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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 10 passengers in a road crash at Apamaru, along Lokoja-Obajana highway in Kogi State. Also, LEADERSHIP can report that 11 other passengers sustained various degrees of injury in the crash involving a white Toyota Hiace commercial bus with registration number KTG 100YL, bearing 21 […]
At least 53 people, including 14 children and 15 women, have been killed in an attack on a displacement shelter in a besieged city in North Darfur.
Nigeria’s total public debt has climbed to N152.40 trillion as of June 30, 2025, according to the latest update from the Debt Management Office (DMO) released on Saturday. The figure reflects an increase of N3.01 trillion from the N149.39 trillion recorded at the end of March 2025—representing a 2.01 per cent rise over the three-month […]
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum (PDP-GF) and Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has described those leaving the party because of the actions of others as cowards. Governor Mohammed also said the PDP national convention billed for Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, will go ahead in spite of challenges. The Bauchi […]
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged man, Mr Chukwuma Onwe, a native of Nwezenyi Ibeagu in izzi local government area of the state, for allegedly selling his five-day-old newborn child for the sum of N1.5 million. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, who confirmed the arrest to […]
No fewer than 274 applicants have been shortlisted out of the 1,156 who applied for the position of Local Education Secretary in the 27 local government areas of Jigawa State. The chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Professor Haruna Musa, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the modalities established for the recruitment. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports suggesting that it violated a court order or that a fresh warrant was issued for the arrest of its immediate-past chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over a case involving the Action Alliance (AA) party. In a statement posted on its official X handle on Friday, the Commission […]
The Nigerian Army said soldiers have rescued two kidnap victims during an operation in Babanla, Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State. LEADERSHIP reports that the federal government had on Thursday moved a full Army Brigade to the state to rout out criminals from the vast forests in Kwara North and South zones. The acting […]
The Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID) has condemned a ‘faceless group’ purportedly under the aegis of Concerned Youths for Distinguished Senator David Umahi, demanding an apology from an Arise News anchor, Rufai Oseni, over his altercation with the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, during recent TV show. The Ebonyi Indigenes in […]
The Senator representing Bauchi North in the Senate, Dr Sama’ila Dahuwa, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing internal leadership crisis within the party as reason for leaving the ruling party in Bauchi State. Dr Dahuwa was elected Senator to represent Bauchi North in the 2023 general election under the platform […]
