The General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj- Gen. Garba Wahab, yesterday said that the military was closing in on politicians, who sponsor terrorism in the country. He also said the Police alone cannot handle the security challenges f...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on its members nationwide to observe minutes of prayers today for the speedy recovery of the governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, in a statem...
Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Nasarawa State governor on Media and Press Affairs, Alhaji Musa Sani Mairiga, has said that his boss would fulfill his promise to tar rural roads in the state, which were neglected by the previous administrations. ...
Reality shows in Nigeria come in different forms and serve as a platform for participants to showcase their talents in a variety of ways while the sponsors use the medium to promote their brands. In this piece, SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH, Abuja and SAMUEL ABUL...
In what seems to be a growing trend now, paternity tests are revealing that some menmight not be their children’s biological fathers, bringing nightmares to families in Nigeria. ANIETIE UDOBIT writes on this disturbing trend. Mr and Mrs Timothy h...
Prime Lifestyle, an organisation involved in decorations, is planning to make the nation’s capital a place to be during festive periods. Leader of the organisation, Mrs Edna A. Owolabi, disclosed to LEADERSHIP WEEKEND that their vision is to give...
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State was in Washington DC, United States (U.S.) recently where he attended a summit on infrastructure development. At the event, the governor spoke with our U.S. Bureau Chief, ABIODUN OLUWAROTIMI, dwelling on...
A new World Bank report has revealed that Africa’s farmers can potentially grow enough food to feed the continent and avert future food crises if countries remove cross-border restrictions on the food trade within the region. According to the glo...
MTN Nigeria says its subscriber base has reached 45.6 million and grew by 5.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2012. In a report released by the company in Lagos yesterday, the GSM firm said the MTN Group recorded 182.7 million subscribers. The stateme...
In view of the security situation in the country, especially involving Nigeria youth, the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC), has undertaken to remould the character and productive capacity of these youths, through well thought out...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it was complementing security at four international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt with the introduction of sniffer dogs and anti-terrorism squads in order to enhance safety ...
National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has blamed the media for exaggerating reports of alleged gang-up by governors of the PDP states against his leadership. While reacting to reports that the PDP governors were in ...
As fuel scarcity bits harder in Lagos metroolis , the Lagos State Government yesterday treatened to seal off any petrol station found to be hoarding fuel in the state . The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Engineer Taofiq Tijani who...
President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President of World Bank, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili and Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Chibuike Amaechi, have made a case for legislation on early child education across the country. Jonathan made...
Senate President David Mark yesterday expressed joy at the elevation of the Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja, Dr. John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan to the rank of a cardinal by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. In a congratulatory message to Onaiyekan...