Israeli PM to meet Donald Trump next week
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be meeting Donald Trump next Monday, according to US officials.
Month: June 2025
Nigeria Is In Our DNA, Says Lucian PM
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of the 16,282 enslaved people in Saint Lucia that year, 3,488 were born in Africa. Of […]
Speed Darlington Threatens NAPTIP With N2.5bn Lawsuit For Declaring Him Wanted
Controversial singer, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has threatened to sue the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for declaring him wanted over alleged rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. LEADERSHIP recalls that NAPTIP had, on June 27, declared Speed Darlington wanted, citing his failure to honour earlier invitation for questioning […]
Pastor, Woman Stripped Naked Over Alleged Infidelity In Edo
A man said to be a pastor and an unidentified married woman were stripped naked in Iguomon Community of Benin, Edo State, after they were caught in sexual act. The public humiliation was caught in a viral video that circulated online on Monday. Some of those who witnessed the scene, confirmed that the pastor, whose […]
Government accused of ‘stark’ contradiction over position on Gaza genocide allegations
The government has won a long-running legal challenge about its decision to continue allowing the sale of spare parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel, while suspending other arms licences over concerns about international humanitarian law in Gaza.
Ex-Lawmaker Mashood Mustapha Arraigned For Alleged Defamation Of Kwara Gov
A former federal lawmaker and prominent political figure in Kwara State, Hon. Mashood Mustapha, was on Monday arraigned before the State High Court in Ilorin over allegations of defamation against Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The suit followed public remarks made by Mustapha after the controversial demolition of his multi-billion-naira commercial property called Crystal Place. The legal […]
Gwarzo Hails North’s First Clinical Pharmacy Prof, Hadiza Ma’aji, On Professorial Elevation
The Founder and President MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Hadiza Usman Ma’aji on her elevation to the rank of Professor by the Senate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Hadiza Usman Ma’aji was promoted to the rank of professor of Clinical Pharmacy by the university recently, […]
JUST-IN: Dantata’s Burial Postponed To Tuesday
The final burial rites for elder statesman and foremost businessman, Alh. Aminu Alhassan Dantata, have been postponed to Tuesday following delays in the arrival of his remains to Saudi Arabia. LEADERSHIP reports Dantata, who passed away on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, UAE, was initially scheduled to be laid to rest on Monday in the holy […]
Court Jails Cab Driver For Unlawful Trafficking Of 12 Live Parrots
The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a taxi driver, Sabiu Haruna, to six months in prison for unlawfully having in his possession, and selling twelve (12) live parrots. Justice Yellim Bogoro sentenced Haruna after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge brought against him by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) under case number […]
Jega Harps On Modernisation Of Nigeria’s Livestock Sector
Special Adviser to the President and Coordinator of Presidential Livestock Reform, Professor Attahiru Jega, on Monday, described the modernisation of the nation’s livestock sector as a national imperative. He added that the Nigerian livestock industry, valued at approximately N30 trillion, “can be transformed from chronic underperformance and conflict, into a driver of inclusive growth, social […]