“We can easily recall the sacrifice and martyrdom of Chief MKO Abiola, the custodian of the sacred mandate that was so cruelly annulled.” TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED Tinubu, GCFR ON JUNE 12, 2023 Fellow Nigerians, 2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the […]
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The biometric capturing of Nigerians for National Identity Numbers (NINs) may have suffered a setback due to the failure of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to pay outstanding debt owed to its Front End Partners (FEPs). LEADERSHIP’s checks revealed that the front end partners engaged as enrolment agents in 2020 to complement the NIMC […]
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Liberia: Weah & Boakai Upbeat of Victory
-in November 14 runoff election Amid visibly low voter turnout across the country, President George Manneh Weah and his main challenger, Joseph Nyuman Boakai are optimistic of victory in Tuesday, November 14, 2023, Runoff Presidential Election. Speaking to reporters immediately after casting his ballot Tuesday, in Kendeja community along the Robertsfield Highway outside Monrovia, President […]
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Enugu State branch, says more than 10 doctors were victims of kidnapping and other violent crimes in less than two months in Enugu State. This is contained in a communiqué issued on Friday in Enugu at the end of an Emergency General Meeting (EGM) of the NMA, Enugu State branch, […]
As the Crocodiles have shown, records may be misleading so the Super Eagles need to face the 90 minutes ahead of them squarely and forget all past achievements Nigeria will on Sunday be looking to bounce back from their opening day draw against Lesotho when they take on Zimbabwe in their second match of the […]
No fewer than 144 victims of Monday’s boat mishap at Egbu village in Patigi local government area of Kwara State have been rescued. The state police command disclosed this in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP in Ilorin, the state capital, yesterday. The police command, in the statement signed by the command’s spokesman, Okasanmi Ajayi, […]
·Says UK, AI’s hqtrs recorded 49, 265 knife attacks in 2022 alone The ruling All Progressives Congress APC said it is shocked by a statement by Amnesty International AI accusing the less than three weeks old administration of President Bola Tinubu of indifference to the latest wave of killings in some parts of the country, […]
Following the dust raised by the suspension of the Chief Justice of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Ojo, Governor Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, denied suspending the CJ. The governor explained that he only forwarded the resolution of the House of Assembly, asking the Chief Judge to “step aside”, pending the outcome of the investigation of an allegation of […]
What can universities do as a hotter and longer dry season impacts students’ health and performance? When Sayedi Umar Muhammad first enrolled at Usmanu Danfodiyo University to study Applied Chemistry, the young student dreamed of one day graduating with a first-class degree. Raised in Niger State, he had travelled 500km to Sokoto, in Nigeria’s far […]
The immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari yesterday maintained that he did his best in the eight years that he governed Nigeria, but said he wasn’t quite sure he achieved the expected results. Speaking in his first interview since his exit as Nigeria’s leader about six months ago, the former president stated that he […]
NBA had vowed to write to ICPC and the police to probe and prosecute Mr Bulkachuwa for his comments confessing to influencing his wife’s decision as a judge of the Court of Appeal. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has formally requested the police and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to […]
For residents and homeowners in the newly carved-out settlement at Salanta Layout along Yahaya Gusau road in Kano metropolis, the last few days have been spent under the looming fear that their hundreds of millions of Naira-worth properties were next to be demolished by the Kano State government. This is because most of the properties […]
The executive secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Hon Emmanuel Jime, has frowned at unnecessary detention of already cleared containers at the nation’s seaports by the Nigeria Police. Jime disclosed this, over the weekend, when he received the newly deployed Assistant Inspector General of Police, Maritime, Yekini Adio Ayoku, at the Council headquarters in Lagos. […]
Nairobi — Oil palm has brought significant benefits and prosperity to Liberia. The export of crude palm oil is a major source of foreign exchange earnings for the government. The palm oil crop covers more than 1 million hectares, hundreds of thousands are employed in the palm oil sector, and at least 21 percent of […]
The challenge lies in navigating domestic constraints and regional dynamics to strengthen the country’s global standing. Nigeria’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar is leading the country’s foreign relations in the face of significant domestic and external turbulence. His ministry coordinates Nigeria’s 109 foreign missions, shaping their ability to deliver on the […]
Monrovia — The corruption scandal surrounding the mysterious disappearance of over US$200,000 from a saving account at the United Bank for Africa (UBA)-Liberia intended to improve the wellbeing of agents of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) appears to be far from ending due to the new twist of case which is being investigated by the […]
1 January 2023 marked the centenary of the birth of Ousmane Sembène, the Senegalese novelist and filmmaker hailed as the “father of African cinema”. Over the course of five decades Sembène published 10 books and directed 12 films across three distinct periods. He has been celebrated for his beautifully crafted political works, which range in […]
Bellinzona, Switzerland — The trial of the Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah opened today in Bellinzona. It started with a surprise report financed by Kosiah’s friends and family. Redacted by a Liberian lawyer, it consisted of 8 pages of fact finding missions and statements by Liberian people involved in the war. There were also photos and […]