Former Minister of Defense and a Peoples Democratic Party stalwart in Edo State, Retired Major General Godwin Abbe, has called on his party to rescind it decision to challenge the victory of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole at the Edo State Election Tribunal. ...
Speaker of the House Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal , the National Security Adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd); including Minister for Youth Development Barrister Inuwa Abdilkadir on yesterday visited the scene of last week’s Bomblast tha...
The governor of Plateau State, Mr. Jonah Jang, said yesterday that God revealed to him that the fratricidal crisis in the state was ‘‘because of their sins.’’ The governor said this when he led other security chiefs to visit Riy...
Retired archbishop of Lagos His Eminence Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie has expressed grave worry on the quality of leaders in the country. They are visionless and have therefore failed the country, he said. The versatile clergyman, who spoke at the ...
Notwithstanding last Wednesday’s deadline set by the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) for the submission of bid document for Power Holding Company of Nigeria’s generating companies (GENCOs) and the distribution companies (DISCOs), some o...
A 23 year-old private security operative has taken his own life over fear that he would undergo arrest and possible detention in a police station. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY learnt that the man whose name was given as Solomon from Kaduna State had been accused ...
Pirates suspected to be Nigerians yesterday attacked a Dutch oil vessel, killing two Nigerian naval guards and kidnapping four foreigners, a report by Agence France Presse (AFP) said. The pirates stormed the vessel in the Gulf of Guinea, an area that h...
Emotions ran high as sympathisers at the 3rd Day Fidda’u prayers for late Hajiya Fatima Al-Mustapha could not hold back tears at the prayer session, protesting the absence of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, her eldest son. There was visible anger...
Gov. Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers has said that the monthly revenue of the state government has dropped from N18 billion to N13 billion in spite of an increase in expenditure. The governor made the statement in Port Harcou...
Gen. Charles Airhiavbere, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the July 14 Edo Governorship election, has filed a petition at the Election Petitions Tribunal challenging the victory of Gov. Adams Oshiomole of ACN. Mrs Joseph...
Gunmen stormed two ships off the coast of Niger Delta early Saturday, killing two Nigerian navy sailors protecting the vessels and kidnapping four foreign workers before fleeing into the darkness, officials said. The attack happened about 35 nautical ...
Two financial experts on Saturday in Lagos expressed worry over the rise in the inter-bank lending rate. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the increase in the rate from 14.8 per cent to 17 per cent earlier in the week would have an...
The Chief Judge of Niger, Justice Jibrin Ndajiwo, has urged judges and magistrates in the state to be lenient when passing sentences on accused persons. Ndajiwo made the appeal on Friday at the Nigerian Prison in Suleja during an annual prison vis...
As the fighting in Syria continues unabated, the United Nations General Assembly at the weekend adopted a resolution condemning the increasing use of heavy weapons by authorities and urging all sides to immediately cease armed violence. The reso...
Some financial experts on Saturday commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for stopping banks from using their funds to finance foreign subsidiaries. The experts said in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that...