By Kenneth Onuoha The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has called for the…
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FEATURE: Police as judges and executioners: Harrowing tales from EndSARS judicial panels
As judicial panels of inquiry into police brutality continue to sit, horrible and alarming details…
NDDC gets Interim Administrator
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of an interim administrator to oversee the affairs of…
Sanwo-Olu tests positive for COVID-19
By Gabriel Atumeyi Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tested positive for coronavirus, the state…
Makinde mourns Leadership publisher, Nda-Isaiah
…says he was a man of courage Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has expressed shock…
NDDC gets Interim Administrator
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of an interim administrator to oversee the affairs of…
Jonathan, IPP, NPAN, others mourn Sam Nda – Isaiah
He served Nigeria as a committed patriot – Obaseki By Gabriel Atumeyi The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association…
Nda-Isaiah’s Death, a personal loss – Omo-Agege
Late founder and Chairman of Leadership Group Limited, Sam Nda-Isaiah was a patriotic Nigerian and great…
Many University graduates can’t read, write – Minister
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has decried the continuous fall…
Gbajabiamila, Wase mourn Leadership publisher, Sam Nda-Isaiah
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and his Deputy,…
Kidnapped Taraba lawmaker regains freedom
By Gabriel Atumeyi A member of the Taraba State House of Assembly, representing Nguroje State Constituency,…
Civil servants with disabilities appeal for special allowance
The National Civil Servants Association of Persons with Disabilities (NCSAPWDs) on Friday appealed to the Federal…
Why we must resettle indigenous communities in Abuja – FCTA
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has said that indigenous communities must be resettled if the…
Sokoto State govt to construct 12 police stations
Sokoto State government says it has concluded plans to construct 12 police stations at a cost…
Envoys pay tribute to Nsofor, late ambassador to US
Tributes are trickling in for late Justice Sylvanus Nsofor, Nigeria’s immediate-past ambassador to the United States, who…
Leadership publisher, Sam Nda-Isaiah, dies at 58
The Publisher of Leadership newspaper, Sam Nda-Isaiah, is dead. Multiple sources from his family and…
11 Ebonyi communities renounce Female Genital Mutilation practice
No fewer than 11 communities in Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi on Friday at Igbudu…
Buhari mourns Amb. Nsofor, calls him man of rare courage
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed heartfelt commiserations with the family, friends and associates of Nigeria’s Out-going…
America donates maritime security equipment worth N70m to Nigerian Navy
The United States of America has donated maritime security equipment worth $180,000 (70 million) to the…
Stolen Ogun House of Assembly mace recovered in Lagos
The mace of Ogun State House of Assembly has been recovered by members of the police…
House Invitation: We’re still expecting Buhari to fulfill his promise – Gbajabiamila
The House of Representatives on Thursday said it was still expecting President Muhammadu Buhari to appear…
Nigerian ambassador to US, Justice Nsofor, dead at 85
Nigerian Ambassador to the US, Justice Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor, is dead. The late Nsofor was born…
Zulum begs FG to help 200,000 refugees return home
The Governor of Borno, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has pleaded with the Federal Government to help about…
NSCDC parades petrol theft suspect
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, on Friday paraded a 36-year-old…
Court Grants Adoke Permission To Travel Abroad
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted permission to former Attorney General of the Federation…
16 Kano indigenes not killed by gunmen – Kaduna Govt., Police
Kaduna State government and the Kaduna State Police Command have debunked claims made by Kano…
CAN urges religious, traditional leaders to join fight against gender violence
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for direct involvement of religious and traditional leaders…
55th NOWA Anniversary: Association vows to positively impact society
As the Naval Officers’ Wives Association (NOWA) celebrates its 55th anniversary, the association on Thursday vowed…
FCTA receives 8,744 fresh land applications in 2020, despite Covid-19
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it received 8,744 fresh land applications for different purposes…
NLC flexes muscles over plans by states to borrow from pension funds
The president, Nigerian Labour congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba said on Thursday in Abuja that the…