Opinion

Kwara State Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed, in this interview with ABDULLAHI OLESIN, speaks about the state’s concept of ‘shared prosperity’. He also gives reasons why governors do not buy into federal government’s plan to have a sov...

In a demonstration of presidential authority, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, a year on the saddle as elected president and shortly after returning from a much criticized trip to Brazil, recently fired the National Security Adviser (NSA), retired General Owoeye...

NNAMDI MBAWIKE reports on the havoc caused by a midnight windstorm that has left tales of woes in Nru community of Enugu State. For residents of Nru Community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Monday 12th June, 2012 will continue to haunt...

History was made recently with the commissioning of a modern computer Laboratory. The event took place at Government Junior Secondary School Kana Agwada, Kokona Local Government area of Nasarawa State. The computer laboratory was a project which was bu...

With its over 17,000 islands, Indonesia offers visitors thousands of unique experiences that can last more than a lifetime. So how do you begin to enjoy Indonesia (actually 17, 508 islands)? First, begin with the somehow bewildering but friendly capita...

Accidents are part of life and can happen at anytime. However, with a solid disaster management strategy in place, the effects of accidents in Nigeria can be controlled with minimal number of casualties. Uche Uduma writes. Recently, Nigeria has been pl...

Chairman, House Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Honourable Gambo Musa Dan-Musa, represents Safana/Dan-Musa/Batsari Federal Constituency of Katsina State. In this interview with journalists, including LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s RUTH CHOJI, he holds t...

The national flag is a symbol of patriotism, strength and unity of any given nation, which is meant to be treated with so much respect. But in Nigeria, the reverse seems to be the case as the national flag is being treated with so much disdain. Kehinde...

The plight of widows in Nigeria is pathetic. Many of them are uneducated while others lack the skills to be self-reliant. Most time, the psychological torture that they experience compounds the trauma of their husband’s demise that leads to depre...

Hon. Suleiman Abdulraman Kawu represents Sumaila/Takai Federal Constituency of Kano State. In this interview with LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s RUTH CHOJI, the deputy minority leader of the House of Representatives, from the opposition ANPP, blames the cri...

One year on the saddle, Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State has effected significant changes in the developmental trajectory of his state. In this interview with journalists, includingLEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s Yobe State correspondent HUSS...

On March 28, 2012 in faraway Seoul, the South Korean capital, President Goodluck Jonathan boasted to the international community that his administration would end the menace being posed to the nation by the vicious Boko Haram sect by June this year. Th...

Assakio, the headquarters of Lafia East Development Area in Lafia Local Government of Nasarawa was turned into a theatre of war with no fewer than 30 killed following a clash over disagreement over land rent. Although the conflict has been contained by...

The Gombe State commissioner for education, Hajiya Aishatu Mohammed Bose Ahmed, is determined to overhaul the education sector in the state. In this interview with HUSSAINI JIRGI, Hajiya Ahmed, who also served in the same ministry during the tenure of ...

The FCT administration under the leadership of Senator Bala Muhammed in June, 2010, gave an order that prostitutes should stay off the streets of Abuja or be made to face the full wrath of law. As a result, a task force was inaugurated to help enforce ...