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The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, August 18, 2025, arraigned one Umar Abdullahi before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for alleged fraud. Abdullahi, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) consultant, is being prosecuted on four-court charges, bordering on obtaining money by […]
The Anambra State Government has dismissed operatives of the state ad-hoc security organisation “Udo Ga Chi” who were involved in stripping naked a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Jennifer Edema Elohor. Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Homeland Security, Prince Emeakayi disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV’s on […]
Following the two recent incidents of passengers’ unruly behaviour at the nation’s airports, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that all mobile phones must be switched off during flight take-off and landing henceforth. Speaking at the National Civil Aviation Security Committee (NCASC) meeting to address the challenges of unruly passengers and prevent further […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has invitated Ms. Comfort Emmanson and the Ibom Air cabin crew members for continued investigation over the August 10, 2025 incident aboard the airline’s Uyo-Lagos flight. LEADERSHIP reports that Ms Emmanson was accused of being unruly on the flight, thereby leading to her being banned for life by the […]
Two notorious drug kingpins, 37-year-old Ajetsibo Emami, popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’, and 51-year-old Solomon Akpomuai, have been convicted and sentenced to a combined 10 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos. Emami was arrested in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Saturday, June 28, 2025, after NDLEA operatives dismantled his drug trafficking network in […]
Coronation Insurance Plc’s revenue rose by 101 per cent year-on-year to N49.4 billion in its 2024 financial year. Addressing shareholders during its 67th annual general meeting (AGM) at its head office in Ikoyi, Lagos, its chairman, Mr. Mutiu Sunmonu, said: “Our Group Profit Before Tax rose by an exceptional 527%, from N2.2 billion in 2023 […]
The lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ned Nwoko has stated that the proposed bill on the establishment of ranching across the country will help to address the twin challenges of food production and insecurity arising from farmer-herder clashes, if passed into law. Sponsored by Senator Nwoko, the bill seeks to ‘Provide for the […]
In the August 8, 2025, edition of LEADERSHIP, we published a story titled “Analyst Blames Kanu’s Continued Detention On Past Legal Team’s Blunders”. Our attention has since been drawn to the publication, which was deemed defamatory. We sincerely apologise for the oversight that resulted in the publication. We hold Prof Mike Ozekhome SAN, whose name […]
A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme, identified as Jennifer Edema Elohor, has been brutally assaulted and stripped naked by operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as Agunechemba Vigilante Group, in Anambra State. The viral video of the incident, which was said to have occurred in July, 2025, shows the […]
itel Energy, a subsidiary of the itel brand, is making a bold play in Nigeria’s fast-growing renewable energy sector, unveiling new solar solutions designed to transform how homes and businesses access uninterrupted power. The company introduced two new All-in-One (AIO) solar power systems: the Power Tank 500W AIO and the 3.6kW + 8kWh AIO, marking […]