Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said that he has been deeply saddened by the bombings and other acts of violence on Christmas Day leading to the loss of many lives. He expressed his profound and heartfelt sympathies to the families of those wh...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has ascribed the unfortunate series of bombings in the country to the effects of corruption.Kukah state this yesterday in Sokoto during an interview with LEADERSHIP. He said, “In...
It was a Black Christmas for the entire nation when the news of a bomb blast circulated like wide fire in the early hours of Christmas at the premises of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, near Suleja in Niger State, Jos, Plateau State, Maid...
While most people have embraced the Western tradition living their custom to suffer, some live by making sure that their culture is preserved. PEMBI STEPHEN-DAVID writes. As you approach Makurdi, the capital of Benue State from Lafia Town, just before ...
As 2011 leaves its footprints in the sands of time, EZRA IJIOMA examines some of the events that shaped the world last year and may consequently impact on 2012. From the unthinkable Arab Spring to the crushing financial crisis in Europe to the death of...
The administration of folic acid three months before conception could help reduce abnormalities in the spinal column of foetus. A gynaecologist, Dr. Fred Achem, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that women preparing for pregnan...
A 25-year-old man, Iman Bello a native of Kogi State has murdered his friend over a pair of jean trousers, in Gwagwalada. Speaking to LEADERSHIP, Bello, who is a painter, stated he that he was friends with the deceased, Chibuzo and they were so close t...
The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Suleja Business District is set to collect about N1.1 billion debts from her customers. The Business Manager of the district, Alhaji Mohammed Shakur told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Su...
The chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Micah Jiba has said that the Karu, Nyanya markets when completed would be world class markets. Jiba disclosed this yesterday, at the council’s end of year press briefing. He said his adminis...
The Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Legal Services Secretariat, Ms Ima-Obong Okpongete, has expressed the readiness of the FCT administration to collaborate with professional groups, whose activities can facilitate the economic upliftment of the t...
A property owner in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has petitioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, to intervene in the recent demolition of Plot 155 and Park 1066 Bo2, Durumi, FCT, and has demanded...
The Supreme Court has ordered Air Vice-marshal E. O Afolabi (rtd) to pay N6.4m as damages to Mrs. Foluke Mudasiru, widow of a former Military Governor of Lagos State, the late Air Commander Gbdahan Mudasiru. In its lead ruling delivered by Justice Mary...
The renowned international Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi has condemned the recurrent religious clashes between the adherents of the two major religions in the country saying both prophet Muhammad and Jesus Christ had throughout thei...
Business activities have resumed in Jos, the Plateau capital after Christmas celebration, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday has revealed.NAN correspondents who visited the Terminus, Bukuru and Rukuba road markets, report that some ...
The Speaker of the Bayelsa State Assembly, Hon. Nestor Binabo, yesterday warned the Federal Government and the Nigerian people of the plot by the Boko Haram to provoke a confrontation between Muslims and Christians in the country with the rising cases ...