The community leader of Masaka in Nasarawa State, Ambassador William Yaji, has said that for government to overcome the security challenges in the country, village chiefs must be trained on intelligence gathering. Yaji stated this in Abuja yesterday wh...
Habibu Bama, the man suspected to be the mastermind of the 2011 Christmas bombing at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, near Abuja is dead. According to LEADERSHIP WEEKEND source, the suspect who was arrested on Thursday along other of his ilks, d...
The clamour for the creation of more states and removal of immunity clause from the nation’s constitution on Friday drew flaks of the Lagos state Governor, Mr.Babatunde Fashola, former minister of Works, Alhaji Femi Okunnu among other stakeholder...
Nigeria would soon overcome its present security challenges and emerge a stronger and more vibrant nation, the outgoing Israeli Ambassador to the country, Mr. Moshe Ram, has predicted. Speaking at a farewell dinner organised for him and the outgoing de...
Cellulite is a term used to describe the dimpled appearance of skin caused by fat deposits that are below the surface of the skin. The fat appears bumpy because it pushes against the connective tissue beneath the skin, causing the skin above it to puck...
Two of the most successful European teams in recent times; Spain and France will go head to head tonight in the quarter finals battle of the European Championship for a place in the last four. Spain is the current world and European champions and the f...
In the wake of the controversy that trailed England’s 1-0 win against the co-host, Ukraine, the introduction of goal-line technology has appeared on the front burner. The debate is underway, as many a pundit is calling for the introduction of goa...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sagbama unit on Friday said it recorded four deaths at two separate fatal road accidents on the Zarama-Sagbama axis of the East-West road. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sag...
Habib Bama, the wanted Boko Haram member, who was shot and arrested by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in a gun battle in Damaturu on Thursday is dead. A competent source at the State Security Service (SSS) confirmed his death to the News Agency of Nigeria ...
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates' Court on Friday remanded eight men in police custody for alleged armed robbery and snatching of three cars. The accused are -- Olanrewaju Saadu, 27; Biola Odubanjo, 17; Mukaila Taofeeqi, 15; Sheriff Rafiu, 25; Nurud...
An investigation opened by the UN over the attack on June 8 in western Cote d'Ivoire, which led to the death of seven peace keepers of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) is still going on, UN mission has said. ``The investigat...
A 37-year-old businessman, Raphael Anasonye, was on Friday charged before an Ejigbo Magistrates` Court in Lagos over alleged fraud and the forgery of a visa for his client. Anasonye, who resides at No. 12, Bashiri St., Igando, Lagos, is stan...
Auditors-General in the country have been advised to adopt international best practices to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy. Mr Rasak Atunwa, the Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly, gave the advice in Ilorin on Friday while receivi...
Residents of Kaduna metropolis Friday rushed to the market to replenish their foodstuff and other essential items, following the relaxing of the 24-hour curfew in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 24-hour curfew ear...
Prof. Steve Ugba, an ACN Governorship Candidate in the April 2011 election in Benue, has asked the Supreme Court to reverse its decision which terminated appeals that challenged Gov. Gabriel Suswam’s election. A copy of the motion was ...