Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect yesterday attacked a police station and a bank in Yobe state. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY learnt that the attack which occurred at Gaidam at about 6pm led to loss of lives and destruction of properties. Altho...
Leader of defunct Biafra Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, who died early yesterday at the Hammers Field Hospital in London, would have defended Nigeria with comparable zeal, “if he were the one in my shoes”, Gen Yakubu Gowon, former head of state and...
Buffeted by the controversies generated by his recent policy moves, President Goodluck Jonathan will during the week meet with political party leaders, across party lines, to court their goodwill and support in implementing his programmes, LEADERSHIP S...
With Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu out of the way, Ndigbo’s path to the realization of their political aspirations in the larger Nigerian political spectrum may be rough, writes MIKE UBANI. When Dim Ojukwu, Eze Igbo gburugburu ...
Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, leader of the defunct Republic of Biafra and the opposition All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), succumbed yesterday to the ravages of stroke, after almost a year of hospitalization at Royal Berkshire Hospital in the...
The director-general, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency(NOSDRA), Mr. Peter Nduka, has disclosed that pipeline vandals and crude oil thieves in the Niger Delta are aided and protected by members of the armed forces. Nduka made the revelat...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Saturday that it would continue to assist security agencies to unravel the mystery behind the country’s present security challenges. The party also noted that it would not join issues with ot...
TheNational Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) has charged the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government to implement the agreement it had with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in 2009, to avert a strike action which will paralyse t...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo have described the death of Ikemba of Nnewi, as another colossal loss to Nigeria at a time of strenuous efforts for unity and reconciliation. In a condol...
Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime expressed shock and sorrow over the death of former Biafran leader, Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, saying that his passage has robbed the country of one of her most notable historical and political figures. Chime in a statemen...
New 2011 video by Knighthouse star Mo’Cheddah for her track “See Me” featuring Phenom.
Two weeks ago, residents of Karmajiji were thrown into confusion following alleged demolition threat by the Development Control Department of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, (AMMC). CHIKA OKEKE looks at the present state of affairs. Karma...
The end of the year is here again, accompanied by increased importation activity at the nation’s seaports. In this report, SAMSON ECHENIM writes about the worsening current traffic situation within the ports, an indication that the authorities re...
Nigeria has in the last eight years witnessed the best growth performance since independence partly because of successes in some policies of the government, but it is worrisome that the touted economic growth is without significant reflection on employ...
Child delivery for the average woman is seen as a matter of life and death. In the past when orthodox medical practice was not fashionable, the only option for most women was child delivery through the natural process. Then, a lot of women died as a re...