The man who started the assault on a photojournalist with LEADERSHIP newspaper, Mr. Benedict Uwalaka, last Thursday has been arrested by the police. He showed up at a Lagos police station yesterday morning after the police launched a manhunt for him. T...
Survivors of the Plateau flood which claimed over twenty-eight lives last Sunday have appealed for urgent assistance from the government and philanthropists as they struggle to overcome the disaster. According to a traditional ruler in the area, the Lo...
The fear of most residents of Abuja who are not car owners is that of boarding vehicles to their various destinations within the city and not knowing who the driver or the other passengers of the vehicles are. The fear has grown recently with th...
Fears are rife that if urgent steps are not taken, there may be food scarcity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as farmers in the territory are yet to get fertilizer for their crops few months to the end of the farming season. A few Months...
When Abdulkarim Adebisi Akande decided to honour an invitation to participate in a programme organised by Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC), never did he envisage that his comments would elicit chain reactions from his former political colleag...
Benedict Uwalaka has gone to cover an assignment in a mortuary located inside the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital but he almost ended up being deposited at the mortuary. No thanks to some evil men – staff members of the teaching hospital...
After being separated for seven months, Kenny G has dropped the ax on his marriage. The instrumentalist filed for divorce from his wife of 20 years, Lyndie Benson-Gorelick, on Thursday in Los Angeles. The move, first reported by TMZ, comes after Benson...
Hundreds of residents of a northeastern city were fleeing Tuesday after arrests by troops and rumours of new attacks by Islamist militants, prompting authorities to plead for calm. Residents of several neighbourhoods in the city of Damaturu accused tro...
The strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Rivers State University of Science and Technology chapter, has paralysed academic activities at the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that lecturers in the ...
Two persons suspected to be suicide bombers have been killed by their own bombs in Kaduna metropolis. The bomb exploded at Abakpa, along Ali Akilu road. Although details are still sketchy, LEADERSHIP gathered that the bombers who were riding motorcycle...
The Delta government has told authorities of universities in the state to close down satellite campuses of universities in the state before Aug. 30. The directive was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Asa...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has embarked on the sensitisation of people in the South South Zone on solid waste management as part of efforts to reduce flooding . Mr Umesi Emenike, the Coordinator of the agency in the zone...
The Shendam Bridge in Plateau collapsed on Tuesday, cutting off most parts of the southern part of the state from Nasarawa, Benue and Taraba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bridge collapsed after torrential rainfall that lasted throu...
The airline industry in Nigeria is undergoing a crisis period. In this interview with NKEM OSUAGWU, Aero’s Managing Director, Captain Akin George, highlights some of the challenges facing the sector. How has the Aviation Intervention Fund affecte...
Barring any last minute changed of mind, three operators of the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) business of the Nigerian telecommunications sector may merge in a $200million deal that may revive the pioneer segment of the industry. LEADERSHIP lear...