CHANNELSMilitary Task Force Captures Wounded Boko Haram TerroristsTHISDAY LiveThe recent counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency offensives launched against the outlawed Boko Haram Islamic sect is yielding fruits, as scores of wounded terrorists who e...

Osun DefenderSenators Push for Life Jail for Human Traffickers, Slave TradingTHISDAY LiveThe Senate is advocating life jail for anyone caught in human trafficking and others acts of slave trade. This move followed the report on a bill, Traffic in Perso...

Daily SunOkorocha laments disunity among Igbo govsDaily SunGovernor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State yesterday in Enugu identified disunity as the major thing holding back the political advancement of the Igbo, disclosing that even the governors in the Sou...

2015: Elders, stakeholders 'll decide my successor —AkpabioNigerian TribuneElders and stakeholders in the 10 Federal Constituencies of Akwa Ibom State are to hold a roundtable discussion on the sharing of the various key political offices among t...

National confab: Petitions flood presidency overNigerian TribuneMORE facts have started emerging on why President Goodluck Jonathan postponed the inauguration of the National Conference earlier fixed for March 10 till March 17th this year. Findings by ...

Fuel scarcity, govt/marketers' conspiracy to increase fuel price —NLCNigerian TribuneThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, described the present nationwide fuel shortage as a cruel consp...

Osun DefenderFailure is failure! No excuse for failure, Aregbesola tells JonathanOsun DefenderGovernor of the state of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to use their vote to remove leaders who always offered excuses for their fai...

WorldStageTertiary institutions urged to access outstanding TETFUND allocationsWorldStageSupervising Minister of Education, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has urged Federal Tertiary institutions across the country to take urgent steps to access outstanding T...

Nigeria Master Web (blog)*Governor TA Orji Sure-P Team & MTN Photo NewsNigeria Master Web (blog)Photo Above: Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia state in a warm handshake with Chief Emeka Wogu, Minister for Labour and Productivity, when led a delegation of ...

The StreetjournalPolice parade cleric, 38 others for robbery, kidnappingP.M. NewsOne of the suspects who claimed to be a cleric was identified as Revd. Ndubuisi Ignatius. The suspects were paraded by the State Commissioner of Police,Ikemefuna Okoye, at...

Bruton Advises Nigerians Living Abroad To Bring Investment Back HomeCHANNELSThe fo bruton rmer Prime Minister of Ireland, John Bruton, has advised that Nigerians who live abroad should bring foreign investments back into their country. He stated that t...

CHANNELSFashola Signs Lagos State Consumer Protection LawCHANNELSFashola Sings CPL The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday gave his assent to the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency Bill, stating that the purpose of the law was to ...

P.M. NewsBayelsa Refutes Reports of Suing EFCCAllAfrica.comAbuja — BAYELSA State Government has denied media reports that it had sued the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over the remittance of N1.4 billion the agency recovered from for...

Daily SunNational Conference: Northern Elders Allege Secret Agenda - Daily TrustNigerian BulletinNorthern elders yesterday said President Goodluck Jonathan is convening the National Conference with hidden motives, among them to whip up sectional sentim...

Daily SunMassive strike hit Nigeria state-owned polytechnicsspyghana.comStudents from Osun State-owned polytechnics and colleges of education protested against the state government's alleged nonchalant posture over the ongoing strike by their lectu...

Daily SunMassive strike hit Nigeria state-owned polytechnicsspyghana.comStudents from Osun State-owned polytechnics and colleges of education protested against the state government's alleged nonchalant posture over the ongoing strike by their lectu...

Daily SunThree Worshippers Burnt to Death in ChurchAllAfrica.comIbadan — Three worshippers at the Mercyland Prayer Ministries, Alaro/Okoro, Oke-Itunu in Ibadan were early yesterday burnt to death in an inferno in the church during a prayer session. F...

CHANNELSBoko Haram members to be tried secretlyspyghana.comA Federal high court sitting in Abuja on Monday fixed March 18 to rule on a request by the Federal Government to subject three suspected members of Boko Haram sect in Kogi State to secret trial...

spyghana.comEnugu Govt House Attack: Police Says Perpetrators are MASSOB MembersNigerian BulletinHowever, recent information released by the police allege that the attack was orchestrated by Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biaf...

Leadership NewspapersYCAD, more than aNigerian TribuneWhat existed in the agricultural sector in Ekiti State before the Governor Kayode Fayemi-administration came on board was a grim opposite of what modernised agriculture should be. Only old people se...

Daily SunVisit Yobe, Commiserate With Boko Haram Victims, APC Urges JonathanNigerian BulletinAbuja- The All Progressives Congress (APC), in a statement issued by Mr. Lai Mohammed, the Interim National Public Secretary of the party, has called on Presid...

Daily SunBoko Haram: You're wrong, Rep replies MakuDaily SunChairman of House Committee on Poverty Alleviation, Goni Bukar Lawan, has described the comment on Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State by Information Minister, Labaran Maku, as “unfo...

Daily SunNational Conference can reposition Nigeria if… – EkweremaduDaily SunDeputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu said yesterday that the national conference could help reposition Nigeria if well handled by delegates. He said this against the bac...

Daily SunEkiti 2014: PDP clears 13 aspirantsDaily SunAhead of the PDP governorship primary scheduled for Saturday, the party screening committee led by Senate Majority Leader, Ndoma Egba has cleared 13 of the aspirants and disqualified 3. Speaking with...

Daily SunSouth East states benefit N1.945bn from SURE-PNigerian TribuneTHE South East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo State have jointly beneffited about N1.945 billion under the Community Services, Women and Youths Employment CSWYE) asp...

Osun DefenderDead OAU Student's Suicide Note Revealed: “Bury My Books With Me”360Nobs.comThe suicide note of Dipo Ige, a 400-level student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has been revealed. According to the Punch, part of the note th...

Deregistered Parties Seek Fresh Registration As DPCCHANNELSINEC website Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the Democratic People's Congress has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, before a Federal High Court in Abuja over...

MASSOB Behind Attack on Enugu Govt House, Says Police CommandTHISDAY LiveThe Enugu state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abubakar Mohammed, Monday, identified members of the outlawed Movement for Actualization of Sovereign state of Biafra, (MASSOB) as thos...

Osun DefenderGroup demands investigation of self-confessed Boko Haram member at TB ...Premium TimesA man confessed to be a member of Boko Haram at the Synagogue church on Sunday. A group, Movement for Accountability and Good Governance, has called for ...

CHANNELSBorno Seeks Divine intervention In Fight Against InsurgencyCHANNELSAbubakar-Ibn-Umar-Garbai-El-Kanemi-of-Borno The paramount ruler of the Borno Emirate, the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Umar Garbai Ibn El-Kanemi, has directed all residents in the s...

CHANNELSSenate To Investigate 21m Naira Contract In BamaCHANNELSSenate The Senate Committee on Environment has announced plans to investigate a 21 million Naira contract awarded by the Ministry of Environment in Bama, Borno State. During an oversight v...

CHANNELSPDP Rally: Security Beefed Up As Jonathan Visits KadunaCHANNELSJonathan and yero Security has been beefed up in Kaduna metropolis and environs, ahead of Tuesday's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) North West Zonal rally led by President Goodlu...

CHANNELSKwara Government Earmarks 200 Million Naira For Employment ProgrammesCHANNELSkwara_emblem The Kwara State Government has earmarked the sum of 200 million Naira to carry out policy programmes in the areas of youths' employment and empowermen...

CHANNELSMoney Laundering: Fani-Kayode's Trial CommencesCHANNELSFemi Fani-Kayode Trial commenced afresh on Monday in the money laundering charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani...

AllAfrica.comG Is for Gusau - Jonathan Turns to Nigeria's Soldier Spy in the Fight Against ...AllAfrica.comPresident Jonathan has appointed veteran security chief Aliyu Mohammed Gusau as his new defence minister, but is there more to this choice th...

Fed. Poly Ekowe Accedes to Stop Salaries of Murder SuspectsNigerian BulletinIn a bid to maintain justice in Bayelsa State, the management of Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, Bayelsa State on Friday has acceded to stop the payment of salaries to seven of its ...

Osun DefenderWashington orders freeze on Abacha's assetsLegalbrief (subscription)The US has ordered a freeze on $458m in assets stolen by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his accomplices and hidden in European accounts. A report on the osun...

P.M. NewsPDP Insists APC Manifesto is Product of Janjaweed ideologyNigerian BulletinThe PDP in the statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, said that the road map unveiled by the APC last week was a roadmap to perdition....

Leadership NewspapersJonathan a Divine Intervention - GulakAllAfrica.comThe senior special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on political affairs and coordinator of Goodluck Support Group, Mr Ahmad Gulak has described President Goodluck Jonathan a...

Senator Tinubu Queries N7b Budgeted For National DialogueLeadership NewspapersThe senator representing Lagos central Senatorial district, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has questioned the N7 billion budgeted for three months national dialogue noting N8 billion...

Leadership NewspapersEggon Community Decries Ombatse Stigma, Restates Support To Al-MakuraLeadership NewspapersResidents of Doka community, an Eggon settlement a few kilometres from the unpopular Alakyo village, have decried their Ombatse stigmatisatio...

Leadership NewspapersBoko Haram: PDP Govs Call For New StrategiesLeadership NewspapersGovernors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose after a six-hour closed- door meeting in Minna, Saturday night, to condemn the killing of inn...

The PunchCourt orders Okonjo-Iweala to disclose budgetNigerian TribuneTHE Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to immediately make public, details of all appro...

CHANNELSNigerian police cracks attack on Enugu Government HouseP.M. NewsThe Nigerian police in Enugu state said the identity of those who attacked Enugu State Government House on Saturday would soon be made known to the public. The state Police Public ...

WorldStageNigeria: Sharia Area and Customary Courts to join warning strike WednesdayWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- All Sharia Area and Customary Courts across Nigeria may from Wednesday join the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on a three da...

WorldStageSeventh-Day honours Ajimobi, Ooni, Olubadan, others with centenary awards.WorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- The Seventh-Day Adventist Church has marked its 100 years of existence in Nigeria with awards for Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, ...

Panel Submits Report On Alakyo KillingsCHANNELSalakyo killings A report by a Judicial Commission of Inquiry in Nigeria showed that over 500 persons, including security operatives were killed in various communal clashes in Nasarawa State between Decembe...

Daily SunNIGERIA: Resurgence of child trafficking in Akwa Ibom StateCodewit World NewsAt least two people, one alive and one departed, must be shaking their heads, with sadness and disbelief, when reading that story about Akwa Ibom. This was one traged...

CHANNELSBoko Haram: In Tapping Gusau, FG Puts Intelligence Back on TopTHISDAY LiveThe determination of the Federal Government to address intelligence gaps in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram, which has been wreaking havoc in three states of the Nor...

Daily SunSanusi Saga Finds Meaning In The Report Of The Financial Reporting Council ...Leadership NewspapersBarrister Liborous Oschoma prides himself as a business lawyer with interests in Banking, oil and gas and constitutional law. In this interview,...

Osun DefenderAregbesola: Crying Wolf About Phantom Religious DividesOsun DefenderFor the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, the uniform controversy at the Baptist High School, Iwo, was a sore point in recent time that he would probably want to leave...

Daily SunNIGERIA: Major political actors in Enugu are products of Nnamani – EkweremaduCodewit World NewsDeputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday, described the return of the former Governor of Enugu State, Senator Dr. Chimaroke Nnaman...

Nigeria defense minister: uprising surmountableAppeal-DemocratABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's new defense minister says the country's northeastern Islamic uprising is "daunting but surmountable" and promises to make Nigeria safe. Re...

Premium TimesEjigbo market torture: Police name 3 wanted suspectsPremium TimesThe Police have named the three suspects earlier declared wanted in connection with the torture of three women at a market at Ejigbo in Lagos. In a statement issued in Abuja ...

Leadership NewspapersNavy Arrests 12 Suspected SmugglersLeadership NewspapersA wooden ship used by the suspects and which contained various items believed to be contraband was also impounded by the Navy personnel. The Commanding Officer of NNS Victory,...

Osun DefenderNYSC: 1, 910 Batch 'A' Corps Members Deployed to Gombe, BornoNigerian BulletinThe National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed to Gombe and Borno States a total number of 1,910 corps members for the 2014 batch 'A' Orien...

Codewit World NewsNIGERIA: Kogi University lecturer taught virtues of Jihad (Holy war) – DSSCodewit World NewsDr. Mohammed Nazeef Yunus The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, denied bail to Dr. Mohammed Nazeef Yunus, a lecturer at t...

Leadership Newspapers667 killed, N2.3bn properties destroyed inNigerian TribuneTHE official figure of those killed in the bloody communal crises in Nasarawa State has been put at 667, just as properties worth N2.3 billion were also destroyed in the inc...

P.M. NewsUnusual dramas at Nigeria's centenary celebrationsNigerian TribuneLEON USIGBE reports some developments that accompanied last week's celebration of the centenary of the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates of Nigeria...

Daily SunPoisonous gas: 5 students discharged, one in intensive unitDaily SunFive out of 12 students of Ogba Junior Grammar School, Lagos who slumped after inhaling poisonous gas and rushed to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) were yest...

Daily SunBenue: Blood, more bloodDaily SunThe bloody clash between native Tivs and Fulani herdsmen in Benue State has assumed a recurrent phenomenon with its occurrence almost spread to all parts of the state, leaving on its trail pools of blood of cas...

Daily SunBenue: Blood, more bloodDaily SunThe bloody clash between native Tivs and Fulani herdsmen in Benue State has assumed a recurrent phenomenon with its occurrence almost spread to all parts of the state, leaving on its trail pools of blood of cas...

Osun DefenderNorthern Governors urge Christians to pray for Nigeria as Lent beginsOsun DefenderThe Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF, has enjoined Christians to pray to God for solutions to the socio-economic and security challenges confronting Nig...

Osun DefenderNorthern Governors urge Christians to pray for Nigeria as Lent beginsOsun DefenderThe Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF, has enjoined Christians to pray to God for solutions to the socio-economic and security challenges confronting Nig...

CHANNELSKaduna Government Spends N30 Billion On RoadsCHANNELSroad More than N30 Billion has been spent on the provision of access roads to several local government areas in Kaduna State under the present administration led by Governor Muktar Yero. Kadu...

The PunchSPORTS: Credit President Jonathan For Abdullahi's Success – Amaju PinnickCHANNELSAmaju Pinnick The Executive Chairman, Delta State Sports Commission, Amaju Pinnick, on Friday attributed the success of sacked Sports Minister, Mr Bolaji Ab...

spyghana.comN17bn Required To Conduct 2016 National Census-NPCspyghana.comThe National Population Commission (NPC) will require N17 billion to successfully conduct the 2016 national census, its chairman Mr. Eze Duru-Iheoma, has said. Mr. Eze Duru-Iheom...

Osun DefenderAnalysts differ on investment implications of new Abacha loot discoveryBusinessDayGiven the United States of America's (USA) confiscation of $458 million worth of assets allegedly stolen by the late General Sani Abacha, former head of ...

Daily SunEkiti dep gov, Fayemi's wife lead march to mourn Yobe studentsNigerian TribuneFrom left, Ekiti State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Social Development and Gender Empowerment, Mrs Fola Richie-Adewusi; wife of the governor, Chief Bisi Fayem...

Daily SunEkiti dep gov, Fayemi's wife lead march to mourn Yobe studentsNigerian TribuneFrom left, Ekiti State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Social Development and Gender Empowerment, Mrs Fola Richie-Adewusi; wife of the governor, Chief Bisi Fayem...

CHANNELSNational Conference Delegate Optimistic Of Good OutcomeCHANNELSGoddy Uwazurike One of the delegates to Nigeria's National Conference is optimistic that the conference will have a good outcome, one that will provide answers to several questi...

VanguardWe Are Committed to Ending Insurgency - CDSVanguardAgainst the background of questions by Nigerians about the resolve of the armed forces to checkmate the marauding attacks and killings of Boko Haram terrorism in the North East, Chief of Defenc...

defenceWebPresident Jonathan has no Foreign Bank Account,His Children School in NigeriaNigerian BulletinDuring the swearing in ceremony for the newly appointed Ministers, President Goodluck Jonathan disclosed that he did not any property outside the sh...

Leadership NewspapersNigeria to spend N17bn on 2016 census - NCPDailyPost NigeriaNigeria will spend not less than N17b naira to successfully carry out the 2016 head count; Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Eze Duru-Iheoma has disclos...

Leadership NewspapersNigeria to spend N17bn on 2016 census - NCPDailyPost NigeriaNigeria will spend not less than N17b naira to successfully carry out the 2016 head count; Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Eze Duru-Iheoma has disclos...

Government Introduces New Fees for E-PassportAllAfrica.comThe Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja announced major reforms and costs in all the categories of the Nigerian e-passport. The reforms are contained in a statement signed by the Comptroller...

Leadership Newspapers2015: Jonathan, North's Ambition Pose Danger To Nigeria – Gen. AbubakarLeadership NewspapersFormer head of state, General Abdusalami Abubakar, yesterday warned that the clamour of the North to reclaim power in 2015 and the am...

Osun Defender2114: When OBJ, Atiku, Jonathan's heirs met- What happens?Osun DefenderIt was an unprecedented gathering in the pristine Nigerian capital, Abuja that Monday morning in the first week of February, 2114. President Laide Uba was flanked b...

Osun Defender2114: When OBJ, Atiku, Jonathan's heirs met- What happens?Osun DefenderIt was an unprecedented gathering in the pristine Nigerian capital, Abuja that Monday morning in the first week of February, 2114. President Laide Uba was flanked b...

The PunchN100m money laundering: Fani-Kayode re-arraigned, pleads not guiltyNigerian TribuneThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, before a Federal High Court, Lagos...

CHANNELSStay Away from Kwara, Police Boss Warns CriminalsDaily Times NigeriaThe Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Mr Ambrose Aisebo, on Thursday warned criminals to stay away from the state. Aisebo gave the warning while parading some suspects before ne...

Daily SunErelu Bisi Adeleye Fayemi: A woman on a missionDaily SunBefore she became the First lady of Ekiti State, she was the globe-trotting advocate of all that is right ad proper for the African Woman. For her, a woman should be treated with respect ...

Premium TimesNGF Crisis: Governors were not bribed by presidency to vote for me, Jang saysPremium TimesThe factional chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, Jonah Jang, has absolved the Presidency of inducing 16 governors with N2 billion each fo...

Premium TimesJonathan has institutionalised corruption in Nigeria, says AmaechiPremium TimesThe Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, on Thursday came down heavily on the Goodluck Jonathan administration, alleging that it has institutionalised corru...

Leadership Newspapers"Pay us N2.4trillion as reparation" - Ndigbo tells FGDailyPost NigeriaOhaneze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has demanded the payment of N2.4 trillion as reparation and restitution from the federal governm...

158840 foreigners barred from Nigeria in 2013 – ImmigrationThe PunchNo fewer than 158,840 foreigners were denied entry into Nigeria in 2013 by the Nigeria Immigration Service for reasons bordering on national security. The service also prevented 106,...

Bella NaijaOlusegun Obasanjo: “I Don't Have a Record of My Birthday”Bella NaijaOlusegun Obasanjo, the former President of Nigeria, who turned 77 on Wednesday 5th March 2014, revealed he has no record of his date of birth. At his 77th birthday c...

Leadership NewspapersMilitary Now Land Grabbers —FasholaP.M. NewsLagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has accused the military of illegally taking possession of lands in Lagos to build their formations without purchasing them or going through prop...

CHANNELSBoko Haram: FG Shuts Down 5 Unity Schools In North-East NigeriaCHANNELSFGC Yobe Burnt The Nigerian Government has ordered the closure of some secondary schools in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states because of security threats being faced in these s...

Kerosene Subsidy: Lawmakers Argue Over DG Budget Office's PresentationCHANNELSvlcsnap-2014-03-06-11h05m07s244 The investigative hearing into the controversial kerosene subsidy of Government almost came to an abrupt end, as a rowdy session erupted b...

Kerosene Subsidy: Lawmakers Argue Over DG Budget Office's PresentationCHANNELSvlcsnap-2014-03-06-11h05m07s244 The investigative hearing into the controversial kerosene subsidy of Government almost came to an abrupt end, as a rowdy session erupted b...

CHANNELSFormer Nigerian President, Obasanjo, Celebrates 77th BirthdayCHANNELSobasanjo It was another day of honour for the former president as dignitaries from all walks of life joined him in celebrating his 77th birthday held at the Olusegun Obasanjo ...

Osun DefenderContempt of Court - Ex-APGA Bosses, Umeh, Shinkafi May Be JailedVanguardOnitsha — Former chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, and his former national secretary, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, may be jailed for ...

DailyPost NigeriaObesere pressures Police to drop rape case, victim relocates to after receiving ...DailyPost NigeriaFuji musician, Alhaji Abass Akande, popularly known as Obesere, who was recently arrested for allegedly raping a 29-year-old business w...

Leadership Newspapers"We are living in a disastrous country" - AmaechiDailyPost NigeriaGovernor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, on Wednesday expressed concern over the spate of disasters in Nigeria. Amaechi spoke when members of the House of ...

Osun DefenderNnamani's Trial for June 17 Over N5b Money LaunderingDaily Times NigeriaThe alleged N5 billion money laundering charge against former Enugu State governor, Chimaroke Nnamani, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, has been adjourned til...

Osun DefenderNIGERIA: Sacked Justice Olotu drags Jonathan, NJC, CJN to courtCodewit World NewsABUJA— Suspended judge of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Justice Gladys Olotu, has dragged the National Judicial Council, NJC, to court. Olotu, wh...

Leadership NewspapersSoyinka's Attack On My Late Father Cowardly – Abacha's SonLeadership NewspapersOne of the children of late head of state, General Sani Abacha, Saddiq, has described ceaseless attacks on his father by Nobel Laureate, Prof ...

CHANNELSNNPC not fit for global competition -Gov FasholaBusinessDayThe Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN has noted that the Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was less than suitable to compete with its global competitors....

The Punch'FRSC issued 620925 driving licences in three years'The PunchThe Federal Road Safety Corps said it issued 620,925 driving licences and 1.07 million new number plates in the country between 2011 and February 2014. The News Agency of Nig...