WorldStageReps Committee warns Nigerians against studying in CyprusWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora has warned Nigerians seeking admission abroad against studying in Cyprus International University, N...

WorldStageSenate President loses sisterWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Senate President, David Mark lost his younger sister Mrs. Mary Onma Adakole, on Wednesday in Abuja after a child birth. A statement by Special Adviser, (Media) to the Senate Presi...

National MirrorEkiti 2014: No date for election yet —INECNigerian TribuneThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked politicians and Nigerians in general to exercise patience on the coming governorship election in Ekiti State, sayi...

Osun Defender2015: Can APC really end PDP's domination?Nigerian TribuneWITH the successful registration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last year, comes a stronger opposition to the dom...

The Punch'Missing' $49.8bn not paid into Federation Account –GovsThe PunchNigerians governors have said that there is no record to show that the alleged missing $49.8bn was paid into the Federation Account or was duly appropriated. They said ...

The Punch2015: Ekweremadu promises electoral reformsThe PunchDeputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Thursday promised Nigerians that the National Assembly would strengthen the nation's electoral laws before the 2015 general elections. Ekwerema...

Osun DefenderKeyamo Backs Confirmation Of Service Chiefs By National AssemblyCHANNELSHuman Rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo has expressed delight at the president's decision to send the names of the newly appointed service chiefs to the National Assemb...

Montreal GazetteNigerian Anti-Gay Law Welcomed By Some Christian And Muslim Religious ...Huffington PostNAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Christian and Muslim leaders in Nigeria welcomed a controversial law that bans same-sex marriages and imposes a 14-year jail te...

CHANNELSAkingbola Challenges Jurisdiction Of Court To Enforce London Court JudgmentCHANNELSThe Former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc. Mr. Erastus Akingbola has challenged the jurisdiction of a Lagos High Court to register a ...

WorldStageJonathan sacks Service Chiefs, appoints new officers for Senate's confirmationWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday effect major changes in the nation's Military High Command with the sack of servic...

CHANNELSEnsure Efficient Deployment of Pension Funds, Jonathan Tells PenComPremium TimesPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Abuja asked the National Pension Commission, PENCOM, to ensure that they adopt creative strategies in the utilisation of...

Codewit World NewsWritten by ABDULWAHAB ABDULAHCodewit World NewsRetired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, yesterday, noted that Nigeria will continue to suffer inequity and injustice except people in positions of authority uphold the...

ITWeb AfricaNigeria's Edo State adopts e-system for taxesITWeb AfricaAn electronic tax payment system has been launched for Nigeria's Edo State as part of efforts to tackle the problem of multiple taxation. The state government has said all eli...

Salami says Nigeria Judiciary is corrupt, charges NBA to implement report on his ...DailyPost Nigeria-Justice-Isa-Ayo-Salami A former President of the Court of Appeal, Wednesday, lambasted the Nigerian judiciary for its growing corruption. He accused t...

BusinessDayEU Commits Funds to Tackle InsecurityAllAfrica.comLagos — THE European Union (EU) said it had donated €10 million to help Nigeria fight insecurity. EU Representative in Nigeria, Dr Nicholas Wescot, who disclosed that the money would also...

P.M. NewsFederal High Court Sacks Umeh, Okwu Reinstated as APGA National ChairmanNigerian BulletinDelivering judgement, Justice Abdulkadir Abdul-Kafarati ordered he National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi and other members of the National...

Osun DefenderBomb Scare: NAF lied - Senator NdumeNigerian ObserverABUJA - Senator Ali Ndume representing Borno South at the Senate of the Federal Republic has rejected alleged refutal of an earlier statement by the Nigeria Air Force on alleged aerial a...

Daily Sun40 Nigerians Arrested Over Italian Visa RacketeeringVanguardLagos — The Special Fraud Unit, SFU, of the police in Lagos, yesterday, said it had arrested 40 Nigerians who allegedly attempted to secure Italian visa using fake documents. The do...

Osun DefenderAyo Salami Rules Out Equitable Society in Nigeria, ExceptVanguardRetired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, yesterday, noted that Nigeria will continue to suffer inequity and injustice except people in positions of authori...

Another former Ondo Commissioner, Akerele Adu is deadDailyPost Nigeriaimage Former Ondo Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in the cabinet of former Governor, Adebayo Adefarati's , Dr. Akerele Adu is dead. The news of his death came ...

Somaliland SunSomaliland: Government in Diplomatic FAUX PAS in Its Relation with Nigeria ...Somaliland SunSomalilandsun - The recent meeting of the Somaliland Foreign Minister, the Minister of the Presidency with the former President of Nigeria General...

The PunchA'Court reserves judgment in Ladoja's N4.7bn fraud caseThe PunchThe Court of Appeal in Lagos has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by former Governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, asking the court to quash the N4.7bn money launderi...

P.M. NewsNigeria Customs Service Gets 6 new DCGs, 11 ACGsP.M. NewsThe Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday announced the appointment of six Deputy Comptrollers-General (DCG) and 11 Assistant Comptrollers-General (ACG) as part of ongoing restructuring i...

Ndume insists Nigeria Air Force plane dropped bombs on his motorcadePremium TimesA senator, Ali Ndume, has faulted the Nigerian Air Force for denying that its fighter plane dropped bombs on his motorcade. Mr. Ndume (PDP Borno South) said this in respon...

BusinessDayEU demands transparent elections from Nigeria in 2015, invites Jonathan to AU ...WorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- The European Union has challenged Nigeria that the international community wants the 2015 elections to be transparent, honest,...

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Dickson Cautions Politicians Fanning ...Daily Times NigeriaGovernor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has cautioned politicians fanning the embers of discord and disunity in Nigeria to do a rethink, as a united and indivisi...

CHANNELSAFRDC: Jonathan, Sambo, Mark, Others Honour Fallen HeroesTHISDAY LivePresident Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday led top government leaders from both the executive, legislative and Judiciary arms with members of the military and para-military to perf...

Customs gets six new DCGs, 11 ACGsThe PunchThe Nigeria Customs Service Board on Wednesday announced the appointment of six Deputy Comptroller-Generals and 11 Assistant Comptroller-Generals as part of ongoing restructuring in the service. A statement by...

CHANNELSNigeria Marks Armed Forces Remembrance DayCHANNELSNigeria, on Wednesday, marked the 2014 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, with some retired military personnel calling on the Nigerian government to consider an improved remuneration for them and the...

P.M. NewsJonathan, Others Honour Fallen HeroesDaily Times NigeriaPresident Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Wednesday led leaders of the legislature and judiciary as well as military and para-military organisations to honour Nigeria's fallen heroes. T...

Nigerian TribuneFor the love of widowsNigerian TribuneThough the party has been out of government for, at least, five years, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State is showing commitment in its resolve to impact the lives of widows in the state...

Premium TimesTorture of Ejigbo women: Fasehun orders manhunt for culprits, absolves OPCNigerian TribuneThe founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr Frederick Fasehun, on Tuesday, ordered a manhunt for some men involved in the torturing of two wo...

Osun Defender5 sustain severe burns in Warri explosionNigerian TribuneBarely 48 hours after 13 persons were burnt to death in a Delta Shuttle Bus at Effurun, near Warri, Delta State, no fewer than five persons, including a four- year-old girl, were sev...

Nigerian TribuneAkure: Making of a modern state capitalNigerian TribuneSULAIMON OLANREWAJU writes on the efforts of Ondo State government to transform Akure, the capital, into a 21st century city. With a strong determination to transform Akure, the cap...

Gemade Gauges Suswam's TsunamiVanguardFormer national chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former minister and now the incumbent senator for Benue Northeast Senatorial District arguably would like to return to the Senate in 2015. T...

spyghana.comEdo PDP Chairman loses Councillor to APCspyghana.comThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State suffered a major setback yesterday as its only Councillor, Mr Peter Akhugie, representing Ogbona, Ward 4, in Etsako Central Local Government...

CHANNELSNAN Photojournalist Shot by Gunmen in AbujaTHISDAY LiveA photojournalist with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Callistus Ewelike, was on Monday shot by unknown gunmen in Abuja. The victim according to an eyewitness account, was shot in fron...

5 sustain severe burns in Warri explosionNigerian TribuneBarely 48 hours after 13 persons were burnt to death in a Delta Shuttle Bus at Effurun, near Warri, Delta State, no fewer than five persons, including a four- year-old girl, were severely burnt i...

AFPSame-sex ban 'legalises' homophobic violence: gay NigeriansAFPLagos — Gay activists on Tuesday vowed to fight the Nigerian government after the country outlawed same-sex unions, warning the act legitimised homophobic violence and increased...

CHANNELSDeath Of Middle Aged Man Causes Sadness In Idanre TownCHANNELSThe hilly town of Idanre in Ondo State, South West Nigeria was thrown into sadness when the news of the gruesome murder of a middle aged man, Oriola Akinduko filtered into town. Our ...

Premium TimesMaulud: Fashola, Jang, Yero, others task Nigerians on tolerance, perseverancePremium TimesThe Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to use the opportunity of Prophet Muhammed's birthday celebration to t...

CHANNELSWatch Over Power Infrastructure, Jonathan Tells NigeriansCHANNELSNigerians have been asked to watch over power infrastructure scattered across the country to avoid the incessant acts of sabotage aimed at disrupting the government's efforts ...

CHANNELSPDP, Tinubu Architects Of My Downfall- Bode GeorgeCHANNELSThe former Deputy National Chairman, , south west, of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Bode George has blamed his party and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and f...

CHANNELSOshiomhole inaugurates TIN registration in EdoPremium TimesGovernor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Monday inaugurated the Taxation Identification Number, TIN, in Edo State and urged Nigerians to support the programme to ensure economic development ...

Abuja Court gives Minister of Justice 7 Days Ultimatum to file Charges Against ...Nigerian BulletinJustice Ademola Adeniyi, presiding over a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Minister of Justice to file charges against a Kogi State Univ...

Channel News AsiaCasualities feared in Nigeria market blastChannel News AsiaMAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Casualties were feared after a blast at a busy market in the north Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, local traders and police said. The explosion happe...

Osun DefenderPDP sues Tambuwal, Ihedioha, othersOsun Defenderspeaker SCAN NEWS – The ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to restrain the House of Representatives from altering the composition of ...

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spyghana.comBamidele Upfront - Jonathan's House of ImpunityAllAfrica.com"Nigeria stands on a strong tripod of mediocrity, impunity and corruption" and no one in the history of Nigeria defines this triangle better than Mr. Goodluck Jonatha...

CHANNELSOsokogu - Judge Accuses Defence of Stalling TrialAllAfrica.comJustice Olabisi Akinlade of a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere Monday accused the defence counsel of stalling the trial of the four men charged with the murder of Cynthia Osokogu...

Osun DefenderAmaechi Loses Another Cabinet Member, Rivers Commissioner of Housing ...Nigerian BulletinAll is not well in the political camp of the Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi as another aide has just walked out of the door. Marshal Uwom, Rive...

Daily SunFashola signs N489.6bn 2014 Appropriation Bill into lawDaily SunThe governor's assent to the N489.6 billion Appropriation bill is coming on the heels of its passage by the state House of Assembly last hursday. The breakdown of the budget r...

Osun DefenderOndo State House Assembly Assassination Attempt, Two Suspects Arrested And ...Osun DefenderOndo Lawmaker 2 Akure Magistrate Court yesterday arraigned two suspects in the assassination attempt of Ondo lawmaker, Hon, Soji Akinkurolere. Repor...

WorldStageCAN accuses police of creating religious conflict in KadunaWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna State has accused the police invading a church to disrupt their Sunday service, thereby trying t...

CHANNELSCourt Orders Direct Disbursement of Funds to JudiciaryTHISDAY LiveThe Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Monday restrained the federal government and the 36 states of the federation from holding on to funds budgeted for the judiciary. Justice...

Fresh row over airport hotel projectThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and AIC, the concessionaire awarded a multi billion naira Flight Path Hotels and Resorts may have gone on the war path again over the piece of land...

Court Orders FG to prefer charges against Boko Haram suspects within 7 daysNigerian TribuneAN Abuja Federal High Court on Monday ordered the Federal Government to prefer charges against six alleged Boko Haram sect members within seven days or risk havi...

CHANNELSArmy establishes special operation command to tackle insurgencyNigerian TribuneIhejirika announced this while fielding questions from newsmen at a workshop on counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism. The workshop was organised by the Nigerian ...

spyghana.comLagos PDP celebrates as Bode George, returns from UKDaily Times NigeriaThe Lagos State PDP has expressed excitement over the return of its prime leader Chief Olabode George to the country after a relatively long stay in the United Kingdom. ...

Onislam.netThe 1444th Birth Celebration of Prophet MuhammadHuffington PostAs a pluralist, I had a lot of questions about prophet Muhammad before recognizing him as a peace maker and a mercy to mankind. I have been skeptical about the divine status acco...

WorldStageNorth civil society groups commend Jonathan over development of regionWorldStageWorldStageNewsonline-- A coalition of Northern Civil Society Organization and Non-Governmental Organization Monday defended President Goodluck Jonathan over devel...

CHANNELSFashola Signs N489.69 Billion 2014 Appropriation Bill Into LawCHANNELSLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Monday signed into Law the 2014 Appropriation Bill with a pledge that the implementation would be efficient and to the benefit...

CHANNELSFashola Signs N489.69 Billion 2014 Appropriation Bill Into LawCHANNELSLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Monday signed into Law the 2014 Appropriation Bill with a pledge that the implementation would be efficient and to the benefit...

CHANNELSRivers State Police Commissioner Says Amaechi Never Liked HimCHANNELSThe Commissioner of Police in River State, Joseph Mbu, has dismissed allegations of high-handedness by the state government, saying that Governor Rotimi Amaechi never liked hi...

CHANNELSPDP Vs. Tambuwal Suit, Hearing AdjournedCHANNELSHearing in the suit filed by the People's Democratic Party against the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, over the defection of some members of the House has been fixed f...

Chime Promises No Going Back on Transformation of EnuguTHISDAY LiveEnugu State Governor, Mr Sullivan Chime, has said that there is no going back in the promise of his administration to fully transform the state economically. Chime who vowed continued c...

P.M. NewsWhy I Established Compass Newspaper –OGDP.M. News (blog)Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, said he established Compass newspaper not to use it to attack his political opponents during his tenure as the governor of Ogun Stat...

CHANNELSWhy Orji Should Lead Igbo Into 2015 - -PDP StalwartVanguardUmuahia — As a result of poor leadership qualities exhibited by past leaders in the South East region, a call has been made for Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, to lead Igbo into...

Osun DefenderTukur - Cracks in the President's FlankAllAfrica.comBy labeling this piece cracks in President Jonathan's flank, I'm not referring to what the lily-livered Ebonyi State Governor Martin Elechi, a known ally of the President, did...

ITWeb AfricaNigerian engineers advocate e-voting for 2015 electionITWeb AfricaEngineers in Nigeria have called the country's electoral commission to use electronic voting during next year's elections to ensure a credible vote. The Nigerian Soci...

10 Killed in Delta Bus FireNigerian Bulletin10 persons including a pregnant woman, yesterday lost their lives when a 14-passenger town service commercial bus caught fire in Delta state. Four passengers including the driver survived the accident. The id...

Osun Defender10 Killed in Delta Bus FireNigerian Bulletin10 persons including a pregnant woman, yesterday lost their lives when a 14-passenger town service commercial bus caught fire in Delta state. Four passengers including the driver survived the acc...

Lagos Fire Service Saves N165 Billion Property in 1537 EmergenciesVanguardThe Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasak Fadipe, said on Sunday that the service had responded to 1,537 fire incidences out of the 2,015 emergency cases reported to it in...

Osun DefenderWe're Still Waiting for Response on Economy, House C'ttee Reminds Okonjo ...THISDAY LiveThe House of Representatives Committee on Finance has responded to a report by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Financ...

Nigerian TribuneNo supporter should kill on my behalf —Jonathan •Hate preaching by senior ...Nigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has restated that nobody should kill on his behalf just as he expressed concern over what he said were provocat...

Oil workers threaten strike over bad state of Sagamu-Ikorodu road •IPMAN ...Nigerian TribuneOIL workers, under the umbrella of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mosimi Stakeholders Depot, have threatened to embark on an indefinite st...

CHANNELSAbia Governor Tasks Contractors, Go Back To Site Or Forfeit PaymentCHANNELSThe contractors working for the Abia State Government have been called upon to go back to site or forfeit their payment. This, according to the Government, is to ensure ...

BusinessDaySanusi and bogus missing $49.8bThe Guardian NigeriaSIR: Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi's recent gaffe, contained in a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, which insinuated theft of $49.8 billion fro...

WorldStageInvest More In Education-Akpabiospyghana.comGovernor Godswill Akpabio has identified investment in education as a way out of the mirage of social vices confronting the Nigerian society. Akpabio who stated this Friday at Asaba during a funeral...

Daily SunAbout 100 Nigerians in Morocco prisons - AmbassadorWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Nigeria's Ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Abdallah Wali has disclosed that not less than 100 Nigerians are in Morocco prisons custody for illegal migration ...

The Punch2015: Gana assures Jonathan of Middle Belt support, says PDP defectors should ...DailyPost NigeriaThe Middle Belt Forum of Nigeria, Saturday promised to back the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan whenever he declares his intention...

Osun DefenderAlleged rift with Osoba: I am not defecting to Accord Party - AmosunDailyPost NigeriaOgun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has debunked speculations that he is planning to defect to the Accord Party (AP), founder by a former Governor of Oy...

CHANNELSAregbesola Goes Spiritual For Peace And Re-election in OsunCHANNELSGovernor of the State of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, and other members of the Executive Council have joined the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Worldwide to offer prayers for peace ...

CHANNELSAregbesola Goes Spiritual For Peace And Re-election in OsunCHANNELSGovernor of the State of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, and other members of the Executive Council have joined the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Worldwide to offer prayers for peace ...

Osun DefenderAPC's Reconciliatory Efforts Falter in Three StatesAllAfrica.comMoves by the interim leadership of the All Progressives Congress to settle the rift in three states caused by the defection of the governors of the Peoples Democratic Part...

ASUU suspends UNN Chairman, appoints caretaker committeeDailyPost NigeriaThe University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its Chairman, Dr Ifeanyi Abada and two executive committee members...

IPMAN, Tanker Drivers, Others Threaten to Commence StrikeCHANNELSThe Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, (IPMAN) and its allied bodies have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike, commencing from first week in February, over t...

The PunchQuotes and newsTimes of Malta“If Nigeria falls to Islamic extremists, all Africa will be at risk” was the stern warning given by Bishop Hyacinth Egbebo, administrator of Bomadi, during an interview with the agency Aid to the Church in Need...

Osun DefenderNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Sunday morningDailyPost Nigeria1. A major news headline this morning is that, Chief Buruji Kashamu has replied former President Olusegun Obasanjo's letter to the leadership of the Pe...

Osun DefenderYou're a political liability to Jonathan, Nyako chargesOsun DefenderGulak As the 2015 elections draw nearer, political gladiators in the different parties have begun strengthening their positions with a view to gaining an edge over the...

Daily SunPolice kill 2 bank robbers, arrest 2 others in KogiDaily SunTwo armed robbers who carried out violent attacks on two commercial banks in Kabba, Kogi State on Friday have paid with their lives as they were shot dead by a crack team of police me...

WorldStageScoring goals of positive change in EkitiNigerian TribuneSince its creation on October 1, 1996, Ekiti State has struggled to develop at the pace envisaged by its founding fathers who toiled to deliver a state that could compete with its peers...

P.M. News751 Nigerians Prisoners In UK To Be Repatriatedspyghana.comTHE Federal Government, on Thursday, signed a Prisoners' Transfer Agreement (PTA) with the United Kingdom for the transfer of James Ibori, a former governor of Delta State, alongsi...

ynaijaHere we go again: 'God told me to run for president in 2015′ – Chris OkotieynaijaFor the Head Pastor, Household of God Church International Ministries there is no such thing as quitting. Despite losing the presidential election twice, the...

Osun DefenderTears as Wole Soyinka's daughter, Iyetade is buriedDailyPost NigeriaSoyinka-Daughter-1 Tears freely flowed yesterday, as Iyetade, late daughter of Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka was interred at Ultimate Gardens, Sanjyo, Ibadan;...

P.M. NewsNigerian Army to free 167 Boko Haram detaineesP.M. NewsNigeria's military has confirmed that it was to release 167 people who were detained as part of counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram militants in three northeast states. De...

P.M. NewsNigerian Army to free 167 Boko Haram detaineesP.M. NewsNigeria's military has confirmed that it was to release 167 people who were detained as part of counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram militants in three northeast states. De...

Osun DefenderOgun APC crisis: Osoba remains our father, says Amosun •Apologises to ...Osun DefenderOSOBA AMOSUN NIGERIAN TRIBUNE – Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has debunked media reports that Thursday's fracas between some membe...

The PunchChris Okotie joins 2015 presidential raceThe PunchDespite losing the bid to become Nigeria's president on two occasions, Pastor Chris Okotie of the Household of God Church International Ministries has announced his intention to run for the...

CHANNELSDetractors should let Jonathan be, says OnasanyaThe Guardian NigeriaOnasanya Chief Joseph Onasanya, national Chairman, Advance Progressive Forum (APF), an independent political pressure group, says the proposed national dialogue should focus on...