It’s not all about the D’Banjs, the Banky Ws and the 2Faces. No, Gospel music has become a major part of Nigerian music, and it has its own heroes, home and abroad. They have soul-lifting songs in their albums, many of which are a delight t...
Katsina State government has ordered the arrest of one Aminu Lawal, an accountant with the Kurfi Local Government Council of the state, over alleged diversion of the council workers’ salaries . The order was contained in a statement issued...
A middle aged woman, Mrs. Rashidat Odusanya,last Monday at about 3pm fainted and died along Alli-Balogun T-Junction via Nnamdi Azikwe street,Lagos Island after she discovered that her wallet containing N7000 was stolen by hoodlums suspected to be pick ...
The Nigeria Police, the Army, the State Security Service and other security agencies will come under legislative scrutiny over their individual efforts or negligence in averting recent cases of terror in the country when the House of Representatives re...
Nigeria has witnessed a steady decline in the fortune of the education sector, going from the era of military rule to the present democratic dispensation which took off in 1999. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY investigation can reveal that the budget pattern steadil...
Aissatou Aisha Pindar, the 10- year- old daughter of Nigeria’s former ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe, Ambassador Saidu Pindar, who died in an auto crash along the Kaduna- Zaria road last week Wednesday, expects life to be tough for her witho...
Lagos residents, especially those residing in the lowland areas, and the authorities in the state should brace up for another spate of flooding before the end of this year’s rainy season. This warning is coming on the heels of the flooding of mos...
Nigerian First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, other First Ladies, ministers and development experts will gather in New York this week to share their countries’ successes and challenges in the field of maternal and reproductive health commodity sec...
Elder statesman and northern elder, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure the implementation of his economic transformation agenda.The veteran politician, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday that he...
The driver of the deputy speaker of Borno State House of Assembly Honorable Danlami Gamandi and six others were killed, while eight others were injured in Biu local government Borno State last Friday night in a clash between some youths and...
Mrs. Ebere Ifendu is a legal practitioner and the woman leader of the Labour Party. In this brief chat with RUTH CHOJI, she urged Mr. President to give women more slots in other sectors of the economy. Excerpts: Ondo State chairman of the Labour ...
Hon Peter Akuja is a member of the House of Representatives representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency. In this brief chat with RUTH CHOJI, he advocated for the prosecution of people hampering the peace and stability of Plateau State. Exce...
Samson Siasia led Super Eagles’ quest of qualifying for the 2012 African Nations Cup in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea face a stern test tomorrow when they confront the Gravie Barriers of Madagascar in Antananarivo. On paper, the test sh...
After seeing Real Madrid kick off their La-liga season in sumptuous fashion last weekend against Real Zaragoza, analysts suggest this could be the year Jose Mourinho’s men would topple the perennial champion, Barcelona, for the domestic trophy. N...
As the Nations Cup qualifiers resume this weekend with two powerhouses of African football, Cameroon and Egypt, at the verge of missing out of the biennial showpiece. Both teams being the most successful teams in Nations Cup history, have 11 Nati...