Towards a Stable University of AbujaAllAfrica.comIn yet another instance of the instability that has dogged the University of Abuja for years now, students of its Faculty of Medicine recently protested the non-accreditation of the medical programme. Th...

WorldStageResidents Defy MASSOB's Sit At Home OrderNigerian ObserverENUGU -Residents of South-East states on Saturday defied the directive of MASSOB to sit at home in protest against the killing of Igbo people in the North by the Boko Haram sect. T...

Leadership NewspapersSubsidy Fraud: Absence of defence counsel stalls trial of 2 suspectsNigerian ObserverIKEJA - The Absence Of Defence Counsel has Stalled the Trial Of Two Oil marketers, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo and Habila Theck, for N979.6 million fuel s...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan appoints new Immigration bossDailyPost NigeriaPresident Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of a new Comptroller General for the Nigeria Immigration Service. He is David S. Paradang, an Assistant Comptroller of ...

P.M. NewsFashola Signs Bill Legalising Cremation in LagosTHISDAY LiveDespite the protracted controversy that trailed its passage by the House of Assembly, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Monday assented to a bill legalising cremation...

Leadership NewspapersFG Appoints Paradang As New Immigration BossLeadership NewspapersContrary to speculations that the acting Comptroller -General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) AlhajiRilwan Musa, would be confirmed as substantive successor ...

Leadership NewspapersEmergency Rule: Jonathan Can Use State Fund — SenateLeadership NewspapersThe House of Representatives' bid to reverse its earlier decision to grant powers to President Goodluck Jonathan to use state funds of Adamawa, Borno an...

Nigeria urged to fight against corruptionGlobal TimesThe US and the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) on Monday said the country needs political will and commitment to fight corruption. Speaking at a one-day interactive session on Anti-Corruption and G...

Money laundering: Lagos Speaker to be rearraigned June 24Nigerian TribuneJustice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Monday, fixed June 24, 2013 for the re-arraignment of the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Honourable A...

MTN warns subscribers against failure to register SIM cards before June 30Nigerian TribuneMTN Nigeria has once again warned its subscribers against failure to register their SIM cards, saying all registration of SIM cards would close on June 30 this ti...

Wahab Dosumu dies at 74 •Fashola mournsNigerian TribuneFORMER chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) and Second Republic minister, Dr Wahab Dosumu, is dead. Aged 74, the late Dosumu was said to have passed on at a United States hospi...

The NationINEC says 2015 election will be better, attributes 2011 success to co-operations ...WorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega on Monday in Abuja assured th...

Abia lawmaker faces trial over alleged forgery, othersThe Guardian NigeriaA MEMBER of the Abia State House of Assembly representing Umunnoechi Constituency, Mr. Ikedi Ezekwesili, was on Monday arraigned before an Umuahia magistrate court for alleged im...

Leadership NewspapersCourt reserves judgment in Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan appealThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal Monday reserved judgment in the appeal by former Chief Security Officer to late Sani Abacha, Major Hamza al-Must...

CHANNELSAnambra North Must Produce Next Governor , Obi, Others InsistsCHANNELSAhead of the 2014 governorship election in Anambra state, the calculations of the next governor emerging from Anambra North Senatorial district is gaining weight. Former Sena...

Leadership NewspapersEkiti denies planning to sack striking teachersThe Guardian NigeriaEKITI State government Monday denied rumours that it was planning to sack some of the striking teachers. Instead, the Commissioner for Education, Mr. Kehinde Ojo, d...

Lawmaker wants Jonathan to address PDP crisisThe Guardian NigeriaCHAIRMAN of House of Representatives Committee on Information, Zakari Mohammed, has said that only President Goodluck Jonathan could resolve the on-going crisis within the Peoples Democra...

CHANNELSNEITI Says Federal Government Is Crippling Its ActivitiesCHANNELSThe Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has lamented its treatment by the Federal Government, saying the government is, by its actions, crippling the age...

June 12 Is Democracy Day, May 29 Is Fake – SoyinkaCHANNELSNobel Laurent, Professor Wole Soyinka, has affirmed that June 12 and not May 29 should be marked as Nigeria's democracy day. Speaking at a forum in Lagos over the weekend, Prof Soyinka des...

'20 Years After, Nigerians Still Hail June 12 Election'The Guardian NigeriaAS has been the case since annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election, the civil society in Edo State has lined-up a series of activities to mark the day that chan...

CHANNELSNigeria: Politicians, Parties Destroying Democracy in Nigeria - Prof. MomohVanguardLagos — Dean of the Faculty of Social Science, Lagos State University, Professor Abubakar Momoh, has said the only way democracy would yield dividends in Niger...

Leadership NewspapersFirst Lady Lauds Increasing Child-Care Related OrganisationsLeadership NewspapersThe wife of the president, Mrs Patience Jonathan, on Sunday expressed her happiness over the increasing number of organisations devoted to caring for ...

Same-sex Marriage Has Been Illegal In Nigeria Since 1949CHANNELSThe recent passage of the anti-gay bill by the National Assembly is unnecessary as same sex marriage has already been declared illegal since 1949 when the Marriage Act was enacted in the c...

Constitution Amendment: President, Governors Should Be Given Option Of Six ...CHANNELSA public affairs analyst, Godwin Sogolo has advised that the proposed constitution amendment which calls for a six-year single term should accommodate President Goodl...

CHANNELSChannels TV Chairman Wins LBS Alumni AwardCHANNELSThe Lagos Business School of the Pan Atlantic University at the weekend held its presidents awards in Lagos, Nigeria. The award which was in three categories had the Chairman of Channels TV; Mr ...

Nigeria: You Are Lying, Ogunbiyi Replies OkekeAllAfrica.comA Supreme Court judge, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi, has said she did not at anytime contact Justice Okechukwu Okeke, who recently retired from of the Federal High Court in Lagos, either directly or ...

New Mo. House committee to study House operationsKOAM-TVHouse Speaker Tim Jones says he has formed a new committee to examine the operations of the House of Representatives and recommend potential changes to the way it conducts business. The panel will...

Nigeria: Abubakar Commends Jang Over Return of PeaceAllAfrica.comJos — Former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has commended the Governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang, and the people of the state over the return of peace in the state...

Simply unacceptable! (1)Osun Defenderpdp Well-meaning Nigerians are squirming restlessly over political developments in the State of Osun as a run-up to the governorship poll next year. They are troubled that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP...

Osun DefenderWhy Nigeria Is In Danger: The Political Factor (II)Nigerian ObserverTalking about the world portraying our so called 'leaders' in bad light; Microsoft Encyclopedia 2009; one of the world's most independent and accurate accounts...

Tenant Kills Neighbour Over Electricity BillAllAfrica.comEnugu — The Police in Enugu State have arrested a tenant identified as Uzodinma Eneh for allegedly stabbing his co-tenant, Prince Uzor, to death at their Aguabor residence in Trans Ekulu area o...

Leadership NewspapersOnwuliri: One Year After, Dana Airline Yet to RespondTHISDAY LiveThe Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Adaku Onwuliri, whose husband, Prof. Celestine Onwuliri, was among those killed in the ill-fated June 3, Dana c...

House C'ttee Chairmen To Be Reshuffled – TambuwalLeadership NewspapersAnother shake up is imminent in committees of the House of Representatives to replace some heads who have not lived up to expectations . The Speaker of the House, Hon. Aminu Ta...

Osun DefenderFire razes 150 spare parts shops in ApapaOsun DefenderTragedy struck on Sunday at the Trinity Spare Parts Market in the Olodi Apapa area of Ajegunle, Lagos, as no fewer than 150 shops, including their materials, were consumed by an inferno...

Leadership NewspapersOritsejafor's Call For Buhari's Arrest, Distortion Of Facts – CPCLeadership NewspapersThe Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday described the call by President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN ), Pastor ...

CHANNELSAdo-Odo crisis: Inquiry commission promises thorough jobNigerian TribuneTHE judicial commission of inquiry set up by the Ogun State government to look into the remote causes of the Ado-Odo township crisis, has vowed not to spare the rod in brin...

De-orientation and re-orientation: A centenary agendaThe Guardian NigeriaSOME years back I was driving in an official car with an expatriate colleague, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. As we approached a traffic junction, we met a little traffic build-u...

Court restrains IGP from arresting Lagos high chiefsNigerian TribuneJustice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has declared that the invitation of five Lagos high chiefs by the Inspector General of Police, M.D Abubakar and the Com...

Osun DefenderWhat 'll make Nigeria get UN permanent seat, by TukurThe Guardian Nigeria“CHANCES of Nigeria clinging the ticket to be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council now depend on the success it would make out from its cur...

CHANNELSNNPC Begins Product Supply To IbadanCHANNELSThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced today that it has successfully resumed fuel supply operation to Ibadan and its environs after repair works on the damaged line less than 24...

Osun DefenderCustoms, Heritage Bank seal deal on improved revenue driveThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has appointed Heritage Bank as a designated Customs Duty Collecting Bank, in a move designed to further strengthen the agency&...

Man murdered by co-tenant over PHCN bill in EnuguDailyPost NigeriaA middle aged man has been murdered in Enugu by his co-tenant over issues surrounding payment of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, bills. DailyPost gathered that victim, Prince Uzo...

CHANNELSJudicial Commission Of Inquiry Into Ado-Odo Crisis Begins Sitting On MondayCHANNELSThe commission according statement, by its Media Officer, Mr. Ayokunle Ewuoso stated that it would be sitting on Monday to Wednesday of the week and any other da...

Osun DefenderOmisore: Police Report Exonerated Me On Bola Ige, It Is AD That Played Politics ...The Guardian NigeriaDr. Iyiola Omisore, former deputy governor and former senator from Osun State means different things to different people. To some, he us...

Osun Defender'If We Don't Challenge Government, Nigeria Won't Be Better'The Guardian NigeriaHafsat Abiola-Costello, one of the daughters of Moshood Kasimawo Abiola (MKO) the winner of June 12, 1993 election that was annulled by the mili...

Osun Defender2015: Afenifere has not decided on any candidate – OdumakinOsun DefenderYinka-Odumakin-360x270 Yinka Odumakin is the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yoruba socio-political organisation. He is an activist and social crusader. I...

DailyPost NigeriaRibadu advocates national re-awakening; says Nigeria is drowningDailyPost NigeriaFormer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has lamented that Nigerian democratic dispensation was full of tyranny...

Osun Defender6yrs Single tenure: Presidency dares Senate; ACF kicksOsun Defenderjonathan The Presidency on Friday said the clause in the proposed constitution amendment, which seeks to exclude President Goodluck Jonathan and some governors from partici...

spyghana.comOgbodo: NGF: A Path That Leads NowhereThe Guardian NigeriaTHE matter of the controversial election of the Nigeria Governors Forum to choose a chairman is still raging. Now the parties are in court to prove an elusive point. I will explain w...

Leadership NewspapersMASSOB Sit-at-Home Order Records Partial ComplianceTHISDAY LiveDespite the calls by different groups, including the Igbo Security Organisation (ISO), and the police on the people of the South-east to ignore the sit-at-home order by...

As Legend's Consumers Continue Shopping SpreeTHISDAY LiveOne month after Nigerian Breweries rolled out the current edition of its Legend Real Deal National Consumer Promotion, the exercise has continued to create excitements for consumers. Of the 2...

Nigerian TribuneMy Music Is Still Evolving – Beautiful NubiaLeadership NewspapersThe name Beautiful Nubia resounds everywhere in Nigeria and beyond. The Veterinary doctor turned musician has been in the forefront of folklore and roots genre of music ...

Leadership NewspapersPublicise medical records of Taraba gov, group tells Acting GovNigerian TribuneTHE Taraba Justice Forum, a socio-political organisation in Taraba State, has challenged the Acting Governor of the state, Alhaji Garba Umar to publish ...

DailyPost NigeriaEkiti: Looking forward to 2014 governorship contestNigerian TribuneThe ecstasy that greeted the Supreme Court victory of Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, last week, is gradually making way for the grim reality of another govern...

Credible candidates abound in PDP - OmisoreNigerian TribuneGovernorship aspirant in Osun State who is also a former chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Chief Iyiola Omisore, has decried a statement credited to the state chapter of the Action C...

Osun DefenderAPC To Apply For Registration This WeekThe Guardian NigeriaBARRING last minute changes, a formal application for registration by the All Progressive Congress (APC) may be presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) th...

Leadership NewspapersLandowners Demand Compensation Over Acquired Land For Power ProjectsThe Guardian NigeriaPROTESTING landowners, Saturday, confronted Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, who was on working visit to Kaduna State to commission power...

Osun DefenderAregbesola pioneering roles in educationOsun DefenderSince assumption of office on November 27th, 2010, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has left no one in doubt that one of the policy thrust of his Omoluabi's administration is to redefine, reto...

NANS Threatens Ajimobi Over Administration's Policies!The StreetjournalThe National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) seems set to do battle with the Oyo State Government over some of the policies of the Senator Abiola Ajimobi-led administrat...

Osun Defender2015: The votes of Nigerians must count – TambuwalDailyPost NigeriaSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the votes of the people in the 2015 general elections must count and be respected. He said this in ...

Osun DefenderLike The Suspended Governors,PDP may sack anti-Tukur state chairmenOsun Defenderpdp tukur The Peoples Democratic Party has begun moves to sack state chairmen believed to be working against the National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. This ...

AFPNigeria army says arrests man behind Delta police killingsChicago TribuneYENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The suspected mastermind behind an ambush in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta in April that killed 12 policemen has been arrested, the milit...

National MirrorTerrorism: Police to deploy 140 officers to MaliThe PunchPolice officers deployed for peace-keeping mission in Mali, in a display before their departure at the Police Headquarters, in Abuja... on Friday. | credits: NAN. As part of strate...

P.M. NewsDisordant tunes over Lekki bridge tollsNigerian TribuneThe Lekki-Ajah bridge WHEN the Lekki-Ajah Road was inaugurated about two years ago, there was a massive protest in Lagos State, as many residents frowned at the various tolls that were int...

CHANNELSNwike, ex-Anambra dep gov, buried amid tearsNigerian TribuneThe remains of the former deputy governor of Anambra state and South East Chairman of Action Congreass of Nigeria , (ACN), Dr. Chudi Nwike, were on Friday, committed to the mother eart...

VanguardMarginalisation of South-West: PDP leaders confront Jonathan in Aso Rock ...Nigerian TribuneLEADERS of the Peoples Democratic Party from the South-West on Thursday night confronted President Goodluck Jonathan with a detailed account of how his ...

CHANNELSBomb in laptop computer found, defused by police in KadunaNigerian TribuneBUT for the vigilance of Kaduna residents who tipped the police off about a bomb neatly concealed in a laptop computer near the ever-busy Jema'a Road, by Ahmadu Bello...

Osun DefenderNigeria: Fani-Kayode - Court Orders Keyamo On Written AddressVanguardA Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday, ordered the law firm of Festus Keyamo, to file, within three days, a written address stating his chambers competence to prosecute ...

Leadership NewspapersMASSOB Sit-At-Home Order: Police Vow To Stop ActionThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Abia State Police Command Friday deployed its officers and men to parts of Abia in a show-of-force to demonstrate its readiness to quell any lawless acts, f...

Maina's sack: Court to decide on propriety of suit on June 12Premium TimesThe President of the National Industrial Court, Babatunde Adejumo, has fixed June 12 for ruling on whether Abdulrasheed Maina's case was properly instituted or not. On th...

Osun DefenderNigeria: N1.5 Billion Research Fund Lying Idle, Says FasholaVanguardLagos — Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, expressed concern over the non-utilisation of N1.5 billion in the state's 2013 budget earmarked for the...

One Year After Dana Air Crash, Residents Battle FloodThe Guardian NigeriaOne year after the Dana Airline's Boeing McDonnel MD-83 flight No. 992 crashed into Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State, killing all the 153 passengers and the crew on board, DEBO ...

DailyPost Nigeria“He made a terrible mistake” – Etisalat expect Saka to 'port' backDailyPost NigeriaSaka port to MTN Steve Evans, the Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat, has spoken about former brand ambassador, Hafiz Oyetoro, who featur...

Delta Police Intercept 5 Suspected RobbersP.M. NewsFive suspected robbers have been intercepted by the Delta State Police Command at the Asaba bridge head of the Onitsha bridge. The Command also recovered a Toyota Highlander SUV, with registration numb...

Osun Defender2015: We can't survive another civil war in Nigeria –Mark warns politiciansDailyPost NigeriaSenate President, David Mark, yesterday warned those preaching for war ahead of the 2015 general elections to realise that no nation survives...

P.M. NewsFAAN, Bi-Courtney At War Over BillboardsP.M. NewsThe lingering crisis between Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria worsened on Thursday with aviation authorities pulling down the company's bil...

Leadership NewspapersEmergency Rule: Fight Causes, Not Symptoms – TambuwalLeadership NewspapersSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal, yesterday said unless unemployment, insecurity and poverty are addressed, the fight to contain...

Osun DefenderEkweremadu: Why Jonathan, Others Can't Benefit from Six-year TenureTHISDAY LiveDeputy Senate President and Chairman of Senate Committee on the Review of 1999 Constitution, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Thursday cleared the air on the single ...

Fascinating Nigeria… A refreshing brand identity for tourismThe Guardian NigeriaTHE stage is now set for unveiling of a new tourism brand identity for Nigeria. In the last two weeks, Culture and Tourism Minister, Chief Edem Duke, has been criss-cross...

DailyPost NigeriaRivers ACN crisis escalates •As Sekibo dumps partyNigerian TribuneTHE crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), worsened on Thursday as its leader in the state and standardbearer in the 2011 gov...

spyghana.comNYSC passing-out ceremony: 2 die, 5 to repeat in Taraba •As 40 get awards ...Nigerian TribuneTWO National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members lost their lives during the service year in Taraba State, while five are to repeat the exercise ...

Voice of AmericaOsun's scorecard on Democracy DayNigerian TribuneRecently, I challenged the Aregbesola government in Osun State to prove to the whole world how it was saving N8.6b with the introduction of the 'Opon Imo' computer tablets as ...

2 killed, others injured in Lagos-Abeokuta road accidentsNigerian TribuneTWO people were, on Thursday morning, killed and some others injured in a multiple motor accident which occured at Ile Zik Bus Stop, on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Crowd at the sce...

Nigerian Tribune20 years after June 12: The undying lessonsNigerian TribuneIN five days' time, it will be exactly 20 years when the Nigerian nation was buzzing with excitement and expectations. There was tension in the camps of the two registered p...

CHANNELSSenate approves N260.5bn 2013 FCT budgetNigerian TribuneTHE Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N259.649,520,705, with a surplus of N48,716,036 as the 2013 Statutory Budget of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as against the N306,414,1...

Ondo Assembly okays new commissionersThe Guardian NigeriaIN a unanimous decision, the Ondo State House of Assembly Thursday confirmed the appointment of 18 commissioner nominees sent to it by Governor Olusegun Mimiko. The confirmation of the nominees w...

Osun DefenderNigeria: Kano Hezbollah Bunker - Security Uncovers Fresh WeaponsVanguardKano — A combined team of officers of the Directorate of State Service, DSS, and soldiers drawn from 3 Brigade, Nigerian Army, has uncovered more fresh weapons of wa...

spyghana.comNigeria: I Won't Leave Abandoned Projects in Abia - OrjiVanguardUmuahia — GOVERNOR Theodore Orji of Abia State has promised not to leave a legacy of abandoned projects for the state. Consequently, he pledged to complete all ongoing pr...

CHANNELSJonathan Appoints Agwai As New Deputy Chairman Of SURE-PCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of former Chief of Defence Staff, General Martin Luther Agwai (RTD) as the new Deputy Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment ...

stv.tvSearch Programme Namestv.tvSummary: As teachers' unions threaten to take strike action over pay, pensions and criticism of their teaching practices, Jonathan Maitland returns to the classroom to see if they have a point. The two biggest union...

Ihejirika assures of military campaign against insurgencyThe Guardian NigeriaCHIEF of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Azubuike O. Ihejirika, says military operations against insurgents in the three states where the Federal Government declared a state of...

CHANNELSCivil Servants Advised To Embrace Cashless PolicyCHANNELSCivil servants in Ogun State have been advised to embrace the cashless policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as it is capable of reducing the risk of cash-related crimes,...

Woman files N750million lawsuit against Nigerian Police360Nobs.comThe Zone 5 Police Command, Benin, has demoted a police inspector, while another policeman, a station guard, was dismissed over the molestation of one Mrs. Esse Ozegbe, who was thrown int...

Third ECOWAS Investment Forum opens in LagosAfrican ManagerFormer Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday called on ECOWAS member countries to focus more attention on youth employment and policies that will attract more investors to the region.

Don’t Give Up, Keep Protesting, Lawyer Advises UniAbuja StudentsCHANNELSA lawyer, Malachy Ugwumadu has advised the students of the University of Abuja to continue protesting the non-accreditation of their courses after spending at least 8 years s...

Osun DefenderWho Succeeds Sule Lamido?Osun DefenderJigawa-state-Governor-Alhaji-Sule-Lamido-360x225 Whether you are his critic or admirer, you cannot deny the fact that Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has remarkably transformed the once severely u...

CHANNELS2015: PDP Southern Leaders Insist Jonathan Must RunCHANNELSLeaders and elders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from the South South geo-political zone have insisted that President Goodluck Jonathan must run for a second term in the ...

SaharaReporters.comNigeria: 1000 Bayelsa Youths Denounce CultismAllAfrica.comYenagoa — Bayelsa state governor Seriake Dickson has disclosed that over 11,000 youths in the state have denounced cultism. Dickson, who disclosed this yesterday in Yenagoa ...

CHANNELS2015: South-South PDP leaders disown AmaechiDaily SunThe Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) election crisis deepened yesterday as South South leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday disowned the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Ame...

CHANNELSTraffic Offence: After One Year, Danfo Driver Still In Prison Awaiting TrialCHANNELSJustice Christopher Balogun of the Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos Island, has denied the bail application of a commercial bus (Danfo) driver, Quadr...