Despite the recent pronouncement in the maritime industry by the minister of finance and the coordinating minister of the economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, which signalled the much needed reforms in the sector, many issues have continued to bedevil the...
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives is winding up its investigations into alleged non-remittance of revenue to the Federation Account by 31 federal government agencies in a few days, LEADERSHIP SUNDAY has learned. According to...
Some former state governors currently being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged financial crimes have been gripped by fear. The reason: in six months, their cases will be decided. Chief justice of Nigeria (CJN)...
The opposition parties yesterday scored a major point against the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, when various election petitions tribunals upheld the governorship election of the Nasarawa State governor, Tanko Al-Makura, and his Borno Stat...
Embattled Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State yesterday dared the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, which has withheld his clearance to run for a second term, and declared his participation in the November 19 gubernatorial primary. Governor Timipre ...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed dismay over the manner in which his proposed six-year single tenure for every president in the country had been misconstrued by some persons who thought he wanted to extend his current tenure in office. J...
Recently the German Embassy thrilled the audience to their first German Film Festival held at the Silverbird cinema in Abuja. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY recounts the event The 2011 German Film festival ended with the screening of five movies debut in the early ...
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) has promised to upgrade the Gidan Makama museum to meet international standard. The Director General of NCMM, Mallam Yusuf Abdallah Usman said that the museum being a National Monument deserves s...
Following a rush of criticism, actor Ashton Kutcher deleted a controversial Tweet on Wednesday night, when he protested the firing of Joe Paterno, and admitted he had not known about the sex-abuse scandal at Pennsylvania State. “How do you fire J...
So far, pregnancy has not been an inconvenient venture for Jessica Simpson. In fact, she loves it. “Pregnancy was meant for me – it really was,” the 31-year-old ‘Fashion Starmentor’ and ‘Beauty Mint’ spok...
About 6,067 cars are expected to reach the PTML, SFM and Five-Star terminals in Tin Can Island port, Apapa before the end of November, 2011, statistics released by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA and obtained by our correspondent yesterday has shown....
Scientists have discovered two faulty genes that cause restless leg syndrome, the annoying condition that affects five million Britons. The discovery sheds light on the origins of one of the most common nerve disorders, and could pave the w...
Acting president of the Appeal Court, Justice Dalhatu Adamu, might have bowed to pressure by reinstating the Borno State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which he inexplicably disbanded on Thursday. Apart from reinstating the panel, Justice Ada...
Justin Bieber is giving away his pet snake for a good cause. The boyfriend of Selena Gomez has put Johnson, the peach-colored boa constrictor he brought to the 2011 Video Music Awards, up for an auction that will benefit Pencils of Promise, a no...
UBA tops list of defaulting banks - A total of N2.05 billion was disbursed in October for seven projects under the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS). This is out of the N200 billion earmarked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for onward le...