SaharaReporters.comBorno State Governor Says Suspending 2015 Elections In Emergency States ...SaharaReporters.comThe Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, today reacted to the plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission to exclude the sta...

Premium TimesINEC to conduct elections in Borno, others if security situation improvesPremium TimesINEC said no election could hold under martial law such as a state of emergency. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday tha...

Premium Times15000 Nigerians Jailed AbroadP.M. NewsOver 15,000 Nigerian citizens are currently imprisoned in various prisons overseas, with the largest number of 752 in the United Kingdom, Abdulazeez Dankano, the Director, Consular and Immigration Serv...

CHANNELSStakeholders Meet In Kano Over Public Safety And SecurityCHANNELSStakeholders have stressed their belief that fighting terrorism in Nigeria requires the collaborative effort of all security agencies, if the country is to ensure public safety an...

Police Assure Of Crime Free Yuletide In Lagos StateLeadership NewspapersThe Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it had beefed up security on major routes within the state to prevent criminal activities during the Christmas. Mr Umar Manko, the Co...

Osun DefenderEFCC has less than N2m in its account, says scribeBusinessDayEmmanuel Aremu, secretary, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday shocked the Senate when he announced that the commission has less than N2 million in its acc...

CHANNELSJonathan Compels Wearing of Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem for Public ...AllAfrica.comJaiyeola Andrews President Goodluck Jonathan Monday ordered all public officials, civil servants and visitors entering government establishments to wear the ...

The PunchCall for Impeachment Not Treason - SANs, APC LawmakersVanguardAssertions by the Presidency that the call for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan amounted to treason were, yesterday, debunked by lawyers and opposition politicians, wh...

Oyo State Governor 'Abiola Ajimobi' Begs Nigerians for ForgivenessNigerian BulletinAbiola Ajimobi, Oyo state governor used the occasion of 64th birthday anniversary to plead with the people of Oyo state and Nigeria at large to please forgive hi...

Osun DefenderNigerians Blast Senator Yerima over Alleged Fresh Girl-Child MarriageDaily Times NigeriaAccording to City People's report, three years after marrying 14 year old Marian from Egypt, the former Zamfara State governor, has allegedly divor...

Sky News AustraliaWA and Nigerian police to combat scammers costing West Australians $1 million ...ABC OnlinePolice from Nigeria will be embedded with WA's major fraud squad in an effort to crack down on scammers. Police figures show more than $1 m...

Leadership NewspapersI Advised Tukur Against Fighting Nyako – SarakiOsun Defenderpdp The chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr Bukola Saraki has revealed that he advised the embattled chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...

Oragwu: Why Junaid Mohammed should support conferenceThe Guardian NigeriaTHIS opinion piece is a rejoinder and reaction to the statements credited to Dr. Junaid Mohammed a distinguished leading Nigerian Politician from Northern region of Nigeria, namel...

Nigerian TribuneEFCC does not need permission to prosecute any judge, says FalanaThe Guardian NigeriaFalana-SAN-pix The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently came out with mindboggling revelations of corruption cutting across the var...

spyghana.comObi's wife worried over 400000 persons with HIV/AIDS in AnambraThe Guardian NigeriaWife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs. Margaret Peter-Obi, has expressed concern over the increasing rate of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired I...

CHANNELSN19.2bn scam: EFCC appeals ruling on Okey NwosuNigerian TribuneTHE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, said it had filed an appeal at the Supreme Court against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos division, strikin...

We didn't collect N8bn ecological fund to finance Anambra gov poll —APGA ...Nigerian TribuneNATIONAL chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, has denied the allegation that the presidency released N8 billion to t...

Osun DefenderAregbesola presents bill for creation of additional 27 LGs in OsunNigerian TribuneOsun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday, presented executive bill seeking the approval of the state House of Assembly to create 27 new local gover...

P.M. NewsInsecurity: North West governors blame govt over neglect of LG lawsNigerian TribuneTHE North West governors have lamented that the lingering security challenges can be attributed to the total neglect of local government laws by successive gove...

Ekiti bars civil servants from partisan politicsOsun DefenderAny civil servant found engaging in partisan politics in Ekiti State risks losing his job, the state Head of Service, HoS, Mr. Bunmi Famosaya has warned. The HoS gave the warning, yesterday, ...

CHANNELSPolice Demolish Houses In BadagryCHANNELSOver 500 houses illegally built on a land owned by the Police at Atipolome community in Mowo area of Badagry, Lagos State, have been demolished. The land covering over 64 hectares was acquired by the Pol...

P.M. NewsEFCC is Broke – Secretary of EFCCNigerian BulletinShock and awe were the reactions of the day by the various senators present at the Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Economic Crimes when it was revealed to all that the Economic and F...

Premium TimesCourt awards Governor Fayemi N2billion in libel suit against Compass newspaperPremium TimesThe defendants will pay Governor Fayemi the sum of N2 billion, and another N50,000 as cost of the suit and 10 percent interest rate on the imposed f...

P.M. News (blog)Police Demolish 500 Houses In LagosP.M. News (blog)More than 500 buildings were destroyed this morning at Polome Village/Community, Mowo Phase II Badagry, Lagos State, western Nigeria, on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, M...

EFCC to arraign Ajudua for defrauding Bamaiyi $8.3mThe PunchA Lagos High Court in Ikeja has fixed February 12, 2014 for the arraignment of Mr. Fred Ajudua, for fresh charges of defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi (retd.), o...

P.M. NewsEFCC to arraign Ajudua for defrauding Bamaiyi $8.3mThe PunchA Lagos High Court in Ikeja has fixed February 12, 2014 for the arraignment of Mr. Fred Ajudua, for fresh charges of defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi (...

CHANNELSJonathan Praises Nigerian Armed Forces, Launches Remembrance EmblemCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has launched the 2014 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration emblem, eulogizing members of the Nigerian Legion and Armed Forces for their g...

CHANNELS'Copter Crash: Yakowa's Kinsmen Want Cause of Incident Made PublicCHANNELSPrecisely one year after he died in a helicopter crash in Okoroba, Bayelsa state on December 15, 2012, indigenes of southern Kaduna where the late governor of the...

CHANNELSOshiomhole Swears-In New CommissionerCHANNELSEdo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has sworn in Comrade Didi Adodo as Commissioner for Establishment and Special Duties. At the swearing in ceremony today (Monday) at the Edo State Governm...

Court dismisses Atuche's bid to quash theft chargeThe PunchAn Ikeja High Court on Monday dismissed an application by former Managing Director of Bank PHB, Francis Atuche, seeking to quash the N25.7 billion theft charge preferred against him and two...

NSC, NFF, LMC Officials Pass Management CourseAllAfrica.comSeven officials of the National Sports Commission, Nigeria Football Federation and League Management Company are among 29 African sports administrators who have successfully completed a five-mo...

BDliveConcern over trickle down effect of Nigeria growthBDliveLAGOS — Nigeria could soon become Africa biggest economy but there is growing recognition that the landmark will be largely symbolic and do little to change lives in the continent's mo...

Assessing Oshiomhole Oshiomhole - Oshiomhole's Propaganda Is Now Failing ...VanguardBenin — CHIEF DAN ORBIH is the chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In this interview, he reviews the actions of the Edo State ...

Assessing Oshiomhole - Orbih Has Turned a Comedian - IdahVanguardCHIEF Osaro Idah is the Interim state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State. In this interview, he reviews recent developments in the state and concludes that the P...

Osun DefenderLagos PDP's internal crisis, Our joy –APCOsun DefenderFASHOLA APC The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has expressed delight over the internal crisis in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, adding that the PDP has...

Osun DefenderVillage heads beat up Ogun monarch over chieftain titleOsun DefenderPandemonium broke out in Ayetoro, the political headquarters of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, when at least 10 village heads allegedly beat the Alaye of ...

Uwechue: The need for true federalismThe Guardian NigeriaGENERAL Yakubu Gowon, then Head of State, struck a pragmatic and now prophetic note on September 12, 1966 in his address to the Ad Hoc Constitutional Conference: “You are required to find what ...

P.M. NewsEFCC laments acquittal of Bode George, El-RufaiThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has expressed concern over two separate court decisions on December 13, 2013, in cases investigated by the Commission. The f...

WorldStageIt's shocking nobody is in jail for corruption -OshiomholeNigerian TribuneEdo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, at the weekend, said he is surprised no one is in jail over acts of corruption despite what he described as obvious co...

Daily Sun2014 budget may become a legal issue unless... —Senator Enang •Declares ...Nigerian TribunePRESENTATION of the 2014 budge may become a legal issue should President Goodluck Jonathan decide to submit it without a resolution on the 2014-2016...

As Aba residents wait for succour during XmasNigerian TribuneARGUABLY, Ndigbo are one of the largest ethnic groups in the country that have embraced Christianity in large numbers. Perhaps, that could suggest the reason many people from the East of the ...

Times LIVESouth Africa: the ANC after Nelson MandelaThe GuardianThe party as a whole is open to the criticism that its structure reflects the pernicious doctrine of democratic centralism. Share · Tweet this. Email. Guardian G logo · Edito...

CHANNELSBe Ready For Consequences Of Treasonable Action, Presidency Tells APCCHANNELSPresident Jonathan The Nigerian government has condemned the call for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan by the All Progressives Congress (APC), warning th...

New Zik Avenue Bridge opens in EnuguWorldStageThe newly constructed half a kilometre Zik Avenue bridge in Enugu urban will be open to traffic today almost two weeks after its total closure. Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure Goddy Madueke said t...

WorldStageLagos PDP congratulates Bode George over victory at Supreme CourtWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline—The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has congratulated its leader, Chief Olabode George, for his victory at the Supreme Court over...

BDlive'Why Mandela Was Angry With Nigeria'The Guardian NigeriaBaba-Ahmed “IT is better to help a friend pay his fine, than tell a lie to help him cover a crime.” - Nigerian proverb. It was literally a life-long ambition, and I used every op...

1755 teachers, others begin promotion exam in KwaraThe Guardian NigeriaNOT less than 1, 755 teaching and non-teaching staff, across the 16 local government areas of Kwara, on Saturday converged on Ilorin to sit for the 2013 promotion examination. Alhaj...

Osun Defender2015: APC will sustain its lead in South…Nigerian TribuneChief Bisi Adegbuyi, a legal practitioner and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), bares his minds on national issues, especially the proposed National Conference and ...

NBA chairman wants life imprisonment for rapistsNigerian TribuneTHE Chairman of Ibadan chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Mr Oluseun Abimbola, has advocated life imprisonment for rapists. Abimbola spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...

Leadership NewspapersLabour Party National Chairman declares Gbenga Daniel's expulsion illegalPremium TimesThe chairman of the party in Ogun, Simeon Olabode, and secretary, Sunday Ogini, on Friday jointly signed a statement expelling Mr. Daniel fro...

Osun DefenderCrisis in University System not over Yet- NHRC ChairmanNigerian BulletinAlthough Federal Government may have met ASUU's requirement for calling off the strike, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu thin...

Osun DefenderPolice Arrest Nine over Kidnap, Death of Traditional Ruler's WifeDaily Times NigeriaThe Enugu State Police Command have arrested 9 persons, including anative doctor, over their alleged involvement in the abduction and death of the wife...

DailyPost NigeriaPresident Jonathan, Gowon, others attend Lar's funeral in JosDailyPost Nigeriasolomon lar President Goodluck Jonathan and former military leader, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, are among the many dignitaries in Jos on Friday for the funeral ri...

DailyPost NigeriaPresident Jonathan, Gowon, others attend Lar's funeral in JosDailyPost Nigeriasolomon lar President Goodluck Jonathan and former military leader, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, are among the many dignitaries in Jos on Friday for the funeral ri...

DailyPost NigeriaInsecurity: 'Sincerity Of Purpose Is Very Fundamental'The Guardian NigeriaSenator Suleiman Nazif, former governorship candidate in Bauchi State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), told KARLS TSOKAR in Abuja th...

The West AustralianExamining Mandela's economic legacyAljazeera.comWe look at how the late South African president revitalised his country's economy and what has been squandered since. Counting the Cost Last updated: 14 Dec 2013 10:26. Email Ar...

spyghana.comExamining Mandela's economic legacyAljazeera.comWe look at how the late South African president revitalised his country's economy and what has been squandered since. Counting the Cost Last updated: 14 Dec 2013 10:26. Email Article. ...

Osun DefenderALHAJI, 71yrs old caught raping his deceased friend's 7yrs old daughterOsun DefenderRAPE A 71-year- old night guard and hunter, Alhaji Ganiyu Kolawole was last week caught red handed in Akure raping a 7-year-old girl, Taye Juliana in b...

The PunchFashola Offers 3311 LASTMA, KAI Officials Permanent EmploymentCodewit World NewsLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has offered permanent employment to 3,311 operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and Kick...

'Why Mandela Was Angry With Nigeria'The Guardian NigeriaBaba-Ahmed “IT is better to help a friend pay his fine, than tell a lie to help him cover a crime.” - Nigerian proverb. It was literally a life-long ambition, and I used every opportun...

'Why Mandela Was Angry With Nigeria'The Guardian NigeriaBaba-Ahmed “IT is better to help a friend pay his fine, than tell a lie to help him cover a crime.” - Nigerian proverb. It was literally a life-long ambition, and I used every opportun...

BusinessDayObasanjo's Letter An Admission Of Mistake, Says AbdullahiThe Guardian NigeriaFORMER Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, and spokesman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi, Friday, described Chief Olus...

They gave us N100,000 each and sold our babies without our consent – Baby ...The PunchIndigenes of Arondizuogu in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State are still hiding their faces in shame, two weeks after one of their brothers, James Ezum...

Nigerian Tribuneel-Rufai also cleared of corruption chargesNigerian TribuneAn Abuja High Court, on Friday, discharged and acquitted a former minister in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and two officials of the Abuja...

Yorkshire Post'Why Mandela Was Angry With Nigeria'The Guardian NigeriaBaba-Ahmed “IT is better to help a friend pay his fine, than tell a lie to help him cover a crime.” - Nigerian proverb. It was literally a life-long ambition, and I used ...

CHANNELSPresident Jonathan Extols Late Solomon Lar VirtuesCHANNELSNigerian leaders have been challenged to emulate the virtues of late Solomon Lar by serving the people selflessly and placing national interest above self-interest. At the funeral servic...

CHANNELSNigeria Loses 250 Billion Naira Monthly To Maritime CrimeCHANNELSNigeria is losing about 250 Billion Naira monthly to maritime crime, an official of the Nigerian Navy has said. Smuggling, piracy and bunkering are top on the list of the crimes d...

CHANNELSImpeached Imo Deputy Governor Demands ReinstatementCHANNELSFormer Deputy Governor of Imo State, Mr. Jude Agbaso has vowed to challenge the Imo State Government over his impeachment on allegations of financial misconduct levelled against him. Th...

Politicians Need to Lay Aside their Differences and Work Together - GEJ, at ...Nigerian BulletinPresident of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Friday called for unity and peace among politicians in Nigeria, irrespective of their political umbrella. J...

Osun DefenderOkorocha elected as chairman Of Progressive Governors ForumOsun DefenderThe Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), comprising 16 state governors who are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday announced the Imo State Governor...

Court frees El-rufai in Abuja land grab casePremium TimesAn Abuja High court has freed former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, of charges of abuse of power. The court gave its verdict Friday morning, exonerating Mr. El-rufai o...

Reps Want Coroner's Report on Nigerian Student's Death in GhanaDaily Times NigeriaMembers of the House of Representatives Thursday began investigations into the death of a 15 year old Nigerian who schooled in Ghana. Austine Odukwe who died in a...

Times LIVENigeria's Boko Haram claims northeast barracks attackReutersKADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram was behind a coordinated attack on military targets this month, the group's leader has said in a video message l...

BusinessDayAmaechi NGF faction seeks audience with Jonathan on economyBusinessDayamaechi3 The faction of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) led by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State on Thursday sought an audience with President Goodluck Jonath...

DailyPost NigeriaChaos in UNTH over induction of doctorsDailyPost NigeriaUMTH-Students Fresh graduates of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, are gearing up for a show down with the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. The induction of the g...

The PunchOshiomhole identifies challenges in EducNigerian ObserverBENIN CITY – Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has reiterated that until leadership eschew arrogance of power, accommodating corruption and finding excuses for failure to me...

ASUU Strike 2013 Update: Federal Gov't, Union Sign Agreement to End itThe Epoch TimesThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government have signed an agreement to end the strike that has lasted for nearly six months. The ag...

Osun DefenderASUU Strike 2013 Update: Federal Gov't, Union Sign Agreement to End itThe Epoch TimesThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government have signed an agreement to end the strike that has lasted for nearly six m...

WorldStagePDP approaches court to impeach decamping governorsWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja seeking among others, an order directing the Houses of Assembly in the g...

IT News AfricaNigeria, Ghana... Others to Benefit From Microsoft Student AdvantageAllAfrica.comAbout seventeen African countries including Senegal, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Angola, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Rwanda, Mauritius, South Afr...

US$1.092 Malabu Deal - Reps Want Adoke to Withdraw Clearance ClaimAllAfrica.comA report of the House of Representatives considered and adopted by the House yesterday, denied that the minister of justice, Mohammed Adoke, was cleared of complicity in the...

DailyPost NigeriaJonathan cannot fight corruption alone - LadojaDailyPost NigeriaA former Governor of Oyo State, Rasheed Ladoja has called on Nigerians to support President Goodluck Jonathan in his fight against corruption, saying that only him cannot ...

Alleged N5bn theft: Court gives March 4 date to continue Nnamani's trialNigerian TribuneThe trial of the former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, alongside seven others facing a 105-count charge that touches on money laundering to the tun...

Leadership NewspapersShema signs bill prohibiting homosexuality, lesbanism into lawNigerian TribuneKATSINA State governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, on Thursday, signed into law, a bill which prescribed 14-year imprisonment without option of fine for those...

Demolition: Sango-Ijoko residents drum support for Amosun's urban renewal ...Nigerian TribuneBarely 48-hours after some residents and traders along Sango-Ijoko Road protested against the decision of the Ogun State government to further demolish som...

The PunchDickson signs N42.2bn supplementary budget into lawNigerian TribuneThe Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson, has signed into law a 2013 supplementary budget of N42.2 billion, after its passage by the legislative arm of government...

CHANNELSFashola Restates Commitment To Ensuring Food SecurityCHANNELSThe Lagos State Government has promised to continue seeking ways of ensuring food security and reducing unemployment in the state. Governor Babatunde Fashola revealed this at the grad...

ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization : Farid Zizi appointed President ...4-traders (press release)... Content ?MONTRÉAL, 12 December 2013 ? The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has unanimously appointed Commi...

AFPEnd impunity for violence in central NigeriaAFPLagos — Brutal communal violence is being perpetuated in central Nigeria because of a failure to tackle the root causes of the bloodshed and prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch said Thursd...

Premium TimesN7.2 billion theft: Lagos Chief Judge transfers Atuche's casePremium TimesThe Chief Judge of Lagos State, Ayotunde Phillips, on Thursday transferred the N7.2 billion theft trial of a former Managing Director of Bank PHB, Francis Atuche...

CHANNELSTukur Responds To Obj's Letter, Advises Him to Thread With CautionCHANNELSThe National Chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party, (PDP), Bamanga Tukur has responded to the letter written by former president Olusegun Obasanjo to Presiden...

Leader of Nigerian Islamic extremists boasts of daring attack on military bases ...Edmonton JournalLAGOS, Nigeria - The leader of an Islamic uprising in northeastern Nigeria boasts in a new video of a daring attack on military bases in a provincial cap...

Actionaid Wants Increased Agric BudgetAllAfrica.comThe ActionAid Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to fulfil its promise of spending 10 percent of the nation's budget on agriculture as the 3.5 percent currently being spent hampers the develo...

AllAfrica.comTambuwal Inaugurates Committee On Crude Oil Theft - Says Oil Sector Officials ...AllAfrica.comSpeaker of the House of Representatives Rt Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has blamed the current practice of oil theft in the country on officials an...

#InTheNews: Police arrest man, 70, for sexually abusing boys aged 13 to 15 yrs ...360Nobs.comIn what can only be described as disgusting and nauseating, the Police in Adamawa said it had arrested a 70-year old man for sexually abusing boys aged between...

WorldStageLost and Found: Nigerian airline passenger regains missing US$ 8500Afrique en LigueLagos, Nigeria - The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has returned US$ 8,500 cash, belonging to Mrs. Titilayo Onabokun, which she misplaced at the ...

Premium TimesCNPP Asks INEC to Apologise over Flawed Voters' RegisterCodewit World NewsThe Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, to tende...

The PunchNigeria Aviation Minister slammed over fatal crash reportLegalbrief (subscription)Aviation Minister Stella Oduah's testimony about the fatal crash involving a 23-year-old Associated Airline aircraft in Lagos in October has been rejected by...

5 Anti-Amaechi Lawmakers To Commence 'Impeachment' Plan on Thursday ...Osun DefenderEVAN BIPI Following Tuesday's Abuja High court judgement, five opponents of Governor Rotimi Amaechi in the Rivers House of Assembly have hatched a plot, to ...

Council on Foreign RelationsPassage of a true African elder statesThe Guardian NigeriaSIR: When death of the great icon and South-African freedom fighter, Dr. Nelson Mandela filtered into the social media on Thursday, December 5, 2013, it was received ...