Daily SunBe Politically-Neutral, CJN Urges Newly-Sworn-in JudgesDaily Times NigeriaThe Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Mukhtar, has advised judges to be politically-neutral in the dispensation of justice. She gave the advise after 25 newly-app...

Bowen University Shut Down Following Students ProtestCHANNELSBowen The authorities of Bowen University, Osun State, have sent their students packing and directed that the school be closed down till April 1, following students' protest which took pl...

Daily SunEnugu Govt House Invasion - Police Declare Onwuka, BZF Leader WantedVanguardEnugu — THE Enugu State police command, yesterday, declared the leader of the Biafra Zionist Federation, Barrister Benjamin Igwe Onwuka wanted , Onwuka led the pro-B...

Osun DefenderSpending N1.3 Trillion On Subsidy Threatens Nigeria's Economy - APCVanguardThis allegation by Senator Olubunmi Adetunbi while speaking at the Progressive Governors Forum roundtable dialogue with legislators and civil society leaders. T...

EU Commits N2.1 Billion to Women Empowerment in NorthAllAfrica.comThe European Union (EU)and the Federal Government yesterday signed an agreement for a N2.1 billion project aimed at promoting women's engagement in peace and security in the northern...

spyghana.comAPC Government Will Probe Alleged Missing $20bspyghana.comAll Progressives Congress (APC) led administration would investigate the alleged missing $20 billion from the coffers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) if voted into ...

P.M. NewsFowler joins governorship race in LagosP.M. NewsChairman, Lagos Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, Tunde Fowler has resigned to pursue his governorship ambition of governing Lagos next year. P.M. NEWS reliably gathered that Fowler has submitted h...

Nigerian ObserverNational Conference Or PantomimeNigerian ObserverMARCH 17, 2014,was another date when Nigerians became spectators to another national drama christened the “National Conference”; an assemblage of individuals and groups representing ...

SaharaReporters.comN47.1bn Theft: Akingbola Challenges Court's Jurisdiction to Try HimTHISDAY LiveFormer Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Mr. Erastus Akingbola, has filed a fresh preliminary objection against the N47.1 billion theft ...

Daily SunSokoto APC faults Senator on alleged Sultanate partisanshipDaily SunSokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Senator representing Sokoto Central, Ahmad Maccido, to desist from portraying the Sultanate as partis...

The StreetjournalBREAKING: Ogun Governor's Office caught FireOsun DefenderWorkers at the Office of the Ogun State Governor at Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta, capital of the state, were left scuttling to safety on Monday morning, as fire gutted parts of the ...

Daily SunPolice declare Biafran leader wantedDaily SunThe police in Enugu yesterday declared the leader of the Biafra Zionist Federation (BZF), Mr. Ben Onwuka Igwe, wanted for his alleged role in the recent attack on Enugu State Government House. In a ...

Osun DefenderPolitical parties demand extension of voters registration exercise in Ekiti, OsunWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline--Political Parties in Nigeria on Monday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the period fo...

Police find body parts, victims in Nigerian cityKansas City StarLAGOS, Nigeria — Police say they have found human skulls, decomposing bodies and dying men and women at an abandoned building and surrounding forest in Nigeria's southwestern city of...

Leadership NewspapersAlmakura Sues for Peace as PDP, APC Members Clash in LafiaDaily Times NigeriaSeveral cars were smashed in Lafia on Monday when APC and PDP supporters clashed at a ceremony to inaugurate local government officials elected on Saturda...

WorldStageEkiti will hold Jonathan responsible for every violent act of Fayose - Fayemi ...WorldStageBy master-minding impeached former Governor Ayo Fayose to emerge as the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ekiti State shows...

Leadership NewspapersElections In Ekiti, Osun Will Be Credible – JegaLeadership NewspapersThe Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega on Monday said that the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states would be well conducted and credible. Jega sai...

P.M. NewsBodies litter 'House of Horror'The Japan TimesLAGOS – Nigerian police said Sunday they have opened a murder probe after the discovery of rotting bodies and skeletons in an abandoned building the media have branded a “House of Horro...

Nigeria Master WebNewsReel 24/3/2014: Obiano's Inaugural Speech & Our Inaugural Advice - Parts 4Nigeria Master WebThe beneficiary public office holders are those who derived their electoral mandates from living votes freely given by majority at...

The Punch2015: No one can stop Jonathan; we have been feeding Nigerians for 50 years ...DailyPost NigeriaIn less than ten months to the 2015 presidential election, some indegenes of Bayelsa State, particularly from Ogbia Local Government, President Goo...

Politicians Who Left PDP Are Coming Back - Gov ShemaVanguardGovernor Ibrahim Shehu Shema of Katsina State is a lawyer, former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and a member of the party's National Executive Committee, NE...

P.M. NewsSuspect knocks down EFCC operative to avert arrest, apprehendedDailyPost NigeriaKnowing that nemesis has caught up with him, a suspect, Tajudeen Oluwanishola, in a bid to avert arrest knocked down an operative of the Economic and Financial Cri...

Daily SunTIV Youths, Fulani Herdsmen Clash in Benue,55 Persons KilledNigerian BulletinNigerian Tribune reported that it was a bloody Sunday in Benue when Tiv youths and suspected Fulani mercenaries clashed at Gbajimba, the headquarters of Guma Local Go...

Osun DefenderBoko Haram - APC Dares PDP to Show Evidence of Opposition's ComplicityAllAfrica.comThe All Progressives Congress, APC, has dared Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to make available to Nigerians any evidence of the opp...

Lagos State Gov. Spends N49bn on LASU in 5 yearsNigerian BulletinThe Lagos State government in a bid to improve the infrastructural status and state of the Lagos State University, (LASU) stated that they had spent over N49 billion on the school in the ...

Daily SunRev Okotie's party blasts INECDaily SunLagos cleric, Rev. Chris Okotie-led Fresh Democratic Party may use judicial means to stop the forthcoming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States, if the Independent National Electoral Commiss...

Leadership NewspapersN80,000 Bribe Sends Court Registrar To PrisonLeadership NewspapersThe Registrar of a Magistrate Court in Enugu State, Anikwu Ambrose Ifesinachi, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment without an option of fine for demanding...

CHANNELSNigeria's National Conference Re-convenesCHANNELSNational-conference The delegates to the National Conference holding in Nigeria re-convened on Monday in Abuja to continue deliberations on the way forward for the country. The 492-delegate N...

WorldStageNBC to sanction broadcast stations that deny opposition parties access to air- NANWorldStageThe National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) yesterday threatened to sanction radio stations that denied opposition parties access to using their media ...

Lagos govt says FG tourism programme is a constitutional violation and ...WorldStageThe Attorney General of Lagos State, Mr. Ade Ipaye, has described recent attempts by the Federal Government to continue implementation of tourism projects in States acr...

The PunchJonathan must run in 2015, Bayelsa indigenes insistThe PunchSOME Bayelsa State indigenes, particularly from Ogbia Local Government, President Goodluck Jonathan's council, have said the President must contest the 2015 presidential election,...

CHANNELSOrji unveils 2014 Abia State Easter Carnival/Cantata LogoDailyPost NigeriaAbia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, on Friday officially unveiled 2014 Abia State Easter Carnival/Cantata Logo as well as schedule of events. The event held at the ...

Leadership NewspapersWhy election rigging will never stop - Former INEC officialDailyPost NigeriaA former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr. Martins Okunfolami, at the weekend said electio...

Turkish PressCAN tackles Sultan's group for saying Nigeria has only 40% ChristiansDailyPost NigeriaThe Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reacted to claim by an Islamic organisation, Jama'atu Nasril Islam, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, A...

CHANNELSOrji Condemns Attack On David Mark's Convoy, Urges Nigerians To Embrace ...CHANNELSThe Chairman of Southeast Governor's Forum, Governor Theodore Orji has urged all Nigerians to pursue peace and shun any agenda or actions that would hamp...

CHANNELSCompetency Test For Teachers Holds In EdoNigerian ObserverTHE widely publicised Teacher's Assessment Test for Primary and Secondary SchoolsTeachers was held yesterday across the three senatorial districts of Edo State amidst tight security ...

Daily SunNIS Stampede: Activists Call On Minister of Interior To “Sack Himself”CHANNELSA group of activists have called for the resignation of the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro over the death of more than a dozen applicants at the recruitment exe...

Leadership NewspapersLG poll peacefully conducted in Nasarawa •Amid late arrival of materialsNigerian TribuneLOCAL government poll in Nasarawa State was on Saturday conducted under a peaceful atmosphere without any breakdown of law and order. However...

Sokoto Sultanate Council debunks Senator's claimPremium TimesThe Sultanate Council of Sokoto has refuted a claim attributed to Ahmed Maccido (PDP-Sokoto), to the effect that he is representing the Caliphate in the Senate. The Senator, who represent...

Osun DefenderBuhari Lauds Critical Role Of Quality, Competence and Skill—Not Age—In ...Osun DefenderGeneral Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) on Thursday in Ibadan asserted that quality, competence and skill in politics does not reside in one particular age g...

P.M. NewsIn Pictures: Award to Jonathan highlights Namibia's dayP.M. NewsPresident Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia has conferred the “Order of Welwitschia”, the highest national honour of that country on President Goodluck Jonathan. The ceremony...

CHANNELSSuspension saga: We must arrest Sanusi – FG tells courtDailyPost NigeriaSanusi Lamido Sanusi 1 The Federal Government had on Friday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that it cannot stop the police and the Department of State Security Service...

CHANNELSObiano Reads Riot Act to Contractors, ConsultantsDaily Times NigeriaThe governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, Thursday showed signs of a strong leader when he threatened to penalize contractors and consultants handling government proj...

CHANNELSBefore Minimah Wipes out the Insurgents…THISDAY LiveOn Wednesday, March 19, the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Kenneth Minimah, was in Maiduguri, the insurgents' hotbed, as a surprise visitor, at least, in the eye of the ordi...

Anambra Communal crisis: Monarch confirms 5 dead, 15 injuredLeadership NewspapersUneasy calm currently pervades Obosi town, the country home of former Commonwealth Secretary-general, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, in Idemili-North local government area of Anambr...

Agenda for the 2014 National ConferenceDaily SunNigeria is not new to convoking national conferences. Right from the 1922 Clifford Constitution to the Muhammadu Uwais Conference Nigeria has witnessed multiple conferences, with each targeted at achievin...

Leadership NewspapersAgenda for the 2014 National ConferenceDaily SunNigeria is not new to convoking national conferences. Right from the 1922 Clifford Constitution to the Muhammadu Uwais Conference Nigeria has witnessed multiple conferences, with each...

Edo Investor to Employ 15000 Through FarmingDaily Times NigeriaA Private Investor, Festrut Conglomerate is set to establish a Farm, covering 100 hectares of land at Uzebba, Edo State that will provide about 15,000 employment opportunities for the peopl...

WorldStageI will establish industrial renaissance in Akwa Ibom - Amb AssamWorldStageThe Nigerian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Russia and Belarus, His Excellency, Ambassador Assam Ekanem Assam (SAN) has lauded the Akwa Ibom State governor, Chie...

WorldStageI will establish industrial renaissance in Akwa Ibom - Amb AssamWorldStageThe Nigerian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Russia and Belarus, His Excellency, Ambassador Assam Ekanem Assam (SAN) has lauded the Akwa Ibom State governor, Chie...

Daily SunNigeria Discusses Transformation Of EducationCoastweekABUJA (Xinhua) -- Nigeria commenced discussion Tuesday on how to transform the education sector which is considered as the key to national development and a major driver to compete in the g...

Ochei's resignation: Delta now a model to other states -UduaghanNigerian TribuneFollowing the peaceful transition of power in the Delta State House of Assembly during the week, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has described the state as a model for other...

Nigerian TribuneDay Bowen University students went on the rampageNigerian TribuneBonfire made by the students on Wednesday night. When the academic community within the Nigerian Baptist Convention-owned Bowen University woke up to resume normal school ...

CHANNELSSecurity: Fulani Herdsmen Are Not All NigeriansCHANNELSSunrise Daily Frank Mba The Nigerian Police acknowledges that they have some challenges in curtailing the incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen on communities in Northern Nigeria. The Police...

CHANNELSSecurity: Fulani Herdsmen Are Not All NigeriansCHANNELSSunrise Daily Frank Mba The Nigerian Police acknowledges that they have some challenges in curtailing the incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen on communities in Northern Nigeria. The Police...

P.M. NewsDead Applicants, Abba Moro and the Nigerian ConditionVanguardWHEN members of the Nigerian Collective issued an open letter at the beginning of this week, I didn't hesitate to add my name to the long list of signatories. The petition demand...

Daily SunRevelations in Senate - 'Helicopters Ferry in Arms, Attackers'AllAfrica.comBandits and insurgents operating in parts of the North are ferried in by helicopters along with their weapons likely from foreign lands to launch their attacks,...

Leadership NewspapersNigerian Troops Leave for Peace Keeping in LiberiaAllAfrica.comKaduna — Seven hundred officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army will today leave for Liberia on a peace keeping mission. This was disclosed yesterday at the graduat...

Daily SunStay away from Imo, govt warns 'Zionist Biafra'- National MirrorNigerian BulletinFollowing threat by a group calling itself Zionist Biafra to storm Owerri the Imo State capital and hoist the Biafran flag at the Government House, securi...

Nigeria Master WebMultiple taxation in Abia, a menace - Gov OrjiCodewit World NewsThe issue of multiple taxation has been a problem to the state government as it has lost huge amount of money to the menace. Abia Governor, chief Theodore Orji who stated...

Leadership NewspapersMy Re-election Bid Is To Consolidate Democracy In Ekiti – FayemiLeadership NewspapersEkiti State governor Kayode Fayemi has said that his decision to seek re-election is to consolidate democracy and deepen development in the stat...

CHANNELSI love Okorocha … no I hate himDaily SunLast week, I wrote a piece on the possibility of Governor Rochas Okorocha winning a second term in office after the gubernatorial election in February next year. I tried to examine the forces against hi...

WorldStageFresh Arraignment of Sylva, Others StalledTHISDAY LiveThe move by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to re-arraign a former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva and six others on a 42-count amended charge involving N19.2bill...

Leadership NewspapersYouths Have Roles To Play In Governance – BuhariLeadership NewspapersFormer head of state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday said there are roles for old and young indi...

Daily SunHouse To Probe Minister Over Reckless Spending Of N10bCHANNELSAllison Madueke The House of Representatives has mandated its committee on public accounts, to probe the alleged reckless spending of over N10 billion by the Minister of Petroleum R...

Nigeria deserves institutional revolution to foster unity —Al-MustaphaNigerian TribuneTHE former intelligence and security officer to the former Nigeria's military dictator, late Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has said Nigeria deserved ins...

CHANNELSOshiomhole, Adelabu Urge State Leaders To Spearhead Education DevelopmentCHANNELSEdo state Adams Oshiomhole. governor, Adams Oshiomhole has berated the Nigerian school system which he says is characterised by acts of nepotism and favouritism an...

WorldStageCourt to rule on EFCC opposition to Ajudua bail March 31WorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja presided by Justice Kudirat Jose on Thursday fixed March 31, 2013 for ruling on the bail application filed by a Lago...

AFPCameroon offers 700 soldiers to Lake Chad regional forceChicago TribuneYAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon will send 700 soldiers to its northeastern border as part of a regional force to tackle armed groups in an area where Nigerian Islamist militant grou...

Leadership NewspapersOyo Guber Hopeful, Seyi Makinde Berates Gov Ajimobi over Campaign Office RaidThe StreetjournalFollowing Tuesday's raid of his campaign office at the Idi-Ape axis of Ibadan, Oyo guber aspirant, Engineer Seyi Makinde has lambaste...

P.M. NewsBowen University Students On The RampageP.M. NewsStudents of Bowen University, Iwo, on Wednesday night went on the rampage while kicking against the university authorities' plans to increase tuition fees. The students of the private univer...

Bella NaijaSenate Activity for Wednesday 19th March, 2014AllAfrica.comAt the Senate plenary session yesterday- Wednesday the 19th of March 2014, the entire session was dedicated to the clause by clause consideration of the both bill which scaled their ...

Leadership NewspapersHouse Probe Killing Of Nigerian Students AbroadDaily Times NigeriaThe House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja condemned the growing cases of killings of Nigerian students studying overseas and resolved to investigate the role ...

CHANNELSCourt Fixes April 8 to Hear Sanusi's Suit On SuspensionAllAfrica.comThe Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday fixed April 8 to commence hearing in the substantive suit filed by the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (...

CHANNELSSuspension: Court Fixes April 8 For Sanusi's Suit, FG's ObjectionDaily Times NigeriaJustice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed April 8 for the hearing of the substantive suit filed by the suspended gover...

Leadership NewspapersInsecurity Jeopardising Nigeria's Future – JNILeadership NewspapersThe Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has expressed fear that the country might be drifting towards serious spate of violent conflicts, insecurity and destructi...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan Seeks Senate Confirmation Of Bulkachuwa As Appeal Court PresidentLeadership NewspapersPresident Goodluck Jonathan yesterday wrote to the Senate requesting for the confirmation of the appointment of Hon Justice Zainab Bulka...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan Seeks Senate Confirmation Of Bulkachuwa As Appeal Court PresidentLeadership NewspapersPresident Goodluck Jonathan yesterday wrote to the Senate requesting for the confirmation of the appointment of Hon Justice Zainab Bulka...

P.M. NewsFuel Tanker Fire Destroys Properties In LagosLeadership NewspapersThe long queues at the filling stations in Lagos occassioned by scarcity of fuel has caused a tanker fire in Lagos. The tanker fully laden with premium motor spirit (PMS) also c...

The PunchUS lawyers seek return of $458m Abacha lootThe PunchTwo senior lawyers from the United States of America have asked the Attorney-General of the country, Eric Holder Jr., to without delay repatriate the $458m assets stolen by a former Head of S...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan's transformation of the education sectorNigerian TribuneDR Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is the first President of Nigeria to have been educated to the level of a doctorate degree. He was a lecturer at the Rivers State Colle...

Nigerian TribuneWe're laying solid foundation for Oyo'sNigerian Tribuneajimobi1 Oyo state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi recently fielded questions from a team of Editors on his stewardship, politics of second term in the state, his relations...

Fuel subsidy protest: Accused committed murder by shooting 10 rounds of AK-47 ...Nigerian TribuneTHE fuel subsidy murder trial took a new turn on Wednesday, as a prosecuting witness, Inspector Olumide Alagbe, informed the Lagos High Court sitting in Ig...

CHANNELSMoney Laundering: Witness Says Aviation Funds Did Not Go Missing During ...CHANNELSFemi-Fani-Kayode-2 Trial continued today (Wednesday) at the Federal High Court, Lagos with the testimony of a third prosecution witness in the case of the Econom...

Leadership NewspapersPDP Challenges Opposition To A Debate On President Jonathan`s AchievementsLeadership NewspapersThe leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday in Abuja, challenged the opposition parties to a debate on the achiev...

Leadership NewspapersKwara shuts aviation school with 150 studentsThe PunchThe Kwara State Government on Wednesday shut down an illegal aviation school near Giri Alimi Roundabout in Ilorin, the state capital. The institution, which is just a few kilome...

Independent OnlineTurkish Airlines denies shipping armsIndependent OnlineTurkish Airlines has denied allegations of arms shipments to unknown groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by violence between the army and Islamist militants. (AP Photo/Max F...

Osun DefenderEmeka Ike's Wife Dumps Him!Daily Times NigeriaAfter years of enduring his regular battering, wife of Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike finally dumps him. According to gist reaching DT, Emeka Ike has now taken two of the kids with him to Abuja...

CHANNELSWorld's Parliamentarians Asked To Renew Commitment To Ending ConflictCHANNELSdavid_mark Nigeria's Senate President, David Mark, has urged parliamentarians across the world to renew their commitment to creating stable and political envir...

CHANNELSWorld's Parliamentarians Asked To Renew Commitment To Ending ConflictCHANNELSdavid_mark Nigeria's Senate President, David Mark, has urged parliamentarians across the world to renew their commitment to creating stable and political envir...

The PunchBREAKING: Immigration Tragedy Aftermath: Nigerian govt. cancels mass ...Premium TimesUPDATE: The Federal Government has offered automatic employment to three members each of families of the dead victims of Saturday's immigration recruitmen...

Leadership NewspapersFire Guts Christ Embassy HeadquartersAllAfrica.comLagos — Headquarters of the Christ Embassy Church in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos was yesterday evening gutted by fire. The immediate cause of the inferno could not be ascertained at the ...

Osun DefenderNational Conference: Former NBA Chairman Rejects AllowanceNigerian BulletinToeing in the steps of Pastor Tunde Bakare, former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has announced that he won't be accepting ...

P.M. NewsNLC urges end to ASUP, COEASU strikesP.M. NewsThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to end the strike embarked upon by polytechnic and colleges of education teachers educational. The polytechnic teachers under ...

Buhari Can Never Rule Because - Sen IkpoVanguardELDER STATESMAN, Senator Nosike Ikpo was one of the leading lights in the Second Republic. Ikpo, in this interview, posits that former Military Head of State, General Muhammudu Buahri cannot rule Nigeria ...

Daily SunWe're determined to win confidence of Nigerians –Progressives govsDaily SunImo state governor, Rochas Okorocha has declared that the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) was determined to overhaul the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administ...

Nigerian TribuneFor National Conference Delegates, Religion Strikes a Sensitive NerveTHISDAY LiveA day after the inauguration of the National Conference by President Goodluck Jonathan, religion struck a sensitive nerve when a delegate, Pastor Tunde Bak...

The PunchRecruitment Tragedy: Senate Worried Unemployment May Trigger RevolutionTHISDAY LiveThe Senate Tuesday expressed grave concern over the escalating unemployment rate in Nigeria as manifested in last Saturday's recruitment tragedy, observing ...

Daily SunRe: Boko Haram: War without end?Daily SunOf course, it is heart rending or disheartening to know that our security personnel appear to be losing the battle against this religious sect called Boko Haram. These incessant attacks by the sect beca...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan Wants To Remove Our Govs In North East – APCLeadership NewspapersThe National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at its meeting yesterday in Abuja, accused the federal government of plotting the ...