Nigerian Observer Shades of 2012The PunchAlthough Nigerians could not fathom having to cough out N140 for a litre of petrol — a far cry from N65 which it was hitherto sold for – it was the reality that starred them in the face on January 1, 2012. T...

Nigerian Observer Shades of 2012The PunchAlthough Nigerians could not fathom having to cough out N140 for a litre of petrol — a far cry from N65 which it was hitherto sold for – it was the reality that starred them in the face on January 1, 2012. T...

Nigerian Observer Shades of 2012The PunchAlthough Nigerians could not fathom having to cough out N140 for a litre of petrol — a far cry from N65 which it was hitherto sold for – it was the reality that starred them in the face on January 1, 2012. T...

Motor Accident Claims 9, Injures 11THISDAY LiveAbout nine persons were on Thursday feared dead in a motor accident along Gbongan-Ife road in Gbongan, headquarters of Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State, while 11 persons sustained various degre...

CHANNELSFire damages former Nigerian president's houseZee NewsFire damages former Nigerian president`s house Abuja: The house of ex-Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in southwestern city of Abeokuta was on Thursday damaged by a fire outbreak all...

Nigerian TribuneExplosion: Police after importers of 'knockout' •Govt begins demolition exerciseNigerian TribuneTHE police in Lagos State have begun a massive manhunt for the owners of the firecrackers that led to the explosion on Lagos Islan...

Leadership NewspapersPDP: Adamawa Congresses HoldLeadership NewspapersThe rift between Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako and the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, over the conduct of the of PDP congresses...

Information NigeriaEdo rejects ranking as 'unsafe state'The Guardian NigeriaTHE Edo State Government has dismissed alleged reports by the United States (U.S.) branding the state a security risk and advising its citizens not to travel to the are...

EFCC arraigns lawyer over alleged N25m loan fraudThe Guardian NigeriaA LAGOS-based lawyer, Kole Bello and an alleged accomplice, Muhydyn Ango were Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for ...

Leadership NewspapersCriticisms trail holiday to Imo civil servantsThe Guardian NigeriaSCORES of Imo people and bodies have continued to condemn the two-week public holidays offered to civil servants in the state by the Rochas Okorocha administration a...

CHANNELSPolice Foil Attempt To Bomb Enugu AirportCHANNELSThe Enugu state Police Command has claimed that it foiled an attempt by four persons to blow up the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu with explosives and the four suspects arrested. The st...

Kano budgets N3.5 bn for universityBusinessDayThe Kano State Government has earmarked N3.5 billion in its 2013 budget for the provision of infrastructure at its newly established North-West University in Kano. The state's Commissioner for Planning ...

Kwara LG Polls: ACN Accuses Court Of BiasCHANNELSThe Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) is accusing the Kwara state judiciary of bias in the petition before it over the nullification of Offa local government election. However, the People's Democratic...

Aliyu Blames Slow Development Of The North On InsecurityLeadership NewspapersGov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger State on Wednesday said the security threat by the Boko Haram group in the northern part of the country had stalled development in the region. Al...

P.M. NewsTell them our President is also a muslim -- already!BusinessDayFor one who was named Thomas at birth, you would expect this writer to be a Christian. But while I received formal education provided by mostly Christian institutions, being given ...

Obi Blames Poor Road Design for ErosionAllAfrica.comGovernor Peter Obi of Anambra State has decided improper design of roads in the past in the state, attributing it as one of the causes of erosion in the state. He said when roads are not properly desi...

Leadership NewspapersTime for Action On the PIBAllAfrica.comNo end appears to be in sight for the passing of the much-talked-about and -amended Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which was first sent to the National Assembly in 2008 by late President Umaru...

BusinessDayJTF destroys 10000 drums of illegal product, arrest Police ASPBusinessDayJoint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, Sector 3 of the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, on Wednesday destroyed 10,000 drums used for lifting illegal diesel product in ...

BusinessDayJTF destroys 10000 drums of illegal product, arrest Police ASPBusinessDayJoint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, Sector 3 of the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, on Wednesday destroyed 10,000 drums used for lifting illegal diesel product in ...

Leadership NewspapersTaiwan warns against non-essential travel to NigeriaFocus Taiwan News ChannelTaipei, Dec. 27 (CNA) Taiwan urged its nationals Thursday to avoid non-essential travel to Nigeria, especially during the coming week, amid concerns over ...

No Business As Usual in 2013 - ICPCAllAfrica.comAbuja — Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Mr. Ekpo Nta, has warned that it would no longer be business as usual, for the corrupt, from 2013. Nta reveal...

Codewit Global NetworkClark condemns waste of N7.282tn derivation fundCodewit Global NetworkEdwin-Clark-360x225 First Republic Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, on Wednesday, berated governors of oil and gas producing states for appropriating...

FCTA Realised N1trn ForeignLeadership NewspapersMinister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed has disclosed that the administration realised a total of $6.6 billion (N1.086 trillion) from Foreign Direct Investment (DFI) in 2012...

Matters arising from Navy's Augusta 109 helicopter crashBusinessDayAs a country, we must examine some matters arising from the recent Navy Augusta 109 Helicopter crash that claimed the lives of six Nigerians including General Azazi, the former Nati...

Azazi's burial programmes begin tomorrowNigerian TribuneBayelsa State governor, Mr Seriake Dickson, has said former National Security Adviser (NSA), the late Andrew Owoye Azazi, will be given a befitting state burial. This, he said, was in recognit...

ONDO GOV ELECTION: PDP crisis deepensNigerian TribuneTHE crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State over the last governorship election deepened, on Tuesday as the party and the Director-General of the Olusola Oke Campaign Organisa...

PDP, The Nigerian Establishment And Political StabilityLeadership NewspapersIn every country, there is what is called the establishment. Not only in a country, but even in every society. There are people who, by virtue of their stature and influence, c...

P.M. NewsCocaine trafficker arrested at Lagos AirportThe Guardian NigeriaLUCK ran out on a suspected drug trafficker on Tuesday as he was nabbed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), L...

Tough times await corrupt persons in 2013, says ICPCThe Guardian NigeriaTHE new helmsman at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Mr. Ekpo Nta has warned corrupt persons in the country that it would no longer be...

Clark faults govs' appropriation of oil derivation fundThe Guardian NigeriaELDER statesman and former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, Wednesday declared as wrong, governors' continued appropriation of the 13 per cent deriva...

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)Boko Haram and Nigeria's Culture of ViolenceCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn. Boko Haram and Nigeria's Culture of Violence. by John Campbell December 26, 2012. A soldier sits in a...

Information NigeriaChime attended only 17 events in five years – InvestigationInformation NigeriaEnugu-State-Governor-Sullivan-Chime-360x225 A content analysis of newspapers reports of Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime's programmes and activiti...

Obasanjo tasks Amosun on provision of pi...BusinessDayFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has tasked Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State on the massive production of pipe-borne water, which would bring about an effective and adequate distribution of ...

Abuja Residents CelebrateLeadership NewspapersThe perennial fuel scarcity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) persisted on Tuesday, as the Christians celebrate Christmas. Most filling stations in the territory had no fuel to sell, while the few ones...

Fire razes 'fire-cracker' warehouse on Lagos IslandBusinessDayA shop containing fire crackers on Wednesday exploded in a storey building injuring many and damaging cars and houses close by, NEMA spokesman, Yushau Shuaib said in a statement. &qu...

Emir of Dukku diesP.M. NewsThe remains of the Emir of Dukku, Alhaji Abdulkadir Rasheed, were on Tuesday interred in Dukku, in Nigeria's north eastern state of Gombe. His emirate covers a council area also known as Dukku local council, with a popula...

CHANNELSFashola donates gifts to less privilegedNews24Lagos - The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has donated gift items to less privileged people at the SOS Children's Village, Isolo, Lagos. The Director of the village, Mr Benjamin ...

BusinessDay2012 bad year for Nigeria - ElechiBusinessDayGovernor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi has described 2012 as a bad year for Nigeria, saying the year can pass as the worst in Nigeria's history. Elechi made the statement on Tuesday at Echialike, hi...

Leadership NewspapersHealth Minister Charges Hospital Workers On PerformanceLeadership NewspapersThe Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has urged the staff of Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, FETHA, Ebonyi State, to work for the overall suc...

CHANNELSChristmas In Niger Peaceful Under Tight SecurityLeadership NewspapersChristmas celebration in Niger State was peaceful as the security arrangement was water tight around places of worship especially in Minna and Suleja where a Catholic Church w...

CHANNELSGunmen attack local government boss in KanoCHANNELSUnknown gunmen on Tuesday attacked the interim management officer of Dawakin Tofa local government area of Kano state, Alhaji Musa Kambai Sumaila, killing his driver. The council boss who is th...

BBC NewsNigeria Attacks Pair Piracy, KidnappingsAllAfrica.comThe 23 December pirate attack on an Italian ship 40 nautical miles off the coast of Nigeria's Bayelsa state is part of a growing trend in Africa's Gulf of Guinea region. Four crew mem...

CHANNELSChristmas: Theodore Orji grants state pardon to eight prisonersCHANNELSThe Governor of Abia state, Mr Theodore Orji has granted state pardon to eight prisoners in the state, in line with the Christmas celebration for this year's celebration...

Three die, 11 injured in three Christmas Day crashesThe PunchThree persons were confirmed dead and 11 injured in separate road accidents on Christmas Day across the country. A statement by the Federal Road Safety Commission said a Toyota Hiace car with...

Leadership NewspapersToo Many Parties Unwieldy For Elections - INEC CommissionerLeadership NewspapersMr Ishmael Igbani, INEC Commissioner in-charge of Election Monitoring, has said that too many political parties are unwieldy for elections in a develop...

CHANNELSGovenor Urges Politicians to Fulfil Electoral PromisesAllAfrica.comGov Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Monday advised politicians against seeing their foray into politics as a means of enriching themselves, but as an avenue to serve the people. The ...

Leadership NewspapersFG Cancels Controversial Recruitment Into Nigeria Immigration ServiceInformation NigeriaFollowing allegations of skewed recruitment in favour of applicants from certain section of the country and non-advertisement of its recruitmen...

Leadership NewspapersDisquiet in Kaduna as Yero Nominates Bajoga DeputyTHISDAY LiveFollowing intense lobbying and politicking, Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero of Kaduna State has picked the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Amb...

Nigeria Master WebAzazi: Nigeria Lost a Great Man, Says JonathanTHISDAY LivePresident Goodluck Jonathan yesterday visited the family of former National Security Adviser (NSA), the late Gen. Andrew Azazi, at his Lagos residence at about 10.20 am and hel...

Nigerian TribuneEFCC Arrests Babalakin After Leaving HospitalTHISDAY LiveThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested the embattled Chairman of Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin, shortly after he was dis...

Leadership Newspapers2015: We are not working against Jonathan —Yar'Adua groupNigerian TribuneA group of top politicians, who played key roles in the administration of the late President Umaru Yar'Adua has denied a media report which insinuat...

Plateau PDP, Assembly at loggerheadsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Plateau State Working Committee of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the action of its members in the State House of Assembly who refused to attend the presentation of the ...

P.M. NewsPDP closes ranks, plots to oust ACN in LagosThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must be aware by now of the task it faces in wrestling powers from the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Lagos. Notwithstanding the iso...

A message to our readersMarietta Daily JournalMerry Christmas! There is something powerful about that sincere yet simple wish. Christmas more than all other holidays holds special meaning to our families, the Marietta/Cobb community and to people all a...

Nigerian TribuneJonathan, Mark, Tambuwal, govs, others charge Christians on Christ's virtuesNigerian TribunePresident Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to draw inspiration from Christ's enduring personification of selflessness and hard work...

This Yuletide gift is unsavouryNigerian TribuneTHE world all over, the yuletide season especially the Christmas is marked by Christians with expression of love for fellow human beings and particularly for those who are less privileged, orphaned, bereav...

P.M. News'2012 year of peace in Oyo'The Guardian NigeriaTHE Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Oyo State has described 2012 as the year of peace in the state, according to the ACN Publicity Secretary, Dauda Kolawole, who felicitated with Gover...

Leadership NewspapersSambo denies role in huge cost of VP's residenceThe Guardian NigeriaVICE President Namadi Sambo Monday washed its hand off the controversy over the huge amount being spent on the official residence of the Vice President. Sambo,...

CHANNELSGunman Fires At Villagers In Bauchi Relaxation JointCHANNELSSome residents of Bichi Village were today shot at by an unknown gunman, killing many and injuring others, the police have said. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abbas Abdullah...

Jonathan Approves AppointmentLeadership NewspapersTo Install this app, enter the address below on your phone. http://m.leadership.ng. If you have a QR Code Reader you can access the app by scanning this code. This app will work on all phones including ...

Gunman Opens Fire On PeopleLeadership NewspapersThe Police in Bauchi have confirmed the shooting of a number of people by a gunman at Bigi Village, near Bauchi. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP. Abbas Abdullahi, confirmed the incident on Monday...

P.M. NewsJonathan urges national belief in agendaP.M. NewsNigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has used the occasion of Christmas celebrations to appeal to fellow Nigerians to have confidence in the agenda of his government and that his government...

CHANNELSANENIH: Jonathan Insulted Nigerians —CNPPP.M. NewsThe Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has condemned the appointment of former Works Minister, Tony Anenih, as the chairman of the board of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA). In a...

Times of IndiaNigerian troops confirm explosion near drinking joint in northern stateShanghai Daily (subscription)KANO, Nigeria, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian troops operating in northwest Kano State on Monday said a bomb exploded near a drinking parlor...

Political Scientist Says Chipped Voters' Card Can't Prevent Multiple VotingCHANNELSContrary to the proposition by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that using chipped voters' card will stop multiple voting, a political sc...

AFPAnsaru claims kidnap of frenchmanBusinessDayAnsaru said on Sunday it was behind the kidnap of a French national last week, citing France's ban on full-face veils and its support for military action in Mali. Ansaru sent a message to Nigerian repo...

Deputy Speaker Explains Early Passage of 2013 BudgetAllAfrica.comDeputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Emeka Ihedioha stated at the weekend that the House facilitated the passage of the 2013 budget before the end of the year to ensure tha...

P.M. NewsYuletide: IG Orders Increased Security NationwideTHISDAY LiveAs part of efforts aimed at ensuring a peaceful and incident-free Christmas celebration, the Inspector General of Police (IG) Mohammed Abubakar has directed all Zonal Assistant Inspe...

Adeyemi: Govs Bent on Derailing Constitution ReviewTHISDAY LiveChairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Senator Smart Adeyemi, at the weekend, hinted that some state governors had concluded plans to derail th...

Wall Street JournalNigeria Counts on Business in Bid for Economic CrownWall Street JournalTraveling Nigeria by motorcycle, speedboat and on foot, a few thousand surveyors are measuring the country's economy for the first time in 22 years. The resul...

KADUNA DEP GOV: Group cautions on choice of an elderNigerian TribuneAS the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state shops for a deputy governor from Southern Kaduna, a Coalition of Concerned Southern Kaduna Professionals, on Sunday, kicked agains...

P.M. NewsIn defence of the fresh paradigmNigerian TribuneREADING the body language of President Goodluck Jonathan during his most recent media chat on network television, some analysts suggest that he would contest the 2015 presidential elections. The ...

Most Nigerian govs are modern day Hitler —Senator AdeyemiNigerian TribuneMOST governors in Nigeria have been described as more dictatorial than the late German despot, Adolf Hitler, as they opposed creation of additional states because they would not...

CHANNELSFulani herdsmen invade Ogun community, kill farmerThe Guardian NigeriaAGAIN, some Fulani herdsmen at the weekend invaded a farmland in Oja-Odan, a border town in Yewa North Local Council of Ogun State, and killed one Agbose Sewotan, a middle ag...

Falana seeks Demuren's sack over Dana crashThe Guardian NigeriaMONTHS after the Dana Airline crash in Lagos, human rights campaigner, Femi Falana (SAN), has called for the prosecution of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorit...

Fuel scarcity hits Kaduna, Oyo, Lagos •Jubilation, as Oyo workers get free ...Nigerian TribuneQueues have returned to petrol stations as scarcity of the product hits some parts of the country two days to Christmas. Affected as of Sunday evening were ...

Nigerian TribuneNo rift with OBJ —JonathanNigerian TribuneTHE Presidency has dismissed the recent outburst by Mujaheed Asari-Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, who had suggested in an interview that President Goodluck Jonathan was fig...

Nigerian TribuneXmas: FG uncovers plot to attack 10 states •Names churches, hotels, telecoms ...Nigerian TribuneBARELY 24 hours and few days to the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Federal Government has uncovered secret plots by the Islamic ...

CHANNELSKaduna: Yero Seeks Assistance Over Choice of DeputyTHISDAY LiveIn one of his first public acts since assuming the governorship last Sunday, the new governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Mukhtar Yero, saturday addressed a stakeholders' meeting of...

Nigeria's First Lady Lights First National Christmas TreeInformation NigeriaNigeria witnessed the first-ever lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Saturday in Abuja. Speaking at the event tagged “Let there be light”, Nigeria's first la...

P.M. NewsElechi Lifts Suspension Of 3Leadership NewspapersEbonyi State Governor Martin Elechi yesterday lifted the three-month suspension order slammed on three of his commissioners for improper dressing to state banquet. The suspension was placed on t...

P.M. NewsElechi Lifts Suspension Of 3Leadership NewspapersEbonyi State Governor Martin Elechi yesterday lifted the three-month suspension order slammed on three of his commissioners for improper dressing to state banquet. The suspension was placed on t...

P.M. NewsAbsentee Governors And Fortunes Of StatesThe Guardian NigeriaNOT many Nigerians would forget in a hurry the agonising moments between November 2009 and May 2010, when the incapacitation of late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua threw the count...

CHANNELSKidnapped South Korean workers freed in Nigeria, appear in publicTimes of IndiaYENAGOA (NIGERIA): Four South Korean workers and a Nigerian who were kidnapped this week in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria appeared in public on Saturday...

CHANNELSAbducted General's wife releasedCHANNELSThe abducted wife of former military Governor of old western region, Brigader General Oluwole Rotimi (RTD), Mrs Titilayo Rotimi, who was abducted by unknown gunmen two weeks ago, has been released. Mr...

SaharaReporters.comHow Anenih, Alison-Madueke, Others Robbed Nigeria Of N234bn Meant For ...SaharaReporters.comDespite his indictment, Mr. Anenih has now been appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan to head the NPA board. Tony Anenih, recently re-appo...

Fire razes NAFDAC's warehouse in LagosBusinessDayA fire on Friday evening destroyed counterfeit products in the warehouse of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Lagos. Abubakar Jimoh, the Deputy Director, Public Rela...

BusinessDayOshiomhole Signs N149.5 Billion 2013 Budget Into LawAllAfrica.comBenin — The Edo Gov. Adams Oshiomole on Friday, signed the N149.5 billion Appropriation Bill for 2013 into law. Oshiomhole, who commended the leadership of the House of Assem...

Leadership NewspapersPDP Will Self Destruct Without ReformsTHISDAY LiveWorks and Infrastructure yesterday received the highest allocation as the Enugu state government presented the appropriation bill of N82.9 billion for the 2013 fiscal year tagged Bu...

Leadership NewspapersGovernors, Others Honour EsoLeadership NewspapersThe remains of the late Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Samuel Obakayode Eso (retired), were yesterday laid to rest at his country home, Ilesa in Osun State amidst d...

Aregbesola announces free train ride for Osun indigenes •Mourns death of Ilesa ...Nigerian TribuneIn order to ease the movement of Osun indigenes residing in Lagos, Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Friday announced that his administration wo...

Leadership NewspapersINEC deregisters NDP, 2 othersNigerian TribuneTHE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday deregistered three more political parties, thus making good its threat to continue with the deregistration of unviable par...

Daily SunWAEC withholds 47289 results for malpracticesThe PunchThe West African Examinations Council on Friday said it had withheld the results of 47,289 candidates out of 396,614 candidates that sat for the Nov./Dec. 2012 West African Senior School Ce...

Leadership NewspapersFG Calms Lagos Tourism OperatorsThe Guardian NigeriaAS hotels and tourism-related outfits and operators expressed anxiety over the threat of closure of their businesses for failure to comply with Lagos State hotels licensing law by...

CHANNELSMoney Laundering: You Are Not Above The Law, Court Tells BabalakinCHANNELSThe embattled Chairman of Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited, Wale Babalakin on Friday failed in a second attempt to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (...

NTDC Urges Lagos Hoteliers ToLeadership NewspapersThe Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), has urged hoteliers in Lagos to remain calm following threats by the State Government to clamp down on them over non-registration. This is contained ...

CHANNELSNational Assembly Passes N4.9 trillion Budget for 2013CHANNELSIn what is a significant departure from the past, the National Assembly has passed the 2013 Budget before the end of the year with an increase from N4.92 trillion to N4.98 trillion. ...

CHANNELS3 days after, Ijedodo pipeline still burnsCHANNELSCommunities around Ijedodo area of Lagos have cried out to the Lagos state government for help after the fire that gutted an NNPC pipeline has left infrastructure in their area damaged. Emergenc...

Nigerian Entertainment TodayKidnappers free Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth OkolieBusinessDayNollywood actress and Special Assistant to the Imo state Governor on Public Affairs Nkiru Sylvanus who was kidnapped on Sunday, December 16 2012 in Owerri the Imo s...

Leadership NewspapersEnugu Acting Gov Presents N75bn 2013 BudgetLeadership NewspapersFor the first time since the inception of the present democratic dispensation in the country, the annual budget of Enugu State government will today be presented to th...