Month: August 2025

Indigenes of Benue State under the aegis of Concerned Benue Citizens for Alia (CBCA) have asked the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the activities of the immediate past commissioner for Water Resources, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ugwu Odoh They also charged the anti-graft agency to arrest and prosecute […]

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has warned Nigerians to be alert, as no constables have been recruited into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) yet. The commission explained that the 2025 recruitment into the constable cadre of the NPF has not yet commenced and urged applicants to be wary of the rumours circulating on social media […]

The Voice of Disability Initiative (VDI), an organisation championing the wellbeing of persons with disabilities, has demanded respect and better healthcare services for society’s physically challenged people. The group made the call during an interactive session with healthcare professionals in Ilorin, Kwara State. The session focused on the need for disability-inclusive sexual and reproductive health […]

Imo Diaspora Support for Governor Hope Uzodimma, has extended warm birthday felicitations to former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Godson Ohakim, who turns 68 today. In a statement released to the press from Finland, the group’s convener and coordinator, Chief Ochiagha Nnanna Okere, described Ohakim as a distinguished leader worthy of celebration. “We join […]

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) and National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) have trained over 220 resident doctors and 140 consultants in advanced obstetric skills to improve emergency care for pregnant women. Stakeholders disclosed this at an event to mark the conclusion of the costed extension phase of […]

Ekiti State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) is working on 1,000 kilometres of rural roads of the 8,103.32km of such roads in the state. The state project coordinator of RAAMP, Hon. Sunday Adunmo, disclosed this during a chat with journalists. He said the state’s intervention on federal roads had reduced the number of […]

The Dennis Aikoriogie Foundation has honoured the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, for his exceptional leadership and mentorship, particularly in governance and nation-building. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, the foundation praised Wike for his transformative leadership since assuming office less than two years ago, noting significant […]

Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has expressed sadness over the demise of Alhaji Ali Jijji, a community leader, politician and businessman. He passed away on Saturday after a brief illness. In a press statement issued by the governor’s director general on press affairs, Isma’il Uba Misilli, on Sunday, Yahaya described the late Alhaji Ali […]

Labour leaders have expressed concern over the new trade union regulation policy, noting that  it was part of efforts to cage trade union activities. In a chat with LEADERSHIP, some members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) affiliates who did not want their names in print described the policy as a stylish system the current […]

The Odua People’s Assembly (OPA) has accused former Senate president David Mark of attempting to destabilise the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and called for his accountability over what it described as a long history of anti-democratic actions. In a statement released on Saturday and signed by OPA national chairman, Kayode Richard Olatunji, the group alleged […]