Shootings and bombings near the capital Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq have left at least 14 people dead, as Muslims mark the second day of the Eid al-Adha holiday, officials have said. A police source told Al Jazeera that at least five passengers on a ...
Governor of Niger State Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has urged politicians seeking for elective and appointive offices in 2015 to leave their anbition to God. Aliyu in his Sallah broadcast yesterday to the people of the state, said: “We believe infinit...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the three tiers of government to strengthen their efforts on security and other developmental strides. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abubakar made the appeal yesterday in...
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola and his predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to shun all forms of violence and threats to the unity of the country. They said it was only in a peaceful environment that the nation could emerge grea...
The Estu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has asked Nigerian leaders to use the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir to promote unity and progress in the country above personal interest. The monarch, who addressed his people after the Eid prayers yesterday in Bida...
After its defeat at the October 20, 2012, governorship polls in Ondo State, the South West caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will meet today in Ibadan to chart a new course for reconciliation. The meeting tagged: ‘Zonal Caucus Meeting&...
Abuja, the nation’s capital, is yet to have a recycling plant, 36 years after its creation. The authorities evacuate solid waste in trucks and dump them in a site near Gosa on Airport Road. The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), which i...
The General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj- Gen. Garba Wahab, yesterday said that the military was closing in on politicians, who sponsor terrorism in the country. He also said the Police alone cannot handle the security challenges f...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on its members nationwide to observe minutes of prayers today for the speedy recovery of the governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, in a statem...
Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Nasarawa State governor on Media and Press Affairs, Alhaji Musa Sani Mairiga, has said that his boss would fulfill his promise to tar rural roads in the state, which were neglected by the previous administrations. ...
Reality shows in Nigeria come in different forms and serve as a platform for participants to showcase their talents in a variety of ways while the sponsors use the medium to promote their brands. In this piece, SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH, Abuja and SAMUEL ABUL...
In what seems to be a growing trend now, paternity tests are revealing that some menmight not be their children’s biological fathers, bringing nightmares to families in Nigeria. ANIETIE UDOBIT writes on this disturbing trend. Mr and Mrs Timothy h...
Prime Lifestyle, an organisation involved in decorations, is planning to make the nation’s capital a place to be during festive periods. Leader of the organisation, Mrs Edna A. Owolabi, disclosed to LEADERSHIP WEEKEND that their vision is to give...
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State was in Washington DC, United States (U.S.) recently where he attended a summit on infrastructure development. At the event, the governor spoke with our U.S. Bureau Chief, ABIODUN OLUWAROTIMI, dwelling on...
A new World Bank report has revealed that Africa’s farmers can potentially grow enough food to feed the continent and avert future food crises if countries remove cross-border restrictions on the food trade within the region. According to the glo...