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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has unveiled two newly acquired helicopters by the Azikel Group, describing them as modern and well-equipped to meet the demands of operations in the riverine and offshore terrains of the Niger Delta. Jonathan, who performed the unveiling on Tuesday at the company’s operational base in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State commended the investment […]
The Kano State Government has met with cluster leaders of the repentant political thugs in the state and promised to support them through a process of rehabilitation, skills training and start-up kits. The event which took place on Tuesday in Kano had 718 repentant political thugs and phone snatchers in attendance. The Commissioner for Information […]
In 2023-2024, Central Africans allegedly suffered from numerous abuses by American mercenaries of the American private military company Bancroft. American mercenaries have been repeatedly accused of looting, illegal exploitation of natural resources, espionage, rape and collaboration with local militants. Today, it is the turn of another American military organisation, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), […]
Operatives of the Marine Police in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State have smashed an illegal bunkering syndicate, arresting two suspected oil thieves and impounded a wooden boat loaded with the product around the Okposo axis. LEADERSHIP gathered that most of the petroleum products are usually shipped by the suspects in the flourishing […]
Key industry stakeholders and analysts are warming up to discuss pathways towards expanding investment in Nigeria’s highly untapped gas sector. Ms. Olubukola Arowolo Verheijen, Special Adviser to President Bol Tinubu on Energy; Ed Ubong, Coordinating Director of the Decade of Gas Secretariat; NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (AEC); Akachukwu Nwokedi, President […]
Crystal Palace have declared that “sporting merit is rendered meaningless” after losing their appeal against demotion from the Europa League to the Conference League. After winning the FA Cup last season, Palace qualified for Europe’s secondary competition but were punished by UEFA for breaching multi-club ownership rules. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) sided […]
In a brazen security breach that has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s correctional system, sixteen (16) inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Keffi, in the early hours of Tuesday. LEADERSHIP gathered that the well-coordinated attack saw prisoners overpowering guards, injuring five correctional officers, two of whom were in critical condition and receiving treatment at […]
The Niger State government, on Tuesday, announced a ban on felling of trees across the state to preserve the environment against the negative effects of climate change. Speaking to Journalists, Commissioner of Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Yakubu Kolo, said the state has a law mandating people to plant more than three trees in […]
Portuguese football icon Christiano Ronaldo has proposed to longtime girlfriend, Georgina Rodríguez. Rodríguez shared the engagement news on her Instagram page, posting a picture of a gigantic diamond ring on her left hand. “Yes, I do, In this and in all lives,” Rodríguez wrote in a caption translated from Spanish. Ronaldo and Rodríguez met in […]
Human rights activists, Omoyele Sowore and Inibehe Effiong have petitioned the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) over what they described as “unlawful extension” of the service year of Ms. Ushie Rita Uguamaye, a corps member with state code number LA/24B/8325. The activists who submitted a formal petition to the NYSC Director-General in Abuja on Tuesday, […]
