release of militant fighters. By AFP. Published: June 25, 2014. Twe...

Daily SunMinister Tasks Schools On SecurityVanguardAbuja — Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, yesterday, tasked all educational institutions across the country to improve on security around their premises, in liaison with relevant se...

Leadership NewspapersBayelsa Assembly Tackles Dickson Over Education SystemAllAfrica.comYenagoa — The Bayelsa States House of Assembly has tackled the Governor Seriake Dickson-led government over lack of supervision of the education system in the sta...

THISDAY LiveFrank Mba Made Assistant Commissioner of PoliceTHISDAY LiveThe Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, was yesterday decorated with a new rank as an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) by the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mohammed...

Daily SunOsun PDP and the 'Lagos crowd' blackmailDaily SunThe governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the August 9 election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has repeated the blackmail mantra of the opposition by ac...

Daily SunOsun PDP and the 'Lagos crowd' blackmailDaily SunThe governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the August 9 election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has repeated the blackmail mantra of the opposition by ac...

The Guardian NigeriaThe Emerging APC (2)BusinessDayI published the first instalment of this article on February 27, 2013 intending to write the concluding parts as the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) fully crystallised. I also made com...

Nigerian TribuneJonathan kicks off N2.9 trillion Centenary CityNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony to signal the take-off of the new Centenary City, Abuja, expected to cost about N2.976 trillio...

National Mirror2015: Ekiti election, good omen for future elections —Jega •As INEC meets ...Nigerian TribuneAS the preparations for the Osun governorship and the 2015 general election hot up, chairman of the Independent National Electiral Commissio...

Leadership NewspapersI'm the man to stop all-comers from Oyo gov race —Alao-Akala •As five LGs in ...Nigerian TribuneFORMER governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, has reiterated that he remains the man that will streamline the number ...

Assemblies of God Church's crisis deepensThe Guardian NigeriaTHE leadership crisis rocking the Assemblies of God Church Nigeria took another dimension Tuesday as church members resisted an attempt by the Assistant General Superintendent, Chidi Okor...

The West AustralianAt least 18 killed in attack on northern Nigerian village - policeReuters AfricaJOS, Nigeria, June 24 (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed when gunmen raided a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna overnight, a polic...

NDLEA Arrests School Children, Hotel Manager Over Drug Abuse and TraffickingCHANNELSndlea The Kaduna State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday said that it has arrested 11 secondary school children and manager of a ho...

Leadership NewspapersPolice Nab Herbalist Over Burying Of Ex-Customs Officer, Daughter AliveLeadership NewspapersThe police in Lagos State, yesterday, paraded a 64-year-old herbalist, Alhaji Olatunji Azeez, for allegedly killing a retired customs offic...

CHANNELSCriminal Herdsmen Waging War Against Nigeria – JonathanCHANNELSjonathan-goodluck-Nigeria-President President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday that terrorists, who disguise themselves as pastoralists are largely responsible for the frequent cl...

CHANNELSCriminal Herdsmen Waging War Against Nigeria – JonathanCHANNELSjonathan-goodluck-Nigeria-President President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday that terrorists, who disguise themselves as pastoralists are largely responsible for the frequent cl...

CHANNELSN47 Billion Fraud - Notice of Appeal Stalls Akingbola, Aide's TrialVanguardLagos — Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of an Ikeja High Court yesterday adjourned further hearing in the N47.1 billion theft charge against former managing director of...

Daily Times NigeriaLASU Deserted, as Students, Lecturers Defy Resumption OrderDaily Times NigeriaDespite the directive by the Lagos State University Management that students and lecturers of the institution should resume yesterday (Monday), no academic...

Akwa Ibom APC - On the BrinkVanguardThe Akwa Ibom chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC is on the brink as the opposition party seeks to find a bearing after the recent merger. How the party handles the contending 2015 aspirations of its leader...

The GuardianCameroon battles Nigeria's Boko HaramNews24Amchide - Cameroon, stepping up its co-operation with Nigeria against the deadly Islamist campaign by Boko Haram insurgents, is working to rout them from a key stronghold in a remote northern b...

Daily SunPolice Quiz Melaye Over Chibok Girls' ProtestVanguardABUJA--FOR engaging in a street protest over the abduction of over 200 female students of Government Girls' Secondary School, Chibok, by members of Boko Haram, the police in Abuja ha...

Septuagenarians, Octogenarians Have Taken Over the Confab - - SalisVanguardLAGOS governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Akinyegun Owolabi Salis, a lawyer and accountant, in this interview bared his mind on burning n...

CHANNELSConfab seeks abrogation of plea bargainThe Guardian NigeriaDELEGATES at the ongoing National Conference yesterday expressed misgivings over the judicial process in Nigeria, even as they recommended that the plea bargain principle be expunged fr...

Daily SunUK, Yero applaud Kwankwaso's performanceDaily SunThe United Kingdom (UK) has applauded the performance of Governor Rabi'u Kwankwaso of Kano State in the education sector. The acclamation was contained in a goodwill message delivered by...

Daily Sun6 killed in Kaduna chiefdom crisisDaily SunTwo persons have been killed in a violence that erupted at Fadan- Chawai in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State following the appointment of a new paramount Chief of Tsam (Res-Tam) by the stat...

The Guardian NigeriaLike Ekiti, like June 12The Guardian NigeriaFayose LAST Saturday's governorship election in Ekiti State almost passed the test of the June 12, 1993 presidential poll, acknowledged as the freest, fairest and most credible balloti...

National MirrorOminous signs that may truncate 2015National MirrorAs the country inches towards the February 2015 general elections, early warning signals indicate rather sadly, that the destination to that journey may be truncated prematurely if care ...

THISDAY LiveOndo PDP woos APC factional chairman, othersNigerian TribuneThe leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State chapter, has commenced moves aimed at wooing aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to its fold. ...

THISDAY LiveOndo PDP woos APC factional chairman, othersNigerian TribuneThe leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State chapter, has commenced moves aimed at wooing aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to its fold. ...

We're not in a hurry to leave Ekiti —PoliceNigerian TribuneTHE leader of the police team deployed in Ekiti for the governorship election, Mogaji Nasarawa, has disclosed that his men and officers are not in a hurry to leave the state. At a press c...

THISDAY LivePoliticising the arrest of Boko Haram suspectsNigerian TribuneThe arrest of 486 Boko Haram suspects by military personnel in Abia State on Sunday, June 15, 2014 has been generating reactions that are largely coloured by sectional, ethnic an...

WorldStageEkiti poll: Dickson, PDP, Ogboru call on political class to emulate FayemiWorldStageR-L: Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Mr. Ayo Fayose and incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi during the former visit on Monday June 23, 2014. WorldStage Newsonline--...

Premium TimesAdamawa lawmakers plot to impeach Nyako, deputy suffers setbackPremium TimesThe court refused the lawmakers request for a substituted service on the governor and his deputy. ———————————-. The bid by members of the Ada...

NDLEA arrested 107 suspects in six months -CommanderThe PunchCommander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Frank Hanachor, said on Monday that the agency arrested 107 suspects in connection with drug abuse and trafficking....

P.M. News3 Soldiers Killed in Borno Suicide BombingBella NaijaA suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber attacked a military post in Gwoza, Borno State on Sunday, killing three soldiers and wounding three others. The military post is located near a secondar...

StarAfrica.comJonathan optimistic of Nigeria's FIFA, peaceful electionsStarAfrica.comPresident Goodluck Jonathan has said that the victory of Nigeria's Super Eagles against Bosnia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Saturday's peaceful elect...

Leadership Newspapers'Resist Temptation To Break Up Nigeria'Leadership NewspapersKwara State Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed has urged Nigerians to be patriotic and avoid being used by any individual to break up the country. Nigeria, according to the...

CHANNELSEkiti Election: Electorates Commend Electoral CommissionCHANNELSAyodele-Fayose-2 Some electorates in Ekiti State have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its efforts in ensuring that the Ekiti State governorship e...

CHANNELSAbdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir: Now that Sanusi is EmirDailyPost NigeriaHaving faith in fate is one of the most difficult things to do on earth. But it is the easiest thing that makes a slave master, a pauper wealthy, a subject leader a commoner king...

Osun Defender2015 GENERAL ELECTION: What Jonathan Told Youths – A MUST READOsun DefenderSpeaking at the second convocation of the Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Abuja in where Governor Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe State and the Director General, State S...

Bella NaijaSo My Own Alhaji Is Gone!AllAfrica.comFellow Nigerians, this is not the best of seasons in our dear beloved country. In the past few weeks, we've lost some great citizens: Justice Chukwudifu Akunne Oputa (INTEGRITY PERSONIFIED), The Emir...