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President Goodluck Jonathan recently approved the appointment of new secretaries for the mandate secretariats of the FCT administration. The secretaries have since assumed office. CATHERINE AGBO writes on the challenges before them When the federal gov...
Nigeria’s erudite priest, Monsignor Matthew Hassan Kukah, who was recently appointed Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese by the Vatican yesterday met with the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, in Rome. The Papal meeting, LEADERSHIP rel...
The Nigerian Army, yesterday, started its evidence against Grig-Gen Nuraini Raji at 3 Armoured Division headquarters in Jos for his alleged role in the escape of two Boko Haram detainees in Bauchi. The Court Marital got the evidence of Master Warrant O...
The federal government, said it had commenced the review of Nigeria’s trade policy in line with its commitment to creating a friendly environment for business and investment. The review began with the inauguration of a 23-man technical review com...
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award. The FC Barcelona forward finished ahead of club-mate Xavi Hernández and Real Madrid CF’s Cristiano Ronaldo in a poll of 53 sports journalists representing eac...
Super Eagles chief coach, Samson Siasia has commiserated with the families of Ladi Martins and Jibola Oni on the sudden death of their sons. Siasia has expressed shock and sadness over the demise of Ladi, the older brother of Super Eagles striker, Obaf...
The Nigeria Football Federation has ordered the election committee of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) to disregard the directive of the chairman National Sports Commission and the minister of sports, Alh Yusuf Suleiman, who ordered the inclusion of al...
Nigeria’s senior basketball team, D’Tigers have booked a place in the semi finals of the ongoing Africa basketball championship for men taking place in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Yesterday, in the quarter final clash decided between Nigeria ...
The 1st Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Mike Umeh has charged the senior national women’s team, Super Falcons to go all out and achieve good victory over their Cameroonian counterparts in tomorrow’s 2012 Olympic Gam...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles may play on a woeful pitch at the Mahamasina Stadium, Antananarivo, when they face Madagascar in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. The game will hold on September 4, but a preliminary inspection of the pitch by an ad...
UEFA Champions League winners, Barcelona will take on Europa League winners Porto today in the Super Cup in Monaco. Barcelona won the Champions League beating Manchester United in the final 3-1 while Porto defeated Braga 1-0. Barcelona is gunning for i...
The Rivers State House of Assembly yesterday gave a legislative nod to a request by Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to secure a N100 billion loan from a new generation financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB). Amaechi, had on August 16, 2011 ,...
Kaduna State governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, has observed that “Violence for whatever reason is an ill wind, it does not solve any problem, rather compounds issues for those affected”. He made the observation while speaking with journalist...
No fewer than three children were said to have died yesterday when the Lagos Lagoon overflowed its banks from Kuramo beach axis of the Lagos Lagoon.LEADERSHIP gathered from an eyewitnesses that the children, aged between four and six were playing on th...
Libyan rebels made a surprising discovery in Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s residence when they found photographs of a former United States Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice in his photo album. Though, it may not be a surprising discovery as it app...