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The Nigerian Navy has described Cdr. Datoru Abi-Kalio, who died in the DANA air crash of June 3 in Lagos, as a dedicated naval officer and a shining star. Cdr. Henry Babalola, Command Operations Officer, Western Naval Command, Apapa, said this on ...
The National Chairman, All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Dr Obgbonnaya Onu, on Friday received the Certificate of Incorporation for the United States of America Chapter of the party in New Jersey, U.S. The document was presented to him by t...
Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has described his opponents in the October 20, governorship election in the state as selfish and unprepared candidates. The governor who declared that governance is a serious business, took a swipe at opposition ...
The Nasarawa State Government has donated 33 Toyota vans worth more than N300 million to the Police Command in the state. Gov. Tanko Al-Makura, said while making the presentation that the gesture would assist the police toward mak...
The Peoples` Democratic Party (PDP) says it will set up zonal reconciliation committees to ensure that aggrieved party members return to the fold. This is contained in a statement signed by the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tuku...
LEADERSHIP investigation has revealed that the withdrawal of the national honour awarded to the Taraba State deputy governor, Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi, by President Goodluck Jonathan may not be unconnected with the impeachment notice hanging on the...
Niger State Governor, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has described as unacceptable, the N350 million monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) recorded by the state’s Board of Internal Revenue. This, he said, was against a monthly revenue target ...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, yesterday, survived moves by some federal lawmakers to rally other members to pass a vote of no confidence on the former’s reign as Speaker, LEADERSHIP reports. Wednesday’s dev...
Governor of Borno State and former lecturer, University of Maiduguri, Dr. Kashim Shettima, delivered this paper as the keynote speaker at the 2012 Leadership Annual Conference/Awards organised by LEADERSHIP Newspapers Group yesterday in Abuja All...
Senator Abubakar Girie represented Adamawa Central in the Senate from 1999 to 2003 under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview with ISAIAH BENJAMIN, he discusses the issues that were raised during a conference org...
Recent reports bordering on the 2015 presidency suggest that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may implode in its power game. GEORGE AGBA, in this report examines the situation within the backdrop of the body language of key players. A mild dra...
As the Senate is now in new session, the obvious fact is that they will be confronted with several key issues. What is the agenda? UCHENNA AWOM writes that the new agenda may have a far reaching implication in the political and economic restructuring o...
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has nominated Mr Chris Giwa as its candidate for the Plateau North Senatorial by-election scheduled for Oct. 6, a party official has said. Dr Isa Jega, the Plateau APGA Chairman, disclosed this in Jos on Saturd...
Federal Government's amnesty programme is not an issue confined to the Niger-Delta but it is rather a Nigeria project, Senate Deputy Leader Abdul Ningi has said. He told the Southern Africa correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Johan...
Mr Ade Ipaye, Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, on Saturday said the recently introduced Lagos State Parks and Garden Law was not aimed at victimising house owners. Ipaye, who made the statement in an interview with the N...