The NationAnambra politics: Pulse of the peopleThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Anambra people have had enough. Their ostensible avidity regarding the politics of the formidable state in the South-East of Nigeria, Anambra has reached breaking point, and has wan...

NEWS.com.au...And the corpse did not arriveThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Democracy Park in Akure was enveloped in an atmosphere of festivities with hundreds of people, mainly members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), converging to bid final farewell to ...

The NationAnambra 2013: Ngige shifts gear as race hots upThe NationGovernorship candidates are frantically preparing for the November 16 election in Anambra State. AUGUSTINE AVWODE writes on the rising profile of the All Progressivess Congress (APC) ca...

Nigerian TribuneThen There Came Nero [I]AllAfrica.comDuring his address to the nation on October 1, the president broached the issue of a national conference. "[O]ur administration has taken cognizance of suggestions [given] over the years by well...

Nigerian TribuneDelta Central Bye-Election - the Bone of Contention Among PartiesVanguardTHE Delta Central senatorial bye-election, initially fixed for this weekend, but now postponed to Saturday, October 12, to fill the vacant position created by the ...

Osun Defender'Court, not FG reversed my dismissal from police'Osun DefenderRIBADU A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Thursday said it was the court that ordered the reversal of his demotion...

The PunchEkiti to recruit 1, 600 peace corps membersNational MirrorEkiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has set up a three-man committee to streamline the activities of vigilance groups in the state. The State Peace Corps has also been mandated to stam...

A luxury affair at InterContinental LagosBusinessDayFrom any of the floors of the 23-storey building, the city view of Lagos has never been as panoramic. Fresh breeze from the Atlantic Ocean slaps your chin in the most refreshing manner. Yet, the comfo...

Nigerian Observer Oshiomhole decries non-remittance of states' allocationThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State yesterday alerted that Nigeria was in near a “disaster point” over the inability of the Federal Government to pa...

DailyPost NigeriaRights commission explains why report on Apo killings is delayedNigerian TribuneThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Thursday in Abuja, explained why the release of the report of investigation it conducted into Apo killings ...

CHANNELSSenate Welcomes National ConferenceCHANNELSThe Senate has welcomed the announcement of convocation of a National Conference made by President Goodluck Jonathan in his national broadcast marking Nigeria's 53rd Independence Anniversary. In a ...

Reps bicker over independence advertsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE lingering crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) again played out in the House of Representatives yesterday as members of the Alhaji Kawu Baraje-led faction protested against an adverto...

CHANNELSReps bicker over independence advertsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE lingering crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) again played out in the House of Representatives yesterday as members of the Alhaji Kawu Baraje-led faction protested against an...

CHANNELSFormer Presiding Officers of the National Assembly to Lose Diplomatic PassportsNigerian BulletinFormer presiding officers of the National Assembly including former senate presidents are to lose their rights to hold diplomatic passports and be a...

Osun DefenderOnly a Sovereign National Confab Can Save Nigeria - Chris Uche, SANVanguardTHE National Dialogue being arranged by President Goodluck Jonathan might end up in the trash can like similar conferences bankrolled by his predecessors without th...

DailyPost NigeriaObi doles out N1bn for laboratories, libraries in Anambra schoolsDailyPost Nigeria0bf9d77884cc97bca566870a48638003 Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has presented cheques worth N1billion to strengthen libraries and laboratories in 42...

Father of 5 Demands New Virgin Wife as Divorce SettlementNigerian BulletinMohammed Audu, a 51-year old father of five has asked a Grade 1 Area Court sitting at Aso Pada,Nasarawa, to order his wife, Maryam Audu,a 25-year old, to marry a virgin for him. ...

Nigerian Soldiers in joint training exercise with foreign counterpartsDailyPost NigeriaA three-week Joint Military training exercise involving Nigerian Armed Forces and foreign counterparts, will on Thursday commence in the general area of South-West a...

P.M. NewsINEC, NASRDA Sign MoU on Constituency DelimitationTHISDAY LiveThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on the usa...

Osun DefenderPolice quiz cop caught demanding N10,000 bribeOsun DefenderThe Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday said it had begun questioning the policeman attached to one of its divisions in Onitsha, caught on video demanding a bribe of N10,000 ...

Thinking Aloud: Fifty-three Years Indeed...THISDAY LiveTwo days ago, Nigeria marked 53 years of independence from colonialism, with mixed feelings. Nigerians, depending on their side of the social and economic divide, reacted to the muted anniversary i...

The PunchPolice quiz cop caught demanding N10,000 bribeThe PunchThe Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday said it had begun questioning the policeman attached to one of its divisions in Onitsha, caught on video demanding a bribe of N10,000 from a m...

Osun DefenderFor the sake of our Independent NationBusinessDayThe events of last week at the College of Agriculture in Yobe State, while just another Nigerian tragedy to some, signal a profound loss for Nigeria. It is no news that people die unjustly e...

Osun DefenderNigeria: 53 years of nationhoodBusinessDayNigeria combines the features of a giant and a midget. She has abundant natural resources and large population, but she is economically and technologically backward. So, Nigeria is the under-sized ...

Making Terror Work One Massacre At A TimeStrategy PageOctober 1, 2013: The Boko Haram terror campaign in the northeast (mainly Borno state) has killed nearly three-hundred in the last month and is mainly done to discourage civilians from opposing the I...

DailyPost NigeriaAgagu: Mimiko urges Ondo people to troop out for burial events •UI Alumni visits ...Nigerian TribuneOndo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has urged the people of the state to troop out during the burial activities of the late form...

CHANNELSFG Withdraws Sponsorship Of 6 Students In RussiaCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has withdrawn sponsorship for six Niger-Delta students at the Peoples Friendship University in Moscow, Russia. The students are part of the 24-student delegates...

CHANNELSLawmakers Debate Eligibility List For Diplomatic PassportCHANNELSThe House of Representatives has reduced the category of Nigerians eligible to get the diplomatic passport, in a bid to reduce the abuse of the passports. In a heated and lengthy ...

Nigerian TribuneASUU strike: Nigeria government begs primary, secondary school teachers not ...Premium TimesThe federal government on Wednesday appealed to primary and secondary school teachers not to embark on strike in solidarity with striking univer...

P.M. NewsOjude Oba 2013: Awujale drums up support for Ijebu StateP.M. NewsMr Adeniyi Olukoya, Head Marketing Globacom, Barr. Fassy Yusuf, Coordinator, Ojude Oba 2013, Mrs Yewande Amusan, Ogun State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Linus Ibe, He...

CHANNELSSenate Welcomes National ConferenceCHANNELSThe Senate has welcomed the announcement of convocation of a National Conference made by President Goodluck Jonathan in his national broadcast marking Nigeria's 53rd Independence Anniversary. In a ...

CHANNELSINEC Sets Up Committee On Constituency DelineationCHANNELSThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set up committees on constituency delineation to ensure impartial and non-partisan electoral constituencies nationwide. The INEC ...

CHANNELSNigerians Have Cause To Celebrate– OshiomholeCHANNELSEdo State governor Comrade Adams Oshiomhole says Nigerians have every reason to celebrate as she marks her 53rd Independence Anniversary. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who said this while delive...

CHANNELSOsun Lawmakers At National,State Assemblies Endorse AregbesolaCHANNELSThe legislators from the State of Osun at the Senate, House of Representatives and the State House of Assembly have given  Osun state Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola an ...

CHANNELSIhedioha Foresees Bright Future For Nigeria at 53CHANNELSDeputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Emeka Ihedioha, has affirmed that Nigeria's future remains bright in spite of challenges of national development. The deputy...

BDliveIndependence - Baraje-Led PDP Says Nothing to CelebrateAllAfrica.comAs the nation marks its 53rd independence anniversary, the factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, yesterday reflected on the state...

Triumphing against constraintsBusinessDayStudies have without doubt proven that it is expedient to seasonally pause, at some point, whether in the pursuit of personal or public interest, for a retrospective voyage designed for mental stock-taking or, i...

DailyPost NigeriaThose behind northern crisis are insane and abnormal - MarkDailyPost Nigeriadavid-mark Nigeria's Senate President, David Mark has described the 'brain' behind the incessant crisis as well as the killing of innocent Nigerian...

Leadership NewspapersWhat Is South-East NUJ Up To?AllAfrica.comWhat informed the recent decision of the south-east zone of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to give the candidate of one of the political parties in the November 16 Anambra State gub...

CHANNELSHow Effective Will This National Confab Be?VanguardTHE Nigerian political landscape was astir, yesterday, following President Goodluck Jonathan's nod for the much agitated national conference. In his 46-point 53rd Independence Day broadcast...

Osun DefenderResident doctors declare nationwide strikeNigerian TribuneThe National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD), has declared an indefinite strike action on the ground that the Federal Government has refused to empower residency t...

Leadership NewspapersFayemi, eminent Nigerians react to conference proposalNigerian BulletinThe resolve of President Goodluck Jonathan to organise a national conference was on Tuesday welcomed by Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti as well as some eminent Nige...

Economic development: Stakeholders canvass civic, ethical responsibilitiesThe Guardian NigeriaTHE quest for economic growth and development cannot be achieved unless the twin issues of civic duties and ethics are embraced by the citizenry- the ruled an...

Oranmiyan… When Ile-Ife stood still to celebrate 6th OoniThe Guardian NigeriaIT was Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the palace of Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, Ooni of Ife, and the surrounding streets and avenues were filled with noble ...

Osun DefenderOctober 7 talks: Any role for PDP's Governors Forum?Nigerian TribuneGroup Politics Editor, Taiwo Adisa examines the available options for peace in the seemingly deadlocked reconciliation efforts between the mainstream Peoples Democrati...

Nigerian TribuneWhy Nigeria deserves UN Security Council seat-Foreign Affairs MinisterNigerian TribuneMinister of State for Foreign Affairs and supervising minister of the ministry, Professor Viola Onwuliri, led the Federal Government negotiation team ...

Delta monarch denies alleged role in violenceThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Obi of Ogwashi-Uku, Prof. Chukuka Okonjo, and father of the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied claims that he has a hand ...

P.M. NewsCelebrating Nigeria at 53...The Guardian NigeriaJOINING the rest of the nation in celebrating Independence Day, the entire landscape of the Police College in Ikeja, Lagos was draped and painted in the green and white national colours, during t...

P.M. NewsFashola condemns Nigeria's centenary celebration planP.M. NewsAs Nigeria marks 53rd independence anniversary, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has condemned the plan by the Federal Government to celebrate the Centenary of the amal...

Leadership NewspapersChime mandates MDAs to submit annual performance reports promptlyBusinessDayGovernor Sullivan Chime of Enugu has directed commissioners and heads of parastatal agencies in the state to submit their annual performance reports prompt...

Daily SunNigeria @ 53: A Glance At The Legislative ArmLeadership NewspapersThe legislature, many will concur, symbolises the story of democracy in Nigeria. Since Nigeria's independence in 1960, the legislature has hardly featured as a stable nation...

The PunchPolitics PDP Crisis: I Don't Belong to Any Faction - ObasanjoNigerian BulletinAccording to Leadership, former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday asked Nigerians to dissociate him from the crises rocking the People's Democratic Party...

Pondering the Way ForwardAllAfrica.comAs Nigeria celebrates its 53rd Birthday, I greet you fellow Nigerians with deep sentiments of familial tenderness, calling us to ponder our true fatherland faced with the challenges of the clash of values in the se...

Daily SunNigeria: From 1960 to 2013Daily SunExactly 53 years today, Nigeria gained independence from Britain and thereby ending 46 years of colonial rule. Nigeria was born on January 1, 1914, following the amalgamation of the then Southern and Northern...

Osun DefenderNigeria University crisis: SSANU embarks on nationwide strike over unpaid ...Premium TimesThe senior non-academic staff of Nigerian universities have announced that they will commence an indefinite strike from October 1. The officials, mem...

Leaders recount strides, crisesThe Guardian NigeriaA HAIL of socio-political and economic challenges stalking the nation notwithstanding, it has made progress. This is the position of leaders like the Senate President David Mark and the Christian Assoc...

CHANNELSNigeria will overcome its challenges, says TambuwalThe Guardian NigeriaSPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, said though Nigeria is passing through tough times, the challenges confronting the nation are not insurmounta...

WorldStageLeaders recount strides, crisesThe Guardian NigeriaA HAIL of socio-political and economic challenges stalking the nation notwithstanding, it has made progress. This is the position of leaders like the Senate President David Mark and the Chris...

CHANNELSObasanjo's wife weeps at tribute session for AgaguDailyPost Nigeriaagagu The wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Bola, on Monday wept uncontrollably at the tribute session held for the late Dr Olusegun Agagu at the University of Iba...

VanguardNigeria Is On Course - UgbesiaVanguardSenator Odion Ugbesia (PDP, Edo Central) says at 53 there is cause for celebration but more can be achieved through a national dialogue. AFTER 53 years of independence, how have we fared as a country? I wil...

Osun DefenderThree Would-Be Stowaways NabbedVanguardThree Would — The Commissioner in charge of the command, Waheed Salau, handed over the teenagers, Joshua Amadi, 14, from Ebonyi State; Onyedikachi Ukpabio 14, Abia, and Lateef Popoola 13, Ogun, to t...

Nigerian TribuneWhy Jonathan should end ASUU strike nowNigerian TribuneThe youth of a nation are the target focus of the education industry and the necessary guarantee of the future of the country, which brings about the emergence of an egalitarian soc...

Heartland hands Okorocha ultimatum over failed promisesThe Guardian NigeriaHEARTLAND of Owerri has threatened to boycott their remaining league matches should Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha not meet them Tuesday. The Heartland players are being owe...

The HinduMore outrage as Yobe death toll hits 65The Guardian NigeriaTWENTY-ONE more bodies of the students who either fled the Boko Haram attack on the College of Agriculture, Gujba, Yobe State, or were abducted by the insurgents were recovered yesterd...

CHANNELSNwoye Withdraws Case Against PDP, INECCHANNELSA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the suit filed by Mr Tony Nwoye against the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] and the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP). At the ...

CHANNELSNwoye Withdraws Case Against PDP, INECCHANNELSA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the suit filed by Mr Tony Nwoye against the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] and the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP). At the ...

Metro NSCDC deploys 120000 personnel for independence celebrationsNigerian BulletinHe said the NSCDC would continue to ensure the protection of the lives and properties of Nigerians at all times. According to him the corps has apprehended 823 suspects ...

Times of NigeriaKogi Deputy Gov survives road accidentThe Guardian NigeriaMr. Yomi Awoniyi, the Kogi Deputy Governor, on Sunday escaped unhurt in an accident which involved his convoy on the Abuja-Lokoja highway. According to the News Agency of Nigeria...

30 killed in Nigeria ethnic violenceXinhuaMAKURDI, Nigeria, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) At least 30 people were killed in a fresh ethnic violence in Nigeria's middle belt state of Benue over the weekend, sources reported on Monday. More than 30 houses were r...

Nigeria Master Web2015 Presidency - Why the Igbo Must Speak With One Voice - AkabuezeVanguardChief Sunday Akabueze is an activist, a business man and a financier of Labour Party. He bares his mind on why the Igbo must speak with one voice as the 2015 g...

Court Resumes Trial of Alleged 'Thisday-Bomber' TodayVanguardAbuja — The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court will today resume trial of alleged kingpin of the Boko Haram sect, Mustapher Umar, who allegedly bombed office of the Thisday of...

Osun DefenderPolice Grounds Senator Omisore's Rally in OsunNigerian BulletinThe Osun State Police Command, on Sunday ordered the cancellation of the rally organised by loyalists of Senator Iyiola Omisore,a governorship aspirant on the platform of t...

Osun DefenderNigerians 'Ll Determine 2015 Presidency, Say S-East, S-South GovsVanguardEnugu — Governors of the South East and South South states, yesterday, in Enugu, declared that the determination of who will be the President of the country in ...

Osun DefenderPoliceman caught on video demanding N10,000 bribeOsun DefenderPOLICE For the third time in the past two months, another policeman has been caught on video demanding a bribe of N10,000 from a motorist. The footage, secretly filmed by a pass...

The PunchOsun 2014: Lagos lawmakers rally support for AregbesolaThe PunchSome lawmakers from the Lagos State House of Assembly, who described themselves as admirers of Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, have begun mobilising support for the governor ...

CHANNELSOsun Pensioners Protest Delayed PayCHANNELSPensioners in the state of Osun took to the streets in a peaceful demonstration requesting the government to pay up their entitlements and benefits. The elderly pensioners who trooped out at about 8am,...

StarAfrica.com150 feared dead in Nigeria boatwreakStarAfrica.comAbout 150 persons are feared dead in a boat accident on the River Niger, close to Malilli village in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State in northern Nigeria. About 42 bodies hav...

Leadership NewspapersFrom 'Apo Six' to 'Apo Eight'AllAfrica.comEight years after security agents allegedly killed some Nigerians in an incident popularly referred to as the "Apo Six" which is still unresolved; security agents ...

Osun DefenderOyo PDP: Cabinet dissolution by Ajimobi, indication of failure -You are ignorant ...Nigerian TribuneThe Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the dissolution of cabinet by the state governor, Senator Abiola ...

Osun DefenderSSANU to shut down varsities; vows total strike -ASUP to resume industrial ...Nigerian TribuneThe Nigeria's educational system may finally collapse, should the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Nigeria U...

Leadership NewspapersPandemonium In Kaduna Community As Gunmen Kill 15The Guardian NigeriaRESIDENTS of Southern Kaduna State community of Zangang in Kaura local government were Saturday thrown into mourning, as invading gunmen killed not less than 15 p...

Nigerian TribuneNew PDP to appeal ruling on OyinlolaNigerian TribuneTHE Kawu Baraje faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as miscarriage of justice a court ruling pronouncing Professor Wale Oladipo as its National Secretary, even ...

Osun DefenderDeportation: Fashola Betrayed Yorubas for Apologising to Igbo, Says Fani-KayodeDaily Times NigeriaA former Minister of Aviation has expressed dissatisfaction with the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, for apologising to Igbos over t...

CHANNELSBalcony Collapse Lands 6 Students In Abuja HospitalCHANNELSA section of the balcony of one of the storey buildings of Government Secondary School Nyanya has collapsed with six female students sustaining various degrees of injuries. The Principa...

National MirrorNigeria: Soldier, 2 Cops Killed in Saminaka Bank AttackAllAfrica.comKaduna — An army officer and two policemen were killed by gunmen during an attack on two commercial banks in Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State, yest...

DailyPost NigeriaACF calls for end to ASUU strikeDailyPost NigeriaThe Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Friday called on the Federal Government and ASUU to reach amicable settlement to end the ongoing strike by university lecturers. A statement by the ...

CHANNELSCollapsed FCT Govt Secondary School Injures Eight Students in AbujaVanguardIT was a sad day yesterday in Nyanya, a satellite town and a suburb in the nation's Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja when a storey building in one of the FCT o...

DailyPost NigeriaACF wants elections held same dayNigerian TribuneThe Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has alleged that fewer northerners were getting jobs and deployment in parastatals of the Ministry of Aviation and in the management of airports in the...

DailyPost NigeriaACF wants elections held same dayNigerian TribuneThe Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has alleged that fewer northerners were getting jobs and deployment in parastatals of the Ministry of Aviation and in the management of airports in the...

WorldStageAkwa Ibom Govt Completes Projects, Marks State Creation AnniversaryThe Guardian NigeriaTHREE council areas and Uyo, the state capital; in Akwa Ibom state has benefited from development projects worth billions of naira as part of the activitie...

Imo Lawmakers Repeal Controversial LawThe Guardian NigeriaAFTER listening to various shades of opinion in the state, the 26-member Imo State House of Assembly, on Thursday repealed the Imo State Law number 12 of 2012. Also, the law number 6 of 2005 con...

CHANNELSYero Congratulates New Kaduna State Assembly SpeakerCHANNELSGovernor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero has congratulated the new leadership of the Kaduna state House of Assembly led by Shehu Tahir and his Deputy, Peter Adamu, in spite of the crisis rocking ...

The PunchIgini Reiterates Jega's Call To Politicians Not To Heat Up PolityCHANNELSThe Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River state, Mr Mike Igini reiterated the call by the commission&...

The AgeShake-up to hit state school principalsThe AgeMore state school principals are expected to fail their annual reviews under a shake-up of performance targets flagged by the Education Department. The new standards, which are part of a statewide pu...

The AgeShake-up to hit state school principalsThe AgeMore state school principals are expected to fail their annual reviews under a shake-up of performance targets flagged by the Education Department. The new standards, which are part of a statewide pu...

P.M. NewsTwo Dead, 10 Injured in Lagos Collapsed BuildingsAllAfrica.comLagos — Two persons were yesterday confirmed dead and 10 others seriously injured after two houses collapsed in Lagos Island. The remains of the two deceased persons and the injur...

CHANNELSKaduna nPDP Secretary, Others Defect To Bamanga-Led PDPCHANNELSThe Secretary and some top members of the Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State have denounced their membership, and declared suppor...

CHANNELS2015 Politicking Is Distracting Governance, Ekweremadu WarnsVanguardAbuja — THE Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has warned that 2015 politicking is gradually sidetracking the process of governance in the country and ch...

Nigerian TribuneCurfew Imposed on Delta Community Following Kidnap Kingpin's ArrestTHISDAY LiveA dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed on Kokori, a small commercial town in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, owing to the arrest of Ke...

Osun Defender2015: Sacrifice your ambition, CAC tells Jonathan, othersOsun Defenderjonathan The Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide has called on President Goodluck Jonathan and other politicians jostling for the Presidency in 2015, to sacrifice their am...