AllAfrica.comBankole tasks media on credible political office holdersThe Guardian NigeriaTHE father of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Alani Bankole, has tasked the media in the country to set agenda aimed at ensuring that credibl...

Leadership NewspapersJonathan reiterates commitment to sports developmentThe Guardian NigeriaPRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday reiterated his administration's commitment to sports development as a veritable tool for fostering unity among the yo...

Kwara gov's wife offers scholarship to 30 school pupilsNigerian TribuneThe wife of Kwara State governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has said that she would take full responsibility for the education of some 30 indigent primary school pupils in the state. T...

Kwara gov's wife offers scholarship to 30 school pupilsNigerian TribuneThe wife of Kwara State governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has said that she would take full responsibility for the education of some 30 indigent primary school pupils in the state. T...

Kwara gov's wife offers scholarship to 30 school pupilsNigerian TribuneThe wife of Kwara State governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has said that she would take full responsibility for the education of some 30 indigent primary school pupils in the state. T...

Gov Ajimobi, don't forget the 2011 retired teachersNigerian TribuneI want to commend the Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, for his efforts towards ensuring the payment of the arrears and gratuities of teachers who retired from the state c...

Gov Ajimobi, don't forget the 2011 retired teachersNigerian TribuneI want to commend the Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, for his efforts towards ensuring the payment of the arrears and gratuities of teachers who retired from the state c...

Gov Ajimobi, don't forget the 2011 retired teachersNigerian TribuneI want to commend the Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, for his efforts towards ensuring the payment of the arrears and gratuities of teachers who retired from the state c...

Senate confirms Ekpo Nta as ICPC chairmanCHANNELSThe Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Ekpo Una Owo Nta as chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). President Goodluck Jonathan had earlier requ...

CHANNELSSEC workers stage another protest; insist Oteh must goCHANNELSWorkers at the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday protested the issuance of query to its leaders for “gross insubordination, disrespect for constituted authority” ...

Telegraph.co.ukNigeria says senior Islamist killed, 156 arrested in raidsAhram OnlineNigeria's military said Tuesday that it has killed a senior Boko Haram Islamist leader and arrested 156 suspected members of the group during a weekend raid in nor...

Suspected Ritualists Kidnap TeenagerP.M. NewsSuspected ritualists have kidnapped a teenager who was sent on an errand by her father in Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State, Northcentral Nigeria. The victim's father, Mr. Onyuna Omale, who lives...

Suspected Ritualists Kidnap TeenagerP.M. NewsSuspected ritualists have kidnapped a teenager who was sent on an errand by her father in Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State, Northcentral Nigeria. The victim's father, Mr. Onyuna Omale, who lives...

Suspected Ritualists Kidnap TeenagerP.M. NewsSuspected ritualists have kidnapped a teenager who was sent on an errand by her father in Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State, Northcentral Nigeria. The victim's father, Mr. Onyuna Omale, who lives...

CHANNELSIt is Easier to Destroy than to Build: Minister Claims Demolition of 124, 000 ...Information NigeriaThe FCT Minister, Sen. Bala Mohammed, while defending this move by the government had said: “We must not allow the FCT to degenerate into some...

Floods take over Makurdi-Gboko roadDaily Times NigeriaFloods have reportedly blocked parts of the Makurdi-Gboko highway from Tyo-mu end, about 13 kms from Makurdi, following a recent overflow of the River Benue. The normally busy road which was submerg...

FG tasks SGF, SSGs on good governance, accountabilityBusinessDayPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Monday advised secretaries to governments at both federal and state levels to ensure good governance, accountability, due process and rule of law for effecti...

CHANNELSNiger flooding: FRSC announces additional alternative routes to FCTBusinessDayFollowing Sunday's closure of Abuja-Lokoja road, the FRSC on Monday announced additional alternative routes for vehicles coming into the nation's capital from...

Ozuah: Police Maintain Innocence as Principal Witness FleesTHISDAY LiveBy Chiemelie Ezeobi In the face of mounting public outcry against the alleged murder of 36-year-old Ugochukwu Ozuah, the Lagos State Police Command has maintained its stance that th...

Leadership NewspapersImpeachment: Shaken House, Standing StillLeadership NewspapersEDEGBE ODEMWINGIE reports the failed move to unseat the House of Representatives leadership. Of course, the president also buckled to the strong rejection of the propose...

Leadership NewspapersLagos teachers' strike: Pupils strandedNigerian TribuneThousands of pupils of Lagos State public schools were stranded on Monday, following the strike action embarked upon by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lago...

Oshiomhole releases N100m for victims of floodNigerian TribuneGovernor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has ordered the immediate release of N100 million to provide relief materials for victims of flood disaster which sacked over 20 communities and render...

Osun DefenderAhead Ondo gov poll...Nigerian TribuneTHE Olusegun Mimiko Campaign Organisation, on Monday, berated the immediate past governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu, over his comments and allegations that he was on the verge of being probed by...

Absence of co-defendant stalls trial of former FinBank bossNigerian TribuneTHE trial of the former Managing Director of FinBank, Mr Okey Nwosu, stalled on Monday before a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, due to the absence of a former director ...

Court summons police officer over banker's murderThe Guardian NigeriaA LAGOS High Court sitting in Ikeja has summoned an investigating Police Officer, Sergeant Cletus Bayern, and threatened to arrest him if he once again fails to appear before the ...

Osun DefenderKwara govt, ACN trade words over alleged bankruptcyThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Kwara State government at the weekend refuted allegations by the opposition, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), that the state was bankrupt. According to Dr. Muideen...

CHANNELSNasarawa governor loses three aides in autocrashCHANNELSThree male security aides to the Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko al-Makura, have died in an autocrash involving his convoy. The crash occurred on Sunday evening at Kurudu-Dogon Dutse at Kil...

CHANNELSLASEPA Takes Anti-Pollution Campaign To GrassrootsP.M. NewsThe Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has taken its campaign against all forms of pollution, especially noise, to the grassroots. LASEPA is seeking collaboration with...

BusinessDayPPA urges peaceful resolution of oil dispute between Kogi, AnambraBusinessDayThe National Secretary, Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) Peter Ameh, on Monday, called on the Federal Government to resolve the oil dispute between Kogi and Anamb...

Osun Defender2015: “I Will Re-Contest The PDP Presidential Ticket With Jonathan” – AtikuOsun DefenderFormer Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the weekend cleared the air over his future political ambition by saying he is ready to contest i...

CHANNELSCourt to entertain suit seeking to sack governor Chime todayCHANNELSA suit seeking to sack the governor of Enugu state, Mr Sullivan Chime from office, will commence today at the Abuja Division of the Appeal Court. The appeal which was filled by...

Leadership NewspapersGunmen set residence of Yobe Assembly Speaker and...CHANNELSUnidentified gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram, on Sunday, set ablaze residences of the Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Adamu Dala Dogo, and two ot...

Osun DefenderPresidency Cautions against Impeachment ThreatsTHISDAY LiveBy Chuks Okocha and Dele Ogbodo The presidency Sunday cautioned against the unrelenting threats to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan in the wake of the face-off between the Natio...

Senate: Clerics React To Tinubu's StatementNigerian ObserverLAGOS - Msgr. Gabriel Osu, Director of Communication, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, on Friday urged Nigerians not to misinterpret Senator Bola Tinubu's statement that the senate shoul...

Ajimobi Betrayed Me - TokyoAllAfrica.comBy Ola Ajayi, 24 September 2012 Ibadan — THE court-reinstated Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Alhaji Lateef Akinsola, aka Tokyo, said, weekend, Governor Abiola Ajimobi reneged on hi...

Leadership NewspapersAbuja Trauma Centre Will Be Ready In 2013 – FGLeadership NewspapersThe federal government has promised to complete work on the on-going National Trauma Centre at the Abuja University Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja within th...

Osun DefenderPDP raises alarm over Osun mining licenceNigerian TribuneThe Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Mr Rauf Aregbesola's government of commencing the process of selling the state's solid minerals minin...

LG Elections: I've No Candidate Yet — YakowaLeadership NewspapersAhead of the local Government elections slated for December 1, 2012, Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa of Kaduna State yesterday publicly declared that he has never anointed any candi...

Lam Adesina moved to St Nicholas Hospital, Lagos •Health workers' strike ...Nigerian TribuneAILING former governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lam Adesina, was, on Saturday evening, transferred to Saint Nicholas Hospital, Lagos State, for further medica...

What next for Fashola after 2015?Nigerian TribuneGovernor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has become a sort of an enigma in the Nigerian political terrain, with his acclaimed infrastructural transformation of the state. Midway into his second term of ...

Ijebu-Ode LG establishes 16 AIDS screening centresNigerian TribuneThe Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State has established 16 HIV/AIDS screening facilities to provide free screening for the people living with the scourge. Mrs Caroline Oladunjo...

Leadership NewspapersNigerians should put religious differences aside and embrace peace – Sultan of ...Information NigeriaThe Sultan of Sokoto, has urged Nigerians to put the unity of the country first in their endeavors, setting aside their religiou...

WorldStageMimiko assures on revival of Ondo ailing industriesWorldStageBy Press Release Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko at the weekend assured the people of the State of his determination to revive the ailing industries and establish more with ...

Leadership Newspapers2015 - I Will Re-Spark Igbo Risorgimento - KaluAllAfrica.comBy Louis Achi, 22 September 2012 Notwithstanding the North's plot to retrieve power, former governor of Abia State and founding leader of opposition Progressive People...

Leadership NewspapersICPC Arraigns Ehindero Over Alleged FraudAllAfrica.comBy Ahuraka Isah, 22 September 2012 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday arraigned a former inspector-general of police, Mr. S...

Nigerian TribuneAnti- Graft War: ICPC Introduces “Ethics” As …The StreetjournalA bomb explosion hit the St. John's Catholic Church, around the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi on Sunday morning as a suicide bomber detonated a bomb while the church w...

Nigerian TribuneWhen Will Fayemi, Nulge Sheath Swords in EkitiAllAfrica.comBy Doyin Adebusuyi, 23 September 2012 Ado-Ekiti — Local government council workers in Ekiti State are not in good terms with their employer, Governor Kayode Fayemi. The worker...

NOT AGAIN, JONATHAN!!!The Guardian NigeriaTHE most generous response that can be given to President Jonathan's recent statement on the people's fuel subsidy protest is that he is suffering froma bad conscience. The worst - which I fear is close...

BusinessDayJTF kills 4 terrorists in BornoBusinessDayThe statement issued by JTF spokesman, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, said that a number of arms were also recovered by the task force during the operation. ``The JTF conducted simultaneous cordon and search o...

'Why INEC Must Get Parties to Comply With Electoral Law on Primaries'AllAfrica.comBy Jimitota Onoyume, 23 September 2012 Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been told to ensure compliance with the Electoral Act on conduct of pr...

Nigerian TribuneI'm now more mature -FayoseNigerian TribuneLast week, former Ekiti State governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose, was re-admitted into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fold. In this interview with AYOBAMI ADEDEJI, he speaks on his re-admis...

Leadership NewspapersPolice Commissions 50 Patrol Vehicles For Border MonitoringNigerian TribuneThe Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar, on Friday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, commissioned 50 Toyota Hilux patrol vehicles, for immedi...

Ex-Prisons Boss Buried Amidst Praises, EulogiesAllAfrica.comBy Ahmed Mohammed, 22 September 2012 Bauchi — The recent death of a former Comptroller-General of Prisons, in Azare, Bauchi State from bullet wounds has further heightened tension in the vol...

AllAfrica.comNational Orientation Agency Honours 7 Police Officers involved in the ...Bella NaijaBy Adeola Adeyemo The sad murder of Cynthia Osokogu, a 24 year-old post-graduate student of Nasarawa State University and clothing retailer is something th...

The PunchNASS to get 2013 budget proposal Oct 4The PunchPresident Goodluck Jonathan will on Oct. 4 present the 2013 draft budget proposal to the National Assembly. The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who gave the hint on Friday, noted tha...

Leadership NewspapersSenate Summons Maku Over Comment On ResolutionsThe Guardian NigeriaWORRIED by the comment credited to the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, to the effect that resolutions of the National Assembly are merely advisory, Senate Co...

The PunchCPC, ACN, ANPP to merge in 2014 —InvestigationThe PunchThe three leading opposition parties in the country have intensified talks among them with the aim of merging on or before 2014. SATURDAY PUNCH investigations showed that the Action Cong...

Leadership NewspapersProjects Tour: Critics Are Being Proved Wrong -MakuNigerian TribuneThe Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Friday, said critics of governments have been proved wrong by revelations from the ongoing national good governanc...

Nigerian Tribune2014: Politics Of PDP's Readmission Of FayoseNigerian TribuneTHE National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, September 13, 2012, came out through a press statement signed by its National Publi...

Senate Invites Minister Over Alledged Unguarded StatementNigerian TribuneThe Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe on Friday summoned the Minister of Information and Communication, Mr. Labaran Maku, over what...

Leadership NewspapersKogi Flood: Mark Promises FG's AssistanceNigerian TribuneTHE Senate President, Chief David Mark, has assured the people of Kogi State that the Federal Government will look into the flood that rendered thousands of people homele...

CHANNELSJonathan's aide promises to create 5000 jobsCHANNELSThe Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on job creation, Josephine Washima on Friday promised to create more employment based on merit for Nigerians. Ms Washima, who made the pl...

CHANNELSJonathan's aide promises to create 5000 jobsCHANNELSThe Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on job creation, Josephine Washima on Friday promised to create more employment based on merit for Nigerians. Ms Washima, who made the pl...

CHANNELSJonathan's aide promises to create 5000 jobsCHANNELSThe Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on job creation, Josephine Washima on Friday promised to create more employment based on merit for Nigerians. Ms Washima, who made the pl...

CHANNELSN16 million scam: Court arraigns former police IGCHANNELSJustice Mudashiru Oniyangi of an Abuja High Court on Friday dismissed an application by former Inspector General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, which urged the court to stop Independent Corr...

Gulf TimesQatar firm to aid creation of trade hub in NigeriaGulf TimesBy Noimot Olayiwola/Staff Reporter The government of the State of Osun in Nigeria has entered a public-private partnership initiative with Qatar-based Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) ...

BusinessDayVIDEO: Senate threatens to impeach JonathanCHANNELSA battle line may have been drawn between the senate and the executive over the non-implementation of its resolutions. The lawmakers expressed displeasure over the unwillingness of President...

CHANNELSJTF kills 2 Boko Haram commandersCHANNELSThe military Joint Task Force (JTF) on Friday said that it has killed two commanders of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. In a press statement issued by the JTF ...

Creating the Northern edgeThe NationBy Our Reporter 20/09/2012 00:00:00 Many public officials find themselves walking a tight rope where Nigeria's geo-politics is concerned. Geopolitical zones different from the ones they hail from usually accuse t...

Osun DefenderINEC Unveils Ondo Registered VotersOsun DefenderIndependent National Electoral Commission on Thursday presented soft copies of registered voters in Ondo State to the 13 political parties for the October 20 governorship election. The docume...

Oyerinde: Ugolor Wants SSS Suspects ProsecutedP.M. News (blog)Environmental rights activist, Rev. David Ugolor, has challenged the Nigerian Police to charge to court the six persons paraded by the Department of State Security Services (SSS), as killers...

The PunchOkonjo-Iweala meets Senate over 2013 budgetThe PunchThe Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday met with the chairmen of Senate committees behind closed doors. The meeting, which held ...

The PunchOkonjo-Iweala meets Senate over 2013 budgetThe PunchThe Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday met with the chairmen of Senate committees behind closed doors. The meeting, which held ...

BusinessDayExcess crude deductions: Governors return to court against FGBusinessDayThe Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) on Thursday said it would return to court to challenge the Federal Government's deductions from the Excess Crude Account to o...

CHANNELSFG confirms suspension of 5kDaily Times NigeriaThe Federal Government has reneged on the decision of introduction of the N5,000 note by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Presidential spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati confirmed last night. Responding to inq...

AllAfrica.comGovt to commission Akwa Ibom's sea port by 2015The Guardian NigeriaIndeed, the government, on Wednesday, in Abuja, inaugurated an eight-man Project Development and Steering Committee to fast-track the development of the facility. The p...

CHANNELSNo 2013 budget until... - Reps •Finance Minister in closed-door session with ...Nigerian TribuneThe House of Representatives, on Thursday, insisted that it would not entertain the 2013 budget proposal from President Goodluck Jonathan until it...

CHANNELSSenate queries Navy over stripped assetsCHANNELSThe Chairman Senate Committee on Navy, Chris Anyanwu, Wednesday said the committee would investigate reports and protests that the Nigerian Navy is being stripped of some of its strategic assets. ...

WorldStageJonathan constitutes presidential committee on broadbandCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday decried a situation where Nigeria has not participated in any industrial revolution in the world pledging to reverse the trend using Info...

Osun DefenderPDP throws its door open for absconded membersCHANNELSThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday invited all its former members who had left the party to return and that there is enough room to accommodate them all. In a press statemen...

CHANNELSNo More Re-sit Exams in Universities – NUCInformation NigeriaThe National Universities Commission (NUC), the body charged with the responsibility of monitoring the activities of universities in the country, has banned the conduct of re-sit ex...

Leadership NewspapersArunma Oteh: A reformer fights backEuromoney Magazineby Dominic O'Neill In an exclusive interview, Arunma Oteh says her temporary suspension earlier this year as head of the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission was just ...

LCCI urge Nnaji's successor to tackle ou...BusinessDayThe Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), have raised concerns over outrageous electricity bills. The chamber also hailed the Federal Government for the noticeable improvement of power ...

MAPOLY Expels 14 StudentsInformation Nigeria14 students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, have been expelled for their roles in the crisis in the Students' Union Government (SUG) elections held on Tuesday. In a statement sign...

Leadership NewspapersArmy vows to support democracyThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Nigeria Army yesterday pledged to defend the country's democracy and its institutions just as it called on Nigerians to be united against insecurity. It said that all citize...

Leadership NewspapersJournalists Attacked At Burial of Bauchi Attack VictimsAllAfrica.comBy Suzan Edeh, 20 September 2012 Bauchi — Angry youths, yesterday, attacked journalists at the burial of nine victims of last Sunday's attack by unknown gunm...

Leadership NewspapersJournalists Attacked At Burial of Bauchi Attack VictimsAllAfrica.comBy Suzan Edeh, 20 September 2012 Bauchi — Angry youths, yesterday, attacked journalists at the burial of nine victims of last Sunday's attack by unknown gunm...

Daily SunFG to Scrap Agencies Next YearAllAfrica.comBy Isiaka Wakili and Turaki A. Hassan, 20 September 2012 The federal government plans to scrap several government agencies next year, the 2013-2015 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) sent to the...

Why Jonathan Withdrew TarabaLeadership NewspapersLEADERSHIP investigation has revealed that the withdrawal of the national honour awarded to the Taraba State deputy governor, Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi, by President Goodluck Jonathan may not be uncon...

Jarrow & Hebburn GazetteLagos NUT To Begin Strike,Leadership NewspapersThe Nigeria Union of Teachers, Lagos State chapter and its counterpart, Ogun NUT have agreed to embark on indefinite strike if the state governments fail to pay 27.5 Teachers Salary...

Gunmen kill two policemenThe Guardian NigeriaUNIDENTIFIED gunmen yesterday killed two policemen who were on foot patrol along Afikpo Street in Mile One Diobu, Port Harcourt. It was learnt that the armed men suddenly opened fire on the policemen who nev...

CPC sues Chime over planned secretariatThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has dragged the Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime to court over the proposed demolition of the state secretariat and building of a new one at a cost ...

CHANNELSUduaghan raises courts to try kidnappers, othersThe Guardian NigeriaWORRIED by the rising spate of abduction and other violent crimes in Delta State, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has ordered the setting up of two special courts dedicated to tryin...

Bella NaijaLagos CJ frees 233 inmatesThe Guardian NigeriaAS part of activities to mark the new legal year, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Philips, on Tuesday freed 233 inmate from both maximum and medium security prison, Kirikiri. At ...

'Genuine reconciliation impossible without harmonisation in South West PDP'The Guardian NigeriaNATIONAL Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West, Chief Segun Oni, says efforts to bring together all warring factions ...

Osun DefenderReps move against TambuwalNigerian TribuneTHE House of Representatives was thrown into a stormy executive session on Wednesday over a plot by some lawmakers to unseat the Aminu Tambuwal-led House leadership. The House Leader, Honourable Mu...

15 die in southwest Nigeria truck crashCBS NewsLAGOS, Nigeria — Police in Nigeria's southwest say at least 15 people have died in a crash involving two trucks and many other vehicles. Ogun state police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said Wednesday a...

140 Nigeria Police ContingentLeadership 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. 140 officers and men of the Nige...

South African Broadcasting CorporationArmy Kills Boko Haram Spokesman in NigeriaAllAfrica.comBy Kimeng Hilton Ndukong, 18 September 2012 Two other commanders of the sect were arrested on Monday in the northern city of Kano. The Joint Military Task Forc...

Jarrow & Hebburn GazetteLagos teachers to begin strike next week MondayBusinessDaySecretary, National Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State Chapter, Mr Momodu Braimah, on Wednesday said that the union would embark on an indefinite strike beginning from ...