Lawmakers are under pressure to jack up budget figure •Delta govt raises the ...Nigerian TribuneDELTA State government has raised the alarm that top government functionaries and private individuals are putting undue pressure on the state House of Ass...

Nigerian TribuneFormer Senate leader, Folarin, quizzed •Houses searchedNigerian TribuneTHE Oyo State Police Command has invited former Senator Teslim Folarin over security reports bordering on plans to cause mayhem and disorder in Ibadan, the capital...

Leadership NewspapersYobe proposes N88.6b spending in 2013The Guardian NigeriaGovernor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe state yesterday presented the state's 2013 budget of N88.66 billion to the 24-member House of Assembly amid tight security at the Assembly...

WorldStageDana Air resumes operations with Lagos-Abuja flightWorldStageLagos ( WorldStage Newsonline)-- Exactly seven months after one of its planes crashed at Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos killing 153 passengers and crew members, Dana Air resumed domestic ...

CHANNELSPetrol tanker fire burns family to death in OgunCHANNELSThree members of the same family have been confirmed dead as a result of an early morning fire which razed shops and houses in Idi-Iroko area of Ipokia local government area of Ogun state,...

WorldStageEFCC takes possession of 48 properties of ex-gov SylvaWorldStageOne of the 48 properties of the former governor of Bayelsa Sstate, Mr. Timpre Sylva being taken possession of by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, ...

CHANNELSPresident won't order removal of campaign posters – AbatiCHANNELSDespite dissociating President Goodluck Jonathan from the 2015 campaign posters, littering the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Presidency has stated that it would not g...

CHANNELSThree Arrested in Kano over Threat MessagesTHISDAY LiveThree people have been arrested in Kano by the police for sending threat text messages to wealthy individuals and politicians demanding huge amount of money. State Police Commissioner Ibrah...

Show Us Plans Not Promises, Analyst Tells PoliticiansCHANNELSA public affairs analyst, Bisi Adebuyi has asked leaders in Nigeria to stop making empty promises but show practical steps that they would implement to achieve set goals. Speaking as a guest ...

Daily Sun69 die in FCT fire incidents in 2012Daily SunAs 2012 finally ended few days ago, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is taking stock of major events that shaped 2012 in the nation's capital. According to records made available to Daily Sun...

Lawyer Expresses Optimism Over 2013 BudgetCHANNELSA legal practitioner, Ladipo Johnson has expressed optimism over the ability of the President Goodluck Jonathan – led administration to lead move Nigeria forward using the 2013 budget as a tool. Speak...

AFPNigeria attack: Song police station burnt downBBC NewsFour people have been killed when a police station and local government office were destroyed by gunmen in north-eastern Nigeria, police say. The attacks came in the town of Song, near the border...

BusinessDayNigeria's “Jolly-Jolly” Legislature: How Memb…The StreetjournalFor some time now, the pay package of members of Nigeria's National Assembly has been one of the most discussed topics in the country's political sphere. The pa...

The PunchEkiti: Fayemi Gets Nomination For Re-ElectionCHANNELSThe Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ekiti State has nominated incumbent governor of the state, Mr Kayode Fayemi as its candidate for the 2014 governorship election in the state. The decl...

CHANNELSPolice Arrests Former PDP Chairman For Murder Of LawmakersCHANNELSA former chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Tarauni local government area of Kano state, Sale Kura has been arrested for sponsoring the assassination of two K...

CHANNELSObasanjo Shows PDP How To Win Lagos From ACNCHANNELSThe former president was speaking in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital during a courtesy call on him at his hill top residence by officials and members of the Lagos chapter of the Peoples Democ...

CHANNELSObasanjo Shows PDP How To Win Lagos From ACNCHANNELSThe former president was speaking in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital during a courtesy call on him at his hill top residence by officials and members of the Lagos chapter of the Peoples Democ...

CHANNELSHow to End Boko Haram InsurgencyAllAfrica.comSharing her experience of visiting "Boko Haram-torn Maiduguri" in an article - "Inside the lion's den of Nigeria's Boko Haram", the 2009 co-recipient of the silver prize o...

Leadership NewspapersKukah Flays Abuse of Power By PoliticiansAllAfrica.comFor the country to develop faster, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto State, Rev Fr. Mathew Kukah, Wednesday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, warned politicians against abuse of powe...

Leadership NewspapersPolice Arrest Man for Killing WifeTHISDAY LiveThe police in Rivers State have said they have arrested a man in Ikata community, Ahoada-East Local Government Area of the state for killing his wife with a machete following a disagree...

Leadership NewspapersPolice Arrest Man for Killing WifeTHISDAY LiveThe police in Rivers State have said they have arrested a man in Ikata community, Ahoada-East Local Government Area of the state for killing his wife with a machete following a disagree...

The PunchOsun begins construction of 218 kilometre roadsThe PunchOsun State Government has said it has started the construction of 218.12 kilometer roads in the 30 local governments of the state. A statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and...

Nigerian TribuneNigeria's education conundrum (1)BusinessDayAccording to the United Kingdom's Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Nigeria was the third non-European Union country sending the highest number of students to the UK in recent...

CHANNELSAmaechi sacks commissioner, appoints six perm secsThe Guardian NigeriaRIVERS State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has sacked the Commissioner for Special Duties, Emeka Wogu, due to the failure of the state fire service to extinguish an inferno tha...

Codewit Global NetworkFire Razes Another Building In LagosCodewit Global NetworkLagos fire cracker explosion Eye witness account says that the fire which started around 8pm New Year's Day may have been escalated by petrol stored in the first buildi...

Kwara calls for virile sports developmentThe Guardian NigeriaKWARA State government Wednesday rued absence of virile sports development programmes for its teeming youth. According to the state Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, sports if effectively harnessed ...

Kwara calls for virile sports developmentThe Guardian NigeriaKWARA State government Wednesday rued absence of virile sports development programmes for its teeming youth. According to the state Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, sports if effectively harnessed ...

CHANNELSInjured Kogi Governor Receives Treatment At HomeCHANNELSGovernor of Kogi state, Captain Idris Wada who was injured in an auto crash last week is now recuperating in his private residence in Abuja. The governor was on Tuesday, discharged from th...

Jonathan's Campaign Posters For 2015 Floods Abu...CHANNELSHe has been mum about it but pictures are now doing the talking. Campaign posters announcing President Goodluck Jonathan's readiness to contest the 2015 presidential election have being ...

Jonathan's Campaign Posters For 2015 Floods Abu...CHANNELSHe has been mum about it but pictures are now doing the talking. Campaign posters announcing President Goodluck Jonathan's readiness to contest the 2015 presidential election have being ...

Jonathan's Campaign Posters For 2015 Floods Abu...CHANNELSHe has been mum about it but pictures are now doing the talking. Campaign posters announcing President Goodluck Jonathan's readiness to contest the 2015 presidential election have being ...

Leadership NewspapersFire destroys 5 houses in Port HarcourtBusinessDayFire on New Year day destroyed five houses near the Ikoku spare parts market in Port Harcourt. An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt that the fire sta...

My Wish At 100 - Pa AkiyodeAllAfrica.comALHAJI Yunus Sanni Giwa Akiyode, who turns 100 years today, is a reporter's delight. With a toothy smile always on his aged but fair and handsome face, the former banker still accomplishes feats his age mates...

My Wish At 100 - Pa AkiyodeAllAfrica.comALHAJI Yunus Sanni Giwa Akiyode, who turns 100 years today, is a reporter's delight. With a toothy smile always on his aged but fair and handsome face, the former banker still accomplishes feats his age mates...

Leadership NewspapersFirst Lady Welcomes Abuja First BabyAllAfrica.comAkure — Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, Tuesday welcomed the first baby of 2013 born in Abuja. In Ondo State, Adedeji was announced as the first baby of the year out...

CHANNELSWe Regret Bringing Nyako to Power - -Adamawa PDP EldersAllAfrica.comYola — Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State have expressed regret over the support they gave Governor Murtala Nyako to become gover-nor of the state ...

Shettima: Challenged, StillLeadership NewspapersHe may not be the envy of many a governor, especially from the Southern part of the country for obvious reasons, but for Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, his determination to positively impact on ...

IG To Tackle Violent CrimesLeadership NewspapersWorried by the number of violent crimes recorded in 2012, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar has disclosed that the Nigeria Police would tackle violent crimes headlong in 2013. Abubaka...

Nigeria Master WebEnugu, in the absence of ChimeThe Guardian NigeriaIN the midst of the uncertainty surrounding the absence of the Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime, the deputy governor Mr. Sunday Chidi Onyebuchi, who has been acting as governor, cel...

Nigerian TribuneHow Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe, died in Ibadan •Her last moments with ...Nigerian TribuneBisi Komolafe NOLLYWOOD was, on Tuesday morning, thrown into mourning, following the news of the death of popular Yoruba actress and produc...

Goodbye 2012, Welcome 2013The NationYesterday, Tuesday, January 1, marked the beginning of yet another year. This event, as usual, was heralded by pomp and ceremony all over the world. The ceremonies were rather spontaneous. This is because regardless ...

Nigerian Tribune2013 will be better than 2012 but... - Adeboye •2013: Volatile, rebellious year ...Nigerian TribuneOlukoya, E.A. Adeboye & T.B. Joshua THE General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said t...

Gunmen abduct Delta varsity workerGunmen abduct Delta varsity workerThe Guardian NigeriaA group of gunmen has abducted a senior official of the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Mr. Martins Denedo at the gate of his residence in Abraka, Ethiope E...

Okorocha, Anyanwu trade words over alleged breach of gov's convoyThe Guardian NigeriaIMO State Government and Senator Chris Anyanwu have been trading words over the reported breach of Governor Rochas Okorocha's convoy, during which Anyanwu'...

Police arrest importer of fireworks in LagosThe Guardian NigeriaTHE importer of fireworks popularly called 'banger' which wreaked havoc in Lagos on Boxing Day, celebrated the new year in police custody. The Lagos State Police Command arrested h...

SURE-P a conduit pipe, says labour leaderThe Guardian NigeriaDEPUTY National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Promise Adewusi, has described the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) of the Federal Government as a conduit pipe...

Lagos State First Lady Visits First Babies Of The YearCHANNELSThe first lady of Lagos state, Abimbola Fashola has been going round hospitals in the state to present gifts to babies born on the first day of the New Year. The first baby born in Lagos thi...

CHANNELSOshiomhole Mourns Former Captain Of Green EaglesCHANNELSEdo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has commiserated with the Oduah family on the death of the patriarch of their family, Mr.Victor Oduah, former captain of Nigeria's national...

“Expect More Programmes & Projects In 2013″, …The StreetjournalThe year 2012 brought different things to different people across the world. While many had reasons to rejoice for what their lot was as the year went on, some were… Read More &...

CHANNELSFCT in 2012 - Demolitions, Land Swap, New DistrictsAllAfrica.comThe activities of the FCT Administration (FCTA) in the outgoing year, 2012, ended with optimism that the incoming year, 2013, holds lots of promise for the residents of the Federal...

CHANNELSObasanjo Commends Orji on SecurityCHANNELSIn the face of reports of insecurity, the relative peace that Abia state has enjoyed has been attributed to its government's partnership with the Federal Government. The state governor, Theodore Orj...

Leadership NewspapersABDUCTION OF NOLLYWOOD STAR : Police parade 4 suspectsNigerian TribuneFOUR suspected criminals arrested in connection with the abduction of popular Nollywood star, Nkiru Sylvanus, were, on Monday, paraded before newsmen by the Imo ...

Why the North opposed PIB —Yobe ex-govNigerian TribuneFORMER governor of Yobe State, Senator Bukar Abbah Ibrahim, has given reasons the northern political establishment is opposed to the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), insisting that th...

WorldStageJonathan approves new boards for FMBN, FCDA, NECO, othersNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, approved the constitution of a board for the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA...

Leadership Newspapers44 dead, 398 injured in road mishap in NasarawaNigerian TribuneNO fewer than 44 persons were feared dead, while 398 sustained injuries in different road accidents in Nasarawa State, between January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Acc...

Leadership Newspapers44 dead, 398 injured in road mishap in NasarawaNigerian TribuneNO fewer than 44 persons were feared dead, while 398 sustained injuries in different road accidents in Nasarawa State, between January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Acc...

Leadership Newspapers44 dead, 398 injured in road mishap in NasarawaNigerian TribuneNO fewer than 44 persons were feared dead, while 398 sustained injuries in different road accidents in Nasarawa State, between January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Acc...

Mob shut Tin Can Island portNigerian TribuneA mob on Monday paralysed all economic activities at the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos , following an accident by a hit and run driver, which resulted in the instant death of a woman, who is a port operator. The...

Mob shut Tin Can Island portNigerian TribuneA mob on Monday paralysed all economic activities at the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos , following an accident by a hit and run driver, which resulted in the instant death of a woman, who is a port operator. The...

Mob shut Tin Can Island portNigerian TribuneA mob on Monday paralysed all economic activities at the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos , following an accident by a hit and run driver, which resulted in the instant death of a woman, who is a port operator. The...

Nigerian TribuneYakowa: Obasanjo VisitsLeadership NewspapersFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, paid a condolence visit on Vice President Namadi Sambo, Governor Mukhtar Ramallan Yero, Kaduna State council of chiefs and Mrs Amina Yakowa over ...

IJEODODO PIPELINE FIRE: Residents call for link roadNigerian TribuneRESIDENTS of Ijeododo in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, have appealed to relevant authorities to provide road on the pipeline linking the community with the Badagry Expressw...

IJEODODO PIPELINE FIRE: Residents call for link roadNigerian TribuneRESIDENTS of Ijeododo in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, have appealed to relevant authorities to provide road on the pipeline linking the community with the Badagry Expressw...

IJEODODO PIPELINE FIRE: Residents call for link roadNigerian TribuneRESIDENTS of Ijeododo in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, have appealed to relevant authorities to provide road on the pipeline linking the community with the Badagry Expressw...

Fire disaster victims want Kwara govt's helpNigerian TribuneProperties worth millions of naira were destroyed in a mysterious inferno that gutted a block of four shops at 22, Sofoluwe Street, off Murtala road, Ilorin. Community News gathered that t...

Fire disaster victims want Kwara govt's helpNigerian TribuneProperties worth millions of naira were destroyed in a mysterious inferno that gutted a block of four shops at 22, Sofoluwe Street, off Murtala road, Ilorin. Community News gathered that t...

Fire disaster victims want Kwara govt's helpNigerian TribuneProperties worth millions of naira were destroyed in a mysterious inferno that gutted a block of four shops at 22, Sofoluwe Street, off Murtala road, Ilorin. Community News gathered that t...

WorldStageFashola signs Lagos' N499b 2013 fiscal bill into lawThe Guardian NigeriaLAGOS State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, Monday, gave his assent to the 2013 appropriation bill totaling N499 billion. Capital expenditure took the lion share of N269...

BusinessDayNCS valuation unit recovers N5.2bnBusinessDayThe Trade and Tariff Department of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recovered N5.2 billion revenue from direct notices issued by its valuation unit from January to September, a publication from t...

Compel Jonathan To Remove Fuel Subsidy, Man Asks ...CHANNELSA former Governorship candidate in the 2007 elections in Anambra State, Stanley Okeke has sued President Goodluck Jonathan before an Abuja Federal High Court asking it to compel the President ...

Leadership NewspapersFire burns Lagos Deputy Gov.'s residenceNews24Lagos - The police on Sunday said the fire at the residence of Mrs Adejoke Adefulire, Lagos State Deputy Governor, was a minor incident. The Area Commander, Area `A' Command Lio...

CNPP Seeks Travel Ban Against Corrupt LeadersAllAfrica.comThe Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has asked the international community to impose sanctions against corrupt Nigerian leaders in order alleviate the sufferings of the people. The...

Leadership NewspapersTerrorism and Recruitment Into the Immigration ServiceAllAfrica.comIf you haven't been following developments in the alleged discriminatory recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service--which has now been overturned by the ...

WorldStageIs the 2013 federal budget ready?The PunchThe presentation of the 2013 federal budget proposals to the National Assembly in October was a departure from the late presentation of budgets to the National Assembly in recent years. Nigerians, und...

Nigerian TribuneCAF executive seat: NSC leaves Maigari out in the coldNigerian TribuneThe hope and aspiration of the president, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari to win a seat on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) executi...

Daily SunAsari-Dokubo Misguided, Mischievious – KinsmenLeadership NewspapersKinsmen of Alhaji Asari Dokubo, under the aegis of The Okirika National Youth Movement, have described his recent outburst against President Goodluck Jonathan as mischievous....

Leadership NewspapersThe Senate In 2012Leadership NewspapersChibuzo Ukaibe, in this piece reflects on the activities of the Senate in the last one year. For a year that had the trappings of great potentials for the nation, its pains, sorrows and few jo...

CHANNELSPoliceman, 4 others killed as Boko Haram, JTF clash in YobeNigerian TribuneA policeman attached to the military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Yobe State was among the five persons killed at the weekend during a gun duel betweeb members of the Boko ...

Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala dragged to court over fuel subsidyNigerian TribuneA former governorship candidate in the 2007 elections in Anambra State, Chief Stanley Okeke, has dragged President Goodluck Jonathan before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja,...

Yahaya resigns from ANPP, BoTNigerian TribuneA member of the national Board of Trustees (BoT) of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and founding member of the party in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Isah Yahaya, has resigned his members...

CHANNELSObasanjo urges Egbaland monarchs to work for peaceDaily Times NigeriaFormer president Olusegun Obasanjo, has appealed to prominent traditional rulers in Egbaland to work for peace and reconciliation. Obasanjo made the appeal at the end of the m...

Why Delta introduced free healthcare, by UduaghanThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan has again assured Deltans that adequate and affordable healthcare remains paramount to his administration. Besides, he warned medical officials and dubious ...

2 Killed, 1500 Displaced in Nigeria ClashCRIENGLISH.comTwo people were killed and some 1500 people displaced in a communal clash between Fulani and Gwari tribes in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Sund...

Kidnappers abduct Gombe lawmakerDaily Times NigeriaUnidentified persons have kidnapped a member of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Jalo Ganga (PDP-Gombe North ), in his residence in the Gombe metropolis on Sunday. A source told Daily Times. S...

Leadership NewspapersWe Will Notify Nigerians Before Recruiting - Immigration CGLeadership NewspapersMrs Rose Uzoma, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), said that Nigerians would be notified before the commencement of the ...

Leadership NewspapersWhen Bangers Wreck Havocs OnLeadership NewspapersTo say that residents of Lagos were in a panic on boxing day when a loud blast was said to have thrown people helter-skelter would be an understatement. However the blast initially b...

2012: Season Of ControversialLeadership NewspapersThere were several decisions taken by the government in 2012 which were pleasant while others were unpleasant. Unpalatable as some of them were, they however formed a policy thrust of the government. As...

2012: Season Of ControversialLeadership NewspapersThere were several decisions taken by the government in 2012 which were pleasant while others were unpleasant. Unpalatable as some of them were, they however formed a policy thrust of the government. As...

Osun DefenderAzazi: A General's Final ExitTHISDAY LiveGeneral Andrew Owoye Azazi was a military officer to the core. He was highly taciturn, and a man who chose his words carefully, knowing that every word carries weight and implication. It was not...

Somaliland SunCPC, ACN, ANPP raise committees over mega partyNigerian TribuneFresh crisis appears to have hit the top echelons of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), following the intensification of plans to form a mega party alliance with top o...

Ajimobi, Fasanmi eulogise AdegbonmireNigerian TribuneGOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has described the death of the late Afenifere leader and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain, Chief Wunmi Adegbonmire, as a monumental loss to the progress...

Nigerian TribunePolitics of Bajoga's journey to Sir Kashim Ibrahim HouseNigerian TribuneRegional Editor, North-West, HASSAN IBRAHIM, examines the political undercurrents, negotiations and the manoeuvres that occurred before Ambassador Nuhu Bajoga w...

CHANNELSHuman Rights Commission Blasts SSS For Detaining Journalists Without ChargesCHANNELSThe Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has criticized the State Secret Service (SSS) for detaining two journalists for several days without c...

CHANNELSHuman Rights Commission Blasts SSS For Detaining Journalists Without ChargesCHANNELSThe Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has criticized the State Secret Service (SSS) for detaining two journalists for several days without c...

P.M. NewsLagos targets 370 income tax defaultersP.M. NewsNigeria's Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola Raji said his government would soon swoop on 370 high net-worth residents of the state who have been tax dodgers. At a year end ceremony at t...

P.M. NewsNigeria's governors annus horribilisP.M. NewsFor many Nigerian state governors, it's a year of the locust. From the tragic death of one, to near death experiences for two, and two others reportedly battling near terminal illnesses, it&...

Knocks, expectations as 2013 approachesThe PunchWith a few days to the end of the year, Nigerians reflect on the gains and losses of 2012. They speak to ADEOLA BALOGUN, 'NONYE BEN-NWANKWO, BOSEDE OLUSOLA-OBASA, COMFORT OSEGHALE, ADEMOLA OLONILUA an...

P.M. NewsAregbesola's Administration: Mid-term AssessmentOsun DefenderAs I write this piece to you at OSUN DEFENDER, the event which took place at the recent episode of the programme: “Ogbemi Till Day Break”, held to commemorate the second year...

20 feared killed as gunmen attack prison, police station in Adamawa •Professor ...Nigerian TribuneAbout 20 people were feared killed and inmates set free, on Friday, after gunmen struck in Maiha in Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Report...

Nigerian TribuneJankara, where crime and law mix freely •Why inferno went wildNigerian TribuneThe victims of Tuesday morning fire that razed the famed Jankara Market are still counting their losses. Though the stockpiling of fire crackers in one of t...