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Former federal lawmaker, Senator Magnus Abe, has praised President Bola Tinubu for bestowing a posthumous honour on four late Ogoni leaders, saying the President’s long-standing involvement in pro-democracy struggles makes the recognition deeply symbolic for the Ogoni people. Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Wednesday night, Abe said Tinubu’s history with the pro-democracy National […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that political parties participating in the February 21, 2026, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections were now at liberty to start their electioneering campaigns in public. INEC National Commissioner and chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, who disclosed in a statement issued in […]

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has presented group life assurance and family welfare insurance cheques totalling over N2.17 billion to the next-of-kins of 1,574 fallen police officers. This brings to a cumulative N24.2 billion disbursed to 9,735 families of deceased police officers in the last two years of IGP Egbetokun’s reign as the […]

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, on Wednesday, presented cars to two members of his traditional cabinet, the Oyomesi. According to a viral video sighted by LEADERSHIP, the Alaafin presented the cars amidst praises by traditional chanters who were eulogizing him for the gesture. Presenting the vehicles personally to the traditional rulers, Oba […]

Kenyan President, William Ruto, has issued a stinging rebuke to the United Nations (UN), accusing the global body of sidelining Africa in major decisions on peace, security, and development. Speaking at the ongoing 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Ruto declared that the continent’s continued exclusion from permanent membership of the UN […]

Justice Yusuf Halilu of an FCT High Court has fixed Thursday, September 25, 2025, for the arraignment of five retired senior police officers over alleged age falsification to extend their service years. This is coming after the inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Egbetukun, filed forgery charges against them. The 14-count charge is against Idowu Owohunwa, […]

The Federal Government has announced tuition-free education in all Federal Technical Colleges (FTCs) across the country, warning against illegal charges. A press statement late Wednesday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, said the government will cover other approved charges including boarding fee, uniforms, textbooks, exercise books, prospectus and […]

The Imo State Police Command said explosion has rocked Obinwanne community in the State, which claimed the life of one Chinwroke Mmadu while two persons sustained various degrees of injury. According to them, the prompt response of operatives ensured that the situation was immediately brought under control and the area secured. The Command stressed that […]