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The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has described the deepening collaboration between the Federal and State Civil Services as a cornerstone for strengthening governance and enhancing service delivery to all Nigerians. Walson-Jack stated this while receiving the Head of Service of Zamfara State, Alhaji Yakubu Sani Haidara, and […]
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has appealed for peace between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, following a heated disagreement over the conferment of a chieftaincy title on Ibadan-based business mogul, Dotun Sanusi by the former. Recall that Ooni had on Saturday, August […]
Movie producer and close manager of BBNaija Season 10 housemate Bright, Victor Tobechukwu Okoli who is popularly called Vic Matt is dead . Vic Matt died days after he was abducted in Enugu. Reports revealed that Vic was abducted on Friday near Ntachi Osa, a popular location in Enugu, and was later found dead with […]
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has commiserated with Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, on the passing of his father, Alhaji Ahmed Momohsani Ododo, who died on August 19, 2025, at the age of 83. In a condolence message signed by NGF chairman and governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Forum described the […]
The Nigerian Immigration Service on Thursday deported 50 additional foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud by the Federal High Court in Lagos. The convicted foreigners were part of the 192 Chinese and Philippine nationals arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in December 2024. The repatriated foreign nationals include […]
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade has declared that he is not in a supremacy battle with any monarch in Yorubaland or anywhere in the universe. Oba Owoade stated this in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, on Thursday. The Alaafin explained as a […]
The management of Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) Company has commenced free Meter distribution under the sector Recovery Programme (DISREP), which aims to improve service delivery and bridge the metering gap in its franchise states of Plateau, Bauchi, Benue, and Gombe. JED, in a statement issued in Jos by the acting head of Corporate Communication, Saratu […]
The United States government has said that Nigeria’s minimum wage of N70,000 was inadequate to lift millions of citizens out of poverty, citing weak enforcement and the effect of the naira’s sharp devaluation. In its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, released on August 12, 2025, the US Department of State said Nigeria’s minimum […]
A coalition of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) heavyweights from Southern Nigeria has publicly disowned and condemned a zoning consultation meeting scheduled for Lagos this Thursday, declaring any decisions from it “null and void.” The group, which includes multiple State Chairmen of the party, former governors, National Assembly members, and senior party officials, accused the summit’s […]
From Radical Idealism to Commercial Politics In this month, seventy-five years ago, a momentous event unfolded in Sabongari, Kano: the founding of the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) by eight radical young patriots. On 8 August 1950, Abba Mai Kwaru, Bello Ijumu, Baballiya Manaja, Musa Kaula, Abdulqadir Danjaji, Garba Bida, Mudi Sipikin, and Magaji Dambatta […]
