It was more of an oratory contest at the Senate which literarily set aside other legislative activities yesterday, to pay tributes to the departed Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, who died in a London hospital at the weekend. Speaker after speaker, cut...
The Federal Government yesterday faulted media reports that some Nigerian pilgrims are stranded in Saudi Arabia, saying the airlift of this year’s pilgrims is progressing according to schedule.It also announced that, as at yesterday, over 80,000 ...
Former Minister of Defence, Lt-Gen Domkat Bali (rtd), has explained why he rejected the national honour given to him by President Goodluck Jonathan and said that it was purely personal. Bali, who was also a former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff in the...
Prominent Nigerians and eminent maritime stakeholders are to converge in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State from Monday 5 to 9, December for the 2011 Maritime Summit, which would be hosted by the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC)in collaboration...
Nigeria’s seaport leading concessionaire, APM Terminals (APMT) has been condemned by agents and freight forwarders operating at the Apapa Port for alleged deliberate plan to hinder importation businesses at the port. Agents, who spoke to LE...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday forwarded the names of 88 nominees to the Senate for confirmation as ambassadors. Prominent among them are Bianca, wife of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief...
The Kano state Command of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday announced the arrest of a 23- year old house wife, Hassana Usman of Jambulo quarters for allegedly being in possession of over 1.463 tons of Indian hemp. Alongside Ha...
An 18-year old female student of Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Aisha(surname witheld) has told LEADERSHIP how she was battered and raped by a 21-year old technician. The alleged rapist,Fred Okosun, has already been charged before a Lagos ...
Anti corruption agencies in the country have been tasked by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Joseph Bodurin Daudu, SAN, to ensure that any corrupt leader is appropriately brought to book irrespective of his status in the society. Spea...
Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, yesterday said that his relationship with President Goodluck Jonathan was cordial. This is contrary to speculations that he might be shut out by the party ahead of the State primaries. The Governor also said...
Controversy is brewing over the implementation of the $470 million National Public Security Communication System (NPSCS) by Chinese firm ZTE Corporation. Part of the project consists of the installation of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in man...
Apparently scared of falling out of favour with the presidency, the north’s apex socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), yesterday made a U-turn on its earlier stand. Its new position is that “Jonathan’s administration h...
The Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has concluded arrangements to transform the state into Nigeria’s economic hub. Under the innovative scheme, goods will be ferried from the new Osun Regional Market in Dagbolu, Osogbo, to other parts of th...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed concern over the sudden removal of the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs Farida Waziri by President Goodluck Jonathan. NLC head of information, Comrade Chris Uyot, , in ...
The organised labour in the country has stated that unimplemented labour laws in Nigeria have stripped away key protections for the country’s workforce and are denying large numbers of workers the right to union representation and decent work. La...