Leadership NewspapersPDP says Jonathan will return in 2015News24Abuja - The Peoples Democratic Party has said that President Goodluck Jonathan would return to office in 2015, Punch reports. The party said the return of President Jonathan in 2015 would ...

BusinessDayGood governance tour not FG's programme, but governors – MakuBusinessDayInformation Minister, Labaran Maku, has said that the Good Governance Media Tour is not a Federal Government's programme, but that of the 36 states' govern...

BusinessDayFG pledges more cities as Eko Atlantic City achieves 5m/sqm landBusinessDayThe Federal Government has said that more cities will be built across the country in the next few years in recognition of their potential for economic growth. Some of...

Leadership NewspapersGovs' coup: Plot to sack Amaechi as NGF's chair failsOsun DefenderRotimi-Amaechi-2308 The cold war in the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) over leadership assumed a new twist on Wednesday in Abuja as a plot to remove Riv...

CHANNELSAPC raises manifesto, constitution committeesOsun Defenderapc governors The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday inaugurated its manifesto and constitution committees in Abuja. It also raised INEC-Legal and Constitutional Compliance Commit...

P.M. NewsNJC Recommends Justices Archibong, Naron for RetirementTHISDAY LiveThe National Judicial Council (NJC) Thursday suspended Justices Charles Archibong of the Federal High Court and T. D. Naron of High Court of Justice, Plateau State and recommen...

AllAfrica.comFG warns varsities on honorary degreesNigerian TribuneTHE Federal Government, on Thursday, warned universities in the country not to turn the award of honorary degrees or fellows to chieftaincy affairs. The government also blamed the rot a...

Leadership NewspapersArmy displays 14586 surrendered arms, bombs in WarriNigerian TribuneNO fewer than 14, 586 weapons of mass distruction surrendered by ex-militants in Delta State were displayed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Thursday at 3 Battali...

Leadership NewspapersArmy displays 14586 surrendered arms, bombs in WarriNigerian TribuneNO fewer than 14, 586 weapons of mass distruction surrendered by ex-militants in Delta State were displayed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Thursday at 3 Battali...

Leadership NewspapersArmy displays 14586 surrendered arms, bombs in WarriNigerian TribuneNO fewer than 14, 586 weapons of mass distruction surrendered by ex-militants in Delta State were displayed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Thursday at 3 Battali...

Nigerian Tribune2015: Yoruba must not play second fiddle - HIDNigerian TribuneMATRIARCH of the Awolowo dynasty, Yeye Oodua, Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo, on Thursday, in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, warned that the Yoruba must not play a second fiddle in the ne...

The PunchEFCC re-arraigns oil marketers for N1.5bn subsidy fraudThe PunchEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday re-arraigned three oil marketers, along with two firms, before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, for alleged N1.5bn fuel subsidy frau...

Leadership Newspapers'How Police Foiled TerroristLeadership NewspapersThe Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 7, which comprises the FCT, Niger and Kaduna States, AIG Suleiman Abba has revealed how operatives of the zone f...

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Leadership NewspapersEFCC quizzes Delta official, firm's chief remandedThe Guardian NigeriaA TOP official of the Delta State Tourism Board was recently quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja for alleged embezzlement...

BusinessDayExplosion kills 3 in MaiduguriBusinessDayThe Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order on Wednesday confirmed the killing of three persons after an explosion in Maiduguri. JTF spokesman Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa stated this in a statement ...

SaharaReporters.comJonathan Will Run For President in 2015, Says PDPSaharaReporters.comAny lingering cobwebs as to whether President Goodluck Jonathan will seek to keep his job in 2015 were dispelled today when the National Women's Leader of the Pe...

Bella NaijaNigerian Senate Endorses Death Sentence for TerroristsBella NaijaThe Nigerian Senate yesterday unanimously endorsed the death penalty for any person engaged in acts of terrorism in the country. The penalties were contained in a conference re...

CHANNELSPolice Arraigns 7 Terror SuspectsCHANNELSThe Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned until April 10 the trial of seven terror suspects. Usman Sani, Abdulrahman Musa, Mahmud Mohammed, Kabir Mohammed, Umar Danjuma, Ibrahim Musa Abba and...

ANPP Blame Rising Cases Of Kidpnapping On PovertyDaily Times NigeriaThe All Nigeria Peoples Party [ANPP] has blamed the rising cases of kidnapping in Nigeria on poverty in the country. The party also attributed the increasing poverty in the country on ...

CHANNELSPresidency Not Hobnobbing With Maina – OkupeCHANNELSThe Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe on Thursday refuted allegations by the National Assembly that the presidency was shielding the Chai...

Dredging TodayPolice arrest suspect for Lagos explosionNews24Lagos - The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man in connection with the explosion at Festac link bridge, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos, Punch reports. It was gathered that the suspect was appr...

Good Governance Tour Not FG's Programme, But Governors - MakuLeadership NewspapersInformation Minister Labaran Maku has said that the Good Governance Media Tour is not a Federal Government's programme, but that of the 36 states' governors, ...

CHANNELS4 injured as Plateau Speaker escapes robbery attackNews24Jos - The Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr Clark Dabwan, has escaped an attack by armed robbers in Bukuru, near Jos. The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Mr Chris Olak...

National MirrorBudget 2013: FG, NASS record breakthrough in negotiationsNigerian TribuneINTENSE talks between officials of the Federal Government and the National Assembly aimed at resolving the disagreements on the 2013 budget appeared to have yielded...

Confusion at Lagos airport, as police search for kidnappers... As Customs nab ...Nigerian TribuneVEHICULAR movements around the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, became hectic on Wednesday, as police frisked every car on the road in search of kidnappers...

I 'll kill more – Jilted loverOsun DefenderJohnson (not his real name), the jilted lover, who last Saturday went on a shooting spree killing seven people in Igando, a Lagos suburb, has come out belching more threats. He insists he is out to kill ...

Oshiomhole Laments Inability To Get Justice Over OlaitanLeadership NewspapersGovernor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State yesterday lamented his inability to get justice for his slain principal secretary, comrade Olaitan Oyerinde saying if he as a governor c...

Leadership NewspapersTwo Indians, Three Nigerians Arraigned for Pipeline VandalismTHISDAY LiveTwo Indians and three Nigerians were yesterday arraigned before Justice A.R Mohammed of a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged damage of oil pipeline in O...

Leadership Newspapers2015: A word for JonathanNigerian TribuneInstead of dissipating his energy, time and money trying to perpetuate himself and remain in Aso Rock beyond 2015, President Goodluck Jonathan should focus more on making Nigeria and Nigeria...

Nigeria needs radical change, not slogans, says OshiomholeThe Guardian NigeriaEDO State Governor Adams Oshiomhole Wednesday insisted that solving Nigeria's problems required revolutionary agenda and not transformation as is being orchestrated in so...

CHANNELSHundreds Flee As Clash Between Herdsmen And Community Kills 2 In DeltaCHANNELSTwo persons were feared dead in a clash that happened on Wednesday in Ohoror-Uwheru community in Ughelli-North local government area of Delta state, South-South Niger...

Sky News AustraliaREFILE-UPDATE 1-Nigerian pirates demand $1.3 mln for kidnapped sailorsReuters UKWed Feb 20, 2013 7:52pm GMT. (Fixes day to Wednesday, not Tuesday, in first paragraph). YENAGOA, Nigeria Feb 20 (Reuters) - Pirates who kidnapped six fore...

CHANNELSSenate Moves To Stop Excessive Rent Collection In AbujaCHANNELSIn a bid to arrest the incessant rent collection in the Federal Capital Territory; Abuja where it has becomes a trend for the Abuja landlords, the Senate have decided to come to the...

Nigeria secret police say they arrested terrorists who wanted to kill former ...Vancouver SunABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria's secret police say they've broken up a group backed by Iranian terrorists who wanted to assassinate a former military ruler. ...

WorldStageSave health worker, save the childThe Guardian NigeriaSIR: The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) notes with concern the killing of nine health workers during immunisation activities in Kano State recently. As an association whose primar...

WorldStageNiger Delta activist demands compliance with court judgement on Odi invasion ...WorldStageAbuja (WorldStage Newsonline)-- A Niger Delta activist, Comrade Timi Frank on Wednesday hailed and demanded immediate execution of the recent court judg...

Leadership NewspapersReps Tackle Ghost Workers In MDAsP.M. NewsThe House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday mandated an ad hoc committee to investigate the incident of ghost workers in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The committee was ...

CHANNELSOkorocha Urges Citizens To Pay TaxCHANNELSThe Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has urged all the citizens of the state to ensure the prompt payment of their taxes in order to increase the internally generated revenue drive of the state as we...

CHANNELSHow Ikuforiji, Lagos Speaker, Transferred Millions of State Funds Into Personal ...AllAfrica.comThe trial of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, began on Tu...

CHANNELSMark, Kufour, Condemn Use of Religion for Political GainsAllAfrica.comReligion and politics took centre stage at a public lecture delivered at the 10th anniversary of the Sun Newspapers, as the Senate President, David Mark, accused those he des...

Leadership NewspapersNollywood: Justice Esiri is deadCodewit Global NetworkVecteran Nollywood actor and father of popular Maven artist, Dr.SID, Justice Esiri is dead. TrendsNigeria gathered from a reliable source that the award winning actor who also s...

Leadership NewspapersNollywood: Justice Esiri is deadCodewit Global NetworkVecteran Nollywood actor and father of popular Maven artist, Dr.SID, Justice Esiri is dead. TrendsNigeria gathered from a reliable source that the award winning actor who also s...

Leadership NewspapersNollywood: Justice Esiri is deadCodewit Global NetworkVecteran Nollywood actor and father of popular Maven artist, Dr.SID, Justice Esiri is dead. TrendsNigeria gathered from a reliable source that the award winning actor who also s...

P.M. News15 Russians Arraigned, Remanded in Custody for Arms DealTHISDAY LiveThe 15 Russians arrested by the Nigerian Navy, which has been a subject of diplomatic row between Nigeria and Russia, were Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lag...

P.M. News15 Russians Arraigned, Remanded in Custody for Arms DealTHISDAY LiveThe 15 Russians arrested by the Nigerian Navy, which has been a subject of diplomatic row between Nigeria and Russia, were Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lag...

P.M. News15 Russians Arraigned, Remanded in Custody for Arms DealTHISDAY LiveThe 15 Russians arrested by the Nigerian Navy, which has been a subject of diplomatic row between Nigeria and Russia, were Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lag...

P.M. NewsFESTAC Blast: Police Arrest SuspectsTHISDAY LiveThe police in Lagos have arrested an undisclosed number of persons in connection with Monday's explosion at the Miracle Sand Beach under the bridge linking FESTAC Town with Amuwo Odofin. The ...

Poll links poor educational performance, others to increased social media usageThe Guardian NigeriaWITH the growing popularity of social media in Nigeria, a recent survey by a Lagos-based poll center shows that social interaction among the Nigerian you...

Nigerian TribuneNo offer of amnesty to Shekau, Boko Haram leader - PresidencyNigerian TribuneTHERE is no offer of amnesty from the Federal Government to Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram, should he renounce violence, the presidency has said. This i...

Use govt's projects wisely –OyebisiNigerian TribuneThe Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Olorunsogo Local Government Area of Oyo Stae, Mr Raimi Oyebisi, has implored the people of the area to make good and judicious use of all the amenities being pr...

Ondo election tribunal begins sittingNigerian TribuneTHE election petition tribunal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Tuesday, commenced the hearing of the petition brought by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) against the election of Dr Olusegun Mimi...

CHANNELSProtesters Shut Down National Assembly Over 'Unlawful' SackOsun DefenderActivities at the National Assembly in Abuja are currently paralyzed as disengaged staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) protest their sack. T...

P.M. NewsCourt docks 15 Russians, remands them in Ikoyi prisonThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Nigerian Government Tuesday arraigned 15 Russians before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over unlawful importation of firearms and ammunition into the country. The accus...

Leadership NewspapersBoko Haram: Court Turns down Senator's Request To Stop TrialCHANNELSA Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down a request by Senator Ali Ndume for a further stay of proceedings in a case linking him to the sponsorship of fund...

CHANNELSReps Back Senate In Demanding Maina's DismissalCHANNELSThe House of Representatives has joined the senate in demanding for the dismissal of the Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina from the civil service. The Chairma...

P.M. NewsLagos Court Remands 15 Russians Over Illegal Arm ImportationCHANNELSFifteen Russians were on Tuesday arraigned before Justice Okechukwu Okeke of a Federal High Court, Lagos on a 4 count charge of unlawful importation of Firearms and Ammunition...

Fire guts FAAN fuel dump at MMABusinessDayThe Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) owned and operated fuel dump, close to FAAN's corporate headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, was gutted by fire on Tuesday. Eyewitness...

Daily SunPerform and walk away in 2015, Aliyu tells JonathanDaily SunThe Governor of Niger State, in what appears to be a subtle challenge to President Goodluck Jonathan, has urged him to deliver on developmental projects so he will vacate the scene a ...

CHANNELSIbadan Plunged Into Darkness As Storm Damages PowerlinesCHANNELSNot less than 20 communities in the capital of Oyo state, Ibadan, have been plunged into darkness following a 3-hour rainstorm that destroyed several Power Holding Company of Niger...

BusinessDayOther Side of Good Governance TourAllAfrica.comThe National Good Governance Tour (NGGT) moved to the South -east, with Abia State as the first port of call. The three-day event that took off on Thursday January 16 ended on Saturday January 1...

CHANNELSIt Is Now Illegal For Jonathan To Sign 2013 Budget – Fred AgbajeCHANNELSWith the lapsed deadline of 30 days which President Goodluck Jonathan had as dictated by the Constitution to sign the 2013 Budget into the law, it has now become illegal ...

CHANNELSIt Is Now Illegal For Jonathan To Sign 2013 Budget – Fred AgbajeCHANNELSWith the lapsed deadline of 30 days which President Goodluck Jonathan had as dictated by the Constitution to sign the 2013 Budget into the law, it has now become illegal ...

IBNLivePhilippines says no Filipino among foreign workers seized by Nigerian militantsVancouver SunMANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government is denying reports from Nigeria that a Filipino worker is among seven foreigners seized by an Islamic ext...

Daily SunJonathan returns 2013 budget as face-off with N'Assembly worsensDaily SunRather than assent to the N4.987 trillion 2013 budget forwarded to him for assent in the third week of January, President Goodluck Jonathan will this week return the ...

BusinessDayANPP, PDP, CNPP react to oppostion mergerNews24Sokoto - Mixed reactions in Sokoto State have trailed the recent merger of the major opposition parties in Nigeria which led to the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Former Gover...

spyghana.comKeynote Address by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathanspyghana.comOn behalf of the Government and good people of our great country, Nigeria, I warmly welcome you all to this Summit on “Innovative Funding of the Water Sector

spyghana.comObi's Aide Says Okorocha And Umeh Are Ungratefulspyghana.comGovernor Peter Obi of Anambra State has said his Imo State counterpart, Rochas Okorocha, and the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Chief Victor U...

Workers in Plateau tertiary institutions threaten strikeNigerian TribuneACADEMIC activities in Plateau State-owned tertiary institutions may soon be paralysed, following the threat by the workers, under the aegis of Joint Unions of Plateau State-Owned ...

P.M. NewsFashola recommends N1m salary for NPL playersNigerian TribuneGovernor of Lagos State Mr Babatunde Fashola has said if given the mandate, he will suggest as much as N1million minimum wage for local league players. Fashola revealed his ambitious...

The PunchAPC and challenges of ousting the ruling PDPThe Guardian NigeriaSINCE the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), two obvious questions have trailed the attempts by the political parties to merge. Will the merger work and halt the do...

Ajimobi's political tolerance, first of its kind in Oyo - ACNNigerian TribuneTHE Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Oyo State chapter, has described the political tolerance and goodwill exhibited by Senator Abiola Ajimobi towards other political par...

National MirrorJonathan will face PDP presidential primaries in 2015 –MetuhNational MirrorOlisa Metuh is the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). To him, the delay in the signing of the 2013 budget by President Goodluck...

BusinessDayBe proactive on flood disasters, ANPP tells govtThe Guardian NigeriaTHE opposition All Nigerian People's Party (ANPP) has implored the Federal Government to put in place proactive measures to avert a recurrence of the sort of floods that...

Police probe Customs officer's death from colleague's bulletThe Guardian NigeriaA DEPUTY Superintendent of Customs (DSC), Tunde Oseni, has allegedly shot his colleague, one Baba Mohammed, during an operation on the Seme-Badagry Expressway in La...

P.M. NewsAnother Budget DebacleP.M. NewsWatching President Goodluck Jonathan last Tuesday night as he tightly clutched the African Nations Cup won by Nigeria at a reception for the victorious Super Eagles, Ali Baba, a popular Master of Ceremony, remark...

BusinessDayAbia plans to transform state with IGRBusinessDayIncreasing the internally generated revenue (IGR) of Abia State is one sure way of driving development in the area. This is as the federation account allocation is no longer enough to push the...

CHANNELSFuel Subsidy Scam: Court Orders IG, Others To Pay Ubah N10mCHANNELSThe Federal High Court in Lagos has awarded N10 million in favour of Capital Oil & Gas and its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Ifeanyi Ubah. The sum was awarded as damages again...

CHANNELSNational Good Governance Tour Team Visits BayelsaCHANNELSThe Federal Government has again stressed the need for government at all levels to deliver the dividends of democracy to Nigerians. The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku echoed th...

Amnesty Was a Bad Precedent - Sen. AriseAllAfrica.comSenator Ayodele Arise represented Ekiti North Central Constituency of Ekiti State in the last Senate. In this encounter with RUTH CHOJI, the politician-turned businessman states that negotiation with...

Leadership NewspapersCatholic Church still in CAN – Bishops' presidentOsun DefenderBISHOP President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has said the Catholic Church is still a member of the Christian Associa...

Police arrest prophet, other for possessing human partsOsun DefenderTwo men, including a prophet of a white-garment church have been arrested for being in possession of human body parts. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects were arrested on Saturday in...

Leadership NewspapersTension in Jos as Soldier Kills Varsity StaffTHISDAY LiveA soldier attached to the Special Task Force (STF) on Jos Crisis has shot and killed a security officer with the University of Jos, Plateau State. An eyewitness, who simply i...

Is Nigeria a rich country?BusinessDayA critical analysis of Nigeria's 2013 budget proposal throws up the question of whether Nigeria is a rich country. The general perception is that Nigeria is a rich country. Those who hold this view are quick to ...

Keeping polio in checkIrish TimesSir, – The killing of nine health workers who were administering polio vaccination in Nigeria last week (World News, February 9th) and at least 16 others in Pakistan last month is very worrying. Polio is a devastating...

APGA appoints Okwu as interim National ChairmanThe Guardian NigeriaTHE leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA) might have taken the first concrete step aimed at resolving its leadership crisis by opting out of further litigation and p...

The NationPresidency seeks AGF's advice on right of veto by lawmakersThe Guardian NigeriaDISTURBED by a possible veto of the 2013 budget by the National Assembly, the Presidency has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to furnish i...

A Nigerian Spring — Long Overduespyghana.comI was a visiting professor in Paris last fall and it was the first day of class. I was making copies for my 10:30 class at the faculty lounge where two female professors were kibitzing by the coffee machine...

“Obasanjo sacked me because I told him I'm his party leader, not his cook ...Osun DefenderFormer National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbeh, had disclosed on Saturday that his decision to call the bluff of former Pr...

P.M. NewsPolice arrest fake army officer for stealing carsNews24Lagos - Umar Manko, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, said on Sunday that his command had arrested a fake army officer who specialised in snatching cars in the Lagos metropolis. Mank...

Amansea Has Been Provided With Potable Water Finally.spyghana.comJoy and ecstasy pervaded the air at the weekend at Amansea, the border town of Anambra with Enugu State, currently in the news for morbid tales as Hydraulic engineers and contractors who ...

The PunchPolice Colleges in N2.92bn Training Allowance ScandalNigerian BulletinAccording to investigations carried out by The Daily Post newspaper, number of police recruits who received their trainings in Lagos, Orji River and Kaduna police colleges m...

Bella NaijaSocial Media Week Lagos kicks off on Monday 18th February 2013 with 18 Great ...Bella NaijaSMWLagos Social Media Week Lagos is in full gear! On Monday, February 18, 2013, 18 fantastic events (out of over 100 events scheduled throughout the w...

MPPP To Join APC, SuspendsLeadership NewspapersThe move by opposition parties in the country to wrest power from the ruling Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) has attracted the attention of Mega Progressive Peoples Party, (MPPP) now considering going ...

BusinessDayWhy Nigeria suffers power interruptions - MakuNigerian TribuneThe Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, has said that the centralisation of power and making it the sole priority of the Federal Government, the country suffer in terms of ...

Leadership Newspapers2015: Nwabueze, Akinrinde, Ezeife, others back national confabNigerian TribuneCHAIRMAN of The Patriots, Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN), has reiterated the urgent need for a constitutional conference, saying Nigeria is threatened with...

Eminent Nigerians Call For National ConferenceThe Guardian NigeriaEMINENT Nigerians Saturday in Enugu said the country is faced with collapse, reiterating the need for a national conference before the 2015 general elections. They insisted, at the 14th ...

Dele Giwa's Associates Bury Mum Beside SonThe Guardian NigeriaFRIENDS and associates of the slain founding Editor -in-Chief of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, yesterday, in Ukpekpe, Ekperi, Etsako Central Local Government Council of Edo state, burie...

Obasanjo's Birthday Banters For Anyaoku, KoladeThe Guardian NigeriaCHIEF Olusegun Osunkeye, a foremost industrialist and host of the Dinner/Dance, may have deliberately stirred the hornet's nest by his choice of former President Olusegun Obasan...