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The founder of Fresh FM, Yinka Ayefele, has reacted to insinuations that the Music House, the facility accommodating his radio stations and other business interests, which was recently razed by fire in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, was not insured. LEADERSHIP recalls that a section of Music House building, located at the Challenge area of Ibadan, […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered six commercial banks to provide the inspector-general of police (IGP) with information pertaining to the bank accounts connected to activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. The court gave the order on Tuesday following an ex-parte application moved by Wisdom Madaki, counsel […]
The Federal House of Representatives has announced a plan to carry out an audit on the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) as it relates to the, 2023 and 2024 budget expenditures and 2025 projections of the tertiary hospital. Chairman, House Committee on Public Health Institutions, Patrick Umo, announced this on Tuesday in Benin City, […]
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has applauded Didih Onome Omolola for winning Nigeria’s first gold medal in the women’s 53kg at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Ahmedabad, India on Tuesday. This follows Ruth Nyong Asuquo’s silver medal victory in the 48kg junior women category on Monday. An elated NSC chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, said […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the suspension of train operations on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor following Tuesday’s derailment. NRC Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa announced this while briefing Journalists in Abuja after the incident. Opeifa stressed that services will remain suspended until the conclusion of investigations and assurance of safety, noting that refunds have been […]
Property worth millions of naira were lost on Tuesday as five houses were destroyed in Agborkim Waterfall community of Etung local government area of Cross River State. An eyewitness, Thomas Akam said the fire broke out following activities of brisk business men involved in black market sale of petroleum product at the waterfall beach. Akam […]
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has lauded the decision of the party to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. Chief George described the measure as a bold move that ended what he called PDP’s “existential imbecility.” LEADERSHIP reports on Monday that the National Executive Committee […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a temporary ban on the export of raw shea nut to curb informal trade, boost processor utilisation, capture higher export value and stabilise the sector. The six-month ban which is effective immediately specifically aimed at boosting Nigeria’s shea value chain to generate around $300 million annually in the short term. […]
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin chapter, on Tuesday, staged a peaceful rally to draw the attention of the federal government to the plight of university teachers. The lecturers said the rally was aimed at drawing the attention of the nation to a looming crisis in “our universities system” […]
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar, on Tuesday, led a rescue team to the site of a train derailment along the Abuja–Kaduna rail line, near the Idda sub-station in Kaduna State. The incident, which occurred around 11am local time, left seven passengers injured. Officials, however, said no lives were […]
