The Senate on Tuesday approved a penalty of 14 years imprisonment for any person who enters into same sex marriage contract or civil union in Nigeria. This followed the third reading of the bill for an Act to prohibit solemnisation of marriage between ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, rested its submissions against a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and his deputy, Usman Nafada who are being prosecuted before a High Court of the Feder...
An expert doctor caring for George Michael yesterday said his voice may suffer from the treatment he is getting. Gerrit Wohlt said George, 48 — battling pneumonia in intensive care in Vienna, Austria — is on a ventilator that forces air in ...
Lady GagaLady Gaga's new single is called "Marry the Night," and according to the singer herself, that might be the only thing that will ever accompany her down the aisle. "I have an inability to know what happiness feels like with a man," the Grammy ...
eTranzact International Plc, a leading mobile and switching company has been awarded the final approval to commercially launch the Mobile Money operation by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The approval to commence Mobile Money in Nigeria essentially...
The National Planning Commission (NPC) has drawn the irk of lawmakers for failing to account for $6.6billion in its 2007 Appropriation Act. The fund was meant for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as well as Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). Chai...
NFF board member Emeka Inyama has categorically stated that Nigeria has no team yet to represent her in next year’s Olympics in London. The nation’s Olympics team is currently competing in an 8-Nation CAF playoffs in Morocco where three tea...
Not fewer than seven persons narrowly escaped death yesterday when a warehouse situated at No. 144 Oba Akran road in Ikeja area of Lagos collapsed on its occupants. LEADERSHIP gathered that the building owned by Haano Industries, a major importer of fr...
A Kaduna based Civil rights activist and President of the Civil Rights Congress (CRC), Mallam Shehu Sani has described as diversionary, the arrest and detention of Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume by the State Security Service (SSS). Sani also said tha...
Civilians living in the Army Barracks, Onitsha have been ejected following renewed fears that the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram, may seize the opportunity of the civilians residing in the place to infiltrate the South-East. The ejection notice...
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended three suspected members of a drug syndicate in connection with unlawful importation of 4.1kg of heroin from India. According the NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar, the dru...
Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, has condemned the arrest and unlawful detention of 70 of his supporters in Lokoja, Kogi State. The governor’s supporters were intercepted at about 5pm yesterday on their way to Abuja to show solidarity with ...
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that gas flare in the country has reduced significantly and stands at 19.54 per cent. The development was attributed to increased utilisation of gas for power generation, export and industrial app...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has trained 7,973 ad-hoc staff to ensure the success of the forthcoming governorship poll in Kogi state. The commission which disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja yesterd...
Mobilises support for Wada - President Goodluck Jonathan has said that his administration is still committed to establishing a viable and functional steel industry in Nigeria. Jonathan, who spoke at a meeting with Kogi State Governor Ibrahim Idri...