August 01

• Nigeria: Lulu Canvasses Support for Keshi

  Former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi has made a passionate appealed to all well - meaning stakeholders in Nigerian football to lend... Read more »

• Nigeria: Federal Ministries, Agencies Owe Edo N1.3 Billion - BIR

  Edo State Board of Internal Revenue (BIR), yesterday, disclosed that federal government agencies, parastatals and departments are indebted to the state government to the tune of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Appeal Court Declares Lead City Varsity Law Programme Illegal

  The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that Lead City University, an Ibadan-based private university, had been running its Law programme illegally. Read more »

• Nigeria: APC Registration - It's a New Dawn - Buhari, Tinubu

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) defied all odds yesterday as it formally registered the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a political party. Read more »

• Nigeria: Banks' Robust Profits to Drop On Tough Regulations - Fitch

  Nigerian banks are unlikely to see a repeat of the robust profit margins recorded in their 2012 financial year following increasing pressure on earnings in the aftermath of the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Islamic Law Sanctions Marriage Based On Maturity Not Age - Yarima

  Serving Senator and former Zamfara State governor, Ahmed Sani Yarima has countered critics over the role he played in the Senate constitution amendment vote on Section 29(4)(b)... Read more »

• Nigeria: Dankwambo and the Burden of Leadership [opinion]

  The process of re-inventing Gombe State is still a green, on-going process which just began some time ago. Fast-forwarding or trying to derail the process will only be to the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Cricket - Victorious Team Nigeria Eye Division Four Qualification

  Nigeria's national cricket team, has set it target on qualifying for Division 4 next year during the World Cricket League Division five Championship in Malaysia following... Read more »

• Nigeria: PHCN Staff Payoff Delays Payment for Power Firms

  Unless the PHCN labour issues are resolved amicably, payment of the 75 per cent outstanding obligation for the privatised distribution and generation companies by their core... Read more »

• Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 16 Villagers in Nasarawa

  About 16 persons are feared killed by gunmen in Kuduku community in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State in the early hours of yesterday. Read more »

• Nigeria: Anambra Guber - Why PDP Lost in 2009 - Andy Uba

  The senator representing Anambra South in the National Assembly, Senator Andy Uba has said that internal party wrangling, lack of cohesion, perceived wrong doing and extortion were... Read more »

• Nigeria: Ogun ACN Accuses PDP of Politicising Epidemic

  The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ogun State yesterday warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to desist from playing politics with the outbreak of epidemic in the state. Read more »

• Nigeria: Football Heist - Let the Hammer Fall [editorial]

  Nigeria has etched its name in football's hall of infamy. Only recently, two football clubs in the amateur league recorded scandalous victories that set tongues wagging in the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Withdraw Hazardous Pesticides From Market, FAO Urges Developing Countries

  The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO/UN) has urged governments in developing countries to speed up the withdrawal of highly hazardous pesticides from... Read more »

• Nigeria: NSE Gains N34.16 Billion, Sustains Bullish Trend

  The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday firmed-up with N34.16 billion profits to close the third trading day of the week and the last day of the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Amnesty C'ttee Plays Down Kano Bombings, Promises "Data" Showing Progress

  The presidential committee has said that it will release data showing it remained in touch with Boko Haram. Read more »

• Nigeria: Bauchi to Make Education Compulsory

  The Bauchi State government is set to make education compulsory for all children of school age. Read more »

• Nigeria: Police Arrest a Serial Killer in Ibadan

  Nemesis caught up with a notorious serial killer of policemen in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Osun states who had been on the wanted list of the police in Lagos. Read more »

• Nigeria: Police Discover Three Human Heads in Onitsha Hotel

  Residents of Onitsha, the Anambra State commercial hub was thrown into confusion on Thursday following the discovery of three human heads in a hotel in the city. Read more »

• Nigeria: Woman Confesses to Slashing Husband's Throat With Knife

  The Plateau State Police Command has paraded one Maryam Yahaya, 17, who was allege to have killed her husband, one Lawal Bala, a butcher aged 26, from Gangare, Jos North local... Read more »

• Nigeria: Sanction Errant Political Parties CSOs Tells INEC

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to reposition itself as an effective regulator of all registered political parties in the country, and... Read more »

• Nigeria: NLNG Exports U.S.$17 Billion Worth of Associated Gas in 12 Years

  The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited has said it exported associated gas worth about $17 billion in 12 years. Read more »

• Nigeria: Daisy Danjuma, Chris Ngige for Benin Congress Award

  As this year's edition of the annual Benin National Congress Lecture and Merit Awards approaches, organisers have promised a colourful and intellectually stimulating outing with... Read more »

• Nigeria: JTF Warns of Impending Boko Haram Attack in Maiduguri

  The military joint task force in Borno State has warned of impending attack by the Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri and its environs, during and after the Eid-el-fitri celebration,... Read more »

• Nigeria: IG Urges AIGs to Redouble Efforts to Curb Rising Crime Wave

  The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, on Thursday in Abuja charged Assistant Inspectors General of Police in charge of Zonal Commands to redouble efforts in... Read more »