Edo Council Poll: Group hails Oshiomhole over conduct of primariesNigerian TribuneA socio-cultural group, the Bini Truth Movement, says it has implicit confidence in the leadership style of Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, over the p...

Wife sets husband ablaze •For spending more time with first wifeNigerian TribuneA senior legislative aide in the Senate, Mohammed Ibrahim Matazu has died in Kaduna following burns he suffered when his wife set him ablaze in Abuja. Matazu, who was Sen...

Mimiko Urges Judges To Be Fair To AllThe Guardian NigeriaONDO state Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has urged newly sworn-in judges at the state Customary Court of Appeal to be fair to all. The court has Justice Folasade Aguda-Taiwo as the President. Othe...

NaharnetIED Kills Two Suspected Terrorists In MaiduguriThe Guardian NigeriaTWO people were killed Friday by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targeted at the Joint Task Force (JTF) patrol vehicles at Gambaru Market General area of Maiduguri, just ab...

Court Strikes Out Case Against Ogun Monarch-ElectThe Guardian NigeriaRELIEF came the way of the Monarch-elect of Iboro, a major town in Yewa North local council area of Ogun State, Prince Abayomi Salako as an Ogun State High Court sitting in Ilaro Frid...

VC Alleges Plot To Destabilise UNIABUJAThe Guardian NigeriaEMBATTLED Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Prof. James Sunday Adelabu, has alleged plans by certain individuals and group to frustrate the academic activities of the insti...

CHANNELSAmaechi Promises To Establish 10000-Hectare Farm Project in Oyigbo LGACHANNELSRivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi says he is ready to establish a massive farm project of about 10,000-hectares in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the st...

CHANNELSAmaechi Promises To Establish 10000-Hectare Farm Project in Oyigbo LGACHANNELSRivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi says he is ready to establish a massive farm project of about 10,000-hectares in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the st...

NaharnetBomb blast kills 2, houses and shops burnt in NigeriaGlobalPostA bomb explosion targeting soldiers killed at least two people on Friday in the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri while houses and shops nearby were burnt, the militar...

NaharnetBomb blast kills 2, houses and shops burnt in NigeriaGlobalPostA bomb explosion targeting soldiers killed at least two people on Friday in the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri while houses and shops nearby were burnt, the militar...

Nigerian foreign missions' activities for public scrutinyThe Guardian NigeriaAS part of on-going efforts to make the ordinary Nigerian understand how the nation's foreign policy affects his or her life, the Federal Government said yesterday tha...

There Are About 2 million Ghost Workers On FG's Payroll – Former Civil Service ...CHANNELSA former director with the Federal Civil Service; Mr Gabriel Omohinmi has revealed that the recent investigation that discovered 45,000 ghost workers in the...

Baba Suwe Vs NDLEA: PartiesLeadership NewspapersThe Court of Appeal, Lagos has fixed April 18 to hear the appeal by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), challenging the N25 million damages awarded to Yoruba actor, Babatunde Omidina (Baba S...

Leadership NewspapersNigerian oil state approves death penalty for kidnappersReuters UKYENAGOA, Nigeria | Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:41pm GMT. YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's home state of Bayelsa signed a law on Wednesd...

P.M. NewsNo Hiding Place For Beggars —FasholaP.M. NewsThe war against begging in Lagos rages on as Governor Babatunde Fashola has vowed to eradicate all forms of begging in the state. The governor stated that the law against begging must be enforced ...

Nigeria Customs Dismantles Job SyndicateP.M. NewsThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has dismantled a cyber-crime syndicate which allegedly extorted millions of naira from job seekers through a fraudulent website, an official said in Abuja on Thursday. T...

P.M. NewsINEC de-registers 2 more political parti...BusinessDayThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has de-registered two more political parties, bringing the total number of de-registered parties to 38. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

P.M. NewsLG Autonomy - Teachers Fault NLC, NULGEAllAfrica.comNigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) yesterday faulted the insistence by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) that local government must be...

CHANNELSNigerian Journalists Charged for Criticizing Polio Campaign Granted BailAllAfrica.comThe two reporters arraigned before a Senior Magistrate Court in Gyadi Gyadi, Kano were granted bail by the judge, Ibrahim Bello, on Thursday. The journalists, ...

Leadership NewspapersNigeria: 4528 NYSC Members Complete Service Year in LagosAllAfrica.comA total of 4,528 National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, 2012 Batch 'A' members completed their one-year service in Lagos on Thursday. The corps members, com...

CHANNELSPolio Killings: Court Grants Bail To Wazobia FM JournalistsCHANNELSThe two journalists and a former Director General of the Kano State Censorship earlier arrested by Kano state police command for allegedly inciting the killing of nine health wo...

The PunchALLEGED N107M SCAM: FG has no case against me, Ogbulafor tells courtNigerian TribuneFormer national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, on Thursday, indicated his intention to file a “no case submission

BusinessDayPresident Jonathan Says West is Buying “Blood Oil”Osun DefenderPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Monday met with David Cameron, British Prime Minister and pleaded his country's assistance to stem the big oil theft in Nigeria's Niger...

The NationPDP Has Become Headache For Opposition Parties — TukurLeadership NewspapersNational chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the party had become headache to opposition political parties, hence the formation of the All Progre...

spyghana.comAPGA Opposes APC, May Sanction Gov Rochas, Senator Okonkwo Over Mergerspyghana.comThe emerging new leadership of the embattled All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) may consider sanctions on some of its leading erring members, including th...

VanguardSoyinka: N4bn Budget for First Ladies' Mission UnconstitutionalTHISDAY LiveNobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Thusday joined scores of women activists to protest the N4 billion appropriated for the building of the African First Ladies Miss...

Shun Partisan Politics, Sultan Tells Traditional RulersLeadership NewspapersThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, yesterday, called on traditional rulers in the country to stay away from partisan politics in order to preserve their ...

Leadership NewspapersFG Needs N360b To Achieve MDGs In Water Supply — OchekpeLeadership NewspapersThe minister for Water Resources, Mrs Sarah Ochekpe has said that N360 billion was needed annually to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targe...

'Abia has suffered enough distractions'The Guardian NigeriaChief Cosmas Ndukwe, who is the Chief of Staff to the Abia State Governor Theodore Orji told GORDI UDEAJA in Umuahia that the government is determined not be distracted by recent critic...

WorldStageArik Rewards Customers with Valentine Low FaresTHISDAY LiveNigeria's major carrier, Arik Air, has extended love to its valued passengers this Valentine season, with the introduction of new attractive fares for economy and business class t...

WorldStageArik Rewards Customers with Valentine Low FaresTHISDAY LiveNigeria's major carrier, Arik Air, has extended love to its valued passengers this Valentine season, with the introduction of new attractive fares for economy and business class t...

CHANNELSCustoms arrests fake recruitment syndicatesThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has smashed syndicates that have been defrauding unsuspecting members of the public with fake promises of securing employments; auction papers and...

WorldStageEFCC arraigns Kano travel agent over N 1.2m scamThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned the Managing Director of TIC Travels and Tours, Auwalu Mohammed, before Justice Farouq Lawal of the...

Senate Urges FG To Fund Continental Shelf ProjectCHANNELSThe Senate has asked the Federal Government to urgently source for funding of a project to extend Nigeria's continental shelf. The Lawmakers made the request to the executive after deliberati...

Senate Urges FG To Fund Continental Shelf ProjectCHANNELSThe Senate has asked the Federal Government to urgently source for funding of a project to extend Nigeria's continental shelf. The Lawmakers made the request to the executive after deliberati...

Hoodlums On The Rampage In Ogun, Injure 7P.M. NewsThey invaded two motor parks in Kuto and Ita-Oshin, and injured seven people. They also vandalised 20 vehicles during the incident. P.M.NEWS gathered that the fracas erupted as a result of the alleged p...

CHANNELSKano: Court Grants Bail To Wazobia FM JournalistsCHANNELSThe two journalists and a former Director General of the Kano State Censorship earlier arrested by Kano state police command for allegedly inciting the killing of nine health workers in t...

Nigeria Makes Progress InLeadership NewspapersDr Precious Gbeneol, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals, said on Thursday the country made progress in MDGs goal five on reduction of maternal mortality. Gbeneol, who ...

NYSC: Jonathan Commends CorpsLeadership NewspapersPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja commended the contribution of NYSC members to their host communities during their primary assignments nationwide. Jonathan made the commendation at the p...

CHANNELSCourt orders freezing of asset of Ahmadu Ali's son, others over N4.5bn subsidy ...Osun DefenderMamman-Nasir-Ali A Lagos High Court has ordered the freezing of the asset of Nasaman Oil Services, a company implicated in the fuel subsidy fraud...

CHANNELSKwara promotes 12 000 teachersNews24Kwara - Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has said that 12 000 teachers in the state were promoted to boost productivity in the education sector. This is contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Ass...

P.M. NewsNigerian Corruption: Obasanjo blasts leaders for indifferenceP.M. NewsNigerian leaders have been criticised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo for attempting to cover up issues of corruption and security challenges bedeviling the nation des...

Nigerian Tribune'Opposition Parties to Form Another Mega Party'AllAfrica.comLagos — A new political party from members of opposition parties is set to debut in the next few months to challenge the supremacy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PD...

Indepth AfricaNational Security Summit: Can Nigeria have a diffe ...Indepth AfricaIN its commendable striving to discharge its social responsibility, Vanguard Newspaper, in conjunction with the Nigeria Police, recently organised a National Summit on Se...

NLC meets Oshiomhole on labour mattersNews24Benin - The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday met with Edo Gov. Adams Oshiomhole, over some critical labour matters facing the country. The NLC President, Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar, ...

Leadership NewspapersNigeria wins AU commissionership after 11 yearsNews24Abuja - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Olusegun Ashiru, says Nigeria's alliance with Rwanda, Ethiopia and Kenya, assisted it to secure a commissionership position in the...

WorldStageLawmaker Commends Jonathan for Honouring EaglesAllAfrica.comDeputy Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Lola Akande has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for giving rewarding the new African champions, Super Eagles with cash, plots of l...

The PunchGovt verifies Nigeria's assets, uncovers 45000 ghost workersThe Guardian NigeriaA CLEAR picture of the assets of Nigeria all over the world may soon emerge as President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday set up a special inter-ministerial committ...

Bella NaijaHow Two Nigerian Journalists Covering the 2013 AFCON were Brutalised by ...Bella NaijaTwo Nigerian journalists who were in South Africa for the recently concluded 2013 Africa Cup of Nations have narrated how they were harassed, brutalised an...

THISDAY LivePolice: Abuja Road Blocks to Remain Till Security ImprovesTHISDAY LiveThe police have said the road blocks in many parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was meant to secure the public, noting that the blockage will remain until the ...

Nigerian TribuneNigeria's Foreign Policy After MurtalaLeadership NewspapersOn February 13, 1976, one of Nigeria's most dynamic heads of state to date, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, was assassinated by a dissident section of the Nigeria Army. ...

Robbers attack bank, police post in Ode-OmuDaily Times NigeriaArmed robbers on Wednesday attacked a bank and a police post at Ode-Omu, near Gbongan in Osun. The robbers operated about 1a.m. and caused panic among residents of the town by shooting spora...

Lagos sacks 48 workersThe Guardian NigeriaNO fewer than 48 workers in the employ of the Lagos State government may have been sacked for committing various offences ranging from forgery of educational certificates to misappropriation of government funds...

WorldStageAnambra community lauds ObiThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Peter Obi has been commended by Omogho community in Orumba North local council for executing various projects and programmes across Anambra State. The commendation was made by the presid...

CHANNELSAt Lenten season, Ahmed urges Christians to pray for NigeriaThe Guardian NigeriaAS Christian faithful begin this year's 40-day Lenten, Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has urged them to use the period for deepening the appreciation o...

P.M. News (blog)NLC bigwigs consult OshiomholeP.M. News (blog)The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday met with Edo Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, over some critical labour matters facing the country. Oshiomhole was a former presid...

CHANNELSDickson Approves Death Penalty For Kidnappers In BayelsaCHANNELSThe Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson on Wednesday affirmed his position on the prescription of death sentence for kidnappers by signing into law the Bayelsa State kidnapping...

CHANNELSKwara promotes 12000 teachers, boosts clean and green programmeCHANNELSThe Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the promotion of over 12,000 primary and secondary school teachers in the State. A breakdown of the figure shows that ...

CHANNELSIG Of Police shuffles commissionersCHANNELSThe Inspector General of Police, Mohammed D Abubakar, has ordered the immediate redeployment of 33 Police Commissioners across its various state commands and formations in Nigeria. The Police Spokesman...

CHANNELSNigeria Sends More Troops To MaliCHANNELSThe Defence Headquarters has increased the number of Nigerian troops to the African-led International support mission to Mali. In a press release signed by the Director Defence Information, Muhammed Yeri...

Webometric ranks Obafemi Awolowo University 1st in NigeriaBusinessDayWebometrics has ranked the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, as the first and best university in Nigeria, in its ranking released on February 6th, a statement issued on Wednes...

Nigerian Lawyers Call for Charge or Release of DetaineesVoice of AmericaABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigerian lawyers say thousands of people have been held without charges for up to two years as security forces fight insurgents known as Boko Haram in Nigeria&#3...

P.M. NewsPDP Scribe: Oyinlola Knows Fate 21 MarchP.M. NewsA Federal High Court in Abuja Tuesday fixed ruling for 21 March in an application filed by the former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, seeking...

Nigerian Entertainment TodayChime admits to suffering from cancerNews24Enugu - Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime, has revealed that he was treated for cancer of the nose and neck, Thisday reports. The governor said he stayed abroad for too lo...

South African Police Harass, Threaten Nigerian JournalistsAllAfrica.comTwo Nigerian journalists who covered the just concluded 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa on Tuesday harassed and threatened by the South African Police Service. They are M...

Leadership NewspapersPIB/Constitution Review: Southern Senators Meet To Counter Northern PositionsLeadership NewspapersSouthern Senators, yesterday, met behind closed doors to strategise and come up with unified positions on the Petroleum Industry Bill...

Restriction order: Truck owners, drivers protest in OgunNigerian TribuneMEMBERS of the Truck Owners Association of Nigeria, First Nigeria Tipper and Drivers Association, Association of Granite Suppliers and Haulers and the National Union of Road Transp...

Nigerian TribuneSpend excess crude oil revenue to develop tourism sector, Senator Ojudu tasks FGNigerian TribuneA member of the Senate, Senator Babafemi Ojudu has tasked the Federal government of Nigeria to divert the excess crude oil revenue to develo...

Telegraph.co.ukNigeria condemns killing of DPRK doctorsAPABaku-APA. The Nigerian government on Tuesday condemned the recent killing of three doctors of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the northeastern state of Yobe. The act is a...

Ekiti Assembly sacks all committees, Clark of the HouseDaily Times NigeriaEkiti State House of Assembly has dissolved all its standing committees to enhance its legislative businesses. Majority leader of the Assembly, Hon Churchill Adedipe who disclose...

Leadership NewspapersArepo pipeline vandalisation suspects lose bail bidThe Guardian NigeriaJUSTICE Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court, Lagos, Tuesday said the six accused persons charged with vandalisation of oil pipeline in Arepo, Ogun State, a...

Ogun State truck owners protest new transThe Guardian NigeriaHEAVY truck owners in Ogun State Tuesday took to the streets of Abeokuta, the capital, protesting the government's new transport policy. Due to frequent accidents often linked to the care...

P.M. NewsEFCC To Release N700m Propety, Cash Recovered From Ladoja,Others ...Leadership NewspapersThe Oyo State Government has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release to it more than N700 million cash and property seized fr...

Ministry to sanitise policeThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Caleb Olubolade, has said that efforts were in top gear to tackle the rot in the Police from its foundation. Olubolade, who visited the Police Academy in Wudil, Kano Sta...

CHANNELSJonathan Can't Sign 2013 Budget This Week – Okonjo-IwealaCHANNELSThe Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has denied media reports stating that President Goodluck Jonathan is likely to sign th...

AllAfrica.comKano Attack: Court Remands Journalists in Police ...CHANNELSA Magistrate Court in Kano on Tuesday remanded two journalists and one other person for allegedly making comments on radio that incited the killing of nine vaccinators in the stat...

CHANNELSPolice Arrests Fake Navy Recruitment GangCHANNELSThe Police in Markudi have arrested three members of a criminal gang accused of swindling unsuspecting job seekers with a promise to recruit them into the navy, authorities said on Tuesday. Membe...

Getty ImagesNigeria: Goodluck Jonathan wishes Pope Benedict 'restful retirement'Afrique en LigueAbuja, Nigeria - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday applauded the 'exemplary wisdom and courage' shown by Pope Benedict XVI i...

CHANNELSCAN Denies Involvement In Ban Of Teaching CRS In Muslim SchoolsCHANNELSThe Chairman of the Christian Association Of Nigeria(CAN), Osun State chapter Superior Evangelist Abraham Aladeseye has dissociated CAN from reports about a proposed ban by ...

CHANNELSArmy denies lopsidedness in promotionsNews24Abuja - The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, on Monday in Abuja, said that there was no lopsidedness in the recent promotions, postings and retirements in the Nigerian Army. Ihejirika...

Leadership NewspapersMy Trial for Money Laundering Is Political Persecution - Fani-KayodeAllAfrica.comA former Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as "political persecuti...

5000 Nigerians Travel Out for Medication Monthly - NMAAllAfrica.comLagos — Over 5000 Nigerians visit India and other countries monthly for medical tourism with attendant risks and challenges, President of the Nigerian Medical Association NMA, Dr. Osa...

CHANNELSPolice Arrest Seven For Attack On Emir Of Kano AttackCHANNELSSeven people have been arrested in connection with the attack on the Emir of Kano Ado Bayero which led to the death of six people including three palace guards and a local government ...

P.M. NewsEFCC re-arraigns Fani-Kayode as Alao-Akala, Babalakin tackle fraud, debt ...The Guardian NigeriaTHE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Monday re-arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, before a Federal High Cour...

Leadership Newspapers2 gunmen, 3 farmers killed in duelNews24Jos - Unidentified gunmen on Monday killed three persons on their farms at Kassa Village in the Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau. The Special Task Force (STF) maintaining peace in...

Getty ImagesJonathan Begs PDP To Intervene In Budget Row With National AssemblyOsun DefenderPresident Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to intervene in the budget crisis between the executive and leg...

The PunchJonathan Begs PDP To Intervene In Budget Row With National AssemblyOsun DefenderPresident Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to intervene in the budget crisis between the executive and legisl...

BusinessDayUnbundle PIB for easy passage, investmentBusinessDayThe Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as is currently constituted, is too complex and will need to be broken into bits, for it to stand a chance of being passed early by the National Assembly, ...

The NationAjimobi inaugurates N485m bridgeThe NationOyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi yesterday inaugurated the Secretariat/Bodija Bridge in Ibadan, the state capital. He said his administration would stop flooding in Oyo. The Bodija Bridge was one of ...

The NationJudge adjourns Alao-Akala's N11.5b 'fraud'caseThe NationAn Ibadan High Court presided over by Justice Akintunde Boade yesterday adjourned hearing of the N11.5 billion fraud allegation against former Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao...

CHANNELSBombing Of Army College: Report Indicts Former CommanderCHANNELSThe Nigerian Army report on the attack at the Armed Forces and Command Staff College in Kaduna in November 2012 has indicted the former commander, Nigerian Army Corps of Infantry, ...

CHANNELSAPGA Appeals Judgement Sacking Umeh, Other LeadersCHANNELSThe National Working Committee of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has filed a notice of appeal challenging the judgment of an Enugu High Court which sacked the leadership of th...

Daily SunWhy councils must have autonomy, by WaliThe Guardian NigeriaPresident, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Okey Wali (SAN) told Kelvin Ebiri in Port Harcourt that the discord on critical issues on the proposed review of the 1999 Constitution betwee...

CHANNELSMoney Laundering: EFCC Re-arraigns Fani-KayodeCHANNELSA Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, was Monday morning re-arraigned before a Federal High court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for alleged money laundering offences. The re-arraignme...

Leadership NewspapersAPC Formation Is In NigeriaLeadership NewspapersA Former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, said the formation of the All Progressive Congress (ACP) by four opposition parties was in the interest of the nation. He made this known i...

CHANNELSUniAbuja Students Disrupt ExaminationsCHANNELSExaminations at the University of Abuja have been disrupted following protests by students against non-accreditation of some courses at the university. The school consequently announced postponement...

5 Killed As Plateau Boils Again!The StreetjournalFive people were killed on Monday morning when gunmen unleashed mayhem in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Three people were shot dead on their farms early in… Read More · 5 K...

Five killed in Plateau morning attackOsun Defenderjos killings At least five persons were killed on Monday morning in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Three of the dead were killed on their farms when gunmen attacked them. The attack...

P.M. NewsHow Far Can APC Go?P.M. NewsOpposition parties in the country fuse into one party, All Progressive Congress, with which they hope to break the dominance of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. But the merger work this time? The country's o...

P.M. NewsHow Far Can APC Go?P.M. NewsOpposition parties in the country fuse into one party, All Progressive Congress, with which they hope to break the dominance of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. But the merger work this time? The country's o...