Leadership NewspapersNIGERIA: Industrialists Want Borders with Benin Republic ClosedCodewit World NewsThe Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employers Federation (CANMPEF) Thursday called on the federal government to take extreme measures to stop what ...

Osun DefenderS'West to demand regional autonomy at National ConferenceOsun DefenderThe Yoruba Assembly has said it will demand regional autonomy and an ideal resource management system when the 2014 National Conference holds in Abuja later in the y...

Leadership NewspapersAuditor General Scrutinises NNPC AccountsTHISDAY LiveIn view of the lack of clarity on the non-remittance of oil revenue by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the Federation Account, the federal government has tak...

Daily SunEkiti 2014: Fayose formally joins raceDaily SunAhead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary scheduled for March 15, former Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose yesterday formally signified interest in the party ticket as he...

Cynthia Osokogu: Witness Tells Court How Killers Planned, Executed CrimeLeadership NewspapersJustice Olabisi Akinlade of the Lagos High Court, Igbosere, was yesterday told how the alleged murderers of Facebook lover, Cynthia Osokogu, planned and execut...

Leadership NewspapersNo Quarrel With Aregbesola – Osun LG ChairmenLeadership NewspapersContrary to insinuations of a frosty relationship between the governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and local government chairmen in the state, the chairm...

WorldStageNigerian Police promote 5115 Inspectors to ASPWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 5115 police Inspectors to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police II. Among those promote...

WorldStageBadagry demolition: Court dismisses N100bn suit against Lagos govt, IGPNigerian TribuneTHE Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, dismissed a suit by some residents of Badagry, seeking a N100 billion compensation for the 1500 houses demoli...

WorldStageBadagry demolition: Court dismisses N100bn suit against Lagos govt, IGPNigerian TribuneTHE Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, dismissed a suit by some residents of Badagry, seeking a N100 billion compensation for the 1500 houses demoli...

Nigerian TribuneHarvest of deaths and economic paralysisNigerian TribuneIncreasingly, Nigeria has come under intense global scrutiny in the area of security. Many Western nations have advised their nationals not to travel down to the northern part of t...

BusinessDayNigerian Centenary: Leaders Identify Insecurity As Major Threat To DemocracyCHANNELSAfrican leaders at a one day conference in Abuja today identified security as a major threat to the existence of democratic institutions in Africa. This, the...

Osun DefenderRivers PDP, Threatening Massive Protest, Gives Gov. Amaechi 72hrs To ...Osun DefenderThe Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has given the Governor Amaechi-led government 72 hours to ensure that three members of the...

Leadership NewspapersNational Confab: Ogun To Champion Fiscal FederalismLeadership NewspapersOgun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has unveiled the delegates of the state to the national conference, charging them to champion among other issues the need f...

P.M. News (blog)Yoruba adopts positions for confabP.M. News (blog)Nigeria's Yoruba ethnic nationality today unanimously adopted its position to be presented at the proposed National Conference and stressed the need for unity among the Yoruba speaki...

CHANNELSFG Soon To Commission Gurara Dam In Kaduna – VP SamboCHANNELSThe Gurara Dam multi-purpose project located in the southern part of Kaduna State will soon be ready and commissioned for power generation and irrigation farming this year 2014. Thi...

Capital FM KenyaMake laws that suit us not the West, Ruto tells AfricaCapital FM KenyaABUJA, Nigeria, Feb 27 – Deputy President William Ruto has urged African countries to make laws that resonate with their values and resist any western directives. T...

The StreetjournalPresident Jonathan Appoints Actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima into BoardThe StreetjournalWhile her move to visit President Goodluck Jonathan last week with some of her colleagues got her knocks and boos from different quarters, actress Ibina...

HomeSportsThe “Collett effect”: increasing risk of litigation in football for injury to ...LawInSportIn this blog, Adam Lovatt highlights a case in the High Court, where Nottingham Forrest striker Dexter Blackstock is seeking damages from Cardiff C...

Group condemns Jonathan over 'missing' $20 billion, insecurityPremium TimesA group, The Broom Initiative, has criticized President Goodluck Jonathan over his handling of the alleged $20 billion missing oil money and the deteriorating security i...

Baby smashed to death during fight in Ondo communityDailyPost NigeriaTragedy struck yesterday at Supare Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government area of Ondo state when a man, identified as Kehinde Ayelehin allegedly smashed to death a two year-old b...

CHANNELSEkiti Introduces Entrepreneurial Education Into School CurriculaDaily Times NigeriaIn a bid combat the rising level of graduate unemployment in Nigeria, the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board has introduced Entrepreneurial Education in...

CHANNELSBayelsa House Of Assembly Passes 2014 BudgetCHANNELSThe Bayelsa State House of Assembly has passed this year's budget of N332.4 billion into law. The Assembly, however, increased the budget by N33.2 billion from the initial N299.2 billion p...

The StreetjournalN 575m Scam: ICPC Wins as Appeal Court Orders Ex IG, Ehindero Back to High ...The StreetjournalThe Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has ordered a former Inspector General of Police, Sunday Ehindero back to the High Court to face crimina...

Osun DefenderPolice drop fraud charges against Lagos ex-deputy govOsun DefenderThe police have dropped the N130m fraud charges it instituted against a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, before a Federal High Court, Lagos. Jus...

VanguardBoko Haram - APC Urges Jonathan to Visit YobeVanguardThe All Progressives Congress, APC, has unreservedly condemned Monday night's horrific attack on the Federal Government College in Yobe State, in which over 40 students were reported to h...

NBA presidency: scandal rocks Egbe Amofin committeeBusinessDayEgbe Amofin O'odua, the umbrella body of lawyers of Yoruba extraction, was thrown into another crisis at the weekend when some members of its Screening Committee were accused of having c...

Leadership NewspapersINEC: IPAC Faults 2015 Election TimetableLeadership NewspapersThe Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) yesterday expressed concern at the sequencing of the timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as...

Premium TimesPresident Jonathan Centenary Broadcast – Live UpdatePremium Times19:05 The president salutes Nigeria's heroes, as he begins to settle in to the speech. Odimegwu Ojukwu who led the Biafran side in Nigeria's civil war is not mentio...

P.M. NewsJonathan appoints Ibinabo board member Arts CouncilP.M. NewsIbinabo Fiberesinma, the national president, Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has been appointed into the board of National Council For Arts and Culture, NCAC, by President Goodluck Jona...

WorldStageNDLEA arrests two foreigners with narcotic at Enugu airportWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two foreigners with narcotic drugs during inward and outward screening o...

APC condemns Yobe school attack, urges the President to visit stateDailyPost Nigeriaboko-haram-yobe-killing The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday condemned the horrific attack on the Federal Government College Buni Yadi, in Yobe. The News A...

CHANNELSNigeria Police Boss Says Police Is Under-fundedCHANNELSThe Inspector General of Police in Nigeria has called for more funding for the Police Force, saying that the force may not be able to pay the salaries of its personnel in 2014. There has be...

Leadership Newspapers2015 poll won't stop constitution review -RepsThe PunchThe House of Representatives said on Wednesday that politicking ahead of the 2015 general elections would not affect the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution. The House ...

Leadership NewspapersOndo Assembly Declares 7-day Mourning for late SpeakerNigerian BulletinOndo- The Ondo State House of Assembly has declared a seven-day mourning for the deceased Speaker of the House, Mr Samuel Adesina. The Chairman of the House Com...

CHANNELSNigerian Senate Directs Army Chief To Relocate To MaiduguriCHANNELSThe Nigerian Senate Committee on Defence and Army has directed the Chief of Army Staff to relocate his office temporarily to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, in an attempt...

CHANNELSNigerian Senate Directs Army Chief To Relocate To MaiduguriCHANNELSThe Nigerian Senate Committee on Defence and Army has directed the Chief of Army Staff to relocate his office temporarily to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, in an attempt...

Lekki International Airport project on course – FasholaPremium TimesGovernor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State said on Tuesday night that the state government had not jettisoned its plan to build an international airport in Lekki area of the state. Mr...

'More Than 400 Nigerian Indigenous Languages Are Endangered'AllAfrica.comAbuja — Prof. Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche, the President of Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN), on Tuesday in Abuja, said about 400 Nigerian indigenous languages were end...

spyghana.comAtiku Weeps Over Killing of Students in YobeAllAfrica.comFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday broke down in tears when he was informed about the killing of dozens of students of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Gujiba Local ...

Policeman Machetes Wife Over Missing N70,000Leadership NewspapersFor her inability to explain how N70,000 got missing in their home, a policeman in Lagos, Michael Okoli has allegedly inflicted injuries on his wife with a machete. LEADERSHIP learnt that...

The StreetjournalTorture of Ejigbo Women - Police Parade Mastermind, 10 OthersVanguardLagos — Police authorities yesterday paraded 12 persons and declared four others wanted following their involvement in the torture of three women at Oba Morufu Inte...

Atiku condemns Yobe attack, mourns victimsDailyPost NigeriaFormer Vice President, Atiku Abubakar was pushed to tears on Tuesday when he was informed about the gruesome murder of dozens of students of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Gujiba Local ...

Nigeria Policeman attacks wife with cutlass over missing N70,000Codewit World NewsNigeria police fighting among themselves LAGOS — A policeman, Michael Okoli, has been arrested by the police at Okokomaiko Division for allegedly attacking his wife, Fe...

Nigerian Languages Are In Danger- Association Cries OutDaily Times NigeriaThe President of Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN), Prof. Chinyere Ohiri- Aniche, on Tuesday in Abuja, said about 400 Nigerian indigenous languages are currently endangered...

Leadership NewspapersConfusion As South-East Governors' Meeting Ends Without CommuniqueLeadership NewspapersImo State governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha was again absent in the meeting which was held behind closed doors at Government House, Enugu. Whe...

CHANNELSJonathan, ministers, others to undergo performance auditNigerian TribunePresident Goodluck Jonathan, ministers and other heads of agencies and parastatals are soon to undergo performance audit as part of the mandate of the Office of the Auditor...

Ajimobi has transformed Oyo State -Ibadan North-East bossNigerian TribuneActing Chairman of Ibadan North-East Local Government Area of Oyo State, Abodunrin Alatise has said that governor Abiola Ajimobi has transformed the state with his adminstrative i...

Nigerian TribuneJTF, police, SSS comb creeks for Jonathan's cousinNigerian TribuneSECURITY outfits operating in Bayelsa State have been on their toes following Sunday's abduction of the 70-year-old Inengite Nitabai, the cousin of President Good...

National MirrorPoor police budget threatens 2015 polls – SenateThe PunchThe Senate Committee on Police Affairs on Tuesday raised the alarm that the decrease in the budgetary allocations to the Nigerian police in the 2014 budget proposal might threate...

National MirrorPolice: Low budget allocation threatens 2015 electionNational MirrorThe Senate Committee on Police Affairs yesterday raised the alarm that the decrease in budgetary allocations to the Force in the 2014 budget proposal may threaten the sm...

P.M. NewsOyebode among Ekiti delegates to confabP.M. NewsGovernor Kayode Fayemi of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti has sent names of the State's delegates for the National Conference to President Goodluck Jonathan. The letter was sent to the Pr...

Bella NaijaJonathan Condemns Yobe School KillingCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the attack on the Federal Government College Buni Yadi in Yobe State, calling it callous, barbaric and senseless. President Jonathan who said that he rece...

Osun DefenderJonathan Condemns Yobe School KillingCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the attack on the Federal Government College Buni Yadi in Yobe State, calling it callous, barbaric and senseless. President Jonathan who said that he re...

Leadership NewspapersNigerian Voters Say They Will Vote In 2015Leadership NewspapersMajority of voters in Nigeria have vowed to vote in the 2015 general elections, says a poll result released by a West African Research and Polling Services, the NOIPoll...

CHANNELSAPC Governors Vow To Tackle UnemploymentCHANNELSGathered in the ancient city of Ibadan, the 13 APC governors held serious discussions about the future of Nigeria starting with measures to tackle unemployment. The governors, under the aegis of t...

Osun DefenderSon kills father, Police confirmOsun DefenderThe Police in Sokoto State on Tuesday confirmed the murder of a 56-year-old man, Mallami Aliyu, by his 25-year-old son on Sunday. The Spokesman of the Police Command in the state, DSP El-Mustaph...

CHANNELSOusted Nigerian banker: How many billions missing?Seattle Post IntelligencerLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The ousted governor of Nigeria's Central Bank says no one can say how many billions of petrodollars are missing from state coffers until the...

Leadership NewspapersMbu blows hot, gives Abuja vehicle owners 24 hours to obtain tinted glass permitDailyPost NigeriaMbu-Joseph-Mbu-Commissioner-of-Police-Rivers-State The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Mbu Joseph Mbu, yesterday wa...

The Voice OnlineMinister for Africa arrives in Nigeria for centenaryThe Voice OnlineCONSERVATIVE POLITICIAN Mark Simmonds arrived in Nigeria yesterday (Feb 24) to join President Goodluck Jonathan in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the nation's...

Turkish PressOver Boko Haram Members Convicted For Terror-Related CrimesBernamaABUJA, Feb 25 (BERNAMA-NNN-NAN) -- More than 40 members of the Boko Haram Islamic militant group have been convicted for terrorism-related crimes, said Nigeria's Attorne...

Ghana Broadcasting CorporationRefugees flee crisis in north-eastern Nigeria to CameroonGhana Broadcasting CorporationThe ongoing confrontation between the Nigerian army and the Boko Haram rebel group in north-eastern Nigeria is forcing more people to f...

2014 Budget Already in Deficit - RepsAllAfrica.comAbuja — THE 2014 budget may run into problems due to lack of synergy between the Budget Office and some revenue generating Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, as House Committee on Finance rai...

Osun DefenderEbonyi APC: In the Throes of AttacksCodewit World Newsparty alleged have the finger prints of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The attacks have become unprecedented since the APC started its. nationwide registration of members. And the s...

P.M. NewsNIGERIA: S'West Endorses Report of 2005 Political Reform ConferenceCodewit World NewsLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) Monday said most of the positions of the South-west geo-political zone were contained in the recommendat...

CHANNELSShagari: Northern Leaders Should Reciprocate S'South's Gesture by Re-electing ...Codewit World NewsThe Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, Monday stressed the need for northern leaders to reciprocate the support...

Leadership NewspapersLack of Synergy Between Budget Office, MDAs May Stall Budget's PassageTHISDAY LiveBarring any significant changes that will meet the needs of fiscal discipline, the passage of the 2014 budget may be stalled given the fact that ...

Nigerian TribuneWhy Nigeria and USA must remain friends -EnvoyNigerian TribuneIt is a pleasure to be here with you today and to be back in Nigeria for the third time since becoming Assistant Secretary of African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State....

Osun DefenderConfab: Jonathan deserves commendation —Southern leaders •Want decision ...Nigerian TribuneLEADERS of Southern Nigeria, on Monday, commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the courage to convene a national conference. This came as the...

Leadership NewspapersJudge's Absence Stalls Hearing In Suit Against 5 Defecting GovernorsLeadership NewspapersThe absence of Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday stalled hearing in the suit filed by the PDP against f...

Man Kills, Bury Father In SokotoLeadership NewspapersTragedy yesterday struck at the Kofar Market Area of Sokoto North local government area of Sokoto State when a 25-year-old man, Bello Mallami, allegedly killed and buried his 56-year-old father, Mall...

APC Should Prepare Its Handover Note In Lagos — PDP SpokesmanLeadership NewspapersThe State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barrister Taofeek Gani in this interview with OLAOLU OLADIPO declares that the days of the All Prog...

Navy Alerts of Erosion in Calabar barracksDaily Times NigeriaFlag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Obiora Medani, on Monday raised the alarm over an erosion, which it claimed is threatening its barracks in Calabar. Medani said th...

Jonathan congratulates Shagari On His 89th BirthdayDaily Times NigeriaPresident Goodluck Jonathan has written to congratulate Nigeria's first democratically-elected Executive President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari on the occasion of his 89th birthday, tom...

Daring Gunmen Kidnap Jonathan's Cousin in Otuoke!The StreetjournalThere was pandemonium in President Jonathan's hometown, Otuoke, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Sunday as ten heavily armed gunmen kidnapped Chief Inengite Nit...

CHANNELSInsecurity: Northern Governors call for deployment of more troops to regionDailyPost NigeriaChairman of the Northern State Governors' Forum and Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu, on Sunday urged the Federal Government ...

Osun DefenderLASU authorities beef up security as final year students resumeOsun DefenderSCORES of final year students of Lagos State University, (LASU), Ojo, on Monday resumed as directed by the institution's management amid tight security. The Ne...

Leadership NewspapersOpposition plotting to destabilize Oyo state - AjimobiDailyPost NigeriaOyo State Govemor, Abiola Ajimobi has accused some members of the opposition of planning to disrupt normal activities in the state. He made the accusation yeste...

DailyPost NigeriaNiyola Survives Car CrashDaily Times NigeriaNews reaching DT has it that Toh Bad chic, Niyola, was involved in a car crash over the weekend but, thank goodness, she made it alive. Sources say, she was driving from Lekki where she had a...

Terrible: Woman arrested for killing her lover over N50,000ynaijaA middle aged woman was at the weekend arrested by the police in Ebonyi after reports that she killed her lover. Uzoamaka Dorathy Nworie is said to have caused the death of one Duniya Phi...

Balat - Tribute to a Dogged FighterAllAfrica.comIn an interview he granted me on October 23, 2008, when he turned 58, Sen. Isaiah Balat tried to discuss his life, especially his humble beginnings, which clearly shaped his struggles, worldview, his poli...

Osun DefenderTambuwal visits Obasanjo, faults Sanusi's suspensionOsun DefenderThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, said on Sunday that the suspension of Mallam Lamido Sanusi as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria cou...

Osun DefenderPresidential Media Chat Holds TodayTHISDAY LivePresidential Media Chat will hold today on the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Voice of Nigeria (VON). The ...

NSCDC intercepts 15300 litres of smuggled petroleum productsNational MirrorThe Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday said it had intercepted 15,300 litres of petroleum products being smuggled to neighbour...

Leadership NewspapersAPC, A Big Challenge To PDP – KaluLeadership NewspapersFormer Abia State governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday described the growing acceptance of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) as a big threat and challenge to the ruling P...

Nigerian TribuneClarifying the electoral judicial system in NigeriaNigerian TribuneLET me start by appreciating the organisers of this conference under the leadership of Honourable Mulikat Akande-Adeola, the House Leader, for the peculiar and novel ini...

Nigerian TribuneNigeria village hit by Boko Haram targeted againZee NewsKano(Nigeria): Suspected Boko Haram gunmen today returned to a village in northeast Nigeria where 106 people were killed last week, torching homes, shooting and setting off explosi...

Aljazeera.comNigeria seals state border with CameroonAljazeera.comNigerian military says Boko Haram fighters flee across the border after attacks to avoid pursuit. Last updated: 23 Feb 2014 18:00. Email Article. Print Article. Share article. Send Feedb...

Balat's Death Huge Loss to Kaduna PDP --- ChairmanDaily Times NigeriaAs Nigeria mourns Sen Isaiah Balat, the Special Adviser to Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Special Duties, the PDP in Kaduna has said that his death was a ``huge blow'' to ...

CHANNELS'Act empowers Minister to spend outside appropriation' - IndependentNigerian BulletinFresh facts emerged at the weekend on the probe of the allegedly missing $20 billion by the Senate finance committee. According to feelers from within ...

The Punch2015: Nothing for PDP, APC will sweep all states - Aregbesola boastsDailyPost NigeriaAPC GOV Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress, APC,will sweep all the states in Nigeria in the 2015...

Osun DefenderNBA Election: Petition Stall Southwest NominationOsun DefenderLAWYERS of The Egbe Amofin, umbrella of lawyers in the South West Nigeria, yesterday, protested the inability of the Screening Committee to endorse a candidate that will represe...

Osun DefenderHow I relate with Mr President as gov of his state, by Seriake DicksonCodewit World NewsSeriake Governor Seriake Dickson is the only governor in Nigeria who was sworn in on Valentine's Day. Penultimate Friday, while other people were c...

P.M. NewsAttacks: 5000 Policemen Deployed In Benue CommunitiesLeadership NewspapersThe deputy inspector general of Police (DIG) in charge of operations, Mr Michael Zuokumor who relocates to Benue State to dislodge the Fulani militia, yesterday assumed ...

The PunchJonathan's subtle 2015 movesThe PunchLess than one year to the 2015 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan has not declared any intent to run in the race; but going by recent events, there are reasons to believe the President h...

Leadership NewspapersEx-Police Affairs Minister, Olubolade, joins Ekiti governorship raceNigerian TribuneTHE erstwhile Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Capt Caleb Olubolade (rtd), on Saturday, formally declared his intention to vie for the Ekiti govern...

spyghana.comArrest Warrant On Sanusi Without Criminal Offence Was Emptyspyghana.comThe order [see copy of order below] was granted by Justice Buba Ibrahim, pending the determination of a fundamental human rights suit which Sanusi complained about on hi...

CHANNELS2015 Election: Jonathan Cautions Nigerians On ViolenceCHANNELSThe Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has advised Nigerians to shun violence, as the country prepares for the general elections that will hold in 2015. President Jonathan was sp...

DailyPost NigeriaFG Being Political By Claiming Sanusi's Suspension Won't Affect Economy ...CHANNELSAn Economist, Dr Abiodun Adedipe, on Saturday said that the controversial suspension of the CBN governor, Lamido Sanusi, is “a very critical i...

Osun DefenderFG Being Political By Claiming Sanusi's Suspension Won't Affect Economy ...CHANNELSAn Economist, Dr Abiodun Adedipe, on Saturday said that the controversial suspension of the CBN governor, Lamido Sanusi, is “a very critical issue...

Premium TimesNo more refugee camps in Nigeria – CommissionerPremium TimesThe Federal Government has said there are no longer refugees camp in Nigeria, attributing the development to the fact that there was no more war in Liberia or Sierra Leone. The ...