Month: July 2025

The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar, on Saturday, gave a resounding endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid, urging a delegation led by First Lady Remi Tinubu to chant “Tinubu, Tinubu, Tinubu in 2027” to the bewilderment of those present and netizens. The moment occurred during a condolence visit by Mrs Tinubu and […]

Former Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon C.I.D. Maduabum has defected from the party to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Maduabum, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the PDP, which he served with pride, has been hijacked by those he called self-serving and unscrupulous elements who are more interested in personal […]

Farmers in Southern part of Plateau State have decried lack of sufficient rainfalls in various communities across the area, saying their crops were wilting and dying. The Southern part of the state contains agrarian communities located in the lowlands across six local government areas of Langtang North, Langtang South, Mikang, Shendam, Wase and Qua-an Pan. […]

A senior academic at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Dr. Ibrahim Sani Kaita, has endorsed the Federal Government’s decision to rename the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as a fitting tribute to a man whose life was marked by patriotism and service to Nigeria. Dr. Kaita, who […]

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday attended the eighth-day Fidau prayers in honour of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, describing the revered monarch as a rare leader whose reign embodied dignity, courage, and unwavering commitment to truth. The President, who arrived in Ijebu-Ode to join other dignitaries at the solemn Islamic prayer […]

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Major-General David Medayese Jemibewon (rtd) on his 85th birthday. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu joined the family and friends of the retired general to celebrate this special occasion. General Jemibewon served the nation in many capacities as a military officer before his retirement. He was […]

  President of MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has donated a 30-Seater luxurious bus to Intercontinental Schools in Kano. He announced the donation during the Speech and Prize Giving Day of the school, which was held on Saturday, July 19, 2025. He said the gesture was in recognition of the school’s academic […]

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Chief Adegboyega Kolade, has resigned from the party, citing what he called destructive tendencies exhibited by the party’s leadership at the national and state levels. Kolade’s resignation was contained in a letter dated July 18, 2025, and addressed to the chairman of the PDP […]

The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 13 children from a trafficking syndicate in Anambra State. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adamawa Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident to LEADERSHIP in Yola, on Sunday. Nguroje explained that efforts were being made to identify the parents of the rescued children to reunite […]