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The brutal mob killing of Mr. Ternenge Iorkyaa Ikpanor, a Tiv commercial driver popularly known as “Agege,” has triggered widespread outrage and renewed ethnic tensions between communities in Benue and Cross River States. Mr Ikpanor, a native of Mbanyam in Mbaduku, Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State, was gruesomely murdered in Obudu town on […]
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been rebased to reflect a more accurate and contemporary measurement of economic activity, with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announcing a significant expansion in the economy’s total size to N372.8 trillion as of 2024, up from N54.2 trillion under the old methodology. The country’s bigger economy size has […]
As Nigeria battles high food inflation and rising cost of living, economic analysts and business owners are raising alarm over the growing role of non-state actors in driving up prices through illegal taxation and extortion of traders, transporters, and small business operators. Across major commercial cities such as Lagos, Onitsha, Kano, and Port Harcourt, traders […]
Members of the Kwara State chapter of the Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (ARPON), yesterday held a peaceful demonstration in Ilorin, the state capital. They demanded that they be removed from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The protesters alleged that the scheme had been fraught with challenges since its inception, adding that, “retired […]
A civic group, The Citizens Project, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration may set a new record as the most documented president in Africa. A statement by its chief facilitator/co-convener, Dr Sam Okey Nwosu, revealed that since President Tinubu’s assumption of office on May 29, 2023, the organisation has been tracking his policies, reforms, […]
The Arewa Christian Youth Leadership Forum (ACYLF) has commended Senator Abdul’aziz Yari for launching a ₦216 million scholarship scheme to empower orphans and vulnerable students across Zamfara State. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, ACYLF’s national chairman, Dunijir Gatama, described the initiative as a “visionary and compassionate” intervention. He said the scholarship […]
Original inhabitants with disabilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called for economic, cultural, and social empowerment to alleviate poverty and eradicate street begging among them. The appeal was made yesterday during a consultative forum on the plight of persons with disabilities in Kuje, Abuja, organised by the MacArthur Foundation under the theme: “Promoting […]
The of Eppa community in Mokwa local government area of Niger State have raised N100 million to fix a school and clinic. The money was realised from collections from farm produce and land rented to farmers from the neighbouring states. LEADERSHIP gathered that the community has very fertile land for both cereals and root crops […]
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has called for a stiffer punishment against perpetrators of Gender-based Violence (GBV) in Kano State. The Monarch made the call when he received a delegation from the development Research and Project Centre (dRPC) and Center for Islamic Civilisation and Interfaith Dialogue (CICID), Bayero University Kano (BUK), on […]
Leading voices from civil society, women’s rights groups, and political stakeholders, have confirmed that both arms of the National Assembly have thrown their full weight behind the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, signaling a historic moment in the nation’s democratic evolution. Convener of the campaign and Chief Executive Officer of TOS Group, Osasu Igbinedion-Ogwuche, made […]