I was surfing the internet the other day and was thrown aback at a post about a certain Nude Big Brother Africa. I must say that it was most baffling. If you ask me, I think our promotion should be for decency at this point in time when we already have...
The winner of Season 3 of the popular reality TV music show, Glo Naija Sings, Christian Doherty aka Christian has signed a contract with Africa’s mobile telecommunication giant, Glo, as its new Glo ambassador. This is in fulfillment of the promis...
Azadus, known for playing a fusion of reggae, hip hop, R and B and soul, is a zealous and determined musician who has been out of the music scene for a while, but his new singles may just be the reason for his absence. The master toaster and stage craf...
Year 2012 has finally come and everyone is hoping it would be better than the previous one. Some promising young artistes last year showed great potential of making it big soon in the industry. How soon will it be? Is 2012 the year they’ve been w...
Four Staff of the National youth Service Corp (NYSC) yesterday los their lives following a ghastly road accident in Kasuwan Magani, along Kaduna-Kachia express road, area of Kujuru Local government of Kaduna state. LEADERSHIP WEEKEND gathered that, unt...
A Benin Magistrate’s Court on Thursday sentenced a 21 year-old man to three years imprisonment for raping a 10 year-old girl. The man, Femi Ali, was charged on the one count-charge and convicted of rape under Section 358 of the Crimin...
A staunch supporter of former President Ibrahim Babangida, Hassan Mohammed Jallo, has asked persons criticising the former president over his comments on the removal of fuel subsidy to desist as he(IBB) was not only entitled to his opinion but cl...
Commercial banks in three towns in Edo State have come under serious attacks by armed robbers in recent times, leaving the customers with tales of woes. PATRICK OCHOGA, who has been following the spate of attacks, reports on the deadly raids. Sporadic ...
The federal government yesterday secured an order of the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking or compelling workers to embark on strike action ...
Barely two weeks after some explosives detonated in Mubi, a commercial town in Adamawa State, unknown gunmen struck again, killing over 13 people and injuring others in different attacks. An eyewitness told LEADERSHIP WEEKEND that the first incident to...
The federal government has said there is no truth in the story making the rounds that it plans to transform Arik Air into a national carrier, but said it is perfecting the legal framework for the establishment of a national carrier. According to Joe Ob...
Authorities of the Directorate of Petroleum Resources (DPR) yesterday intervened in the flagrant abuse of the N141 price per litre of fuel fixed by the Federal Government following the removal of subsidy and shut down two filling stations in Yenagoa ov...
Less than twenty hours to the end of the year 2011, gunmen suspected to be Ezza militants, invaded Ezillo in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, killing over 66 people; wounding several others, and sending a chilling signal of war without en...
YAU WIZIRI writes on the threat being posed to the people of Kaltungo community of Gombe State by poisonous snakes. If there is one thing that constitutes a snare to the people of Kaltungo community in Gombe State, it is the venom of snake bites. While...
After extending the state’s hand of fellowship to the physically challenged in its domain for over five years, Governor Sule Lamido, can now look back smiling at the level of transformation that singular action has brought to the lives of t...