Nigerian Observer COSTLY LESSONS FOR NIGERIA :COSTLY LESSONS FOR NIGERIABusinessDayThe group of eight most industrialized nations of the world came together under the G8 Summit recently in L'Aquila, Italy to discuss world politics, welfare, environ...

Osun DefenderAPC Clarifies Position On LG AutonomyVanguardLagos — THE All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, insisted that its governors were not against autonomy for local governments, as reported in the media, describing the reports as "a ...

Court Remands 18-Year-Old, Another Over RapeAllAfrica.comIbadan — An Ibadan Chief Magistrate's court in Oyo State, yesterday, remanded two men in prison custody for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl. The two accused persons, Ar...

Seeking a halt to carnage on our highwaysBusinessDayThere is no gain-saying that provision of good roads is fundamentally important to the economic development of Nigeria, as well as the well-being of its inhabitants. According to a recent analysis, ro...

Leadership NewspapersAfrica News Round Up, August, Friday 16, 2013IndependentWe start off this morning's news round up in Guinea-Bissau's where the army chief vowed on Thursday to never retire or resign, Reuters reports. This has cast doubt ove...

Leadership NewspapersWe Didn't Collect N1b To Impeach Speaker–Kaduna LawmakersLeadership NewspapersMembers of Kaduna State House of Assembly yesterday denied collecting N1billion from Vice President Namadi Sambo and Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero ...

Obadare's body arrives in OsunNigerian TribuneTHE remains of the late founder of the World Soul Winning Evangelistic Ministry (WOSEM), Apostle Timothy Oluwole Obadare, arrived in Osun, his home state, on Thursday. The body of the renowned preacher ...

spyghana.comPolice seize suspected explosives in OyoThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Oyo State Police Command may have prevented influx of a large quantity of explosives into the state as its men intercepted a vehicle conveying deadly weapons along Podo-Ijebu O...

Nigerian TribuneUS offers to assist Nigeria checkmate insecurityNigerian TribuneNigeria and the United States of America, on Thursday, rounded off their regional security cooperation working group meeting in Abuja. The meeting was co-chaired by the Per...

Nigerian TribuneUS offers to assist Nigeria checkmate insecurityNigerian TribuneNigeria and the United States of America, on Thursday, rounded off their regional security cooperation working group meeting in Abuja. The meeting was co-chaired by the Per...

Nigerian TribuneUS offers to assist Nigeria checkmate insecurityNigerian TribuneNigeria and the United States of America, on Thursday, rounded off their regional security cooperation working group meeting in Abuja. The meeting was co-chaired by the Per...

Nigerian TribuneWhy Igbo don't get it right in politics -Gen. OkoloaguNigerian TribuneGeneral Joseph Okoloagu (retd) is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State. The former Nigerian Military Attaché to Pakistan, who dared ...

The NationRep seeks probe of airlines fundThe Guardian NigeriaA MEMBER of the House of Representatives, Bimbo Daramola, has said it was imperative for the National Assembly to probe the alleged N186 billion Power Airlines Intervention Fund (PAIF) given...

Nigeria Master WebBreakingNews August 15, 2013 - 13 new Things I just learnt about NigeriaNigeria Master Web... Nigeria. [ Masterweb Reports: Dr. Fola Ojo reports ] - The current debate on the deportation of some people of Igbo extraction by Governor F...

Osun DefenderLASG Files 14 Grounds Of Appeal Against Al-Mustapha,Shofolahan's AcquittalCHANNELSThe Lagos State Government has filed 14 grounds of appeal at the Supreme Court against the judgment of the Court of Appeal which acquitted and discharged...

Leadership NewspapersEaster: IGP orders tight securityBusinessDayThe Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has directed Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of Police in charge of states to ensure adequate security t...

The NationFG Votes N2.2 Billion for FCT Tech Village Water Supply, Infrastructural ProjectAllAfrica.comThe federal government yesterday approved about N2.1 billion for water supply to Abuja Technology Village as well as the sum of N131 million for the ...

Osun DefenderRivers PDP: Police Re-arrest LG Boss After Court's DischargeLeadership NewspapersPolice from the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) yesterday re-arrested the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Omuma Local G...

Leadership NewspapersAbandoned Box Causes Panic In KadunaLeadership NewspapersKaduna residents were yesterday drown into a state panic and confusion as they suspected that an ecolac box containing clothing materials abandoned along Ahmadu Bello way dir...

Osun DefenderLG autonomy: APC govs warn NASS •Say its approval may tilt Nigeria towards ...Nigerian TribuneGOVERNORS of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, warned the National Assembly to steer clear on legislation of local government auto...

CHANNELSGroup threatens Akande over attack on Jonathan •Attack out of jealousy - PDPNigerian TribuneTHE description of President Goodluck Jonathan as a “kindergarten president” by the Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (AP...

Leadership NewspapersShekau's Deputy, Father Killed In Encounter With TroopsLeadership NewspapersThe war against terrorism is taking its toll on the Boko Haram insurgents. Momodu Bama, the second-in-command to the leader of the sect, Abubakar Sheka...

Osun DefenderJonathan, a drowning President – El-RufaiOsun DefenderNasir-el-Rufai A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has described President Goodluck Jonathan as a drowning President, who distorts facts. El-Ruf...

The PunchHousing scheme: Ogun allocates 166 hectares to policeThe PunchThe police in Ogun State on Wednesday said the state government had allocated 166 hectares of land for the execution of the Police Housing Scheme project in Abeokuta. The police sai...

P.M. NewsPDP drops two, clears 15 aspirants for Anambra governorship pollsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE People's Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday announced the disqualification of two persons from participating in its August 24, 2013 primary election. Ch...

CHANNELSOkonjo Iweala Says FG Can’t Meet Financial Demands Of ASUUCHANNELSThere appears to be no end in sight for the on-going strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities as the Federal Government has declared that...

National MirrorFG, UK hold talks over restriction on travellersThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Federal Government has said it is not resting on its oars over the recent restriction placed on Nigerian travellers not to enter Britain until they have deposited £...

CHANNELSJang Cannot Lead The Nigeria Governors Forum– NyakoCHANNELSThe last mat not have been heard on the NGF crisis, as the Adamawa state governor Murtala Nyako condemned in clear terms Jonah Jang's decision to declare himself the chairman of t...

CHANNELSJonathan Felicitates With Dr. Peter Odili On 65th BirthdayCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated former governor of Rivers state, Dr. Peter Odili on the occasion of his 65th birthday anniversary which comes up tomorrow, Thursday,...

CHANNELSFashola Hands Kalu 14 Days Grace To Pay Land Use ChargeCHANNELSLagos state governor Babatunde Fashola has given Orji Kalu 14 days grace to pay up his land use charge, after the business man claimed that his Ikoyi home has been sealed off follow...

spyghana.comNigeria signs Arms Trade TreatyAfrique en LigueLagos, Nigeria - Nigeria has signed the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the multilateral treaty aimed at regulating the international trade in conventional weapons. The local media reported Wednesday ...

CHANNELSGov. Obi Launches Indigent Adult Welfare SchemeCHANNELSAnambra state governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has launched a unique social security scheme of one billion naira welfare package for over thirty thousand non pensionable indigent senior citizens of...

Bayelsa, navy agree to tackle illegal oil bunkeringBusinessDayBayelsa State and the Nigerian Navy have agreed to tackle the growing menace of pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft which has had a negative effect on the national and local economy. Gove...

CHANNELSObasanjo Says Nigeria Not Lucky With Young LeadersCHANNELSFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused the younger generation of leaders of failing Nigerians as they have not exhibited integrity, probity and selflessness in their dealings whi...

CHANNELSCassava Processing Plant: Farmers Hail FGNigerian ObserverUyo - The Federal government's plan to set up a cassava processing plant in Akwa Ibom has attracted commendation from farmers in the state. Mrs Uduak Archibong, who was among some pr...

P.M. NewsVerification - Edo Teacher Can't Read Own CertificateVanguardBenin City — IT was drama, Tuesday, at the venue of the verification of certificates of primary school teachers in Edo State, as a teacher in Asologun Primary School, Ikpoba Ok...

EFCC Releases Saraki, But...AllAfrica.comAbuja — After spending some time with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, former Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki, was, yesterday, allowed to go home but on condition that he returns to the ...

Leadership NewspapersAnambra 2013 - the Game Takes ShapeVanguardMany stakeholders, including his enemies admit that Governor Peter Obi has done much to reinvent the oddities that once shadowed governance in Anambra State. The phenomenon of godfathers, ...

Osun DefenderTwo Boko Haram Field Commanders Killed, Six ArrestedVanguardMubi — The Nigerian Military Special Operation Unit, Mubi Battalion, Adamawa, on Tuesday said it killed two notorious Boko Haram commanders during a gunfire exchange. Lt. Col. B...

Leadership NewspapersKaduna Closes 457 Illegal SchoolsLeadership NewspapersThe Kaduna State commissioner for education, Mallam Mohammed Usman, has disclosed that the state government has closed 457 illegal private schools out of the 642 schools operati...

P.M. NewsNigeria's future under threat - AkinolaNigerian TribuneFormer Primate, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), The Most Reverend (Dr) Peter Akinola, has raised the alarm that the nation is under siege and its future remains bleak, unless c...

spyghana.comNigeria's future under threat - AkinolaNigerian TribuneFormer Primate, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), The Most Reverend (Dr) Peter Akinola, has raised the alarm that the nation is under siege and its future remains bleak, unles...

Osun DefenderMeet Pastor EA Adeboye's Family, Where All Are PastorsOsun Defenderadeboye Pastor Mrs. Foluke Adenike Adeboye (Nee Adeyokunnu). Blessed with rare gifts of administration, planning, hospitality, counseling, mentoring, ministering comfor...

CHANNELSThree persons feared killed by pirates in BayelsaThe Guardian NigeriaARMED men suspected to be sea pirates Tuesday attacked two passenger boats along the boundary area of Port Harcourt and Nembe community in Bayelsa State, killing three persons...

Premium TimesOrji Kalu claims Lagos property sealed after he crticised FasholaPremium TimesA former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, has confirmed the news making the rounds earlier on Tuesday his Ikoyi, Lagos residence was sealed by officials of Lag...

JTF kills two Boko Haram commanders, arrests 11 others in AdamawaThe Guardian NigeriaTHE military Joint Task Force (JTF) has made a huge success over the battle to subdue the deadly religious terrorists group called Boko Haram, as two of the sect comma...

Run, Jonathan, run for 2015!BusinessDayThe pesky ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan to seek a second term in office was given the green light by an Abuja High Court ruling. Though he has remained coy – a loud silence to me – on his ambition to...

Osun DefenderRun, Jonathan, run for 2015!BusinessDayThe pesky ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan to seek a second term in office was given the green light by an Abuja High Court ruling. Though he has remained coy – a loud silence to me – on hi...

Ngige stoned? Malaria is at work!Osun DefenderThe report of an imaginary group of Anambra Youth stoning Ngige is a projected malaria dream of an enemy of Anambra State a, and should be ignored in its entirety. Ngige had a successful visit to Awka and w...

Voice of AmericaLagos Replies Amnesty On Badia EvictionsP.M. NewsLagos state commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Ade Ipaye has reacted to the Amnesty International Report on the forced evictions in Badia East area of Lagos. He said contrary ...

DailyPost NigeriaBukola Saraki Surrenders to EFCCVanguardAfter nearly two weeks exchange of words with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the former Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Monday surrendered to the operatives of the commiss...

DailyPost NigeriaFG Urged to Declare June 12 Nigerian Youth DayAllAfrica.comSON of late Chief MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 1993 presidential election, Mr. Abdul Abiola, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to declare June 12 as Niger...

CHANNELSNLC Condemns Deportation Of Destitute By Lagos GovtCHANNELSThe National Vice President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Issa Aremu has described the deportation of destitute from Lagos state by the government as a war against the poor and calle...

CHANNELSFG Dispels AfDB Report on PovertyTHISDAY LiveThe federal government Monday defended the country's economy against the report recently published by the African Development Bank (AfDB), in its latest report on Africa Economic Outlook (AEO). T...

WorldStageDon't be Used to Destabilise Oyo, Ajimobi Warns YouthsDaily Times NigeriaGovernor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has warned youths in the state to refrain from being used to destabilise the state. The governor, who gave the warning in Ibadan...

'MASSOB Has Outlived Its Usefulness'Leadership NewspapersComrade Archiboy Agbaigba is the President of the powerful OHA UKWA-NGWA Congress in Abia State. He is also a civil right activist in Aba the commercial hub of the state. In this Intervie...

Leadership NewspapersOndo State and concept of governanceThe Guardian Nigeria“ALL children in Ondo State have the right to go to a modern school with world class learning facilities. We want to achieve zero level of infant and maternal mortality in O...

IL Bagno's CSR initiative elevates bathroom facilities in schoolsBusinessDayAfter nine unbroken years of operations in fixtures and fittings in both residential and commercial segments of the housing sector, IL Bagno has evolved into a socially res...

Abiola's son, others want June 12 declared National Youth DayNigerian TribuneAS Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the International World Youth Day, a number of placard-carrying youths, led by Abdul, son of the acclaimed winner of Ju...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan meets security chiefsThe Guardian NigeriaPRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan Monday met with all the heads of security agencies as part of the efforts to consolidate the relative peace being enjoyed in the country. The meeting, he...

Navy trains personnel on conflict-response, sexual abuse in LagosThe Guardian NigeriaNO fewer than 60 naval personnel, including Ratings, were Monday subjected to special training for prevention and response to conflict and sexual abuse. Declaring the ...

WorldStageTukur urges five northern governors to brief PDP on their consultationsWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur on Monday urged the five northern governors currently c...

Osun DefenderASUU strike ends soon, says ministerThe Guardian NigeriaTHE ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is likely to be called off after Tuesday's meeting between the union and the Federal Government. Minister of ...

WorldStageNigerian Governors Forum set to check oil theft, Says UduaghanWorldStageR-L: Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Martin Elechi, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, during the Nigerian Gov...

CHANNELSMimiko, Kashim Shettima, Others Pay Fashola Condolence VisitCHANNELSThe Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko and his Borno state counterpart, Alhaji Kassim Shettima, were among scores of dignitaries and organisations who visited Lagos House...

CHANNELSMimiko, Kashim Shettima, Others Pay Fashola Condolence VisitCHANNELSThe Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko and his Borno state counterpart, Alhaji Kassim Shettima, were among scores of dignitaries and organisations who visited Lagos House...

spyghana.comSanusi Lamido Gives Wife Local Title On Marriage AnniversaryPremium TimesNigeria's Central Bank governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Sunday conferred on his wife, Sadiya, a traditional title to mark the silver jubilee anniversary of their...

spyghana.comBoko Haram - Still a Nagging ProblemAllAfrica.comAs some nations ponder how to assist Nigeria tackle the menace of Boko Haram terrorist activities, the continued search by the federal government for the best way to end the insurgency of the...

ASUU RSUST strike: Varsity asks ASUU national leadership to wade inBusinessDayAuthorities of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) have called on the national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to prev...

Nigeria: Flood destroys homes in northern Kano13WHAM-TVKANO, Nigeria (AP) -- Officials say floods from heavy rains destroyed up to 400 homes in Nigeria's biggest northern city of Kano. Drains and deep culverts chronically filled with uncollected ga...

CHANNELSOkupe Assures Of Uninterrupted Power Supply Before Year EndCHANNELSThe Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe has assured again that the era of shortage in power supply in most part of the nation will come to an en...

The StreetjournalPrisons Service Dismisses Okah's Sodomy Claim!The StreetjournalThe Nigerian Prisons Service has dismissed claims by a suspect in the October 1, 2010 bombing, Henry Okah that warders tried to sodomize him. Okah had alleged through h...

Flood Kills One, Destroys 434 Houses in KanoAllAfrica.comKano — Flood on Friday killed one person and destroyed 434 houses following a heavy rainfall in Kano metropolis. The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency ...

Daily MailIt is 'sensible' for Britain to send £1billion in aid to Nigeria which wants to join the ...Daily MailBritain giving millions of pounds to fund Nigeria's space programme is a 'sensible investment', the government insisted...

DailyPost NigeriaGovernor Nyako blames drug abuse for Boko Haram, kidnapping in NigeriaDailyPost NigeriaGovernor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has attributed the growing crisis in some parts of the country to drug abuse. According to Nyako, the Boko H...

DailyPost NigeriaGovernor Nyako blames drug abuse for Boko Haram, kidnapping in NigeriaDailyPost NigeriaGovernor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has attributed the growing crisis in some parts of the country to drug abuse. According to Nyako, the Boko H...

DailyPost NigeriaGovernor Nyako blames drug abuse for Boko Haram, kidnapping in NigeriaDailyPost NigeriaGovernor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has attributed the growing crisis in some parts of the country to drug abuse. According to Nyako, the Boko H...

DailyPost NigeriaOverseas scholarship: You are ignorant – Fayemi replies AdeyeyeDailyPost NigeriaEkiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has responded to the condemnation of award of overseas scholarships to six brilliant students by the state gover...

DailyPost NigeriaCommercial Drivers Lament Extortion by ArmyTHISDAY LiveCommercial drivers plying the Enugu-Onitsha and Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway Sunday alleged that the increasing spate of extortion and harassment in the hands of soldiers operati...

Osun DefenderThe bad example of Lagos StateBusinessDayIn governance and fiscal prudence, Lagos is usually cited as a pace setter, a good example for other states and governors to emulate. However, last week Lagos shot itself in the foot when it trucked...

Labour uncertain over Nigeria being part of 20 leading economies in 2020Nigerian TribuneTHE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it is uncertain if the nation can be one of the 20 leading economies of the world in 2020 in view of the present poor salarie...

Bakassi resettlement: Ita-Giwa urges affected residents to await FG's decisionNigerian TribuneSENATOR Florence Ita-Giwa has enjoined the Bakassi people to await President Goodluck Jonathan's administration's plans to develop and ensure prop...

Nigeria's problems self-inflicted, says LamidoThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Sule Lamido of Jigawa State says the myriad of problems bedeviling the country are inflicted on it by its people and leaders, and are direct repercussions of the actions and...

Students plan nationwide protests against ASUU strikeThe Guardian NigeriaPLANS may be underway by some Nigerian students to organise from Tuesday, a mass protest aimed at highlighting the woes bedeviling public education in the country. Organised by th...

CHANNELSPresidency Lashes Akande, Asks Him To Respect The Truth, His Age And NigeriaCHANNELSThe presidency has reacted to the recent comment made by the interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande fellow members to des...

WorldStageLawmaker seeks workable social welfare packages for JournalistsWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- A member of House of Representatives representing Ibadan North Federal constituency, Honourable Abiodun Awoleye, has drum up support for workable...

CHANNELSGovernment seeks details of kidnappingBangkok PostDetails about the plight of the four Thai nationals who were reportedly abducted by a gang of kidnappers in southern Nigeria on Friday are not yet known, says Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakc...

Abe Raises The Alarm Over Rivers Political Prisoners In Kuje PrisonLeadership NewspapersSenator Magnus Abe, Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has raised the alarm over the rising wave of arrest and illegal detention of some eminent p...

Abe Raises The Alarm Over Rivers Political Prisoners In Kuje PrisonLeadership NewspapersSenator Magnus Abe, Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has raised the alarm over the rising wave of arrest and illegal detention of some eminent p...

Abe Raises The Alarm Over Rivers Political Prisoners In Kuje PrisonLeadership NewspapersSenator Magnus Abe, Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has raised the alarm over the rising wave of arrest and illegal detention of some eminent p...

Osun DefenderBreakingNews-2 August 11, 2013 - APGA AMBASSADORS Flays APC on ...Nigeria Master Web... Deportees. [ Masterweb Reports ] – APGA Ambassador has described as “unfortunate”, the statement credited to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ...

Osun DefenderBreakingNews-2 August 11, 2013 - APGA AMBASSADORS Flays APC on ...Nigeria Master Web... Deportees. [ Masterweb Reports ] – APGA Ambassador has described as “unfortunate”, the statement credited to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ...

Osun DefenderMysterious flood in Kano…The Guardian NigeriaIT was not only a harvest of destruction for the living, after last Friday's heavy downpour that rendered residents of Zango and Kawagi in Nassarawa local government area of Kano, homeless...

Osun DefenderThe Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi FalanaOsun DefenderFALANA FEMI Deportation of dissidents : In 1885 the British colonial regime deported King Jaja of Opobo to a remote island in West Indies where he died in 1889. His offence was t...

Osun DefenderABIOLA'S SON: We've forgiven Al Mustapha, othersOsun DefenderTHE family of the acclaimed winner of the 1993 Presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola, has forgiven those involved in the murder of his wife, Kudirat, one of his son...

DailyPost NigeriaProminent Hausa-Fulani politicians sponsoring Boko Haram activities – GroupsDailyPost NigeriaSome human interest groups have accused prominent Hausa-Fulani politicians of encouraging and sponsoring the activities of the Boko Haram mi...

Leadership NewspapersFlood Kills One Person, Destroys 434 Houses in KanoDaily Times NigeriaFlooding on Friday killed one person and destroyed 434 houses following a heavy rainfall in Kano metropolis. The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Relie...

Osun DefenderAngry son kills mum's loverOsun Defendermurder_with_knife The Igbo maxim that says, “the unheeding fly is buried together with a corpse,” has proved very true in the case of a randy truck driver, Sylvester Ezema from Edem community...

Leadership NewspapersCorpses Floating, As Floods Overflow Cemetery In KanoLeadership NewspapersAs Kano residents count their loses at last Friday's heavy downpour, about 40 floating bodies were found in one of the cemeteries in the metropolis. The ...

spyghana.comFashola Goofed on Deportation of EasternersTHISDAY LiveThe Executive Director of Egalitarian Mission for Africa, Mr. Kayode Ajulo, has frowned at the deportation of some easterners by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, under t...