CHANNELSDo It Right: NGO Asks Nigerians Not To Depend On Government For EverythingCHANNELSThe National Coordinator of a Non-Governmental Organisation, 'Do It Right', Dixon Jubril has asked Nigerians not to depend on the government to do everyth...

Osun DefenderMay Day bombshell: Activists have failed Nigerians – Kokori, ex-NUPENG bossOsun Defenderfrank kokori As the workers celebrate the May Day today, a labour veteran and pro-democracy activist, Comrade Frank Kokori, has said that politicians...

Telegraph.co.ukWoman faces court over acid attack on Naomi OniEvening StandardA 21-year-old woman will appear in court today accused of carrying out an acid attack on a shop worker. Mary Konye, 21, of Throckmorton Road, Canning Town, east London, was y...

CHANNELSWe Will Support Nigeria To Defeat Terrorism – EUCHANNELSThe European Union on Tuesday said it would continue to support Nigeria “until terrorism is defeated” in the country. The Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the EU to Nigeria and E...

Nigerian TribuneTwo lovers, friend die in kerosene blastDailyPost NigeriaResidents of Egbemene community, Warri Corner, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State have remained in shock following the mysterious death of three persons includi...

P.M. NewsLagos CJ Frees 96 Kirikiri Prisons InmatesTHISDAY LiveThe Lagos Chief Judge, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, Tuesady released 96 awaiting trial inmates from the female and male sections of the Medium Security Prison, Kirikiri, Lagos. The released i...

Nigerian TribuneCourt okays APC's move to sue INEC over non-registrationNigerian TribuneA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted leave to one of the associations jostling to be registered under the acronym of APC, African Peoples ...

Insurgencies: Police partner foreign envoysNigerian TribuneAS part of efforts to fight insurgencies, especially activities of Boko Haram and other security problems in the country, the police are partnering with foreign envoys in the country. Inspector...

Ekiti names street, civic, cancer centres after OlayinkaNigerian TribuneThe Ekiti State government, on Tuesday, renamed the newly-reconstructed Atikankan-Baptist Church Road in the state capital after the late deputy governor of the state, Mrs Funmi Ol...

Enitan, Oshodi win zonal Sports association elections - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneThe National Sports Commission (NSC) has commended the conduct of aspirants for various sports associations at the zonal level just as the Lagos State Commissioner ...

Nigerian Tribune2015: Between zoning and Akpabio's gambitNigerian TribuneAs 2015 draws near, the struggle for power would be most intense in two arenas; the centre and Akwa Ibom State. Already, President Goodluck Jonathan has been romped into the s...

CHANNELSWe're not guilty of felony, forgery charges, Leadership journalists tell court ...Nigerian TribuneTHE Group News Editor of Leadership Newspaper, Tony Amokeodo and the political reporter, Chibuzor Ukaibe, on Tuesday, before a Federal High Co...

CHANNELSIllegal Importation of Arms: Judge Adjourns Case Due To Failure To Write ...CHANNELSThe Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today ( Tuesday) failed to deliver judgment in the trial of an Iranian and a Nigerian charged with “unlawful importati...

The Nation'Gains of Lagos anti-terrorism bill' - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Lagos State Government Tuesday said the Anti-Terrorism Bill when passed into law would check the wave of kidnapping in the state. The Special Adviser on Political ...

The NationShema urges unity, wants rail line extended to Katsina - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaKATSINA State Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema has urged Nigerians to work together to sustain the peace and unity of the country. Shema, who called for extensio...

CHANNELSJail corrupt persons without fine option, says judge - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTO rid the polity of the menace of corruption, anybody found wanting should be sent to jail without any option of fine, according to Justice Ibrahim Auta. Speaki...

Jail corrupt persons without fine option, says judge - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTO rid the polity of the menace of corruption, anybody found wanting should be sent to jail without any option of fine, according to Justice Ibrahim Auta. Speaking at a ...

FG may partner Bayelsa on water provision - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Federal Government has expressed its desire to partner with the Government of Bayelsa state to ensure adequate provision of safe water for the people of the area. The Minister ...

Premium TimesFormer Kogi Rep, Dino Melaye, drags ex-governor Idris to court over N56bn lootPremium TimesImmediate past member of House of Representative for Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu, Dino Melaye, on Monday filed a suit at the High Court of Justice in Lokoja ag...

CHANNELSI Was Not Arrested, I Honoured An Invitation –Ifeanyi UbahCHANNELSOil magnate and business man, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah has denied claims of being arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr. Ubah, who said he “honoured an ...

Osun Defender“Mike Adenuga Prevented OBJ From Hanging Me”- IBB - The Street JournalThe StreetjournalThough the war of words between two former Nigerian presidents; Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida might have ceased, memories of the “Fool a...

Microsoft Corp. joins World Intellectual Property OrganizationTrend.azMicrosoft Corp. joined the World Intellectual Property Organization in recognizing World Intellectual Property (IP) Day, an event that urges governments, industry and consumers to pr...

LASG to Develop More Wildlife ParksAllAfrica.comIkeja — Mr Ashamu Fadipe, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Tourism and Intergovernmental Relations, says the state government will soon develop more wildlife parks. Fadipe told reporters...

P.M. NewsSecurity Scorecard: 32 policemen, 270 Others Murdered In 1 Year In LagosNigerian BulletinThe Lagos State police authorities yesterday released grim statistics of the crime rate in the state in the last one year. In the report, it said that no ...

Osun Defender3 Policemen, 2 Others Killed in Jigawa - Nigerian BulletinNigerian BulletinThe Jigawa State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Abdul Jinjiri, has confirmed that no less than five persons which include three policemen and two civili...

P.M. NewsFury Of FireP.M. NewsMonday, 22 April 2013, was a day citizens of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, will not forget in a hurry. That was because of the fire disaster that occurred at Omitowoju-Inalende area of the city, which has rendered many pe...

ThisDay bombing:Daily Times NigeriaTrial continues on today at the Federal High Court in Abuja against Umar Mustapha, accused of terrorist act. Justice Adeniyi Ademola adjourned the trial on April 29 for continuation after a police medical director, an...

CHANNELSBaga…Knowing the TruthTHISDAY LiveReports filtering out from the encounter between alleged insurgents and members of the Armed Forces in and around Baga, in Borno State sometime between 18 and 21 April suggest that an incident of profoundly t...

CHANNELSCourt Sentences Man To 45 Years Imprisonment For Stealing Governor's HandsetCHANNELSA 31-year old ex-policeman, Kelvin Ighodalo has been sentenced to 45-year imprisonment by an Osogbo High Court for stealing a N50,000 Sony Ericsson phone be...

AFPJonathan Warns Police Against Human Rights AbusesCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Abuja urged officers and men of the Nigeria Police to be mindful of the rights of the ordinary citizens in carrying out their operations. President Goo...

FG bans award of unauthorised degrees by polys, colleges - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Federal Government has directed all polytechnics nationwide to stop the conduct and award of post-Higher National Diploma (HND) or postgraduate diploma which is ...

Lagos lawmakers pass vote of confidence on SpeakerNigerian TribuneMEMBERS of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, passed vote of confidence on the Speaker, Honourable Adeyemi Ikuforiji, saying his leadership had been able to steer the ship of ...

FG bans illegal PGD programmes in polytechnics - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneTHE Federal Government has banned Polytechnics in the country from illegal running of Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) programmes. Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Ah...

CHANNELSI have no godfather besides Ekiti people - FayemiNigerian TribuneEkiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has stated that the transformation agenda being pursued by his administration is dictated by the will of the people of the state, saying th...

Atiku decries militarisation of democracyNigerian TribuneFormer Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said that despite the end of military rule more than a decade ago, the culture of political intolerance and impunity still pervades the country. The forme...

CHANNELSToll collection on Lekki-Ikoyi suspension bridge: Lagos AG tells court to dismiss ...Nigerian TribuneLAGOS State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Adeola Rahman Ipaye, on Monday, told Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Cour...

CHANNELSA call for unity in Kwara ACN - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneFor almost two years now, specifically after the last general election, it has been some sort of a battle to restrain myself from discussing the increasingly disturbing development...

CHANNELSPower Outage Destroys Evidence In Funsho Williams TrialCHANNELSA prosecution witness in the on-going trial of six suspected killers of People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Engineer Funsho Williams has told the Lagos High Court sitting...

CHANNELSPower Outage Destroys Evidence In Funsho Williams TrialCHANNELSA prosecution witness in the on-going trial of six suspected killers of People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Engineer Funsho Williams has told the Lagos High Court sitting...

CHANNELSRivers PDP Gives Amaechi 48hours To Explain His Plane Controversy ...CHANNELSThe crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new twist as the party on Monday, suspended 27 members of the Rivers Stat...

The Nation60 toasts to Adenuga at 60The NationBusiness mongol, Otunba Micheal Adenuga on Monday, April 29 clocked 60. Many well wishers, including President Goodluck Jonathan has sent him happy birthday wishes. Here are 60 of the birthday messages from...

CHANNELSUNIABUJA Lecturers Begin Warning StrikeCHANNELSIt appears the drama at the University of Abuja has taken a twist, as the Chairman of ASUU of the university; Dr. Clement Chup with the support of the National Executive Council announced the comme...

Senator Bukola Saraki and Dr Newton Jibunoh Meets On DesertificationAllAfrica.comIn a meeting with Senator Bukola Saraki, Dr Newton Jibunoh a vast scholar and expert in desertification who has gathered first hand knowledge about desert for over 40 year...

Osun DefenderAnother Agency To Secure Pipelines Is For 'Chop-chop' – ObasanjoCHANNELSFormer President, Olusegun Obasanjo has criticized calls for the federal government to set up a commission to tackle pipeline vandalization, saying it will j...

'I Planned Fuel Station Robbery'Osun DefenderAdewale ilesanmi A petrol station manager, Adewale Ilesanmi, 33, has allegedly confessed to the police in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, how he arranged with a robbery gang to snatch his employer's N4...

CHANNELSPirates Kidnap Five Oil Workers In BayelsaCHANNELSPirates have kidnapped five crew members from a cargo ship off the creeks in oil rich Bayelsa state, a piracy watchdog and a security source said on Monday. The crew were mostly Sri Lankans but ...

CHANNELSAl-Mustapha's Death Sentence: Late Application Frustrate Appeal HearingCHANNELSThe expected hearing of the appeal instituted by Major Hamza Al-mustapha, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, agains...

National MirrorIs(n't) PDP On the Way Out?AllAfrica.comLook at the gathering clouds in the horizon. What do you see? The same rainless dryness that has parched our land? Or do you see the pregnant clouds begetting rain? Our political horizon is sho...

Leadership NewspapersOil Theft: JTF arrests 76 suspectsNigerian ObserverYENAGOA - The Joint Task Force on security in the Niger Delta on Sunday arrested 76 suspects and seized a marine vessel and barge used for bunkering. The Spokesman of the JTF, Lt.-...

Akwa Ibom Governorship and Politics of ZoningAllAfrica.comOne of the most remarkable statements that the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, made during the National Good Governance Tour, was his bold declaration that in 2006 when he e...

StarAfrica.comRebuilding Baga, 20000 sacked, corruption lead NG newspapersStarAfrica.comVarious news items led many newspapers on Monday in Nigeria, including the pledge by President Goodluck Jonathan to rebuild embattled Baga town, the sack of 20,000 ...

StarAfrica.comRebuilding Baga, 20000 sacked, corruption lead NG newspapersStarAfrica.comVarious news items led many newspapers on Monday in Nigeria, including the pledge by President Goodluck Jonathan to rebuild embattled Baga town, the sack of 20,000 ...

National MirrorMinister - FG Has Spent N1.3 Trillion On FCT Infrastructure in 37 YearsAllAfrica.comThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has disclosed that federal government has sunk a whopping sum of N1.3 trillio...

National MirrorMinister - FG Has Spent N1.3 Trillion On FCT Infrastructure in 37 YearsAllAfrica.comThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has disclosed that federal government has sunk a whopping sum of N1.3 trillio...

National MirrorMinister - FG Has Spent N1.3 Trillion On FCT Infrastructure in 37 YearsAllAfrica.comThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has disclosed that federal government has sunk a whopping sum of N1.3 trillio...

Nigerian TribuneJTF Arrests 76 Oil Thieves in Two WeeksAllAfrica.comThe Joint Task Force on security in the Niger Delta said it seized a marine vessel and a barge used for bunkering on Sunday, in a crackdown that has netted 76 suspected oil thieves in ...

Nigerian TribuneJTF Arrests 76 Oil Thieves in Two WeeksAllAfrica.comThe Joint Task Force on security in the Niger Delta said it seized a marine vessel and a barge used for bunkering on Sunday, in a crackdown that has netted 76 suspected oil thieves in ...

DailyPost NigeriaJonathan's administration is dragging Nigeria back into debt trap – CNPPDailyPost Nigeria1 GEJ CARTOON The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has said that the country was inching back into what it called “debt tra...

National Mirror2015: 60 Reps set to dump PDP for APCNational MirrorOver 60 members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are set to defect to the yetto- be registered All Progressives Congress, APC, befor...

Over 17 governorship aspirants emerge in Akwa Ibom - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaAS build-up to 2015 begins to thicken, as many as 17 aspirants from Eket senatorial district have lined up to succeed Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State. A break...

Drivers, policemen clash over N300 bus fareNational MirrorThere was pandemonium in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, at the weekend, as some policemen engaged members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in a violent clash. The cla...

We won't suspend our strike until ... —IAR&T workers - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneWorkers of the Institute of Agriculture Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, have vowed never to suspend the ongoing industrial action with the autho...

Osun DefenderStop misinformation, FG/PHCN negotiation is in good faith-SSAEACNigerian TribuneTHE Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) have declared that the negotiation between the Federal Government and the workers of ...

Stop misinformation, FG/PHCN negotiation is in good faith-SSAEACNigerian TribuneTHE Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) have declared that the negotiation between the Federal Government and the workers of Power Holding...

Nigerian TribuneThe secret of my success is hard work - Mike Adenuga - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneVision, hard work, dedication, patience, commitment, risk taking, obedience and yes, reclusiveness! These and many more have culminated to define the...

Nigerian TribuneThe secret of my success is hard work - Mike Adenuga - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneVision, hard work, dedication, patience, commitment, risk taking, obedience and yes, reclusiveness! These and many more have culminated to define the...

May Day: Jonathan to lead workers' rally - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan will lead the Nigerian workers' rally on May Day, as the president joins the organised labour at the Eagles Square, Abuja, for the special ev...

CHANNELSDeath sentence: Court hears Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan's appeal todayNigerian TribuneThe Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos will, this morning, hear the appeal filed by Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the lat...

CHANNELSDeath sentence: Court hears Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan's appeal todayNigerian TribuneThe Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos will, this morning, hear the appeal filed by Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the lat...

P.M. NewsBaga massacre: 'It's war against the people' - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneDESPITE the claim by the Multinational Joint Task Force that it was provoked to launch a counter attack against insurgents at Baga, Borno State, penulti...

Osun DefenderAregbesola is a gift to humanity, says Baptist MissionOsun DefenderThe Nigeria Baptist Convention (NBC) has described Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola as a gift to humanity. The Convention President of the Nigeria Baptist Mission, Rev. ...

Osun DefenderAregbesola is a gift to humanity, says Baptist MissionOsun DefenderThe Nigeria Baptist Convention (NBC) has described Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola as a gift to humanity. The Convention President of the Nigeria Baptist Mission, Rev. ...

Osun DefenderAregbesola is a gift to humanity, says Baptist MissionOsun DefenderThe Nigeria Baptist Convention (NBC) has described Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola as a gift to humanity. The Convention President of the Nigeria Baptist Mission, Rev. ...

StarAfrica.com1000 Kano widows submitted for mass weddingStarAfrica.comSome 1000 widows in Kano, northern Nigeria have been handed over in marriage to their prospective husbands by State Governor, Alhaji Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, as part of a social i...

Nigerian TribuneMilitants kidnap nine oil workers in Bayelsa - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaNINE workers of two oil servicing companies, the Octopus Clan Nigerian Limited and the Deck Oil Services, were yesterday confirmed kidnapped along the Ilebiri Cr...

CHANNELSOver One Million 2013 UTME Candidates May Not Gain AdmissionCHANNELSThe Federal Government of Nigeria has said that over one million candidates sitting for the University Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) may not gain access into the t...

Police foil bank robbery In Aba, kill one suspectDailyPost NigeriaPlot by armed bandits to raid a commercial bank located on Asa Road in Aba, Abia State has been foiled by the police. One of the robbery suspects died in a shootout between the gang and ...

CHANNELSFlood: Imo disburses FG's intervention fundDailyPost NigeriaImo State communities affected by the flood disaster of last year have started receiving intervention fund from the state government. The fund is part of the N400 million donated t...

THISDAY LiveFormer Police Boss Blames FG For Low Police StandardsLeadership NewspapersA former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sunday Adewusi, has heaped the blame for the poor standard of the Nigeria Police Force, lamenting that successive governmen...

WorldStageEFCC, ICPC to debate Nigeria's growth and global dimension of corruption at ...WorldStageThe chairmen of both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) will engage in a ser...

Daily Times NigeriaApc merger: APGA moves to expel OkorochaCodewit Global NetworkGovernor of Imo State, Rochas OkorochaThe ongoing merger of some political parties has deepened the crisis in the All Progressive Grand Alliance, as members of the party a...

'We Were Not Sponsored By Any Person Or Group' - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE newly elected Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Haruna Tsokwa, has denied that members were sponsored to effect changes in the leadership of the House...

Leadership NewspapersNGF Chair: Amaechi Banks On 18 PDP, APC GovernorsLeadership NewspapersAhead of the forthcoming election for the chairmanship of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), the presidency and the supporters of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of...

CHANNELSIn Her Own Words...THISDAY LiveMy Life, My Story: Autobiography of Nigeria's First Female Governor,? By Virgy Etiaba, Gallery Publications 2012 “Welcome. Come share my life, my story,” appears to be what the smiling, elegant, traditiona...

Nigerian TribuneBoko Haram: Can the amnesty committee perform magic? - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneGroup Politics Editor, TAIWO ADISA, examines some salient issues and matters that have been said ought to be adequately addressed before the Federal ...

Nigerian TribuneFG grounds Amaechi's plane •Claims it is operating illegally •NAMA defends self ...Nigerian TribuneTHE Nigeria civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Saturday, declared that the controversial aircraft in the service of Governor Rot...

Premium TimesDeath toll rises in Awka tanker crashPremium TimesThe Federal Road Safety Commission says five people died and 17 others were injured in the multiple accident involving a tanker and five buses in Awka, the Anambra capital, on Friday. There...

THISDAY LiveNorthern Governors ask Boko Haram to halt renewed violence, urges military to ...DailyPost NigeriaThe Northern States Governors' Forum, NSGF, has again pleaded with violent Islamic group, Boko Haram, to give peace a chance and stop the ...

Osun DefenderOMISORE: THE JESTER IN OSUNOsun Defenderomisore After being in the limbo for nearly two years, The Sun Newspapers managed to resurrect Senator Christopher Iyiola Omisore from death. In an interview he granted to the shouting tabloid and an...

CHANNELSNJC Suspends Justice Talba for One YearAllAfrica.comJustice Abubakar Talba of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has been suspended for 12 months without pay by the National Judicial Council (NJC) headed by Chief Justice of the Fede...

CHANNELSFrance and Cameroon Paid Boko Haram $3.15 million To Free French Hostages ...CHANNELSMembers of fundamentalist sect Boko Haram were paid an equivalent of around $3.15 million by French and Cameroonian negotiators before freeing seven French hos...

P.M. NewsInsurance company CEO kidnapped in LagosP.M. NewsKidnappers are still on the prowl in Lagos Nigeria, capturing their victims without the police able to do anything about it. The latest victim is a female head of an insurance company based in t...

DailyPost NigeriaGunmen Attack Prison, Police Station, Bank in AdamawaAllAfrica.comGunmen on Thursday night attacked a prison, a police station and a bank in Adamawa State The attack occurred in Mayo Belwa Town, the birth place of the state governor, M...

Leadership NewspapersResettlement: FCT Natives Demand Better Deal From FGLeadership NewspapersThe original inhabitants of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have requested the federal government to assure them of a better deal before the commencement ...

Leadership NewspapersConstitution Amendment: Mark Cautions Senators On Self-Interest - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaSENATE President David Mark has called on Senators working to produce the draft-bill of the amendment to the 1999 Constitution to allow t...

CHANNELSTukur Sacks Son, Okiro, 12 Other Aides, Cites Re-organisation - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE wind of re-organisation blowing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has led to the removal of the aides to the party's National Chairman, Alha...

Leadership NewspapersNigeria, US To Strengthen Political, Economic TiesThe Guardian NigeriaNIGERIA and the United States (U.S.) have agreed to work together as they have done in the past to strengthen political and economic bilateral relations as part ...

CHANNELSACF Condemns Use Of Excessive Force On Northern Communities, Wants Sani ...The Guardian NigeriaNORTHERN elders has warned the Federal Government against the use of excessive force by the military on communities perceived to be Boko Haram enclav...

Leadership NewspapersFG Grounds, Releases Amaechi's Plane - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE simmering rift between the Presidency and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) and Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, does not appear...

Copyright Commission urges Nigerians to boost creative talents of youthsDaily Times NigeriaThe Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Afam Ezekude, has urged Nigerians to take more interest in developing the creative talents of youths...