Month: July 2025

Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has applauded an alumnae of Lagos State University (LASU), Maryam Lawal, for emerging as both the Best Graduating Female Student and the Second Overall Best Graduating Student at the Nigerian Law School’s prestigious call to the Bar ceremony held in Abuja last week. Sanwo-Olu, the visitor of Lagos State […]

Ondo State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected a coalition of political interests’ appointment of Prof. Bode Ayorinde as the state coordinator and 18 others as local government coordinators, declaring the move unconstitutional and null. The party’s publicity secretary in the state, Eniola Olurotimi, disclosed said the current executive committee, led by […]

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to improving access to quality primary healthcare across Africa. It will join health leaders and stakeholders at Abuja’s Africa Primary Healthcare Forum. This event, organised by the West African Institute of Public Health (WAIPH), will bring together leaders and experts to rethink primary healthcare in Africa, tackle service […]

Senator Seriake Dickson, representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, has accused the Nigerian political class of committing political suicide by undermining the country’s democratic institutions and processes. The lawmaker spoke on the theme “Safeguarding Nigeria’s Democracy Through Unity and Resolve” in Abuja. Senator Dickson asserted that the actions of the political class had not […]

West Africa Alternative Care Summit (WAACS) has said thousands of orphans and vulnerable children remain in institutional care due to a lack of family-based alternatives, insufficient policy frameworks, and limited collaboration among stakeholders. The convener and chairperson of the West Africa Alternative Care Summit 2025, Mrs Sandra Chikan, stated this at a meeting of stakeholders […]

Rural farmers in Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State have alleged the distribution of fertilisers and other farm inputs by the council chairman, Mrs. Peace Agwu, to political cronies, friends and relations. They said her action denied the real farmers access to the inputs provided by Governor Francis Nwifuru. The farmers told LEADERSHIP after […]

The people of Bille Kingdom in Degema local  government area of Rivers State are at loggerheads with the traditional ruler of Elem Kalabari, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, over alleged plot to attack Dabira, a fishing community in the kingdom. While the people are insisting that operatives of a private security firm, Royal Fouche Security Services Limited, […]

The member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam federal constituency and chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Procurement, Hon Unyime Idem, has sent the 14th batch of six Akwa Ibom indigenes to China. They will be trained on IoT Technology and Application as well as Wind Power Technology. In a statement signed by his media assistant, Dianime […]

A Rivers State High Court headed by Justice Chinwendu Nwogu, has dismissed a N5.74 billion suit filed against the NLNG by an indigenous contractor, Macobarb International Limited. Macobarb and its chief executive officer, Shedrack Ogboru, had dragged NLNG to court in suit number HC/2013/CS/2022, for breach of contract and accumulated losses. Delivering judgement on the […]

Ahead of the banking sector recapitalisation deadline of March 31, 2026, Sterling Financial Holdings Company has announced plans to raise $400 million in capital across multiple phases and instruments as part of its broader strategy to expand operations and meet new regulatory requirements set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to Bloomberg, CEO […]