Vice-President Namadi Sambo has promised to ensure that the Peoples` Democratic Party (PDP) emerges victorious in the Feb. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa. Sambo, said in Abuja on Thursday at the inauguration of the party`s National Campaign Commit...
Kano State Government has warned fuel marketers against creating artificial scarcity with a view to maximising profit at the expense of the people. The government gave the warning on Thursday in a statement in Kano, issued by the Commissioner for Infor...
Alhaji Arzika Tureta, the Director-General, Wamakko/Shagari Campaign Organisation, has called on PDP supporters in Sokoto state to work for the victory of the party in the forthcoming governorship election. Tureta said, “We should collectively wo...
Judi Shekoni was raised by her mother in Manchester, England. She is an exotic mix of African, Spanish and British descent. At 17 she moved to a hostel in London with dreams of being a performer. Success arrived in the glamorous role of Precious on the...
Following a court order issued on Wednesday by Justice Gladys Olotu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has restored the name of the candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in ...
The senate, yesterday, mandated its committee on police affairs to conduct a thorough investigation into the controversial escape from police custody, of the alleged mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of St Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla...
A detachment of policemen led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr. Tunde Sobulo, fired teargas indiscriminately at protesters marching from the state House of Assembly towards the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, Lagos. D...
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday urged Lagos residents, especially traders and transporters not to aggravate the hardship caused by recent hike in the pump price of petrol to inflate transport fares and prices of foodstuff in the ...
The military yesterday accused the Lagos State Government of hypocrisy for asking for the military presence and turns round to be describing them the army of occupation. Speaking on behalf of the Defence Headquarters yesterday, Col Mohammed Yerima disc...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Enugu State Command, has arrested a blind man for being in possession of cannabis. The blind suspect, Mr. Hassan Mohammed, from Borno State, was arrested with 15.5 kilogrammes of canabis at the cattle m...
The Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, who died in a London hospital late last year, will be buried on March 1, 2012. His burial was earlier scheduled for February 3. The burial committee set up by Ohanaeze and other interest groups and hea...
Men of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) of Lagos State Police Command have arrested two men who were alleged to be involved in armed robbery. Parading the robbers at the headquarters of the State command, Officer-in Charge of SARS in Lagos, Mr. Ab...
Properties worth millions of naira was destroyed when fire gutted seven shops located in Jakande Estate ,Oke-Afa Isolo in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. LEADERSHIP learnt that the fire started from one of the shops through a gene...
The use of high-heeled shoes by fashion-conscious ladies has caught on like a bug in many cultures. The heels are as varied and stylish as the users, who use them for important occasions and other events. The reasons for using the elevated platforms al...
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde was recently invited to probe the alleged inappropriate financial dealings in the oil sector, especially as it concerns the payment of fuel subsidy. Iyobosa...