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Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that with the movement of Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the continuous energy exhibited by Governor Hope Uzodimma and Governor Francis Nwifuru, Ndigbo had joined the mainstream of Nigerian politics. He stated this yesterday at Okpara Square, Enugu, during Governor Mbah and […]
The Abuja Continental Hotel (ACH) has won the Distinguished Legacy Award for its outstanding contributions to elevating hospitality standards in Nigeria’s capital city. The award ceremony held in Lagos State featured high-level discussions on investment opportunities, branding strategies, policy frameworks, and regulatory trends driving the sector’s evolution. It was presented by Edvans Consult Ltd, in […]
Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD) is to honour three eminent Nigerians as the institution is set to hold its 16th convocation ceremony. The university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Smaranda Olarinde, disclosed this on Tuesday during her press conference, heralding the 16th convocation ceremonies of the institution: 229 of the 1,841 students will graduate with first […]
The Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the payment of ₦1.4 billion to pensioners who retired from the local government and primary school system in 2014. Aiyedatiwa disclosed that the gesture continued his administration’s commitment to paying the backlog of the state’s unpaid gratuities of retired workers. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony […]
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has assured Nigerians that the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act, 2022, would be concluded on or before December 2025, well ahead of the 2027 general elections. Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District, made this disclosure in a statement following President Bola Tinubu’s formal request for […]
Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, has warned of an infiltration of the Boko Haram splinter group, Wulowulo, into the North Central zone. During an interface with security stakeholders in Lafia, the state capital, the governor urged the zone to unite against emerging threats. LEADERSHIP’s web search for Wulowulo did not turn up any results other […]
A member of the defence team representing former deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Abba Kyari, Hamza Sulieman has clarified what he described as persistent misconceptions surrounding the Federal High Court’s dismissal of the extradition case filed against his client in 2022. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, Suleiman said that on August […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) based in the United States of America (USA), Alhaji Saidu Ugonoh, has mourned the demise of Hajia Sefiya Omokori, the mother of a former clerk of the National Assembly (NASS), Alhaji Ataba Sani Omolori, describing her as selfless, God-fearing and resilient. In a message to mark two […]
The House of Representatives has constituted an ad hoc committee, with the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, as chairman, to intervene in the industrial dispute between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The team is mandated to facilitate a mutually acceptable resolution of the crisis. This followed the adoption of a motion […]
To curb maternal and neonatal deaths in Kogi State, its Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and some development partners, has commenced a five-day Implementation Design Workshop under the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII). The workshop, which began on Monday at Reverton Hotel, Lokoja, […]