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A rights group, International Society For Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety has stated that illicit small arms circulating in the country is responsible for the high rate of crime. The group in a press release made available to LEADERSH...
All is not well with Senior Pastor of the God’s Victory Mission in Mbaitoli, Imo State, Pastor John Ohih as LEADERSHIP gathered that he allegedly impregnated the wife of a member of his church. A reliable source who disclosed this to LEADERSHIP i...
Children who regularly drink milk becomes physically fitter in old age, according to new research. It found that elderly people who consumed the highest amounts of milk and dairy foods in childhood were able to walk faster and were much less likely to ...
President Goodluck Jonathan has implored the United Nations to approach the war against terrorists strongly and follow them with the zeal of a fighter who intends to crush the world’s common enemies. Speaking at a cocktail organised in honour of ...
Men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) yesterday survived another bomb explosion which was planted and targeted at one of their patrol vehicles along a major road linking Gwange/London Ciki wards of Maiduguri metropolis. Our correspondent gathered that the ...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said that there was no rift between the House and the Presidency. This was just as he said that members of the lower legislative chamber remained committed to the welfare of Nigeria...
The Senate, yesterday, expressed reservations over President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for a $7.905billion foreign loan for Pipeline Projects from 2012 to 2014. The request which eventually received the nod of the Senators was referred to the c...
Common cold has become the top killer infection among Nigerian pilgrims performing this year’s Hajj with total death toll now 36. The Head of the Nigerian Medical Team in Mecca, Dr Sabo Garba, disclosed this to the Sultan of Sokoto and National A...
Niger State Governor and Chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has advocated the merger of both the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), both socio-political organizations with membership drawn from the n...
Three dead bodies suspected to be that of Fulani herders were found by their kinsmen yesterday morning at Shonong village, Bachi district of Riyom LGA of Plateau State. LEADERSHIP investigation revealed that the victims may have been killed Tuesday nig...
The Nigerian Army yesterday in Kaduna said recent raids of identified spots in Kaduna was part of security measures adopted to rid the state of terror and criminals gangs. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Div., Nigerian Army, Col....
Eight teachers of the Federal Government College, Otobi, in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, have dragged the former principal of the school before the Benue State House of Assembly over what they described as punitive deployment. The teach...
Liaison officers in the 21 local government areas of Kogi State have given reasons why they have not been able to pay full salaries to staff since they assumed office in June this year. At a joint press conference in Government House, Lokoja with state...
A 22-year-old man identified as Gena Ioryina has allegedly killed his best friend, Akura Bor, 25 and dumped his corpse in the River popularly known as Anaha. LEADERSHIP learnt that both men were from of Ajio village in Shangev-Ya district of Kwan...
Following the deluge of customer complaints on excessive estimated billing, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) to organise sensitisation workshops for their staff in order to a...