Another round of rumours of the death of the Ikemba Nnewi and Ezeigbo Gburugburu, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, was rife all over the country last Wednesday. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’S DAVID-CHYDDY ELEKE, in this piece, takes a look at the latest fal...
Once known for her agricultural competence and ability to provide for her people, Nigeria currently rates among the least agriculturally self-sufficient nations. Almost all goods in her markets are imported. GRACE AZUBUIKE takes a critical look at how ...
The ongoing probe of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) by the Senate has exposed nauseating rot and high level of profligacy in governance. UCHENNA AWOM and CHIBUZO UKAIBE in this analysis, give an insight into the mind boggling expose of how the ...
When he started as an upcoming artiste many where not sure the producer-singer would go far with his kind of music. He watched as many friends got record deals, travelled to Lagos and over the seas, as they made it ‘big’, buying flashy cars...
Nollywood actress and budding producer, Uche Jumbo, has said her latest effort, ‘Damage’, which premiered at the Silverbird Cinema on August 5, was inspired by the true-life story of abused women folk. Uche, who was cornered during a Nation...
The recent revocation of the operating licences of three rescued banks, namely; Afribank Nigeria Plc, Spring Bank Plc and BankPHB by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) generated a lot of controversy within the nation’s financial system. The action ...
The federal government has concluded arrangement to pay the N2.5 billion severance benefits and pension arrears owed retirees of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST). According to the arrangement, the office of the accountant general of the federation w...
Promasidor Nigeria Limited has flagged-off a “Win Cash with Loya” promo to reward and excite its teeming consumers across the country.The general manager, Marketing of the company, Mr. Kachi Onubogu disclosed this at a media launch to flag-...
Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda, Friday swore in 16 commissioners and 20 advisers as members of the state executive council. Former speaker of the state House of Assembly, Alhaji Abubakar Faggo, who lost his bid to return to the House in the Ap...
An Onitsha-based activist, Comrade Uzor Uzor, has urged the Anambra State government to muster the political will to decisively deal with the nefarious activities of hoodlums at the Upper Iweka area of Onitsha in Anambra. “Many unsuspecting trave...
Four days after youths of the Eket community, Akwa Ibom, took to the streets to protest the poor quality and slow pace of work on the Eket-Ibeno road, the management of the construction firm has explained the situation. Project manager, Fountain Constr...
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, has said that Nigeria can only overcome the problem of corruption if there is a collective action against it. Waziri who spoke as the guest speaker at the 62nd a...
The minister of works, Arc. Mike Onolememen, has pledged speedy completion of the Okene-Auchi-Benin road, just as contractors resumed work on the Ore-Benin road. According to a press statement made available to LEADERSHIP, the minister made the pledge ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is to establish mobile courts to try drug hawkers, a statement said. A statement issued by the Zonal Public Relations officer of NAFDAC, Mr. Cyril Monye, in Port Harcourt on Frid...
Hundreds of workers of the Sagbama local government council area of Bayelsa State who were sacked, as a result of revelations from the report of the Finance and General Purpose Committee of the council over their alleged involvement in the N10m monthly...