CHANNELSMiddle Belt Articulate Position For National ConferenceCHANNELSLeaders from the middle belt region including minority group representatives from the North East have gathered to articulate the region's position in the forthcoming National Co...

The HinduGay men dragged from homes, beatenNEWS.com.auA MOB armed with wooden clubs and iron bars, screaming that they were going to "cleanse" their neighbourhood in Nigeria's capital of gay people, dragged 14 young men from their beds an...

The PunchINEC, EU Parley on 2015 ElectionsTHISDAY LiveAs the 2015 general elections draw nearer, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega yesterday commended the European Union (EU) previous election obs...

Osun DefenderCP Umar Manko HonouredTHISDAY LiveDedication to work is one thing that a lot of people find quite difficult to stick to, perhaps due to the stress, strains, energy and time needed to achieve this feat. A recent survey showed that many peop...

Premium TimesMoney laundering: Ladoja's trial must continue —CourtNigerian TribuneA bid by a former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, to quash the N4.7 billion money laundering charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial...

Osun DefenderMale folks constitute higher traffic offenders in Lagos State – LASDRIOsun DefenderMr. Ayodeji Peters Oyedokun, is the Chief Executive Officer CEO, LASDRI, Olasunkanmi Akoni, recently visited Oshodi centre and had a chat with him with fo...

CHANNELSSenate Drills Ministerial Nominee On Bola Ige's DeathCHANNELSOne of the ministerial nominees who appeared for screening at the Senate on Thursday, had to make frantic attempts to clear himself of an allegation of murder. Mr. Oyewale Adesiya...

CHANNELSOgun State Government Challenged To A Debate On Debt ProfileCHANNELSOgun State's immediate past Commissioner for Information and foremost governorship aspirant on the platform of the Labour Party, Mr Sina Kawonise, has challenged the State ...

Premium TimesASUP Strike: Students protest in OgunPremium TimesLecturers in Polytechnics embarked on a strike to demand better working conditions and a stop to discrimination against polytechnics. Some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, on Fri...

Leadership NewspapersPolytechnic Students Protest Against ASUP Strike In OgunLeadership NewspapersSome students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, on Friday embarked on a peaceful protest against the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (...

CHANNELSObi Donates Funds And Equipment To Mission HospitalCHANNELSGovernor Peter Obi has presented an additional cheque for 50 million naira to the Holy Rosary Specialist Hospital and Maternity, Waterside Onitsha, for the completion of the ongoing Pha...

How Pastor, Doctor Robbed BanksP.M. NewsA medical practitioner, Dr Tajudeen (surname withheld) and Pastor Isaiah (surname withheld) have confessed about how they robbed banks in the last few months before they were arrested by Operatives of the Anti-Ro...

Osun DefenderObasanjo Warns On Youth Education At Foundation AnniversaryAllAfrica.comLondon — Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, at the celebration of the one year anniversary of the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation yesterday in London identified youth...

Daily Sun2015 general election is for APC to win or lose –Ize-IyamuDaily SunPastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State. Prior to the debut of the APC, he was the National Vice Chairman(South-South),Acti...

Global Voices OnlineMy projects in Ekiti will benefit generations, says FayemiPremium TimesThe Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has said that all the projects undertaken by his administration are for the good of Ekiti people because they are design...

CHANNELSDespite criticisms, Nigerian government will continue to fund pilgrimage to holy ...Premium TimesPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said despite criticisms, the Federal Government will continue to sponsor pilgrims to the holy lands. Mr. Jo...

The PunchJAMB Conducts Computer Based Test in AbujaAllAfrica.comThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation board (JAMB) has conducted an advocacy Computer-Based Test for 140 secondary school students drawn from 14 schools in Federal Capital Territory, Abuj...

spyghana.comN5.6bn Pension Scam: EFCC To Seize Suspects' PropertyDaily Times NigeriaThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday was permitted by an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan to seize some property of the eight persons accus...

The StreetjournalHouse of Reps Probes Payment of Demurrage to Foreign VesselsThe StreetjournalThe House of Representatives on Thursday gave a mandate to its Joint Committee on Petroleum, Upstream and Downstream, Navy and Public Account,to investigate h...

Osun DefenderDrug Baron Abandons Heroin In Praying RugsLeadership NewspapersA suspected drug-trafficking syndicate has abandoned five kilogrammes of high-grade heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. The drug, hidden inside p...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan Restates Confidence In NYSCLeadership NewspapersPresident Goodluck Jonathan has restated confidence in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme as a true symbol of national cohesion. He disclosed this in his speech r...

Nigerian TribuneReps probe multi-million dollars demurrage payment to foreign vessel operatorsNigerian TribuneTHE House of Representatives, on Thursday, directed its Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources, Public Accounts and Navy to conduct an investi...

JAMB To Conduct Paper-Pencil, Computer-Based Tests In 2014Daily Times NigeriaThe Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, on Thursday that the board will conduct paper-pencil test (PPT) and computer-based test (CBT) on April 12 and May 17 respectively i...

Five corpers bag Ekiti State honour, 12 others face punishmentDaily Times NigeriaWith a charge to be creative in the application of their educational skills and the knowledge they acquired during the compulsory one-year National Youth Service Scheme (N...

AFPBoko Haram raid kills nine Nigeria troopsAFPKano — Boko Haram gunmen killed nine Nigerian soldiers after launching an ambush on a military convoy in the troubled northeast, a local official and a hospital source told AFP Thursday. The troops were ...

The StreetjournalLagos Police Parade Pastor, 3 Other for Bank Robbery!The StreetjournalThe Lagos State Police Command on Thursday paraded four suspected armed robbers, including a pastor, whose gang specializes in attacking banks. While parading the su...

Osun DefenderEven corrupt people are criticizing my government - JonathanDailyPost NigeriaGoodluck_jonathan3 President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday lambasted those criticizing his government, and accusing him and his executive officers of being highl...

CHANNELSNational Conference: Group Calls Southern Governors To MeetCHANNELSLeaders in the Southern region, including the leader of the South South, Edwin Clark, Leader of the South East, Dr. Alex Ekwueme and Leader of the South West, Bishop Bolande Gbo...

Daily SunOkorocha Suspends Commissioner For Slapping WorkerDaily Times NigeriaImo State Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha on Wednesday wielded the big stick on his Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Lady Love Mma Onyechere, by placing...

WorldStageReps to Uncover Proceeds From Sales of Nitel/Mtel AssetsAllAfrica.comThe House of Representatives, yesterday, set in motion the process of discovering the whereabouts of the proceeds realised from the sales of non-core assets of the Nigeria T...

P.M. NewsProsecute Nigeria's Ex-Army Chief, Bamaiyi, for Laundering U.S.$6 Million, Fred ...Premium TimesAn alleged serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua, has urged a Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja, to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Wheelchair Int'l Tourney: Lagos To Provide Accommodation For AthletesNigerian ObserverTHE Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation (NWBF) on Wednesday said that athletes would be quartered at the Teslim Balogun Stadium hostel for the 3rd Victor Och...

Osun DefenderI am not a confused man, I cannot support the National Conference - TinubuDailyPost Nigeriaimages (2) The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, kicked against the proposed national con...

Capital FM KenyaNigeria's president sacks four ministersCapital FM KenyaABUJA, Feb 13 – Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan sacked four cabinet ministers on Wednesday, including his controversial aviation minister, in a move seen as linked ...

National Conference: Yorubas Want Regional AutonomyTHISDAY LiveIndications that the forthcoming national conference may witness strong political resolve to actualise the various agenda set out by the various geo-graphical zones when it finally kicks of...

Leadership NewspapersWhy Nigerians Still Don't Feel Impact Of Robust Growth — JonathanLeadership NewspapersPresident Goodluck Jonathan yesterday attributed the weak link between robust real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate with improved welfare ...

Leadership NewspapersFG Releases N100bn Special Intervention For VarsitiesLeadership NewspapersThe federal government has announced the release of another N100billion Special Intervention Fund for public universities nationwide and will from Monday beg...

Yoruba to press for restructuring of Nigeria at conferenceWorldStageSome Yoruba groups have declared that delegates representing the zone at the National Conference must defend the position of the ethnic nationality. They warned the delegates against b...

The PunchArmy redeploys 127 senior officersThe PunchThe authorities of the Nigerian Army have announced the posting and appointment of 127 senior officers. The massive redeployment, which came barely a month after the last exercise by the former Chief ...

Nigerian TribuneJONATHAN DROPS ODUAH, ORUBEBE, 2 OTHERS •Senate screens Gusau ...Nigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, relieved four ministers of their positions, to enable them to press ahead with their various ambitions of whic...

Proposed national confab is deceptive, diversionary - Tinubu •Mediates in ...Nigerian TribuneNational leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Osogbo, took a swipe at ...

Osun DefenderOgun State House of Assembly: OGD, SIA increase number of loyalistsOsun DefenderAt the inception of the current administration in Ogun State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had six legislators with former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gb...

CHANNELSNigerian Army, Navy Redeploy Senior OfficersCHANNELSThe Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its commitment to collaborate with other security agencies to combat terrorism in all its ramifications and restore normalcy in the north east and north wester...

FRSC De-Marshals 55, Suspends 82 Special Marshalls In EbonyiLeadership NewspapersThe Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has de-marshaled 55 persons and suspended 82 Special Marshals following their inability to meet its assessment standards. Th...

Leadership NewspapersUduaghan Says Asaba Flood Challenge Cannot Be Addressed In 4 YearsLeadership NewspapersGov Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta, has said that it would take more than four years to address the challenges of flooding in Asaba. The governor, w...

CHANNELSTransporter Asks Court To Quash N82.8m Theft ChargeCHANNELSA major transport firm, Cross Country Limited, and its Managing Director, Mr Bube Okorodudu, today asked a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja to quash the N82.8 million theft charge pref...

Osun DefenderUS Government committed to peacekeeping in AfricaBusinessGhanaMadam Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, said the United States was committed to the peacekeeping efforts in Africa. She said the issues ...

CHANNELSJonathan Tasks Anti-graft Agencies On Convincing PerformanceCHANNELSNigeria's anti-graft agencies have been asked to improve performance in order to gain the confidence of Nigerians. While swearing in two Special Advisers, a commissioner of...

The Punch39 Policemen Killed in Lagos By Robbers in 2013AllAfrica.comLagos — Police authorities in Lagos State yesterday said that about 39 policemen attached to the state command were shot dead in separate encounters with robbers in 2013, while 146 ...

CHANNELSAmosun Assures Radio Station of Assistance Over Collapsed MastCHANNELSThe Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has assured the management and staff of Paramount FM, the branch of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Abeok...

ynaijaOpinion: Why Fayemi should continue his N549,000 per month job in EkitiynaijaMy name is Ogunyemi Bukola (@zebbook), and I endorse John Kayode Fayemi for a second term as governor of Ekiti State. The Nigerian social media space is a volatile and v...

Daily Sun2015: Shettima, Sheriff play hide, seek over reconciliationDaily SunFrom ISMAIL OMIPIDAN, KadunaContrary to the claim by the Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha, that Governor Kashim Shettima and the former governor of the stat...

Ekiti may sanction husbands who abandon wives after childbirthDailyPost NigeriaIt may soon become a crime punishable under the law for any husband to abandon his wife after childbirth in any part of Ekiti. Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, the wife of the state govern...

Fathers who Kill: Man Padlocks Son's Mouth, Beats Him To DeathNigerian BulletinOne Mr. Chris Elvis of No. 7, Adetola Adelaja Street, Meiran area of Lagos,Nigeria has allegedly beaten his four-year old son, Godrich to death, padlocking his mouth to ...

Fathers who Kill: Man Padlocks Son's Mouth, Beats Him To DeathNigerian BulletinOne Mr. Chris Elvis of No. 7, Adetola Adelaja Street, Meiran area of Lagos,Nigeria has allegedly beaten his four-year old son, Godrich to death, padlocking his mouth to ...

Osun Defender"Iyabo Obasanjo walked Away after my Children Died in Her Place"- Edwin ...Nigerian BulletinDr. Bisola Clark, wife of Ijaw chieftain, Chief Edwin Clark yesterday said that Iyabo Obasanjo simply walked away after her(Mrs Clark&#39...

Ministerial Screening - Laraba, Daughter of the North ArrivesVanguardThe nomination of Mrs. Laurentia Laraba Mallam to represent Kaduna State in the Council of Ministers has jerked some. But political wisdom dictates that even those not enthusiastic ab...

WorldStageN1.3 Billion Theft Suit - Court Remands Two MTN Employees in EFCC CustodyAllAfrica.comAn Ikeja High Court on Tuesday remanded two MTN employees in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly stealing N1.3 ...

Ekiti May Sanction Husbands Who Abandon Wives After ChildbirthAllAfrica.comIt may soon become a crime punishable under the law for any husband to abandon his wife after childbirth in any part of Ekiti. Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, the wife of the state governor, ...

Premium TimesAPC accuses PDP of bribing lawmakers with millions of dollars to decampPremium TimesNigeria's main opposition party has accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of using public funds to lure back some of the federal lawmakers ...

Osun DefenderClark's Wife Blasts OBJ, IyaboOsun DefenderIYABO OBASANJO A new report coming in states that Dr. Bisola Clark , wife of Senator Edwin Clark is very angry with the Obasanjo's. Dr. Bisola Clark, wife of elder-statesman, Senator Edwin...

DailyPost NigeriaSeun Kuti's babymama showers encomium on him during baby's naming ...DailyPost NigeriaAfrobeat musician, Seun Kuti held a low profile naming ceremony for his daughter on the 8th of February at his residence in Ikeja, Lagos and ...

Osun DefenderAPC Accuses PDP of Luring Lawmakers with MoneyTHISDAY LiveThe All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of using public funds to lure back some members of the National Assembly who had defected fr...

CHANNELSResidents' Registration: Fake Voters' Cards, National ID Worry LagosTHISDAY LiveThe Lagos State Government Tuesday decried the increasing number of fake voters' cards and national identification cards, which it said, were being brou...

Osun DefenderFani-Kayode Clarifies Arraignment by EFCCTHISDAY LiveFormer Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has faulted a report that the money laundering charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) at t...

Leadership NewspapersPractising Fees: Appeal Court Lifts Restriction On NBALeadership NewspapersTemporary reprieve came the way of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday as the Lagos division of the Court of Appeal lifted the restricting order ba...

Leadership NewspapersReps Begin Consideration Of 2014 BudgetLeadership NewspapersThe House of Representatives yesterday began the consideration of the 2014 budget of N4.64 trillion which was laid before the chamber in December last year by the executiv...

Nigerian Tribune2014 budget: Okonjo-Iweala violated Fiscal Responsibility Act —Reps •Kick-start ...Nigerian TribuneTHE House of Representatives, on Tuesday, averred that the executive arm of government breached the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 by...

Nigerian Tribune2014 budget: Okonjo-Iweala violated Fiscal Responsibility Act —Reps •Kick-start ...Nigerian TribuneTHE House of Representatives, on Tuesday, averred that the executive arm of government breached the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 by...

Premium TimesTribunal fixes February 13 for ruling on Anambra election's APGA candidatePremium TimesThe Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Awka has fixed February 13 for ruling on a motion seeking to strike out Chike Obidigbo's petitio...

Leadership NewspapersEkiti May Sanction Husbands Who Abandon Wives After ChildbirthLeadership NewspapersIt may soon become a crime punishable under the law for any husband to abandon his wife after childbirth in any part of Ekiti. Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, the...

WorldStage10 Nigerian varsities get $80m World Bank grant for researchWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Ten Nigerian Universities have won grants of about $8 million US Dollars each for research and related activities under the World Bank- supported Af...

DailyPost NigeriaEtisalat disowns 'Uche, face your work' customer care callDailyPost NigeriaGiant telecommunications company, Etisalat has disowned the very funny alleged Etisalat customer care call which went viral last month on social media. ...

APBN Calls on FG, ASUU & ASUP to Adopt Dialogue & End Strikes in Tertiary ...Nigerian BulletinMr Bala Ka'Oje, President of the Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN) on Tuesday urged the Federal Government, universities and po...

Competency test: "We have yet to be informed" - APSONDailyPost NigeriaMembers of the Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON) in Edo will not participate in the competency test proposed by the state government. The state Chairm...

FG restates commitment to rebuild Lagos-Ibadan roadP.M. NewsNigerias' Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, on Monday said that the Federal Government had no intention to re-concession the Lagos-Ibadan expressway project. Onolememen said while on ...

DailyPost NigeriaEtisalat disowns 'Uche, face your work' customer care callDailyPost NigeriaGiant telecommunications company, Etisalat has disowned the very funny alleged Etisalat customer care call which went viral last month on social media. ...

I did not order SSS out of airports - OduahDailyPost NigeriaAviation Minister, Stella Oduah, yesterday denied allegation that she directed the withdrawal of all State Security Service (SSS) officers from all the Airports in the country. Speaking during...

Nigerian TribuneWe're Ready to Work With National Body - Unilorin ASUUAllAfrica.comIlorin — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin chapter, has said that it is open to dialogue with the national leadership of the un...

Nigerian TribuneSultan - We Want Polls Not Based On Religion, EthnicityAllAfrica.comSokoto — Sultan of Sokoto Sa'ad Abubakar yesterday said Nigerians want transparent and credible elections that are not based on ethnicity or religion in 2015 and ...

WorldStageCourt Issues Bench Warrant for Arrest of Oil MarketerTHISDAY LiveJustice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of an Ikeja High Court yesterday issued a bench warrant against an oil marketer, Mr. Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, for his continuous failure to attend his alle...

Kidnapped APC Registration Officers Regain FreedomLeadership NewspapersThe All Progressives Congress(APC) stakeholders and registration officers kidnapped by unknown gunmen numbering about six on Sunday morning in Umuezekoha in Ezza North local governm...

FOI Application: Lagos Asks Court To Dismiss Suit Seeking Information On BudgetLeadership NewspapersThe Lagos State government yesterday asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss a Freedom of Information (FOI) application filed by a civil society ...

Leadership Newspapers'EFCC quizzed 240 civil servants in 2013'The PunchThe Federal Government on Monday stated that over 240 civil servants were last year quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Independent Corrupt Practices...

WorldStageOgun N19bn loan: Kawonise, 2 others file suit against AmosunNigerian TribuneThe immediate past Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ogun State, Mr Adesina Kawonise and two others, on Monday, filed suit before a Federal High Court, ...

MASSOB launches motorcycle number plate in NsukkaNigerian TribuneTHE outlawed Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has formally launched its number plates for motorcyclists in Nsukka, Enugu State, with a call on all Ndig...

Nigerian TribuneOsun govt should rethink uniform policy - Baptist High School Old StudentsNigerian TribuneOsun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, in the midst of students of Baptist High The Old Students Association of Baptist High School, Iwo, on Mon...

Turkish PressNigerian Muslims reject national conference's 'Christian agenda'Turkish PressPresident Goodluck Jonathan is planning a national conference within weeks aimed at addressing mounting complaints of socioeconomic and political imba...

CHANNELSTake Your Twitter Activism To Your Communities, Fayemi Tells BloggersCHANNELSSocial media activists have been challenged to extend their activism in cyberspace to their communities. The Ekiti state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi threw the challenge...

WorldStage$9b refineries: Fashola introduces Dangote to Lekki Free Trade Zone's host ...WorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- The President of the Dangote Group of Companies and arrow head of the proposed Dangote Refineries and Petrochemical Company in...

Osun DefenderComments on “Sinnator” Iyiola Omisore – By Comrade Soni Akoji on FacebookOsun DefenderOnce in a while you meet some crazy fanatic of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on social media and you can't help but laugh out loud because of their un...

N26.9m fraud: EFCC accuses defendants of frustrating trialThe PunchThe Prosecutor in a N26.9 million fraud case, on Monday, accused the defendants of frustrating the commencement of the trial at a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere. Counsel to the Ec...

213 die in Osun auto crashes -FRSCThe PunchThe FRSC in Osun on Monday said 213 deaths were recorded from road traffic crashes in the state between January and December 2013. The figure was disclosed by the state Sector Commander, Mr Muhammed Husaini, i...

CHANNELSOgun PDP Accuses APC Of Intimidating Civil Servants To RegisterCHANNELSThe leadership of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of coercing and intimidating civil servants in...

Osun DefenderAPC, Alternative To PDP - Chairman... 2 Party System, Good For NigeriaNigerian ObserverWARRI – The Interim Chairman, All Progressive Congress (APC), Delta State, Prophet Jones Ode Erue said the party is the alternative party to the rulin...

WorldStageAppraising Uduaghan's Delta beyond oil development paradigm, by Sufuyan ...WorldStageThe effort being made all over the world by governments and multinational corporations to end the dominance of oil as the main source of energy is a wake...

Leadership NewspapersMark to Nigerians - Stop Using Politics, Religion to Promote ViolenceAllAfrica.comSenate President David Mark Sunday warned some individuals he described as desperate against hiding under the cloak of politics and religion to destr...

Traditional Worshipers Demand Representation at National ConferenceNigerian BulletinThe group have lamented their exclusion by the Federal Government,saying that their exclusion from the dialogue would haunt the country in many years to come. Speaking ...

Leadership NewspapersNewspaper Proprietors Kick Against Cyber Crime BillAllAfrica.comThe Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has kicked against a bill by the Federal Government which seeks to empower security agents to intercept and rec...

I'm in Politics to Offer New Direction - Nda-IsaiahAllAfrica.comThe leader Sam4Nigeria, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, yesterday spoke on his vision for Nigeria in the next dispensation when he registered his full membership of the All Progressives Congress (...