Leadership NewspapersLagos CJ sets 119 prison inmates freeNigerian TribuneCHIEF Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, on Wednesday, released 119 awaiting-trial inmates from both Kirikiri Maximum and Medium Security Prisons, Apapa. The inmate...

Nigerian TribunePDP: Tukur, Baraje factions clash in SenateNigerian TribuneTHE crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reared its head, again, at the Senate, on Wednesday, as the splinter faction led by Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje clashed wit...

Nigerian TribuneJonathan must fulfil all conditions, G7 govs insist •We will fight to the last ...Nigerian TribuneTHE G7 governors, on the platform of the New Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday painted a gloomy picture of the ongoing reconci...

Leadership NewspapersDanjuma donates N500m to youth training centreNational MirrorFormer Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, has donated N500 million to the Youth Centre for Industrial Training in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Danjuma also called ...

419 players for Akpabio scrabbleThe PunchWednesday was a day of activities at the Uyo airport and designated hotels in the Akwa Ibom State capital as players and officials hit town. A review of the players already in town shows that 86 of them are in f...

P.M. NewsDrama at Ibori's trial, Okiro's camp rejects Ribadu's claimsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE confiscation of assets hearing of former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, came to an abrupt end around 3.40pm on Wednesday ,when crown pros...

Osun DefenderKudos to Uduaghan on job creationNigerian TribuneI wish to commend Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for championing the Delta/Nigeria Beyond Oil Initiative. This is very apt in the light of the discovery of Shale Oil in some countries of the wor...

CHANNELSKeyamo Withdraws From Delta Senatorial RaceCHANNELSHuman Rights activist Festus Keyamo's foray into politics may have been put on hold, at least for the moment. The Lagos-based lawyer has withdrawn from the primaries of the Delta central se...

CHANNELSKeyamo Withdraws From Delta Senatorial RaceCHANNELSHuman Rights activist Festus Keyamo's foray into politics may have been put on hold, at least for the moment. The Lagos-based lawyer has withdrawn from the primaries of the Delta central se...

Osun DefenderNwoye Reacts To INEC's List Of Candidates,spyghana.comThe candidate of the People's Democratic Party(PDP) in the Nov 16,2013 governorship election in Anambra state, Comrade Tony Nwoye has reacted to the non inclusion of his name am...

VanguardNigeria: Abuja Killings - Residents Flee NeighbourhoodVanguardAbuja — As public outrage over the killing of 10 squatters in a compound believed to be owned by a serving General in the Nigerian Army grows, soldiers and other security agents, w...

Osun DefenderKnowledge in a tabletBusinessDayThe true future of Nigeria is its youth, particularly if they are given robust intellectual, physical and spiritual formation. Ideas generated from their knowledge and machines they design, make or tinker wi...

SaharaReporters.com174 Robbers Arrested in AbujaVanguardAbuja — The FCT security agencies arrested 174 armed robbers in the territory between April and September 2013. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Muhammad Sule, Chief Press Secretary...

DailyPost NigeriaASUU strike: Senate calls for lasting solutionDailyPost Nigeriadavid-mark Senator David Mark, has asked the federal and state legislators, especially those in the committess of education, to look for lasting solutions to the ongoing st...

Leadership NewspapersAbuja Killings - Residents Flee NeighbourhoodVanguardAbuja — As public outrage over the killing of 10 squatters in a compound believed to be owned by a serving General in the Nigerian Army grows, soldiers and other security agent...

Nigerian TribuneStrike killing Nigeria's education - Mark •It will improve education - ASUU ...Nigerian TribuneSENATE President, David Mark, has said persistent strikes by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is killing the ...

The PunchN6.4bn fraud: EFCC appeals discharge of UBEC officialsThe PunchEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission has asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja, to set aside the September 19 ruling of the Abuja Federal High Court in which it discharged former De...

The PunchEkiti 2014: SSS arrest Bamidele's aideThe PunchOperatives of the State Security Service on Monday arrested an aide of the House of Representatives' member and governorship aspirant, Opeyemi Bamidele, in connection with the foiled rally...

CHANNELSUNILAG On Lockdown Ahead Of ProtestCHANNELSThe University of Lagos is on a lockdown at the moment following attempt by students to protest the on-going industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Eyewitnesses told Chan...

Osun DefenderHow Gov Uduaghan Is Heavily Looting Delta StateOsun DefenderUduaghan-612x300 Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has been accused of looting the treasury of the state through phantom companies. In a petition titled “How Uduaghan Is...

Leadership NewspapersAkpabio Inaugurates Roads, Electricity Projects In AkwapolyLeadership NewspapersGov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom on Tuesday inaugurated 8.8 kilometre dual carriage road in Akwa Ibom Polytechnic, Ikot Asurua, as part of activities...

CHANNELSJang's NGF Faction Hails Troops' Deployment To NasarawaCHANNELSThe Jonah Jang faction of the Nigeria Governors' Forum has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for deploying troops to Nasarawa state to ensure law and order in the tr...

Osun Defender$25000 bribery scandal: My story – EmodiOsun DefenderFormer Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Joy Emodi, has reacted to speculations making the rounds on the reasons for her sack. Irked by reports tha...

CHANNELSFashola Seeks Private Sector Collaboration To Foster National DevelopmentCHANNELSLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), at the weekend canvassed collaboration between Government and the Private sector to fashion out a new curriculum...

No plans to retrench workers - HOCSFNigerian ObserverABUJA - The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Malam Bukar Aji, said on Monday in Abuja that there were no plans to retrench members of staff of his office. Aji gave the assurance d...

Leadership NewspapersCJN Laments Decline in Judicial SystemVanguardAbuja — The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloma Mariam Muhktar, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to pay closer attention to justice administration in the country, sayi...

The PunchPDP Mulls Sanctions against Atiku, G7 Governors, BarajeTHISDAY LiveWith signs that the peace talks between President Goodluck Jonathan and the seven aggrieved governors of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that teamed up with others to...

Leadership NewspapersGov Ahmed Distributes N3bn Car Loan To WorkersLeadership NewspapersThe Kwara State government yesterday distributed N3 billion as car loan to 5,000 civil servants in the state. Primary and secondary school teachers formed the bulk ...

The NationFayemi: Nobody is stopping Bamidele from declaring interest — As Bejide wants ...Nigerian TribuneEkiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has said that nobody is stopping Mr Opeyemi Bamidele from declaring his interest in the 2014 governorship ...

Premium TimesSambo leads FG's delegation on condolence visit to Agagu family Ex-gov was a ...Nigerian TribuneVICE President Namadi Sambo, on Monday, paid glowing tributes to former Ondo State governor and minister, Dr Olusegun Agagu, when he led a ...

Nigerian TribuneAjimobi sacks SSG, chief of staff, commissionersNigerian TribuneOYO State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, on Monday, caught members of the state executive council unawares, as he dissolves the council after weeks of speculation exclus...

Premium TimesGunmen kill 160, abduct 10 women in Zamfara in three months- GovernorPremium TimesGovernor Abdulazez Yari of Zamfara State on Monday said gunmen had killed 160 people and abducted 10 married women in different villages of the state in the ...

CHANNELSAnambra Governorship Tussle BeginsCHANNELSAhead of the November 16 governorship election in Anambra state, candidates of various political parties boast of their capability and determination to take over the leadership of the state from the rul...

Court Awards N10 Million Against IG, Five Others for Unlawful Shooting of VictimVanguardIbadan — For shooting one Mr Darlington Amaiham unlawfully, a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, awarded N10 million as damages against the Nigerian ...

Nigerian TribuneIt's Time for the National ConferenceAllAfrica.comLast week, President of the Senate David Mark made a call for a national conference. He made the call while welcoming his colleagues from their long holidays. President Goodluck Jona...

Montreal GazetteILO sees marked decline in child labor globallyDeutsche WelleThe International Labor Organization has pointed to continued use of child labor. However, in its latest study on the issue, the ILO notes that the overall number of affected ...

Trouble in Edo PDP Over Vote of Confidence On OgiadomheVanguardAn Edo North Based Socio-political group, Edo North Consultative Forum (ECF), has dismissed claim that the Chief of Staff to the President, Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, was not qualified to vote ...

Why S-East Is Backward, By Prof. NnajiVanguardA former Minister of Power, Prof. Bath Nnaji, has listed crisis of values, lack of unity in practical terms and absence of joint planning of development as some of the often over-looked factors militating a...

Nigerian TribunePresidency didn't seize my diplomatic passport, says MarkThe Guardian NigeriaPRESIDENT of the Senate, David Mark, declared Sunday that his diplomatic passport was intact and was never seized. It was also learnt yesterday that the di...

Presidency woos liberals in New PDPNigerian TribuneAS hope of reconciliation fades within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there are strong indications that the presidency has initiated an outreach programmes to woo liberals within the Kawu Baraje-l...

Leadership NewspapersPDP wins Jigawa by-election, APC rejects resultsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Alhaji Abubakar Murtala has been declared winner of the by-election held in the Ringim Constituency into the Jigawa St...

DailyPost NigeriaAnambra PDP: The Battle is Over, Says EmeakayiCodewit World NewsChairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State recognised by the national leadership of the party, Prince Ken Emeakeyi, weekend in Awka, declared that the...

P.M. NewsThe War ASUU Should Be Fighting - Victimization of LecturersAllAfrica.comToday, we're going to further the discussion on staff training i.e. victimization of lecturers themselves. For example, why does ASUU choose to watch helplessly when ...

Nigerian TribunePDP crisis: Presidency shuts door on G7 govs •Claims their requests are ...Nigerian TribuneAHEAD of the 7 October reconciliation meeting of the aggrieved members of the G7 group, who formed the New Peoples Democratic Party (NPDP) on 3...

Osun DefenderEmordi sacked Over Villa Shouting Matchspyghana.comIt was learnt yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan fired his Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Joy Emordi, following a shouting match with a minister at the Presi...

The HinduGunfire From Nigerian Forces Kills SquattersNew York TimesABUJA, Nigeria — Members of Nigeria's security police here in the capital assaulted an unfinished building occupied by squatters on Friday, killing at least seven residents, but o...

CHANNELSFashola Launches S/West Pension Commission Office In LagosCHANNELSLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Friday commissioned the South-West Zonal Office of the decentralized National Pension Commission in Lagos, urging the National ...

The PunchJonathan Honours 10 Nigerians In USThe Guardian NigeriaPRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, will, this afternoon in a special lunch session, host top 10 Nigerian-Americans believed to have done Nigeria proud in the United States of America. Those to b...

Activist Drags 37 Governorship Aspirants, EFCC, IGP To CourtThe Guardian NigeriaAN Environmental rights activist and anti-corruption crusader, Mr. Ifeanyi Okonkwo, has dragged 37 governorship aspirants for the November 16, 2013 poll in Anambra State, t...

P.M. NewsKwankwaso to battle illicit drug sale, useP.M. NewsThe governor of Kano state, northwest Nigeria, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has declared zero tolerance to trafficking in fake and illicit drugs. Kwankwaso who inaugurated a joint-committee on drug ab...

P.M. NewsKwankwaso to battle illicit drug sale, useP.M. NewsThe governor of Kano state, northwest Nigeria, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has declared zero tolerance to trafficking in fake and illicit drugs. Kwankwaso who inaugurated a joint-committee on drug ab...

Leadership NewspapersWe Have No Home To Return To – Ombatse Survivors Cry OutLeadership NewspapersOn Friday, 13th September, 2013, terror was unleashed once again in a renewed communal clash in Nasarawa state. Militia believed to be members of the my...

Leadership NewspapersWe Have No Home To Return To – Ombatse Survivors Cry OutLeadership NewspapersOn Friday, 13th September, 2013, terror was unleashed once again in a renewed communal clash in Nasarawa state. Militia believed to be members of the my...

Alleged N130m fraud: Accused ex-Lagos deputy governor still at largeThe PunchA Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday adjourned indefinitely the arraignment of Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu and her son, Samson, for alleged complicity in a N130m fraud. According...

Daily SunAlleged N130m fraud: Accused ex-Lagos deputy governor still at largeThe PunchA Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday adjourned indefinitely the arraignment of Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu and her son, Samson, for alleged complicity in a N130m fraud. ...

Daily Sun2015 presidency: Only God can stop Jonathan – OmehiaDaily SunFormer Governor of Rivers State, Sir Celestine Omehia, has said that nobody can stop the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, except God. Omehia, who spoke with Satu...

Daily Sun2015 presidency: Only God can stop Jonathan – OmehiaDaily SunFormer Governor of Rivers State, Sir Celestine Omehia, has said that nobody can stop the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, except God. Omehia, who spoke with Satu...

DailyPost NigeriaMan kills 3-month-old son for ritualCodewit World NewsJos— IN separate cases, two men in Plateau State allegedly sacrificed their children on the altar of anger and money ritual. The state Police Command arrested the men along with 1...

Miss World Muslimah: Miss Nigeria Crowned in Islam's Answer to PageantsThe Epoch TimesContestant of the Muslimah World 2013, Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola of Nigeria, checks her make-up in a mirror while contestants wait for a grand final during the Musli...

Bella NaijaMiss World Muslimah: Miss Nigeria Crowned in Islam's Answer to PageantsThe Epoch TimesContestant of the Muslimah World 2013, Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola of Nigeria, checks her make-up in a mirror while contestants wait for a grand final durin...

Leadership NewspapersNational Identification'll Make Nigeria Globally Competitive - SFGVanguardSECRETARY to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, yesterday, said the ongoing enrolment exercise for the National Identification Numb...

CHANNELSEko Atlantic City to Have 1, 200 High-Rise Buildings - FasholaVanguardGovernor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state Tuesday reiterated the commitment of his administration to reduce the housing deficit in the state, saying "not less than 1, 20...

Leadership NewspapersMiddle-Belt Forum Cautions El-Rufai Against Inciting CommentsVanguardAbuja — A REGIONAL socio-political group that promotes the interests of the people of the Middle Belt region, the Middle-Belt Forum, MBF, yesterday, admonished ...

National MirrorJamaicans barred from US Diversity Visa ProgrammeJamaica ObserverWASHINGTON, USA (CMC) — The United States Department of State says Jamaicans are among nationals not eligible to apply for the 2015 Diversity Visa Programme (DV-2015). In...

Leadership NewspapersGovernor Gaidam Sacks 6 CommissionersLeadership NewspapersGov. Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe, on Thursday sacked six commissioners from the State Executive Council. The commissioners were sacked after the monthly state executive council m...

LG Polls - Enugu Sets the PaceVanguardIN an era in which some state governments are yet to organize a single Local Government election with few months to the end of their tenures, Enugu State under Governor Sullivan Iheanacho Chime sets the pace as it ...

Daily SunWorld Bank grants FG $300m to curb youth unemploymentDaily SunAs a step to curb the growing army of unemployed youths in Nigeria, World Bank devoted $300 million Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO) into the Nigerian economy w...

WorldStageUBEC N787m contract fraud: Court frees directors, othersWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- A Federal High Court in Abuja has freed five people and two companies accused of fraud in relation to a N787 million contract awarded by the Universal B...

CHANNELSNGF: Court strikes out suit against JangNigerian TribuneAN Abuja High Court, on Thursday, struck out a suit seeking to determine the authentic winner of the May 25 contentious Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) election. The governor of Lagos S...

N1.3bn fuel subsidy fraud: Police arraign 2 oil marketersNigerian TribuneTHE Nigeria Police, on Thursday, arraigned two oil marketers —Chinyerem Nweze and Olaniran Ogundipe, before Justice Musa Kurya of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on all...

Nigerian TribuneSSS FOILS ATTEMPTS TO KIDNAP YAR'ADUA'S DAUGHTER •2 suspects ...Nigerian TribuneTHE Directorate of the State Security Service (DSS) has foiled attempts by two suspects to kidnap one of the daughters of the late former presiden...

Nigerian TribuneEkiti: Police, NURTW disrupt Bamidele's group launch •Fire tear gas, barricade ...Nigerian TribuneAdo Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, came under siege for most part of Thursday by members of transport unions and the police as they...

Osun DefenderJonathan isolated; 5 more govs to join Baraje's nPDPOsun DefenderPDP President Goodluck Jonathan and his Bamanga Tukur-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party may be heading for further isolation, as another five incumbent governor...

The PunchAmaechi: Why I Oppose JonathanTHISDAY LiveRivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, has said he is opposed to President Goodluck Jonathan because the South-south region where the president ...

Leadership NewspapersLagos Releases N95m As Bursary To Varsity StudentsLeadership NewspapersAs part of efforts to cushion financial burden of students in the state, Lagos State Government has paid the sum of N95 million as bursary awards to students of...

CHANNELSAkingbola's Trial Stalled Due To Transfer Of JudgeCHANNELSThe trial of the former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc., Mr Erastus Akingbola failed to resume at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja today, as the trial judge, Justice Ade...

CHANNELSNECO Records Improvement In SSCE ExaminationCHANNELSThe National Examinations council (NECO) has recorded a remarkable improvement in its just released 2013 June-July senior school certificate Examinations. Over 60 percent of the over a million...

DailyPost NigeriaThe challenges of governance and development in LagosBusinessDayIn as much as I am a thoroughbred Lagosian, becoming governor has put me on a path of rediscovery; a path which yields new surprises at every turn. In my view, the challen...

Osun DefenderPro-Tukur Lawmakers Move Against Speaker Tambuwal Over Handling of ...Premium TimesHouse of Representatives members backing Bamanga Tukur as the Peoples Democratic Party chairman, rose against House speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, Wednesday, over...

APC Alerts Security Agencies On Destruction of BillboardsVanguardTHE Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on security agencies to investigate the alleged destruction of campaign billboards of the party's governors...

CHANNELSJonathan Promises To Resolve Problems in Health SectorCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has promised to tackle the problems plaguing the health sector of the nation. Inaugurating the presidential committee of experts on inter professional rel...

CHANNELSSSS Parades Suspected Kidnapper In AbujaCHANNELSThe Federal Capital Territory command of the Department of State Service (DSS) has arrested a suspected kidnapper who made away with a five year old boy in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Th...

CHANNELSFG Deploys Military Troops To NasarawaCHANNELSFollowing Friday’s clash between the warring groups Eggon and Alago youth in Nasarawa north central Nigeria, and claims that 50 NYSC members serving in Nasarawa state lost their lives as a res...

Voice of AmericaNigeria Ruling Party 'Resolving' Internal RiftVoice of AmericaA spokesman for Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) says senior officials of the group are trying to resolve internal wrangling that threatens to...

Premium TimesPastor Arrested for Raping 12-Year-Old Girl in Sagamu!The StreetjournalOne Imoleayo Adekoya was on Sunday arrested by the police in Sagamu, Ogun State. 22-year-old Adekoya, a pastor of a Cherubim and Seraphim church, who resides in Ado Str...

DailyPost NigeriaJonathan inaugurates committee to solve frequent health workers' face-offsPremium TimesThe committee assured Nigerian President that their report would stop the frequent face-offs among health workers. President Goodluck Jonathan h...

P.M. NewsNigeria sends troops to fight ethnic militiaP.M. NewsNigeria's Federal Government on Wednesday ordered immediate troops' deployment to North Central State of Nasarawa where clashes between members of the dreaded Ombatse ethic militia h...

Leadership NewspapersNo deal with Jonathan on 2015 – Baraje's factionThe NationThe Abubakar Baraje-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that there was no deal between the faction and President Goodluck Jonathan over the President's 201...

Anambra APC in trouble: Merger parties reject chairmanDailyPost NigeriaChairmen and secretaries of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, that make up the new merger p...

CHANNELSPDP Insists Nwoye Is Sole Candidate Despite Court RulingCHANNELSFollowing a court ruling on Tuesday nullifying the candidature of Mr Tony Nwoye as the PDP candidate for the November 16 Anambra state governorship election and upholding Nicholas ...

WorldStageNigeria's scholars warned against crime in China, RussiaWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Nigerian under-graduate and post graduate students who are departing to China and Russia Wednesday on Bilateral Education Agreements have been advis...

Billboard: PDP gov aspirant sues Ekiti, demands N102mThe PunchA Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Mr. Dayo Adeyeye, has dragged the Ekiti State Government before the court, alleging the destruction of his campaign billboard...

CHANNELSAPC Governors Condemn Bullying And Intimidation of GovernorsCHANNELSThe All Progressives Congress has reacted vehemently to the blockade by the police in Rivers state, the Rivers State Government house, denying Governor Chibuike Amaechi access ...

The best and worst of timesBusiness MirrorBRITISH novelist Charles Dickens began his 1859 book A Tale of Two Cities with this paragraph: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…i...

Osun DefenderPensioner, 71, Sues ASUU Over StrikeAllAfrica.comKano — A 71-year-old pensioner in Kano State, Mallam Dankano Garba Ahmed, has dragged the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) and eight others to the National Industrial Court of Nig...

CHANNELSSenate President Backs National ConferenceCHANNELSSenate President, Senator David Mark, said on Tuesday that the National Assembly would support the convocation of a conference of Nigeria's ethnic nationalities to discuss the peculiarities ...

CHANNELSSenate President Backs National ConferenceCHANNELSSenate President, Senator David Mark, said on Tuesday that the National Assembly would support the convocation of a conference of Nigeria's ethnic nationalities to discuss the peculiarities ...

Leadership NewspapersAnambra Governorship Elections: Nwoye Sues INEC, PDP; Seeks Recognition ...Nigerian BulletinTony Nwoye, has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and his political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before...

DailyPost NigeriaSuntai's case not hopeless, but he needs rest – Doctors warn Taraba Governor ...DailyPost Nigeriagov suntai As battle for the restoration of the failing health of Governor Dambaba Suntai of Taraba state continues, US Doctors have...

Leadership NewspapersJustice Salami Was Victimised – NBALeadership NewspapersThe Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ilorin branch, yesterday insisted that the suspension of the former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, was unjust. The...