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The minister of works, Arc. Mike Onolememen, has pledged speedy completion of the Okene-Auchi-Benin road, just as contractors resumed work on the Ore-Benin road. According to a press statement made available to LEADERSHIP, the minister made the pledge ...
The Niger State government has approved the sum of N300m for water supply to the residents of Minna, the commissioner for water resources, Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed, has said. Mohammed made the information known at a post-executive council meeting briefin...
Rivers State Local Government Commission (RSLGC) says it would monitor and evaluate the performance of all principal officers of the local government councils in the state and drop those who fail in their duties without delay. Chairman of the commissio...
Governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar of Zamfara State yesterday, swore in his 24- member cabinet and warned them against betrayal of public trust, charging them to come up with policies that could accelerate the development of the state, which he described...
Though, the Cross River and Rivers state governments are still arguing on how much the aircraft, (DASH 8 Propeller) was bought and sold for, people of Cross River have protested the purchase of the aircraft. The governorship candidate for Labor Party (...
Governor Sullivan I. Chime of Enugu State has described the death of veteran actor, Sam Loco Efe as a great loss to the entertainment industry, Enugu State and Nigeria at large. In a press release signed by the Senior Special Assist...
Mixed reactions seem to be trailing the report of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on oil spills in Ogoni land of Rivers State, which was recently submitted to President Goodluck Jonathan. LEADERSHIP WEEKEND observed that the people of t...
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), yesterday resolved the chairmanship tussle in Borno State by declaring Alhaji Kawu Tijjani as the authentic chairman of the party in the state. It will be recalled that at the last sitting of the Justice Biliyaminu Ada...
Robbers struck in Ilaro and Ifo areas of Yewa South and Ifo local governments of Ogun State, killing an assistant superintendent of police (ASP) and three others. The robbers, reportedly numbering about 12, came in four vehicles and stole an undisclose...
A fatal accident involving a petrol tanker and an 18 seater mini bus on Wednesday claimed the lives of not less than 10 persons. The accident, which was said to have occurred at about 2pm at Ehom in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, cau...
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will not tolerate any forceful change of power in the sub-region. He said this at the inauguration of the third ECOWAS Legislative Session yesterday in Abu...
The Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has emerged the new Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, the ECOWAS Parliament. Senator Ekweremadu, who was unanimously adopted by the Nigerian d...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Adamawa State has arrested six persons for allegedly vandalising PHCN cables in Yola town, Adamawa State. Parading the suspects, comprising a man, Mohammed Adamu, and five minors he used for the o...
A 73-year old palm wine tapper identified as John Owakwe has been reported murdered in Egbokiba Village, Idumugbo, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State by unknown assailants. Family sources told LEADERSHIP yesterday at Agbor that Owakwe ...
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has asked the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to comply with its earlier order to grant the party full access to inspect a...