Ojukwu's Will: It's Not A Fake Document — LawyerLeadership NewspapersA week after the reading of the Will left by late Biafran leader Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, at the Enugu High Court, a member of his extended family has joined his fir...

Osun DefenderKano police arrest 8 suspected gunmenNigerian TribuneKANO State police command, on Thursday, arrested eight suspected gunmen, who were believed to have thrown explosive device at a police vehicle in Hotoro area on the outskirt of Kano metr...

Osun DefenderKano police arrest 8 suspected gunmenNigerian TribuneKANO State police command, on Thursday, arrested eight suspected gunmen, who were believed to have thrown explosive device at a police vehicle in Hotoro area on the outskirt of Kano metr...

Osun DefenderKano police arrest 8 suspected gunmenNigerian TribuneKANO State police command, on Thursday, arrested eight suspected gunmen, who were believed to have thrown explosive device at a police vehicle in Hotoro area on the outskirt of Kano metr...

GistmasterPrivate guards take over Babalakin's security at LUTH •Lawyers condemn ...Nigerian TribuneIN an apparent reaction to the presence of the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the ward where Dr Wale Babalak...

Osun DefenderOndo poll: LP prays tribunal to dismiss ACN, PDP petitionsNigerian TribuneThe Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State has prayed the Election Petition Tribunal in the state to dismiss the petitions filed by Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the Action C...

Nyako reinstates sacked Adamawa PDP excoThe Guardian NigeriaCITING non-compliance with the due process by the People's Democratic Party's (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has reinstated the Alhaji ...

CHANNELSFG rues poor trade relations with PhilippinesCHANNELSThe Federal government on Thursday deplored the relatively poor trade relations it had with the government and people of the Philippines, thereby calling for more active steps to be taken by ...

Abuja Land-Swap Deal Scoops over N300bnTHISDAY LiveThe much touted Abuja Land -Swap Scheme, which is an innovative project of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed will bring over N300 billion to the coffers of the FCT ...

Ultimatum: ASUP Mobilises to Join NLC StrikeTHISDAY LiveAs the ten-day ultimatum given by the National Leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to Governor Jonah Jang to resolve Plateau workers crisis expires in two days, the Academic Staff Uni...

WorldStageJonathan presents merit award to two professors, assures NNMA of govt supportWorldStageAbuja (WorldStage Newsonline)-- The Federal Government is in process of establishing Nigeria National Merit Award Policy Group and a complementary National...

Leadership NewspapersSuleja Bombing: Suspects Meant To Produce 200 Explosives - WitnessLeadership NewspapersAn Army Officer told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday that the bomb components seized from four suspects of the Suleja bombing could ...

Osun DefenderBanker Arraigned Over Alleged Forgery, StealingOsun DefenderAn employee of the Life Gate Microfinance Bank, Olalekan Salako, on Thursday appeared before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos over alleged stealing of N777, 680 from...

Osun DefenderBanker Arraigned Over Alleged Forgery, StealingOsun DefenderAn employee of the Life Gate Microfinance Bank, Olalekan Salako, on Thursday appeared before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos over alleged stealing of N777, 680 from...

Osun DefenderBanker Arraigned Over Alleged Forgery, StealingOsun DefenderAn employee of the Life Gate Microfinance Bank, Olalekan Salako, on Thursday appeared before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos over alleged stealing of N777, 680 from...

Osun DefenderACN Leader Pelted With Pure Water Sachets By Members For Refusing To ...Osun DefenderIt was a show of shame recently at the secretariat of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Ondo State chapter along Ilesha road, Akure during the thank you pa...

Osun DefenderDangote Committee Assures Flood Victims Of Better LifeOsun DefenderThe Ahaji Aliko Dangote-led Presidential Committee on Flood Disaster and Rehabilitation has reawakened the hope of those who lost their loved ones and property in the wake ...

Osun DefenderDangote Committee Assures Flood Victims Of Better LifeOsun DefenderThe Ahaji Aliko Dangote-led Presidential Committee on Flood Disaster and Rehabilitation has reawakened the hope of those who lost their loved ones and property in the wake ...

Osun DefenderDangote Committee Assures Flood Victims Of Better LifeOsun DefenderThe Ahaji Aliko Dangote-led Presidential Committee on Flood Disaster and Rehabilitation has reawakened the hope of those who lost their loved ones and property in the wake ...

Osun DefenderDangote Committee Assures Flood Victims Of Better LifeOsun DefenderThe Ahaji Aliko Dangote-led Presidential Committee on Flood Disaster and Rehabilitation has reawakened the hope of those who lost their loved ones and property in the wake ...

Osun DefenderAttack on police van injures two officers in KanoCHANNELSAt least two police officers were injured following an attack on a patrol van at Hotoron Eastern bye pass in Kano state, North West Nigeria. Eyewitness told Channels Television that ...

National Sports Festival: Anambra Athletes Protest Poor TreatmentP.M. NewsMembers of Team Anambra at the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos on Wednesday protested what they called the poor treatment being meted out to them by their state go...

My wife charmed me into marriage, I want out! Man Tells CourtInformation NigeriaAn Igando Customary Court in Lagos has been asked by a civil servant, Adeyemi Jolugbo, 32, to dissolve his four-year-old marriage which he claimed he was forced into by the...

Osun DefenderGowon, Atiku, Shekarau move to produce northern president in 2015The Guardian NigeriaTHE northern part of the country which lost the Presidency with the death of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in 2010 has begun fresh efforts to regain c...

Osun DefenderTHESE LEOPARDS AND STUBBORN SPOTSOsun Defenderpdp I could still recall when the newly elected chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun, Mr. Ganiyu Olaluwa spoke at a mobilization rally of less than 100 party men who came to cheer...

Nigerian youths have become the nation's problem – Minister of YouthCHANNELSThe Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Bolaji Abdullahi, has declared that rather being an asset to the nation, the Nigerian youths have become a major source of problem be...

Osun DefenderOjukwu's Will: Distortion Of Igbo Custom And Tradition?Osun Defenderojukwu There is palpable uproar in the family of the late Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. The bone of contention has been how best to share the proper...

EFCC Is Harassing Me DespiteLeadership NewspapersThe embattled chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin said yesterday that he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) has been detaining him since Tuesday evening, in defiance of the ...

'Stop Impeachment MovesLeadership NewspapersIf you have a QR Code Reader you can access the app by scanning this code. This app will work on all phones including Android, iPhone, Windows 7, Symbian and Blackberry. 'Stop Impeachment Moves Agains...

Osun DefenderTension in Ibadan as police arrest TokyoNigerian TribuneTHERE was anxiety in motor parks in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday, as policemen from the state police command picked up the embattled leader of the state chapter of the ...

Tension in Ibadan as police arrest TokyoNigerian TribuneTHERE was anxiety in motor parks in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday, as policemen from the state police command picked up the embattled leader of the state chapter of the National Unio...

Osun DefenderEdo gov: Oshiomhole begins defenceNigerian TribuneGOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, on Wednesday, presented three witnesses as he opened his defence at the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Benin City. The three wi...

Osun DefenderOjukwu's Bombshell from the GraveOsun DefenderA pin drop silence descended on the office of Dennis Eboh, the chief registrar, Enugu Judiciary and Probate Registrar, located within the Enugu High Court premises last Friday, as the last ...

Leadership NewspapersGunmen raid varsity female hostelThe Guardian NigeriaGUNMEN suspected to be armed robbers yesterday stormed the female hostel of Paul University, Awka, carting away undisclosed amount of cash, phones and other valuable items. A sou...

Osun DefenderOndo LP berates ACN over media reportThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State has advised the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the state to stop seeking cheap and unnecessary media attention weeks after “suffering a hum...

CHANNELSPolice claim there were no injuries in Kano bomb blastCHANNELSThe Kano state Police command has confirmed that no injury, loss of life or damage was recorded as a result of the bomb explosion that occurred in Kano state earlier today. Confirmin...

Leadership NewspapersFCT Minister affirms plan to demolish 31 estates in AbujaCHANNELSThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Bala Mohammed has vowed that the FCT Administration would go ahead with the demolition of 31 housing estates i...

Osun DefenderFG has supplied only 30 patrol vehicles to Lagos police since 2007 – FasholaCHANNELSThe Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has accused the Federal Government of not doing enough to properly equip its security agencies in tackling cr...

CHANNELSSwitzerland returns $700m Abacha's loot to NigeriaCHANNELSThe Switzerland Ambassador to Nigeria; Dr. Hans-Rudolf Hodel, has declared that a total of $700 million deposited in Swiss banks by the late former military Head of State; General Sa...

Ventures AfricaMike Adenuga Donates $3.2 Million To Flood Relief Efforts In NigeriaVentures AfricaVENTURES AFRICA – Nigerian billionaire and the fifth richest man in Africa, Dr Mike Adenuga Jnr. on Tuesday donated 500 million naira ($3.2 million) to ...

Osun DefenderI won't work against Jonathan, says IwuanyanwuThe Guardian NigeriaPUBLISHER of Champion Newspapers and a leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said he has no reason whatsoever to work against...

Osun DefenderSalami - Jonathan Wants Suit Against Him DismissedAllAfrica.comPresident Goodluck Jonathan has asked an Abuja Federal High Court to strike out a suit instituted against him by 11 human rights activists over the suspension of the President ...

Don't crucify Sanusi – OkumagbaBusinessDayThe Group Managing Director of BGL, Albert Okumagba, has risen in defence of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on the lopsidedness of government expenditure in the country. Oku...

Leadership NewspapersJustice Kayode Eso For Burial Dec 21 In IlesaOsun DefenderThe family of the late eminent jurist and former Supreme Court Justice Obakayode Eso who died on November 16 in Hammer smith Hospital, London, yesterday, announced the buria...

Osun DefenderACN Accuses FG of ProfligacyOsun Defender2702F03.Goodluck-Jonathan-H (1) The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has raised the alarm over what it described as the reckless extravagance of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration. T...

Nigerian TribuneAre there state governments in Nigeria? (2)BusinessDayOther state governors followed suit to lay emphasis on the need to remove the subsidy, but only the governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, had the courage to openly identify with t...

Osun DefenderOgun lawmaker's wife abductedNigerian TribuneGUNMEN, on Tuesday, abducted the wife of a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly representing Ijebu North East State Constituency, Honourable Samson Onademuren, Mrs Folashade Onademuren...

Leadership NewspapersSSANU declares 7-day warning strike from MondayNigerian TribuneVARSITIES workers will begin a nationwide strike on Monday, as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has declared a seven-day warning strike ove...

CHANNELSJonathan's brother for burial Saturday •Justice Eso to be buried Dec 21Nigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja for Bayelsa State on Thursday, to participate in the burial arrangements of his younger brother, Chief Men...

Reps query Hajj commission over death of 44 pilgrimsCHANNELSThe House of Representatives' committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday queried the management of the National Hajj Commission over the death of 44 Nigerians during this year's Hajj. The...

CHANNELSUpgrade our airports, Senate committee urges MinisterCHANNELSThe Chairman Senate committee on Aviation, Hope Uzodinma on Tuesday expressed concern that some of the country's airports are not certified according to the standards of internati...

Osun DefenderWitness' ill-health stalls slain banker'sThe Guardian NigeriaTHE trial of Akolade Arowolo accused of killing her banker wife, Mrs. Titilayo Arowolo, was stalled Tuesday due to the ill-health of second defence witness. When the matt...

Osun DefenderJaji Blast: Air Force Redeploys Former AFCSC CommandantTHISDAY LiveThe ripples from the recent twin bomb blasts that rocked the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji has continued to reverberate within the ranks and files of...

Acting gov links insecurity to dearth of reliable dataThe Guardian NigeriaPOOR, inaccurate and unreliable identity database of Nigerians have been attributed to the present security challenges facing the country, even as the National Identity Managemen...

Osun DefenderStop sensationalizing terrorist activities – SSS DG Tells the MediaInformation NigeriaDirector-General, State Security Service (SSS), Ekpenyong Ita has said that terrorists craved media attention for their dastardly actions to intimidate...

Osun DefenderINEC seeks amend to Electoral ActNews24Abuja - The Independent National Electoral Commission has asked the National Assembly to make it the sole authority on the disqualification of candidates, Thisday reports. The commission is also askin...

AllAfrica.comExplosion Injures Four in KanoAllAfrica.comKano — Four people were injured by an explosion around Kano central Eid ground yesterday. Security officials said a timed-bomb planted by the fence of the worship centre exploded around 8:30am, ...

Osun DefenderSharing Of Revenue: 52% To FG's, Cause Of Nation's Woes – OshiomholeOsun DefenderAdams Oshiomhole's said, the 52% of revenue to the federal government is the cause of nation woes. The governor comment was a reaction to the cl...

Daily SunOkorocha proposes N195.74 Bln budget for 2013News24Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Monday presented a N195.74 billion budget for the 2013 fiscal year before the state's House of Assembly. The budget is made up of N63.56 billion (32.47 per c...

CHANNELSAfrican countries should focus on global exports — JonathanCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has challenged African countries to become globally competitive and begin exporting finished products to the outside world. President Jonathan said...

Leadership NewspapersGunmen kill 10 in BauchiNews24Bauchi - 10 persons were killed and 8 others injured during a crossfire between security operatives and suspected armed robbers in Bauchi State, Punch reports. The gunmen were said to have attacked a m...

Osun DefenderProtest as Governor Yakowa swears in Kaduna State council chiefsThe Guardian NigeriaAMID protest and tight security, the 23 newly elected council chairmen in Kaduna State were on Monday sworn in by Governor Patrick Yakowa. However, thousan...

WorldStageJonathan, Mark, Tambuwal Meet at Presidential VillaTHISDAY LiveA closed door meeting, which lasted about two-hour between the leaders of the executive and the legislative arms yesterday ended without a statement from the participants. The Sen...

CHANNELSCrisis over Odumegwu-Ojukwu's Will deepensThe Guardian NigeriaTHE crisis that erupted among the immediate and extended family of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu since the reading of his Will deepened Monday as the Directors of Ojuk...

Dispute over Anambra oil wells: Owners known in 6 monthsNigerian TribuneDIRECTOR-General, National Boundary Commission (NBC), Dr Mohammed Ahmed, in Lokoja, Kogi State on Monday, disclosed that the crisis over the rightful ownership of the disputed Anam...

Boko Haram: we are not overwhelmed – DG SSSCHANNELSThe Director-General of the Department of State Security Services, Ekpengyong Ita on Monday said the security agencies are not and cannot be overwhelmed by the security situation in the country. Mr I...

CHANNELSAnyim says FG spent N25 billion on floodsCHANNELSThe Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim on Monday said the Federal government have spent over N25 billion from the ecological funds on the recent floods that rav...

Osun DefenderEFCC wants N21 billion to fight corruption in 201...CHANNELSThe Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Larmode on Monday said the commission is not able to meet the aspirations of Nigerians in carrying out...

Leadership NewspapersAmaechi seeks action against delay in trial of casesThe Guardian NigeriaRIVERS State Governor Chibuike Amaechi has voiced concern over the delay in trial of former chief security officer to late Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Al-Mustapha ...

Catholic World ReportGod, Christ and Gender - John RichardsonVirtue OnlineOne of the issues that has arisen in the ongoing debates about the consecration of women bishops is the representative nature of those we commonly call 'priests'. Specifi...

Catholic World ReportGod, Christ and Gender - John RichardsonVirtue OnlineOne of the issues that has arisen in the ongoing debates about the consecration of women bishops is the representative nature of those we commonly call 'priests'. Specifi...

Osun DefenderPolice Arrest TraditionalLeadership NewspapersThe Lagos State Police Command said on Monday that it had arrested six suspects, including a traditional ruler, in connection with Wednesday's Ilaje/Ajah community clash in which sources sa...

Leadership NewspapersMark Condoles Buhari OverLeadership NewspapersThe Senate President, Sen. David Mark on Monday in Kaduna condoled with former Head of State, retired Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on the demise of his daughter, Zulaihat. Mark described d...

Osun DefenderObasanjo, Jonathan Feud Threatens PDP's 2015 AmbitionOsun DefenderJonatha and OBJ Numerous indications reveals that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party is not palatable with the verbal war ensuing between President Goodluck ...

Myjoyonline.comIgbinedion University Honours Sultan, OthersAllAfrica.comBenin — The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Sa'ad Abubakar III and the Comptroller General of Customs Abdullahi Dikko Inde were among prominent Nigerians honoured yesterday...

Osun DefenderBorno attacks: Nigeria 'militants' kill ChristiansBBC NewsSuspected Islamist fighters have killed 10 Christians in an overnight machete and gun attack in Borno state in north-east Nigeria. Later, gunmen attacked government targets ...

Leadership NewspapersNARTO boss lauds Oyo govt over transportation developmentNigerian TribuneOYO State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has commended members of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) for their contributing to the so...

What Does Amaechi Want for Local Councils?AllAfrica.comNot many people, it would seem, have paid due attention to it, I mean the recent effusion of the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum and Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Shorn of all...

Nigeria may become 5trn economy in 5 years - HIICNigerian TribuneNIGERIA is set to become a member of the league of five trillion economies in the next five years if the current growth trajectory is sustained. The Honorary International Investments Cou...

BusinessDaySanusi fires back at critics, says I am not in a popularity cont estNigerian TribuneDESPITE the furore generated by his recent call for the reduction of the country's workforce by half, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mall...

The PunchReps summon Okonjo-Iweala, Okogu over N4.9bn audit budgetThe PunchThe House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Director-General, Budget Office, Dr. Bright Oko...

Campaign finance and dangers of money politicsBusinessDayThere is no gainsaying that there is predominance of money in Nigerian politics, and that also accounts for the huge negative impact it has made on our polity. Politics of cash-and-carry and winn...

CHANNELSFashola inspects on-going projects, cautions against encroaching on govt landsCHANNELSThe Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola has continued his inspection of on-going projects across the state, reiterating the commitment of his administrati...

CHANNELSFashola inspects on-going projects, cautions against encroaching on govt landsCHANNELSThe Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola has continued his inspection of on-going projects across the state, reiterating the commitment of his administrati...

AUN gets grant to upgrade ICT servicesThe Guardian NigeriaTO boost its Information and Computing Technology (ICT) infrastructure, the American University of Nigeria (AUN) has announced a collaboration with an international Internet search engine, Googl...

Nigerian TribuneArmy gets tough over Jaji bombings •Removes 2 commandants -More heads to rollNigerian TribuneAFTERMATH the twin bombs that rocked the St Andrews Protestant Church at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna, last Sunday, which killed ov...

Nigerian TribuneBoT chair divides PDP •South-West kicks •Jonathan wants consensus candidateNigerian TribuneTHE issue of who leads the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be causing further cracks in the party, a...

Daily SunOsun gov denies funding Akeredolu's election in Ondo •As Appeal Court ...Nigerian TribuneBARELY 41 days after the re-election of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State for a second term in office on the platform of the Labour Party (LP),...

Osun DefenderDon't designate Boko Haram as foreign terrorist organisation —AmbassadorNigerian TribuneNIGERIAN Ambassador to the United States, Professor Adebowale Adefuye, has strongly objected to the call for the designation of the Boko Haram gr...

Leadership NewspapersInsecurity: Oritsejafor, Muslim leaders meet in Warri •Blame govt for unrest in the ...Nigerian TribuneREGARDING the constant killings in some parts of the country as well as religious unrest, a coalition of Muslim faithful, Amir...

Insecurity: Oritsejafor, Muslim leaders meet in Warri •Blame govt for unrest in the ...Nigerian TribuneREGARDING the constant killings in some parts of the country as well as religious unrest, a coalition of Muslim faithful, Amir of Ummar Youth Forum...

Dep. Gov Seeks Apology After Tribunal Witness' 'Epilepsy Attack'The Guardian NigeriaTHE Edo State Deputy Governor, Pius Odubu, on Saturday demanded a retraction and apology from one Osaze Jesuorobo of the campaign organisation of Peoples De...

Osun DefenderJang Gets Ultimatum Over Minimum WageAllAfrica.comJos — The Plateau State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday issued a ten-day ultimatum to Governor Jonah Jang to implement the N18, 000 minimum wage and pay outstanding...

Osun Defender“It could be a test of our faith” – David Mark rationalizes increased violenceOsun DefenderDavid-Mark Senate president, David Mark has warned those who resort to violence and destruction of lives and property in the name of God to st...

CHANNELSJonathan commiserates with Buhari on daughter's demiseCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with former Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) on the death of his eldest daughter, Zulaihatu yesterday. In a condo...

Leadership NewspapersDelays, low turn-out mark Kaduna LG PollNews24Kaduna - Delay in the distribution of materials and low turn-out of voters marked the commencement of Saturday's local government elections in Kaduna State. The News Agency of Niger...

Leadership NewspapersVarsities charged on alternative fundingNigerian TribuneMANAGERS of Nigerian universities have been challenged to cast their nets wide to secure additional resources outside budgetary and statutory allocations to run the institutio...

53 chairmanship candidates battle for 23 slots as Kaduna holds council polls todayThe NationOnly 53 chairmanship candidates and 578 councillorship candidates are contesting today's local government elections in the 23 local councils and 200 wards i...

CHANNELSUPP zones 2015 presidential ticket slot to S/EastOsun DefenderThe National Chairman of the newly registered United Progressive Party, UPP, Chief Chekwas Okorie has revealed that the Party's Presidential ticket in 2015 general election has b...

CHANNELSSecurity agents uncover bomb factory in ZariaCHANNELSA combined team of security agencies have uncovered a bomb making factory in Zaria, Kaduna State, recovering Improvised Explosive devices in various stages of completion and arresting a 60- y...