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Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu has explained why she called for a partnership to complete the long-abandoned National Library project. Senator Tinubu said the call was aimed at supporting indigent students in their educational pursuits. The President’s wife disclosed this when the Forum of Female Chief Executive Officers of Government Agencies and Organisations visited […]
Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has reflected on the scale of chaos and destruction in Nepal following youth protests against corruption and controversial ban on social media, saying citizens of a country can demand accountability from their leaders without resorting to violence. He noted that after the […]
Some suspected bandits have shot two passengers while travelling along the Kontagora-Tegina Road in Niger State. Our correspondent however learnt that the hoodlums were not able to abduct any of the passengers. LEADERSHIP gathered that the armed men blocked the road with an intention to likely to kidnap the passenger but the driver was able […]
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has appointed 1,200 Political Assistants (PAs) to serve as change agents, as well as enhance civic engagement at the grassroots across the state. The Special Adviser to Governor Abiodun on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, who disclosed this to journalists on Friday, said appointments of the new PAs […]
The President of the Coalition of Supporter Groups of Nigeria (COSGON), Professor Kunle Awosika, has issued a scathing statement calling for immediate government’s intervention into what he described as the “systematic decay” within the The Nigerian Federation of Gymnastics (NFG) also called Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria. In an open letter made available to the media, […]
China has called on the United States to resolve its dispute over TikTok through dialogue, just days before Washington’s September 17 deadline that could see the popular social media app banned unless sold to a non-Chinese buyer. Beijing’s commerce ministry on Friday urged Washington to “work with China based on mutual respect and equal consultations, […]
Nepal has appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as its interim Prime Minister, making her the first woman to hold the post in the country’s history. The 73-year-old was sworn in on Friday night after President Ram Chandra Paudel confirmed her appointment, following days of violent anti-graft protests that left at least 51 people dead […]
North Korea has allegedly executed citizens for watching or distributing foreign television programmes, including popular South Korean dramas, according to a United Nations (UN) human rights report released on Friday. The 14-page report described an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, with punishments becoming harsher and surveillance more pervasive. Based on interviews with more than 300 […]
Celebrity chef Hilda Baci has continued to captivate her audience and fans at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, where she is attempting to cook the world’s largest pot of Nigerian jollof rice on Friday. In a viral Instagram reel shared on Friday, Baci is seen already at work, joined by her mum, team […]
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested seven suspects in connection with a series of armed robberies and assaults that recently sparked student unrest within Bauchi metropolis. The suspects include 20-year-old Mansur Yakubu alias Chasu; Abbas Auwal alias Abe, 20 years; Musa Bala alias Baban Nani also 20; Aliyu Ahmadu alias Yellow, 21 […]