Month: August 2025

Voters turned out in their numbers on Saturday, August 16, 2025, to participate in the ongoing rerun election for the Ghari/Tsanyawa Federal Constituency of Kano State. LEADERSHIP had reported that voting was disrupted during the 2023 general as well as supplementary elections in this area, resulting in a court order for rerun in the 10 […]

The Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has dismissed allegations that lawmakers were paid between ₦1 million and ₦3 million to present motions, bills or petitions in the chamber, linking the claims to a colleague’s poor attendance record and mental health struggles. Agbese, in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, described […]

Comfort Emmanson, the passenger at the centre of the high-profile altercation with Ibom Air crew, has publicly apologised while also demanding accountability and respect for passenger dignity in Nigerian aviation. In a statement, Emmanson acknowledged that she could have handled herself better during the August 10 incident aboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to […]

The ongoing by-election holding across 12 electoral wards in Ibadan North Federal Constituency has witnessed low turnout of voters. LEADERSHIP reports that the election which was scheduled to commence at 8:30am did not start at the time in most polling units visited. Although the electoral officers and voting materials arrived at some of the units […]

Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday cast his vote in the Edo Central Senatorial By-election. Governor Okpebholo however, expressed concerns over the slow performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) at his voting unit. The governor arrived at Ward 2, Unit 1, Udomi Primary School in Esan Central local government area at […]

While a typical Nigerian politician or elected representative usually stop at sending sympathies to their afflicted constituents or people, the member of House of Representatives representing Ideato North and South in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, has demonstrated the biblical injunction of faith with action for the families of slain members of his […]

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed sympathy with the chairman of Fresh FM, Dr Yinka Ayefele and the management of the radio station over the Friday night fire incident which affected some segments of its headquarters in Ibadan, the state capital. Governor Makinde described the incident as unfortunate, noting, however, that he was thankful […]

When the Progressive Digital Media Summit, under the auspices of the Special Assistant to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Social Media, Hon. Dada Olusegun, named His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, as the “North-Central Governor of the Year in ICT”, and presented the […]

The Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) has announced Monday, August 17, 2026, as the date for local government elections across the 20 local government areas of the state. The announcement was contained in a statement on Friday by the Commission’s Information Officer, Ishiyaku Adamu. Adamu explained that this was in accordance with the relevant […]