Category: News

Residents of Kirawa in Gwoza local government area of Borno State have reportedly fled to Cameroon following an attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists which left some soldiers dead and a schoolgirl Aisha Muhammad abducted. LEADERSHIP gathered that the attack, which lasted for hours, occurred on Saturday night. Confirming the attack, the Borno State Police […]

Fresh figures from the recent nationwide recruitment exercise into the four paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior have revealed a staggering number of applications, with over 1.9 million Nigerians applying for just 30,000 job openings. Kogi State recorded the highest number of applicants, standing well ahead of other states in the overall tally. LEADERSHIP […]

The Federal Government’s decision to spend N712bn on the renovation of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos has sparked intense debate about national priorities and fiscal responsibility. While the Presidency and Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo defended the expenditure as necessary modernisation, critics led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have condemned it as “reckless […]

Yobe State Police Command has condemned the attack and murder of two persons in a community in Yobe State over a dispute on farmland. Two other residents of the area were also injured in the invasion of the community by suspected miscreants from a neighbouring village. Giving an account of the crisis between Zango, Gulani […]

President Bola Tinubu has named a former House of Representatives member, Ayo Hulayat Omidiran as the new Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC). According to a statement on Monday by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Omidiran succeeds Dr Muheeba Dankaka, “whose tenure was dogged by controversy.” Tinubu also appointed Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s […]

Different unions making up of the Joint Action Committee, Lagos State University (LASU) has called off the industrial strike declared on August 2nd, 2025. The Senate of the institution at its meeting held on Monday, 11th August, 2025, also approved the resumption of academic and social activities in the University with effect from Wednesday, 13th […]

An upcoming artist, Olanipekun Oluwaseun Joshua, a.k.a. Seunzy, has vowed to make the best record ever in the musical industry. Joshua is a Nigerian-born young emerging singer popularly known as Seunzy. He has dreams of dominating the entertainment industry in full effect, one day at a time. He is currently working tirelessly to break out. […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Governing Council and Board of Trustees of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYREP), with the Minister of Environment serving as Chairman of the Council. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Monday, the president also named Loanyie Barituka Victor, representing non-governmental organisations focused […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced a further extension of the grace period for enforcing the tinted glass permit requirement, pushing the new commencement date to October 2, 2025. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday. […]

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal has declared that the 2023 candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi won the presidential election and not President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Lawal, a leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), however said things have changed […]