Talk of statehood won’t feed the people of Gaza
In a move that seems to have caught Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu by surprise, Sir Keir Starmer has sent a clear message to Israel: end the war in Gaza or the UK will recognise Palestine.
Month: July 2025
Tech giant becomes second firm ever to pass milestone
Microsoft has become only the second publicly traded company after Nvidia to surpass $4 trn (£3.03trn) in market valuation, after registering huge earnings.
Sokoto Governor, Statistics And Good Governance
Once Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto concluded that one of the main reasons why annual budgets — at all levels of government — often fail to achieve their desired objectives, and why there is a litany of abandoned projects, is not merely due to funding but squarely because of the lack of statistics for planning, the […]
Governor Sokoto, Statistics And Good Governance
Once Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto concluded that one of the main reasons why annual budgets — at all levels of government — often fail to achieve their desired objectives, and why there is a litany of abandoned projects, is not merely due to funding but squarely because of the lack of statistics for planning, the […]
Police Warn Against Diversion Of Agric Materials, Others In Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command has warned farmers against diversion, vandalism or sale of farm tools, equipment and relief materials distributed by the state government, vowing that such will be met with stiff resistance. The items, as donated by the Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, were meant to boost agricultural production, foster food […]
Nurses’ Strike Takes Toll On Services In Kwara Hospitals
The seven-day warning strike embarked upon by nurses and midwives on Wednesday has continued to take its tolls on medical services in government hospitals in Kwara State. LEADERSHIP’s investigation showed that majority of patients on admission at the Sobi Specialist Hospital, Alagbado and General Hospitals in Ilorin, Omu-Aran and Share, have been evacuated home by […]
JUST-IN: Zulum Reshuffles Cabinet, Drops 2 Commissioners, Names Replacement
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has relieved two commissioners of their appointments in an exercise aimed at revitalising governance and enhance service delivery. The exercise was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Dauda Iliya in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. Those affected include the Commissioner of Environment, Engr Emet Kois and […]
2027: Only Atiku Can Rescue Nigeria From Economic, Security Woes — Kalu
President of ECK Foundation, a nongovernmental organization, Dr. Emeka Kalu has declared that the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar possesses the competence to take the country out of its present economic and security challenges. Kalu, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, cited the former vice president’s experience […]
Patients Recount Ordeals As Nurses’ Strike Enters Day 2 In Kogi
Patients in medical facilities across Kogi State have continue to lament the negative consequences of the ongoing 7-day warning strike embarked upon by the nurses. A patient at the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Lokoja narrated that health seekers at the facility were left without attention. “You can see our condition here. We are suffering. No […]
Conor McGregor loses appeal in civil sexual assault case
Conor McGregor has lost his appeal against the finding of a civil jury that he sexually assaulted a woman.