CHANNELSNigerian Judiciary Will Restore Citizens' Confidence – LawyerCHANNELSA Nigerian lawyer says the current leadership of the judicial arm of government is undertaking necessary reforms that will restore the confidence of Nigerians on the jud...

Nigerian ObserverDefecting PDP Legislators' Fate HazyNigerian ObserverFeelers at the National Assembly have identified tough times ahead of the country's legislative houses in the current year, 2014, just as chairman of the Senate Business Rule...

Eid-el-Maulud: FG declares January 14 as public holidayDailyPost NigeriaA statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs. Fatima Bamidele, on Thursday in Abuja, called on all Muslims and Nigerians in general to support President...

Osun DefenderGunmen Kill 3, Injure 12 Others In AttackNigerian ObserverKANO - The Police Command in Kano has confirmed that gunmen had killed three persons and injured 12 others in Kwankwaso village, Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State. Some gun...

Fellowship of Reconciliation (blog)To intervene in the fate of the world: A Muslim commentary on fastingFellowship of Reconciliation (blog)Muslims understand from the Qur'an that there is a force abroad in the world which hates the human being. It ...

Osun DefenderAfrica's Richest Woman Denies Plans to Contest in Lagos Gubernatorial ElectionsNigerian BulletinFolorunsho Alakija, Africa's richest woman has countered rumors claiming she intends to contest in the Lagos Gubernatorial elections co...

Osun DefenderHow we escaped death in Lagos fuel tanker fireOsun DefenderTHE SUN ONLINE – Hell fire literally visited Berger Suya area of Olodi Apapa in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government area of Lagos on Tuesday night. Many people lost their lives whi...

Osun Defender16 Years After - Anambra Set to Democratise Third-Tier of GovtVanguardFor the first time since the turn of the century, the people of Anambra State will tomorrow have an opportunity to elect their local governments. Is it the beginning of ...

WorldStageFashola laments transportation of petrol by road, blames FG for Apapa tanker ...WorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has noted that Nigeria was one of the few oil producing countries still transporting...

P.M. NewsDictionary cash smuggler arrested in LagosP.M. NewsA routine search by Nigeria's anti-narcotics agents for smuggled drugs at the international airport in Lagos, yielded another discovery: $240,000, possibly counterfeit cash concealed in di...

Jonathan Denies Refusal to Receive Minority Report from National Conference ...THISDAY LivePresident Goodluck Jonathan Thursday denied an allegation that he refused to receive the minority report presented to him by the Presidential Advisory Committee ...

NJC cautioned against sack of judgesNigerian TribuneA retired judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Adamu Bello, on Thursday, cautioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) to always tread softly on matters of enforcing disciplinary action that would...

CHANNELSASUP Strike: Polytechnic Lecturers Vow To ContinueCHANNELSPolytechnic students across the country hoping to return to classes soon may have to spend more days at home. At a news conference in Kaduna, President of the Academic Staff Union of Pol...

Jonathan Challenges Critics To Measure His Performance In His 2Yrs 8months ...Daily Times NigeriaPresident Goodluck Jonathan has challenged his critics and the opposition to measure the achievement in his 2years and 8months in office as opposed to the ...

WorldStageUduaghan to run for senatorial seat in 2015The PunchGov. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta on Thursday declared his intention to run for the Delta South Senatorial district election in 2015. Uduaghan while speaking with journalists in Asaba said tha...

Premium TimesAnambra APC Crisis: Embattled chairman describes suspension as New Year jokePremium TimesThe Chairman of a faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra, Chuks Chinwuba, has described his suspension from the party as a charade....

Nigeria throws the book at dictionary cash 'smuggler'New Straits TimesLAGOS: A Congolese woman has been arrested after attempting to smuggle nearly $250,000 in possibly counterfeit cash hidden in dictionaries through a Nigerian airport, authori...

Assault Of Two Women In Ejigbo Comes Up For Hearing In LSHACHANNELSThe case of a brutal assault against two women in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos state has come up for public hearing at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The St...

ynaijaAssault Of Two Women In Ejigbo Comes Up For Hearing In LSHACHANNELSThe case of a brutal assault against two women in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos state has come up for public hearing at the Lagos State House of Assembly. ...

Nigerian TribuneStrike Aftermath - Life Returns As Varsities ResumeVanguardAlthough the six month strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, was called off on December 16, 2013, academic activities have only just begun in e...

Premium TimesNigeria Needs N2 Trillion for Road Network in Four YearsVanguardTHE Federal Government, Wednesday, said it needed N2 trillion to achieve sustainable road network in the country by 2018. Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, said in Abuja tha...

Osun DefenderApo killing: Victims demand N500m in compensationThe PunchVictims of the Sept. 20 Apo killing in Abuja have demanded for N500 million in compensation from the Federal Government. Chidi Odinkalu, the Chairman, Governing Board of National Hu...

Osun DefenderFashola Unveils Modern Market In Lagos With 64 CCTV (Photos)Osun DefenderLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN (3rd right), jointly cutting the ribbon with the Iyaloja of Lagos, Folashade Tinubu Ojo (3rdleft) during the official ...

National MirrorLagos Assembly places N1.25m reward on Ejigbo culpritsNational MirrorThe Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday placed a bounty of N1.25million on the head of the five men alleged to have abused two women in the Ejigbo Local Council Dev...

IG warns politicians on 2015 electionsNigerian TribuneTHE top hierarchy of the Nigeria Police Force has vow to resist any attempt by politicians to cause security breakdown during the 2015 general election, as it has mapped out strategies to ensure tha...

Osun DefenderLagos warns against anti-social behavioursNigerian TribuneLagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has warned against incessant boundary, chieftaincy disputes, illegal sand dredging, aiding and abetting of smugglers, illegal imm...

Osun DefenderLagos warns against anti-social behavioursNigerian TribuneLagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has warned against incessant boundary, chieftaincy disputes, illegal sand dredging, aiding and abetting of smugglers, illegal imm...

Nigerian Tribune2015 election raising concerns in international community —JegaNigerian TribuneCHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday, admitted the concerns in the international communi...

CHANNELSThree Dead In Zamfara Tanker ExplosionCHANNELSAn explosion along Igala quarters in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital has left three people dead. Eyewitnesses told Channels Television that the tanker belonging to Conoil was conveying fuel in a ne...

IBNLivePlateau Attack: 33 Victims Given Mass Burial Amidst TearsCHANNELSA mass burial has been held for the 33 victims of the attack in Shonong village in Bachit District of Riyom local government area of Plateau state. The state government condemned t...

Osun DefenderBefore dust settles on Jonathan's exchange of letters with ObasanjoThe Guardian NigeriaJONAT POLITICALLY, it really would have been terrible for President Goodluck Jonathan had he not replied former President Olusegun Obasanjo's le...

Premium TimesNigeria police chief meets senior officers on security in statesPremium TimesThe Inspector General said the police has the responsibility as an agency of government to ensure that preparation for 2015 starts in 2014. The Inspector-General ...

CHANNELSNational Dialogue: NBA Urges Jonathan To Receive Minority ReportCHANNELSThe Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to call for and receive the minority report on the proposed National Dialogue and remove doubts over...

Osun Defender27 Out Of 30 Sokoto Legislators Defect To APCCHANNELSTwenty-seven out of 30 members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly have decamped to the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Chairman, House Comm...

ynaija27 Out Of 30 Sokoto Legislators Defect To APCCHANNELSTwenty-seven out of 30 members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly have decamped to the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Chairman, House Committee o...

The StreetjournalControversial Lagos Pastor, Sign Fireman in Police Net over Virgin's Murder!The StreetjournalTrendy but controversial Lagos Pastor, Sign Fireman of the Perfect Christianity Mission has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police...

Gunmen Attack Village of Nigeria's Kano GovernorABC NewsGunmen shouting "God is great" fired into worshippers at a mosque in the village of the powerful governor of northern Kano state, witnesses said Wednesday. Police said three people w...

Osun DefenderHow Jonathan is splitting Awo's houseOsun Defendertinubu jonathan VANGUARD – The October 1, 2013 decision of President Goodluck Jonathan to convene a national conference was greeted with mixed reactions from both his critics and admi...

Three Dead As Gunmen Attack Kano State Governor's FatherCHANNELSThree people have been confirmed dead in an attack on the father of Kano state governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a tweet by BBC Hausa's official handle says. The time, location of th...

ynaija2015 - Jonathan's Chances Bright - - EdionweleVanguardChief Joe Edionwele, formerly chairman Esan West Local Government Area, Ekpoma, between 1999 and 2003, is the zonal secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South-South. In t...

The StreetjournalFormer Ekiti 3-day Acting Governor, Aderemi dies at 74DailyPost Nigeriaimage A former Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Chief Friday Aderemi, is dead, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. He was said to have died on Tuesda...

18-year-old Man Murders 12-year-old Girl on Behalf of His PastorNigerian BulletinIkechukwu Friday,an 18-year old man has been arrested by the Lagos state command for allegedly strangulating a 12-year old girl to death after receiving N100,000 from an u...

Delta to spend N1.6bn on agricultural sector in 2014BusinessDayGovernor Emmanuel Uduaghan made the disclosure at the presentation of the 2014 budget proposal of N391.51 billion to the Delta State House of Assembly in Asaba, the state capital, for appro...

Premium Times'Oyo police recorded 365 rape cases in 2013'The PunchThe Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday said 365 cases of rape and indecent assault were reported and investigated in the state in 2013. It also said that 60,997 ammunitions were...

National MirrorCrisis rocks Ondo APC, as members reject harmonisation, interim executiveNigerian TribuneThe All Progre-ssives Congress (APC) in Ondo State is embroiled in crisis as members of the party have rejected the interim executive put in place f...

boy, 18 strangulates girl, 12 •Says my pastor needed her faeces to wake the deadNigerian TribuneThe police in Lagos State have arrested a 18-year-old boy, who strangulated a 12-year-old girl in Badagry area of the state for N100, 000. The suspect all...

PDP appoints caretaker committees for Sokoto, KwaraNigerian TribuneTHE National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has announced the appointment of Caretaker Committees to run the affairs of the party in Sokoto and K...

CHANNELSKeyamo Challenges Jonathan On Appointment Of Service ChiefsCHANNELSA Lagos based legal practitioner, Mr Festus Keyamo has written to President Goodluck Jonathan, urging him to obey and comply with a Federal High Court judgment in respect of app...

CHANNELSLagos State Swears-In New Permanent SecretariesCHANNELSThe Lagos State Government has promoted eight of its directors to the post of Permanent Secretary, in order to beef up its service delivery and improve efficiency in its civil service. This...

Illicit drug: Court restrains Police, SSS, NDLEA from arresting PDP chieftain ...DailyPost NigeriaThe court made the pronouncement on the basis of a petition written against the applicant, who was accusing Kashamu of his involvement in an illicit drug ...

2014 budget is wasteful, anti-masses - SSANU blasts FGDailyPost Nigeriaimage THE Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) branch, has described the 2014 Federal Government budget as ...

2014 budget is wasteful, anti-masses - SSANU blasts FGDailyPost Nigeriaimage THE Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) branch, has described the 2014 Federal Government budget as ...

CHANNELSGovernor Fayemi Pays State Workers Unscheduled VisitCHANNELSThe Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has started the New Year by paying an unscheduled visit to workers under the employ of the state. Governor Fayemi, speaking during his unsch...

CHANNELSMoney Laundering Charges: Change Of Counsel Stalls Lagos Speaker's TrialCHANNELSThe trial of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, was on Tuesday stalled by a change of counsel. Ikuforiji is standing trial bef...

Osun DefenderAviation Minister, Stella Oduah Scrambles To Cover Up Certificate Forgery ...Osun DefenderPREMIUM TIMES – Embattled Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, and her associates have spent the last several hours scrambling to clean up the minis...

Carmarthen JournalQueen's Commonwealth Games Baton Relay to showcase CarmarthenshireCarmarthen JournalTHE Queen's Commonwealth Games Baton Relay (QBR) will showcase Carmarthenshire to 71 countries in the summer. Carmarthenshire's sports and...

NewsReel-2 7/1/13 - Why Are Igbos Falling Behind In Nigeria?Nigeria Master Web...? [ Masterweb Reports: Dr. James C. Agazie reports ] – My former student, Dr. Peter O., called to ask one question: “Why are we Igbos falling behind in Nigeria?” It ...

CHANNELSAnambra LG Poll Will Be A Nullity Ifspyghana.comThe embattled chairman of the Anambra State Independent National Electoral Commissin(ANSIEC), Prof Titus Eze has cautioned stakeholders and would-participants in the next Saturday's council el...

…as 105 robbery suspects arrested in OndoNational MirrorOndo State Commissioner of Police, Patrick Dokumor, yesterday said about 105 armed robbery suspects were arrested by his men in 2013 while 26 kidnappers were also brought to book in the state. D...

P.M. NewsSuspect hides 9.2kg drug in palm oil for exportThe PunchA taxi driver, Peter Okwuokei, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for delivering a gallon of palm oil containing 9.2kilogrammes methampheamine for export to Sou...

UNN workers protest, want VC removedThe Guardian NigeriaWORKERS of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) made good their threat yesterday as they continued their protest calling for the removal of the university's Vice Chancellor, Prof. Bartho Ok...

Court restrains security agencies from arresting KashamuThe Guardian NigeriaJUSTICE Okong Abang of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday restrained the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar and the State Security Services (SSS) from ar...

WorldStage'We arrested 203 suspects in 2013'The PunchThe Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Mr. Patrick Dukumor, said the command arrested 203 suspects in the state for various criminal offences in 2013, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. D...

WorldStageI'll be fair to all —New NYSC DGNigerian TribuneTHE new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi, has said fairness, justice and equality would form the pillar of his leadership. Ola...

WorldStageJonathan applauds increased Nigeria, China tradeNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has hailed the growing bilateral relations between Nigeria and China which has resulted in a phenomenal increase in trade between both countries. Spea...

WorldStageAjimobi showers naira on civil servantsNigerian TribuneOYO State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, on Monday, appreciated some members of the state civil service by showering money on them. Governor Ajimobi made the appreciation while address...

Voice of AmericaUN: Half of Central African Republic's people displaced, need aid; 100000 jam ...The ProvinceU.N. officials are warning the Security Council that Central African Republic is on the brink of a catastrophe, with half the population of...

CHANNELSGunmen Attack Bullion Van in Kaduna, Four Policemen Feared DeadCHANNELSFour Policemen have been allegedly killed when some unknown gunmen attacked a bullion van near a first generation bank along the Nnamdi Azikiwe by-pass in Kaduna metropolis....

Osun DefenderBomb manufacturer arrested in KanoDailyPost NigeriaThe Kano State Joint Task Force, JTF, has arrested a bomb manufacturer at his residence in the state. The State spokesperson for JTF, Ikedichi Iweha, in a statement on Sunday said the susp...

P.M. NewsOne-third of trade between Africa and China currently takes place with Nigeriaspyghana.comPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Monday lauded the growing bilateral relations between Nigeria and China which has resulted in a phenomenal increase in tra...

Osun DefenderWhat ASUU Really Went On Strike for (I)AllAfrica.comIn order to establish a context for my international comparisons in the coming weeks, I thought it was appropriate to familiarize my readers with what the Academic Staff Union of Universi...

Nigeria Rescues Hundreds of Citizens From CARABC NewsNigerian officials say they have rescued hundreds of citizens from the near-anarchy gripping the Central African Republic. The Defense Ministry says a military transport plane and chartered aircraft ...

Osun DefenderTrailer kills teenager in Ondo community, youths go on rampageDailyPost NigeriaThere was heavy traffic yesterday, along Owo-Akungba Road linking the South West and the Federal Capital Territory as youth of Oba, Akoko community erected seve...

ITWeb AfricaNigeria's PDP applauds Goodluck Jonathan's technology policiesITWeb AfricaNigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) has applauded President Goodluck Jonathan for his 'initiatives towards technological advancements...

Osun DefenderEkiti 2014: Jonathan Promises neutrality in choice of PDP candidateNigerian BulletinPresident Goodluck Jonathan has promised neutrality in the choice of PDP candidate for the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti says the Minister of Police ...

P.M. NewsNigeria in Dire Need of Prayers- Gov. YagudaNigerian BulletinGov. Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State on Sunday at the closing ceremony of three-day National Prayers, organized by the state government, in collaboration with Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi F...

DailyPost NigeriaAir Force redeploys senior officersDailyPost Nigeriaimage The Nigerian Air Force has announced the redeployment of some officers following the recent promotion of its senior officers. This information is contained in a statement signed...

Youths protest killing of colleague in AkureThe Guardian NigeriaIRATE youths protesting the killing of a youngster by an articulated truck driver in an automobile accident in Oba-Akoko along the Akure-Abuja road yesterday barricaded the highway causing...

5000 Muslims pray for NigeriaThe PunchNo fewer than 5,000 Muslims gathered on Sunday at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos to pray for the unity, peace and development of Nigeria. The worshippers came from different Islamic organisations under the aegie...

DailyPost NigeriaBlockade of Gombe airport's runway, act of sabotage - APC •APC chartered flight ...Nigerian TribuneGombe Airport THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has tagged as an act of sabotage, the blockage of Gombe airport, which prevented...

DailyPost NigeriaMassive shake-up in Airforce, NavyNigerian TribuneIN order to effectively checkmate the growing insecurity in the country, the Nigerian Airforce and the Navy, at the weekend, effected a massive shake-up in the two services in order to ...

P.M. NewsRed Star Express auditor murderedP.M. NewsTunde Olawuwo, an Area pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, and a senior manager at Red Star Express, a courier company, has been murdered. His killers were not just content taking h...

Osun DefenderLagos APC faults PDP on allegation against FasholaWorldStageFor the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), the recent diatribe against the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola by the rival Peoples Democratic Par...

CHANNELSSocial Media Will Reshape Nigerian Politics In 2014/2015 – AhmedCHANNELSA Political Social Commentator, Mustapha Ahmed, has emphasized the expected role of Social Media in Nigerian politics and the elections in 2014 and 2015. Ahmed was a gues...

Premium TimesEx-militants commend Bayelsa Governor's performancePremium TimesThe ex-militants in Bayelsa State have applauded the policies and programmes of the state governor, Seriake Dickson, which, the group said, had ensured peace, security and...

Osun Defender2015: WE'LL SHOCK GOV CHIME IN ENUGU, SAYS APCTHISDAY LiveThe South-East chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday dismissed the claims by Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu state that the opposition party would have no pl...

ynaijaSimon Kolawole: Rethinking the mistake of 1914ynaijaBut what was the “Mistake of 1914”? Was it the fact or the act of amalgamation? Those who blame the “fact of amalgamation” say there should never have been a Nigeria, that Nigeria is a f...

Osun DefenderNigeria's Jonathan under fire ahead of 2015 pollMail & Guardian OnlineAnalysts have questioned whether Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan can claw back support ahead of elections next year. Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonat...

Osun DefenderYoruba obas to reconcile Ooni, AlaafinOsun Defenderalaafn and ooni NIGERIAN TRIBUNE – The traditional rulers from the Yoruba speaking states of the country have said that in a short while, the feud between two foremost obas in the region...

Daily SunThe let down in 2014Daily SunIn the bumpy days of American civil rights movement, the late Malcolm X took a peep into the country's political horizon and declared that “1964 threatens to be the most explosive year America has ever witnes...

Tinubu is PDP's number one enemy in South-West - KashamuNigerian TribunePEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in the South West, Prince Buruji Kashamu has labelled Senator Bola Tinubu as the party's number one enemy in the South West. Kasham...

Tinubu is PDP's number one enemy in South-West - KashamuNigerian TribunePEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in the South West, Prince Buruji Kashamu has labelled Senator Bola Tinubu as the party's number one enemy in the South West. Kasham...

Osun DefenderSoyinka's daughter for burial January 10Nigerian TribuneTHE family of Professor Wole Soyinka and Chief Mrs Olayide Soyinka has announced the burial rites of their deceased daughter, Iyetade Verity Soyinka, who died on Saturday, 28 Dece...

Osun DefenderWoman slumps, dies while testifying in her village churchDailyPost NigeriaUmuogwuta, a community in Ndegwu, Owerri West local council area of Imo State was thrown into confusion recently when a lady who was giving her testimony during the ...

Nigerian TribuneIt's sad some varIt's difficult for FG t…Nigerian TribuneIt's sad some varIt's difficult for FG to breach agreement with ASUU this time -Faggesities's governing council members don't understand English - Prof. ...

DailyPost NigeriaPlane carrying APC chieftains was not denied landing - FAANDailyPost NigeriaThe spokesman of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Yakubu Dati, has debunked claims that a chartered plane carrying officials of the All Progressive...

Osun DefenderJonathan in 2014: No to Vain PromisesOsun DefenderJONATHAN The return to democratic system of government in 1999 after a long period of military rule did not meet the expectations of the people for a better life in terms of social and econ...

National Mirror2015: PDP'll dismantle APC in Lagos State –ObanikoroNational MirrorMusiliu Obanikoro, the Chairman, Governing Council of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), is the immediate past Nigeria High Commissioner to Ghana, having served th...

Daily Sun2015: We 'll vote PDP out of Rivers –AmaechiDaily SunRivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would be voted out of the state in the forthcoming election. He enjoined supporters of the ...

Osun DefenderAt Aso Rock, Elechi Denies Opposing National DialogueThe Guardian NigeriaEBONYI State Governor Martin Elechi yesterday vehemently denied making a critical comment on the proposed national conference, saying the media reports linking him wi...