Some yet to be identified gunmen have killed a Lebanese national, Mr Padi Ibrahim alongside Nigerian, Mallam Aliyu Nuruddeen at kakeyi village in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. LEADERSHIP gathered that another Lebanese national, Amir Drek...
The trial of former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel began, yesterday, at the State High Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta even as the judge, Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje reserved ruling on the admissibility of a bank statement&nb...
Osun State governments has concluded arrangement to withdraw the certificate and instrument of office of a prominent traditional ruler, Oba Adebukola Alli, the Alowa of Ilowa in Obokun Local Government Area over alleged child abuse. LEADERSHIP gathered...
The former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, identified religious intolerance, ignorance, ethnic rivalry, poverty and unemployment as factors responsible for violent conflicts in Nigeria. Speaking at a two-day “National c...
The Civil Society Coalition of Nigeria,( CSCN), has cautioned mischief makers to allow the Nigeria Police conclude its investigation on Senator Bukola Saraki before passing judgement on him. The Coalition’s Coordinator, Alhaji Yunusa Muhammed who...
The National Assembly will soon intervene in the cases of undue censorship of the states government owned media houses to the disadvantage of the opposition political parties. To this end, the House of Representatives is currently considering a proposa...
Being a lecture presented by the director of Centre for Trans-Saharan Studies, University of Maiduguri, Prof. Nur Alkali, CON, FHSN, FIMC at the annual conference of Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) held at University of Ilorin, Kwara State on April 2...
Against the backdrop of several postponements by the House of Representatives panel investigating the near collapse of Nigeria’s capital market, there have been widespread reports that the panel is cash strapped, hence unable to fund most of its ...
Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati is one presidential spokesman who hardly reacts at every criticism against his principal. But last week, in this exclusive interview with GEORGE AGBA, he defended the actions of the presi...
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has sacked 15 members of its enforcement squad for corruption and compromise. Speaking to members of the squad before the disengagement of the 15 members, the Director, AEPB, Mr. Isa Shuaibu said their sa...
A recent survey in low- and middle-income countries have indicated that, about 3000 young people are newly infected with HIV daily This was revealed when youth leaders from around the world recently presented a set of youth-defined recommendation...
The establishment of an Abandoned Children’s Home and Shelter by the Enugu State Government inside the premises of the Family Support Programme (FSP) along Enugu Abakiliki Road about five years ago, elicited joy among members of the public, parti...
If he had died in penury, he was buried like a King. And if his friends and well-wishers had deserted him in his most trying moments, they came in their hundreds to bid him farewell. But many of them didn’t just say good-bye without grievin...
All babies should be screened at birth for heart defects using a cheap simple test that will pick up three out of four affected infants, claim researchers. Around 5,000 babies are born each year suffering from congenital heart disease, with around half...