Leadership NewspapersJonathan charges CSO's on transformation of NigeriaCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan is of the view that the time has come for a 'Peoples Constitution' and is asking for the help of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) ...

AllAfrica.comBurial Plans for Ola Vincent UnveiledAllAfrica.comThe nation was thrown into another throes of mourning on Monday afternoon when the news of death of Mr Ola Vincent, former Central Bank of Nigeria's Governor hit the airwaves. The forme...

Leadership NewspapersFCT - Mpape District As MetaphorAllAfrica.comBy Emma Agu, 6 September 2012 CONTROVERSY has continued to trail the ruling of an Abuja High Court, over whether the Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA, has the right to demolish ...

Leadership NewspapersPatience Jonathan's Ailment Not Detected In NigeriaLeadership NewspapersMore on-line reports on the health status of First Lady Patience Jonathan yesterday indicated that her ailment, appendicitis or inflammation of the appendi...

CHANNELSOkonkwo: Touching lives of tomorrow's leadersThe Guardian NigeriaIF the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Mike Okonkwo were to look back at his life these 67 years, he would certainly see more than enough to justi...

59 women aspirants jostle for chairman, councillorThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 2 minutes ago Fifty-nine female aspirants in Benue State have signified interest in the chairman and councillor elections on the platform of the three major political...

Flood claims 2, destroys property worth N27m in KatsinaNigerian TribuneTWO people lost their lives while properties worth over N27 million were destroyed as a result of flood that ravaged Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State. The committee chai...

BusinessDayConflicting interests, bane of power sector reformsNigerian TribuneTHE recent resignation of Professor Bartholomew Nnaji as Minister of Power in President Goodluck Jonathan's administration continues to excite public reactions and this i...

CHANNELSMinister summons UK visa agent over poor treatment of applicantsCHANNELSThe Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru, on Thursday summoned the management of VFS Global, an Indian-owned visa service company, over the poor treatment meted on...

CHANNELSOkonjo-Iweala not interested in World Trade Organisation jobCHANNELSThe Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Thursday said she is not interested in replacing Pascal Lamy as head of the World Trade...

Telecoms towers attacked in different parts of northern Nigeria months after ...Washington PostMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — An association of mobile phone companies says at least 24 towers have been attacked across Nigeria's north, likely causing damage ...

Defenseworld.netParis Court Finds Safron Guilty Of BriberyDefenseworld.netFrench firm, Safran, has been fined 500000 euros by the Paris Criminal Court after being found guilty for bribing public officials in Nigeria to secure the 171 million euro contr...

Leadership NewspapersIn Italy, the World Celebrates Mimiko TodayAllAfrica.comBy Kayode Akinmade, 6 September 2012 Kayode Akinmade commends the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, as he is honoured today by the United Nations in Naples, Italy The ...

CHANNELSFire guts Ibadan market, destroys property worth millionsCHANNELSTraders at Labaowo Market, Ogunpa, in Ibadan North West Local Government of Oyo State were on Wednesday thrown into confusion when a section of the market was razed by fire. The m...

Suswam to Resolve Commissioner, Assembly FeudTHISDAY LiveBy George Okoh The Governor of Benue State, Dr. Gabriel Suswam, Wednesday disclosed that he would resolve the misunderstanding between his Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Conrad...

Suswam to Resolve Commissioner, Assembly FeudTHISDAY LiveBy George Okoh The Governor of Benue State, Dr. Gabriel Suswam, Wednesday disclosed that he would resolve the misunderstanding between his Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Conrad...

Leadership NewspapersPrimary, Junior Secondary Schools Get New CurriculumAllAfrica.comBy Dayo Adesulu, 6 September 2012 A New 9 year basic education curriculum (BEC) which has only ten subject listings instead of the one presently being used at the bas...

WorldStage'Systems defect liable for corruption'The Nation NewspaperThe Federal Government has identified defects in the system as being responsible for corruption in the country. Speaking at a sensitization workshop for stakeholders on the ado...

Obasanjo urges Fed Govt to celebrate heroesThe Nation NewspaperBy Bisi Oladele 12 hours 7 minutes ago From former President Olusegun Obasanjo came yesterday a piece of advice to the Federal Government: celebrate citizens with outstanding achievements d...

Ola Vincent, 1925-2012: All-round AchieverLeadership NewspapersHis journey through life was the sort that thespians crave to recreate. But like a great actor, iconic economist, statesman, boardroom guru and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeri...

Lawmakers can't force me to sack commissioner, says SuswamThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Gabriel Suswam of Benue State said he is the only person that has the mandate to hire and fire a commissioner, according to the law of the state. He stressed tha...

Firm denies govt's take-over of Lagos-Ibadan road projectThe Guardian NigeriaBI-COURTNEY Nigeria Limited has denied media report that the Federal Government has terminated the contract with the firm for the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan Expres...

Osun DefenderOsun projects .4 billion for urban renewal schemeThe Guardian NigeriaOSUN State government has projected an expenditure profile of $1.4 billion (N221.2 billion) for its urban renewal scheme, which would involve re-planning and rebuilding o...

Osun DefenderOsun projects .4 billion for urban renewal schemeThe Guardian NigeriaOSUN State government has projected an expenditure profile of $1.4 billion (N221.2 billion) for its urban renewal scheme, which would involve re-planning and rebuilding o...

Osun DefenderOsun projects .4 billion for urban renewal schemeThe Guardian NigeriaOSUN State government has projected an expenditure profile of $1.4 billion (N221.2 billion) for its urban renewal scheme, which would involve re-planning and rebuilding o...

Osun DefenderOsun projects .4 billion for urban renewal schemeThe Guardian NigeriaOSUN State government has projected an expenditure profile of $1.4 billion (N221.2 billion) for its urban renewal scheme, which would involve re-planning and rebuilding o...

Osun DefenderOsun projects .4 billion for urban renewal schemeThe Guardian NigeriaOSUN State government has projected an expenditure profile of $1.4 billion (N221.2 billion) for its urban renewal scheme, which would involve re-planning and rebuilding o...

CHANNELSIG of Police reads riot act to fraudsters in capital marketCHANNELSThe Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Wednesday vowed to rid the Nigerian capital market of fraudsters saying the options open to fraudulent market operators is...

French court fines Safran for bribing Nigerian officialsBusinessDayFrench aeronautics and defence group Safran was fined 500000 euros ($630000) on Wednesday by a Paris court for bribing public officials in Nigeria to win a contract in 2000/03. Investig...

IBNLive.comCompany: Nigerian navy retakes hijacked oil tanker; 23 Indian sailors unhurtWashington PostLAGOS, Nigeria — Company: Nigerian navy retakes hijacked oil tanker; 23 Indian sailors unhurt. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reser...

CHANNELSPrepare for Low Key Independence Day Celebration - FGInformation NigeriaFor those Nigerians who like to throw gigs at the slightest opportunity, and who might have been making big plans for the forthcoming independence day, well as for the Fede...

BusinessDayACN wants Amaechi to stop incessant overseas tripsBusinessDayOnce again, the main opposition party in Rivers State, the Action Congress of Nigerian (ACN), has demanded for a stop on what it calls Governor Chibuike Amaechi's “incurable

WorldStageOndo election: Mimiko urges electorate to protect their votesWorldStageBy Staff Reporter WorldStage Newsonline-- Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko on Wednesday urged the electorate Governor Mimiko in the State to be vigilant by protecti...

WorldStageOndo election: Mimiko urges electorate to protect their votesWorldStageBy Staff Reporter WorldStage Newsonline-- Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko on Wednesday urged the electorate Governor Mimiko in the State to be vigilant by protecti...

Leadership NewspapersGunmen Kill Ekiti Varsity Don, LG Scribe in MaiduguriAllAfrica.comBy Yahaya Ibrahim And Doyin Adebusuyi, 5 September 2012 Ado-Ekiti/Maiduguri — A local government secretary in Borno State and a university lecturer were on Monday ...

Leadership NewspapersBomb Scare in Delta Govt HouseAllAfrica.comBy Monday Osayande, 5 September 2012 Asaba — There was bomb scare at Delta Sate Government House in Asaba yesterday following discovery of a device alleged to be an explosive at the entr...

Osun DefenderOsun Former head of service denies involvement in N18.38bn loanOsun DefenderMr Segun Akinwusi, the former Head of Service in Osun, has denied involvement in the procurement of N18.38 billion loan by the state government in 2010.The loan wa...

BusinessDayNLC threatens to demand wage increase over proposed N5000 noteBusinessDayNigeria's labour union,say they would demand for wage increaseif the federal government insists on introducing the 5000 denomination note into the nation's curr...

Osun DefenderYou can't win in Offa: ACN tells PDPOsun DefenderACTION Congress of Nigeria has told the Peoples Democratic Party that it cannot regain political control of Offa Local Government, Kwara State. In a statement on Tuesday by its National ...

Newswatch founders lament Nigeria's slow growth, vow to tackle Jimoh IbrahimCHANNELSDespite over 50 years of Nigeria's independence, some veteran journalists believe that the country's development has experienced a rather sluggish growth. F...

CHANNELSNigeria: Jonathan mourns late former governor of Central Bank of NigeriaAfrique en LigueAbuja, Nigeria - Nigeria's President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Tuesday extended condolences to the family of Mr. Ola Vincent, the former Governor of th...

Osun DefenderPolice arrest suspect with slain Cynthia Osokogu's phoneThe Guardian NigeriaANOTHER suspect was yesterday arrested by Lagos State Police command over the death of Cynthia Osokogu as he was in possession of the late Cynthia's Blackb...

Govt plans to raise funds for indigenous oil firmsThe Guardian NigeriaPRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has directed the ministries of Petroleum Resources and Finance to set up an inter-ministerial committee to fashion out modalities for the raising of funds...

Leadership NewspapersOndo people won't vote political neophyte -Mimiko •Akintelure emerges ACN dep ...Nigerian TribuneONDO State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, on Tuesday, said the people of the state are sophisticated and would only cast their vo...

CHANNELSOgun govt denies accessing N100bn bondNigerian TribuneTHE Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration in Ogun State has denied reports published in some national dailies (not Tribune) that it has sent an executive bill to the state House of Asse...

CHANNELSTribunal begins sitting on Airhiavbere's petition challenging Oshiomhole's victoryNigerian TribuneEDO State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Tuesday, said it would not succumb to intimidation as it commenced sitting on the pe...

Ogun denies plans to borrow N100bnThe PunchOgun State Government has denied claims it was planning to raise N100bn bond from the capital market. Reacting to the rumour that the state government had sought the approval of the House of Assembly to raise ...

BusinessDayAbia to build roads after rainsThe Nation NewspaperBy Joseph Jibueze 4 minutes ago Abia State Governor Theordore Orji yesterday said road projects in Aba would continue after the rainy season. Orji praised the Federal Government for its will...

CHANNELSYobe flood: A season of lamentationNigerian TribuneYobe has seen much of conflicts and pestilence in the face of breakdown of peace and security. Even nature appears not to spare the state as a flood disaster, which has killed many, with a huge...

CHANNELSDamaturu remains calm after morning explosionCHANNELSNormalcy have been restored in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital after an early morning bomb attacks targeting police officers who were on their way to the command headquarters for the day&#39...

CHANNELSLagos Traffic Law: Okada Riders Vow ResistanceP.M. NewsCommercial motorcycle operators, also called Okada riders, in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria have vowed to resist the new traffic law banning them from operating on major roads in the metro...

Ajimobi To Reshuffle CabinetP.M. NewsGovernor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria, on Monday confirmed his plan to reshuffle his cabinet. Ajimobi made the confirmation to newsmen in Ibadan after inspecting some ongoing projects in the city. ...

Saudi to Issue Nigerian Pilgrims Free SIM CardsAllAfrica.comBy Aliyu M. Hamagam, 4 September 2012 Minna — Arrangement has been concluded by the Saudi authorities in conjunction with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to distribute 10000...

AFPOgoni Kingdom Nigeria: We have no plan to secedeAfrique en LigueSociety - The people of Ogoniland yesterday recanted plans to form a sovereign state which amounts to secession, saying what they wanted instead was for the federal government to create...

Leadership NewspapersDana Air Crash Inquest Suspended Indefinitely – Fresh Suits Challenges the ...Bella NaijaBy Adeola Adeyemo The Coroner's inquest into the cause of June 3, 3012 Dana Air Crash in Lagos which claimed the lives of over 150 peopl...

Leadership NewspapersPolice Release Deportees On BailNigerian ObserverABUJA- The Nigeria Police have released on bail “unconditionally” 14 out of the 27 Nigerians deported from Spain in August, a statement said on Sunday. The statement, signed by C...

CHANNELSBorno State Head of service is deadCHANNELSThe Borno State head of service, Abba Ashigar is dead. A statement by Abubakar Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the Borno State governor Kashim Shettima, said the 59 year old Ashigar died on Monday in his ...

Osun DefenderREGIONAL AUTONOMY; “The time is ripe, the idea is right, and the principle is ...Osun DefenderREGIONAL AUTONOMY; “The time is ripe, the idea is right, and the principle is just for us” – Aregbesola Advocates. Governor Rauf Aregbeso...

CHANNELSNURTW supports Lagos Traffic LawThe Nation NewspaperBy Mariam Ndikanwu 2 minutes ago The National Union of Road Transport Workers pledged to cooperate with the government to ensure full implementation of the law, which has been controversial. I...

Leadership NewspapersOnly justice can solve Boko Haram insurgency, says ex-Sultan DasukiThe Nation NewspaperBy Tony Akowe 15 hours 57 minutes ago Only Justice, served without discrimination can end Boko Haram insurgency, former Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji ...

Lagos wants Railway Corporation to stop youths riding on train roof topsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Lagos State Government has called on the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) to take necessary measures that will stop youths from riding on train-roof tops e...

Lagos wants Railway Corporation to stop youths riding on train roof topsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Lagos State Government has called on the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) to take necessary measures that will stop youths from riding on train-roof tops e...

Thunder strikes 2 brothers dead in BenueNigerian TribuneTRAGEDY struck in Ioryiir village, Tse Agbragba, headquartres of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State, when it lost two brothers of the same parents to a thunder strike at the weekend. N...

Poor funding will hamper state police, says AhmedThe Guardian NigeriaKwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed recently spoke with journalists in Ilorin, the state capital on the controversy surrounding the state land policy and state police. ABIODUN FAGBE...

CHANNELSImo council chairmen: Court dismisses suit on tenure elongationThe Nation NewspaperBy Okodili Ndidi, Owerri 12 hours 7 minutes ago An Owerri High Court in Imo State yesterday struck out the suit filed by the 27 local government chairmen, reques...

Nigerian Entertainment TodayUpcoming actress Seun Ogunlade is deadNigerian Entertainment TodayBy Damilola Bodunrin A Nollywood actress Seun Ogunlade popularly known as Seun Effizy Po died Today, September 3, 2012 at a Lagos hospital - where she was rus...

CHANNELSOkada riders sue Lagos state government over new traffic lawCHANNELSCommercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada riders on Monday dragged the Lagos State Government to court over its new Road Traffic Law, part of which restricts their ope...

CHANNELSAeroplane Promo: We can do the impossible – MTNCHANNELSNigeria's premier telecommunications network, MTN, has said its not pulling the legs of its subscribers concerning its recent promotion which offers the opportunity to win a four-seat...

Boko Haram: A Proverbial ViewP.M. News (blog)By Isaac Asabor There is an African proverb that says “God created every child with the ability to cry but when a spoilt child cries he is bound to forget to stop crying and close his or her mouth”. This...

CHANNELS14 killed in Abuja, Jigawa road accidentsCHANNELSA tanker conveying fuel exploded on Sunday at Maje town an outskirt of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja killing two persons, and destroying 27 shops and three houses. Abuja Zonal Head of the ...

CHANNELSGunmen kill 5, burn church, police station in BornoCHANNELSGunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram, stormed New Marte, Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, where they killed a Police Sergeant and two civilians at the weekend. Th...

BusinessDay200 year old wall collapses in Bauchi, kills twoBusinessDayA section of the wall of the historical Galadiman Bauchi House collapsed on Saturday, killing two people and injuring three. The wall fell on an adjacent building in the Bauchi Metro...

Leadership NewspapersFour Die in Suleja Tanker ExplosionAllAfrica.comBy Abayomi Adeshida, Favour Nnabugwu, With Agency Reports, 3 September 2012 No fewer than four persons died on Sunday in a fire sparked off when a petrol-laden tanker exploded close t...

AllAfrica.comNnaji's Resignation Sparks Investor PanicLeadership NewspapersSequel to the resignation of former power minister Prof. Barth Nnaji in controversial circumstances, development partners are beginning to express worry over the fate of the...

Obudu to host 2014 WMRA championshipThe PunchThe Obudu Ranch Resort in Cross River State has been granted the right to host the 30th edition of the World Mountain Running Association championships in 2014. Obudu won the bid at the weekend in Vallecamon...

Should Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala resign?BusinessDayLet's face it, corruption is currently the most popular culture in our nation today. It has been entrenched so deeply in our national consciousness that it now seems odd not to practise it. And anyone wh...

Obudu wins 2014 WMRA Championships hosting rightThe Guardian NigeriaTHE World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) has awarded the Obudu Ranch Resort in Cross River State the right to host the 30th edition of WMRA Championships in 2014. Obudu won the bi...

Leadership NewspapersACN decries police, SSS tussle over Oyerinde's murderThe Guardian NigeriaCITING indiscipline, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as a national embarrassment the bickering and power tussle between the police and ...

CHANNELSPDP attacks Buhari over performance assessmentThe Nation NewspaperBy Gbenga Omokhunu and Gbade Ogunwale 10 hours 26 minutes ago The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disagreed with former Head of State and 2011 presidential candidate of the Co...

CHANNELSKano appoints VC, principal officers for varsityThe NationBy Kolade Adeyemi 7 hours 17 minutes ago Kano State Government has ratified the appointment of Prof. Dato Mohd. Razali Bin Agus as the first substantive Vice-Chancellor of the state-owne...

BusinessDayLagos to rebuild Ilasa pedestrian bridgeNigerian TribuneThe falling pedestrian bridge located at Ilasamaja, on Apapa-Osodi Expressway, is to be replaced as Lagos State government has awarded the contract to Messrs PW Nig. Ltd. The bridge, wh...

Leadership NewspapersN30m ransom: Police arrest wife of abducted ruler in BayelsaNigerian TribuneInvestigation into the abduction of a traditional ruler at Okordia, in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, King Richard Seiba, took another dim...

Osun DefenderOsun Probe Panel: No Problem About Summons, Says OyinlolaTHISDAY LiveBy Olaolu Olusina Former Osun State governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola has said he has no problem with his summons by the commission of inquiry set up by the state governor Rau...

BusinessDayIn 40 Days, Bakassi May Be Lost Forever!AllAfrica.comBy Hugo Odiogor, 2 September 2012 When the United Nations endorsed a referendum in Sudan to end the intractable civil war in the North African country, it was obvious that "the wild o...

Leadership NewspapersDrug trafficker hides cocaine inside roasted chickenCHANNELSOfficials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend arrested a man suspected to be in possession of 2.655 kilogrammes of cocaine hidden inside roa...

BusinessDayLottery is not gambling and can raise N360bn for Nigeria-officialBusinessDayNigeria has the potential to earn at least N360 billion from lottery per annum, Director -General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), Mr. Peter Igh...

Osun DefenderOlumhense: The Reuben Abati They Did Not KnowThe Guardian NigeriaIN an article last week, President Goodluck Jonathan's Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, went after his boss' critics. By his definition, th...

Leadership NewspapersPDP at 14, Lists Achievements, Orders Sombre CelebrationAllAfrica.comBy Chuks Okocha, 1 September 2012 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Friday marked its 14th anniversary, listing its achievement as a ruling political party, just as ...

CHANNELSYobe Offers Relief for Victims of Insecurity, FloodsAllAfrica.comBy Hamisu Kabiru Matazu, 1 September 2012 Damaturu — Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam has said that the State Government will offer assistance to persons affected by t...

Leadership NewspapersOsun Osogbo 2012: A Display Of Yoruba Cultural HeritageLeadership NewspapersOsogbo, capital of Osun State witnessed an unprecedented influx of tourists and devotees across the globe during the grand finale of this year's 2012 O...

Leadership NewspapersYobe auto crash: Death toll rises to 31The Nation NewspaperBy Duku Joel, Damaturu 3 hours 36 minutes ago THE death toll in Friday auto crash in Yobe State yesterday rose to 31. Two more victims died at the Potiskum General Hospital...

CHANNELSArepo Inferno Update: Armed vandals disrupt fire-fighting operationCHANNELSOnce again vandals today disrupted fire fighting operations at the NNPC pipeline at the Arepo village in Ogun state. The vandals attack forced some of the officials to r...

Leadership NewspapersMortuary director docked over assault on photographerDaily Times NigeriaLagos police have arraigned Bayo Ogunsola, the director of TOS Funerals, a mortuary at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, for allegedly assaulting a...

Nnaji: Don't Politicise Power Reforms, Warns NgigeThe Guardian NigeriaTHE vice-chairman, Senate Committee on Power and Senator representing Anambra Central Zone in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly yesterday, Dr. Chris Ngige, has warned ag...

The Star OnlineNnaji: Don't Politicise Power Reforms, Warns NgigeThe Guardian NigeriaTHE vice-chairman, Senate Committee on Power and Senator representing Anambra Central Zone in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly yesterday, Dr. Chris Ngige...

Nigerian TribuneLUTH Fire Outbreak: No Cause For Alarm —Management •Boy, 10, Set Ablaze For ...Nigerian TribuneThe management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital(LUTH) has reacted to the fire outbreak which razed the building housing the AIDS...

Police Dispel Rumour Of Killer Number, Arrest OriginatorNigerian TribuneAs rumoured murder through phone calls by the dreaded Boko Haram group in the last five days creates anxiety among people of Kwara State, many more people have continued to believe...

Times of Nigeria$15m Ibori bribe sum: Twist in ownership sagaThe Nation NewspaperBy Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation 01/09/2012 01:21:00 The drama over the ownership of the $15 million allegedly offered as bribe to the Economic and Finan...

CHANNELSLagos Traffic Law ready for enforcementCHANNELSThe Lagos State government on Thursday said its set to enforce the new traffic laws for traffic offenders and bar commercial motorcycle from operating on 475 routes. Although the enforcement of the...

PDP BOT: My Resignation In Africa's Interest —OBJP.M. NewsEx-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that his resignation as the Chairman Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was to enable him concentrate on international ...