Politics

Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) Director-General Otunba Olusegun Runsewe rounded off the corporation's ``National Peace Week in Plateau'' on Sunday with a declaration that only a ``sincere approach can totally end'' ...

Gov Babangida Aliyu of Niger State on Sunday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to convene a national security summit to address the spate of bombings in the country.             &nbsp...

  Kano Kano State  chapter of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to tackle the current security challenges  in the country. The call was contained in a Ch...

A bomb explosion at the Mountain Of Fire Church, Jos, Plateau state on Christmas day has claimed two lives and left others injured.  The explosion which occured at about 10 am along UTC Junction, beside VIO office killed a policeman and a security...

At the twilight of 2011, LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s SHUAIB SHUAIB looks back and tracks the key defining features of a politically and socio-economically tumultuous year   On January 1, 2011, Nigerians woke to learn of bomb blasts at a military bar...

For the Lagos State House of assembly, 2011 has been a period defined by activist legislation, internal challenges and more. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s TAIWO OGUNMOLA captures the key highlights.   The year 2011 has been laden with events and thoug...

It has been a marathon journey for the 53-year old Gambo Lawan whose eyes are fixed on the National Chair of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).  The PDP chair is a worthwhile prize; and, the quest for it has been understandably enervating:...

  President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday allayed the fears on the state of the Nigerian economy, saying ``the country is not broke.’’ Jonathan affirmed this during a media chat that was relayed live on the network service of the Nigeria...

  Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian  Church of God (RCCG)  on Saturday in Osogbo held a prayer session for the stability of the country. In his sermon at the forum, Adeboye charged residents of the stat...

Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Friday joined members of the ``Tijjaniyya’’ Muslim group to pray for the country’s peace and progress. The prayer session, which took place at the National Mosque, Abuja, was led by the leader of the ``T...

Mr Olusegun Solomon, the Commissioner of Police in Osun, said that two men were apprehended by the Police Anti-Bomb squad in Ile-Ife for possessing a substantial quantity of dynamite. The police chief, who disclosed this on Friday at a news briefing in...

Dr Yakubu Abdullahi, Coordinator, Bauchi State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Centre says the centre records 490 cases of leprosy yearly. Abdullahi said in Bauchi that the figure represents 0.4 per cent of the population of the state of 4.9 million, ...

The Federal Government on Friday took over the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital  (EBUTH) in Abakaliki and renamed it Federal Teaching Hospital. The takeover was formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the Federal G...

Some rail passengers in Ilorin on Friday commended the Federal Government for resuscitating the railway transport system in the country.A cross-section of passengers, who boarded the train travelling from Lagos to Ilorin, said they were happy with the ...

A Christmas messages poured in for Christians on Saturday, with various state governors advising the Christian faithful to effectively utilise the celebration for the benefit of all Nigerians and the country. They also called for the promotion of peace...