Sokoto State Chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday expressed dismay over the recent acquisition of N600 million housing by the Sokoto State government, describing the decision as a clear indication of the fact thatv the government i...
The Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre(CISLAC), Mr. Auwal Rafsanjani, has attributed the delay in the passage of the 2012 budget to a deliberate ploy by the executive arm of government to frustrate the nation’s econom...
The Kano State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has distanced itself from the candidature of Ismaila Ammani Maizare as the national deputy president of the union. In a statement made available to LEADERSHIP and signed by the chairman o...
A car bomb exploded along a busy roadway Sunday morning in a central Nigeria city, killing at least 38 people in the latest attack on a region beset by religious, ethnic and political violence, an official said. The blast struck Kaduna, the capital of ...
The Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State, Mr Jinjiri Abubakar, says the two vehicles carrying the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) were heading toward Kakuri to Sabon Tasha. He told newsmen on Sunday in Kaduna that the two vehicles were pursued by d...
The Commissioner for Power and Energy in Delta, Mr Charles Emetulu, said that the State Government had got approval to step down 150 megawatts of electricity in Asaba. Emetulu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba that Asaba remained the only ...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says its vision of stable and vibrant African economies by 2022 will be predicated on policy choices made by regional member countries. Ousman Dore, Resident Representative of the bank in Nigeria, stated this ...
A total of 22 worshippers died on Saturday during an Easter vigil mass when their Church collapsed on them. An eye witness on Sunday in Makurdi said that the incident happened at an outpost of the Christ the King Parish Church Adamgbe, Vandeikya Local ...
While the nature of the security challenges being faced by the nation is fast changing, Minister of Defence, Dr Bello Haliru Mohammed in this interview with Musa Ahmad Tijjani and Shuaib Shuaib says the security services have overcome the initial shock...
Having just concluded hearings on the new registration of vehicles and licence policy of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), fresh indications show the senate may be looking at reasons bordering on security to take a final decision. UCHENNA AWOM...
Ambassador Shehu Malami was once Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa. In this interview with MUSA AHMAD TIJJANI and ONUKOGU KANAYO JUBAL, he revisits the diplomatic row between Nigeria and South Africa, while baring his mi...
Recently, dare-devil armed robbers numbering nine, and fully armed with deadly weapons including AK 47 refles, attacked and killed the director of finance and account with the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina, Alhaji Kabir Yakubu, 55, in his residence a...
Christianity and Islam share much common ground. Both trace their roots to Abraham. Both believe in prophecy, God’s messengers (apostles), revelation, scripture, the resurrection of the dead, and the centrality of religious community. Both ...
Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa of Kaduna State had on January 22, set-up a 70-man Peace and Reconciliation Committee aimed at healing old wounds and fostering peace among the citizens of the state following the last year’s post-presidential poll...
Most Reverend Nicholas Dikeriehi Orogodo Okoh, Primate of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) is one of Nigeria’s most outspoken clerics. In this interview with LOUIS ACHI, he urges Nigerians not to despair and that a new nation will emerge fr...