A groundbreaking milestone has been achieved in wildlife conservation as the South-West/Niger Delta Forest Project captured the first-ever footage of a chimpanzee in the Ise Forest Conservation Area, located in Ise-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The rare footage, filmed from the tree canopy, shows a male chimpanzee foraging in the lowland forest. According to the Project Director, […]

Wives of former presidents of African countries have lamented that they suffer systemic neglect, find themselves abandoned, stripped of their resources and dignity and relegated to obscurity after their husbands leave office or pass away. The ex-presidents’ wives rendered these lamentations when they converged on Conakry, Republic of Guinea, for a conference aimed at having […]

Civil servants under the employment of the Federal Government are facing a low-key  Christmas celebrations following the delay in payment of their December 2024 salaries. It was also learnt that federal workers suffered delayed salaries in November 2024. Findings by our correspondents revealed that most federal workers received their November 2024 salaries during the second […]

At least five persons were reportedly abducted by gunmen on Saturday at Obbo-Ayegunle in Ekiti LGA of Kwara State. The victims were returning to their Odo-Owa base from a marriage ceremony held at Ope town in neighbouring Kogi State when they were abducted at about 4pm. They include Oloye Oyewole Abolarin, the head of hunters […]

Maersk Nigeria has announced the relocation of its Lagos office to a new business address as part of its ongoing strategic efforts to expand services and provide better support to its customers and partners. The new office is in Victoria Island, Lagos and operations will start on January 2, 2025. Maersk Nigeria has assured customers that […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said President Bola Tinubu’s media chat has further confirmed the insensitivity of the Federal Government to the hardship in the country. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, PDP said President Tinubu’s stance on the fuel subsidy removal confirmed the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration’s disconnect from […]

Postpones event indefinitely after backlash The inauguration of the Shari’ah Court scheduled for January 11, 2025 in Oyo Town, Oyo State has been postponed indefinitely. LEADERSHIP earlier reported that the Oyo State chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) had, through a flier sighted by our correspondent, slated the event to hold […]

President Bola Tinubu has commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for his performance in the nation’s capital since assuming office, saying his quest to make things right was commendable. The president gave the commendation during his first presidential presidential media chat with select senior journalists in Lagos on Monday night. […]

Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, has reunited with his family in Lagos on Tuesday after fulfillment of his bail conditions that had kept him behind bars for 20 days in Ekiti State. LEADERSHIP reports that Farotimi is facing multiple trials over alleged defamation and cyber bullying of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) […]