President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday forwarded the names of 88 nominees to the Senate for confirmation as ambassadors. Prominent among them are Bianca, wife of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief...
The Kano state Command of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday announced the arrest of a 23- year old house wife, Hassana Usman of Jambulo quarters for allegedly being in possession of over 1.463 tons of Indian hemp. Alongside Ha...
An 18-year old female student of Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Aisha(surname witheld) has told LEADERSHIP how she was battered and raped by a 21-year old technician. The alleged rapist,Fred Okosun, has already been charged before a Lagos ...
Anti corruption agencies in the country have been tasked by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Joseph Bodurin Daudu, SAN, to ensure that any corrupt leader is appropriately brought to book irrespective of his status in the society. Spea...
Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, yesterday said that his relationship with President Goodluck Jonathan was cordial. This is contrary to speculations that he might be shut out by the party ahead of the State primaries. The Governor also said...
Controversy is brewing over the implementation of the $470 million National Public Security Communication System (NPSCS) by Chinese firm ZTE Corporation. Part of the project consists of the installation of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in man...
Apparently scared of falling out of favour with the presidency, the north’s apex socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), yesterday made a U-turn on its earlier stand. Its new position is that “Jonathan’s administration h...
The Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has concluded arrangements to transform the state into Nigeria’s economic hub. Under the innovative scheme, goods will be ferried from the new Osun Regional Market in Dagbolu, Osogbo, to other parts of th...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed concern over the sudden removal of the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs Farida Waziri by President Goodluck Jonathan. NLC head of information, Comrade Chris Uyot, , in ...
The organised labour in the country has stated that unimplemented labour laws in Nigeria have stripped away key protections for the country’s workforce and are denying large numbers of workers the right to union representation and decent work. La...
Peter Esele is the president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Nigeria. He bares his mind in a recent interview with TAIWO OGUNMOLA on burning national issues, especially the thorny issue of fuel subsidy and security. Comrade, despite resist...
Following the death of the acclaimed Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, in a London Hospital in November 26, there is palpable fear that it will take a long time to find a suitable replacement for the former Biafran leader, writes MIKE UBANI...
Comrade Zanna Shettima is a household name in Borno State, having piloted the activities of Nigeria Labour (NLC) as its state Chairman for several years, before he later delved into the murky waters of politics few years back. In this interview with SU...
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, in company with other prominent Nigerians recently visited Akwa Ibom State after which he spoke with journalists. Bernard Dada Tolani, picked salient issues from the interview. Your Excellency, wit...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, is set for efficient and quality service delivery to all electricity customers in the country. Chairman of the commission, Dr Sam Amadi, who stated this, yesterday, on the occasion of the power Cons...