Month: May 2025

  The Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gtext Holdings, Mr Rana Ijaz Ahmad, has shared key insights into the company’s future direction after succeeding Dr Stephen Akintayo, and a special 17th anniversary mentorship initiative. Ahmad, who officially assumed the role in January 2024, took over from founder and former CEO, Dr. Stephen Akintayo, now […]

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. TY Buratai (rtd), has hailed the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu as his administration marks his second anniversary in office on May 29. Gen. Buratai, who spoke at the Timelineng Lecture titled ‘Importance of the Media in Information Gathering, Disclosure in the Face of Security Challenges: the […]

  Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been urged to brace themselves for a two-week water shortage as the FCT Water Board announced a planned disruption in supply due to ongoing rehabilitation works at the Lower Usuma Dam Water Treatment Plant. The shutdown, scheduled from Friday, May 30, to Friday, June 13, 2025, […]

The Imo State government in collaboration with UNICEF has reiterated commitment to creating a conducive, sustainable and safe future for children in the state. The UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Enugu, Mrs Juliet Chilewe stressed that the future of children is paramount, hence, government and stakeholders must collaborate to enable them realise their dreams. Mrs […]

Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC), has enhanced educational development and capacity building in the state in pursuit of its mandate. The general manager of the ASOPADEC, Dr Joshua Onyeike stated this while speaking with LEADERSHIP Weekend in Umuahia on its impact on education in the past two years. Onyeike said the impacts […]

You can call it, ‘The Ibadan one-way brouhaha’, if you wish. Truth is that it was a brouhaha. Pure madness. Craziness. Absurdity. Insanity. Idiocy. Imbecility. Stupidity of the highest level. A dance of death. I can go on and on and on without exhausting the words to describe the incident. It wasn’t the first. It […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has outdone itself this time. When the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) task force sealed its national headquarters on Monday over unpaid ground rent, the party’s acting national chairman, Umar Damagum, declared it as“the height of irresponsibility” and a threat to democracy. I had to read Damagum’s statement three times […]

Renowned philanthropist and healthcare advocate, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has emphasised the need for greater community involvement in strengthening Nigeria’s primary healthcare system. At a recent forum on healthcare reforms, he highlighted community participation as a critical factor in improving service delivery, accessibility, and overall health outcomes at the grassroots level. “The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation is actively involving […]

The Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa and the Legend Golden Care Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance access to justice for pre-trial detainees, especially Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). The agreement, signed yesterday in Abuja, marked a significant milestone in advancing inclusion and human rights, particularly within underserved communities. Under the partnership, both […]

Some youths under the auspices of Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru Support Group (FON) , Abuja branch have commended Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru for what they termed unprecedented physical and human capital developmental strides across the state. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, the FCT branch coordinator of the group who was also chairman of National Association […]