Leadership NewspapersImport waiver tussle: Omoyele Sowore, saharareporters publisher hits back at ...allvoicesOmoyele Sowore, publisher of Saharareporters has hit back on Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigerian finance minister over the purported import waive...

Osun DefenderREVEALED: Why Sesan Ogunro was murdered — PoliceOsun DefenderOGUNRO NEWS EXPRESS – The Lagos State Police Command has given the official version of events leading to Sunday night's murder of advertising expert Sesan Ogunro, Group M...

Osun DefenderDPP may field governorship candidates in Ekiti, Osun- SecretaryPremium TimesThe Democratic People's Party (DPP) might field candidates for the governorship polls in Ekiti and Osun, in 2014, its acting National Secretary, Abdullahi Moha...

CHANNELSAPGA asks court to sack Okorocha for defecting to APCPremium TimesThe All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, on Monday instituted a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja asking it to declare the governorship seat of Imo State vacant, followin...

Osun DefenderTukur makes U-turn; backs Nwoye as PDP head to tribunal over Anambra sham ...Osun Defenderpdp tukur 247Ureports – The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has led its Anambra state governorship candidate in the last ...

CHANNELSGunmen Kidnap Lebanese National In KanoCHANNELSPolice Public Relations Officer, Magaji Musa Majiya confirming the incident to Channels Television said the assailants snatched Hassan Zein from the Sharada industrial area of the state on Monday. ...

Osun DefenderChief T.A. Orji, a successful leaderspyghana.comCommon attributes of successful leaders, whether born with the proverbial golden spoon in the mouth or fortunate enough to have had their nuts cracked for them by the proverbial benevolent sp...

CHANNELSGive Us This Day A Good Leader(II), By Bámidélé Adémólá-OlátéjúPremium TimesWhat a season of letters this is! When a leader grows his successor, he nurtures his legacy. President Obasanjo's greatest political failure is Jonathan. I...

Nigerian TribuneLSHA Sets Up Committee On Unlawful Torture Of Women In EjigboCHANNELSThe Lagos State House of Assembly has commissioned a committee to investigate the case of two women who were stripped naked, beaten and tortured by unknown men in a ma...

Leadership NewspapersStray Bullets Kill Two Women in KwaraVanguardIlorin — Stray bullets allegedly fired by men of Kwara State police command killed two women around Oja-Oba area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, yesterday. Vanguard reliably gather...

Leadership NewspapersNigeria: Navy Destroyed 1556 Illegal Oil Refineries, Nabbed 1646 Suspects in ...AllAfrica.comAbuja — Chief of Naval Staff, CNS, Vice-Admiral Dele Ezeoba, yesterday said the Nigerian Navy destroyed 1,556 illegal oil refineries and...

Leadership NewspapersArmy Accepts Responsibility for Apo KillingsVanguardAbuja — Three months after gunmen besieged an uncompleted building at Apo district of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and killed eight squatters on allegation that they were...

Osun DefenderA December to remember: Waiting for the next ASUU strike?BusinessDayI know that this is the season of 'joy to the world and peace to the men (and women) of good-will'. Beyond that however, this particular December will go down in h...

The war against oil theftBusinessDayAs stakeholders in the Nigerian petroleum industry decried high rate of crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the country, the Federal Government embarked on all-encompassing war against the menace, which is cost...

P.M. NewsAutomatic tickets to lawmakers in 2015 as solution to PDP crisisNational MirrorThe crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lingered for a while and it has only gotten worse with the gale of defections by five governors and 37 members ...

CHANNELSApo Killing: Incident Was Unfortunate – Army CommanderCHANNELSThe Commander of the Brigade of Guards, Major General Emmanuel Atewe, while insisting that the uncompleted building in Apo area of Abuja, which was raided by security operatives ha...

Murder of Banker-wife: Lagos Court Reserves JudgmentTHISDAY LiveAn Ikeja High Court on Monday reserved judgment in the trial of Akolade Arowolo, who allegedly knifed to death his wife, Titilayo, a banker, sometime in 2011. Justice Lateefat Okunnu infor...

Gunmen abduct Lebanese man in north NigeriaWashington PostKANO, Nigeria — Police say gunmen have abducted a Lebanese businessman in the north of Nigeria, where people often are kidnapped for ransom. A spokesman said Hassan Zein was seized Monday by a...

Elechi presents Ebonyi N99.8bn budget to AssemblyThe PunchGov. Martin Elechi of Ebonyi on Monday presented the 2014 budget of N99.8 billion to the state house of assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the budget tagged “Budget of Stabilisa...

ynaija836 teachers sacked in EdoynaijaFollowing a verification exercise carried out by the department of Information and Communication Technology, a total of 836 teachers have been sacked by the Edo State Government. The sack came after the names of th...

Voice of AmericaNigerian Leader Accuses Predecessor of Harming National SecurityVoice of AmericaLAGOS — Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday accused one of his mentors and predecessors, Olusegun Obasanjo, of stirring up ethnic hatred agains...

WorldStageDimeji Daniels: 2014 drama: Mimiko, where art thy experience?DailyPost NigeriaIn this age of letter-writing, confusion is currently the language of the nation. One could not help but notice the furore generated by the letter-writing Obasanjo ...

DailyPost NigeriaBoko Haram: Borno residents ask Jonathan to relocate to MaiduguriDailyPost NigeriaFollowing the last Friday attack on the 202 tank Mohammed Kur Barrack Bama, located at Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, where many soldiers wer...

Nigeria Needs Climate Change Law - SenatorDaily Times NigeriaChairman, Senate Committee on the Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki, has urged environmentalists and other stakeholders who have passion for clean and safe environment, to join i...

P.M. NewsNigeria's Future Depends On Credible Leadership - APC ChieftainNigerian ObserverZARIA (KADUNA) - Dr Mohammed Sani-Bello, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, said that the future of Nigeria would solely depend...

Osun DefenderAmalgamation Was Wrong, It Should Not Be Celebrated- - Olisa Agbakoba ...AllAfrica.comLEADING human rights crusader and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) spoke to Vanguard on the structure of N...

DailyPost NigeriaUNN Crisis - Wike Accused of Cover-Up, Alumni Demand VC SackAllAfrica.comAlumni at University of Nigeria, Nsukka, have accused supervising education minister Nyesom Wike of masterminding the suspension of the school's pro-chancello...

PPA Chairman, Nkire Resigns, Ameh takes overDaily Times NigeriaThe National Working Committee of the Progressive Peoples Alliance, has appointed Peter Ameh as the party's interim National Chairman following the resignation of Chief Sam Nkire from t...

Osun DefenderNational Conference to start February 10Osun DefenderOKUROUNMU VANGUARD – Barring unforeseen adjustments, the proposed national conference may begin on Monday, February 10, 2014, Vanguard has gathered. This is after a harmonisation commi...

WorldStageMark Urges Nigerians to Pray for Nigeria at ChristmasTHISDAY LiveSenate President, Senator David Mark, at the weekend, advised Nigerians to exploit the opportunity of this Christmas season to seek the face of the God over the lingering securi...

Leadership NewspapersOver 150 vandals arrested in 10 months – NSCDCThe PunchThe Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Lagos State Command, has said it arrested over 150 suspected oil vandals within 10 months. The state Commandant, Clement Adesuyi...

Leadership NewspapersN18,000 wage: NUT threatens showdown with Benue govt -Over threat to sack ...Nigerian TribuneTHE leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has condemned the purported threat by the Benue State government to sack its strikin...

WorldStageAjimobi reassures vulnerable children of qualitative educationNigerian TribuneWife of the Oyo State Governor, Chief (Mrs) Florence Ajimobi, has reaffirmed the commitment of the state government towards making life meaningful for the orphans a...

P.M. NewsDino Melaye a beast, alleges ex-wife's brotherP.M. NewsSince news of their bitter divorce, it has been the word of former House of Representatives member, Dino Melaye, against his former wife's, Tokunbo Fabiyi. Both have issued separat...

The PunchFG spent N4.7trn in 8yrs without approval -RepsNigerian TribuneTHE House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, at the weekend, accused the Federal Government of spending about N4.7 trillion from 2004 to 2012 from the Service-wide Vo...

Leadership NewspapersSupreme Court's Acquittal Of Bode George, Others Questionable - FalanaLeadership NewspapersConstitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Femi Falana (SAN,) has challenged the judgement of the Supreme Court which discha...

Osun DefenderOrji Preaches Love, Peace At ChristmasOsun DefenderTheodore Orji Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, has enjoined Nigerians to embrace the love of Jesus Christ and shun bitterness in their relationship towards one another, as Christians...

The PunchPresident Jonathan Replies ObasanjoCHANNELSI wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated December 2, 2013 and other previous correspondence similar to it. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. Although both of us ...

Leadership NewspapersSultan Charges Political Office Holders to Serve with Fear of GodTHISDAY LiveSultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Saad Abubakar at the weekend charged nation's poli...

CHANNELSPolice Boosts Security Ahead of Christmas CelebrationsCHANNELSThe Nigeria Police have set in motion comprehensive operational strategies to boost security effectively during this year's Christmas season and beyond, a statement by the Force ...

Nigerian TribuneNigeria boosts Christmas security against Islamist attacksReuters UKABUJA (Reuters) - Fearing attacks by Islamist militant group Boko Haram over Christmas, Nigerian police said on Sunday they had ordered extra patrols, surveillance and ...

2015 - What Political Future for Sokoto As Governor, Deputy Board Different ...AllAfrica.comSokoto State as peaceful as it were politically may witness some form of political logjam ahead of 2015 general elections. Presently, the governor, Aliyu Magata...

Daily SunAPC is on course, says Obasanjo -The NationNigerian BulletinThe All Progressives Congress (APC) got a rare endorsement yesterday from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He hailed the party as being on course in enhancing democracy in the coun...

DailyPost NigeriaENUGU 12: Zoning 'Arrangement' Pitch Chime Against OthersThe Guardian NigeriaNnaji IN the build-up to the 2007 governorship election in Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Iheanacho Chime, who was then the state attorney general and comm...

Amosun assures of prompt payment of pensionsNigerian TribuneOgun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has assured that retirees in the state would be paid their pensions promptly alongside serving public officers. Amosun, who gave this assurance du...

Leadership NewspapersIt's 2015 that is tearing PDP apart —Tuk…Nigerian TribuneThe National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, recently interacted with journalists in Abuja over the state of the party. OLAWALE ...

DailyPost NigeriaUNN crisis: Jonathan urged to interveneNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to intervene in the crisis rocking the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, following the removal of Dr. Emeka Enejere as Pro-Chancellor/Chairm...

Local Airlines Can Begin Late Night Operations – NAMACHANNELSThe Director General of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA) Nnamdi Udo, on Saturday made an open call to operators of domestic airlines to commence late night flights as equipme...

Gov. T.A Orji's Love For A United Nigeriaspyghana.comAt the Enugu State Correspondents' Chapel Press Week held on November 10 2013, Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji of Abia State raised hope of recalling the non-indigenes who were working in th...

CHANNELSOyo Governor Proposes 188.9b Naira Budget For 2014CHANNELSThe Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has presented a 188.9 billion Naira (about 1.2 billion dollars) budget proposal for the 2014 fiscal year before the state House of Assembly, expre...

Nigeria Sports Commission donates N500,000 to ailing former Golden Eaglets ...ynaijaThe bedridden former Golden Eaglets coach, Willy Bazuaye, who has been suffering from stroke for over 10 years, has received the sum of N500,000 from the National Sport...

The PunchMr. President's 2013 unfinished businessThe PunchToday is the last but one Saturday in 2013. In religious centres, many slogans will be flying in the air to indicate the desire of the faithful not to enter the New Year with carry-overs of ...

Leadership NewspapersANAMBRA 2013: From Supplementary Balloting To Endless ReproachesThe Guardian NigeriaOBIANO-GOV-ELECT WITH the interest it generated, nobody expected that the 2013 gubernatorial contest in Anambra State would go into extra days of b...

DailyPost NigeriaN255m bullet-proof cars: Stella Oduah faults Reps for adopting committee ...DailyPost NigeriaThe Aviation Minister, Ms Stella Oduah has faulted the recommendations of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that investigated...

Osun DefenderFIFA instructor urges Nigerian clubs to stop bribing match officialsPremium TimesA FIFA and CAF Instructor, Emmanuel Obafemi, on Friday in Ilorin urged officials of clubs in the various national leagues in the country to desist from offeri...

AFPNigerian Islamists attack barracks in volatile northeast: armyReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Fighters from Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist sect armed with anti-aircraft guns and grenade launchers attacked a barracks in the volatile northeas...

Nigerian TribuneMilitary repel Boko Haram militants in early morning duelDailyPost NigeriaBama Barracks in Borno State was in the early hours of Friday attacked by terrorists who came from cells located across Nigerian Border with Cameroun through Bank...

ASUU Strike 2013 Update: Lecturers Told to 'Double Their Productivity'The Epoch TimesDr. Nasir Fagge, left, president of the ASUU; and professor Biodun Ogunyemi, vice president of the union. (ASUU-NG.org). More in Africa. Choul Laam, the chief ...

Daily MailHere come the brides: Mass wedding in Nigeria sees 1000 Muslim couples tie ...Daily MailMore than 1,000 Muslim couples tied the knot at a mass wedding Thursday in Nigeria's second city of Kano, part of a government programme aimed at prom...

Delta records high number of prosecuted kidnap suspects —UduaghanNigerian TribuneWith the reduction in the spate of kidnapping in Delta State, the governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that the state has recorded the highest number of prosecuted k...

NEWS.com.au19 pregnant girls freed in latest baby factory bustP.M. NewsNigeria's police said Friday they had raided a home in Umuahia, capital of Abia state where 19 pregnant women were staying with plans to sell their newborns, in the latest disco...

CHANNELSRevealed: I Suffered Depression From Chime's Treatment – Fmr. Enugu First LadyCHANNELSYou Are Here: Home » Current » Revealed: I Suffered Depression From Chime's Treatment – Fmr. Enugu First Lady. Revealed: I Suffered Depression F...

DailyPost NigeriaYakowa's anniversary: Sambo describes El-Rufai's allegation as emptyDailyPost NigeriaVice President Namadi Sambo has dismissed the allegation that he prevented, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, from delivering a lecture at the one year an...

DailyPost NigeriaIt is illegal to pay visa fees in foreign currency in Nigeria - MinisterDailyPost NigeriaThe Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, on Thursday in Abuja directed foreign missions collecting visa fees in foreign curre...

CHANNELSKwankwaso Hoists APC Flags In Kano Government HouseCHANNELSThe Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has formally declared for the All Peoples Congress (APC). Reports said that the governor and his deputy, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, unvei...

Sydney Morning HeraldPDP Reps Pledge Loyalty To PartyCHANNELSThe members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives have pledged their loyalty to the party, saying they are now more united and determined to work for th...

CHANNELSChristmas Day Bombing: Kabiru Sokoto Sentenced To Life ImprisonmentCHANNELSA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has sentenced the mastermind of the 2011 Christmas day bombing, in Niger State, Kabiru Umar also known as Kabiru Sokoto to life im...

Osun DefenderNyako tackles Gundiri, Marwa on APC membershipThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC), yesterday took a swipe at the d...

The PunchSecurity Retains Top Spot in 2014 National BudgetAllAfrica.comSecurity operations have received the lion's share of the 2014 budget, based on estimates submitted by the Federal Government yesterday. This is the third consecutive yearly bud...

Daily SunOver 70 Percent Fail November/December WAEC ExamsAllAfrica.comLagos — Over 70 percent of private candidates who participated in the November/December 2013 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) failed to obtain five cred...

Daily SunN255m armored cars: Reps urge Jonathan to review Oduah's engagementDaily SunThe House of Representatives yesterday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to review the continued engagement of the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah over...

Leadership NewspapersTambuwal Snubs Tukur, PDP Govs Over Declaration of Defectors' Seat VacantOsun DefenderSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, in the early hours of Friday brushed aside pleas by the leadership of the Peoples De...

Osun DefenderPolice Kill 3, Arrest Member Of Gang Who Killed 5 CopsLeadership NewspapersThe Lagos State Police Command said it has killed three members of a notorious gang that allegedly killed five policemen, and arrested one of them, within the metro...

Apo Killings: Tricycle Operators Demand N500m CompensationTHISDAY LiveThe National Commercial Tricycle And Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association (NATCOMORAS) Thursday gave the federal government 72 hours within which to pay N500 million compensation...

WorldStageASUU: Mark calls for implementation of agreementNigerian TribuneSenate President David Mark has called on the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to respect the agreement that led to the end of the six-month...

CHANNELSNMA Warning Strike Is Illegal, Ill-Advised – OshiomholeCHANNELSAs the strike by the Nigerian Medical Association enters its second day, Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has described it as illegal, ill advised, and blackmail on th...

National MirrorEkiti 2014: The Storm Gathers Between Fayemi And BamideleThe Guardian NigeriaFAYEMI-BAMIDELE WITH last weekend's defection of Opeyemi Bamidele, a member of the House of Representatives and governorship aspirant in Ekiti State from th...

ANAMBRA 2013: From Supplementary Balloting To Endless ReproachesThe Guardian NigeriaOBIANO-GOV-ELECT WITH the interest it generated, nobody expected that the 2013 gubernatorial contest in Anambra State would go into extra days of balloting. When the re...

WorldStageNDLEA discovers another methamphetamine factory in LagosWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have discovered another methamphetamine Clandestine Laboratory at Shapeti, off Lekki-Epe ...

WorldStage2400 days of Fashola administration to hold simultaneously in three senatorial ...WorldStageThe three Senatorial districts in Lagos State will on Monday, December 23, 2013 be the centre of attraction as Lagosians in their thousands will attem...

FEC to present MDAs' performance report to Nigerians in 2014BusinessDayThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday ended its 2013 session after reviewing the macro-economic performance of all its ministries, departments and agencies (MDA). Add...

AFP22 persons killed in Nigeria gunmen attackXinhuaLAGOS, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Up to 22 persons were feared dead following an attack by gunmen who stormed the business place of some money changers in Mubi area of northeast Nigeria's Adamawa State, m...

National Identification Begins in 33 State CapitalsAllAfrica.comThe National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has begun the enrolment exercise for the issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN) in 33 state capitals. NIMC Director...

Nigeria to evacuate 200 nationals from CARPanapress (subscription)Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is to evacuate 200 of its nationals resident in the Central African Republic (CAR), which is in the throes of internecine crisis triggered by the rebel ov...

Abia PDP Passes Vote of Confidence on Jonathan, OrjiDaily Times NigeriaThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on President Goodluck Jonathan and Gov. Theodore Orji for their leadership. The Majority Leader of ...

Osun DefenderEkiti 2014: Police restrict Bamidele's declaration to LP officeNational MirrorThe police have restricted activities for the official launch of Labour Party (LP) in Ekiti State and House of Representatives member, Hon Opeyemi Bamidele&#...

Premium TimesNigeria's 2015 election will draw global attention - USNigerian TribuneThe United States of America said the 2015 general election in Nigeria will draw global attention and that the country would have an opportunity then to prove a mod...

Gunmen kill OOU lecturerNigerian TribuneUNKNOWN gunmen suspected to be robbers, in the early hours of Wednesday, killed Dr Segun Onabanjo, a lecturer at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. Onabanjo, until his untimely death, w...

Failed party registration: DPC drags INEC to courtNigerian TribuneA political association, Democratic People's Congress (DPC) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, for refusing t...

Leadership NewspapersGovt pledges more investments in science, technology researchThe Guardian NigeriaPLEASED with the recent developments in science and technology in Nigerian Armed Forces and the attending results from research, the Federal Governmen...

Our commitment to invest in education is unwavering - FasholaNigerian TribuneLagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, has reaffirmed his government's commitment to continue to invest in the provision of quality education as it is the only guarantee...

NUC promises more effective regulation of varsitiesNigerian TribuneThe Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Julius A. Okojie penultimate, Monday, promised that the commission would continue to ensure effective regulati...

Modern Tokyo TimesTerrorism and the detained lecturerNigerian TribuneWE should allow the security agencies to do their work if we want to achieve the desired result. The issue of Dr Yunus, who was arrested for being a member of the Boko Haram, is alrea...

Gunmen kill OOU lecturerP.M. NewsGunmen have killed a lecturer at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, western Nigeria. The victim, Dr Segun Onabanjo, was a senior lecturer at the Department of Sociology. Witnesses said the assailant...

CHANNELSUnknown Gunmen Kill University Lecturer In OgunCHANNELSA lecturer of the Department of Sociology,Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Dr. Segun Onabanjo has been reportedly killed by some armed men around Ilese-Ijebu area of Ogun state. It w...

Busted: Man Arraigned For Snatching HandbagsNigerian BulletinThe police on Wednesday arraigned an Ocheme Ifeanyi, in a Grade 2 Area Court, Kado, Abuja, for joint act and extortion. In the prosecutor, Cpl. Christopher Roko's statement, the accused a...

Many Feared Dead as Gunmen Raid Bureau de Change in Adamawa StateNigerian BulletinThe commercial border town of Mubi in Adamawa State has suffered casualties due to a raid orchestrated by gunmen targeting bureaux de change in the area around 2pm in the...

CHANNELSAtiku To Make APC Decision By Year EndCHANNELSThe All Progressives Congress (APC) will have to wait until year ending to know whether or not former vice president, Abubakar Atiku will join forces with the rapidly growing opposition party. Follo...

Yuletide: FRSC To Deploy 2000 Officers In AdamawaLeadership NewspapersMr. Bulus Darwang, the Commanding Officer, Zone 3, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), said the command would deploy over 2,000 officers to control traffic during Christmas and ne...

The PunchFG inaugurates committee to implement agreements with ASUUBusinessDayThe Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated a 14-member monitoring committee on the implementation of the Needs Assessment of Nigerian Universities. The move aimed at check...