World Bank, EU Earmark US$300 Million to Boost Job CreationAllAfrica.comThe World Bank, European Union and other International Development Association yesterday approved a $300 million-financing to the Federal Government to boost ongoing initiatives to...

World Bank, EU Earmark US$300 Million to Boost Job CreationAllAfrica.comThe World Bank, European Union and other International Development Association yesterday approved a $300 million-financing to the Federal Government to boost ongoing initiatives to...

7 suspected homosexuals stoned in BauchiOsun DefenderTHE SUN – There was commotion at the Upper Sharia Court 4 in Anguwan Jaki, Bauchi State yesterday, as a mob almost lynched seven suspected homosexuals brought to court for trial. It occurred at abo...

The PunchJang Upbraids Amaechi over Unremitted $10.9bnTHISDAY LiveThe factional Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) and Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has described as frivolous and inciting, the content of the communiqué issued...

Civil Society moves for inclusion, validity & LegitimacyBusinessDayMembers of the civil society in Nigeria have expressed grave concerns over the development of certain trends and happenings in the nation at this time. In a private chat with media ...

The PunchWe didn't contribute to 2014 budget, say governorsThe PunchThe Nigeria Governors Forum on Thursday morning (today) said its members were not part of the team that drafted the 2014 budget . It also said that its members were not happy with ...

Three feared killed, several missing in renewed Tiv, herdsmen clashes in BenueDailyPost NigeriaAt least, three persons have been reportedly killed while several others have been declared missing in a renewed crisis that broke out on Sunday morning betw...

National MirrorCovenant emerges 2013 best private varsityNational MirrorCovenant University, Ota, Ogun State has again clinched the meritorious Best Private University award in the country for 2013. The award was conferred on the institution last Decem...

Ejigbo 2: Perpetrators Must Account For Their Actions – NHRCCHANNELSThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday assured the public that it will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that all persons involved in the alleged torture of a wom...

CHANNELSPolice Apprehends Kidnappers Of Dr. Izebuwa In EdoCHANNELSEdo state police command have paraded 50 suspected criminals, including the kidnappers of Dr. Izebuwa who was murdered in Ekpoma by his abductors. While addressing Journalist on the issu...

CHANNELSPolice Apprehends Kidnappers Of Dr. Izebuwa In EdoCHANNELSEdo state police command have paraded 50 suspected criminals, including the kidnappers of Dr. Izebuwa who was murdered in Ekpoma by his abductors. While addressing Journalist on the issu...

Lagos Assembly reward informants of Ejigbo assault with N2.25mWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Lagos State House of Assembly has fulfilled its pledge to reward anyone who supplies information that will lead to the arrest of those who assaulted two wom...

WorldStageOgun APC slams LP over calls for Amosun's impeachmentWorldStageThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state has taken a swipe at the Labour Party (LP) over its call for the impeachment of Governor Ibikunle Amosun following the ongoin...

CHANNELSNigeria's President Says Country Is Open For BusinessCHANNELSThe Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed the government's readiness to collaborate with foreign investors, saying that the Nigerian economy is a very fertile g...

CHANNELSFEC Approves N28 Billion Infrastructure Fund For Abuja DistrictCHANNELSThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 28 billion Naira for the provision of engineering infrastructure in the Wasa District of Abuja, Nigeria's capital. The m...

FEC Approves N28 Billion For Infrastructure in Wasa District of AbujaDaily Times NigeriaThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) during its one hour meeting today approved N28billion for the provision of engineering infrastructure in the Wasa district of Ab...

National Mirror2015: Nigeria Overheated by Ambitions Says MarkDaily Times NigeriaApparently worried by the violent comments from politicians preparatory to the 2015 general elections, the Senate President, David Mark has raised alarm over the palpable ...

CHANNELSEjigbo 2: 12 Year Old Victim Advocates Death Penalty For PerpetratorsCHANNELSNike, a 12 year old girl who was one of the three victims of suspected OPC members who tortured 3 pepper sellers in Ejigbo, Lagos state, for allegedly stealing pepper ...

AllAfrica.comEFCC Nabs 'Facebook' Scammer - Impersonates Okonjo-Iweala OthersAllAfrica.comThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a scammer who uses the social media platform known as facebook to dupe unsuspecting Niger...

BBC NewsNigeria's Lagos state passes smoking banThe Standard Digital NewsLagos, Nigeria: MPs in Lagos state, Nigeria's economic hub, have passed a bill banning smoking in public places, including restaurants and on public transport. Those who i...

Fashola sued for hoarding information on education fund in LagosDaily Times NigeriaSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, to court over “alleged failure to release informat...

CHANNELSDrama As APC, PDP Reps Test MightVanguardThe ruling People's Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, in the House of Representatives gave a foretaste of their battle for supremacy when their representatives...

Osun DefenderCivil Defence Personnel Kills Mobile PolicemanNigerian BulletinYesterday, a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps accidentally shot dead a mobile policeman, during a gun battle with suspected armed robbers at Etegwe in ...

Nigerian TribuneJonathan Nominates Gusau, Obanikoro, 10 Other MinistersTHISDAY LiveAlmost four years after he quit the Jonathan administration as the National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Aliu Gusau will be coming back, albeit to perform a different fu...

Daily SunYou are naive about governance —Oyo APC tells AccordNigerian TribuneTHE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has attributed the criticism of its party-led government's appointment of liaison officers in the 33 Local Government Ar...

The PunchOtudeko's $48m suit against Dangote for hearing Feb. 6The PunchA Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday fixed February 6 to hear a suit filed by Oba Otudeko against Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the Nigerian Ports Authority over a land dispute. ...

The PunchOtudeko's $48m suit against Dangote for hearing Feb. 6The PunchA Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday fixed February 6 to hear a suit filed by Oba Otudeko against Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the Nigerian Ports Authority over a land dispute. ...

PPP road projects to gulp N300bn –FGNational MirrorThe Federal Government yesterday said three major road projects contracted under Public Private Partnership arrangement are expected to cost N300bn. According to the Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onole...

Premium TimesCivil Defence official mistakenly shoots police officer to deathPremium TimesA member of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, accidentally shot a police officer in Bayelsa State, the police said on Tuesday. The victim died...

You MUST pay us for twelve years of poor service: Subscribers Mount Pressure ...Nigerian BulletinNews reports state that Nigeria's telecommunication companies, under the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have waved away ...

Orji, Chime urge Mu'azu to reconcile aggrieved membersDailyPost Nigeriaimage Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia has advised the new National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, to make the reconciliation of aggrieved members of the party his priority...

Oyo Police arrests man for allegedly setting wife, son ablazeDailyPost NigeriaA man, who had been on the run after allegedly setting his wife and son ablaze in their one-room apartment at Agugu area of Ibadan, has been arrested. The News Agency of Nige...

The Guardian NigeriaPDP's High Leadership Turnover Continues, As Tukur 'Falls'The Guardian NigeriaTukur FOLLOWING the planned transition to civilian administration in 1999 by the Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar regime in 1998, the dismal human an...

Nigerian TribuneU.S. Ambassador: HIV/AIDS Funding to Nigeria Won't Be Withdrawn in Face of ...TowleroadEntwistle Fielding questions from newsmen on whether the US would withdraw its financial aid on HIV/AIDS, the US ambassador said “absolutely no...

Osun DefenderFG approves N20.4b arrears to striking ASUP lecturers- PunchNigerian BulletinThe Federal Government on Tuesday agreed to pay N20.4 billion arrears of new salary structure to the striking polytechnic lecturers, Supervising Minister for Educ...

Daily SunLadoja goes spiritual over 2015Daily SunAhead of 2015 general elections in the country and governorship election in Oyo State, former governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has gone spiritual by holding an interdenominational service i...

Lagos to install additional 1000 CCTV camerasDailyPost NigeriaThe Lagos State Government on Monday said it would add 1,000 Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras to the ones already installed across the state, to strengthen security surveillance. Gov....

Osun DefenderNew Chief of Defence Staff says Boko Haram will be wiped out before AprilDailyPost Nigeriaimage The new Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, has vowed that the military will end the Boko Haram campaign in the country before the ...

Obi Describes Okorocha as a Rabble RouserTHISDAY LiveAnambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has replied the comments made by his Imo State counterpart, Rochas Okorocha against the political elite of Anambra State, who he said were undermining the progr...

Jonathan Shot to Death in BayelsaOsun DefenderABUSIDIQU – A former Chairman of Peremabiri Community Development Committee (CDC), Mr Morris Jonathan, was on Monday shot to death in his residence in Akenpai area of Yenagoa, capital of the oil rich sout...

FG to spend N14bn on dry season farming in 2014BusinessDayPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Monday announced that the Federal Government has set aside N14 billion for dry season farming in 2014. This is just as government said it is proposing a set of leg...

Premium TimesNigeria Customs Service indicts Okonjo-Iweala, says import waivers massively ...Premium TimesIn the last three years, Nigeria lost a staggering N1.4 trillion on import waivers – not N171 billion as claimed by finance minister, Ngozi Okon...

Lagos Assembly Passes Law Banning Smoking in PublicAllAfrica.comThe Lagos State House of Assembly Monday finally passed a bill for a law to regulate smoking in public places in all parts of the state. The bill has been sent the state Governor, Mr. Baba...

Osun DefenderPhoto: Ex-Naval chief weeps at handoverOsun DefenderFormer Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba (Rtd), shedding tears after handing over to his successor in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Wale Adenuga. DAILY NEWS WATCH – The Defence...

P.M. NewsOn the assault against women in Ejigbo, LagosNigerian TribuneIT was, indeed, very horrible and in fact a gory sight watching the video clip on a social media of the beastly act of the wicked men who masqueraded as members of the vigilante grou...

Lagos installs 1200 security cameras, 27 live monitorsNigerian TribuneLagos State government, on Monday, disclosed that it has 1,200 security cameras across the state with 27 live monitors. A statement by Governor Babatunde Fashola's spokesperson, ...

Nigerian TribuneThe man Adamu Mu'azuNigerian TribuneIN a quick twist of fate, a former governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, became the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) on Monday. His name had been on the lips of many ...

Osun DefenderWhy we didn't return schools to churches, mosques —AjimobiNigerian TribuneGovernor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, has explained why his administration has shunned the return of schools to missions, saying that it has become a contentio...

WorldStageBraithwaite wants Nigerians to take conference seriousThe Guardian NigeriaBraithwaite-14 ELDER statesman, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, has stressed the need for Nigerians to take the planned national conference with utmost seriousness and relentles...

National MirrorEkiti 2014: LP cautions APC against mischiefThe PunchLabour Party in Ekiti State has cautioned the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state against what it described as mischievous actions against the LP. It also warned the state go...

CHANNELSDefence Lawyers Stall Babalakin's Trial With ApplicationsCHANNELSTrial in the suit involving the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin has been stalled due to the volume of applications filed by the defendants in the suit. Thi...

CHANNELSNigeria's Defence Chief Promises End To Insurgency In AprilCHANNELSThe new Chief of Defence Staff in Nigeria, Air Marshall Alex Badeh, has promised to end the Boko Haram insurgency in the northern part of Nigeria by April. Speaking at the h...

CHANNELSLekki-Ikoyi Toll Gate: Court Adjourns Suit To Feb. 7CHANNELSA Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed February 7 for hearing in a suit against the Lagos State Government, over collection of tolls on the newly constructed Lekki-Ikoyi Bridg...

Lagos To Deploy Additional 1000 Security CamerasP.M. NewsThe Lagos State Government is to deploy additional 1,000 Close Circuit Television security cameras, CCTV, to beef up crime monitoring across the state. The cameras are to complement the existing ...

Osun DefenderNigerian Bulletin - Nigeria's Best Latest News & UpdatesNigerian BulletinThis site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More. Nigeria Metro Nasarawa: Woman Disowns Cat For &#39...

Nigerian Islamists kill 18, burn houses in northeastReuters UK... Print. * President has ordered a reshuffle of military command. * Islamists remain grave threat to Africa's top oil exporter. By Ibrahim Mshelizza. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 20 (Reuter...

Osun DefenderNigeria: The anti-gay bill: Don't fall for Jonathan's distraction tacticAfrikaBefore last week, the lot of Nigeria's homosexuals was not to be envied. But on 7 January, embattled president Goodluck Jonathan signed a bill into l...

Osun DefenderEx GTB's FEMI ADENIRAN QUITS AREGBESOLA'S JOB…JOINS AIRTEL .Osun DefenderFemi Adeniran, the former Head, Corporate Communications GT Bank who worked with the bank for 14years and six months before bowing out in June 2011 and even...

P.M. NewsIn a quest to move UI forwardNigerian TribuneFOR close to seven hours, authorities of the University of Ibadan (UI), alongside various stakeholders, including Deans and Directors, engaged themselves in what could be described as a critical ins...

Osun DefenderMilitants attack Nigerian fishing villageeNCAAt least 17 people were killed after a car bomb ripped through a busy market in the mostly Muslim city in northeast Nigeria on a public holiday marking the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. A fishi...

Osun DefenderIs the President Weak?VanguardNot too long ago, in an interview granted to a newspaper, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, second republic member of the Federal House of Representatives, described the president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as a "nincompo...

The Guardian Nigeria2015 - Atiku Begins Nationwide ConsultationAllAfrica.comFormer Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has announced the commencement of nationwide consultations over his political future ahead of 2015. The former vice president in a ...

Daily SunPresidency Plotting Against Me - KwankwasoAllAfrica.comKano — Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State is alleging plots by the presidency to stage a political war against him over his remarks that President Goodluck Jonathan lacks guts a...

Daily SunNweke: Nigeria's Recurrent Expenditure OutrageousTHISDAY LiveAs members of the National Assembly prepare to consider the 2014 appropriation bill that had been presented by the Presidency, the Director-General, Nigerian Economic Summit Grou...

PDP strategises for victory in South WestOsun DefenderFOLLOWING its recent poor showing in elections in the South West region and the growing disenchantment with the Federal Government among a section of the Yoruba nation, the Peoples Democratic Party ...

Osun DefenderPOLICE ATTACK: Rivers SSG, Deputy Speaker Escape Death By WhiskersOsun DefenderBORI ATTACK LEADERSHIP – Secretary to the Rivers State Government (SSG), Mr. George Feyii, deputy speaker of House of Assembly, Hon, Leyii Kwanee, and several...

Osun DefenderOkonjo-Iweala Wants Clear-cut Election Financing Mechanism in AfricaTHISDAY LiveCoordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has challenged African nations to evolve a transparent and clear-cut ele...

CHANNELS2014 Budget: Nigeria Is Filling Holes With Earth From A New PitCHANNELSMarkets analyst with TTAC, Tunji Andrew, says Nigeria's 2014 budget has signs that the “nation is filling holes with earth from a new pit,” as freed key recurrent ex...

P.M. NewsRobbery kingpin, Tijani dies in Kirikiri PrisonP.M. NewsHe died on Sunday after a partial stroke at the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons in Lagos. He was aged 42. DSP Biyi Jeje, the spokesman for the Nigerian Prisons Service, Lagos Command, confirmed ...

Osun DefenderOyo Accord leader escapes assassinationOsun Defenderladoja PREMIUM TIMES – A member of the Accord Party in Oyo State, Soji Oladejo, narrowly escaped death on Sunday when a gang suspected to be hired assassins visited his house at Ogbere ...

spyghana.comTanker Fuel Transfer Causes Explosion at Zoom TelecommunicationNigerian BulletinTransferring of fuel from one tanker to another by certain individuals on Sunday around 11.00a.m in Iganmu has led to an explosion which saw fire erupt at the p...

Osun Defender“Criticisms won't stop me” – Stella Oduah finally breaks her silenceDailyPost Nigeriastella_oduah Embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah has declared that no amount of criticisms would make her lose focus in her quest t...

Osun DefenderTukur's Successor: Jonathan Bows To Governors' DemandOsun DefenderJONATHAN LEADERSHIP – Ahead of tomorrow's selection of the successor of the former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tuku...

The Guardian NigeriaMain Report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Dialogue ...The Guardian Nigeria5.0 The structure of the proposed National Conference and the modalities for putting it into place generated a lot of suggestions from Ni...

Osun Defender*Suntai at the airportCodewit World NewsA group, the Taraba Peoples Vanguard, yesterday, in Kaduna, alleged that the Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Umar Garba, has issued instructions curtailing the movements of Governor Danbaba S...

CHANNELSPolice investigates Ogun APC fracas as chieftains point fingers at AmosunDailyPost NigeriaThe Ogun State Police Command has said that it has constituted an investigative team led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of investigatio...

Nigerian TribuneFalana: Supreme Court Judgment on Abacha Has Rubbished Perpetual ImmunityTHISDAY LivePopular human rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) Sarturday said the Supreme Court judgment, which ordered a retrial for Mohammed, the so...

CHANNELSANambra Poll Cancellation: Labour Party Accuses State Govt. Of Abusing PowerCHANNELSAnambra state chairman of Labor Party, Mr. Samuel Oraegbunam on Saturday accused the incumbent administration in Anambra state of abuse of power over the cancel...

Osun DefenderI rejected Smart Adeyemi's love advances for four years- WifeOsun DefenderLove gift “Yes, because I wanted to face my job. Before I got the NTA job, I had heard that their men like women. So when he came and was toasting me, I told h...

CHANNELSAnambra Elections: ANSIEC Cancels Election In Nnewi NorthCHANNELSThe local government election which started on a peaceful note in Nnewi North has been cancelled by the Commissioner in-charge of Anambra State Independent National Electoral Comm...

International Business TimesNigeria Sets Up Government Mortgage Firm To Help Solve Massive Housing ...International Business TimesNigeria, the largest country in West Africa, is a huge oil producer but faces many problems associated with developing cou...

Osun DefenderBoko haram slits residents in Borno fresh attack, takes over police stationOsun DefenderINFORMATION NIGERIA – Members of the outlawed Islamist sect Boko Haram have launched another attack on a Borno town, slitting the throats of resident...

Tax - Lagos Prosecuting 12 Lawyers, 48 Eminent Citizens - Says 70 Per Cent of ...AllAfrica.comLagos — Lagos State government, yesterday, said it has commenced prosecution of about 60 tax defaulters in the state which include unnamed eminent citizens....

Osun DefenderTax - Lagos Prosecuting 12 Lawyers, 48 Eminent Citizens - Says 70 Per Cent of ...AllAfrica.comLagos — Lagos State government, yesterday, said it has commenced prosecution of about 60 tax defaulters in the state which include unnamed emin...

Nigerian TribunePaucity of Funds Informed Police Reforms, Says OluboladeTHISDAY LiveThe Police Affairs Minister, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (rtd), has said the insufficient budgetary allocation to the police, which has become a thing of the past, inf...

Paucity of Funds Informed Police Reforms, Says OluboladeTHISDAY LiveThe Police Affairs Minister, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (rtd), has said the insufficient budgetary allocation to the police, which has become a thing of the past, informed the reform...

Onaiyekan: Recklessness, Impunity Threaten Nigeria's UnityTHISDAY LiveAhead of Nigeria's centenary anniversary, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said that the unity of Nigeria will be threatened if leaders continue ...

Osun DefenderOnaiyekan: Recklessness, Impunity Threaten Nigeria's UnityTHISDAY LiveAhead of Nigeria's centenary anniversary, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said that the unity of Nigeria will be threatened if lead...

INEC to Release Timetable for 2015 Elections SoonTHISDAY LiveThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would soon release the timetable and sequence of the 2015 general election. INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, yesterday told...

Crucial MomentNigerian TribuneTwo weeks into the new year, it has become doubtful if Nigeria's aviation industry has learnt any lesson from the barrage of problems that confronted it last year, most of which were self-inflicted, although majority o...

Senate President David Mark's Younger Sister Dies During Childbirth360Nobs.comMrs. Mary Onma-Adakole, younger sister to Senate president David Mark has died during childbirth at the age of 35. A statement by Mark's Special Adviser on Media and ...

CHANNELS'INEC must ensure credible election in 2015'National MirrorAhead of 2015 general elections, All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant in Lagos State, Mr. Hakeem Alobo-Bakare, has urged the chairman of the Independent Nation...

AFPWatch These Videos | January 17AllAfrica.comEnglish Under Threat as Nigerian Pidgin Rules the Roost...Smartphone Freedom in the Zambia...South Sudan: 'Horrifying Human Rights Disaster'... Photo: AllAfrica. Watch These Videos | January 17, 20...

DIGs Akpoyibo, Leha retire from Nigeria PoliceDailyPost Nigeriaimage The Nigeria Police Force has pulled out two Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of Police who had served for over three decades. They are Marvel Akpoyibo, who was in charge of Training, ...

DIGs Akpoyibo, Leha retire from Nigeria PoliceDailyPost Nigeriaimage The Nigeria Police Force has pulled out two Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of Police who had served for over three decades. They are Marvel Akpoyibo, who was in charge of Training, ...

Lagos PDP debunks rumours of division, says Bode George remains 'prime leader'DailyPost NigeriaPDP CONV The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed speculations that the return of the former Deputy National Chair...

Premium TimesNigeria Lost N797.8 Bilion to Waivers, Tax Exemptions in Three Years, Says ...Premium TimesNgozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance of Nigeria at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2013. The Federa...

The PunchAmaechi-Led NGF Asks N-Assembly to Probe Missing N8.5 Trillion Oil MoneyVanguardAbuja — GOVERNOR Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State-led Nigeria Governors' Forum, NGF, has asked the National Assembly, to as a matter of urgency, appoi...

Osun DefenderSyndicate Arrested with Presidential Seal, Fake Custom SealNigerian BulletinOn Thursday, members of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested four members of a syndicate which specialized in the production of fake Customs papers. Mr. Muy...

Jonathan tells diplomats 2015 polls will be fairP.M. NewsPresident Goodluck Jonathan has assured the international community that the 2015 elections would be peaceful, free and fair. Jonathan gave the assurance when he hosted the members of the Diploma...