President Goodluck Jonathan told the World Bank yesterday that undertaking reforms in a tense political landscape such as Nigeria was a very herculean task. He, however, reaffirmed his Administration’s resolve to stop at nothing in implementing a...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday ordered the deployment of a Battalion of Nigerian soldiers to Mali as part of the country’s contribution to the ECOWAS security force to reclaim the country from Islamist terrorists. Briefing the Defence Corr...
The Senate has vowed to make a law to ensure sterner and punitive measures against Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDA) that flaunt the federal character principle in their recruitment processes. They also expressed helplessness in the...
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has once more reiterated his desire to return to the Premier League at some point in the future. The 49-year-old enjoyed success in England at Chelsea from 2004 until 2007, and he has nothing but fond memories of his tim...
Cote d’Ivoire striker Gervinho has said that winning the Africa Cup of Nations is team-mate Didier Drogba’s last goal in football. The former Chelsea forward won the Champions League with his final kick of the ball for the west London club,...
Although American media had widely speculated that Armstrong would admit to cheating in the interview, neither Winfrey nor Armstrong would confirm the report, in which the newspaper cited an anonymous source. “We are not confirming any specific d...
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi is confident his squad are prepared for the Nations Cup as they played their final tune-up game yesterday. Nigeria defeated Portuguese Second Division club Farense 5 to nill in the last game of their preparations. Desp...
Roger Federer has advanced to the second round of the Australian Open beating unseeded Frenchman. Despite the ease of the win, Federer was typically complimentary of his opponent in his post-match appraisal - and defended his decision to not play any w...
LeBron James scored 32 points to help the Heat cut a 21-point deficit to just two, but Heat lost 93-91. The Jazz held firm to consign Miami to a third loss in four contests on their six-game road trip. “The game was too close to be nervous,&rdquo...
Who is actually telling the truth here? Could the social network audience have been totally wrong on the Senior Special Assistant (SSA), to the vice-president on Media and Publicity, Mr. Sani Umar, secretly marrying Nollywood actress, Miss Nkiru Slyvan...
President Goodluck Jonathan hinted yesterday that Nigerian had concluded plans to deploy troops to Mali before next week to help in quelling an Islamist group’s insurgency in that country. Speaking yesterday evening while hosting members of the d...
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Musa Mohammed Sada, yesterday refuted allegations that the Federal Government was set to dump Ajaokuta steel. Speaking in an exclusive telephone chat with LEADERSHIP yesterday, the Mi...
The Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Dr. Dogara Mato, is to be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna yesterday gave the remand order over an alleged fr...
Ex-Ghanaian President, Mr. John Kufuor, President Goodluck Jonathan and a host of governors across the federation are billed to storm the Amphitheatre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) for a civic reception in honour of Chief Olusegun Obas...
The Central Naval Command yesterday transferred 12 foreign suspected oil thieves and their alleged Nigerian collaborators it arrested within its areas of responsibility to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It was learnt that 10...