Month: August 2025

A councillor in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina has said that bandits have imposed a levy on his people, demanding N10 million and other items worth N5 million as the only condition for their being allowed to farm. Usman A. Usman, in an interview with LEADERSHIP, also said that the spate of killings in […]

A former General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 1 Mechanised Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi (rtd), has claimed that powerful individuals linked to terrorism financing and oil smuggling in Nigeria were exposed by security investigations but later shielded from prosecution. Speaking in an interview on Arise News Channel on Thursday, General Ali-Keffi, […]

Ogun State Government has announced, that its free entry initiative to the newly renovated Olumo Rock Tourist Complex in Abeokuta, the state capital, will come to an end on Saturday, 23rd August, 2025 to resume normal access procedures. The decision followed unprecedented influx of visitors to the tourist complex which government noted to have raised […]

The world will be watching as world-class boxing brings the spotlight to Nigeria for the very first time, as Balmoral Group Promotions, in partnership with AK Promotions, has announced a major fight night to take place in Lagos, Nigeria, and will be broadcast globally live on DAZN. On Wednesday, October 1, Nigeria’s Independence Day, a […]

The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, on Thursday, made public his official social media handles for communication and updates on the activities of the first-class monarch. Oba Olaoye announced the platforms through his verified Facebook Page – Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye. He charged the people of the town to contact only the unveiled […]

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has reaffirmed its earlier judgment directing the Kogi State Government to pay a former deputy governor of the state, Simon Achuba, the sum of ₦1.07 billion in outstanding salaries and allowances. The Court presided over by Justice Okon Abang, stressed that the court remained the final authority […]

Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, said contrary to debates in the political circles that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was dead, the party is waxing stronger and yet to decide on the zone from which its presidential candidate will emerge. Governor Makinde stated this at the Southern Zoning Consultative Summit meeting held […]