The Change Advocacy Party (CAP) yesterday described as untrue the claims by some politicians in the state that the incumbent Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva gave the party the sum of N500million to strengthen it and ensure its victory over the Peop...
Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) has promised that the year 2012 will experience a positive turn-around in the sport. It said the fruits of its hard work and reforms will compel a change for improved performance in the New Year. In a statement m...
As the country wakes up to the removal of fuel subsidy, indigenous airlines are still enjoying a boost in their operations due to increased passenger traffic following the holiday period. However, cost of car hire services have increased more than 200 ...
If information at the disposal of LEADERSHIP is something to go by, then operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will soon be in Nigeria to help combat the threats that the Islamic Sect, Boko Haram has posed to lives and properties in t...
After an arguably eventful plenary sesson, the Senate closed shop two days to Christmas and went on 12 days break after about six months of legislative duty.Reeling out the score card of the upper chamber, within the period, Senate Committee Chairman o...
As the reality of the Federal Government’s fuel subsidy removal begins to hit Nigerians across the country, LEADERSHIP investigation has revealed that worst hit, for now, are the millions of travellers who departed their immediate zones (duty pos...
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory have been reacting to the withdrawal of fuel subsidy by the federal government. CHIKA MEFOR spoke with some of them. Lapai ZubaWe regret voting for Jonathan because we are tired already. He is supposed to cons...
The National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi (rtd), has assured southerners living in the northern part of Nigeria of their safety, following a three-day ultimatum issued by Boko Haram for them to vacate the north or face attacks. In a statem...
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida has condemned removal of the erstwhile fuel subsidy regime by President Goodluck Jonathan, stating it was ill-timed. He also strongly indicted the country’s leaders for failing in their respons...
Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been accused of abandoning the path of accountability, following his administration’s review of projects initiated by the immediate past governor of the state, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, the Sardaunan Kano. K...
As transporters adjusted their fairs upward following the removal of petroleum subsidy by the federal government on Sunday, several East-bound passengers in Ojuelegba, Lagos, were seen going back home yesterday after they were told that transport fare ...
Less than 24hrs after the fuel subsidy removal by the federal government, prices of commodities in Abuja markets have sky-rocketed. When LEADERSHIP visited Wuse Market yesterday, a trader who sell vegetables, Mohammed Ruwan, lamented the su...
The Federal Polytechnic, Bida in Niger State, has expelled 11 and rusticated 373 students for various examination malpractices during its 2010/2011 academic session. Rector of the polytechnic, Alhaji Abdullahi Sule, said in an interview, yesterday, in ...
Crisis is currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over N20 million party funds allegedly diverted by the leadership of the party. The amount, which was part of the money released for the state chapter by the national headquarters of the pa...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in Kwara state, have condemned the sudden removal of the fuel subsidy by the federal government that has shot up fuel prices by more than 100 percent. The reaction of the two...