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Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf is the Vice Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Information Communication and Technology, ICT representing Kabba/Bunnu/Ijumu federal constituency of Kogi State under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview,...
Has the report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force headed by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, which was submitted to President Goodluck Jonathan two weeks ago been dumped? Well, the associated controversy trailing recent pronouncement by some government spi...
Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State has challenged clerics and traditional rulers to uphold the virtues that will enhance good governance in the state and the country. Yakowa made the call in a goodwill message delivered at the 80th birthday and thanks...
About 500 000 people are expected to benefit from a US$30million global project aimed at addressing non-communicable diseases. The project will be rolled out in four countries, including South Arica, and will have a special focus on diabetes. Th...
SkyVision Global Networks Ltd, a leading global provider of IP connectivity over satellite and fibre optic systems, announced today that it will continue expanding its local presence across Africa. Following an intense strategic process, it beca...
Indications arising from the public hearings across the states on the review of the 1999 constitution shows that there is a mounting opposition against the sole control of derivation funds by state governors. Former acting managing director of the Nige...
The trial of an accused, the Rev. Terkura Enoch-Kaa for alleged murder suffered a setback on Tuesday as the police failed to present three witnesses. Enoch-Kaa, an Abuja-based pastor of Household of Grace Church, Kubwa, FCT, was arraigned on ...
The White House has pledged to provide a formal response to all secession petitions that receive more than 25,000 signatures within 30 days. This is coming barely twenty-four hours that some States including New York and South Carolina file...
The entire United States of America may be heading towards breaking up into different nations if the report at the disposal of LEADERSHIP is anything to go by. According to reports published on the official website of the White House, this disin...
Nigerian former footballer, Godwin Okpara who is serving a jail term in a French prison over a reported case of child abuse and rape, has lost his 18 years old second child, Sean Okpara Tuesday morning. According to a family source who disclosed...
Dr. Peter Igho is the Director-General, National Lottery Regulatory Commission. In this Interview with Ademola Bakare, Erica Ordu and Tayo Bamidele, he speaks about the commission’s drive to restore integrity to the sector. He also distinguishes ...
The House of Representatives yesterday faulted the decision of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to omit electricity generation and distribution companies from allocation in the 2013 budget. Chairman, House Committee on Power, Patric...
Sequel to the president’s dismissal of Ribadu’s report on oil receipts as shoddy, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has expressed regret that the federal government might have acted in bad faith. In a statement issued in Lagos yest...
Renhe’s deputy board chairman Yang Xiayou was quoted in reports published yesterday saying the club was in contact with Lampard but that no deal had been done. It followed reports in which the club’s chairman Dai Yongge claimed Lampard woul...
Skye Bank and Standard Chartered Bank shot their way to the finals of the 2012 Nigeria Bankers Games at the University of Lagos Sports Complex on Sunday. Skye Bank will equal UBA record of five Bankers Games’ football event finals victory if it d...