The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) says it will soon start sending drilling engineers for training at the French Institute of Petroleum in France. Mr Kalu Otisi, PTDF, Head of Media, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monda...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has criticised President Goodluck Jonathan for embarking on a trip to Brazil for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development at a time Nigeria is facing what amounts to a national emergency, as citizens continue to...
The Acting Director General of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, Dr. Muhammad Haruna has said that the present administration was poised to ensure steady power supply in the country. Dr. Haruna stated this while receivin...
Two ladies, all bearing the name Florence (surnames withheld), one of which is a student of the Benue State University, Makurdi, have been confirmed dead after taking gentamicin 280mg injection. According to the Director General of the National Agency ...
Seven people,among them four fake pastors are in police custody in Lokoja,for attempting to defraud some people during a revival programme in the state. The pastors are Bishop Bamidele Abraham of Eagle Kingdom Church, Lokoja, Pastor C...
Gunmen yesterday, in Makurdi, attacked and collected the sum of N500, 000 from Mr. Samuel Ejembi, husband to the Benue State correspondent of The Sun Newspaper, Mrs. Rose Ejembi. LEADERSHIP gathered that the dare devil robbers, four in number, th...
An Ogun State High Court sitting in Ilaro, the headquarters of Yewa South Local Government Area, yesterday, ruled that the Bayo Dayo led faction of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the authority to nominate and submit list of candidates f...
Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has advocated for the overhaul of the judiciary for effective and quality justice delivery and noted that there would not be civilization if there was no justice in the land. Speaking yesterday at a one -da...
The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has said that the environmental assessment report of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Ogoniland cannot be implemented without the Federal Government negotiating with the people fir...
Minister of State for Works, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda yesterday berated Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole over the governor’s claim that Adokere-Ukoni-Aimedokhian,Awo, Ugboha road contract awarded by the federal government in Uro...
No fewer than 15 murder suspects, eight armed robbery suspects and six persons awaiting trial for stealing were among those who regained their freedom when the Chief Judge of Cross River State Justice Dorothy Iyamba, visited the Afokang Fed...
Members of the Anyene family comprising of Barr Onyeka Anyene, his wife Maimuna Anyene and their four children who were involved in the ill fated Dana air crash in Lagos will be buried on July, 13, LEADERSHIP can authoritatively report. A source ...