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A lone petroleum tanker accident along the Ilorin-Jebba expressway in Kwara State on Tuesday claimed two lives comprising the driver and his assistant popularly called ‘motor boy’. LEADERSHIP gathered that the accident, which occured at Passa Village along the expressway occurred at about 4pm on Tuesday. The driver of the tanker with registration number NSR […]

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja after spending two weeks on his annual vacation in Paris, France. The President, who arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, was received by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; and Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule. Tinubu had […]

A Professor of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Chris Obisi, has decried the funding of a reality TV show instead of research in Nigeria’s higher institutions, urging corporate organisations to step in and provide support. Obisi, who lectures at the University of Lagos, spoke on Channels Television’s […]

Gunmen have reportedly abducted a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and a student of the University of Jos at Dong Community of Jos North local government area of Plateau State. The abduction has throen residents in shock after the gunmen stormed a residence where the victims were whisked away on Sunday […]

A fire outbreak at a branch of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) on Lagos Island has left several people affected, with emergency services confirming that nine casualties have been rescued so far. In an update posted on Facebook, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service revealed that five of the victims had been successfully […]

The North Central Department Commission (NCDC), on Tuesday commenced official engagement following the donation of an office complex to the Commission by the Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule. Governor Sule also announced the donation of residential housing for the commission’s officials. LEADERSHIP reports that stakeholders from the North-Central had designated Nasarawa as the headquarters of […]

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday pledged continued propagation of the ideals of late Premier of Northern Nigeria and Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello. AbdulRazaq who is the Sardauna of Ilorin stated this when the executives of the Gamji Members Association (GAMA) paid him a courtesy visit in Ilorin. The governor thanked members […]

Amb. Felicia Iwobi, the Nigerian representative of the African Food Action Club, an initiative of the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA), has emphasised the importance of investing in research and food production in Nigeria. This call to action followed the launch of the initiative in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the United Nations Food […]

The lingering industrial crisis at the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, took a dramatic turn on Monday as soldiers were reportedly deployed to secure examination halls following threats from the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP). Recall that ASUP had on September 15 declared an indefinite strike over 18 months of unpaid excess workload allowances. […]