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The former vice president Alex Ekwueme and former super permanent secretary, Chief Philip Asiodu yesterday attributed the pervasive rot in the nation’s civil service to the military rule in Nigeria. Ekwueme and Asiodu, who were chairman and guest...
The Minister of Works Mike Onolememen has expressed confidence that the nation’s roads will be passable by the end of this year. This is the ministry has launched a new programme called ‘Project Safe Passage as part of efforts to check the ...
Measures have been taken to ensure adequate security of lives and property in Sokoto and its environs following reported threat by terrorists to attack the city. One of the steps taken by the federal government yesterday was the mass deployment of secu...
After nine days of a thorough search, the body of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) Deputy Manager, whose vehicle plunged into River Jere in Jere town in Kargrko Local Government in Kaduna State, was yesterday recovered b...
Kano State government and the Republic of Niger have entered into bilateral agreement in the areas of agriculture, energy and other economic activities to strengthen their long existing relations. At the opening of the first Kano/Republic of Niger Trad...
Leading telecommunication company, Globacom has demonstrated its commitment to sports development in West Africa as it unveils the Glo Soccer Academy; a TV Reality show tagged The Dream Team in Lagos yesterday. Speaking during a press conference held t...
After the lack-lustre 2-2 draw away in Monrovia on Saturday against the Lone Stars, Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo has begged President Goodluck Jonathan and football-loving Nigerians to rally round the team. He said the team need that support when ...
Former African Player of the Year, Victor Ikpeba believes that Nigeria can carry on with their building process under Stephen Keshi without John Mikel Obi and Peter Osaze Odemwingie. Ikpeba made this statement as a guest analyst in a football magazine ...
Players of the Flying Eagles whose clubs won major honours this past season have celebrated with the rest of the squad at their training camp in Ilorin. The players are Shehu Abdullahi (Kano Pillars, Nigeria Premier League champions), Alhaji Gero (Enug...
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has said he’s not too happy with news making the rounds that he quarrelled with his first choice goalie, Vincent Enyeama, during the 2-2 draw recorded last weekend in Monrovia. “there was nothing like...
One of the robbery victims of last Sunday’s mayhem that left three policemen and seven others dead has given up the ghost at Gbagada General Hospital in Lagos. LEADERSHIP gathered that the victim, Sikiru Abiodun, died on Monday night during a sur...
The Katsina state chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Dr Yushau Armayyau has blamed the failure of the party on its national leadership. Consequently, he warned that the much talked about wrestling of power in 2015 would be elusive; ...
Last Wednesday, President Goodluck Jonathan summoned Governors Kashim Shetimma of Borno State and Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State to a private meeting at the presidential villa on how to tackle security challenges in their domains and the country in gener...
Founder of the crisis-torn All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie, is progressively nurturing another political party that will soon join the league of registered political parties in the country. In this interview with MIKE ...
In this chat with LEADERSHIP’s Imelda Ezie, Princess Iyabo Olajubu-Afolabi shares her experience combining business with gospel music, a musical genre she says can cleanse society of its ills. Professionally, how long have you been into music? We...