Leadership NewspapersEFCC Chairman laments corruption in the media; says anti-graft agency not deadPremium TimesThe Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, on Monday lamented the negative impact of corruption i...

ynaija27 Year Old Son Rapes his 60 Year Old MotherNigerian BulletinIn one terrible act that culminated in the incest, rape and questions on insanity and black magic, Akintunde Omotehinde has been remanded by an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court in prison cust...

Nigerian Observer 2015 Won't Favour Gov. TA Orjispyghana.comNo matter the clattering of the government of Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji about 2015, it will never be easy for it to impose its choice successor as the media is awash that people are...

Osun DefenderBicycle Parts Dealer Deals in HeroinNigerian BulletinUchenna Nweke, a bicycle parts dealer, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for ingesting heroine. According to the Punch Newspaper, the 40-...

Ministry Seeks Support On UN Women ReportAllAfrica.comMinister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina has called for support on the compilation of Nigeria's seventh and eight periodic country report on the United Nations Conve...

ynaijaSHOCKER: Man, 27, arraigned in court for raping his 60-year-old mother in EkitiynaijaA man in Ekiti State has been remanded in prison for allegedly raping his 60-year-old mother. Akintunde Omotehinde, 27, was yesterday ordered to be imprisoned by...

www.worldbulletin.netUN raises $250mn to boost Nigerian school enrollmentwww.worldbulletin.netUN donation would complement "another $250 million already raised by the government to ensure that the children not already captured under the Universal ...

Osun DefenderColleges of Education lecturers begin seven-day strikeDailyPost NigeriaThree months after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), shut down academic activities in both Federal and State's universities across the country, lectu...

Osun DefenderFani-Kayode Dated Bianca Ex-governor's Daughter InsistsLeadership NewspapersDaughter of former Oyo State Governor, Ms Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo has described wife of the late Biafran war lord, Bianca Onuoha, as a liar for refusing that she...

Falana Begins Proceedings to Ascertain Status of Suntai's HealthTHISDAY LiveA Federal High Court Monday in Abuja, granted a Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), leave to commence a suit to compel the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Min...

The Punch5000 women plan protest against Olu of WarriThe PunchNo fewer than 5,000 women are expected to storm the palace of the Olu of warri, Ogiame Atuwase II, on Tuesday (today) to protest the monarch's decision to abolish some of the ancient Its...

The PunchFG, global partners to boost Nigeria's education with $500mThe PunchFormer British Prime Minister, Mr. Gordon Brown, said on Monday in Abuja that Nigeria would benefit from a pool of $500m fund targeted at boosting educational development ...

The PunchOzekhome kidnap: Abductors insist on N100m ransomThe PunchSources close to the family of the kidnapped human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, have said that the legal luminary has not been released by his abductors due to the family's i...

Osun DefenderOver N7m distributed to victims of fire disaster at Omitowoju —Oyo govtNigerian TribuneThe deputy governor of Oyo State, Chief Moses Adeyemo has restated the commitment of Senator Abiola Ajimobi-led administration to uplift the well-bein...

Leadership NewspapersNew revenue sharing formula ready soon —RMFCNigerian TribuneThe Chairman, Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission (RMFC), Elias Mbam, has assured Nigerians that the new revenue sharing formula between the three tiers of govern...

Leadership NewspapersEmulate Jonathan on scorecards, NOA DG tells politiciansNigerian TribuneNIGERIAN leaders have been advised to emulate President Goodluck Jonathan to present their performance for public scrutiny and inputs. This call was made on Mo...

Nigerian Observer Falana drags AGF to court over state of Suntai's healthNigerian TribuneA Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), on Monday dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) before the Federal High Court...

Falana drags AGF to court over state of Suntai's healthNigerian TribuneA Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), on Monday dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ...

Police begins biometric registration of vehicles, tricycles to check insecurityThe Guardian NigeriaAS security agencies in the country continue to explore measures to check insecurity in the nation, the Nigeria Police Force has commenced the biometric ...

Ajimobi, Adeboye task Nigerians on patience, diligenceThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, have enjoined Nigerians to imbibe the virtues of pati...

Osun DefenderPolice begins biometric registration of vehicles, tricycles to check insecurityThe Guardian NigeriaAS security agencies in the country continue to explore measures to check insecurity in the nation, the Nigeria Police Force has commenced t...

Premium TimesPDP crisis worsens as Baraje-led faction appoints National Working Committee ...Premium TimesThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, faction led by Abubakar Baraje has announced the appointment of more members into its National Working Committe...

Osun DefenderASUU strike: Students blame Nigerian government, call for prompt resolutionPremium TimesMany students have lamented the ongoing nationwide strike by university lecturers, ASUU; calling for a quick resolution of the dispute with the federal...

CHANNELSInformation Sharing Will Enhance Nigeria’s SecurityРJonathanCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has urged security agencies to share information in order to effectively tackle crimes in the country. President Jonathan said this while c...

CHANNELSCrisis Will Make PDP Stronger DemocraticallyРSarakiCHANNELSSenator Bukola Saraki representing Kwara Central at the national assembly has assured that the on-going crisis in the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) will soon be resolved and ...

WorldStageBefore the PDP self-destructWorldStageBy Theophilus Ilevbare-- As Nigeria's politics continue to take shape ahead of the 2015 elections, the leadership deficit of the PDP came to the fore once again with a festering crisis tearing the par...

DailyPost Nigeria2015: There will be bloodshed in Nigeria if Jonathan loses – Asari-DokuboDailyPost NigeriaDokubo-Asari Former militant and leader of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, yesterday, again decla...

Leadership NewspapersDesert Herald Publisher Faces Hard TimesAllAfrica.comThe trial of the publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald, Malam Tukur Mamu, got under way last Thursday at the Abuja Magistrate Court Five with a drama: The accused slumped in co...

Leadership NewspapersOil Thieves Arrestedspyghana.comThe Nigerian Navy on Sunday in Yenagoa announced that it has impounded an oil vessel with a 10-member crew, including a Cameroonian national over alleged oil theft. A statement by the Central Naval C...

Osun DefenderDelta Commissioner Stabbed By PDP YouthsVanguardUghelli — PANDEMONUIM broke out at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, secretariat in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, following a protest over the list of the party executi...

Osun DefenderAnenih to Jonathan: Declare Your 2015 Intentions by OctDaily Times NigeriaThe Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to declare his intention for the 2015...

Osun DefenderAnother Baby Factory UncoveredNigerian BulletinFour people in Enugu; a hairdresser, her lover and 2 others have been arrested for their involvement in a 'baby factory business'. According to reports, the hairdresser, Ifeoma Obike u...

Osun DefenderASUU denies political undertone in industrial actionThe Guardian NigeriaTHE striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has denied any political undertone in their asking for full implementation of the four-year old agreement reac...

The NationAttacks by Islamic sect in Nigeria kill 13 vigilantes who kill 5 Boko Haram ...Minneapolis Star TribuneMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Residents in northeast Nigeria say at least 13 vigilantes and five Boko Haram members have been killed after Islamic...

Politics PDP Crisis: When Talking Fails; PDP Women to Hold Prayer Summit in ...Nigerian BulletinNo fewer than 200 women from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South geo-political zone are expected in Asaba on September 18 for a prayer su...

Osun DefenderIBB detained me for 60 days – Alake of EgbalandOsun DefenderALAKE In celebration of his 70th birthday, the Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba (Dr.) Adedotun Gbadebo, yesterday, reflected on his past, recalling how he was detained for 60 da...

The PunchJonathan Records More Successes in Two Years Than Predecessors - GroupAllAfrica.comA group of Kalabari people in the Diaspora have said that President Goodluck Jonathan's administration had recorded more successes in two years when compare...

CHANNELSNew army division'll have enhanced logistics - COASNigerian TribuneTHE army authorities have assured that the newly formed 7 Division will be given enhanced fire power backed by adequate logistics to facilitate its task of tackling terroris...

Nigerian TribuneAnambra 2013: Waiting For Running Mates, SubstitutionThe Guardian NigeriaPERHAPS, on account of attention being primed at the selection of running mates for governorship candidates, there is a noticeable lull in the tempo of political a...

Methodist Prelate, Makinde, lauds media role in nation-buildingNigerian TribuneTHE outgoing Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, Archbishop Sunday Ola Makinde, on Wednesday paid a visit to the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES), in a move that ...

Codewit World NewsAnimalistic' withdrawal: Fani-Kayode opens upCodewit World NewsFormer Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has formally withdrawn his claim on Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, wife of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odume...

CHANNELSChurch Workers Beat, Detain Govt Officials Over N2 Million TaxVanguardAbeokuta — Pandemonium broke out in Ota, in Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of Ogun state when some Church workers allegedly beat and detained five officials of the state...

Osun DefenderDanjuma Moves in to Save SuntaiVanguardWorried by desperate move by some politicians to edge out his 'godson' from office, former Defence Minister, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, may have begun serious moves to save Governor Danbaba Sunt...

Leadership NewspapersNigeria Sends 700 Soldiers To LiberiaLeadership NewspapersAs part of its contribution to United Nations' peace operations, 700 soldiers from the Nigerian Army have been deployed to Liberia. Addressing the troops at their gradua...

Time To Shift The Governance ParadigmThe Guardian NigeriaACRIMONY as political campaign is being elevated to high art by our elected politicians across the political spectrum and this is becoming worrisome as we approach the 2015 general elections. The...

Osun DefenderLagos Bus Drivers Use Cocaine —Fashola Raises AlarmOsun DefenderGovernor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has raised alarm that commuter bus drivers in the state now take cocaine and engage in other substance abuse, w...

Osun DefenderLagos Bus Drivers Use Cocaine —Fashola Raises AlarmOsun DefenderGovernor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has raised alarm that commuter bus drivers in the state now take cocaine and engage in other substance abuse, w...

Osun DefenderRivers, Police Bicker Over Redeployment Of Amaechi's Escort CommanderThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Rivers State Government has described as spurious the allegation that the Inspector General of Police ordered the redeployment of the escort c...

CHANNELSPDP Crisis: Obasanjo Warns Leaders Against DisintegrationCHANNELSFormer Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned of a possible disintegration of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party unless something is done to stem the curr...

Osun DefenderFani-Kayode bows to lawsuit threat, withdraws “intimate relationship” comment ...DailyPost NigeriaSeven days after Bianca Ojukwu vowed to drag Femi Fani-Kayode to court if he fails to retract his 'libelous publication' against ...

DailyPost NigeriaASUU Strike - Students Vow to Shut Down Private VarsitiesAllAfrica.comAdo-Ekiti — Students of tertiary institutions under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) yesterday staged a protest in Ado- Ekiti against ...

LifesiteImo's Abortion LawVanguardFURORE over the abortion law in Imo State raises many issues about legislative processes that led to the law. The main grouse of the people, according to reports, was that they were not consulted before the law was...

Daily SunBoko Haram attacks: 91 families of deceased officers collect N35.7mDaily SunThe Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone One, Mr. David Omojola has presented a cheque of N35.7 million insurance claims to 91 families of Boko Haram insurgency...

2015: We won't fold our arms and watch Jonathan being pushed out of office - Ex ...DailyPost NigeriaA group of militants from the Niger Delta region has warned those working against Jonathan's re-election to desist or face the wrath of the grou...

Jonathan Has No Interest in NYCN Leadership, Says MinisterVanguardAbuja — The Supervising Minister of Youths Development, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Thursday said that President Goodluck Jonathan had no interest in the leadership of the National Yout...

Osun DefenderAnambra Guber - Court Vacates Order On PDP to Recognize UbaVanguardTHE Federal High Court, Port Harcourt has vacated its order compelling the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to recogniz...

Osun DefenderGirl, 18, 'Raped To Death' in Otuoke, Bayelsa StateOsun Defenderrape A 36-year old Personal Assistant to the former chairman of Otuoke Community Development Committee (CDC) in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been a...

Are you going on hajj? (2)The Guardian Nigeria“You shall observe and complete the rites of Hajj and `Umrah for the Almighty...” (Quran 2:196). The Prophet was asked, “Which is the best deed?” He said, “To believe in the Almighty and His Apost...

Nigerian TribuneNASS members choose contractors for constituency projects -MinisterNigerian TribuneMinister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, may have triggered off another round of controversy as he alleged that f...

Leadership NewspapersOrder INEC to deregister PDM, PDP tells Abuja courtNigerian TribuneThe national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, to compel the Independent National Electo...

CHANNELSPolice Parades Counterfeit Currency Syndicate In YobeCHANNELSThe Yobe state police command today paraded five suspects in connection with production and circulation of counterfeit currency within Yobe and Kano states. Parading the suspects in D...

CHANNELSLP faults NASS over plans to drop minimum wage from exclusive listThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Labour Party (LP) yesterday described as double standard plans by the National Assembly (NASS) to remove the issue of labour and minimum wage from the exi...

WorldStageUduaghan inaugurates new board members for state parastatals, agenciesWorldStageR-L: Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, his Deputy, Prof. Amos Utuama and Senator Ifeanyi Okowa during the inauguration of Boards of Parastatals and Agenc...

Two lynched in Jigawa over witchcraft allegationThe Guardian NigeriaTWO women, Maryam Ashiru (60 years old) and one Asiya Ashiru of Kila village Gwaram Local Council of Jigawa State, have been lynched over allegation of being witches. Both women were a...

Osun DefenderAPC condemns PDP's daylight vote robbery in Offa local governmentspyghana.comit, after its candidate in the Shawo South West Ward, Mr. Afolabi Jimoh Olawole, repudiated his so-called victory, just like one of the presiding officers, Mr...

DailyPost Nigeria$1.69m fraud: Ajudua applies for bail for fourth timeDailyPost NigeriaA one-time Lagos socialite, Fred Ajudua, on Wednesday filed for the fourth time an application for bail before an Ikeja High Court. Ajudua and one Charles Orie are b...

Osun DefenderYour actions may destroy Nigeria's university system - PFN warns FG, ASUUDailyPost NigeriaPentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, says it is deeply worried by the prolonged strike embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ...

P.M. NewsBoni Haruna Backs Tukur’s Decision To Deal With Erring PDP MembersCHANNELSFormer Adamawa state governor and a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Boni Haruna has thrown his weight behind the Bamaga-led arm of the ...

Escape From a Lynch Mob - Story of 64-Year-Old Suspected RapistVanguardAbakaliki — BUT for the timely intervention of men of the Ebonyi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, a suspected serial rapist, Mr. Peter Edigbo,...

P.M. NewsSuspected Gay Docked for Abusing Seven-Yr-Old TwinVanguardPort Harcourt — POLICE in Rivers State have arraigned a 30-year-old Godface Ibama before a Port-Harcourt Magistrate Court for defiling a seven-year-old twin brothers. The suspect alle...

VanguardMother Expresses Concern Over Whereabout of Stowaway BoyVanguardBenin City — MOTHER of the 13-year stowaway boy, Mrs Evelyn Oikhena, yesterday, expressed confusion over the whereabout of her son, Daniel after officials of the Department of St...

The NationAnambra 2013 - the Guber Line UpVanguardSenator Chris Ngige, last Monday, emerged the candidate of the All Progessives Congress, APC, joining the trio of Tony Nwoye, (PDP); Willie Obiano, (APGA) and Ifeanyi Uba (Labour) as candidates of the m...

The NationAnambra 2013 - the Guber Line UpVanguardSenator Chris Ngige, last Monday, emerged the candidate of the All Progessives Congress, APC, joining the trio of Tony Nwoye, (PDP); Willie Obiano, (APGA) and Ifeanyi Uba (Labour) as candidates of the m...

$1.69m fraud: Ajudua files fresh bail applicationNational MirrorEFCC had, in 2003, arraigned Ajudua and his co-defendant Charles Hijiudu, for allegedly defrauding two Dutch businessmen – Mr. Remy Cina and Pierre Vijgen – of about $1.69 million betw...

Leadership NewspapersAnambra Guber: Challenges of Ngige's Second AttemptLeadership NewspapersOKECHUKWU OBETA in Awka, examines the recent election of former governor of Anambra state and current senator representing Anambra Central senatorial Distr...

Daily SunFEC okays new policy on waste managementThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved a new National Healthcare Waste Management policy for Nigeria, and to ensure its effective implementation, a national steering c...

Leadership NewspapersObianor is APGA's only candidate for Anambra gov poll, says AkirikaThe Guardian NigeriaA LEADER of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Okoli Akirika has faulted the purported parallel congress of a splinter group, w...

APC alleges bias over sale of Enugu power firmThe Guardian NigeriaTHE All Progressives Congress (APC) South East Zone has faulted the manner in which the Federal Government is privatising Enugu Electric Distribution Company (ENDISCO). The party accused...

National MirrorNational Assembly to Conclude Deliberations on Diaspora Bill Soon – TambuwalDaily Times NigeriaThe Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the National Assembly would soon conclude deliberations on the D...

WAEC exam fraudsters face 5-year jail term or N200, 000 finePremium TimesAny student involved in examination malpractice during the senior school certificate examination may spend 5years in jail or pay a fine of N200,000, the federal government said on...

Osun Defender3 Family Members Murdered In JosLeadership NewspapersAt least three members of the same family were brutally murder on Tuesday night in Gyel, Bukuru in Jos South local government of Plateau State. LEADERSHIP investigation revealed that a m...

Premium TimesControversy trails arrest of publisher of Kaduna-based Desert HeraldPremium TimesOver 20 hours after the arrest of Tukur Mamu, the Publisher of the Desert Herald Newspaper, the Nigerian Police is yet to confirm his arrest or state the reas...

NITDA restates commitment to deepen local content in ICTThe Guardian NigeriaTHE National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) has restated its resolve to pursue the Nigeria's IT Local Content inclusion, adoption and patronage of local Original Equ...

NITDA restates commitment to deepen local content in ICTThe Guardian NigeriaTHE National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) has restated its resolve to pursue the Nigeria's IT Local Content inclusion, adoption and patronage of local Original Equ...

Trade fair attracts record exhibitors in UyoBusinessDayThe ongoing trade fair taking place at the Ibom Hall grounds in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, is intended to boost economic activities and jump start entrepreneurship development in the state. ...

Leadership Newspapers2015: INEC Raises Alarm Over Plots To Discredit JegaLeadership NewspapersThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday raised the alarm over plots to make public displays of hostility towards the commission, aimed ...

NGF: Jang Knows He Did Not Win Any Election – AmaechiLeadership NewspapersRivers State governor and chairman of Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) Chibuike Amaechi said there was the need to uphold democracy in the country where aspirants should sim...

CHANNELSFredrick Nwabufo: Anambra politics - the pulse of the Anambra peopleDailyPost NigeriaThe Anambra people have had enough. Their ostensible avidity regarding the politics of the formidable state in the southeast of Nigeria, Anambra has reached br...

43 schools get new resource centres for learningBusinessDayIn a bid to expand new learning platforms to schools across the country, MultiChoice, Nigeria's leading provider of premium pay entertainment, has added 43 new resource centres to existing ...

Osun DefenderAnambra 2013 - Mazi Okwu's Wonder in APGA!VanguardThe erstwhile factional chairman of APGA, Chief Maxi Okwu surprised political watchers in Anambra State when he announced in Awka that Dr. Chike Obidigbo, one of the party's governo...

CHANNELSGunmen kill 19 in Kaduna villageBusinessDayNo fewer than 20 people were feared killed and several injured in an early morning attack on Easter Sunday by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ataka, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Eyewitness...

19 injured in Gombe as Police, Marshals clashDailyPost NigeriaInformation available to DailyPost from Gombe state says that Nineteen Traffic Marshals, working for the State government had on Tuesday engaged in a heavy clash with some policemen in the s...

Osun Defender2015 Presidency: Atiku Disowns Campaign PostersLeadership NewspapersFormer Vice President, AtikuAbubakar has dissociated himself from what he describes as “the dramatic appearance of campaign billboards and posters being mounted in and a...

WorldStageBroadcasting Stations to Go Digital in 2014, Says MbaAllAfrica.comAbuja — The Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr Emeka Mba, said on Tuesday that broadcasting houses in Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt would swi...

AFPPDP Governors Snub Tuesday “Peace Parley ” With President JonathanOsun DefenderGovernors of Peoples Democratic party (PDP) who were earlier scheduled to meet President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday refused to honor the meeting asking for more time...

WorldStageForum accuses Senator Bwacha of masterminding Taraba crisisWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Taraba Justice Forum, a Jalingo based political pressure group, has accused a serving senator from the state, Emmanuel Bwacha of masterminding the po...

WorldStageAmaechi insists Jang didn't win NGF electionWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has insisted that the Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, did not win the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) chairman...

Nwabueze: Jonathan's Transformation Agenda is WeakTHISDAY LiveLegal icon, Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN), Tuesday took a swipe at the transformation agenda of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, describing it as weak. He said there was nothin...

Voice of AmericaNigeria Violence Continues Despite Claimed Killing of Boko Haram LeaderVoice of AmericaDAKAR — It has been two weeks since the Nigerian military announced that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau died in Cameroon in early August followi...

774 councils to get NIN registration centres —NIMC DGNigerian TribuneALL the 774 councils in the country will get National Identification Number (NIN) registration centres put in place by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the Direct...