A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday struck out an application filed by the EFCC to transfer the case against former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, to another judge. The EFCC had in a letter dated June 27, 2011, said that the commissio...
The Inspector General of the Nigerian Police Force Hafiz Ringim, on Tuesday morning, handed his resignation letter to President Goodluck Jonathan. An inside source told LEADERSHIP that Ringim had made several attempts to hand in his resignation on Mond...
Mr Abdullahi Yayaha, Chairman of the FCT chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the FCT Police Command for the it handled the just suspended protest against subsidy removal. Yahaya gave the commendation on Tuesday when he led a dele...
Alhaji Umar Jibril, the Chairman, House Committee on Information and National Orientation, has advised the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to ensure harmony in the allocation of frequencies to avoid conflict. Jibril gave the advice on Tuesday in...
Mr Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary Secretary, on Tuesday condoled with Nigeria over the Friday bomb attacks in Kano. A statement made available in London said Sharma and the Commonwealth community also expressed its sympathy to those affected b...
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde a.k.a Omosexy is a fulfilled actress, musician, mother of four lovely children and wife to a man she fondly calls 'honeyboy'. 2011 saw her taking part in five major movie projects; two at the beginning of the year and thr...
Chief Azubuike Nmerukini, the Chairman, Rivers State Local Government Service Commission, has warned employees of local government councils against securing two different pensionable appointments. He said the illegal practice of securing two pensionabl...
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said on Tuesday that the commencement of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) has resolved all problems associated with air traffic control in the country. Mr Francis Mepba, General Manager, Port H...
The Ministry of Power said on Tuesday that PHCN workers, who failed to resume at their places of redeployment, would not receive their January salaries and allowances. Mr Anikwe Ogbuagwu, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, Prof. Barth Nnaji, d...
A Federal High Court in Gudu District of Abuja has granted bail to a 35-year-old woman, Hadiza Abutu, arraigned over the killing of her husband, Ibrahim Abutu in 2011. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Umoh Inah, told the c...
Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva has requested the Supreme Court to declare him the lawful standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in the State. The Governor made this appeal, yester...
All Children Charity International Foundation (ACCIF) with support from the TY Danjuma Foundation has commenced an eight-month vocational training programme in skills acquisition for 40 most vulnerable Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWD) in Kaduna....
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s space programme have raised an alarm over a bill before the National Assembly, seeking the duplication of the functions of an existing government agency, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASDRA). The propo...
After the meeting between Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government yesterday there are indications that the strike action embarked by ASUU for almost two months might not be coming to an end as anticipated by Nigeria...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday arraigned four persons – Saturday Ovie, (aka David Makos, Olu Shola, Dr. Segun Obasanjo), Udugba Benson, Boyo Oritsetimiyn Bobby and Ovisco-Link Nigeria Limited before a Federal High Court si...