The PunchPresident, N' Assembly postpone 2014 budget presentationThe PunchTODAY's scheduled visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly to present the estimates of the 2014 budget has been postponed till next Tuesday. The Cler...

National MirrorLagos demotes 4 principals, 3 VPs, othersNational MirrorBarely two months after it sacked a school principal and eight others over exam malpractices, the Lagos State government has sanctioned four more school principals, three vice-princ...

National MirrorLagos demotes 4 principals, sanctions othersNigerian TribuneIn all, nine teaching staff of public secondary schools in the state were sanctioned. They included four principals, three vice principals and two class teachers. The punishment...

Premium TimesLASG to restrict danfo drivers to 8 hoursNigerian TribuneThe Lagos State government has said it will begin enforcement of a section of the road traffic law which restricts commuter bus drivers from driving for more than eight hours at a st...

Jonathan decorates ADCNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, decorated his Aide de Camp (ADC), Ojogbane Adegbe, with his new rank of colonel, telling him to count himself lucky as the ceremony was witnessed by service chiefs even when ...

CHANNELSJonathan Calls For Stronger Executive-Legislative CollaborationCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has called for a stronger and better collaboration between the executive and legislative arms of government in order to build a more inclusive ad...

Ubah Advocates Digital Networking Solutions In Tackling Anambra InsecurityCHANNELSThe candidate of the Labour Party in the coming governorship election, Ifeanyi Ubah has advocated for a digital mode of security to curb the challenges faced by the state...

WorldStageArmed robbers killed two, injured two in EnuguWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline—An eye witness from the Coal City, Enugu this afternoon reported that cold-blooded, four dare-devil robbers who operated with a yellow taxi shot two persons dead ...

Tinubu to complete abandoned Law School hostel – DDG --PunchNigerian BulletinNational leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is to complete the 24-year-old uncompleted 1,000 capacity hostel of the Lagos Campus of the Nigerian Law Schoo...

DailyPost NigeriaPDP crisis: Party suspends Oyinlola, Baraje, othersDailyPost NigeriaThe internal wrangling in the Peoples Democratic Party took a different turn today as the party announced the indefinite suspension of some of its members. Those suspe...

BPP asks EFCC, ICPC to probe 50 companies over fake documentation for ...Premium TimesThe Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) on Monday said it has sent the names of over 50 companies to anti-graft agencies for investigation and possible prosecution ov...

DailyPost NigeriaPDP Leaders Ask Court To Restrain Jonathan From Contesting 2015 ElectionCHANNELSA Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has slated the 20th of January 2014 for hearing a petition brought before it by two leaders of the People's Demo...

Nigerian TribuneNew PDP finalises moves to join APC - Daily IndependentNigerian BulletinDespite the position of key figures in the Abubakar Baraje faction of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) that they are not in a hurry to leave the party...

NDTVGoa Chief Minister blames Centre for creating diplomatic flash point with NigeriaNDTVPanaji: There aren't enough senior police officers to protect the residents of Goa, claims Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, amid new controversy of gang wars a...

DailyPost NigeriaBoko Haram attack on schools: ETS bars Nigerian students from GRE, TOEFL ...DailyPost NigeriaThe insecurity challenges in some Northern parts of the country has affected the chances of Nigerian students planning to sit for examinations...

AFPNigeria: The Big Thieves Are Getting OrganizedStrategy PageNovember 11, 2013: Anti-corruption investigators are uncovering the details of how so much of the oil income is being stolen. One scam involves foreign oil brokers who arrange for oil export...

Nigerians Unsure of SURE-PDaily Times NigeriaLast week, the Senate ad-hoc committee investigating the activities and finances of the Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) raised an alarm that N500 billion, accruing to the project, ha...

P.M. NewsFlood Relief Fund - Wada Clears Awoniyi of ComplicityAllAfrica.comThe Kogi State Governor, Captain Idris Wada, Saturday absolved his deputy, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi, of complicity in the management of funds raised for the victims of 2012 flood in the...

Jigawa urges residents to submit memoranda for confabThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Jigawa State government has urged that individuals, non-governmental organisations and other interest groups are free to attend and express their views at the sitting of the p...

Osun Defender"Why I re-called disengaged non-indigene civil servants" - Governor OrjiDailyPost NigeriaAbia State Governor, Theodore Orji, has explained that his desire for a united Nigeria informed his decision to recall the non-indigenes dis...

Lagos set 60% cut off mark for admission into model collegesWorldStageLagos State government says any student who failed to obtain a 60% pass in its placement examinations would not be admitted into any of its model colleges, upgraded schools and other...

Falana: I've Never Been Quiet over Killings in EkitiTHISDAY LiveA Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, has denied the allegation that he is keeping silent over killings in Ekiti State and other human rights infringements i...

Osun DefenderMan kills cousin after rape in OsunOsun DefenderSecurity operatives in Osun State have detained a 26-year-old man, Rafiu (surname withheld) for allegedly killing his 10 years old cousin, Tawa after he had allegedly raped her. Rafiu, who co...

DailyPost NigeriaNHRC not compromised on Chime's wife - ChairmanNigerian TribuneCHAIRMAN of the governing council of the the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr Chidi Odinkalu, has described allegations that the commission may have been com...

DailyPost NigeriaSenate president sets agenda for Mimiko's successorNigerian TribuneTHE Senate President, Senator David Mark, has said that the successor of the Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, must build on his enviable achievement and his...

The PunchJonathan can combine conference with 2015 election – PresidencyThe PunchThe Presidency on Sunday said President Goodluck Jonathan has the capacity to organise the proposed national conference at the same time his government will be preparing...

P.M. NewsDate fixed for Akhigbe's burialP.M. NewsVice Admiral Mike Akhigbe, Nigeria's former chief of general staff to the regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, will be buried on Saturday 23 November. The burial will take place in his home to...

Osun DefenderAnambra election: APC hails MASSOB for denying support for APGAPremium TimesThe South East chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has commended the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, for refuting a...

DailyPost NigeriaN255m cars scandal: Jonathan may not act on House reportDailyPost Nigeriastella_oduah President Goodluck Jonathan may disagree with the House of Representatives over the probe into the controversial two bulletproof cars acquired for th...

The people have themselves to blame for leadership woes in Nigeria, Africa ...DailyPost Nigeriaimage Former South African President, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, says although elected officials should be blamed for bad governance, the people, including trade union...

The people have themselves to blame for leadership woes in Nigeria, Africa ...DailyPost Nigeriaimage Former South African President, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, says although elected officials should be blamed for bad governance, the people, including trade union...

Nigerian TribuneEmure-Ekiti murder: Fayemi's CoS petitions SSS Petition suspicious, curious ...Nigerian TribuneLAST Sunday's shooting to death of a member of Michael Opeyemi Bamidele's Ekiti Bibiire Coalition, Mr. Foluso Ogundare, during a ...

Nigerian TribuneDay of rage: Gunmen sack 7 communities in Benue, kill 25 •JTF averts suicide ...Nigerian TribuneNOT less than 32 persons lost their lives in different violent clashes across the country at the weekend, with many others injured and com...

DailyPost Nigeria2015: Only those who do not wish Nigerians well, would ask Jonathan to re ...DailyPost NigeriaThe All Progressives Congress and the New Peoples Democratic Party have rubbished the claims by a Presidential Aide, Ahmed Gulak that Preside...

DailyPost NigeriaEmergency rule: Geidam welcomes extension, says it may not end Boko Harm ...DailyPost NigeriaContrary to the position of the Adamawa state Governor, Murtala Nyako, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State has hailed the extension of emerg...

'Nigeria Will Remain One Indivisible Country After 2015'The Guardian NigeriaOBASANJO-OLU FORMER President Olusegun Obansanjo has said that Nigeria will remain one indivisible country despite the socio-economic and security challenges being expe...

NDTVGoa: Jailed Nigerians withdraw hunger strikeNDTVPanaji: Three Nigerians, who were amongst the 52 arrested by police for blocking a highway in Goa and creating ruckus last week over a murder, have ended their three-day long fast in jail. Anane Innoc...

SuperSportJonathan congratulates Eaglets, hosts team tomorrowNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Golden Eaglets just as he will host the world champions on their return from United Arab Republic (UAE) where they recaptured...

Nigerian TribuneBoko Haram: Life gradually returns to MaiduguriNigerian TribunePeace is gradually returning to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, after a long period of death and destruction. Save for reported incidents in a few places, people living ...

CHANNELSEmergency Rule Extension Gives No Guarantee – Yobe GovCHANNELSYobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam has declared that unless adequate security measures are taken, an extension of emergency rule for 6 months will simply amount to moti...

CHANNELSPDP, INEC Plot To Rig Anambra Governorship Election, APC AllegesCHANNELSThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of working with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the Anam...

The PunchUnremitted contributions: PenCom recovers N3.33bn from employersThe PunchThe decision of the National Pension Commission to employ the services of recovery agents to go after employers, who fail to remit workers' pension contributions, is ...

The PunchUnremitted contributions: PenCom recovers N3.33bn from employersThe PunchThe decision of the National Pension Commission to employ the services of recovery agents to go after employers, who fail to remit workers' pension contributions, is ...

AFPSenate approves extension of emergency rule- The NationNigerian BulletinThe Senate yesterday approved President Goodluck Jonathan's request to extend the state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe states. Besides endorsing the extension, the Sen...

SaharaReporters.comPHOTONEWS: N5.6bn Pension Scam: Former Oyo State Head Of Service, 11 ...SaharaReporters.comA former Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs Kudirat Iyabo Adeleke and 11 others were on Thursday November 7, 2013 remanded in prison custody follo...

Agagu: Lagos Releases DNA Test As Families Besiege Hospital To Receive ...Leadership NewspapersIt was yet another moment of agony for relatives of the victims of the Associated Airline plane that crashed in Lagos on Thursday, October 3, as the Lagos St...

Nigerian TribuneWithout Dialogue, Nigeria May Break - UkoVanguardPRESIDENT of Igbo Youths Movement, Evangelist Elliot Uko, in this interview outlines why Nigerians must dialogue and how to make the conference work. Having agitated for national conferen...

DailyPost NigeriaWe want recognition in Nigerian constitution – Traditional rulersDailyPost NigeriaThe National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, yesterday ended its sixth General Assembly in Sokoto, with a demand for the recognition of the t...

CHANNELSJudge advises INEC to reject candidates with pending court casesThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to desist from listing any candidates that have cases of internal democracy in court until t...

CHANNELSSenate Pledges Proper Funding of Armed Forces College, JajiDaily Times NigeriaThe Senate on Thursday pledged to ensure the proper funding of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, because of its strategic importance to ...

Osun DefenderConfab, good idea conceived in bad faith - Buhari •G7 govs are beautiful brides ...Nigerian TribuneA former head of state, who is also a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, has said while it is ...

Associated plane crash: Victims' relatives lament delay in release of corpsesNigerian TribuneTHE result of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test conducted by United Kingdom Laboratory for proper identification of corpses of the victims of the Associ...

Nigeria: Of dilemma and National DialogueNigerian TribuneWe can illustrate Nigeria's dilemma with an example from the Nigerian population census exercise of 1991. For purely political rather than technical or professional reasons, religion and ethn...

CHANNELSJonathan snubs Port Harcourt centenary celebrationsOsun DefenderPresident Goodluck Jonathan today snubbed Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi's invitation to attend a symposium to mark the Port Harcourt Centenary, despite expectations that he ...

Two prophetesses charged with N600,000 fraudDailyPost NigeriaTwo women, who claimed to be prophetesses, but allegedly defrauded a businesswoman of N600, 000, on Thursday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates' Court in Lagos. The police charged Ifeom...

CHANNELSNigerian Lawmakers To Review Bilateral Air Service AgreementCHANNELSThe House of Representatives is to review all Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) that Nigeria has entered into to determine their benefits. A member of the House, Yacoob Bu...

CHANNELSObi Gives N3b Cheque For Pensioners And Schools UpgradeCHANNELSAnambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has presented a cheque of over 1.2 billion Naira to pensioners in his state. Held at the Women Development Centre, Awka, the event which also coin...

FG intensifies plans to introduce toll gatesThe PunchIn its bid to reintroduce toll gates on Nigerian roads and bridges, the Federal Government on Wednesday summoned stakeholders and road users to a consultation forum in Abuja to explain the key benefi...

CHANNELSFayemi To Meet 132 Communities In Town Hall MeetingCHANNELSThe Ekiti state governor, Mr Kayode Fayemi, has embarked on his annual Town Hall Meeting with all the communities across the 16 local government areas of the state. The town hall meetin...

SuperSport (blog)Madam Nwakali tips EagletsSuperSport (blog)The mother of Golden Eaglets defender, Chidiebere Nwakali, is confident that her son and his teammates will win the 2013 Fifa Under-17 World Cup in the UAE. Nigeria's Golden Eaglets will g...

Police Ban Gatherings, Receptions And Carnivals At AirportsLeadership NewspapersThe Nigerian Police on Wednesday announced a ban on gatherings, receptions and carnivals at the nation's airports, saying the facilities were exclusive security zones. ...

EFCC Nabs Landlord Who Duped 100 Prospective TenantsVanguardLagos — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, arrested Alahaji Ishola Salawudeen, landlord who defrauded over 100 prospective tenants at 89, Oriola Street in Alapere...

Osun DefenderNigeria's Public Service Fraught with Red-tapism, Inefficiency, says EzekwesiliDaily Times NigeriaDr Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former Vice President of World Bank, Africa Region, says Nigeria's public service is fraught with red-tapis...

FirstpostEnvoy Accused Of Sending Offensive Smses To Police Over Nigerian's MurderBernamaPANAJI (Goa) Nov 7 (Bernama) -- West Indian state Goa's Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has accused a Nigerian diplomat of sending offensive text messages ...

DailyPost NigeriaWe want recognition in Nigerian constitution – Traditional rulersDailyPost NigeriaThe National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, yesterday ended its sixth General Assembly in Sokoto, with a demand for the recognition of the t...

The Star OnlineJonathan Seeks NASS Approval For State Of Emergency Extensionspyghana.comPresident Goodluck Jonathan has written to the National Assembly for an approval to extend the period for the proclamation of the state of emergency imposed in the ...

Bulletproof Cars: Committee Wants Oduah RemovedLeadership NewspapersThe House of Representatives Committee on Aviation will today present its report on the investigation into the alleged purchase of two controversial BMW bulletproof cars by the Nigeria...

The Punch2015: Christian or Muslim governor for Lagos?The PunchThere is a campaign currently going on in Lagos State. Its drumbeat is beginning to reach a crescendo in recent times. As the race for the 2015 general elections gathers momentum, the quest...

The PunchN255m car scandal: Reps' panel indicts Oduah, NCAAThe PunchThere were indications on Wednesday that the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation had established some infractions against the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, and ...

Ekiti killing: Lawmaker, 3 others in police net, moved to Abuja •Ekiti PDP ...Nigerian TribuneFour persons are said to have been arrested by the police in Ekiti State for their alleged involvement in the killing of Mr Foluso Ogundare in Emure-Ekiti o...

DailyPost NigeriaJonathan, govs meet in Aso RockNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday evening met with some state governors in what was said to be an informal session at the Presidential Villa. The governors included chairman of the ...

Osun Defender75-year-old commits suicide over seizure of his buses by VIONigerian TribuneTragedy struck in Osogbo, Osun State capital, in the early hours of Wednesday when a 75-year old grandfather, Pa Adisa Hassan, a resident of Oke-Ayepe, Onward Esta...

WorldStageSenate inaugurates Aguariavwodo from Delta to replace EwheridoWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Senate President, David Mark, on Wednesday inaugurated Chief Emmanuel Aguariavwodo, as Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District. Agu...

Osun DefenderAwo instrumental to development of western states - ClarkNigerian TribuneFOREMOST Ijaw leader and politician, Chief Edwin Clark, has said that Chief Obafemi Awolowo was instrumental to the rapid development of the Western states and the Yo...

Osun DefenderKwara can't be ignored by any progressives, PDP tells APC leadersNigerian TribuneLEADERSHIP of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has unequivocally told the APC leaders, who had come to woo members of the ruling party in the...

Nigerian TribuneGovernor Chime Speaks: "Yes, I Placed My Wife Under House Arrest, But it was ...Nigerian BulletinSullivan Chime, governor of Enugu State has confirmed reports that he is keeping his wife under 'house arrest', insisting that...

CHANNELSNigeria Police Ban Gatherings At AirportsCHANNELSThe Nigeria Police Force has banned gatherings, receptions and carnivals in and within all airports across the nation. A statement by the force spokesman, Mr. Frank Mba, said the ban was part...

Appeal Court Reinstate OyinlolaLeadership NewspapersThe crisis in the People's Democratic Party (PDP) worsened Wednesday with the re-instatement of former governor of Osun state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola by the Appeal court Abuja as the National ...

Ex-Health Minister, Ilo Dies at 73THISDAY LiveThe former Minister of state for Health, and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Hon. Silas Arinze Ilo is dead. He died at the age of 73. The son of the deceased former minister, Ch...

President Jonathan Confident of Eaglets Final VictoryAllAfrica.comAbuja — PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has wished the Nigeria's junior national side well ahead of its Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) Under-17 World Cup fina...

PDP In Last Minute Race Over Anambra Governorship ElectionThe Guardian NigeriaNwoye-pix-1-25 10 13 IN what looked like a wake up from political slumber ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State, the leadership of the Peoples Democ...

Reps Move To Stop Sale of Nigeria UN HouseLeadership NewspapersThe House of Representatives yesterday directed its Committee on Foreign Affairs to conduct a public hearing into the purported plan to sell the Official Residence of the Nigeria's Perm...

Mark, Ekweremadu Congratulate EagletsDaily Times NigeriaThe President of Nigeria Senate David Mark, has congratulated the Golden Eaglets for doing the nation proud in the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup championship holding in the United Arab Emirate. Mark...

WorldStageAkpabio tasks journalists on professionalism for national unityWorldStageNigerian journalists have been tasked to return to the glorious days of investigative journalism and responsible reportage as a means of achieving peace and progress in ...

The NationWorld Bank to adopt Anambra's education moduleThe Guardian NigeriaWORLD Bank officials from Abuja, led by the Country Director, Me Marie Francoais Marie-Nelly, arrived in Awka yesterday for the kick-off of the Anambra State Education Prog...

CHANNELSReps summon IG over disruption of G7 govs meetingThe Guardian NigeriaIN a bid to ensure adherence to the rule of law and order, the House of Representatives Tuesday summoned the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, over the disruptio...

Premium TimesBullet-Proof CorruptionPremium TimesIt was bound to come to this. The moment our "zero tolerance for corruption" president decided to fight tooth and nail against the public declaration of his assets, the moment he chose to decla...

Nigeria Now Super Power In Global Soccer – MarkLeadership NewspapersFederal Government replaces retired Col. Tony Nyiam with Chief Solomon Asemota on National Dialogue Advisory Committee. Sambo, Suswam, Lamido, Wada, Yero, Wamakko, Tambuwal, Kukah, O...

Osun DefenderEFCC: We are Ready to Prosecute OduahTHISDAY LiveThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has expressed its readiness to investigate and prosecute the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, over the N255 million armoured car sc...

BusinessDayThe national conferenceBusinessDayopeyemi-agbaje I should say upfront that I support efforts by the Jonathan Administration to organize a conference amongst Nigerians to discuss fundamental issues afflicting the country. I have been convince...

Niger PDP Faction Begs Tukur for New SecretariatDaily Times NigeriaA new dimension may have taken place in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State as a faction of the party led by former Minister of Information Professor Jerry Gana and former...

Premium TimesOgun first deputy gov, Soluade, dies at 80Nigerian TribuneThe late Soluade was the deputy governor to the first civilian governor of the state, late Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, between 1979-1983. The deceased, in a statement signed by the fami...

Premium TimesN5.6bn scam: Ex-Oyo Head of Service, others' trial begins tomorrow - EFCCNigerian TribuneThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, disclosed that suspects in the alleged N5.6 billion scam in Oyo State will be arr...

AFPIssues In President Jonathan's Visit To IsraelThe Guardian NigeriaJonathan-with-Israeli-President-shimon-Peres LAST week, Jonathan took the presidential liberty at his disposal to visit the State of Israel. Apart from performing the holy pilgrim...

CHANNELSNational Dialogue: Abubakar Insists On One NigeriaCHANNELSA former Nigerian Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has described the opinion of some Nigerians that have called for the disintegration of the country as 'wishful...

AFPDeath Toll Rises in Lagos Building CollapseVoice of AmericaNIGERIA — Anxious relatives in Nigeria's port city of Lagos are waiting for news about their loved ones. As many as 50 people are still trapped under the rubble of a four story buildin...

Osun DefenderFG hands over Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium to Enugu State GovernmentDailyPost NigeriaThe Federal Government, on Tuesday, formally handed over the management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium to the Enugu State Government. Speaking during the handove...

Osun DefenderObasanjo Begs G-7 Governors To Give Peace A ChanceLeadership NewspapersFederal Government replaces retired Col. Tony Nyiam with Chief Solomon Asemota on National Dialogue Advisory Committee. Sambo, Suswam, Lamido, Wada, Yero, Wamakko, Tamb...

DailyPost NigeriaPort Harcourt airspace shut for over 4 hours because of Patience JonathanDailyPost NigeriaFUNERAL CEREMONY OF MADAM CHARITY OBA IN OKRIKA The airspace of the Port Harcourt airport was shut for over four hours yesterday due to the movem...

CHANNELSNigeria’s Quantity Of Crude Oil For Sale Dropping – Okonjo-IwealaCHANNELSNgozi Okonjo Iweala, Minister of Finance in Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , has said that the quantity of Crude Oil for ...