Known to be destructive to plants all over the world, grasshopper is a delicacy and source of income to residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, writes Pembi Stephen-David. Known to be destructive to plants all over the world, grasshopper is a ...
The United Nations has raised the alarm over the safety of Nigerians, as lead poisoning continued in several parts of the country. A report of the world body which was released on Friday noted that at least 43 villages in Nigeria continued to pre...
France has expressed willingness to partner with Nigeria on security over the activities of Boko Haram and other terror attacks in parts of the country, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The French Foreign Minister...
There is no doubt that dubious officials have taken advantage of the electricity power crises and failure in Nigeria to engage in large-scale corruption. GEORGE OKOJIE examines how the antics of greedy officials of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria ...
Despite the recent pronouncement in the maritime industry by the minister of finance and the coordinating minister of the economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, which signalled the much needed reforms in the sector, many issues have continued to bedevil the...
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives is winding up its investigations into alleged non-remittance of revenue to the Federation Account by 31 federal government agencies in a few days, LEADERSHIP SUNDAY has learned. According to...
Some former state governors currently being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged financial crimes have been gripped by fear. The reason: in six months, their cases will be decided. Chief justice of Nigeria (CJN)...
The opposition parties yesterday scored a major point against the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, when various election petitions tribunals upheld the governorship election of the Nasarawa State governor, Tanko Al-Makura, and his Borno Stat...
Embattled Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State yesterday dared the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, which has withheld his clearance to run for a second term, and declared his participation in the November 19 gubernatorial primary. Governor Timipre ...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed dismay over the manner in which his proposed six-year single tenure for every president in the country had been misconstrued by some persons who thought he wanted to extend his current tenure in office. J...
Recently the German Embassy thrilled the audience to their first German Film Festival held at the Silverbird cinema in Abuja. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY recounts the event The 2011 German Film festival ended with the screening of five movies debut in the early ...
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) has promised to upgrade the Gidan Makama museum to meet international standard. The Director General of NCMM, Mallam Yusuf Abdallah Usman said that the museum being a National Monument deserves s...
Following a rush of criticism, actor Ashton Kutcher deleted a controversial Tweet on Wednesday night, when he protested the firing of Joe Paterno, and admitted he had not known about the sex-abuse scandal at Pennsylvania State. “How do you fire J...
So far, pregnancy has not been an inconvenient venture for Jessica Simpson. In fact, she loves it. “Pregnancy was meant for me – it really was,” the 31-year-old ‘Fashion Starmentor’ and ‘Beauty Mint’ spok...