Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida has condemned removal of the erstwhile fuel subsidy regime by President Goodluck Jonathan, stating it was ill-timed. He also strongly indicted the country’s leaders for failing in their respons...
Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been accused of abandoning the path of accountability, following his administration’s review of projects initiated by the immediate past governor of the state, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, the Sardaunan Kano. K...
As transporters adjusted their fairs upward following the removal of petroleum subsidy by the federal government on Sunday, several East-bound passengers in Ojuelegba, Lagos, were seen going back home yesterday after they were told that transport fare ...
Less than 24hrs after the fuel subsidy removal by the federal government, prices of commodities in Abuja markets have sky-rocketed. When LEADERSHIP visited Wuse Market yesterday, a trader who sell vegetables, Mohammed Ruwan, lamented the su...
The Federal Polytechnic, Bida in Niger State, has expelled 11 and rusticated 373 students for various examination malpractices during its 2010/2011 academic session. Rector of the polytechnic, Alhaji Abdullahi Sule, said in an interview, yesterday, in ...
Crisis is currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over N20 million party funds allegedly diverted by the leadership of the party. The amount, which was part of the money released for the state chapter by the national headquarters of the pa...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in Kwara state, have condemned the sudden removal of the fuel subsidy by the federal government that has shot up fuel prices by more than 100 percent. The reaction of the two...
Last Saturday, Nigerians woke up to the news that President Jonathan had declared state of emergency in some local governments of Plateau, Yobe, Niger and Borno States. Is this the best of the lot of options on the table? STANLEY NKWOCHA traces the his...
Professor Oserheimen Osunbor was the immediate past Governor of Edo State, whose tenure in office was short-lived following the pronouncement of the Court of Appeal in Benin in 2008 in favour of incumbent Comrade Governor Adams Oshiomhole of the Action...
What was actually responsible for the mystery fire that razed the Court of Appeal, Calabar last Friday? Was the fire incident a man made, or it was caused by electrical fault? Those are the questions many residents in Calabar, the Cross River State cap...
Dame Judith Amaechi, wife of the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, stood out last week as the person in the news in the oil-rich state. Before she was honoured by the kinsmen of former Governor Peter Odili, an obviously “untutored” p...
From the tone of the debate on the deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum subsector, and the concomitant withdrawal of fuel subsidy, one would think that the Federal Government is the sole payer of the subsidy that is said to run into a...
As we celebrate the dawn of a New Year, I extend my best wishes to the people of Edo State and Nigeria. The Year 2011 was challenging for us in Edo State and Nigeria. In Edo State, we have collectively attained greater heights in our efforts to improve...
Long jump bronze medallist in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, Blessing has said she is full of high hopes for this season. She said she is not full of expectations because it’s an Olympic year but because the year is important to her career....
Substitute Victor Anichebe returned from a four-month injury layoff yesterday to give Everton a first away win this season in the English Premier League. The Nigeria international striker returned to action in fine style when he came off the bench in t...