Month: July 2025

Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has urged the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, to reinstate Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), citing concerns over equity and fairness. The Senator made the appeal via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday morning, where he […]

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has thrown its weight behind the Reserved Seats for Women Bill currently before the House of Representatives. Resident Representative of UNDP Nigeria, Elsie Attafuah gave the support while briefing journalists at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Tuesday. Attafuah said UNDP is committed to providing the technical support, […]

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has issued a 90-day ultimatum to 100,000 companies facing delisting from its register due to prolonged inactivity and failure to comply with statutory obligations under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020. In a public notice, the Commission stated that the affected companies have either not carried on business, […]

Plateau State governor, Barr Caleb Mutfwang has declared that there is no local government area in the state under the control of bandits or terrorists. Mutfwang made the assertion during an interactive session with journalists at the New Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, on Tuesday where he briefed the media on the steps being taken […]

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Yekini Nabena, has asked Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to stop inciting the north against President Bola Tinubu or any other southerner ahead of the 2027 general election. Nabena said no ethnic, religious or regional sentiment played up by Kwankwaso against the southern […]

Tension gripped the agrarian community of Odigbo in Ondo State on Monday evening, following the brutal killing of a 15-year-old boy, Emmanuel, by his elder brother, Daniel. LEADERSHIP gathered that the incident occurred after Daniel, a 26-year-old, allegedly lured his younger brother to the bank of the isolated Origbara River, where he beheaded him. The […]

The Chairman of the Northern States Governor’s Forum who is also the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya have stated that President Bola Tinubu has kept promises made in 2023 and still keeping them. Governor Yahaya stated this at the ongoing 2-Day Interactive Session on Government-Citizens Engagement Organised by the Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation […]

The Federal Capital Territory Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (FCT-CPWB) has commenced the screening of 250 intending pilgrims to Israel and Jordan ahead of their spiritual journey scheduled for August to September 2025. Speaking during the exercise in Abuja, Director of FCT-CPWB, Mrs Gloria Dandam, explained that the screening was crucial in preparing the pilgrims for […]

Some Ghanaian citizens have staged a protest against Nigerians residing in their country, accusing them of engaging in mass prostitution, ritual killings, armed robbery, and monopolising local markets. In a viral video recorded on Tuesday, a large group of protesters were seen marching through a major street in Accra, holding placards with bold inscriptions. Some […]

  Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has disclosed that his victory in the 2024 governorship election could be attributed to his choice of Dennis Idahosa as his running mate. Okpebholo, who described his deputy governor as his brother, said, “I won because I made the right choice in him.” The governor made the declaration […]