The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the 2012 petroleum subsidy arrears to ensure peace and industrial harmony in the country. The president of the union, Mr Igw...
Some gunmen killed two persons in Mubi on Sunday in an attack which left one person wounded. Mr Mark Idakwo, the Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, confirmed in Yola on Monday that two people were killed, while one was hospitalised following the...
Enterprise Bank Ltd. (EBL) on Monday reassured workers of their subsidiary company of a secured future and continued employment as the bank divests from First Spring Franchise Services (FSFS) Ltd. FSFS, a former non-banking subsidiary of EB...
Supporters of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo on Monday alleged that their interests had been targets of attacks in the country. Mr Michel N’Guessan, a leader of the former president’s party, told newsmen in Abidjan on Monday...
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday returned N1 million worth of recharge cards, among others, to an accident victim, Mrs Felicia Obanla. The Ogun Sector Commander, Ayobami Omiyale, told newsmen in Ota while handing over the...
The Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Samuel Adesina, on Monday called on for peaceful co-existence among the citizens irrespective of differences in religious belief . Adesina made the call in Akure in his Eid-...
The Police in Ondo State on Monday confirmed that three persons died in an accident on Okitipupa-Ore road in Okitipupa Local Government Area. Mr Titilola Lasisi, the Divisional Police Officer in Okitipupa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) t...
Mr Gyang Pwajok, the Plateau Government’s Chief of Staff, who resigned last week, is to contest the Plateau North senatorial by-elections to replace the late Sen. Gyang Dantong. ``Yes, I am in the race for the Senate seat and I...
Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) on Monday began the clean-up of Ibeno coastline contaminated by an oil spill reported on Aug. 13. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the oil company engaged 40 youths from the communities affected by...
The police in Yobe on Monday said that a section of Damagum Primary School in Damagum Local Government Area was gutted by fire from suspected explosions in the area. Mr Toyin Gbadegeshin, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, m...
South Africa began a period of mourning on Monday to commemorate the lives of South Africans who have died violently, especially the 44 people killed in incidents at Marikana, North West. President Jacob Zuma declared a period of national mourning from...
Residents around Oko Community in Edo State were woken up by yesterday by heavy shooting and explosions at the medium prisons which forced many families to abandon their homes. A source confirmed to LEADERSHIP that at about 1:30am armed men used...
President of the Civil Right Congress (CRC), Comrade Shehu Sani, has faulted the claim of the ongoing dialogue between the federal government and the members of the Boko Haram sect in Saudi Arabia, saying that the claim is a ploy by the fe...
The streets in Abuja were yesterday deserted with little vehicular movement as Muslims celebrated the Eid-el-Fitr. This was just as commuters were stranded at various bus stops in the city, with no vehicles to convey them to their destinations, ...
By John Ainofenokhai The new shape and texture of politics in Edo State have presented a positive challenge which politicians in other states must accept: a challenge of commitment to state interest as amply demonstrated by the leadershi...