The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, for alleged corruption. Charged along with the speaker is his Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi. They are facin...
Barely two weeks after the dismantling of checkpoints across the country, luxury bus operators in Abuja have called for their re-introduction. The Acting Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar had on Feb. 13, ordered the removal all checkpoints ...
Unknown gunmen on Thursday morning attacked the Brass and Nembe waterways and creeks of Bayelsa State, killing four policemen and four soldiers. A commanding officer of Brass JTF unit of L.T rank was also killed in the attack. The Police Commissioner o...
Dr Felix Igwe, the Chairman of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology Branch of ASUU, has advised the Rivers Government to follow due process in selecting a Vice Chancellor for the university. Igwe said on Thursday in Port Harcourt that ...
A 20-year-old woman, Joy James, on Thursday appeared before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates' Court for allegedly parading herself as a policewoman. The Police Prosecutor, Mr Isiaka Ajadi, alleged that the accused on Feb. 29, in Osogbo, “did parad...
Mr Elekwachi Ukonu, former General Manager, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Channel 6, Aba, Abia, has called for the immortalisation of the late Chief James Iroha (Giringory). Iroha, popularly known as “Giringory”, was creator and one of...
Benue state Governor Gabriel Suswam has attributed the non-payment of pension and gratuity allowances of Benue pensioners which has accumulated to the tune of N8 billion to the inability of the previous administration to ensure up-to-date payment, sayi...
Nigeria has recorded 40 per cent sanitation coverage, up from 32 per cent that had spanned two decades, the Federal Ministry of Water Resources has said. Dr Obioha Agada, the Director of Water Quality and Sanitation in the ministry, disclosed this on T...
An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man, Mohammed Jamilu, to two months imprisonment for stealing a handcuff belonging to the police. Senior Magistrate Nkwadimi Buba, who convicted Jamilu as he pleaded guilty, however, ...
The Director General, Press Affairs in Kogi State, Mr. Richard Elesho, has described as untrue, the rumour making the rounds that the travelling documents of the erstwhile governor of the state, Alhaji Ibrahin Idris, have been seized by anti graft agen...
English Barclay Premier club, Arsenal is close to finalising plans for a pre-season tour to Nigeria this summer. Arsenal officials are in Nigeria to inspect more facilities across the country for the tour scheduled to hold in August. Tour organisers, D...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) is set to introduce citizen’s volunteer scheme to orientate them on how they can contribute to transforming their communities. The Director General of NOA, Mr Mike Omeri, disclosed this yesterday, in Ab...
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned the public against the abuse of syrups containing codeine, saying the medicine was meant for cough relief. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Paul Orhii, gave the ...
As economies across the world tackle the aftermath of the global economic crisis, international rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has attributed growth in financial system in sub-Saharan Africa to the ongoing reforms in Nige...
The heavy presence of security personnel around the Kaduna Prison was aimed at protecting the prison from a possible attack by members of the Boko Haram sect, according to an intelligence report exclusively revealed to LEADERSHIP. The report revealed t...