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The federal government yesterday said it would achieve 95 per cent development of hydropower potential capable of producing up to 10,000 Mega Watts of electricity by 2015.This is part of efforts geared towards achieving the goals set by the...
The National Council of Ogoni Youths (NYCOP) has threatened to embark on a non-violent mass action against the federal government if it fails to begin the implementation of the report of the United Nations’ Environmental Programme (UNEP) on envir...
The Governor of Niger state, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has urged the federal government to implement the report of the committee on the post election violence as a way of forestalling future use of thugs during election and blamed politics for ...
The Presidential committee on the restructuring and rationalisation of Parastatals, commissions and agencies have been urged to prevail on the federal government to shed the cost of governance in Nigeria as it is part of the problem bedeviling&nb...
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Court of Appeal has fixed September 12, for the hearing of the substantive petition by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) challenging the election of President Goodluck Jonathan as the winne...
The Senior Special Assistant to Benue State Governor on Special Duties, Terna-Kester Kyenge, has joined the Logo local government chairmanship race as different political parties prepare for the forthcoming council polls in the state. Speaking with LEA...
Despite the spate of ethno-religious killings, series of lethal bomb blasts and a litany of other security problems afflicting Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan will still deliver on his campaign promises. This was disclosed by his Special Advisor o...
A 29-year-old man Ibrahim Kpatagi of Kpatagi village of Lavun local government area of Niger State has killed his friend Yabagi Ibrahim, over alleged plot to entice his wife to have an amorous affair. LEADERSHIP gathered that Ibrahim killed Yabagi by s...
The governor of Benue State, Mr Gabriel Suswam has said that his relationship with the leadership of his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is cordial. He also added that there was no feud between his government and the party both at the State and N...
A Rights group, Save De Masses, has tasked the federal government over the activities of Boko Haram even as it added that it was unfortunate that a sect like the notorious terrorist group existed in Nigeria. The group, according to its national Preside...
Yesterday, September 6, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan turned 100 days in office. As usual, Nigerians are ventilating their views on his performance so far with majority of them expressing disappointment with his scorecard. Group Political Editor, F...
Alhaji Abubakar Tsav is former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State. In this encounter with SOLOMON AYADO, the fiery social crusader condemns the spate of bombing in the country and evaluates the 100 days in office of President Goodluck Jonathan. Pres...
Osa Okhomina, Yenagoa Correspondent uncovers Governor Sylva’s many battles for his re-election bid in 2012. When hundreds of disabled persons converged at the Isaac Boro Peace Park to offer prayers for the re-election of the Bayelsa State Governo...
Kaduna State Governor, Mr Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa said yesterday that his administration has achieved maximum success within the last 100 days. Reacting to this claim, the opposing political party Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), argued that the People...
National Publicity Secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Alhaji Lai Mohammed in this interview with OLAOLU OLADIPO, takes a critical appraisal of the state of the nation. To him, the ACN’s decision to oppose the suspension of Justice...