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Nigeria at the weekend selected 44 athletes and six coaches to represent the country at the 18th African Senior Athletics Championships scheduled to begin on Wednesday, June 27 at the Stade d’Lamite in Port Novo, Benin Republic. The Team Nigerian...
The annual FCT handball Championship starts today at the Old Parade in the nation’s capital. The championship which is being organised by the FCT Handball Association in collaboration with Centre for Children and Youth Excellence in Sports will s...
Ahmadiyya College and Government Girls Secondary School, Zing, Taraba over the weekend emerged overall winners of boys and girls Nestle Milo Basketball Competition for secondary schools decided at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Lokoja Stadium, Kogi Stat...
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has pledged his administration’s support to football players in the state with necessary incentives that will help them exhibit their potentials and enhance their national exposure. He gave the pledge while re...
President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Sani Ndanusa has maintained that Team Nigeria’s target to the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games is to win medals and feature prominently on the gold medals zone. Speaking at the 2012 Oly...
Real Madrid playmaker Ozil has disclosed that after the Mannschaft’s 4-2 win in the quarter-final they now have renewed belief that they can go all the way and win the Euro 2012. Mesut Ozil believes that the three changes in attack that Joachim L...
Most people living in the coastal areas of Delta state may be rendered homeless if the recent forecast of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) about flooding in coastal areas is anything to go by. The former Ibori-led administration, while it las...
Zamfara State Independent Electoral Commission (ZASIEC) on Sunday announced that the ruling All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) won in all the 13 local councils in Saturday’s polls. Making the announcement through the state owned radio station,...
Accidents are part of life and can happen at anytime. However, with a solid disaster management strategy in place, the effects of accidents in Nigeria can be controlled with minimal number of casualties. Uche Uduma writes. Recently, Nigeria has been pl...
Chairman, House Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Honourable Gambo Musa Dan-Musa, represents Safana/Dan-Musa/Batsari Federal Constituency of Katsina State. In this interview with journalists, including LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s RUTH CHOJI, he holds t...
The national flag is a symbol of patriotism, strength and unity of any given nation, which is meant to be treated with so much respect. But in Nigeria, the reverse seems to be the case as the national flag is being treated with so much disdain. Kehinde...
The plight of widows in Nigeria is pathetic. Many of them are uneducated while others lack the skills to be self-reliant. Most time, the psychological torture that they experience compounds the trauma of their husband’s demise that leads to depre...
Hon. Suleiman Abdulraman Kawu represents Sumaila/Takai Federal Constituency of Kano State. In this interview with LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s RUTH CHOJI, the deputy minority leader of the House of Representatives, from the opposition ANPP, blames the cri...
One year on the saddle, Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State has effected significant changes in the developmental trajectory of his state. In this interview with journalists, includingLEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s Yobe State correspondent HUSS...
A renowned social critic and president of Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, Mal. Shehu Sani, yesterday stated that the sacking of General Andrew Azazi and Dr. Bello Haliru as national security adviser and minister of defence respectively will not end t...