Sacrificial Killing Of Twin Daughters In Abuja's Rural TownOsun DefenderDespite being in the jet age with globalization taking centre stage, some communities in Nigeria are still caught up in their traditional ways of life with fervent practice of ...

Osun DefenderObasanjo had no killer squad, says Fasawe - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaA PEOPLE'S Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Oyewole Fasawe has debunked the allegation that former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, had a killer squad an...

National Daily• Vows to surpass 2012 overall 89% budget performanceNational DailyLAGOS State Government has since 2007 remained a model of governance that has been responding positively to populist demands and global standards of development in the 2...

Leadership NewspapersACN sweeps council pollsP.M. News (blog)Nigeria's Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) on Sunday announced results of Saturday's council polls in seven of the 14 local government areas, where the exercise too...

Leadership NewspapersInter-city Roads Rehabilitation Gulps N2.7 bnLeadership NewspapersFacts emerged at the weekend that on-going rehabilitation and resurfacing of roads within the federal capital city would gulp N2.7 billion. The rehabilitation exerci...

Leadership NewspapersTinubu Wants Compensation For Boko Haram VictimsLeadership NewspapersNational leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that there is the need to pay compensation to the families of victims of Bok...

CHANNELSAchebe for burial May 23 - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaAFTER a meeting of the South-East governors in Enugu Sunday, they announced May 23, 2013 as the burial date for the renowned writer, Prof. Chinua Achebe. Achebe died on March 21, 2013 in th...

Nigerian TribuneIgbo are third rate citizens —Kalu • Says 'I want to see Buhari hug Jonathan'Nigerian TribuneA former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has described the Igbo as third rate citizens in the Nigerian project. Kalu sai...

Nigerian TribuneAJIMOBI VS LADOJA: Epic battle in Oyo - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneTHE cold war between the Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and one of his predecessors, Senator Rashidi Ladoja took a twist with the sacking of loyalists o...

Congrats, Oba Odugade I at 99Nigerian TribuneOn Sunday 14 April this year, His Highness Oba Samuel Osundina Odulana Odugade I, the Olubadan of Ibadanland marked his 99 birthday in Ibadan, his home town. To mark the august occasion, his traditional chie...

P.M. NewsNo cause for alarm over Okorocha's condition —Imo govt - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneTHE government of Imo State has allayed fears on the health condition of the state governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, who is currently outside the cou...

NAFDAC seeks life imprisonment for manufacturers of fake drugsNigerian TribuneThe National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again restated its determination to put an end to the menace of fake drugs in the country by se...

Leadership NewspapersFG saves N420bn in 15 months from new procurement law - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneThe Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Mr Emeka Eze, has said over N420 billion had been saved for Federal Government in the...

Group commends Osun gov over security of lives, propertyNigerian TribuneIntegrity Group of Osun State has commended the state governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola for putting an end to the insecurity of lives and property in the state. The leader of the group,...

AD: We're Not Part of APCTHISDAY LiveThe Alliance for Democracy (AD) has denounced a statement made by a factional leader of the party, Chief Micheal Koleoso , at the National convention of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to the effect that AD...

THISDAY Live'My five-day ordeal in kidnappers' den' - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Kehinde Bamigbetan, was Sunday full of thanks to God and appreciation to friends and associates ...

Voice of AmericaNigeria Boko Haram Commission in Dialogue to End Violence - Voice of AmericaVoice of AmericaA leading member of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's Boko Haram Committee has expressed confidence the panel will come up with recomme...

Vancouver SunNigeria censors documentary in growing crackdownCarlisle SentinelThe documentary on a massive strike that paralyzed life in Nigeria features newspaper headlines, television news footage and other information widely known about a government...

Shehu Sani Rejects Nomination As Amnesty Committee MemberCHANNELSHuman rights activist, Mister Shehu Sani has described the process of setting up a 26-man amnesty committee for Boko Haram as faulty, and has rejected his nomination. His rejection is com...

Britain Promises to Support Maritime Security in W'AfricaCodewit Global NetworkBritish High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Andrew PocockBritish High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Andrew Pocock, has promised that his country will support Africa's c...

25-year-old kidnaps, rapes 53-year-old woman, demands N10mNigerian TribuneTHE act of kidnapping in Delta State took a different dimension on Thursday with the arrest of two kidnap suspects who abducted a 53-year-old woman and raped her in a hotel befor...

Leadership NewspapersDiya's pardon: Army yet to be informed - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneTHOSE who were convicted for their alleged participation in the 1987 phantom coup that consumed the military career of former Chief of General Staff, Lt G...

P.M. NewsConcentrate on delivering dividends of democracy, Ogun PDP tells AmosunNigerian TribuneApparently reacting to a statement in the national newspapers (not the Sunday Tribune) credited to the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun last wee...

Polytechnic lecturer murdered during cult clash in Kogi - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneSUSPECTED cultists at the Kogi State Polytechnic in Lokoja, stabbed a lecturer to death on Friday during a supremacy battle between two warring groups. The senior...

Ndigbo In 2015 PoliticsLeadership NewspapersFor Ndigbo who disagree with me, I have a story to tell. It is like a vision of the 2015 politics revealed to a soothsayer in Nri kingdom. Call it déjà vu and you won't be wrong. Literature students may...

National Mirror2015: Pressure mounts on Tambuwal to join raceNational MirrorA yet-to-be unveiled pressure group in the House of Representatives, may begin pressure on Speaker, House of Representatives to join the Presidential race in 2015, it was revea...

National Mirror1154 Offenders Sentenced To Community ServiceThe Guardian NigeriaLAGOS State government Saturday disclosed that between August 2012 and March 2013, it sentenced 1,154 offenders to various terms of community service across its 12 magister...

Premium TimesNigerian Medical Association vows to assist police find killers of ex-leaderPremium TimesThe Chairman of the Kwara State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, Olayinka Buari, on Saturday said the association was collaborating with th...

Nigerian TribuneTinted glass permit is free- of- charge, says Police IGDaily Times NigeriaThe Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar on Friday said the permit for the use of tinted factory vehicle glasses does not attract any ant charge. T...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan, Tambuwal, Amosun, Others Eulogise Oluwole AwolowoLeadership NewspapersThe remains of Chief Oluwole Bolade Awolowo, son of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was yesterday interred at his home town, Ikenne-Remo amidst w...

Leadership NewspapersSTF Confirms 20 Killed, 100 Cattle Rustled In Plateau VillagesLeadership NewspapersThe Special Task Force (STF) in Plateau State has confirmed that over 20 persons were killed in villages of Riyom and Barkin Ladi of Plateau State t...

DailyPost NigeriaMassob Leaders Must Face Trial for Treason, Supreme Court RulesAllAfrica.comAbuja — Seven principal members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra including their leader, Ralph Uwazurike, yesterday in ...

CHANNELSMadalla Bombing: KabiruLeadership NewspapersA suspected member of Boko Haram sect, Kabiru Umar, also known as Kabiru Sokoto, has pleaded 'not guilty' to the 2-count criminal and terrorism charges levelled against him by the Federal Gove...

Nigerian TribunePermit for tinted glasses is free –IG - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneTHE Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr Mohammed Abubakar, has said that obtaining police permit for the use of vehicles with tinted glasses “is free of charge...

National MirrorLagos sentences 1154 to community service in 7 monthsNational MirrorBetween August 2012 and March 2013, no fewer than 1,154 offenders had been sentenced to various terms of community service across the 12 magisterial districts of Lagos S...

Jigawa PDP Hijacks SURE-P, Taraba Gets N1.7 Billion - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Subsidy Re- investment and Empowerment Programmes (SURE-P), Jigawa State Chapter, seems to have been hijacked by some leaders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (...

Parade Of Suspects Before Trial Seen As An Abuse of RightCHANNELSLawyers condemn the public parade of suspects before trial. That's the focus of this episode of law weekly with our judiciary correspondent, Shola Soyele. Also in this edition, senior...

Osun DefenderFear Of Boko Haram 'Killer Squad' Hits Amnesty Committee, Pressure Mounts ...Osun DefenderMembers-of-the-boko-haram-sect-360x225 (2) Sources close to Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, one of President Goodluck Jonathan's nominees for the ...

Premium TimesSecurity agents apprehend four suspects over Plateau killingsPremium TimesThe Special Task Force has appealed to the warring factions to embrace dialogue and genuine forgiveness for lasting peace in the state. The Special Task Force, STF, ...

Daily SunBoko Haram: 235 Nigeriens, eight Filipinos deportedDaily SunLagos State Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service, (NIS), yesterday repatriated 235 Nigeriens amongst other nationals, arrested recently without valid visa. Also repatriated wer...

Leadership NewspapersLagos Sentences 1154 Offenders To Community ServiceLeadership NewspapersNo fewer than 1,154 offenders have been sentenced to various terms of community service across the 12 magisterial districts of Lagos State, in the last seven y...

DailyPost NigeriaJaywon's SUV involved in fatal accident [PHOTOS]DailyPost NigeriaNigeria music star and Kennis Music ensign, Jaywon, lost his Lincon Navigator SUV, bought sometime last year in a fatal auto crash on Wednesday, April 17. Source said...

Osun DefenderFG Has Not Scrapped JAMB, NECO —WikeP.M. NewsThe Minister of State for Education, Mr Nyesom Wike, said on Thursday that the Federal Government had not scrapped the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Examinat...

CHANNELS275 Constituencies Vote Against Presidential RotationCHANNELSA report by the House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Constitution Amendment shows that majority of a peoples public session voted against the rotation of the office of the pres...

Zee NewsNigeria`s biggest Oppn party votes in favour of merger - Zee NewsZee NewsNigeria`s biggest Oppn party votes in favour of merger Abuja: Nigeria's biggest opposition party Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favour of merging it with an All Prog...

Zee NewsNigeria`s biggest Oppn party votes in favour of merger - Zee NewsZee NewsNigeria`s biggest Oppn party votes in favour of merger Abuja: Nigeria's biggest opposition party Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favour of merging it with an All Prog...

DailyPost NigeriaObasanjo's administration did not obey the rule of law - TambuwalDailyPost NigeriaSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has blasted ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, saying that his eight-year rule was ...

THISDAY LiveEmir Of Kano's Mosque In Kano nearly hit by bomb - SpyGhana.comspyghana.comSuspected terrorists on a “keke” yesterday evening detonated a bomb near the Emir of Kano's mosque in kano. Elombah.com learnt one person died in the exp...

Aviation minister summoned to testify on Dana Air crash - SpyGhana.comspyghana.comAviation Minister Princess Stella Oduah has been summoned to appear before an inquest into the 2012 Dana plane crash which killed 153 people. Coroner Oyetade Komolafe tod...

National Mirror2015: Jonathan and ghost of one term pactNational MirrorA matter broached by Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State roughly three months back (last February); which generated more of caustic brickbats than bouquets, was again reportedly...

CHANNELS2 years on: Baba Suwe still battling NDLEA for N25 million compensationynaijaTwo years on and the Yoruba actor, Babatunde Omidina, better known as Baba Suwe is still battling with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency to pay the N25m compen...

DailyPost NigeriaWhat I have in common with Aminu Kano – ObasanjoCodewit Global NetworkFormer President Olusegun ObasanjoFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, described himself as a replica of the late Mallam Aminu Kano in term of opposition...

Osun DefenderMost Nigerian roads'll be motorable by 2015 – JonathanOsun DefenderGOODluck President Goodluck Jonathan has said that most Nigerian roads will be in good conditions in the next two years. Speaking during the inauguration of the WEMPC...

Osun DefenderPlot to Impeach Okorocha Thickens as EFCC Quizzes Imo Govt OfficialsTHISDAY LiveThe plot to impeach the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha gathered momentum yesterday when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) rearrested the...

CHANNELSCourt Joins Falana, Aturu InLeadership NewspapersA federal High Court in Abuja has joined two Lagos lawyers, Chief Femi Falana (SAN) and BamideleAturu inthe controversial fuel subsidy suit filed by a former Anambra State governorship candidate,...

Kogi Council Polls, WadaLeadership NewspapersAhead the May 4, 2013 council polls, the Kogi State Governor Captain Idris Wada, has warned trouble makers to have a rethink, saying the law enforcement agents are properly equipped to handle any ugly situat...

Akpabio seeks N80bn additional loanThe PunchAkwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio on Thursday wrote to the state House of Assembly, requesting an approval of additional N80bn loan for use by the government. The request came barely two months after ...

Nigerian TribuneMark, Arisekola, others honour oluwole awolowo at tribune's day of tribute ...Nigerian TribuneTHURSDAY was a day of honour in Ibadan for Chief Oluwole Awolowo, Publisher/Vice Chairman of the African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc (ANN Pl...

Situating Atiku, el-Rufai feud - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneTHE recent public outburst between the Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, that generated mixed reactions is all...

Dana: Coroner orders witness summons on aviation minister - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneMagistrate Alexander Oyetade Komolafe, at the resumed sitting of the coroner, stated that it was necessary for the minister to make an appearance and give testi...

Why we won't use corps members in council election, by EDSIEC - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaAPPARENTLY reacting to complaints in some quarters that the decision by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) not to use members of the Na...

South-East PDP denies bribe-for-impeachment allegation - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaFOLLOWING the allegations by the Speaker of Imo House of Assembly, Benjamin Uwajumogu, that he was offered bribe to impeach Governor Rochas Okorocha to enable his form...

CHANNELSEFCC Partners NCC To Eradicate Piracy In NigeriaCHANNELSThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Copyrights Commission (NCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to curb piracy and protect local intellectu...

Abia Police Commissioner welcomes collaboration with vigilante group to fight ...DailyPost NigeriaUMUAHIA- Mr. Usman Tilli Abubakar, the Abia state police commissioner, has noted the need for collaboration between security agencies and recognized vigil...

CHANNELSI was not quizzed by EFCC- Former Enugu Accountant-GeneralDailyPost NigeriaThe Former Accountant General of Enugu State, Mrs. Eunice Ugwu, has described as untrue, media reports that she was quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissi...

CHANNELSDelineation Issues May Hinder Progress of 2016 Census, NPC warnsCHANNELSThe National Population Commission (NPC) on Thursday said that the next national census scheduled for 2016 may not hold if issues of professional delineation of enumeration...

Be Courageous to Fight Terrorists, Brigade Commander Tells Kano ResidentsAllAfrica.comThe Brigade Commander of the Nigeria Army, 3 motorized Brigade Kano, Brigadier General Ilyasu Abba on Thursday charged Kano residents to be courageous and assist the ...

CHANNELSTwo Women Arrested For Stealing 3-Day Old BabiesCHANNELSThe Imo state police command has nabbed a 55 year old woman, Mrs Patience Aibangbe from Edo State alongside two of her accomplices for allegedly stealing two newly born babies of different...

Osun DefenderUNILAG Medical Student DrownsOsun Defenderabiola eniola A 200-level student of the Department of Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Lagos, Unilag, Idi-Araba, Eniola Abiola has drowned. The incident occurred at the Elegushi Beach,...

Wale Bakare: Fuelling Poverty: The Nigeria MalaiseDailyPost NigeriaIf you have watched the short documentary “Fuelling Poverty” by Ishaya Bako you must be smarting in disbelief as to how we have managed to deteriorate as a nation with an abundance ...

CHANNELSEFCC Arrests Imo Finance Commissioner, Accountant GeneralCHANNELSThe Imo state Finance Commissioner, Okafor Chike John and the Accountant General, Eche Ezenna George have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissi...

Premium TimesDino accuses police of unprofessionalism in 'assassination attempt'Premium TimesDino Melaye narrates the full story of a disputed assassination attempt targeting him and subsequent police discredit of his claims. A former Nigerian ...

WorldStageLagos creates over 49000 jobs through infrastructure development, renewalWorldStageThe Lagos State Government has disclosed that over 49,000 jobs have been created in the state through the infrastructure development and renewal of the present...

Leadership NewspapersSuspected bomber burnt to death in Kano after explosions close to Emir's palaceDailyPost NigeriaAn angry mob on Wednesday caught and set ablaze a suspected bomber in Kano, just after he reportedly succeeded in setting off an Im...

Police Organise Workshop For OfficersP.M. NewsA 4-day workshop on Capacity Building for Police Public Relations Officers organized by the Nigeria Police Force, in conjunction with the Government of Akwa-Ibom State, kicked off Wednesday at Le' Merid...

2015: Jega Pledges Better PollsLeadership NewspapersIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, yesterday in Sokoto admitted that managing and reforming electoral process in Nigeria was a very challenging task, e...

Leadership NewspapersHealth Fund Debate Should Not Derail Bill, Say DoctorsAllAfrica.comThe Nigerian Medical Association has said disagreement over the constitutionality of how primary health care is funded should not be used to deny Nigerians poor equ...

Nigerian TribuneLAGOS ASSEMBLY BREAKS TRADITION FOR OLUWOLE AWOLOWONigerian TribuneTODAY, we are holding a special parliamentary session in honour of a former member. It is an exceptional event because this House only holds such sessions for its former...

Osun DefenderIf Buhari contests 100 times, he cannot rule this country again – Association of ...DailyPost NigeriaThe Association of Witches and Wizards in Nigeria has warned former Head of State and leader of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC...

Police parade kidnappers of NTA broadcasterDailyPost NigeriaThe Ondo State Police Command had on Wednesday paraded some suspected kidnappers at the command headquarters in Akure, the Ondo state capital. Police Commissioner, Patrick Dukumor, said the tw...

Osun Defender26-member C'ttee Set up to Engage Boko HaramTHISDAY LiveThe federal government Wednesday took another step towards the amnesty programme for members of Boko Haram with the constitution of two major committees that have been mandated to...

DailyPost NigeriaPalace denies suspected Okonjo-Iweala's mother's kidnapper's claims - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Obi of Ogwashi-Uku, in Delta State, Prof. Chukwuma Okonjo, has denied the claim by Chiejine Onochie, a former aide in the...

The NationYar'Adua misguided by attorney-general - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaFROM the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has come a damning verdict Wednesday that the former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) du...

Leadership NewspapersNational Health Bill: NMA Expresses Disappointment Over SetbackLeadership NewspapersThe Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed disappointment over the setback on the National Health Bill while undergoing a second reading ...

Daily SunAnambra 2014 guber: Courts, Presidency cripple APGADaily SunPreparations for the Anambra State governorship elections, which have suffered a lull in the aftermath of crises in the two big political parties in the state, the ruling All Progress...

Daily SunAnambra 2014 guber: Courts, Presidency cripple APGADaily SunPreparations for the Anambra State governorship elections, which have suffered a lull in the aftermath of crises in the two big political parties in the state, the ruling All Progress...

Kogi LG poll: Aspirants sue SIEC over composition of commission •Why we won't ...Nigerian TribuneSOME Councillorship aspirants from Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State have taken the State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) to court,...

Defence ministry should wade into arrears row - Military Pension BoardNigerian TribuneFollowing threats of protest by military pensioners over arrears of 53 per cent increase owed them, chairman of the Military Pensions Board, Commodore Simeon Audu, ha...

Nigerian TribuneLAGOS ASSEMBLY BREAKS TRADITION FOR OLUWOLE AWOLOWO •Says he ...Nigerian TribuneTODAY, we are holding a special parliamentary session in honour of a former member. It is an exceptional event because this House only holds such sessions...

Nigerian TribuneOyo ACN-Accord Party alliance collapses •As Ajimobi sacks Ladoja's menNigerian TribuneTHE governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has disengaged Accord Party nominees of former governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja,...

National MirrorTukur defends replacement of Rivers' PDP executive - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaAS the festering relationship between the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, and his People's Democratic Party (PDP) national platform worsens...

National MirrorTukur defends replacement of Rivers' PDP executive - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaAS the festering relationship between the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, and his People's Democratic Party (PDP) national platform worsens...

CHANNELSNnamani gets court's nod for foreign medical trip - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaJUSTICE Mohammed Yinusa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, Wednesday granted former governor of Enugu State, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, permission to travel abroad f...

Premium TimesDelta leaders tackle Keyamo, othersPremium TimesSome leaders and senior citizens in Delta State have deflated allegations of oppression, intimidation and marginalization leveled against the Delta State Governor, Emanuel Uduaghan, saying he...

Lagos PDP Says ACN's Lai Mohammed Is Over-AmbitiousCHANNELSThe Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it is high time that the National Publicity Secretary of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Lai Mohammed was called to order in

WorldStage99.9% of Nigerians are honest, hard-working citizens, says Okonjo-Iweala in ...WorldStageNigeria's Minister of Finance and the former World Bank official Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was recently interviewed by Christiane Amanpour CNN's Chief ...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan Forwards Pension Reform Bills To SenateLeadership NewspapersPresident Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded the Pension Reform Bill to the Senate for consideration and enactment into law. Jonathan also forwarded the Chemical Wea...

Jonathan Urges Civil Servants To Address Incompetence, InequalitiesCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday charged the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) and the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF) to collaborate ...

BBC NewsNigeria Boko Haram amnesty bid gets president's backingBBC NewsNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a new committee to look at how an amnesty for the Islamist group, Boko Haram, can be implemented. The committee will consider a 6...

Motorists accuse FRSC officials of extortion in NsukkaDailyPost NigeriaMotorists in Nsukka, Enugu state have accused officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission,FRSC, Nsukka unit command of extorting money from them on a regular basis. The aggrieve...