AllAfrica.comNLC Blames Military Officers Over Media Attacks, Calls for CompensationAllAfrica.comThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has blamed military officers over their involvement in the recent harassment on Daily Trust, Nation and Leadership newspa...

AllAfrica.comMilitary Clampdown - NLC Demands Compensation to MediaAllAfrica.comThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the ongoing harassment of newspaper vendors, seizure of newspapers, arrest of circulation drivers of several newspaper publi...

CHANNELSNigeria: Govt to Pay US$70000 for Forced Eviction of Slum-Dwellers in RiversAllAfrica.comNigeria was yesterday ordered to pay nearly $70,000 (50,000 euros) damages after at least one person was killed and 12 seriously injured during the militar...

Bella NaijaDora Akunyili's Last Public Speech: “Nigeria Will Work”| WatchBella NaijaSahara TV has released a video which is believed to be late NAFDAC reformer Dora Akunyili's last public speech. She died at the age of 59 on Saturday. In Ma...

Codewit World NewsNIGERIA: Wuse, Garki Markets in Abuja Shut over Bomb ScareCodewit World News28042014C Mohammed Abubakar Resized The two biggest markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) - the Wuse and Garki Ultra Modern Markets - were in the ear...

Codewit World NewsNIGERIA: Wuse, Garki Markets in Abuja Shut over Bomb ScareCodewit World News28042014C Mohammed Abubakar Resized The two biggest markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) - the Wuse and Garki Ultra Modern Markets - were in the ear...

I'm Troubled by Nigeria's Challenges –Abdulsalami -Daily IndependentNigerian BulletinFormer military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, a retired General, has expressed hope that the country would soon overcome the current insurgency that h...

CHANNELSI'm Troubled by Nigeria's Challenges –Abdulsalami -Daily IndependentNigerian BulletinFormer military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, a retired General, has expressed hope that the country would soon overcome the current insurgenc...

Daily SunAbubakar commissions hospitals in IlorinDaily SunFormer Head of State, General Abubakar Abdulsalam has described the five General Hospitals rehabilitated by the Kwara State Gov- ernment as bold steps in the transformation of the State into an ...

Daily SunAbubakar commissions hospitals in IlorinDaily SunFormer Head of State, General Abubakar Abdulsalam has described the five General Hospitals rehabilitated by the Kwara State Gov- ernment as bold steps in the transformation of the State into an ...

Daily Times NigeriaAviation Agencies Do Not Remit Money To Me – OrtomLeadership NewspapersThe supervising minister of aviation, Mr Samuel Ortom, has denied allegations that the aviation agencies remit money to him monthly to fund campaigns for his go...

Nigerian TribuneConfab: Uproar as delegates disagree over debate procedureNigerian TribuneTHE proceedings at the plenary of the ongoing National Conference on Tuesday commenced with a rowdy session and stalled progress for over two hours over introduct...

WorldStageInsurgency: Court okays suit seeking EFCC's probe of N76bn CCTV projectNigerian TribuneA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, granted an exparte application seeking leave for an order of mandamus compelling the Economic and Fin...

Drama over missing N4.8m theft case fileNational MirrorJustice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday expressed dismay when she was informed by the registrar that a case file in a criminal trial before her, involving a p...

Daily Times NigeriaNational convention: APC in make-or-mar meetingNigerian TribuneThe National Leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are having sleepless nights over the June 13 and 14 national convention of the party, Nigerian Tribune can ...

Nigerian TribuneSanusi operates from Kano govt house •Emir's palace under tight securityNigerian TribuneTHE palace of the Emir of Kano continued to be under surveillance on Tuesday, as security men cordoned off the area, to forestall breakdown of...

CHANNELSNigeria: Slum-dwellers' victory over government in international court a triumph ...WorldStageToday's court decision against the Nigerian security forces who indiscriminately opened fire on peaceful protesters in Bundu Ama almost five y...

Bella Naija19 Year Old Lagos Man Arrested for Allegedly Raping Blind 80 Year Old WomanBella NaijaA 19-year-old man, Avoseh Satingo has been arrested for allegedly raping a blind 80-year-old woman. The incident reportedly occurred in Lagos in February a...

StarAfrica.comRwandAir to begin direct flights to AbujaStarAfrica.comRwanda is to start direct commercial flights to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, a senior official of the country's flagship airline disclosed on Tuesday. Mrs Fi...

CHANNELSNigeria, Pakistan target N160bn trade in five yearsThe PunchThe Federal Government on Tuesday sealed a bilateral agreement with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to improve the level of trade from the current $70m (N11.2bn) to $1bn (N160bn) with...

StarAfrica.comWorld Bank to invest $50m in AnambraThe Guardian NigeriaTHE World Bank has unfolded plans to invest $50 million dollars for the revamping of technical and vocational colleges in Anambra. A Senior Education Specialist with the bank, Dr Tun...

StarAfrica.comWorld Bank to invest $50m in AnambraThe Guardian NigeriaTHE World Bank has unfolded plans to invest $50 million dollars for the revamping of technical and vocational colleges in Anambra. A Senior Education Specialist with the bank, Dr Tun...

Bella NaijaTwo Sisters Kidnapped In Abuja: How You Can Help360Nobs.comTwo sisters, Ejura and Onekwu Opaluwah were kidnapped yesterday Sunday June 9th by five armed men who stormed their home in Karmo, Abuja. The two sisters who are students of Covenant...

MSNBCBoko Haram allegedly kidnaps 20 more Nigeria schoolgirlsMSNBCThe Boko Haram terrorist group reportedly kidnapped an additional 20 Nigerian schoolgirls near the town of Chibok, according to a new report. The militants allegedly forced the teenage g...

CHANNELSBomb Scare Forces Police To Seal Abuja MarketsCHANNELSPolice SU Security officials have sealed major markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as a result of bomb scare. Police officers from the FCT Command on Tuesday barricaded and preven...

BusinessDayAkunyili's death is a great loss to Nigeria – OrjiDailyPost Nigeriaimage Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has condoled with the Akunyili family, the Government and people of Anambra State on the untimely demise of the former Minist...

ynaijaWilliam Wallis: 2015 Elections – Jonathan is still the man to beat despite criticismsynaijaMr. Jonathan has yet to make explicit whether he will contest the election. But several new appointments and the defection to the opposition of many of h...

The Streetjournal#Ekiti2015: Our members were carrying brooms, not weapons… – APCThe StreetjournalThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the violence unleashed on peaceful members of the party at Ado Ekiti on Sunday by the police, appare...

Recomposition Of Reps Leadership, Plot To Weaken Opposition –GbajabiamilaLeadership NewspapersThe leader of the minority caucus in the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the recent call by APGA, Accord and Labour party rep...

P.M. NewsTerrorism: FG Arraigns Ozekhome's AbductorsLeadership NewspapersThe federal government yesterday arraigned Delta State kidnap kingpin, Mr Kelvin Oniarah Ezeiegbe and two others, who were involved in the kidnapping of Lagos lawyer, Chief Mi...

Nigerian TribunePro-Biafra Group Makes Unsuccessful Bid To Revive Failed RepublicLeadership NewspapersAt the end of the meeting of the South-East Governors Forum in Enugu on June 8, 2014, its chairman and governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, wh...

National Mirror'Senate Passed 12 Out Of 187 Bills In A Year'Leadership NewspapersAs the Senate rounded up the third session of the 7th Senate, the chairman, Rules and Business Committee, Senator Ita Enang has revealed that the Upper House passe...

Daily Sun2015: Protest rocks Lagos APC over alleged imposition of candidatesDaily SunBy OLUWOLE FAROTIMI and CHINELO OBOGO Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday took to the streets of Lagos to protest the alleged imposition of candid...

Daily SunLagos mortgage scheme upbeat, produces 92 additional homeownersBusinessDayOn a monthly basis, home ownership is trickling down to some Lagos State residents who ordinarily would not have been able to own homes, especially at the time, price an...

Nigerian TribuneWhy we jettisoned federal character on scholarship scheme —FG •As 104Nigerian TribuneTHE Federal Government, on Monday, presented letters of awards to 104 first-class graduates from universities across the country who emerged winner...

My boys behind illegal refineries in N/D —King DakorouNigerian TribuneA prominent Niger Delta traditional ruler stunned the delegates at the ongoing National Conference on Monday when he sensationally told the conference that operators of illegal ref...

UniAbuja ASUU adamant on strikeNigerian TribuneTHE striking lecturers of University of Abuja have refused to back-down despite entreaties by members of the public and the university authorities. A faction of UNIABUJA ASUU chapter led by Mr Ben Ugheoke,...

Premium TimesCourt rules June 30 on 'no case submission ' over Funsho WilliamsThe Guardian Nigeriacourt-logo JUSTICE Ebenezer Adebajo of a Lagos High Court, Igbosere, Monday fixed June 30, 2014 to rule on a 'no case submission' raised b...

CHANNELSSURE-P Has Spent Over N280 Billion On Intervention ProjectsCHANNELSSure p A member of the board of the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P), Mr Sam Ohuanbuwa on Monday revealed that the federal government has spent over N280 billion on inter...

CHANNELSSURE-P Has Spent Over N280 Billion On Intervention ProjectsCHANNELSSure p A member of the board of the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P), Mr Sam Ohuanbuwa on Monday revealed that the federal government has spent over N280 billion on inter...

CHANNELSSURE-P Has Spent Over N280 Billion On Intervention ProjectsCHANNELSSure p A member of the board of the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P), Mr Sam Ohuanbuwa on Monday revealed that the federal government has spent over N280 billion on inter...

Osun DefenderGUN BATTLE: One Dies As Police, Robbers Battle Over VehicleOsun DefenderGUN BATTLE: One Dies As Police, Robbers Battle Over Vehicle One person suspected to be a member of a robbery gang died on Saturday after a shootout with the police in ...

Pastor, evangelist, 2 others sentenced to death over robberyNigerian TribuneNINE years after participating in a bank robbery, a pastor, Adeniyi Matthew, an Evangelist, Akeem Benjamin and two others have been sentenced to death over their roles in the r...

Bella NaijaEmir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi presented with Letter of AppointmentBella NaijaEx-Central Bank of Nigeria Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who is now the Emir of Kano, was officially presented today Monday 9th June 2014, with a letter confirming his ...

CHANNELSAPC Is The Party For Change – NgigeCHANNELSChris-Ngige2 View From The Top, on this edition, plays host to former Anambra State Governor, Dr Chris Ngige. Senator Ngige took on several issues surrounding Nigeria's democracy, his time as Gov...

CHANNELSBreaking News: UNIPORT Students Protest Hike in Fees - LIVESCHOOL NEWSNigerian BulletinStudents of the University of Port Harcourt both returning and new students are protesting an increase in fees. Chanting songs and expressing their displeasu...

Leadership Newspapers"Prepare for war" Ex-PDP Govs Vow to Kill Jonathan's 2nd Term AmbitionNigerian BulletinMr. Chukwuemeka Eze, the Former Spokesman of defunct new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, h...

CHANNELSUNIPORT Students Protest Hike In FeesCHANNELSUNIPORT Students of the University of Port Harcourt are protesting an increase in fees, few days after a similar protest started in Lagos after the State government introduced new fees for new studen...

CHANNELSUNIPORT Students Protest Hike In FeesCHANNELSUNIPORT Students of the University of Port Harcourt are protesting an increase in fees, few days after a similar protest started in Lagos after the State government introduced new fees for new studen...

Daily SunJonathan goofed by blaming insecurity on APC governors –Lai MohammedDaily SunThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Goodluck Jonathan goofed by allegedly taking a partisan stand on the ongoing insurgency in the country, rathe...

Daily SunWhy national confab may fail – OlunloyoDaily SunA former governor of old Oyo State, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo, has said that the ongoing National Conference may not achieve anything concrete. He said the Federal Government allegedly disreg...

Leadership NewspapersCommunity Chides Bamidele Over Statement Against Ex-GovLeadership NewspapersSome indigenes of Iyin Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area of Ekiti State has accused the Labour Party governorship candidate in the state, Ho...

Daily SunFemale suicide bomber blows self, soldier to death in GombeDaily SunA new dimension was added to the raging insurgency in parts of the North when another bomb exploded near Military Quarter Guard along Biu Road in Gombe State, killing a female...

Leadership NewspapersI will expose the atrocities of PDP soon – AtikuDailyPost NigeriaAtiku-Abubakar Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has vowed to expose the atrocities the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has committed against Nigerians since it ...

P.M. NewsRoads: Ogun Communities Task GovtNigerian ObserverIJEBU-ODE (OGUN) - Two communities in Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun have called on the state government to rehabilitate roads in the area to boost socio-economic development. T...

Leadership NewspapersAmaechi-Led NGF To Draw Up Governors' Retirement BenefitsNigerian ObserverPORT HARCOURT -NGF) The Amaechi-led Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has promised to make objective recommendation for governors retirement benefits. T...

Osun DefenderOgun APC crisis: Osoba rejects parallel exco as aggrieved members defect to LPDailyPost Nigeriaosoba1 The crisis rocking the Ogun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is far from over as state leader and former governor, Ol...

P.M. NewsDHQ explains Gombe suicide bombingP.M. NewsThe Defence Headquarters has explained the circumstances surrounding Sunday's suicide bombing at the 301 Battalion, Gombe. The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, said ...

Boundary Commission denies ceding C'River villagesThe Guardian NigeriaAGAINST the backdrop of a report in the media, the National Boundary Commission (NBC) has denied the allegation that it ceded some communities and villages in Cross River State t...

Boundary Commission denies ceding C'River villagesThe Guardian NigeriaAGAINST the backdrop of a report in the media, the National Boundary Commission (NBC) has denied the allegation that it ceded some communities and villages in Cross River State t...

Lagos begins placeme: LAGOS—Lagos State government haCodewit World NewsLAGOS—Lagos State government has said henceforth, admission of pupil into its public secondary schools will be through a placement examination to be conducted throughout the sta...

The Streetjournal“Our women have become the targets of all manners of intrigues…,” alleged ...The StreetjournalThe Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), yesterday, alleged that some Nigerian women now sell their private parts, wombs, ova...

Leadership NewspapersFemale Suicide Bomber, Soldier Die As Bomber Targets Military In GombeLeadership NewspapersA female suicide bomber yesterday attacked a Military Quarter Guard along Biu Road in Gombe State, killing a soldier and the suicide bomber....

Police engage Lagos/Ibadan highway robbers, kill 1Nigerian TribuneThe anti-robbery team attached to Mowe Division of the Ogun State police command, on Saturday, engaged a gang of armed robbers in a battle at Redemption Youth Camp, on the Lagos/Ibadan E...

Leadership NewspapersDefence Headquarters Explains Suicide Bombing In GombeLeadership NewspapersThe Defence Headquarters has explained the circumstances surrounding Sunday's suicide bombing at the 301 Battalion, Gombe. The Director of Defence Infor...

Osun DefenderWhy Fayemi's Convoy was Attacked by Police; Motorcyclist Killed in Ekiti APC ...Nigerian BulletinOn Sunday, a violent clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP claimed the life ...

Osun DefenderAttack on Newspapers: FG denies claims of being responsibleOsun DefenderDr Doyen Okupe, Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, has described as untrue media reports that the Federal Government had ordere...

Boundary Commission Denies Ceding Of Nigerian Communities To CameroonNigerian ObserverThe National Boundary Commission (NBC) has cleared the air over an alleged plot to cede some Nigerian communities to the Republic of Cameroon. This is contained in a ...

BBC NewsNigerian army raids newspaper depotsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Nigerian army has carried out raids on distribution centres handling several of leading national newspapers. The newspapers said their delivery vans had been searched and vendors quest...

Bella NaijaUNILAG Cancels N25, 000 Fine After Student Protest – THE CABLENigerian BulletinFollowing protests staged by students of the University of Lagos, authorities of the institution have rescinded the decision to impose a N25,000 payment for lat...

Leadership NewspapersNUJ Says Akunyili's Death Huge Loss To Nigeria, Her FamilyLeadership NewspapersThe Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), has described the death of the former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili as a huge loss to the na...

Osun DefenderTambuwal: Dora was a Class ApartTHISDAY LiveSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has expressed shock over the news of the passing away of the former Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyuli. In a stat...

StarAfrica.comNigerian army, US counterparts strategise against terrorStarAfrica.comThe meeting, according to the statement, agreed that henceforth, Nigeria will not be pressured into disclosing operational information on efforts to locate the abducted...

Daily Times NigeriaInsinuation That PDP States Are More Peaceful Than APC, Totally Wrong - NyakoDaily Times NigeriaAdamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako is convinced that States under the control of the Peoples Democratic Party are more insecure than th...

Daily Times NigeriaGovernors' Performance Will Be Reviewed At NGF Retreat – AmaechiDaily Times NigeriaGovernor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state has said that the ongoing Nigeria Governor's Forum is a way of re-evaluating and reviewing of perfor...

DailyPost NigeriaHow Davido disrupted Babcock students' convocationDailyPost NigeriaLast Sunday, Super Star, Davido disrupted the 2014 convocation ceremony of Babcock University in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun. davido vgma. Davido who was one of the 1,544 gr...

Amaechi-led NGF to draw up governors' retirement benefitsDailyPost Nigeriaimage The Amaechi-led Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has promised to make objective recommendation for governors retirement benefits. This is part of resolutions adopted ...

Indian ExpressLate Emir of Gombe's second son emerges as successorDailyPost Nigeriaimage Gombe State Government on Friday approved the appointment of Alhaji Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar as the new Emir of Gombe. He succeeds his late father, Alhaji Shehu...

Osun DefenderForce Not Priority To Rescue Chibok Girls – FGOsun DefenderForce Not Priority To Rescue Chibok Girls – FG The Federal Government said on Friday that the process of rescuing the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls could be hard and time consum...

Nigerian newspaper accuses military of harassmentMontana StandardABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A leading Nigerian newspaper accuses the military of confiscating its editions and arresting delivery truck drivers after it published a report critical of high-ra...

The Guardian NigeriaBoundary Commission Refutes Allegation Of Ceding Nigerian Communities To ...Leadership NewspapersThe National Boundary Commission (NBC) has cleared the air over an alleged plot to cede some Nigerian communities to the Republic of Ca...

CHANNELSFG, ASUP Talks Record Progress Towards Ending StrikeCHANNELSNyisom-Wike The Supervising Minister of Education, Mr Nyesom Wike, says the government and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics have made progress in resolving the over eight month...

CHANNELSFG, ASUP Talks Record Progress Towards Ending StrikeCHANNELSNyisom-Wike The Supervising Minister of Education, Mr Nyesom Wike, says the government and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics have made progress in resolving the over eight month...

The Guardian NigeriaCatholic Bishops Seek Release Of Abducted Chibok GirlsThe Guardian Nigeriakaigma CATHOLIC Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called for an end to reckless killings and spilling of human blood in the country as a result of terr...

CHANNELSJonathan Approves Self-Accounting Status For Nigeria PoliceCHANNELSMohammed-Abubakar-IGPolice The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, says President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a self-accounting status for the police. At a press ...

Bishop Athanasius Schneider: 'We are in the fourth great crisis of the Church'Catholic Herald OnlineLiberals, collaborating with the “new paganism”, are driving the Catholic Church towards a split, according to Bishop Athanasius Schneider, ...

Premium TimesPDP passes vote of confidence on JonathanPremium TimesThe National Executive Committee, NEC, of the People Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday passed a vote confidence on President Goodluck Jonathan despite the security challenges confronti...

The PunchFormer Governors - Living in Abundance for EverVanguardAkwa Ibom may be in the centre of the storm over the controversial retirement pension plan for its former governors. But it is not the first state in the country to introduce a retirement ...

Bamidele Weeps as Slain LP Member is Buried- Daily IndependentNigerian BulletinLabour Party (LP) Governorship candidate, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, betrayed emotion as slain LP member, Folusho Ogundare, was buried. Ogundare was felled by bullets on Novembe...

P.M. NewsOgun to employ 5000 peopleThe Nation NewspaperThe Ogun State government is to engage 3,000 youths as Environmental Marshals to enforce its sanitation and environmental regulations. Governor Ibikunle Amosun disclosed this during the 2014 World ...

WorldStageAjero: Fashola, the people and spirit of LagosThe Guardian NigeriaI BUY into the Spirit of Lagos initiative because I believe life is about people. The Spirit of Lagos states that Lagos is a beautiful place filled with beautiful people who li...

Dickson: Brown fields, mangroves and seas (2)The Guardian NigeriaTHE Bayelsa State Government under my administration is determined to stand as the environmental trustee of our communities. We intend to engage with these corporations to insist on adequ...

WorldStageAjero: Fashola, the people and spirit of LagosThe Guardian NigeriaI BUY into the Spirit of Lagos initiative because I believe life is about people. The Spirit of Lagos states that Lagos is a beautiful place filled with beautiful people who li...

Fox NewsBoko Haram militants slaughter at least 200 civilians in Nigeria, witnesses sayFox NewsMay 21, 2014: In this file photo, Red Cross personnel search for remains at the site of one of a car bomb in Jos, Nigeria. Boko Haram militants are taking ov...

Osun DefenderBoko Haram: NASFAT prays for Nigeria SundayNigerian TribuneNasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society (NASFAT) Worldwide has declared Sunday, June 8, as a special day of fasting and prayer to call on Allah to save Nigeria from the Boko Haram menace. On t...

Daily Sun2 killed as pro-Biafra group seizes Enugu radio stationDaily SunFrom PETRUS OBI, Enugu At least two persons, including a policeman, have been reported dead following a clash between the police and members of the Ben Onwuka-led Biafra Zionist F...

The StreetjournalHow Edo State Lawmakers Received Money To Impeach OshiomholeThe StreetjournalGOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, raised alarm that huge sums of money from Abuja was being used to induce some members of the state House of...

Osun DefenderBOKO HARAM: Stop Celebrating Terrorists, Jonathan Tells MediaOsun DefenderPresident Goodluck Jonathan has advised the media to desist from celebrating terrorists in their reports. Jonathan who spoke in Abuja at a book launch titled: “Wha...

Osun DefenderAPC tells PDP: Stop seeing Boko Haram as conspiracy against your governmentDailyPost NigeriaThe interim national Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed has advised the PDP-led federal government to ...

Nigerian TribuneNgige confident of reclaiming Anambra governorship through higher courtDailyPost Nigeria9538cc45fd50bc68b107263e2f877863 The candidate the of All Progressives Congress in the 2013 Anambra governorship election, Dr Chris Ngige has expres...