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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has renewed his commitment to ending insecurity in the state and across Nigeria, declaring that “we’ll do more to secure Katsina.” He made this assertion while on a working visit to the state on Monday, expressing appreciation for the support the Nigerian Army continues to […]
Parties in a land dispute in Abia State, which had left one person injured and cassava farms destroyed, have agreed to allow their traditional ruler, Eze Ebereocha Nwagbara, to mediate in the matter. This followed a meeting between leaders of the feuding parties and the police on Monday at the Morning Market, near the Orji […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned its presidential candidacy for the 2027 general election to the country’s southern region. The party also retained the present zoning arrangement for the National Working Committee (NWC) offices with the national chair in the northern region. The National Executive Committee (NEC) made these decisions at its 102nd meeting […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that Nigeria’s oil and gas pipelines would soon attain 100 per cent capacity utilisation, as nearly all pipeline theft has been eliminated following coordinated efforts by the country’s defence and intelligence agencies. The group chief executive officer of NNPCL, Bayo Ojulari, made this known at the […]
The federal government has signed a landmark bilateral air service agreement with Brazil for direct flights between Nigeria and Brazil. The pact was signed by Nigeria’s minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo and Brazil’s minister of Transport, Silvio Costa Filho. The BASA establishes a new framework for direct air connectivity between Nigeria and […]
It was Donald Trump’s first meeting with the new president of South Korea.
Liverpool needed a 100th minute winner from 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha to beat Newcastle 3-2, after blowing a two-goal lead against 10 men in a Premier League thriller on Monday night. Ryan Gravenberch and long-time Newcastle target Hugo Ekitike struck for the English champions, either side of Anthony Gordon’s red card for a wild lunge on […]
The Cross River State Anti-Illegal Mining Taskforce has arrested 10 suspected illegal miners in Yakurr local government area of the state. The Chairman of the taskforce, Prince Paul Effiong disclosed this during an interactive session with LEADERSHIP on Monday, in Calabar. The suspects were said to be non-indigenes of Cross River State who were found […]
Six persons lost their lives while two others sustaining serious injuries when an articulated vehicle crashed near the Second Niger Bridge in Delta State, on Monday. An eyewitness account said the accident involved a truck and two other vehicles. “We saw a truck carrying cement that was on high speed, trying to navigate through the […]
Veteran juju musician, Alhaji Ahuja Bello passed away early Monday morning, a day after celebrating his 83rd birthday. Ahuja Bello’ music reigned in the 70s and 80s at a time King Sunny Ade and Commander Ebenezer Obey, and others were also in the spotlight. His death was confirmed on Monday in a tribute post on […]