Osun DefenderOkorocha's Fights - Winning Some, Losing HeartsAllAfrica.comFor a man who has fought and overwhelmed many formidable opponents, including the once entrenched former governor of the state, Ikedi Ohakim (Ikiri), the news that Governor Ro...

Osun DefenderMaku tasks state govts on revenue generationOsun DefenderMaku tasks state govts on revenue generation. Labaran maku Information Minister Labaran Maku has called on state governments to look inward and device means of generating resources r...

Osun Defender619 people killed, injured by okada in LagosNigerian TribuneNOT less than 619 people were among victims either killed or injured in commercial motorcycle accidents across the Lagos State in the last two years, a record by the Lagos State T...

BusinessDayReactions to Mimiko's victory...Nigerian TribuneVictory may end ACN's reign in S/West - Afenifere By Yinka Oladoyinbo, Akure. THE pan Yoruba socio- political group, Afenifere, on Wed-nesday, said the outcome of the gubernatorial elec...

Osun DefenderUduaghan, others caution against defrauding victimsThe Guardian NigeriaLIGHT fingered civil servants and public officers who hope to make a fortune from on-going efforts to rehabilitate thousands of people sacked from their homes by flood ...

Emulate Sheila Solarin's virtue - Ikenne LG bossNigerian TribuneTHE chairman, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mr Tajudeen Salako, has described the late wife of Tai Solarin, Sheila Solarin, as a jewel of inestimable value to Nigeria, Og...

From Bayo Ohu Trust Fund, succour for widowsThe Guardian NigeriaIN commemoration of the third anniversary of the late Bayo Ohu, an Assistant News Editor of The Guardian, who was assassinated in his Egbeda Lagos home, three years ago, the Bayo Ohu Trust...

Boko Haram: How far has Nigeria gone with the dialogue process?Nigerian TribuneDapo Falade writes on the ongoing dialogue process as part of the concerted efforts aimed at put to an end the Boko Haram insurgency ravaging most part of the northern parts...

FAAN complements security at nation's airportsBusinessDayThe Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)), says it has introduced sniffer dogs and anti-terrorism squads to complement security at four airports in Nigeria. Mr Yakubu Dati, the Genera...

Leadership NewspapersFlood: Federal relief agency spends N17m on RiversNews24Port Harcourt - Rivers Deputy Governor Tele Ikuru on Wednesday said the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had delivered relief materials worth N17.9 million to about...

Osun DefenderNo Face Off Between Okorocha And Speaker' 25 October, 2012Osun DefenderNo Face Off Between Okorocha And Speaker' 25 October, 2012. Rochas_Okorocha. The Imo State government has denied any crisis between Governor Rochas Okorocha and...

BusinessDayOgun Gives Families Of Slain Policemen 500K EachInformation NigeriaThe Ogun State Government on Wednesday gave the family members of the five policemen killed by armed robbers in the Abeokuta and Ibafo areas of state early this week N2.5m. T...

Nigeria Master Web (blog)*Giant Strides in Sokoto State's Education SectorNigeria Master Web (blog)*Giant Strides in Sokoto State's Education Sector. By Amiru Adamu. There is no doubt,that Sokoto State was before now regarded as one of the educ...

Sacked NIMC workers protest illegal sack at National AssemblyCHANNELSSacked workers of the National Identity Manager Commission (NIMC) have petitioned the House of Representatives over their sack and asked for the removal of the present director genera...

Seplat unveils quiz programme for second...BusinessDaySeplat Petroleum Development Company Limited, one of the foremost independent oil and gas companies in Nigeria, has announced social programme, SEPLAT PEARLs Quiz, aimed at promoting academic excell...

CHANNELSWe are working towards averting floods for the next half century – JonathanCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan has assured that his administration is working towards averting floods in the country for the next 30 to 50 years. The President ga...

CHANNELSIG orders 24-hour security for worship centres during SallahCHANNELSInspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered all Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of Police at the state commands to provide 24-hou...

Osun DefenderAmosun: I Inherited A Decayed StateOsun DefenderAfter 15 months of assuming office, Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, is still contending with the challenge of fixing the state. He claims to have inherited a state that was on t...

Sheila Solarin for burial Nov. 9The Guardian NigeriaTHE late Mrs. Sheila Solarin, widow of the late social critic and educationist, Dr. Tai Solarin, will be buried on Friday, November 9, 2012. According to the burial arrangements, the remains of Mrs. S...

Leadership NewspapersBakassi Peninsula: Court Strikes Out Indigenes' SuitLeadership NewspapersA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday struck out the suit brought by indigenes of Bakassi in Cross River state seeking an order voiding the Gre...

I Would Have Loved To BeLeadership NewspapersThe coordinating minister of the economy and minister of finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala sensationally stated during the Presidential Retreat on Sports on Monday that she would have loved to be the minister ...

Myjoyonline.comSenator confessed Boko Haram link —SSSNigerian TribuneTHE Department of State Security Service (SSS) on Wednesday claimed that the embattled senator representing Borno South senatorial district, Mohammed Aliyu Ndume, confessed to havin...

Cleric proffers solutions to problems confronting communitiesNigerian TribuneThe Bishop, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Diocese of Omu Aran in Kwara State, Right Reverend Philip Adeyemo, has taken a cursory look at challenges confronting commu...

Leadership NewspapersFraud allegations trail recruitment of teachers in Edo •Applicants pay N.2m to get ...Nigerian TribuneAllegations of fraud are trailing the recruitment of 500 teachers in Edo State following complaints that applicants are being a...

Osun DefenderMilitary Didn't Realise Benefits of Democracy, Says JangTHISDAY LiveGovernor Jonah Jang. Seriki Adinoyi and Odionu Florence. Governor of Plateau State, Jonah David Jang has lamented that if the military had realised the benefits of dem...

CHANNELSBoko Haram plans “massive attacks” during Eid-El-Kabir – JTF warnsCHANNELSThe Nigerian Joint Military Task Force (JTF) has disclosed that it had uncovered a plot by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram to carry out “massive attacks” during th...

Information NigeriaBoko Haram Have Police Officers As MembersInformation NigeriaPolice authorities have described as baseless, rumour making the rounds that it has discontinued the massive manhunt placed on the heads of its personnel who bolted after o...

Tribute To Dr Alexander EkwuemeP.M. NewsTribute To Dr Alexander Ekwueme print. Published on October 24, 2012 by pmnews · 1 Comment. By Babatunde Raji Fashola. How time flies! I received with a sense of pleasant nostalgia, the news of the forthcoming 8...

Leadership NewspapersAEPB rehabilitates beggarsDaily Times NigeriaThe Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), on Tuesday, said it would rehabilitate ten additional beggars who were found in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Director of AEPB, Is...

Osun Defender'We'll Produce People's Constitution'Osun Defender'We'll Produce People's Constitution'. Ike Ekweremadu. Senator Ike Ekweremadu is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment. In this inte...

Independent OnlineMentally unstable man scares passengersIndependent OnlinePanicked passengers aboard a flight in Nigeria swarmed on a man who shouted “Allah Akbar,” but he was found to be harmless and authorities called him mentally unstable, offi...

CHANNELSBreak any law during the Sallah and be crushed – PoliceCHANNELSPolice in Plateau State have warned that lawlessness will not be tolerated during Sallah in Jos. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Emmanuel Ayeni, stated this at a meeting ...

CHANNELSNUT President, Others Eulogise Late SolarinLeadership NewspapersMr Alogba Olukoya, the National President, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has described the death of late Sheila Solarin as a `monumental loss` to the teaching profession. Speaki...

WorldStageInadequate Finance, Electricity Impede Nigeria's Economic Growth – JonathanOsun DefenderInadequate Finance, Electricity Impede Nigeria's Economic Growth – Jonathan. President_Goodluck_Jonathan Lack of access to finance and inadequ...

CHANNELSCourt orders man caught with $7million at airport to forfeit 25 per cent of sum to FGCHANNELSA Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered Tijjani Sherif, the man caught at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, while traveling ...

Osun DefenderMy Grandparent's Graves Submerged By Flood – ClarkOsun DefenderMy Grandparent's Graves Submerged By Flood – Clark. Edwin Clark. First Republic Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, on Tuesday, said the flooding, which hit...

Police kill three kidnap suspects, rescue Catholic priestOsun DefenderPolice kill three kidnap suspects, rescue Catholic priest. police-logo1. Anambra State Anti robbery Squad, SARS, yesterday, gunned down three suspected kidnappers and arrested six ot...

Osun DefenderGunmen kidnap Rep's motherThe Guardian NigeriaTHE relative peace which residents of Ogun State have enjoyed in the past six months has waned as criminals who went into hiding have resurfaced. Yesterday, the mother of a legislator in th...

NITDA targets 3700 ICT jobs by Q3 2013The Guardian NigeriaTHE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has expressed readiness to bridge the unemployment gap in the country with the target of 3700 jobs from various Information and Com...

Police parades suspected robbers, kidnappers in AnambraCHANNELSThe police in Anambra State have arrested a total of 14 armed robbers and 6 kidnap suspects this October. The state commissioner of Police, Bala Nasarawa, disclosed this while briefing news...

CHANNELSElection: Gov. MimikoLeadership NewspapersGov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Tuesday called on the INEC to adopt staggered elections to prevent malpractice in future elections in Nigeria. Mimiko made the call in Akure while receiving his Cer...

Deutsche WelleNigeria seizes Russian ship, arrests crewDeutsche WelleNigerian authorities seized an arms-laden ship and arrested its Russian crew on suspicion of weapons smuggling, the Nigerian Navy confirmed on Tuesday. "The vessel was carrying 8...

WorldStageFG wants sporting facilities as condition to approve primary and secondary schoolsWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Nigeria's Ministry of Education has been directed to include, sporting facilities, in the criteria for approval of public ...

AFPJTF killed 15 innocent boys playing football at a field – SenatorInformation NigeriaThe embattled Senator Ahmad Zannah (representing Borno Central), who was accused by the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) of sheltering a Boko Haram Commander in his...

CHANNELSFuel Subsidy Trial - Uba to Remain in CustodyAllAfrica.comLagos — The Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil and Gas, Ifeanyi Uba and four other oil marketers standing trial on alleged fuel subsidy scam will remain in the custody of the Speci...

N47.6 Billion Theft - Akingbola Fails to Produce WitnessAllAfrica.comFormer Intercontinental Bank plc Managing Director, Erastus Akingbola yesterday failed to present any witness in defence of a N47.6 billion suit brought against him by the Economic an...

Ondo PDP, ACN blame INEC, security for election lossBusinessDaySequel to their loss in the poll, Ondo State chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) have accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (...

Osun DefenderRobbers kill 5 policemen in OgunDaily Times NigeriaArmed robbers, yesterday killed five policemen in two separate attacks in Abeokuta and Ibafo, both in Ogun state. ASP Muyiwa Adejobi, the Police spokesperson in Ogun state said that the sh...

Osun DefenderHouse Committee Suspends Kogi AssemblyOsun DefenderThe fact finding committee of the House of Representatives set up to wade into the crisis rocking the Kogi State House of Assembly following the impeachment of the Speaker, Hon. Abdulahi B...

Mimiko's Victory WellLeadership NewspapersThe chairman, Senate committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr Bukola Saraki has congratulated the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, on his victory in last Saturday gubernatorial election. He describ...

Bisi Fayemi wants constitutional role for women in decision makingThe Guardian NigeriaTHE wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has advocated the establishment of strong movements to fight gender injustice and ensure zero tolerance for all f...

Leadership NewspapersMotorists, passengers demand regular supply of petrol ahead of Eid-el-KabirNigerian TribuneSome motorists and passengers across the country have urged regular supply of petrol to ease vehicular movement before and during this week&...

Information NigeriaALUU Killing: Why Justice Must Be DoneP.M. NewsALUU Killing: Why Justice Must Be Done print. Published on October 22, 2012 by pmnews · No Comments. The Nigeria Police last Monday announced a major breakthrough in their investigation...

Osun DefenderAregbesola Presents N17.4bn Supplementary BudgetOsun DefenderAregbesola Presents N17.4bn Supplementary Budget. Aregbe. Aregbesola Presents N17.4bn Supplementary BudgetState of Osun governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,last Thursday requested t...

National Daily…Over implementation, expenditures, MTEFNational DailyOver implementation, expenditures, MTEF. THE apparent aim of President Goodluck Jonathan to change the country's budget cycle from 'April - March' to 'January - Decem...

Osun DefenderOshiomhole commutes prisoner's death sentenceCHANNELSTwo condemned men in Edo state prison have been freed by the Governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who granted amnesty to them in an exercise of his prerogative of mercy. T...

CHANNELSCustoms arrest FAAN staff for money courierCHANNELSThe Nigeria Customs Service says it has arrested a member of staff of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for alleged money courier. The staff, identified as Adetula .A. with duty t...

Osun DefenderWhy Soldiers Must Obey Traffic Law – FasholaOsun DefenderWhy Soldiers Must Obey Traffic Law – Fashola. fashola Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has urged the Nigerian Army to obey the state Road Traffic Law, saying since roads ar...

Osun DefenderNation's Insecurity ends soon – Chief of Defence StaffOsun DefenderNation's Insecurity ends soon – Chief of Defence Staff. CDS The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Admiral Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim, has said that the insecurity confro...

Osun DefenderAbuducted Rivers Commissioner freed by captorsNews24Port Harcourt - The Rivers Commissioner for Power, Mr Augustine Nwokocha, has been freed by his captors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the commissioner was abducted by gun...

Sallah: Wamakko OrdersLeadership NewspapersSokoto State Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has ordered the immediate payment of workers salary in view of the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir. In a press release signed by Senior Special Assistant, Media to Gove...

Fashola: Too much for one stateBusinessDayThe title of this piece actually draws from the realm of slangs, but I couldn't think of a more befitting title to sum the man that has continued to change the face of Lagos – the slang capital of Nigeria...

Nigerian TribuneMinister tasks NFF on NPL's financial scandalThe Guardian NigeriaFederation queries League board. THE Minister of Sports/Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has charged the Nigeria Football Fed...

Police, stakeholders hold meeting in Kano ahead of Eid-el-kabirNigerian TribuneKANO State police command, in a move to ensure peaceful coexistence during the Eid-el-kabir celebration, on Saturday, held stakeholders meeting with all divisional police of...

Osun DefenderIssues as Senate held public hearing on constitution amendmentNigerian TribuneThe Senate Committee on Constitution Review recently held a public hearing at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to collate the views of Nigerians on critical...

efcc arrests two cash couriers with $107000Nigerian TribuneEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Sunday, said it arrested two additional dollar couriers at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano State. The commission, in a statement s...

AllAfrica.comWada warns officials over relief materialsNigerian TribuneKogi State governor, Captain Idris Wada (retd), at the weekend, warned committees in charge of the distribution of relief materials to flood victims not to involve in any shady deal...

UNIPORT 4: 'I spoke to my son's killers, but...'Nigerian TribuneThe unwholesome pictures and video clips all over the social media last week about the summary execution of four students of the University of Port Harcourt have continued to m...

Osun DefenderSheila, Widow Of Tai Solarin DiesOsun DefenderSheila, Widow Of Tai Solarin Dies. sheila_solarin_. Sheila Mary Solarin (nee Tuer), the widow of Dr. Tai Solarin, founder Mayflower School in Ikenne, Ogun State and one of Nigeria's foremos...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan, Tambuwal Congratulates MimikoLeadership NewspapersPresident Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on his declaration by INEC as the winner of the Oct. 20 governorship election in the State...

KOKH FOX2512 bodies recovered in Ogun river accidentBusinessDayThe corpses of 12 out of 21 persons travelling in a bus which plunged into a River at J4 area of the Sagamu-Ore expressway in Ogbere, Ijebu-East local government area of Ogun state were rec...

Four Missing As Boat Capsizes In BayelsaInformation NigeriaEyewitnesses say five persons were feared dead on Saturday in the Akenfa suburb of Yenegoa, Bayelsa State when canoes transporting passengers capsized. Witnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria...

Governors, Elders Battle for the North-EastAllAfrica.comThe quest by elders in the North East to find a lasting solution to insecurity and other problems bedevilling the area has become challenging in recent times. The elders are battling to restore th...

AllAfrica.comOndo - Soldiers Detain PDP Candidate At IgbotakoAllAfrica.comAkure — The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Chief Olusola Oke and his entourage was reportedly detained at Igbotako town for over an hour by men of the N...

Ondo - Soldiers Detain PDP Candidate At IgbotakoAllAfrica.comAkure — The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Chief Olusola Oke and his entourage was reportedly detained at Igbotako town for over an hour by men of the Nigerian army ...

Igbo Leaders Seek Presidency At Ekwueme's BirthdayAllAfrica.comEncomiums flowed in torrents Saturday in Enugu as Igbo leaders, including governors of the South-east states and President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze ...

Osun Defender'There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra' by Chinua AchebeBoston GlobeChinua Achebe's novel “Things Fall Apart,” published about 55 years ago, virtually introduced African-written fiction to the rest of the world....

Gender Mainstreaming... The Women Behind Ekiti GovernmentThe Guardian NigeriaWITH thèse women doing their bits in their various fields, the Ekiti government is clearly maximising its human and material resources to make the state a model in democracy ...

Voice of AmericaBakassi People Bitter Over Loss Of Homeland in NigeriaVoice of AmericaBAKASSI, NIGERIA — Nigeria's Bakassi people are mourning the loss of their homeland after the Nigerian government declined to appeal 10-year-old ruling by the I...

Osun Defender3 youths electrocuted in WarriBusinessDayThree youths were electrocuted at the Cavagina Primary School camp for flood victims in Warri, Delta, Frank Omare, the state Commissioner for Environment said while briefing Governor Emmanuel Uduagh...

Ondo Election: Voters accreditation beginsCHANNELSAccreditation of voters for Saturday's governorship election in Ondo State has begun amid tight security. A good turnout of voters was observed while voting materials arrived at the various polling ...

Osun DefenderIt's Irresponsible To Base Elections On Ethnicity, Says CBN GovernorThe Guardian NigeriaCENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has condemned advocates of power shift “for its sake”, saying it is irresp...

THISDAY LiveRights Commission, Lawyers Ask Oshiomhole to Halt ExecutionAllAfrica.comThe National Human Rights Commission has requested Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to suspend the planned execution of two inmates on the death row in the state....

Spineless North-East GovernorsAllAfrica.comThe only thing higher than the expectations raised by the proposed North-East forum for Unity and Development, before it was held last weekend, is the resounding disappointment among concerned elements when th...

Leadership NewspapersUS Envoy Visits Rivers State, Lauds DevelopmentTHISDAY LiveGovernor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. United States Consul General in Lagos, Jeffrey Hawkins has praised Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi for embarking on numerous...

CHANNELSUmar: Superior Information, Key to Tackling Security ChallengesTHISDAY LiveAir Marshall Dikko Umar (rtd.) By Senator Iroegbu and Adedayo Akinwale The Former Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshall Dikko Umar (rtd.) has stated that information su...

StoryfulThree Killed Near UniportThe Guardian NigeriaTHREE people were feared killed at Rumuchakara community in Choba, one of the host communities of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Guardian gathered that a former National Youth Ser...

BusinessDayFG Inaugurates Committe To Revitalise DICONThe Guardian NigeriaFEDERAL Government has inaugurated a Presidential Committee on Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) with a charge to work out modalities to make the corporation a pl...

Leadership NewspapersArraignment of man caught with $7m stalledNigerian TribuneShare. The arraignment of Abubakar Sheriff Tijjani, the man that was caught at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, with $7 million at a Federal High Court in ...

NEWS.com.auREVIEW: There Was a Country: A Personal History of BiafraMacleans.caIn theory, this is a memoir, but the real subject is Nigeria, with Achebe as a bit player in a catastrophe. Students of Things Fall Apart, Achebe's first and most famous...

Osun DefenderSenator Urges Increased Allocation For Education OthersOsun DefenderSenator Urges Increased Allocation For Education Others. Senate Committee on Education. The Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Housing, Lands and Urban Development, Senato...

Osun DefenderOkonjo-Iweala on Forbes list of 'Most powerful women in 2012'BusinessDayForbes, an American business magazine has included Nigeria's Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in its recent list of 'Most Powerful Women in 2012&#3...

The Punch'Why the Impeachment Cannot Stand'AllAfrica.comYori Afolabi is the minority leader of the Kogi State House of Assembly and is among the leadership said to have been removed, he explains in this interview why the impeachment cannot stan...

BusinessDayConstitution Amendment - Governors Set to Forge ConsensusAllAfrica.comThe governors of the 36 states of the federation have set up a seven-man committee to harmonise any discordant views that could threaten the ongoing constitution amendment...

Leadership NewspapersWhy Nigeria Could Not Contain The Flood Disasters — ShamondaLeadership NewspapersThe Director-General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), John Ayoade Shamonda, in this interview with DAVID ADUGE-ANI, speaks on some of ...

Osun DefenderCJ's Appointment: NJC Throws Osun Judiciary Into ConfusionOsun DefenderCJ's Appointment: NJC Throws Osun Judiciary Into Confusion. cour justice The National Judicial Council (NJC) may have thrown Osun State Judiciary into confusion...

Osun DefenderForces of good, evil at war in Nigeria —SoyinkaNigerian TribuneRECENT wave of killings in different parts of the country has been attributed to an ongoing war between the forces of good and evil. Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, s...

Osun DefenderCorps members stranded in Adamawa over allowancesNigerian TribuneSOME members of the Batch 'C' corps members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in Adamawa State, on Thursday, were stranded in Yola, the state capital, follo...

CHANNELSSenate endorses removal of OttehNigerian TribuneThe recommendation of the House of Representatives that President Goodluck Jonathan should sack Arumah Oteh, Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), was supported by the ...

Secondary school student gamblers clash in IbadanNigerian TribuneSOME students were injured while a number of vehicles were vandalised when students of Government College, Ibadan (GCI) and Apata Community Grammar School engaged one another in a clash i...