CHANNELSNCP Appeals Ruling On INEC's Right To De-register Political PartiesCHANNELSThe National Conscience Party (NCP) has filed an appeal against the judgment upholding the power of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to de-regist...

Alaafin, Alake absent at S'West monarchs' peace parleyThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo were yesterday conspicuously absent at the Peace and Conflict Resolution meeting se...

Alaafin, Alake absent at S'West monarchs' peace parleyThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo were yesterday conspicuously absent at the Peace and Conflict Resolution meeting se...

Premium TimesDeclare me winner of Ondo governorship poll, PDP candidate, Oke, tells tribunalPremium TimesOlusola Oke alleged that the voters register used by INEC was not credible as it had been tampered with by the commission. The governorship candida...

CHANNELSConfusion as Ogun Assembly Gets Two SpeakersTHISDAY LiveIn a re-enactment of the division that emasculated the sixth Ogun State House of Assembly under former Governor Gbenga Daniel, a fracas erupted again Tuesday in the assembly, when 14 membe...

CHANNELSMuch of Lagos potentials yet to be reali...BusinessDayLagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday sought the support of the public towards realisation of a better future for Lagos, saying much of the potentials of the state had not been...

CHANNELSMaina's Suit: Absence Of Judge Stalls ProceedingsNigerian ObserverABUJA - The absence of Justice Adamu Bello of the Federal High Court on Tuesday stalled proceedings in a suit brought by Abdulrasheed Maina against the Senate, the I-G and ot...

Leadership NewspapersAppeal Court Upholds Suswam's ElectionTHISDAY LiveThe Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi has dismissed the appeal filed by a former gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, Mr. Terver Kakih, ...

CHANNELSArmy discovers bomb factory in KadunaNigerian TribuneAGAIN, the military authorities in Kaduna, on Wednesday, announced the discovery of weapons and bomb making implements in a house located on Sabon Birni Road, Kawo, in Kaduna North Local Gove...

Nigerian TribuneI'm benefiting from Awo's largesse again - SoyinkaNigerian TribuneTWENTY-SEVEN years after, memory of Africa's laureate history came alive on Wednesday, as the first African Nobel laureate for Literature, Professor Wole Soyi...

CHANNELSCAN Condemns Silence Over Killing Of 13 People In KanoCHANNELSThe Christian Association of Nigeria, Kano State branch, has expressed worry over the silence of the authorities on the killing of about 13 people at Sheka area in Kumbotso Local Gov...

APGA Demands Investigation Of Enugu Judge Over Dismissal Of ExecutivesCHANNELSA faction of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has asked the National Judicial Council (NJC) to investigate the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Innocent Umezulike...

CHANNELSFCTA To Toll Abuja Airport RoadCHANNELSThe Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is seeking the permission of the federal government to commence the concessioning and tolling of the Airport Road in Abuja to raise the sum of N49 billio...

CHANNELSCourt Affirms Dickson's ElectionCHANNELSA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by one Austin Ogionwo challenging the election of Seriake Dickson as the governor of Bayelsa State. Delivering judgement on the suit,...

CHANNELSCivil Defence Commandant Can't Tell His Organisation's Web AddressCHANNELSThe Lagos State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) Obafaiye Shem has said that he has never visited his organisation's website...

Nigerian TribuneSlain Kwara CP: Police Arrests 500 YouthsNigerian BulletinAccording to The Punch newspaper, over 500 youths have been arrested by policemen from the Enugu State Police Command, Tuesday, following the brutal murder of Kwara State police ...

Leadership NewspapersAregbesola swear-in Acting CJ, urges her to promote justiceOsun DefenderOsun CJ Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has urged the Acting Chief Judge, Justice Adebola Adepele Ojo, to promote justice at all times. He spoke yesterday ...

CHANNELSIbori Loot - Babalakin's Co-Accused Gets Permission to Travel AbroadAllAfrica.comLagos — Alex Okoh, an alleged accomplice of Dr. Wale Babalakin, chairman, Bi-Courtney Highway Services, with whom he is facing money laundering charges at th...

Leadership NewspapersCash-For-Jobs: Federal Character Commission Lied, Moro Tells Senate PanelLeadership NewspapersInterior minister Comrade Abba Moro yesterday refuted Monday's allegations by the chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) ...

Nigerian TribuneBalarabe, Kwande, Afenifere slam Northern govs over comment on OBJNigerian TribuneFormer President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and his wife, Bola, dancing during his 76th SOME leaders, including that of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, on ...

Forgery: Appeal CourtLeadership NewspapersThe Court of Appeal in Makurdi yesterday dismissed an appeal by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Terver Kakih, challenging the integrity of the academic qualifications of Benue State Governor ...

Bella NaijaTwo Missing Toddlers Found Dead in Lagos after 39 DaysBella NaijaTwo toddlers aged three years-old who were declared missing on 25th January 2013 have been found dead in an abandoned vehicle on the premises of a building next to theirs on Ta...

NPA begins anti-terrorism trainingThe Guardian NigeriaBARRING any last minute change in plans, the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) will today begin special security training aimed at protecting its facilities and installations against terrorist attacks. ...

CHANNELSExtremists attack police in NigeriaThe Voice of RussiaThe gunmen opened fire on police killing three people and then attacked a local bank killing five others. While none of the extremist organizations operating in the area have claimed respons...

BusinessDayForeign airlines buy aviation fuel in Nigeria as shortage hits GhanaBusinessDayAlthough the Ghanaian government is trying to offer explanation for the shortage of aviation fuel in the country, airlines have had to depend on supplies from Tog...

Daily SunFG to create 5m jobs by 2015Daily SunThe Federal Government, yesterday, said it would stimulate the economy through empowerment of micro enterprises and reduction of unemployment, with the establishment of the National Enterprise Development P...

spyghana.comCommonwealth plans visa-free policy to boost trade, investment among member ...BusinessDayThe Commonwealth said on Monday that it had begun discussions on the implementation of the visa-free policy to strengthen trade and investment among m...

P.M. NewsThe Pension MessP.M. NewsThe past few weeks must have been particularly bruising period for Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, who is alleged by the Nigerian Senate to have mismanaged over N195 billion pension funds....

BusinessDayEkiti, World Bank partner to create 40000 jobsBusinessDayEkiti State Government says it has formed a new partnership with the World Bank to generate about 40,000 jobs to employ youths in the next five years. The State governor, Dr Kayode Fay...

P.M. NewsA New CovenantP.M. NewsDemocracy Park, Oja Oba, behind the Central Mosque, Oba Adesida Road, Akure, the Ondo State capital, was like a beehive on Sunday 24 February 2013. That was when dignitaries from all walks of life, indigenes of the state...

Leadership NewspapersObasanjo's eight-year rule was not beneficial to Yoruba people – AlaafinOsun DefenderAlaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has accused former president, Olusegun Obasanjo of being behind the continuous marginalization of the Yo...

CHANNELSConvicted Pension Director Slumps in CourtTHISDAY LiveA convicted pension fraudster, John Yahaya Yusufu, who is standing trial for alleged false declaration of assets Monday, slumped in the dock while his trial was in progress before a Federal ...

Nigerian TribuneObj, standard for good governance - Northern govsNigerian TribuneChief Olusegun Obasanjo THE Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has paid tribute to former President Olusegun Obasanjo who attains 76 years of age on today saying the f...

Nigerian TribuneLASU crisis: 1 more killed, 20 arrestedNigerian TribuneThe lingering cult war at the Lagos State University (LASU) continued on Sunday night as another student suspected to be a cult member was killed by a rival cult group. The slain st...

Orji's new mandate for South-EastBusinessDayAt a time like this when the political firmament is heating up and there seems to be uncertainty, it is necessary for any group to have a sense of direction. Today's piece is a well-meaning effort to ...

spyghana.comZaki Biam/Odi Invasions: CPCLeadership NewspapersThe Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has called for a formal arraignment of Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, before the International Criminal Court (ICC) over al...

spyghana.comBan tasks UN malaria envoy with boosting funds for health-related development ...Island BusinessGENEVA, Switzerland ---- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has tasked Ray Chambers, who has served as his Special Envoy for Malaria s...

NJC RECOMMENDATION: Jang finally retires Justice NaronNigerian TribuneFOLLOWING the recommendation of the National Judiciary Council (NJC), the Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, has approved the compulsory retirement of Honourable Justice T. D. Naron...

Delta sets up community-based security committeeNigerian TribuneTo further mitigate the state of insecurity in the oil-rich state, the Delta State government has set up a waterways security committee and advisory council to assist security agencies on ...

Leadership NewspapersLadoja chides Ajimobi over demolition of structures He's playing dirty politics ...Nigerian TribuneA former governor of Oyo State and national leader of the Accord Party, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has described Governor Abiola Aj...

Nigerian TribuneAPC, tablet for Nigeria's political headache - GayaNigerian TribuneSenator Kabiru Gaya, a former governor of Kano State, represents Kano South Senatorial District in the National Assembly on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples P...

Drug suspect conceals cocaine in sandals, bagNigerian TribuneOFFICIALS of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have discovered cocaine inside sandals and luggage at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos. A press stat...

spyghana.comMWUN said it would resist privatisation of NPAspyghana.comMaritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) yesterday said it would resist Government's planned to privatise the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), describing the move as anti people p...

Obasanjo Decries Invasion OfLeadership NewspapersFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday stressed the need for youths and women empowerment for cultural security and development in Africa. Obasanjo spoke at a regional conference on “Women and Yo...

Obasanjo Decries Invasion OfLeadership NewspapersFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday stressed the need for youths and women empowerment for cultural security and development in Africa. Obasanjo spoke at a regional conference on “Women and Yo...

Obasanjo Decries Invasion OfLeadership NewspapersFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday stressed the need for youths and women empowerment for cultural security and development in Africa. Obasanjo spoke at a regional conference on “Women and Yo...

Obasanjo Decries Invasion OfLeadership NewspapersFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday stressed the need for youths and women empowerment for cultural security and development in Africa. Obasanjo spoke at a regional conference on “Women and Yo...

Odi Invasion: Obasanjo Should Be Arraigned Before The International Criminal ...Osun DefenderThe Congress for Political Change (CPC) says that following the decision of the Federal High Court on the 1999 military invasion of Odi, in Bayelsa State, the ...

Odi Invasion: Obasanjo Should Be Arraigned Before The International Criminal ...Osun DefenderThe Congress for Political Change (CPC) says that following the decision of the Federal High Court on the 1999 military invasion of Odi, in Bayelsa State, the ...

Odi Invasion: Obasanjo Should Be Arraigned Before The International Criminal ...Osun DefenderThe Congress for Political Change (CPC) says that following the decision of the Federal High Court on the 1999 military invasion of Odi, in Bayelsa State, the ...

Odi Invasion: Obasanjo Should Be Arraigned Before The International Criminal ...Osun DefenderThe Congress for Political Change (CPC) says that following the decision of the Federal High Court on the 1999 military invasion of Odi, in Bayelsa State, the ...

CHANNELSKwara NSCDC Arrests Fake Number Plate SyndicateCHANNELSThe Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has smashed a syndicate which specialised in the production of fake number plates for commercial motorcyclists. The ...

Myjoyonline.comPolice arrest 70 over murder of Nigerian musician DamocheMyjoyonline.comThe Nigerian Police has arrested not fewer than 70 persons in connection with the death of musician Damilola Damoche, a 400 level student of the Lagos State Universi...

Leadership NewspapersFG Gives N3bn Special GrantLeadership NewspapersThe federal government at the weekend said it has packaged a special programme known as Project Nollywood with a grant of N3 billion to aide the film industry scale beyond the achieve...

Leadership NewspapersPresident Mahama Charges Ghanaian Finance Minister to Compare Notes With ...AllAfrica.comAbuja — Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has admonished the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance Dr. Ngozi Ok...

Denrele Edun robbed in his family homeNigerian Entertainment TodayEccentric TV host, Denrele Edun was robbed over the weekend at his family house in Yaba, Lagos. The robbery occurred between the hours of 1am and 2am, Sunday morning at his family home l...

Abia University Strips Orji Kalu of Degree CertificateAllAfrica.comThe Abia State University has just released a statement withdrawing the degree certificate it awarded to a former governor of the state, Uzor Orji Kalu. In withdrawing the certificate, ...

Man beats wife's friend to deathOsun DefenderA middle-aged pregnant woman, Mrs. Lateefat Odediran, was last Saturday allegedly beaten to death by the husband of one of her friends at Ibala area of Ede, Osun State. It was gathered that the deceased ...

The West AustralianMillions wiped away each month in romance fraudsThe AustralianUP TO $1 million is leaving WA bank accounts each month for West African countries in online scams, according to the Major Fraud Squad. The figure was revealed this mornin...

Nigerian TribuneZoning not as important as winning Ekiti for PDP in 2014 - AribisalaNigerian TribuneA former member representing Oye/Ikole Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Adewale Aribisala, is among the chieftains of the People...

spyghana.comPHCN: Labour gives FG 14 days ultimatumNigerian TribuneTHE Federal Government ongoing reform in the power sector may, in the next few days, suffer a setback, as the National Union of Electricity Employee (NUEE) has given the government a 14...

CHANNELS2015 elections: 'Nigerians will be the ones to decide'Nigerian TribuneThe National Coordinator, Forum for Justice and Human Rights (FJHD), Oghenejabor Ikimi, has stated that, Nigerians would be the ones to dertermine their future if the...

Midday inferno destroys 10 houses in WarriNigerian TribuneNO fewer than 10 houses were razed by fire over the weekend at Iyara in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. Rendering tens of persons homeless in its wake, the fire, which immediat...

spyghana.com2015: Opposition lawmakers optimistic about APC victoryDaily Times NigeriaTwo opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives have expressed confidence that the All Progressives' Congress (APC) will make a remarkable impact in the ...

P.M. NewsNigeria: Fire guts South African satellite broadcaster's studiosAfrique en LigueLagos, Nigeria - The Lagos studios of South African entertainment and sports channels MNET and SuperSports have been gutted by fire that destroyed property wor...

CHANNELSGolden Eaglets Dominate Botswana In FriendlyCHANNELSNigeria's Under-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets, beat Botswana 3-0 on Saturday in the first-leg of a two-legged friendly encounter played at the U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar. The mat...

Leadership NewspapersInsecurity: Danjuma Raises Alarm Over Looming AnarchyTHISDAY LiveFormer Minister of Defence, Lt.General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) , Saturday raised the alarm over what he described as the consequences of the current security situati...

P.M. NewsNigeria lacks good leaders –ObasanjoOsun DefenderFormer president Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, declared that Nigeria lacked good leaders. Obasanjo lamented that the dearth of good leaders in the country ...

SomalilandPressKenya 2013: Somaliland for OdingaSomalilandPressThe Republic of Kenya will be electing a new President for the first time since the 2007 Presidential election that was marred by violence and corruption. The world will be closely watching...

CHANNELSFour-year-old Raped To DeathThe Guardian NigeriaPOLICEMEN in Imo State have arrested a 30-year-old man, for raping a four-year-old girl to death. Parading the suspect at police headquarters in Owerri at the weekend, the Commissioner, Muhammad M...

CHANNELSTrade, Tax Enforcement Top Agenda, As UK Minister Visits FasholaThe Guardian NigeriaLAGOS State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, and the United Kingdom Minister for Africa, Mr. Mark Symonds, have expressed the mutual commitment of their governments...

Atlanta Black StarLagos Commissioner Denies Demolishing Badia, We Cleared Refuse Dump, He ...CHANNELSDespite the outcries that followed the last Saturday demolition of Houses in the Badia East Community, Ijora, by the officials of Lagos State Physical ...

Nigerian Entertainment TodayNIGERIA: Damoche's Murder, Police Say Investigation into Singer-Student's DeathCodewit Global NetworkYesterday's murder of Olaniyan Damilola, a Level 400 student of the Lagos State University [LASU] by suspected ...

CHANNELSEkweremadu Calls For Decentralisation Of PoliceCHANNELSSenator Ike Ekweremmadu, representing Enugu West Senatorial District, has said that the way forward for the Nigeria Police, in line with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,...

BusinessDayPDP lauds court's ruling on Jonathan`s eligibility to re-contestNews24Abuja - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lauded the ruling of an Abuja High Court on President Goodluck Jonathan`s eligibility to re-contest the presidency in 20...

spyghana.comHow security reports almost scuttled 10 governors' visit to BornoOsun DefenderThe explosions that rocked Maiduguri, Borno State, on Thursday during a meeting of the governors of the newly formed All Progressive Party (APC) did not quite...

Alleged Fraud: Court Adjourns Daniel's Trial Till April 22THISDAY LiveAn Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta Friday granted the application of a former governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, for the adjournment of a criminal case instit...

Leadership NewspapersCourt Sacks Delta LawmakerLeadership NewspapersA Federal High Court in Asaba Delta State yesterday sacked a member of the State House of Assembly, Hon (Dr.) Alphonsus Ojo representing Ukwuani Constituency in suit against him by Dem...

CHANNELSNasarawa govt to pay for injured students' treatmentNigerian TribuneTHE Nasarawa State government will settle hospital bills of students receiving treatment for injuries sustained during the February 25 students protest in the state, the de...

Southern Kaduna Forum Lauds Gov Yero Over Inclusive LeadershipLeadership NewspapersThe Kaduna State governor, Mukhtar Ramallan Yero, has received kudos from the leadership of the Southern Kaduna Forum, for his all-inclusive government. The forum also p...

CHANNELSNigeria Budget: FG's budget not working - SenatorsAfrique en LigueEconomy - The Senate has reopened its battle with the Presidency over planning and implementation of national budgets. Speaking yesterday during the debate of a motion sponso...

CHANNELSNigeria Budget: FG's budget not working - SenatorsAfrique en LigueEconomy - The Senate has reopened its battle with the Presidency over planning and implementation of national budgets. Speaking yesterday during the debate of a motion sponso...

CHANNELSNigeria Budget: FG's budget not working - SenatorsAfrique en LigueEconomy - The Senate has reopened its battle with the Presidency over planning and implementation of national budgets. Speaking yesterday during the debate of a motion sponso...

1st March, 2013 11:08Pension Scam: Maina Finally Gets The Boot!The StreetjournalAn Abuja High Court has ruled that President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest in the 2015 presidential elections. President Jonathan assumed the leadership of the c...

Ventures AfricaNigeria Gets N45 Billion Loan From African Bank for Road Projects, OthersAllAfrica.comThe loan is to support the Federal Government's economic governance and infrastructure development agenda under the Jonathan administration's t...

Ajimobi Commends JournalistsLeadership NewspapersGov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Friday commended journalists for their role in entrenching democracy in the country. Ajimobi made the commendation while declaring open the 2013 National Convention of...

BusinessDaySenate slates three days next week for PIBBusinessDayThe Senate on Thursday raised hope for the quick passage of the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) when its president, David Mark, announced that three days have been scheduled ne...

NNPP dissociates self from APGA allianceNews24Lagos - The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) on Thursday distanced itself from the alliance of some 20 parties with the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) ahead of the 2015 elections. The NNPP's Nat...

IGP Doles Out N9.8m To Deceased Policemen's FamiliesLeadership NewspapersThe inspector-general of police (IGP), Muhammad Abubakar, has donated the sum of N9.8 million to the families Policemen who lost their lives while in active service and police...

Independent OnlineConvicted terrorist delays sentencingIndependent OnlineHenry Okah, who was found guilty on 13 counts of terrorism, will be presented by a new lawyer. Picture: Itumeleng English. Johannesburg - Convicted Nigerian terrorist Henry Okah&#...

CHANNELSWe Are Disappointed In Fashola – Nat. Good Governance TourCHANNELSThe Secretariat of the National Good Governance Tour (NGGT) has said that it views with concern and deep regret the statement credited to Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola...

CHANNELSWe Are Disappointed In Fashola – Nat. Good Governance TourCHANNELSThe Secretariat of the National Good Governance Tour (NGGT) has said that it views with concern and deep regret the statement credited to Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola...

Nigerian TribuneLocal governments must have autonomy, says National AssemblyDaily Times NigeriaThe National Assembly has said the debate over the autonomy of the local government in the constitution amendment is not negotiable. Addressing a protest of ...

Nigerian TribuneLocal governments must have autonomy, says National AssemblyDaily Times NigeriaThe National Assembly has said the debate over the autonomy of the local government in the constitution amendment is not negotiable. Addressing a protest of ...

Times of NigeriaPatience Jonathan As A MetaphorTimes of NigeriaNigerians were yet to come to terms with the FCT Minister's budgetary allocation of N4billion naira to the office of the first lady - that has never been recognized by the country's...

Aregbesola returns from America, lists gains of tripNigerian TribuneOsun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, arrived the country on Wednesday night from the United States of America, saying the trip afforded him the opportunity to meet the Corporate Co...

Aregbesola returns from America, lists gains of tripNigerian TribuneOsun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, arrived the country on Wednesday night from the United States of America, saying the trip afforded him the opportunity to meet the Corporate Co...

Aregbesola returns from America, lists gains of tripNigerian TribuneOsun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, arrived the country on Wednesday night from the United States of America, saying the trip afforded him the opportunity to meet the Corporate Co...

Nigerian TribuneOgun Assembly in rowdy session over tenders boardNigerian TribuneThe Ogun State House of Assembly witnessed a rowdy session on Thursday, as majority of the 26 assembly members faulted the constitution of a Tender's Board Committee. ...

Two-party system: I'm vindicated - IBBNigerian TribuneFormer Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has taken a retrospective look at the ongoing merger talks among the opposition political parties in the country, saying that he has been vi...