Barring any last minute changed of mind, three operators of the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) business of the Nigerian telecommunications sector may merge in a $200million deal that may revive the pioneer segment of the industry. LEADERSHIP lear...
The Police in Lagos, curiously, are yet to arrest the staff of TOS Funerals that assaulted LEADERSHIP photojournalist, Benedict Uwalaka. This is even as the council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the State has conc...
The Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, has that the new Visa regime will not compromise the overall security and economic considerations of the nation. The Minister stated this, yesterday, while delivering a keynote address at the opening o...
No fewer than 13 persons were, yesterday, feared dead in a fatal motor accident that occurred at Liambee Village, near Uchi-Mbakor in Tarka Local Government Area of Benue state. LEADERSHIP gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred between 7am and...
A major issue of serious challenge in good governance relates to elections which provide the mechanism for building or rebuilding the legitimacy and authority of government. Elections must not only be free and fair, but must be seen to be transparent a...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) is considering hiring a foreign coach for its men’s team, D’Tigers. SuperSport.com can report that this follows the decision of Ayo Bakare to leave his position as head coach of the men’s baske...
Manchester City have put their search for a new chief executive on the backburner after abandoning plans to appoint the former Barcelona vice-president at the top of the club. As revealed by Goal.com in January, City’s high command had lined up e...
A total of 52 persons died in road accidents between January and June in Anambra state, the Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr Hyginus Omeje has said. Omeje told newsmen in Awka on Monday that 354 motorists and travellers were invol...
A military raid, a shootout and an attack on police guarding a church in separate incidents in north left 24 dead, the latest violence in the restive region, officials said Monday. The deadliest of the incidents occurred in the northeastern city of Mai...
Equity transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) re-opened on a positive note on Monday as investors showed renewed interest in banking stocks. The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) reports that the high interest the investors showed in bank...
Rank by Gold Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States of America 46 29 29 104 2 People's Republic of China 38 27 23 88 3 Great Britain 29 17 19 6...
Prof John Idoko, Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) said in Abuja on Monday that 432,000 People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (PLWHA) are no antiretroviral drugs. Idoko told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that by 2...
The Rivers State Police Command said it was working hard to arrest those behind the murder of three young men in Elechi Beach Area of Port Harcourt city. Mr Ben Ugwuegbulam, the spokesman of the command, made this known in Port Harcourt on Monday ...
A team from the National Universities Commission (NUC) has commenced a forensic audit of the Tansian University at Umunya, near Awka in Anambra. The audit follows the restoration of the operational licence of the institution on Aug. 2, by the...
The Ebonyi chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has criticised the State Government for withdrawing the payment Teachers Salary Structure (TSS) describing the action as `unlawful. ’ The State Government stopped payment of the TSS ...