The people of Ezza-Effium in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State have rejected the peace pact brokered by the peace committee set up by Governor Francis Nwifuru and headed by Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, Bishop Michael Okoro (rtd). Governor Nwifuru set up the committee to end the three-year-old war in…
A non-governmental organisation, Women Rescue and Firefighting Forum (WRFFFORUM) has donated huge sums of money to the families of deceased women in the rescue and fire- fighting profession. The cash and other gifts which were donated to the deceased families, over the weekend, at the FAAN Rescue and Firefighting Unit, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos,…
Ondo State Police Command has said a 17-year-old girl who stabbed her aunt to death in Oda Town, recently is mentally ill. A staff member of the Ondo State Ministry of Finance, Funmilayo Adelayi, was found dead in her apartment at Premier Estate in Oda on Sunday, March 17. The remains of the deceased were…
The 200 Policemen of the inspector-general of police’s special intervention squad have arrived Kaduna and received by Governor Uba Sani to be deployed in some troubled security areas. Receiving the squad at Government House on Sunday, the governor commended the inspector-general of police, Kayode Egbetekun for fulfilling his promise on the deployment of the squad….
Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso has tasked President Bola Tinubu, state governors and other political leaders to stop using foreign Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV), cars and start patronising made in Nigeria cars. The archbishop made the call during his homily on Palm Sunday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, Kaduna to mark…
Bauchi State government has denied a recent report published in some online platforms that it spent over N5 billion on foodstuff and refreshment in 2023, describing the report as twisting obvious facts in order to create sensational but deliberate falsehood and mislead the public. A press release by the Government House said the report that…
Six youths were killed and several houses set ablaze in a violent clash between irate youths in Ponglong area of Lalin district of Mikang local government area of Plateau State. LEADERSHIP reports that an unspecified number of cattle have also been rustled in the area in the process. The clash said to be between Motola…
Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEHUR) has endorsed the ongoing investigation by the National Assembly of the alleged misappropriation of $300 million earmarked for combating malaria in Nigeria. It called for sanction for those that would be indicted by the probe. CEDEHUR’s stance stems from alarming revelations regarding the breach of agreements between the…
The Paul Erinne Foundation has donated 1,000 bags of rice and awarded scholarships to five indigenes of Ilorin Emirate in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the demise of the late Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Gen. Tunde Idiagbon. The chairman of the foundation, Engr. Paul Erinne, said the scholarships were given to five selected…
Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has described as mischievous, those calling for the resignation of the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio over alleged budget padding. PANDEF, in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP by its national publicity secretary, Dr Ken Robinson, said the intentions of those behind the call were already known. The statement…
In two years, a total of 149 persons have died of tuberculosis and 7,000 others infected with the virus in Cross River State. The state commissioner for health, Dr Henry Ayuk, gave the statistics yesterday in Calabar during the flag-off of the campaign to mark this year’s World Tuberculosis Day at Christ for the World…
Coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Prof Muhammad Ali Pate, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) for the procurement of cancer equipment worth N38 billion for six federal tertiary hospitals. The selected hospitals for the project in the six geo-political zones are University of Benin Teaching…