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Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, over the death of his mother, Mama Lydia Goshwe Yilwatda. In a condolence letter signed by the governor, Ododo described the passing away of Mama Lydia as “a […]
Two persons have been confirmed dead and several others critically injured as the Ajirija lead mining site in Ihietutu Community, Ishiagu, Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State, collapsed at the weekend. The site, reportedly owned by Chief Henry Ahanaotu, was said to have been subletted to unlicenced petty miners without professional supervision. The pit, […]
Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for making resources available to the states to facilitate the growth and development of various economic spheres. The governor stated this when he received members of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalisation of Baro Inland Port at the […]
Audu Ogbeh’s death on August 9, 2025, closed the chapter on one of Nigeria’s more unusual public figures. This man moved between politics, literature, and farming with the stubborn conviction that each mattered, and that none excused failure in the other. He was 78. Born in Benue on July 28, 1947, Ogbeh grew up in […]
Suspected kidnappers who had just collected ransom were involved in a motor accident at Angwan Mayo, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Monday morning. The suspected kidnappers were heading to Plateau State after securing the ransom following the abduction of an Abuja-based lawyer in Nyanya, when their vehicle crashed. After the crash, the […]
No fewer than two persons were killed on Monday, while four others sustained various degrees of injuries in a bomb explosion in Konduga local government area of Borno State. Local sources said the bombs were brought to the town by some boys, six in number, who took them as metal scraps, probably unaware that they […]
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on the federal government to address the country’s economic and security challenges, urging the government to implement more safety nets to address hardship, inflation, and poverty. The NGE also expressed deep concern over the nation’s multifaceted challenges, especially in other areas such as education, governance, and the […]
The Kano police command in Kano has arrested 333 armed thugs for disrupting and causing violence during the by-election that took place last Saturday in Ghari, Bagwai and Shanono local government areas. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, revealed this to newsmen in Kano at a special news briefing on Monday. He described the […]
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has told his predecessor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, that there were no polling units on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Governor, who spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna, on Monday, after the party’s victory in Saturday’s bye-election, cautioned party members against being carried away […]
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has maintained that its seven-day ultimatum to the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) stands. The labour centre warned that PENCOM’s failure to address lingering issues could still trigger industrial action despite receiving an official response from the NSITF. Speaking with LEADERSHIP yesterday, NLC’s […]