The plight of widows in Nigeria is pathetic. Many of them are uneducated while others lack the skills to be self-reliant. Most time, the psychological torture that they experience compounds the trauma of their husband’s demise that leads to depre...
Hon. Suleiman Abdulraman Kawu represents Sumaila/Takai Federal Constituency of Kano State. In this interview with LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s RUTH CHOJI, the deputy minority leader of the House of Representatives, from the opposition ANPP, blames the cri...
One year on the saddle, Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State has effected significant changes in the developmental trajectory of his state. In this interview with journalists, includingLEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s Yobe State correspondent HUSS...
A renowned social critic and president of Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, Mal. Shehu Sani, yesterday stated that the sacking of General Andrew Azazi and Dr. Bello Haliru as national security adviser and minister of defence respectively will not end t...
Last Tuesday’s controversial summon of President Goodluck Jonathan by the House of Representatives has been greeted with diverse reactions. EDEGBE ODEMWINGIE in this report highlights varying positions on the invitation federal lawmakers say is m...
Several Speakers at Nupe day special lecture that held at the IBB University Lapai yesterday emphasised the need for all Nupe sons and daughters to imbibe the values of honesty and hard work as the Estu Nupe Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar inaugurated the Trust...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Ernest Elochukwu has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for sacking the National Security Adviser (NSA) General Andrew Owoye Azazi and the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Haliru Bello Mohammed, des...
The bomb explosion that rocked high-brow Wuse II last Friday night has left on its trail unpleasant experiences. Though no life was lost, but the wind shields of vehicles parked at the vicinity of the incident were shattered. Also, buildings housing co...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Kaduna State chapter, has kicked against calls from some individuals, within and outside the state, for a State of Emergency in Kaduna State. In a press statement signed and issued by its Publicity Secretary, Morde...
The Kogi state Governor, Capt. Idris Wada at the weekend said he was not afraid of next week’s court judgment. A federal High Court in Abuja is due to deliver a landmark judgement in one of the myriad of cases instituted against the g...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on Saturday said Lagos would soon experience a seven-day rainfall. Mr Abayomi Oyegoke of NIMET Central Forecast Unit, Oshodi, Lagos, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). O...
Mixed reactions on Saturday trailed the sack of the National Security Adviser, retired Gen. Andrew Azazi, and the Minister of Defence, Dr Haliru Bello Mohammed The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Goodluck Jonathan relieved them of t...
Some residents of suburbs of Jos have appealed to the Plateau State Government to reverse its decision on the ban on all motorcycles from ply some major roads in the state. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Saturday that the...
Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State on Saturday met with Christian and Muslim leaders to discuss the protracted crisis in the state. Yakowa met with the religious leaders shortly after a similar meeting with political stakeholders. The govern...
On March 28, 2012 in faraway Seoul, the South Korean capital, President Goodluck Jonathan boasted to the international community that his administration would end the menace being posed to the nation by the vicious Boko Haram sect by June this year. Th...