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The Independent National Electoral Commission office in Ikole, Ikole Local Govt Area of Ekiti State was yesterday thrown into confusion as materials suspected to be explosives exploded within the office and set the building on fire. The act, it was gat...
Senate Minority Leader, George Akume, has described the Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, as a drowning man, who is desperate to evade a possible judicial verdict that could sack him from office. Sen. Akume, Suswam’s predecessor at Benue Gove...
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says Nigerians must seek the face of God for new things to happen in the country. Adeboye said this on Tuesday morning in a sermon entitled: “A New Thing” a...
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Moses Onireti, has said that security agencies were still capable of curtailing crime in the country irrespective of the nefarious activities of criminals. Onireti was speaking while delivering a lecture ...
Driving rather than flying or taking a train can often be more convenient when you’re going away. You have the freedom to go where and when you like. But how can you make sure you have a safe and comfortable car journey? Try these tips for a good...
Stephen Keshi wants to pick 10 domestic players to join his Super Eagles A squad, but says that will only happen if they earn it. The Super Eagles coach is expected to name a squad of 30 domestic players this week for a training camp in Abuja thi...
The group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Austin Oniwon, has revealed that Nigeria imports refined petroleum products from neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire as well as from Holland and England. Oniwon disclose...
Agitations against the proposed removal of subsidy on petroleum products may be in vain, as President Goodluck Jonathan had already decided on the policy long before it was introduced to the public. Niger State governor Aliyu Mu’azu Babangida sai...
The Newspaper Vendors Association, Abuja chapter, has named LEADERSHIP Newspaper as the Most Improved Newspaper in the country. The award was given to the paper during this year’s Vendors’ Week and Awards presentation ceremony. According to...
Children generally look forward to holiday seasons. To them, it is an opportunity and freedom to engage in those activities which are pleasing. CHIBUNMA UKWU, however, writes that the holiday should not be left to the children alone but shared with par...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has warned that the overall effect of the proposed removal of fuel subsidy on ordinary Nigerians will be worse than the activities of the rampaging Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Bishop Kukah gave warning...
The special adviser to Kaduna State governor on Christian religious matters, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has described the LEADERSHIP Person of the Year 2011, Gen. TY Danjuma, as a man of proven integrity. “TY Danjuma is the Abiola of the North,&rdqu...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday adjourned indefinitely, to deliver its judgement in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against an ex parte decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja which warned the party of the cons...
There is an estimated 12 million persons across the world who wake up every morning without a country that they can call their own. This was disclosed by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African ...
The Senate President, Senator David Mark, has tasked Benue indigenes to foster peaceful coexistence even as he said that “it is the foundation for the attainment of socio-economic development,’’ the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report...