CHANNELSReps Probe Alleged Illegal Amendment of Armed Forces ActCHANNELSThe House of Representatives has ordered its committee on Justice to investigate an amendment made to section 18 of the Armed Forces Act allegedly done without the knowledge of the...

Premium TimesNigeria to recruit more graduates into police- MinisterPremium TimesThe Police Affairs Minister, Caleb Olubolade said on Tuesday that to combat the recent challenges of insecurity, terrorism, and kidnapping in the country, the Nigeria Poli...

CHANNELSEkiti NUT Suspends Strike ActionCHANNELSThe suspension was announced after an agreement for a 16 per cent allowance was reached between the teachers' union and the state government. The chairman of the Union, Kayode Akosile, said the agreem...

VanguardNigeria: 18 Soldiers Face Court-MartialVanguardJos — Eighteen soldiers serving in military task forces in Borno and Plateau states are to be tried by court-martial for various offences in the course of their duties. Convening a General Court ...

The NationFederal Government considers eliminating BPE, NAPEP, NEIC and about 217 ...NgEXA review of the recommendations of the report of the Presidential Committee on the rationalisation and restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions...

Premium TimesNigeria: Assault - Court Orders Gen Diya, Others to Pay N5.5 Million to VictimVanguardLagos — Five years after he was accused of assaulting and battering one of his employees, Mr. Oluwatosin Onamade, the former Chief of General Staff, CG...

CHANNELSNigeria: Appeal Court Dismisses ACN, PDP's Petitions Against Mimiko's VictoryVanguardAkure — THE Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, yesterday, dismissed petitions filed by governorship candidates of the Action C...

VanguardNigeria: Presidency Can't Pick Service Chiefs Alone - CourtVanguardAbuja — A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, barred President from appointing Service Chiefs for the federation without the consent of the National Assembly. Deliveri...

CHANNELSNigeria: NBA Canvasses Review of Criteria for Judicial AppointmentsVanguardAbuja — The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, called for a review of the criteria for judicial appointments and promotion. According to the NBA, intellectual a...

DailyPost NigeriaAfenifere faults Turaki Committee on compensation to victims of Boko HaramNigerian TribuneTHE pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, on Monday faulted the plan by the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution on Security challen...

CHANNELSVisa bond, an insult to Nigeria -Oba AkioluNigerian TribuneThe Lagos traditional ruler, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has condemned the proposed £3000 visa application bond by the government on Nigeria and some other nations. Oba Akiolu described the pro...

DailyPost NigeriaTambuwal, UNDP, others seek awareness to achieve gender equalityThe Guardian NigeriaSPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has said that one of the most crucial steps in putting an end to gender inequality in the coun...

WorldStagePresident Jonathan warns heads of MDAs over recurrence of devastating floodsDailyPost NigeriaPresident Goodluck Jonathan Monday in Abuja ordered heads of all federal government ministries, departments and agencies whose functions are relevant...

Senate suspends Tuesday's plenary to honour late EwheridoPremium TimesThe President of the Senate, David Mark, has said the Senate will suspend Tuesday's plenary session as a mark of respect for the late Senator Pius Akpo Ewherido who died on S...

Osun DefenderVIDEO: Jonathan's Treatment To Muslims Will Determine 2015 Election – SultanCHANNELSPoliticians thinking of getting the Muslim vote in 2015 have been told that performance in their present capacity would be the main determinant. The ...

Residents Of Flood-Prone Areas Asked To RelocateP.M. NewsThe Lagos State Government has warned residents living in flood-prone areas to vacate as heavy rainfall with thunderstorms is expected this month. Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bell...

Daily SunNigeria: Atiku Laments Betrayal of S-West PDPVanguardFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lamented the fate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South-West and alleged betrayal of the people there by the national and zonal leaders ...

CHANNELSNigeria: Police Foil Bank Robbery in AsabaVanguardAsaba — BARELY one week after a first generation bank was raided at Agbor, there was another attempt to rob another bank in Asaba supposedly by the same gang, state Police Public Relations Off...

CHANNELSWhat to Do When You Relocate, Jega Advises Nigerian VotersCHANNELSThe chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega has said that all registered voters must vote at the point where they have registered. Mr Jega...

ynaijaTragedy: 11 people, including 3 children burnt to death in Ibadan auto crashynaijaAbout 11 people were feared dead on Sunday after a road accident at Macmillan area, Soka bus stop, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ibadan. The victims were reported burnt ...

Osun DefenderNigeria: Reduced Oil Output is Major Threat to Nigeria's 2013 Budget - - IbruAllAfrica.comThe President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Goodie Ibru, on Saturday said the shortfalls in domestic oil output posed a major t...

CHANNELSFG Seeks to Discharge Nlng's Order Against NimasaAllAfrica.comThe federal government has filed an application before the Federal High Court in Lagos asking it to vacate the ex-parte orders granted against it in the ongoing dispute between t...

Daily Sun2015: Battle to stop Jonathan shifts to Court of AppealNational MirrorThe battle to stop President Goodluck Jonathan's bid to seek re-election in 2015 has shifted to the Court of Appeal. A chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (...

Osun DefenderNotes On The NGF CrisisLeadership NewspapersIt has taken this long for me to make any comment on the festering crisis in the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) because it is hard to believe or assimilate what is happening. The level of exe...

The NationCNPP requests for blanket recovery of $400b Abacha's lootThe NationRising from a meeting in Enugu at the weekend, the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has called for a blanket request for the recovery of Nigeria's over ...

P.M. NewsRibadu: Why corruption persists in NigeriaP.M. NewsThe former chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has attributed the persistence of corruption in Nigeria to impunity and lack of politic...

Leadership NewspapersNLC cautions Senate against removing minimum wage law from exclusive listNigerian TribuneIN the interest of peace and harmony, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned the Senate against the removal of national minimum wage ...

PDP must reverse declining fortunes in S/West —AtikuNigerian TribuneFORMER Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take immediate steps to reverse the declining fortunes of the party i...

CHANNELSNigerian army is winning war on terrorism - IhejirikaNigerian TribuneChief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika, in Abuja on Sunday, said the military was winning the war on terrorism. Ihejirika said this at the Inter-Denominati...

Nigerian TribuneI'll be back home next week - Man found dead in his roomNigerian TribuneRazak Lukman walked the streets of Lagos after graduation before securing a job as a casual worker. Later he got a job as a sales representative and things star...

CHANNELSFashola Commissions Carter Bridge Lighting ProjectCHANNELSThe Carter Bridge may be the oldest bridge linking Lagos Island to the mainland, but it's now brighter at night as Governor Babatunde Fashola switched on the street lights over Carte...

DailyPost NigeriaAccumulating unneeded wealth is madness, says ObiThe Guardian Nigeria“A VERY prominent person called me today (Sunday) and asked me my plan concerning politics after my current tenure, and I told him that 'for me, I have come to ...

Osun DefenderOmisore battles INEC and Jega over Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner ...Osun Defenderomisore Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorshp aspirant, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has taken the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and...

Premium TimesOgun road accident claims toddler, one otherPremium TimesThe accident-prone and notorious Onipepeye village axis along Siun-Abeokuta dual carriage road, again, on Saturday, claimed the lives of two persons, while 14 others sustained seriou...

The IndependentVisa bonds a blow to 'special relationship' with IndiaThe IndependentThere's been an angry backlash to plans announced by the British government to introduce £3,000 bonds for visitors from six countries which are deemed to b...

DailyPost NigeriaPresident Jonathan is not a weak leader – Allison-MaduekeDailyPost NigeriaA new book edited by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke has revealed that external factors and local impediments had been the ma...

Nigerian TribuneMogaji: Exit of a Great MerchantTHISDAY LiveUntil her demise recently, Alhaja Abibat Mogaji was a force to reckon with in the public space of Lagos, not just because former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu is her son, but specifically due to ...

Plateau killings: 42 given mass burial, inhabitants return without securityNigerian TribuneNO fewer than 42 people, who died following an invasion of Magama district of Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State by people suspected to be Ful...

Nigerian TribuneBoko Haram members kill 1 soldier, abduct 3 others in YobeNigerian TribuneGunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members, on Friday, killed a soldier and abducted three others during an attack on the military in Potiskum, Yobe State, a milit...

Osun DefenderDrama as prostitutes beat up sanitation officersNigerian TribuneA drama ensued on Saturday as prostitutes in a popular brothel in Akure, the Ondo State capital, beat up environmental officers that were enforcing compliance with the monthly...

Drama as prostitutes beat up sanitation officersNigerian TribuneA drama ensued on Saturday as prostitutes in a popular brothel in Akure, the Ondo State capital, beat up environmental officers that were enforcing compliance with the monthly environmenta...

Ekiti PDP crisis deepens as court hears suit against excoNigerian TribuneThere appears to be no end in sight to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State as a court case, aiming to sack the Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe-led State...

DailyPost Nigeria“ We are making progress in all the sectors ” – President Jonathan scores ...DailyPost NigeriaPresident Goodluck Jonathan has again scored himself high, stating that his administration “is making progress in all the sectors of ...

Nigerian TribuneNo going back on death penalty, anti gay bill - FGDailyPost NigeriaThe Federal Government has rejected the recommendation by the United Nations Human Rights Council on the protection of same sex marriage and the abolition of death penal...

WorldStageThe Furniture maker saved from hangingP.M. NewsBut at the last moment, the prison authorities realised that his death sentence, imposed by a military tribunal, required a firing squad. It had not been prepared. Thankgod was spared, at least f...

Osun DefenderNGF crisis: Moves to reconcile Amaechi, PDP factions suffer setbackOsun Defenderamaechi The plan by the Chairman, of the PDP Governors Forum, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, to reconcile Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State with the leadership of...

2014: Who Occupies The Awka Govt. House?Leadership NewspapersAhead next year's governorship poll in Anambra state, there have been an avalanche of analyses on the expectations of Anambrarians, their fears and who must not succeed Governor Peter Obi...

Ventures AfricaAn Overview Of Structural Transformations In Nigeria And AfricaThe Guardian NigeriaManaging Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Mr. Roberts Orya, in this analysis takes a critical look at structural tr...

Daily SunAnambra 2014: Ifeanyi Ubah registers in LPNational Mirrorfrontline gubernatorial aspirant and chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah yesterday registered himself formerly as a card-carrying member of the Labour Party (LP). U...

Nigerian TribuneLagos big girls swap husbands for sex toysNigerian TribuneSEX toys are increasingly finding their ways into the Nigerian market by the day and becoming a habit among women. The Free Encyclopedia describes a sex toy as “an object or de...

Leadership NewspapersFG warns against unauthorised siren, covered number platesNigerian TribuneTHE Federal Government on Friday said the ban on unauthorised use of siren, covered number plates and unregistered vehicles is still in place. The Nigerian P...

3 policemen killed chasing okada in LagosNigerian TribuneTHERE was confusion on Friday in Lagos as three policemen were feared killed while attempting to arrest a commercial motorcyclist. The incident occurred at the Cement Bus Stop, along the ever-bus...

Leadership NewspapersResidents Desert Communities, As STF Confirms 48 People Killed In Thursday's ...The Guardian NigeriaTHE Special Task Force (STF) Friday came with a statement that suspected Fulani gunmen stormed the villages of Langtang South L...

CHANNELSSanusi Laments High Level of Medical Tourism From NigeriaCHANNELSThe Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has lamented the high level of medical tourism which according to him “has been a major source of leakage in Nigeria&#...

DailyPost NigeriaCourt grants Leadership journalists bail, adjourns till July 16DailyPost NigeriaTwo Leadership journalists re-arraigned by the Federal Government, before an Abuja High Court on an 11-count criminal charge, bordering on conspiracy and f...

BBC NewsNigeria cattle feud: Villagers killed in Plateau stateBBC NewsGunmen in central Nigeria have attacked three villages killing at least 28 residents in a feud over cattle, a military spokesman has told the BBC. Capt Salisu Mustapha said the secur...

Leadership NewspapersOkorocha Resolves Traditional Leadership Tussles in Imo CommunitiesDaily Times NigeriaGov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has intervened and resolved the lingering traditional leadership tussles in some communities in the state. The contes...

Capital Oil Boss, Uba Joins Labour PartyP.M. NewsCapital Oil boss, Patrick Ifeanyi Uba, who declared for the 2014 Anambra governorship race in February this year joined the Labour Party in his state today. Speaking with P.M.NEWS on phone from the venue...

The PunchNigeria has recovered N5.5 billion Abacha loot - AdokeDailyPost NigeriaAttorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, has disclosed that the Federal Government has recovered over N5.5 billion looted by f...

CHANNELSPDP Accuses Oshiomhole Of Encouraging Teachers StrikeCHANNELSThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appealed to the Edo State government to rethink their decision over the ongoing strike by teachers in the State. The Chairman of PDP in Edo stat...

Leadership Newspapers33 killed in Nigeria community clashXinhuaJOS, Nigeria, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Up to 33 persons were confirmed dead on Friday by local residents and officials in central north Nigeria's Plateau State following an attack by unknown...

National MirrorJonathan Appeals to Reps Over N72 Billion Slash in 2013 Amendment BillAllAfrica.comAbuja — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, responded swiftly to the rejection of his 2013 Budget Amendment Bill by the House of Representatives by ...

IG Holds Interactive Session with Junior OfficersDaily Times NigeriaThe Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has said the police would manage its pensions to check fraudulent activities in the running of the scheme. Abubakar said this during...

A Knee - Jerk Approach to Managing Immigration in the UKAllAfrica.comA proposed scheme by the UK government that would require first-time visitors from certain Asian and African countries to deposit a £3,000 bond to obtain a visitor's visa to the ...

Premium TimesPDP postpones National Convention, South West CongressesPremium TimesThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed its July 20 Special National Convention and the July 11 party congresses in the South West geo-political zone due to the ...

Leadership NewspapersNSCDC team promises more impressive outingsNigerian TribuneThe Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has pledged to maintain impressive outing in subsequent sporting events within and outside the country ,just as it comm...

72 hours to deadline: Subscribers rush to register SIM cards •Date stands - NCCNigerian TribuneSUBSCRIBERS have started making last minutes' rush to register their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards, with a view to meeting the June 30 deadlin...

25 days after: Kenyan plane still grounded at Lagos airportNigerian TribuneTwenty-five days after a Kenyan plane was grounded at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, by the Federal Government for unprofessional conducts, the plane i...

CHANNELSNEC prunes cost of police reforms to N1.5trn Sets up committee on crude oil theftNigerian TribuneTHE National Economic Council (NEC), on Thursday, pruned down the cost of police reforms from the initial overall estimate of N2.8trillion to N1.5t...

Leadership NewspapersSenate probes $27m proceeds of embassy property in WashingtonNigerian TribuneThe Senate, on Thursday, commenced investigation into the embezzlement of the sum of $27 million realised from the sale of four prime properties belonging...

SaharaReporters.com$1.69m fraud: Court turns down Ajudua's bail applicationNigerian TribuneJUSTICE Olubunmi Oyewole of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Thursday, dismissed the bail application filed by a popular Lagos-based lawyer, Chief F...

Osun DefenderPDP suspends Daniel, 12 othersThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday suspended former Ogun State governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and 12 others for alleged anti-party activities. The Executive of Ward 12, Sagamu L...

Still on Jonathan, opposition and 2015The PunchI would be deluding myself if I imagined that my article last week, “2015: Who will defeat Jonathan?” would not elicit the kind of “violent” outbursts that have trailed it. After all, this is Niger...

Nigerian TribuneWe are turning Yenagoa into Dubai of Africa -Gov DicksonNigerian TribuneBayelsa State governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, recently hosted select newsmen to an interview where he enumerated the developmental strides in the state....

CHANNELSStates To Contribute 1% Of Allocation To Funding PoliceCHANNELSThe National Economic Council, NEC, has approved a recommendation that one per cent of monthly allocations meant for states be deducted and used to fund the Nigerian Police Force. T...

Leadership NewspapersNigeria: Jega Admits Presence of Corrupt Staff in INECVanguardAbuja — Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has admitted the presence of corrupt officials and staff who aid and abet...

DailyPost NigeriaNigeria: Fashola Tasks Lawyers On Culture of ImpunityVanguardLagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola SAN has charged members of the Nigerian Bar Association to speak up against the culture of impunity. The governor, who gave the charge...

CHANNELSPresident pledges better Nigeria, S'America tiesThe Guardian NigeriaPRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan Thursday in Abuja pledged Nigeria's commitment to be at the forefront of efforts to promote greater economic and trade relations between Afr...

Reps probe HIV/AIDS fund managementThe Guardian NigeriaTHE House of Representatives is to probe how HIV/AIDS funds are being managed in the country even as the Speaker, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Thursday raised the alarm over the prevalence of the disease....

NSCDC Declares War on Oil Bunkers, Illegal RefineriesTHISDAY LiveThe Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Commission (NSCDC) has declared war against criminals and conspirators of oil theft as well as the operators of illegal oil refineries in the countr...

Kano Police Arrests 3241 Suspected Criminals In Six Months, Says ...SaharaReporters.comThe police in Kano have announced the arrest of 3,241 suspects since January in a series of raids of criminal hide outs and black spots in the city, a whopping avera...

Rivers State Police Chief clarifies comments, calls Governor Amaechi his BrotherDailyPost NigeriaMbu-Joseph-Mbu-Commissioner-of-Police-Rivers-State The Rivers state Commissioner of Police, Mbu Joseph Mbu has cleared the air of controversy on the suppos...

Toward FreedomContextualizing Obama's Visit to AfricaToward FreedomFrom June 26 through July 3, 2013, for the second time in his presidency, Obama will be visiting Africa; specifically Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. According to the White Hous...

VanguardBoko Haram's connections with other militant groupsFierce Homeland SecurityThe Nigerian jihadi group Boko Haram has increased its synergies with national and regional militant groups in recent months, says an article published by the Combat...

CHANNELSDebate: Was Jonathan Right In Rejecting State Of Nation Address BillCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday refused to assent to the State of the Nation Address Bill which was passed by the legislative arm because it disregards his discr...

The GuardianLawyers File Appeal to Halt 5th Nigerian ExecutionABC NewsHuman rights lawyers have filed an urgent appeal to try to prevent Nigerian authorities from executing a convicted armed robber by firing squad, two organizations said Thursday. The ...

Political Parties Should Enhance Capacity Through Training - VPAllAfrica.comJos — Vice President Namadi Sambo has urged political parties to seek training opportunities for its members to enhance the capacity of their various parties for maximum impa...

DailyPost NigeriaTerrorism - Ihejirika Lauds Ndigbo for Not Attacking NorthernersAllAfrica.comOnitsha — The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has commended Ndigbo for not making the mistake of embarking on a reprisal attacks against no...

Osun DefenderOsun 2014: It's between Aregbesola and the restOsun Defenderrauf As the battle for the Abere Governor's Office and the Okefia Government House draws near, politicians in Osun State, the state of the living spring have started posit...

Proposed Judicial Reforms in Constitution Amendment Will Check CorruptionAllAfrica.comThe Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Wednesday said if the proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution by the Senate review committee sail through, i...

DailyPost NigeriaNassarawa Governor inaugurates Commission of Inquiry into Ombatse killingsDailyPost NigeriaNasarawa state Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has appointed a nine man judicial commission of inquiry into the recent gruesome killings in the ...

Daily SunObi Doles out Funds for Sick Ex-Rangers PlayersDaily Times NigeriaGovernor Peter Obi of Anambra on Wednesday in Onitsha issued cheques to sick ex-Rangers International players to enable them receive adequate medical attention. The Commissioner...

The Daily StarLebanese Plead Not Guilty to Terrorism ChargesTHISDAY LiveThe three Lebanese - Mustapha Fawaz (49), Abdullahi Thahini (48) and Tahal Roda (51) - were Wednesday arraigned with two of their companies - Amigo Supermarket Limited and Wonderla...

NAFDAC nabs 14 over manufacture of 'fake' Custard brandsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested 14 persons at Eziukwu Market in Aba, Abia State where an organised illegal food p...

Nigerian Tribune2015 polls: Lagos PDP desperate to reconcileThe Guardian NigeriaLAGOS State, apart from being the most economically viable state in the country, tops a select few that the local chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) PDP has neve...

Times of NigeriaAlleged N5.2bn scam: Court dismisses charge against Ugbane, ElumeluNational MirrorA Federal Capital Territory, FCT, high court, yesterday, dismissed charges of alleged financial impropriety preferred against Senator Nicholas Ugbane and ...

Nigerian TribuneReps throw out 2013 budget amendment bill •Say it failed to meet requirementsNigerian TribuneTHE House of Representatives, on Wednesday, threw out the 2013 amendment budget request sent to it by President Goodluck Jonathan, saying tha...

Leadership NewspapersSuspected oil thieves vandalise NNPC pipeline at Atlas CoveThe Guardian NigeriaSUSPECTED crude oil thieves on Wednesday attempted to siphon products from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines at the Atlas Cov...

Osun DefenderNigeria: FG Bans Civil Servants From Accepting Chieftaincy TitlesPremium TimesThe announcement is contained in a statement signed by Tope Ajakaiye, Director (Communications), Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. He sa...

TUC berates Senate over plans to grant additional powers to state governmentsDailyPost NigeriaThe Trade Union Congress, TUC, has criticized the move by the Senate to grant extra powers to the state governments, even when some states are yet to comply w...