February 11
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15,000 Security Operatives Deployed for State Poll
Vanguard
Fifteen thousand security operatives have been deployed in all the nooks and crannies of Bayelsa state to ensure the success of today's poll. Read more »
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CBN, Council to Partner on Financial Reporting
This Day
The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) said it had sought the co-operation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in ensuring effective enforcement of financial reporting... Read more »
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Operators Renew Call for Listing of Telcos, Oil Firms
This Day
None of the major telecoms and oil firms is listed on the Exchange and there have been calls for them to list their shares. Read more »
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CRS to Build 400 Houses to Host World Mountain Race
This Day
In order to host a perfect World Mountain Race in 2014, the Cross River State Government is to put in place 400 housing units, ten safari lodges, a football field, a race track, a... Read more »
February 10
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Alleged Christmas Day Bomber Re-Arrested
Daily Trust
Escaped Boko Haram suspect, Kabiru Sokoto, has been re-arrested. Read more »
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Presidency Confirms Kabir Umaru Sokoto Re-Arrest
Vanguard
Mr. Reuben Abati, spokesman for the presidency has confirmed the re-arrest of runaway high-profile Boko Haram suspect, Kabir Umaru Sokoto, the mind behind Madalla bombings in a... Read more »
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Boko Haram Fallout - Fuel Smuggling
RNW Africa
When Nigeria closed its border with Cameroon following a series of deadly attacks by the Islamist sect Boko Haram, fuel smugglers continued to develop crafty ways to transport... Read more »
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Varsity Expels Students Over Illegal Admission
Vanguard
AUTHORITIES of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, have expelled 544 students who allegedly secured administration into the institution illegally. Read more »
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Police Arrest Arms Manufacturer
Vanguard
Two months of renewed onslaught against criminals and violent crimes across Benue State by the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the state, Mr. John Haruna has yielded an... Read more »
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Daily Champion
Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday said it has destroyed an oil pipeline in southern Nigeria, in its first attack in more than a year. Read more »
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Daily Trust
The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Goni Ali Modu, was yesterday impeached by the House over his alleged romance with the executive arm of government. Read more »
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Police Shooting Sparks Violence in Onitsha
Daily Trust
Violence broke out in Onitsha, Anambra State, yesterday after a policeman shot dead a bus driver who refused to pay a N20 tip, heightening ethnic tensions in the commercial city. Read more »
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We're Tired of Bombings - Jonathan
Vanguard
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, echoed the anger and frustration of the generality of Nigerians over the menace of Boko Haram in the country, saying Nigerians are tired of... Read more »
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SSS Parades Kabiru Sokoto, Boko Haram Bomber
Vanguard
The fugitive alleged mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger, was re-arrested on Friday by the State Security Service (SSS). Read more »
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Fuel Scarcity Looms, Unless - NNPC, PPPRA
Leadership
The Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Product Pricing and Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, Mr. Reginald Stanley, yesterday informed the House of Representatives adhoc committee probing... Read more »
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MASSOB Leader Stops Mob From Attacking Hausa in Onitsha
Leadership
An angry mob consisting of members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra(MASSOB) was yesterday stopped from attacking an "Hausa settlement in... Read more »
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Husbands Protest Transfer of 375 Police Wives
Leadership
Husbands of about 375 female police officers in zone 8 Command of the Nigeria Police have petitioned the acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, over the... Read more »
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JTF, Win the People's Hearts [editorial]
Leadership
When law and order breaks down in any part of the country, deployment of soldiers is usually government's last resort. Therefore, the federal government led by President Goodluck... Read more »
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23 Unclaimed Corpses in Delta Hospital
Leadership
Twenty-three unidentified corpses are reportedly lying at the Agbor Central Hospital mortuary in Delta State. Read more »
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'Abuja Prone to Terrorist Attack'
Leadership
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has described Abuja as an area prone to terror attacks by its design. Read more »
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Soyinka, Agbeyegbe Seek to Void 1999 Constitution
This Day
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and elder statesman, Mr. Fred Agbeyegbe, yesterday stormed a Federal High Court, Lagos Division, with a request that the court should declare... Read more »
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Jonathan and Politics of Fresh Militancy in Niger Delta
Daily Trust
There are obvious threats of fresh militancy activities across Nigeria's oil producing Niger Delta. And there are some politics around the threats, it seems. Read more »
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Salami - NJC Seeks Transfer of Case to Industrial Court
Vanguard
The controversy trailing the suspension of the President of the Court of Appeal, PCA, Justice Isa Ayo Salami from office is far from over, as the National Judicial Council, NJC,... Read more »
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Students On Rampage Over Tai Solarin Varsity Scrapping
Vanguard
Ogun state students in tertiary institutions, Thursday, went on the rampage in Ijebu-Ode and its environs as well as Abeokuta, Ogun State capital over the decision of the Ogun... Read more »
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House Probe - Fresh Fraud Uncovered in Subsidy Payments
Vanguard
Fresh massive fraud in the subsidy payments on fuel and kerosene was, Thursday, unearthed in the on-going investigation on fuel subsidy regime. Read more »
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