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A fake lawyer, BasseyEkpo, 32, was on Thursday arraigned before an Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court for ``false’’ impersonation. Ekpo, who resides at Better Life Street, Gwagwalada, Abuja, was arraigned on a two count charge of false im...
The Lagos State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday fixed April 16 for the Badagry Local Government Chairman, Mr Moses Husitode, to open his defence in the petition filed against him. The PDP Chairmanship Candidate, Mr Mustaph...
PRINCESS Diana was set to star alongside Kevin Costner in a sequel to The Bodyguard, the film star has claimed. Costner, 57, said: “Diana and I had been talking about doing Bodyguard 2. I told her I would take care of her just the s...
The Kano State Government has earmarked N2 million for the payment of dowry for the first batch of 100 divorcees and widows to be given out in a planned group marriage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government plans to marry off 1, ...
Adele has topped the charts again — as Britain’s richest young musician. The Rolling in the Deep star’s fortune has tripled in the past year to £20million after huge sales of her album, 21. It’s seen Adele, 23 &mdas...
It is with utmost gratitude to Allah (SWT) that I stand before you to welcome you most warmly to the historic city of Sokoto. I would like to extend a special welcome to His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR, the President, Commander-in-Chief...
On Monday, the United States government, through its Assistant Secretary on African Affairs, Ambassador Johnnie Carson, held a forum where the issues of security and democracy in Nigeria were discussed among other issues. After the event, the Nigerian ...
The National Teacher’s Institute (NTI) has mapped out strategies to use mobile technologies to update the knowledge of teachers and strengthen their competencies. NTI Director-General, Dr. Aminu Ladan Sharehu disclosed this at the end of a ...
Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) Governorship Candidate in Edo State, Major General Charles Airhiavbere rtd., has expressed deep concern over alleged reckless spending of tax payers’ money by Governor Adams Oshiomhole...
Tragedy has struck at Umuida, Enugu-Ezike in Igbo-Eze North Local Government of Enugu State, when a young lady, Miss Obioma Abugu, allegedly commited suicide, following a failed marriage proposal by her age long boyfriend, Mr. Ugo Nwa Onu. LEADER...
The Kwara State Government yesterday warned that it would not hesitate to shut down any filling station in the State found to be hoarding petroleum products or adjusting its meters. The chairman of the newly reconstituted Task Force on Petroleum produc...
A former leading member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State who defected to the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) Alhaji Abubakar Sarki Dahiru, has adduced reasons for the flop of PDP in the State. In chat with LEADERSHIP in Laf...
A fresh controversy has emerged in the ongoing investigation into the pension scam as a coalition of civil society groups yesterday accused the Senate committee investigating the pension scheme of unhealthy relationship with some accused officials of t...
The recent hike in aviation fuel price by the federal government could cause serious crises in the aviation industry, as the industry stakeholders are said to have been holding meeting with a view to taking definite stance on the matter. LEADERSHIP gat...
The three-day warning strike embarked upon by Doctors in the employment of Lagos state to demand for the implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale Structure (CONMESS) recorded partial success yesterday as some of the doctors were on dutie...