Nasarawa killings: Al-Makura to inaugurate judicial committee of inquiryNigerian TribuneGOVERNOR Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has said that his government would soon inaugurate a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate the recent killi...

San Francisco ChronicleNigeria: Afenifere Disagrees With Jonathan On Mid-Term AssessmentVanguardACTION Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said: "Mr. President, Nigerians need no marki...

Leadership NewspapersDangote To Create 15000 Jobs In JigawaThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has made a commitment to create over 15, 000 job opportunities with the construction of 150,000 metric tonnes sugar refi...

Premium TimesNUT directs Ogun, Niger, Ebonyi, 8 other chapters to begin strike June 1DailyPost NigeriaApparently out of patience over the continued delay in implementation of the approved National Minimum Wage, the Nigeria Union of Teachers on Thursday...

CHANNELSAmosun Swears In Three New JudgesCHANNELSOgun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has sworn-in three new High Court judges today in Abeokuta, the State capital. Speaking while swearing-in the new judges which included the Solicitor-General ...

Osun DefenderHow Osun State is empowering students with tablet devices and e-booksOsun DefenderThis guest contribution is by Gbenro Adegbola, former Managing Director of Evans Publishers. While at Evans Publishers, he worked with the Osun State Governm...

Governors Forum Should Be Dissolved – Anniko BriggsCHANNELSNiger Delta Activist; Anniko Briggs has said that the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) is not a political pressure group but a forum put together by governors in the own interest. Speaking on C...

Daily SunSylva Appeals Court's Refusal to Quash ChargesAllAfrica.comFormer Bayelsa State governor Timipre Sylva, who was last year arraigned before an Abuja Federal High Court, has filed an appeal against the court's decision refusing his appli...

Lawyer Claims Constitution Of NJC Members Is Totally 'Skewed'CHANNELSRichard Nwankwo, a legal practitioner while accessing Nigeria's judiciary on the mid-term report of the Jonathan administration said the legal arm has fared well but it do...

Osun DefenderFrom Polymer To Notes : The Implication, Challenges And GainsNigerian ObserverLAGOS - Justice Ibrahim Saulawa of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, yesterday declined hearing an appeal filed by Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan, challe...

Daily NationNigeria lawmakers pass anti-gay marriage billHouston ChronicleABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay marriage and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights, endorsing a measure that a...

CHANNELSReps to probe FG over alleged $40m internet surveillance contractNigerian TribuneTHE House of Representatives, on Thursday, detailed its committees on Information Communication Technology, Justice and Anti-corruption to investigate the alleged ...

VanguardIgnore Ladoja's letter, Oyo govt tells JonathanNigerian TribuneOYO State government has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore a letter written by a former governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, asking that the security special...

Premium Times30% compensation paid to families of Dana crash victims - FGNigerian TribuneTHE Federal Government, on Thursday, revealed that about 30 per cent insurance claims has so far been paid by Dana Airline to the families of victims of Dana plane...

Nigerian Tribune14 years of democracy: It's a mixed bagNigerian TribuneThe essence of democratic government is the institution of good governance which will ensure effective and efficient management of public resources with a view to improving the ...

Money laundering: Customs intercept over N432million at Lagos airportynaijaMurtala Muhammad Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted $2.7m (about N432m) from five suspected money launderers while attempting to travel abroad. The P...

WorldStageJonathan, northern govs, others mourn ex-minister, KontagoraThe Guardian NigeriaPRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) Thursday described as a national loss the death of the former Federal Capital Territory...

VanguardNigeria: 2015 - Lamido, Amaechi's Posters Flood AbujaVanguardAbuja — AS impeachment threat dangles before embattled Rivers State governor, Chibuike Amaechi , posters bearing his photograph and that of his Jigawa counterpart, Sule Lamido, ...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan Assures On Implementation Of National Broadband PlanLeadership NewspapersPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday assured Nigerians that his administration would take immediate steps to fully implement the report of the Pre...

Ikorodu: City where residents know no sleepThe Guardian NigeriaFOR many Ikorodu residents, night rest is now a luxury. They sleep with their ears widely at alert and ready to rise from bed at the prompting from the electronic devices strategically posi...

Jonathan Midterm Report: Nweze Analyzes The Good And BadCHANNELSAn economist and Professor at Pan Atlantic University, Austin Nweze, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan's call to score his midterm performance is baseless, stating that he did ...

The Nation2015: OBJ snubs Jonathan's mid-term report, attends Lamido's Economic SummitDailyPost NigeriaEx-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday gave a hint of what Nigerians should expect from him regarding the candidate he will support in th...

Breaking: Appeal court judge withdraws from Al-Mustapha's case citing ...Premium TimesJustice Ibrahim Saulawa of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, has withdrawn from the three man judges' panel hearing the appeal filed by Major Hamza Al-Mustapha chal...

Leadership NewspapersAjimobi Summons 15 School Heads Over Improper Dressing of PupilsAllAfrica.comIbadan — Oyo State Governor Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi has summoned heads of 15 schools which participated in Children's Day march pass over improper dres...

Leadership NewspapersNGF Crisis, A Setback For Democracy – NIPSS AlumniLeadership NewspapersThe Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has described the on-going crisis rocking the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF), where two of them c...

Suntai Will Be Back Soon, Says Taraba's Acting GovCodewit Global NetworkThe acting Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Garba Umar, has assured the people of the state that the governor of the state, Danbaba Danfulani Suntai, would soon be discharged f...

CHANNELSFG: We've Done Well in the Last Two YearsTHISDAY LivePresident Goodluck Jonathan and top officials of his administration Wednesday assessed the performance of the federal government under his leadership in the last two years and gave it a p...

Mixed results greet health sector performance under democracy, says NMAThe Guardian NigeriaAS part of activities to mark Nigeria's Democracy Day, doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in their appraisal of the health sec...

Tragedy in Bayelsa: 20 feared killed in auto crashNigerian TribuneNO fewer than 20 persons were reported dead in a motor accident in Amassoma, Yenagoa, on Wednesday. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the 20 persons were mostly part-time students of the st...

National MirrorReps probe Ministry of Works over N200bn abandoned projects...another N17bn ...Nigerian TribuneChairman of the committee, Honourable Olamilekan Adeola, disclosed this on Tuesday, in Abuja, when officials of the ministry, led by its perma...

Reps probe Ministry of Works over N200bn abandoned projects...another N17bn ...Nigerian TribuneChairman of the committee, Honourable Olamilekan Adeola, disclosed this on Tuesday, in Abuja, when officials of the ministry, led by its permanent secretary,...

NLC honours Oyerinde, immortalises Bafyau, ImouduNigerian TribuneThough his murder by unknown gunmen has not been resolved by security agents, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has moved to immortalise his former Deputy General Secretary, Comrade Olait...

NLC honours Oyerinde, immortalises Bafyau, ImouduNigerian TribuneThough his murder by unknown gunmen has not been resolved by security agents, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has moved to immortalise his former Deputy General Secretary, Comrade Olait...

Lagos-Ibadan rail project to commence soon - MinisterNigerian TribuneConstruction of Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge double track will soon to commence following the award of the contract by the Federal Government. The government is currently carrying out ...

Ondo constitutes inquiry into Ile-Oluji crisisNigerian TribuneTHE Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, on Wednesday, constituted a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the disturbances and crises in Ile-Oluji town of Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Governme...

Emergency rule: NMA seeks govt's supportNigerian TribuneTHE Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government and other relevant authorities to provide enabling environment for medical doctors to operate in Borno, Yobe and Adam...

CHANNELSMID-TERM REPORT: HOW TO ASSESS MY GOVT, BY JONATHAN •Gowon ...Nigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, presented the performance report of his administration in its first two years in office, with a call on his critics to de...

Nigerian TribuneNigerian democracy under threat - TambuwalNigerian TribuneSPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, has raised the alarm against what he described as “some anti-democratic traits” which, he said, were inimi...

Former ANA president, Okediran, reads for girls in KanoNigerian TribuneLast week, former Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) president and founder of the Ebedi International Residency, Iseyin, Dr Wale Okediran, got an invitation from the Arts, Media ...

P.M. NewsFashola: Lekki-Ikoyi bridge will be tolledP.M. NewsGovernor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State today commissioned the Lekki-Ikoyi link Bridge built at a cost of N29 billion. The bridge is the first suspension bridge in Africa. The bridge was pla...

Premium TimesThe Future Awards announces 2013 activities' calendarPremium TimesThe Central Working Committee for The Future Awards has announced the formal calendar of activities for The Future Awards 2013, which is the 8th season of the awards.

CHANNELSAnambra State Varsity's VC Expresses Confidence In Nigerian StudentsCHANNELSThe Vice chancellor of Anambra State University, Uli, Fidelis Okafor, has expressed great confidence in Nigerian students against the backdrop of declining academic...

'ECC will reduce crime, address emergency issues'The Guardian NigeriaTHE Emergency Communication Centres (ECC) being constructed in the 36 states of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, will reduce crime and tackle emerg...

ynaija2015: Lamido, Amaechi's posters flood AbujaynaijaCampaign posters for the 2015 elections bearing the images of the embattled governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi and Governor Sule Lamido now litter some parts of Abuja, the Federal Capital...

Video of Governors Forum Election Reminds Me Of Abacha's Days – OnojujuCHANNELSA public affairs analyst, Katch Onojuju has likened the released video of the Nigerian Governors Forum Election to those produced by the military government headed by ...

Premium TimesConfusion in Ogun over Democracy Day celebrationPremium TimesOgun residents, in the mood to celebrate the second year of the Ibikunle Amosun administration in Ogun State and the May 29 Democracy Day celebration, were disappointed as the go...

CHANNELSDemocracy Must Be Sustained- Senate PresidentCHANNELSSenate President David Mark has stressed that there is no alternative to democracy as a system of government. Senator Mark in a good will message to Nigerians to mark this year's democrac...

AllAfrica.comNEMA, Shettima - Only 126 Nigerians Fled to NigerAllAfrica.comThe National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima yesterday said only 126 Nigerians were confirmed to have fled to Niger Republic in the w...

CHANNELSKwara Poly Shut as Students Protest Killing of ColleagueAllAfrica.comIlorin — For the second day, business activities in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, were at a standstill following continued demonstration by students of the state polytech...

Anambra closes ASTA office over okada rider's deathDailyPost NigeriaThe Anambra State Traffic Agency, ASTA, office in Ogidi, Idemili Local Government Area has been shutdown indefinitely, by the State government over alleged killing of a commercial ...

Daily NationAmnesty: Heroism or cowardice?The Guardian NigeriaTHE issue of granting amnesty to the Boko Haram sect by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan has now become the channel of choice that most N...

Leadership NewspapersDemocracy Day: NLC, Others Score President LowLeadership NewspapersAs the country celebrates another Democracy Day, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the federal government has not done enough to alleviate the poverty...

Leadership NewspapersDemocracy Day: NLC, Others Score President LowLeadership NewspapersAs the country celebrates another Democracy Day, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the federal government has not done enough to alleviate the poverty...

CHANNELSEFCC Opposes Sylva's Application to Travel AbroadTHISDAY LiveThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tuesday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, might escape trial if allo...

The Measure of ProgressTHISDAY LiveIt is now probably forgotten that the idea of today being designated Democracy Day was once vigorously contested in some quarters. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo simply declared that the day should be set aside to...

Arik Air makes air return over bad weatherThe Guardian NigeriaAN Arik Flight W 3788 conveying over 100 passengers from Lagos to Asaba Tuesday made an air return leading to panic by passengers. The flight which was supposed to take off at 8:30 am was de...

Osun DefenderMinister defends cancellation of UTME resultsThe Guardian NigeriaMINISTER of Education, Prof. Ruquayyatu Ahmed Rufa'i has stated that the 16,000 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results that were cancelled was due to c...

Minister defends cancellation of UTME resultsThe Guardian NigeriaMINISTER of Education, Prof. Ruquayyatu Ahmed Rufa'i has stated that the 16,000 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results that were cancelled was due to corrupt practi...

Okorocha to dissolve cabinet, spends N20bn on Imo rural roadsPremium TimesGovernor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on Tuesday said he would soon dissolve the State Executive Council and appoint new members to make the team more formidable. Mr. Okorocha st...

CHANNELSJonathan Kick-Starts N162.9 Billion Zungeru Hydroelectric Power ProjectCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday kick-started the N162.9 billion Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Project in Niger State. President Jonathan in his speech, said tha...

P.M. NewsFashola, CJ task judges on justice, fairnessThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday admonished judges in the Lagos State judiciary to be upright and fearless in the discharge of their duties. Administering the oath of office ...

Fani-Kayode dumps PDP for APCThe Guardian NigeriaFORMER Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has renounced his membership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which he described as a “sinking ship that cannot be salvaged”. The former...

P.M. NewsLagos lawmakers fault tolling of Lekki-Ikoyi link-bridge, as bridge opens ...The Guardian NigeriaPROPOSAL by the Lagos State government to charge toll rates ranging from N100 to N400 on the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge was Tuesday faulted by lawmak...

Calm, apprehension, as Lakyo people await govt inquiry into killingsThe Guardian NigeriaRELATIVE peace may have returned to Lakyo village, Nasarawa State, after the community's encounter with security operatives on May 7, which left about 50 Police...

P.M. NewsBauchi, Kogi, 2 others lead in road accidentsP.M. NewsNigeria's Federal Road Safety Commission said on Tuesday that four states, Bauchi, Kogi, Kaduna and Delta, and the FCT recorded the highest number of road accidents and deaths in 2012 a...

FuelFixUPDATE 1-Pirates kidnap oil tanker crew off Nigeria -security sourcesReuters UKTue May 28, 2013 3:26pm BST. (Updates with comment from security industry). ABUJA May 28 (Reuters) - Armed pirates attacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Ni...

P.M. NewsFashola, Uduaghan Hail Channels Cup WinnersP.M. NewsLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and his Delta State counterpart, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, have congratulated Ogedegbe Primary School, Warri for winning the 2013 Channels National Ki...

CHANNELSEFCC Arrests NFF Vice PresidentCHANNELSThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mike Umeh. Umeh was picked up by operatives of the Commission on Monday in Lagos, foll...

DailyPost NigeriaBrain-Injured Governor Suntai to be replaced soonDailyPost NigeriaGov Danbaba-suntai Reports reaching DailyPost clearly shows that brain-injured Governor of Taraba state, Alhaji Danbaba Suntai, might be replaced soon. DailyPost gathere...

Osun DefenderFamilies Sue Dana Airlines over Plane CrashOsun Defenderdana-plane-crash-site 65 of the families both Nigerians and foreigners have instituted legal action against Dana airlines, the owners of the airlines that crashed at the Iju-Ishaga ar...

Osun DefenderAREGBESOLA CHARGES YOUTHS ON HARDWORKOsun DefenderGovernor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has charged youths in the State to work hard in their different areas of endeavor for them to become wealthy in life. oyes. Ogbeni Rauf...

Nigerian TribuneAuthentication: How OOU students' unrest was arrestedNigerian TribuneThe 2012/2013 Harmattan Semester Examination of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, was scheduled to start penultimate Monday, but it was disru...

Poverty: Man Beats Wife To Death Over N500Nigerian BulletinIn what can be best described as a sign of extreme poverty, a man identified as Gbadebo Elegbede, in Abule Egba area of Lagos State, has allegedly beaten his wife to death over a disagreement t...

Leadership NewspapersBeware Of Strangers, Fashola Tells ChildrenLeadership NewspapersLagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday urged children to be safety conscious and wary of strangers who could harm them. Fashola spoke at a programme organise...

Premium TimesGovernors preach morals on Children's DayThe Guardian NigeriaYobe State Government has called on the public and private sectors to concentrate efforts in making children become patriotic and responsible citizens in building the nation ...

Leadership NewspapersLagos seeks out-of-court settlement in suit over HijabThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Lagos State government on Monday told an Ikeja High Court, presided over by Justice Olubunmi Oyewole, that it is considering an out-of-court settlement i...

CHANNELSCourt upholds Okwu, Okoye as APGA chairmenThe Guardian NigeriaTHE stage is set, once again, for another protracted legal battle for the soul of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), as an Awka High Court in Anambra State, presided by Just...

Ogedegbe Primary School Wins Channels National Kids CupCHANNELSOgedegbe Primary School, Delta State on Monday defeated Uwa Primary School of Edo state 4-2 in the final of the Channels National Kids Cup to clinch the first position in the tournament. Th...

Health Workers Union appeals to Governor Orji on salary disparityDailyPost NigeriaThe Medical and Health Workers' Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, has appealed to the Abia Government on the need to end the disparity in the remuneration of health workers in...

Osun DefenderPolice Shoot Kwara Poly Student – PM NewsOsun Defenderahmed dayo Commercial and other social activities were on Monday, 27 May, paralysed in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, following a violent protest by students of the Kwara State Polytech...

P.M. NewsPolice Shoot Kwara Poly StudentP.M. NewsCommercial and other social activities were on Monday, 27 May, paralysed in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, following a violent protest by students of the Kwara State Polytechnic. One of the students was al...

Ohaneze condemns treason charge on MASSOB membersDailyPost NigeriaSouth-East group, Ohaneze Ndigbo has condemned the plan of the federal government to try some members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, for ...

ynaija103 illegal alliens arrested in KadunaThe PunchKaduna State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service said they arrested 103 illegal aliens from the Republic of Niger at the Government Reserved Areas in the state capital. Those arrested, the Sta...

Daily SunPDP Goes Spiritual To Remove ACN GovernorOsun DefenderThe Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has described the recent prayer session organised by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stop the second term bid of Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amo...

CHANNELSAmaechi Is Threat To PDP – ModibboCHANNELSThe National Coordinator, Concerned Democrats of Conscience, Ibrahim Modibbo has said that the reason Governor Chibuike Amaechi is not getting the full support of his party members is because he is co...

Premium TimesGovernor Nyako of Adamawa vows to sue Jonathan over funding for State of ...Premium TimesThe Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, has vowed to sue President Goodluck Jonathan and the Federal Governor over the plans of the latter to use f...

Kaduna School Wins Third Place Of Channels National Kids CupCHANNELSIt's been a lively day and beautiful weather for kids at the Teslim Balogun Stadium where the third place final of the Channels National Kids was played. Local Authority Primary Sc...

Leadership NewspapersObasanjo Wants Growth To Add Value To Life Of African PeopleLeadership NewspapersFormer Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo in Addis Ababa on Sunday urged economists and development experts to address the lopsided Africa GDP ...

CHANNELSSambo Urges Nigerians To Support Government In Nation BuildingCHANNELSThe Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo has called on all citizens to join hands with the government in building a better nation. Addressing a gathering of friends and as...

defenceWebNigerian Navy to receive more ex-US vesselsdefenceWebalt The Nigerian Navy will receive two more ex-United States vessels next year, the US Navy Survey Ship John McDonnell and the US Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin. Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm...

DailyPost NigeriaSSS Forgives Ombatse Over Killing of 10 OfficersAllAfrica.comThe State Security Service (SSS) has forgiven the Ombatse cult group for killing its 10 officers, its Director General Ita Ekpenyong said. Ekpenyong declared this during the ...

Osun DefenderEMPLOYMENT: Minister unveils official portal for recruitmentOsun DefenderArising from the spate of allegations of job scam in the Ministry of Interior and its agencies, the Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro has unveiled a website por...

Osun DefenderSix Dead, Scores Injured as Cultists Clash in LagosTHISDAY LiveAbout six persons were, at the weekend, killed and scores inflicted with varying degree of injuries in a renewed clash between three opposing cult factions in Ajah, Lagos. When...

Osun DefenderLeadership Tussle: Boroffice, Akeredolu split Ondo ACN over APCOsun DefenderAn attempt by the Senator representing Ondo North in the National Assembly, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice, to assume leadership of the new merger party, All Progressive Co...

Osun DefenderLeadership Tussle: Boroffice, Akeredolu split Ondo ACN over APCOsun DefenderAn attempt by the Senator representing Ondo North in the National Assembly, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice, to assume leadership of the new merger party, All Progressive Co...

Canada to partner Edo on vocational trainingNigerian TribuneTHE Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Chris Cooter, has said the Canadian government would partner with the Edo State government in the area of vocational training. Mr Cooter stated th...

Wamakko set for multiple projects commissioning in SokotoNigerian TribuneSOKOTO State government has started taking extra steps in delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of the state, as it lined-up about 20 projects for commissioning and ...

P.M. News236 councillors endorse Amosun for second termThe PunchCouncillors under the aegis of Ogun State Local Government Legislative Forum on Sunday endorsed Governor Ibikunle Amosun for a second term in office. The 236 legislators from the 20 local ...

National MirrorN81m largesse: Fresh 100 Ijegun explosion victims surfaceThe PunchNo fewer than 100 people have identified themselves as another set of victims of the 2008 Ijegun pipeline explosion in Lagos State. The new claimants were not among 233 ea...

Ekiti deputy gov brokers peace in Ikere community/PHCN crisisNigerian TribuneEKITI State, Professor Modupe Adelabu deputy governor, has brokered peace in the recent crisis that erupted in Ikere community, headquarters of Ikere Local Government Area of ...