December 3

• Nigeria: Kogi Auto Crash Claims Four Lives

  Four people yesterday died while six others sustained serious injuries in an accident at Irepeni village along the Abuja -Lokoja Highway. Read more »

• Nigeria: Security Beefed Up As Kaduna LG Polls Hold Today

  Security has been beefed up in all the 23 Local Government Areas as council election takes place today in Kaduna State. Read more »

• Nigeria: 'Don't Demilitarize Zaria Military School'

  Retired generals IBM Haruna, Salihu Ibrahim and Tanko Ayuba have called on the Nigerian Army not to demilitarize the Nigeria Military School, Zaria. Read more »

• Nigeria: 2015 - CPC Group Roots for Buhari in Katsina

  A new alliance, tagged 'CPC concern forum for Buhari' has emerged in the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Katsina state, just as the forum appealed to General Muhammadu... Read more »

• Nigeria: ACN, IPAC Condole Buhari Over Daughter's Death

  Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condoled with former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his first daughter, Zulaihatu, who died on Thursday. Read more »

• Nigeria: 16 Sand Eagles Called to Camp

  Sixteen players have been invited to the camp of the Nigeria's Supersand Eagles ahead of the second edition of the Copa Lagos Beach Soccer. Read more »

• Nigeria: Yakowa Endorses LG Autonomy

  Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa of Kaduna State has said that he is in support of local government autonomy if it will bring about the much desired change and effective service... Read more »

• Nigeria: South Africa Seeks to Invest in Country's Power Sector

  The South African Ruling Party, the African National Congress (ANC), has said it has what it takes to assist in lifting Nigeria's tottering power sector out of the wood, a... Read more »

• Nigeria: FG Begins Repair Work On Tamburawa Bridge

  The Federal Government at the weekend began repair work on Tamburawa bridge, situated about 22kilometres to Kano, along the Kano-Zaria dual carriage way. Read more »

• Nigeria: House Summons Okonjo-Iweala, Sanusi Over Audit Budget

  The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Central Bank governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to appear before it this... Read more »

• Nigeria: NOA to Partner Benue Women On Volunteer Scheme

  The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has indicated interest to partner Benue women on its newly launched acquisition scheme which provides platform to harness skills and engage... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kaduna LG Poll - PDP Wins 22, CPC Takes One

  Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM) yesterday declared candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winners of 22 out of the 23 local government seats... Read more »

• South Africa: Nation to Join South Africa, Botswana in Inter-Golf Tournament

  The Republic of South Africa and Botswana have pledged to soon start a, international golf tournament involving Nigeria. Read more »

• Nigeria: Controversy Trails Army Operation At Zaria Bomb Factory

  There are mixed reactions over claims by the military authorities that they arrested a 60-year old man at the premises of a bomb factory discovered in Jushin, a community in Zaria... Read more »

• Nigeria: Bankers Blame Dwindling Fortunes On Insecurity in North

  Mortgage bankers in Kano have decried the prevailing insecurity in the north, saying it was responsible for the decline in the region's economic activities including mortgage... Read more »

• Nigeria: Four Die, 32 Injured Along Abuja-Lokoja Road

  Four persons lost their lives, while 32 others sustained various degrees of injuries in four separate fatal accidents that occurred on Wednesday and Thursday along Abuja-Lokoja... Read more »

• Nigeria: Church Opens Gate to Residents to Fetch Water

  The Deeper Life Bible Church, Phase 2, Site 2 Kubwa, last week opened its gates to residents living near the Church premises to fetch water freely, during a three-day water... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kwankwaso Calls for Private Investment in Education

  Kano State Governor Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso has called on wealthy indigenes of the state to invest in education by building schools and tertiary institutions in order to advance the... Read more »

• Nigeria: CPC Accuses PDP of Masterminding Impeachment On Al-Makura

  The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of masterminding the notice of the impeachment threat issued to the Nasarawa... Read more »

• Nigeria: No Plans to Convert Burial Ground Into Hotel - Plateau Govt

  The Plateau State government at the weekend denied reports that it plans to convert the township burial ground along Zaria road, Jos, into a hotel, saying the allegation is... Read more »

• Nigeria: Flood - Delta Closes Displaced Peoples Camps

  The Delta State government has closed all camps opened to cater for the recent flood-ravaged victims in the state, Dr Tony Nwaka, the Commissioner for Special Duties, has said. Read more »

• Nigeria: 'Unpaid Salaries Not Peculiar to Omala Council'

  Aminu Atabo is the head of interim management committee of Omala local government area of Kogi State. In this interview, he said the recent crisis that engulfed the area was not... Read more »

• Nigeria: Questions of 2012 Answered [column]

  It is already December. Eleven out of the Year 2012's twelve months are gone, and I thought at the weekend of the 30 questions that I asked in Sunday Trust's special New Year's Day... Read more »

• Nigeria: Sokoto to Host Nationwide League Super 8

  The Sokoto State Government has agreed to host and bankroll this year's edition of the Nigeria Nationwide League (NNWL) Super-eight competition, which will kick-off Dec. 15 to... Read more »

• Nigeria: Tambuwal, Tinubu, Almakura, Others Attend Buhari's Daughter's Prayers

  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Almakura were among the dignitaries that attended the three days fidau prayers of... Read more »