Month: August 2025

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has invitated Ms. Comfort Emmanson and the Ibom Air cabin crew members for continued investigation over the August 10, 2025 incident aboard the airline’s Uyo-Lagos flight. LEADERSHIP reports that Ms Emmanson was accused of being unruly on the flight, thereby leading to her being banned for life by the […]

Two notorious drug kingpins, 37-year-old Ajetsibo Emami, popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’, and 51-year-old Solomon Akpomuai, have been convicted and sentenced to a combined 10 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos. Emami was arrested in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Saturday, June 28, 2025, after NDLEA operatives dismantled his drug trafficking network in […]

Coronation Insurance Plc’s revenue rose by 101 per cent year-on-year to N49.4 billion in its 2024 financial year. Addressing shareholders during its 67th annual general meeting (AGM) at its head office in Ikoyi, Lagos, its chairman, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu, said: “Our Group Profit Before Tax rose by an exceptional 527%, from N2.2 billion in 2023 […]

The lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ned Nwoko has stated that the proposed bill on the establishment of ranching across the country will help to address the twin challenges of food production and insecurity arising from farmer-herder clashes, if passed into law. Sponsored by Senator Nwoko, the bill seeks to ‘Provide for the […]

In the August 8, 2025, edition of LEADERSHIP, we published a story titled “Analyst Blames Kanu’s Continued Detention On Past Legal Team’s Blunders”. Our attention has since been drawn to the publication, which was deemed defamatory. We sincerely apologise for the oversight that resulted in the publication. We hold Prof Mike Ozekhome SAN, whose name […]

A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme, identified as Jennifer Edema Elohor, has been brutally assaulted and stripped naked by operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as Agunechemba Vigilante Group, in Anambra State. The viral video of the incident, which was said to have occurred in July, 2025, shows the […]

itel Energy, a subsidiary of the itel brand, is making a bold play in Nigeria’s fast-growing renewable energy sector, unveiling new solar solutions designed to transform how homes and businesses access uninterrupted power. The company introduced two new All-in-One (AIO) solar power systems: the Power Tank 500W AIO and the 3.6kW + 8kWh AIO, marking […]

The Kano State Police Command has confirmed that disciplinary measures were being taken against five police officers captured in a viral video, allegedly aiding a politician in sharing cash to members of the public. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Command said following […]

President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo on the passing of his father, Alhaji Ahmed Momohsani Ododo. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga said his thoughts and prayers are with the Ododo family, friends, and the people of Kogi State as they mourn the deceased. […]

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested thirteen (13) suspected cattle rustlers and recovered twenty-seven (27) rustled cattle in a major breakthrough against banditry in the state. The arrests were made on Sunday, August 17, 2025, following credible intelligence received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Toll Gate Division. Acting swiftly, the DPO mobilised […]