Month: July 2025

The 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) is set to kick off today, in Morocco, and Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala is gunning for her 10th title with the Nigerian national team. Oshoala, widely regarded as one of the greatest African female footballers of all time, has been a driving force behind the Super […]

In April 2025, Nigeria made a bold entrance onto the African gastronomy tourism stage when Chef Gbolabo Adebakin, popularly known as Chef Gibbs, represented the nation at the Second Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism. With a passion for hospitality, a firm belief in the power of food as a tool for cultural diplomacy, and a […]

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly leadership has been reconstituted following the defection of 24 out of the 26 members to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the centre. Therefore, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party that hitherto controlled the House with majority members losing its majority status, the APC has […]

Edo State Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed the outbreak of Dengue Fever saying 86 cases have been reported across several local government areas in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole stated this during a press briefing where he assured that the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo remains fully committed to promoting […]

Students from Delta State, representing Nigeria, have emerged as world champions at the prestigious World School Debate Championship. They defeated some of the best young debaters from around the globe at the event held in Doha, Qatar. They were crowned overall champions of the tournament after they advanced to the finals against teams from the […]

‎Abia State governor, Alex Otti, has boasted that even the opposition has acknowledged the performance of his administration within two years under the Labour Party. ‎Otti stated this when he declared open a 2-day retreat organised for his appointees with the theme, “Sustaining the Momentum: Leadership and Execution,” in Umuahia, the state capital. ‎He said […]

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the apex Igbo social-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Nd’Igbo has disclosed that it is not interested in partisan politics but the socio-economic wellbeing of Nigerian citizens. The national publicity secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr Ezichi Chukwu stated this in an interview with LEADERSHIP Weekend in Enugu. He was reacting to the recent […]

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has inaugurated a disciplinary committee to investigate financial misappropriation and malfeasance within the party. The acting national chairman of the party, Dr. Sadiq Umar Abubakar Gombe, who announced this in Abuja yesterday,  emphasised the importance of the committee’s role in purifying and repositioning the party for the upcoming elections and […]

Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has led a delegation on a condolence visit to the family of the late business mogul and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, in Kano. Governor Inuwa Yahaya was received by the eldest son of the deceased, Alhaji Tajdeen Aminu Dantata, […]

A Senior District Court III sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State yesterday vacated an earlier order barring the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aliyu Bello, from parading himself as a member of the party or performing any official duties as chairman. LEADERSHIP recalls that the court had on Thursday ordered Bello to stop […]