March 20, 2012

• Nigeria: Court Remands Girl, Grants Bail to Boyfriend in Stealing Case

  AN Akure Chief Magistrates' Court on Monday ordered that a 17-year-old SSS 2 student be remanded in police custody over an alleged stealing offence she committed with her... Read more »

• Nigeria: Osun - Labour Leaders Disrupt Promotion Exam of Senior Civil Servants

  THE promotion examination for the senior civil servants in the service of Osun State Government was yesterday brought to an abrupt stop by the labour leaders in the state. Read more »

• Nigeria: CBN Reviews Cashless Policy - Revokes Licenses of 47 Finance Houses

  Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a bid to achieve success of the cashless society has reviewed the daily cumulative cash withdrawals and lodgment limits upwards to N500, 000 and N3... Read more »

• Nigeria: How Oba Alli Raped Me - Victim

  The 23-year-old Hellen Okpara, a member of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) that was allegedly raped by a traditional ruler in Osun State, Oba Adebukola Alli, the Alowa of Ilowa... Read more »

• Nigeria: 6-Month Baby, Mum, 8 Others Perish in Auto Crash

  A six-month old baby and her mother were among 10 people perished Sunday at Abba, when a Hiace hummer bus belonging to a popular transport company in Onitsha had a head-on... Read more »

• Nigeria: Senate Moves Against Oil Firms

  Senate yesterday vowed to monitor implementation of United Nations Environment Programme report on the Oil spillage in Ogoni land, just as the lawmakers warned oil operators who... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kwara Supports Tukur's PDP Chairmanship Bid

  AS the race to fill the vacant position of the National Executives of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) draws near with the National Convention of the party slated for this... Read more »

• Nigeria: Lagos Goes Tough On Okada Riders

  IN its bid to curb the recklessness of commercial motorcycle operators popularly called okada riders, the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) has directed its Committee on... Read more »

• Nigeria: EFCC, ICPC, Others Get N7.2 Billion to Fight Corruption

  Federal Government and the European Union (EU) yesterday in Abuja signed a N7.2 billion agreement to boost Nigeria's fight against corruption. Read more »

• Nigeria: 4th Tier Govt - Imo House Urged to Stop Further Implementation

  The Imo State House of Assembly (IMHA) has been told to stop further implementation of the proposed Community Government and planned election into the Fourth Tier Government billed... Read more »

• Nigeria: Man, 23, Bags 9 Months Jail Term for Possessing Army Uniform

  A Jos Upper Area Court on Monday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Bali Joshua, to nine months imprisonment for possessing army camouflage uniform. Read more »

• Nigeria: SNC No Solution to Nation's Problem - - ADC Leader

  THE Chairman, African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Godfrey Lemchi, said on Monday that convoking a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) would not solve Nigeria's problems. Read more »

• Nigeria: FG Set to Amend NRC Act

  GOVERNMENT is set to amend the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) Act to pave way for state government and private investors to own railway lines. Read more »

March 16, 2012

• Nigeria: U.S.$150 Billion Needed for Electricity Supply in the Country--Akpabio

  AKWA Ibom Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio says the country needs to invest about $150 billion in electricity supply to create the desired impact in the sector. Read more »

• Nigeria: Bayelsa - No Longer Business as Usual [opinion]

  Governance in Bayelsa State since its creation over 15 years ago, has witnessed different leadership trajectory: the good, the bad and the ugly. Read more »

• Nigeria: I Did Not Create Problems in Anambra PDP - -Metuh

  NATIONAL Vice chairman of the South East chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh has denied being responsible for the series of crises that bedeviled his... Read more »

• Nigeria: N500 Million Fraud - EFCC Arraigns Bank Managers

  THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned two former managers of United Bank for Africa Plc before a High Court of Delta State sitting in Warri. Read more »

• Nigeria: State of Emergency - House Calls On FG to Pay Allocations to Affected Areas

  THE House of Representatives yesterday mandated the executive arm to order the immediate payment of the monthly federal allocations including all outstanding statutory funds to the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Insecurity - Northern Leaders Meet in Minna

  Northern political elite met yesterday in Minna, the Niger State capital, in order to find a lasting solution to the lingering security challenges bedeviling the region since the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Activist Blame Army Over Oil Theft in Niger Delta

  Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have called on the federal government to immediately withdraw soldiers in the region, alleging that they were responsible for the continued oil... Read more »

• Nigeria: Eagles and 2013 Nations Cup Campaign

  The Super Eagles' rather unimpressive start of their South Africa 2013 Nations Cup qualifying campaign must be a source of great concern to every well meaning Nigerian and unless... Read more »

• Nigeria: Bomb Attacks - Stop Killings Now, Catholic Church Chides FG

  As an aftermath of the recent bombing of St. Finbarr's Catholic Church, Rayfeild, Jos, Plateau State, the Catholic Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Provinces of Lagos and Ibadan has... Read more »

• Nigeria: Senate May Sue Sanusi Over Secret Budget

  There are strong indications yesterday that the Senate may drag the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to court for running a secrete... Read more »

• Nigeria: Capital Market Probe - Oteh Accuses Committee Chair of Demanding N39 Million for Members

  Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC), Ms Aruma Oteh, yesterday brought a new twist to the public hearing on the near total collapse of the capital market as... Read more »

• Nigeria: I Inherited Empty Treasury, Huge Debt - - Dickson

  Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Thursday said he inherited intimidating empty treasury from Chief Timipre Sylva with huge debts profiles that seems to have mortgage... Read more »