December 3

• Nigeria: At Least Three Wounded in Kano Explosion

  At least three people were injured when a bomb exploded close to the Kano Central Eid praying ground around 9am on Monday. Read more »

• Nigeria: NFF Endorses New Date, Venue for Nigeria Pitch Awards

  The Nigeria Football Federation and Matchmakers Consult International Limited announced at the weekend that the inaugural edition of the much-anticipated Nigeria Pitch Awards will... Read more »

• Nigeria: Police Confirm Four Gunmen Killed in Azare Attack

  Bauchi State Commissioner of Police Mohammed Ladan has confirmed the death of the four armed men who raided a community in Azare, Katagum local government of Bauchi state on... Read more »

• Nigeria: Flood Victims to Get U.S.$4 Million Assistance

  The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has concluded its impact assessment and launched an appeal for provision of about $4 million dollars for Nigerian flood victims. Read more »

• Nigeria: Rivers Angels Win Federation Cup Again

  Defending champions of the Women Federation Cup, Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt on Saturday retained the cup after wining Inneh Queens 5:3 in the 2011/2012 edition finals. Read more »

• Nigeria: FG Makes N6.8 Trillion From Investments, Says Sambo

  Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Friday said that Nigeria had earned N6.8 trillion from local and foreign direct investments in recent times. Sambo said this in London at an... Read more »

• Nigeria: Jonathan Warns Against Misappropriation of Varsity Funds

  President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday warned universities in the country against misappropriation of funds and non-performance. He gave the warning at the 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st... Read more »

• Nigeria: Mark, Amosun, PDP Commiserate With Buhari Over Daughter's Death

  Senate President David Mark, Ogun State governor Ibikunle Amosun and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have condoled former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari over the death... Read more »

• Nigeria: Atiku Emerges African Leadership Magazine's Man of the Year

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged winner of the prestigious African Leadership Magazine Man of the Year - 2012. Read more »

• Nigeria: One Killed, Two Injured in Katsina Clash

  At least one person has been confirmed dead and two others injured in Fulani/farmers clash in Danfalagu village of Malumfashi local government area of Katsina state on Friday. Our... Read more »

• Nigeria: Igbinedion University Honours Sultan, Others

  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 at the... Read more »

• Nigeria: World's Aids Day - Live Up to Your Responsibilities, Donors Tell FG

  Donor partners who fund the HIV/AIDS campaigns in Nigeria have called on the federal government to live up to its responsibilities by providing the agreed funds to provide... Read more »

• Nigeria: Gunmen in Hotel Raid Abduct Lawyer in Imo

  Gunmen numbering three yesterday raided the popular Suncity Hotel located at new Owerri in Imo state and abducted one Barrister Tony, 32 (surname name withheld) a cousin to the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Member of Katagum Emirate Council

  Unknown Gunmen yesterday killed a member of Katagum Emirate Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Abbas Shehu, Majidadin Katagum in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of... Read more »

• Nigeria: ... Pregnant Women, Children Must Get Treatment - UNICEF

  New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires treating more pregnant women and children living with HIV, a statement issued by... Read more »

• Nigeria: MPs Relocate to Sokoto as Tambuwal Receives Honorary Degree

  Members of the House of Representatives temporarily relocated to the seat of the Caliphate, Sokoto where Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal was awarded honourary doctorate degree in Law... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kwankwaso Unveils Commercial Agric Project

  Kano state Governor, Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso has introduced Commercial Agriculture Development Programme, (CADP), a World Bank supported project that is expected to boost commercial... Read more »

• Nigeria: NAFDAC, Kano Govt Destroy N600 Million Fake Drugs

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Kano State government have jointly destroyed fake drugs worth N600million to rid the state of... Read more »

• Nigeria: ... Five Brutalised Over Condom

  Five boys were manhandled yesterday in a stampede that occurred at Cultural Centre, Calabar, where Cross River State Agency for the Control of AIDS (SACA) used for the distribution... Read more »

• Nigeria: Social Media Deterimental to Journalism - Osoba

  The former governor of Ogun State and former Managing Director of the defunct Daily Times, Chief Olusegun Osoba yesterday raised alarm over the proliferation of social media,... Read more »

• Nigeria: Wole Soyinka Centre to Honour Journalists in Abeokuta

  The 2012 Judges' board of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR) chaired by the Dean, Lagos State School of Communication, Professor Lai Eso, has decided on 6... Read more »

• Nigeria: Opposition Laments As Low Turnout, Irregularity Mar Kaduna LG Poll

  Poor turnout of voters and late arrival of electoral officials characterised yesterday's local government election in Kaduna state even as opposition political parties allege... Read more »

• Nigeria: ... 17, 834 Orphans Exist in Taraba

  At least seventeen thousand eight hundred and thirty four children were orphaned by the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in Taraba State as at 2011, the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Oil, Generator Marchant Kidnapped in Benin

  Kidnappers struck again in Benin City, Edo State, on Friday night as they abducted a well known oil and generator marchant Uyi Oloton popularly known as Uyi Technical. Read more »

• Nigeria: Nigeria Losses U.S.$500 Million Annually to European, American Universities - VCs

  The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian (CVC), said on Saturday that Nigerians spend an average of 500 million dollars annually to European and American universities. Read more »