Month: August 2025

The recent N6.5 billion scandal involving the Director General of protocol, Abdullahi Rogo, under the Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf, has turned dramatic in a few days. The League of Civil Society Organisations in Kano has alleged that its members are being intimidated over its calls for the state government to prosecute the official involved […]

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has found itself under scrutiny as serious allegations of financial misconduct have surfaced against one of its senior bishops. In a decisive move, the church has established an independent investigation panel to probe these claims, which have gained traction across social media and mainstream news outlets. The announcement was […]

Rivers State Interprofessional Anti-Quackery Committee has sealed six illegal health facilities located in different parts of the state. The committee, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt and signed by Dr. Hope Ovundah, said the operation, which was led by Dr. Vincent Wachukwu and Dr. Diamond Tamunokuro, led to the arrest of two persons. The […]

Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, has charged members of the Bauchi State Youth Parliament to embrace selfless service and see themselves as partners in shaping the future of the state. He gave the charge during the Youth Parliament members’ induction workshop held at the Yankari Game Reserve. The workshop, […]

The Federal Government’s creation of the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF) is presented as a welfare initiative to cushion workers’ hardship in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Introduced by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, the scheme promises loans to academic and non-academic staff, much like other welfare packages found in the public and private […]

A 25-year-old labourer lost his life on Monday evening after a foundation wall collapsed at an excavation site behind the Radio House in Area 8, Garki in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Department (FEMD) which confirmed the tragic incident, said it occurred at approximately 5:50 p.m. during excavation […]

In March 2025, a young corps member named Ushie Rita Uguamaye (aka Raye), launched a storm on social media. With raw frustration, she narrated the economic agony of corps life. The eggs she could afford for ₦800 now cost ₦6,500. Utility bills soared, transportation was a burden, sanitation was dire. Lagos, she declared, “smells,” and […]

Academic activities across Nigerian universities face fresh uncertainty, with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) staging nationwide protests and leaving students unattended to. The protest has further raised fears of another prolonged strike in the country’s higher education system. The demonstrations, held simultaneously in several states, saw lecturers carrying placards and chanting […]

Dozens of persons being held at the Babasango hideouts of criminals have fled the location following a security crackdown on the haven in Kwara State. Operatives and community leaders in Babanla, Ifelodun local government area of the State, confirmed the development to LEADERSHIP. “The security operation has really been a modest success, in spite of […]