News reaching Entertainment Rendezvous has it that Nigerian highlife musician, Flavour N’Abania has signed a record deal with a south African Record Label. This is coming in the heat of the diplomatic row between the two countries over the ...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) indices dropped by 1.1 per cent on Friday as a result of price losses by some blue chips. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All-Share Index (ASI), which opened at 21,181.41, depreciated by 231.4 p...
The Joint Military Task Force, (JTF) in Borno state said yesterday that its personnel have recorded another ‘landmark’ victory in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency, as three members of the sect were apprehended while several arms, amm...
7 suspected kidnappers including two serving policemen were yesterday arraigned in Uyo High court kidnapping. The suspects, CPL. Saturday Okori and CPL. Friday Udoh, were brought before Justice Eno Isangedighi of Uyo High Court. The other suspect...
Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains under the aegis of PDP Stakeholders Forum, have asked the Screening Committee for the party’s chairmanship ahead of its March 24 national convention to disqualify one of the leading aspirants, Alhaji...
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ajibola Famurewa, has called for a review of Nigeria’s foreign policy and make it more people oriented. The lawmaker who spoke exclusively to LEADERSHIP WEEKEND, was reacting to the diplomatic stando...
The Sokoto State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its Local Government Congress in the state today. Secretary of the party, Alhaji Aminu Bello Sokoto (ACY), made the announcement yesterday, while briefing journalists on th...
The United States government has once again put Nigeria on top of its money laundering, financial crimes and corruption list based on the weak enforcement, poor Judiciary and political interference of the country. According to the 2012 International Na...
The combined team of security agencies led by the Nigeria Customs Service at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos command, yesterday impounded 11 cartons of explosives weighing 95 kilogrammes that were smuggled into the country. The...
Few hours after South Africa apologised to Nigeria inappropriate deportation of its citizens, the British government yesterday deports 120 Nigerians for offences ranging from lack of valid papers, over stay and other immigration offences. The deportees...
Former vice chancellor of the University of Uyo and a renowned economist, Prof. Akpan Ekpo, has raised doubt on the possible success of the cashless policy being introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), saying the policy, which is currently bei...
Nasarawa State Governor, Alhaji Tanko Al-Makura, whose election was confirmed by the Supreme Court last Tuesday, is now certain of his four-year mandate and has consequently mapped out strategies to take his state to a new level. In this intervie...
A painful womb condition affecting two million women has been linked to a greater risk of ovarian cancer. Women suffering endometriosis are three times more likely to develop the disease, say researchers. A study has identified three types of ovarian c...
To what extent can poverty be a setback towards the success of blind persons? Our correspondents, Nanna Selkur and Rose Owota Adah, tell a moving story of the blind living in Karmajiji, Abuja. As one approaches this settlement, feelings of fear, insec...
Those who suffer from high blood pressure may not always need prescription medications to bring it down. By adhering strictly to lifestyle changes and some natural measures, high blood pressure and the risk of heart attack can be reduced. RALIAT ...