A person facing theft charges before a Magistrates’ Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has claimed it was his first time of stealing. Azuna Okafor, 22, of Sauka Kahuta village, Abuja, who was arraigned before Justice Hadiza Shagari of...
A middle aged woman, Mrs. Rashidat Odusanya,last Monday at about 3pm fainted and died along Alli-Balogun T-Junction via Nnamdi Azikwe street,Lagos Island after she discovered that her wallet containing N7000 was stolen by hoodlums suspected to be pick ...
Kidnappers at the weekend in Delta State abducted the 70- year old Mr. Akpobome Ogrih, father of Mr. Sam Ogrih, a Commissioner in the Delta State House of Assembly Service Commission at Uzere, Isoko South Council of the state. The abduction of the sept...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Kogi State has apprehended eight suspects in August, this year, the state commander of organisation disclosed. Mallam Idris Mohammed Bello who made this known at a media briefing in Lokoja, disclosed that 19....
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State has condemned the bomb blast at the United Nation’s office complex in Abuja, yesterday, which claimed the lives of some innocent persons and caused grave damage to the office complex. Reacting to the ...
Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) has condemned the fatal bomb attack on the Nigerian headquarters of the United Nations in the diplomatic zone of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Speaking yesterday in a statement made available to ...
About 20 bodies have been evacuated from the site of the bomb explosion at the UN House in Abuja, while security personnel have cordoned off the area. LEADERSHIP gathered that a man suspected to be a suicide bomber, rammed his car, which was loa...
The Nigerian Army, yesterday, started its evidence against Grig-Gen Nuraini Raji at 3 Armoured Division headquarters in Jos for his alleged role in the escape of two Boko Haram detainees in Bauchi. The Court Marital got the evidence of Master Warrant O...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained why it has delayed prosecuting key players who allegedly masterminded the shady privatisation and commercialisation of government business concerns across the country. Speaking with LEAD...
The federal government yesterday. Asked Ukraine government to take it easy with Nigeria following the Kidnapping of its national, saying at “a higher level, they do also know that in any country such a thing can happen”. “ They know a...
The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) has seized a vessel loaded with illegal crude along the River Nun in the high sea of Brass Local Government of Bayelsa State. Twelve persons including a woman were arrested for their involvement in the illegal liftin...
Federal Government yesterday expressed its optimism that the recommendations by the Presidential committee on the Security Challenges in North-east would address the Boko Haram matter satisfactorily. Speaking shortly after the eight-man committee submi...
The mother of Chelsea midfielder, J ohn Mikel Obi, Mrs. Rose Obi, whose husband was kidnapped last Friday, yesterday denied reports that his kidnappers have established contact with the family. Mrs. Obi who spoke to LEADERSHIP last night on phone said ...
Armed Robbers yesterday attacked the chairman/publisher of Vanguard Newspaper, Mr Sam Amuka-Pemu in the early hours of yesterday at his Anthony village residence. Mr. Amuka was said to have been attacked by three masked men who had trailed him and his ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rated Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State as the highest producer of and dealer in marijuana popularly known as Indian hemp. The Head of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the Sta...