The Ondo State government yesterday gave out N300 million in car loans to 600 teachers in its employ. The beneficiaries,who included teaching and non-teaching staff, were presented their cheques for the loan which has a 10 per cent repayment interest. ...
A policeman in Ojota area of Lagos has allegedly killed his colleague following a serious fight between the two. An eyewitness, Sunday Olajide, told LEADERSHIP that the policeman was lying face down on the road with blood from his mouth.” Olajide...
Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) National Chairmanship aspirant, Senator Muhammed Abba Aji has congratulated Honorable Seriake Dickson on his election as Governor of Bayelsa State. Abba Aji said Dickson’s victory was a testimony to the high le...
The Benue State police command is set to arraign any policeman who receives extortion fee on the high ways, even as it said that any act of corruption would not be tolerated and anyone found engaging in it would be properly sanctioned. Commissioner of ...
To prevent a re-occurrence of the Aug. 26, 2011 flood disaster, the Oyo State Government has approved the dredging of 23 rivers across the state. Besides, the state government on Tuesday flagged-off the reconstruction of 50 roads at a cost of N5 billio...
Some Lagos-based lawyers have called for a better system of justice in the country with a special focus on the police, judges and the people. The legal practitioners, who spoke with the newsmen on Tuesday, argued that the current justice system was no ...
Mr Anthony Ubaike, the Deputy Controller of Prisons in charge of Onitsha prison, says only 53 out of the 898 inmates at the prison had been convicted. Ubaike said on Tuesday in Onitsha, Anambra, that 845 of the inmates were awaiting trial. He als...
The Senate has restated its determination to reject any discussion that posed threat to the unity of Nigeria as one indivisible nation. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Information, Media and Public Affairs, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, reaffirmed the pled...
The Chief Whip of Kogi House of Assembly, Alhaji Suleiman Babadoko and his Deputy, Hajia Habibat Mohammed-Deen, have been removed from office, following a “vote of no confidence” passed on them. The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Abdullahi Be...
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was on the upbeat on Tuesday after days of persistent slide in share prices. The All-Share Index grew by 83.39 points or 0.41 per cent to close at 20,667.00 against the 20,583.61 posted on Monday. Also, the ...
Hon. Seriake Dickson and his running-mate, Real Admiral Gboribia Jonah were on Tuesday, sworn-in as governor and deputy respectively, even as they declared a 4-point agenda that will witnessed the massive infrastructural development, the proactiv...
The Jamatul Ahlis Sunnah lid Daawa wal Jihad popularly known as Boko Haram has said the arrest of some top leaders of the sect will not deter it from carrying out attacks. Someone claiming to be the spokesman of the sect Abul Qaqa disclosed this in a t...
Following the withdrawal of charges against some of the accused persons and multinational company arraigned along with the former Minister of Works, Dr. Hassan Lawal, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to file amended charge to ...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja wrote a letter to the Senate President requesting approval to borrow about $7.9 billion for pipeline projects. The President said the request was coming under the medium term (2012-2014) external borrowin...
The Kogi State office of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed that 61 people lost their lives in 485 road crashes recorded in the state in January this year. The state's Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Michael Olapade, who confi...