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Political adviser to the Zamfara State governor, Hon. Ilyasu Buhari Maijega, has urged President Bola Tinubu to fulfill his pledge of ending banditry in Zamfara and other parts of the North West geopolitical zone. Addressing journalists in his office yesterday, Maijega reminded the president that it was high time for him to act fast and […]
Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has raised alarm over the deepening crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), warning that the party risks a dismal fourth-place finish in the 2027 general elections if urgent reforms are not implemented. Fayose made the startling prediction during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, […]
Nigerian editors have agreed to set up Fact-Check desks in their various newsrooms as a measure to tackle fake news, misinformation and disinformation. Rising from a one-day workshop organised by the European Union (EU) in collaboration with the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) in Lagos on Thursday, the editors said having Fact-Check desks would help […]
Fresh facts have emerged on how small and light arms are concealed and smuggled through Nigeria’s borders. LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered from the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (North Central) that arms are concealed in Jerry cans and bags of rice among others. It was gathered that the act of […]
A charity has warned 25% of young children and pregnant women in Gaza are now malnourished, with Sir Keir Starmer vowing to evacuate children who need “critical medical assistance” to the UK.
Pan-Yoruba sociocultural organisation, Afenifere, has faulted the statement attributed to a former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, where he claimed that national resources were increasingly tilted towards the southern region. Afenifere said Kwankwaso’s statement was not only unfair but also deeply dangerous. Recall that Kwankwaso, during a stakeholders’ dialogue on the 2025 constitutional […]
President Bola Tinubu on Friday appealed to power generation companies (GENCOs) to give the federal government more time to complete the verification and validation of longstanding debts owed to them. During a meeting with members of the Association of Power Generation Companies, led by Col. Sani Bello (rtd), at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the […]
A Kano State High Court has sentenced two men, Buhari Abdullahi and Umar Mukhtar Usman to six months imprisonment for impersonating operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The judgment was delivered on Friday, July 25, 2025, by Justice Nasiru Saminu after the defendants pleaded guilty to a one-count charge brought against them […]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that troops on internal operations arrested 237 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth N241,284,000.00 between 10th and 17th July, 2025. Troops also rescued 139 victims and arrested 49 suspected terrorists, logistics suppliers and kidnappers within the period. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye in a […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCom) has partnered with FirstBank to facilitate diaspora banking services for Nigerians abroad. The commission, on Friday launched the Diaspora Home and Abroad platform. The housing platform was launched during the sixth edition of National Diaspora Day (NDD) with the theme: “Optimising Formidable Diaspora Potential For National Development And Growth.” […]