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Two suspected drug traffickers have been caught at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos for concealing 2.560kg of cocaine in their travel luggage by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The suspects, Emole Kennedy Uka, 32, ...
The Director-General, Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Vincent Aquah, yesterday disclosed that water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon has displaced more than 12, 000 people in the state, while one person was reported...
Two trailer loads of human cargo, suspected to be insane people were yesterday intercepted at Upper Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra State. LEADERSHIP gathered that those conveying the lunatics had attempted to off-load the content of the trailer at the busy Up...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s last-minute winner gave Real Madrid a thrilling victory over Manchester City in a pulsating Champions League clash at the Bernabeu. City took a shock lead through Edin Dzeko’s breakaway goal. Marcelo equalised with a def...
Globacom on yesterday in Abuja presented a cheque of three hundred and fifty million naira (N350m) to the Nigerian Football Federation as the five-year sponsorship deal it signed with the Federation last year entered the second season. Presenting the c...
Recipient of LEADERSHIP sports person of the year 2011 award and African number one badminton star, Ifraimu Bulus Jimkan has cautioned Nigerians, specially sportsmen and women not to get carried away by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s continu...
The Chairperson of the Nigeria Women League Board, Mrs Dilichukwu Onyedinma has appreciated President Goodluck Jonathan for the financial reward he extended to the National Women U-20 team (Falconets). The players were rewarded with cash gift of N1m ea...
David Haye is keen to regain a British boxing licence as he continues to pursue a fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Haye fought Dereck Chisora under the auspices of the Luxembourg Boxing Federation in July because Chisora’s Br...
Two women suspected to be human traffickers have been arrested by a vigilante group at the Etim Edem motor park in Calabar Municipality. The suspects were reportedly chasing two underage girls in the park in an attempt to re-capture them after the girl...
Senator Abubakar Girie represented Adamawa Central in the Senate from 1999 to 2003 under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview with ISAIAH BENJAMIN, he discusses the issues that were raised during a conference org...
Recent reports bordering on the 2015 presidency suggest that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may implode in its power game. GEORGE AGBA, in this report examines the situation within the backdrop of the body language of key players. A mild dra...
As the Senate is now in new session, the obvious fact is that they will be confronted with several key issues. What is the agenda? UCHENNA AWOM writes that the new agenda may have a far reaching implication in the political and economic restructuring o...
Lionel Messi has revealed despite Barcelona’s failed Champions League and La Liga bids last season, he believes it wasn’t a bad one after all. Reflecting, he said his side can still be proud of their efforts. La Blaugrana won four trophies ...
Matches of Week 3 of the Nigeria Bankers Games (NBG) produced a mixed bag of results with Union Bank and First Bank the only teams that collected all three points in their matches on a day Fidelity Bank drew their second game and the star match between...
The Chairman, House of Representatives. Committee on Sports, Godfrey Gaiya has urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to entrust the rehabilitation of the six national stadia to the National Sports Commission (NSC). Gaiya, in an interview with the News ...