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The people of Imane community in Olamaboro local government area of Kogi State were on Saturday thrown into confusion, following the killing of some of their townsmen by thunderstorm. LEADERSHIP reliably gathered that seven people, six females and a ma...
A middle aged man in Kaduna state has killed a young man, one Yusuf Saidu for allegedly have an affair with his wife. The deceased was said to be a recruit- trainee of the Nigerian Airforce. The Kaduna State Police Command has begun investigation and i...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godwill Akpabio on Saturday night stayed away from the meeting of the governors of the six states in the South South geo-political zone, held at Government House, Port Harcourt. LEADERSHIP observed that the Saturday&rsqu...
The U.S. Census Bureau has predicted a rapid growth of the Nigeria’s population to over 400 million by year 2050. The findings are the result of population estimates and projections of 228 countries compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau's Intern...
The Appeal Court in Calabar, Cross River state has refused to grant the application of the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu asking the court to stop the lower court from continuing with the matter against his ascendance into the throne unti...
Jerry Gana was a minister of information during President Obasanjo’s regime. He also headed the National Orientation Agency (NOA). In this interview with CHIKA OKEKE, he spoke on the insecurity in the country and other sundry issues. Excerp...
Mallam Abubakar Mohammed has been the director-general of the Nigeria Directorate of Employemnt (NDE) since December 1, 2007. In less than four years, the organisation has transformed from an agency with no skills acquisition centre to one with 40 in s...
Against all odds to shelve information regarding his redeployment as the Presidential spokesman, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday formally briefed Mr. Ima Niboro, his erstwhile Special Adviser on Media and publicity that he would be reassigned to ...
Hon. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim is one of the new members of the House of Representatives. However, he is not new to the business of law making. The former member of the Kwara State House of Assembly spoke to some journalists in Abuja on the task ahead of P...
Casualisation and contract staffing in Nigeria, especially in the oil and Gas sector has led to frequent industrial dispute and this however have a negative impact on the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) However in a bid to resolve this ugly...
Federal Housing Authority (FHA), estate, Lugbe, is one of the suburbs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) located along Yar Adua expressway, close to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. It is about 15 kilometers away from the city centre. Though i...
Beyond the daily hustling and bustling lies a strong need in the heart of everyone to take a time out to ease the stress that comes with living.Different people have different ways of unwinding. To some, it could mean hanging out in a classy restaurant...
Beyond a claim to greatness firmly tied to its population size and the vastness of its oil fields, Nigeria’s socio-political developmental progress remains unflattering. This scenario is hardly helped by the latest annual rating of US-based non-p...
The Justice For All Nations (JFAN), a United States of America-based non-governmental organisation, has warned the National Judicial Council (NJC) Probe Panel investigating allegations of unethical conduct against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ju...
The epidemiologist in the Gombe State ministry of health, Dr. Abubakar Joshua has said that some communities were still rejecting the polio vaccine, in spite of the aggressive awareness campaign by the authorities. He disclosed that some communities ha...