bridging information and transformation
The federal government, has launched a major agri-business and livelihood empowerment initiative, which it said was targeted at former combatants and conflict-affected communities in Nigeria. The National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), announced the initiative at a high-level donors and stakeholders’ meeting that was held in Abuja. It […]
Residents from about 30 communities in Zamfara State, mostly women and children, gathered in Gusau, the state capital, yesterday, to protest the worsening insecurity in their villages. The protesters, who converged in front of the Zamfara State Government House, decried the spate of killings and kidnappings by bandits, lamenting that many of their men had […]
There was always a heavy hint of charade in the company of “Arthur Knight”.
As Nigeria joins the global community to commemorate this year’s World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), observed globally from August 1 to 7 each year, issues of infant and maternal malnutrition still resonate. A recent report by The Humanitarian Needs And Response Plan coordinated by OCHA, projected that approximately 309,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls (PBWG) […]
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command, in a major intelligence-led operation, have dismantled a sophisticated car theft syndicate operating across multiple states in Nigeria. The operation recovered 22 stolen vehicles and arrested 12 suspects. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday, said the case started in […]
The Cross River State Police Command has recovered five locally made guns and cartridges after raiding a criminal hideout in Iso-bendeghe community in the Boki local government area of the state. Police Commissioner of Cross River State, CP Rashid Bello Afegbua, disclosed this during a conversation with LEADERSHIP on Thursday in Calabar. The CP stated […]
As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general election, it stands at a critical juncture. The nation’s electoral journey has consistently been marred by logistical challenges allegations of fraud, and a consequent decline in public trust. The 2023 presidential election saw a historic low voter turnout of 26.72%, which is a clear sign of public disinterest […]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced a tentative fare of eight million five hundred thousand Naira (N8.5 million) for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage. NAHCON Chairman Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman announced this yesterday during a strategic post-Hajj meeting with the Chairmen and Secretaries of State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards. The meeting aimed to review […]
Donald Trump has rowed back on an earlier claim that he will only meet with Vladimir Putin if Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also at the summit – as a US deadline for Moscow to avoid further sanctions arrives.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan for Israel to take full military control of the Gaza Strip has been condemned, amid fears a reoccupation could put the lives of Palestinians and the remaining Israeli hostages at risk.