Alhaji Mohammed Miya, the Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, has pledged the House’ commitment toward the eradication of polio in the state. He gave the assurance in Bauchi on Thursday when he received a delegation of the Bauchi State Com...
A national debate over the sharing of national cake may have begun with the call for the review of the Revenue Sharing Formula among the three tiers of government by the Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu in Abuja, reports BAYO OLADEJI Once again th...
Peter C. Nwilo, the Surveyor General of the Federation, speaks to Pateince Ivie Obhafuoso and Blessing Ukemena on the importance of adequate mapping of the country. What is the role of your office in land reform policies?We are there to provide t...
It was a moment of tears and gnashing of teeth at Louis Edet Police Force headquarters yesterday at the final funeral parade in honour of the killed DIG Haruna John. Most of the officers and men who attended could not hide their grief just as they pour...
Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee which investigated the management of subsidy in the country, Hon. Farouk Lawan, yesterday assured Nigerians that the report of the committee will be ready and will be presented on the floor of t...
The House of Representatives has expressed its support for the quest of the minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of the president of the World Bank. The lawmakers declared their support ...
Gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect yesterday night attacked police facilities in Damagum, the headquarters of Fune Local Government in Yobe State and freed 14 prison inmates at the satellite prison facility.They also burnt do...
Former Governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has said that Governor Adams Oshiomhole will win the July 14 gubernatorial elections in the state based on his outstanding performance, even as youths yesterday protested against the Nigeria ...
Suspected vandals have damaged the Police Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) belonging to the Benue State Police command. The criminals also destroyed a police pick-up van and other vehicles, while individual properties were either burnt or looted. Howeve...
The Vice Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), in Maiduguri, Husseini Hala, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s pronouncement that his government will end the menace of Boko Haram by the middle of this year can worsen the security cr...
Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, have arrested five people in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state for allegedly raping two teenage girls. The Public Relations Officer of the corps, Mr. Adimba Paul who disclose...
Barrister Ibrahim Mansir has lauded the North West geo-political zone of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, saying it is the beacon of Nigeria’s leadership. Ibrahim Mansir said going by the robust level of political leaders the party has p...
Two persons yesterday lost their lives in an auto crash at Crusher Village,a suburb of Lokoja metropolis, along the Okene- Lokoja - Abuja highway. LEADERSHIP reliably gathered that 67 others sustained various degrees of injuries during the fatal incide...
The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated the Joint Committee on FCT and FCT Area Councils to investigate land administration in the territory. The committees are expected to report back to the House within four weeks. The resolution emanated f...
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it had begun investigation into the death of three people in a well in Ajegunle, a Lagos suburb. Mr Joseph Jaiyeoba, the command spokesperson, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of N...