Category: News

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated General Lucky Eluonye Irabor, a retired Army officer and former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on his 60th birthday anniversary on October 5, 2025. General Irabor held the position of CDS, the highest-ranking military position in Nigeria, during the height of the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. He hails […]

Lawmaker representing Borno South, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, has applauded Governor Babagana Zulum and the troops of North East Operation Hadin Kai for their prompt response to visit the displaced community of Kirawa town of Gwoza local government area in the state. LEADERSHIP recalls that Senator Ndume had last week lamented the renewed attacks and […]

Lawmaker representing Edo South Senatorial District, Senator Neda Imasuen, has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Uhunwonde local government area of Edo State to ensure the reelection of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Imasuen made the appeal at the weekend when he visited his Umagbai Ward 5 to interact with the […]

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CEOAFRICA, Prince Cletus Ilobanafor, has been honoured with the Sir Ahmadu Bello Platinum Award by the Council of Northern Youth Advocates of Nigeria (CNYAN) in recognition of his contributions to national unity, youth empowerment, and social development. The event, held on Saturday in Abuja, celebrated Ilobanafor as […]

  Not fewer than nine (9) suspected cattle rustlers have been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command at two different locations in the state. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Shisu Lawal, revealed this in a statement issued to Journalists in Dutse, the state capital on Sunday. He said the suspects were apprehended […]

  Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has declared that President Bola Tinubu has not thrown his weight behind any particular candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State. Adelabu stated this while sharing insights into his political journey over the past two years, where he reaffirmed his aspiration to contest the 2027 governorship […]

  The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has petitioned the World Medical Association (WMA) over what he described as serious health challenges and inadequate medical care while in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). In a letter dated October 3, 2025, and signed by his […]

  Former Minister of Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalung, has described those opposing proposed state and community policing as enemies of progress who should be ignored. Dalung stated this in an interview with LEADERSHIP at his Sabo Barki residence in Jos, Plateau State capital at the weekend. He also argued that such people opposing the proposed […]

  The President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has been called upon to immediately initiate a policy to subsidise food, health, and education for the Nigerian people. The Founder and General Overseer of God’s Anointed and Blessed Church International, Akure, Ondo State capital, Pastor Toye Ebijomore, made the call in a message on Sunday. Ebijomore noted […]

  Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has expressed his condolences to the family of the late elder statesman and one-time Nigeria’s Ambassador to Tunisia, Muhammad Jabbi Maradun. The late Ambassador Jabbi passed away at the age of 82 in Abuja on Saturday, after a prolonged illness. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, […]