February 25, 2025
US Excludes Nigeria, UK, Others From 2025 Visa Waiver
The United States has released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), with notable exclusions, including the United Kingdom and all African nations. While the UK was left out of the programme, it remained eligible under specific conditions. Similarly, countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa are not included, […]
Kalu Urges IBB To Expose Those Behind June 12 Election Annulment
Former Abia State governor and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on former military president Ibrahim Babangida to fully disclose the events surrounding the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election in the second edition of his book. Addressing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, Senator Kalu responded to recent […]
Nigerian Rapper Odumodublvck Survives Ghastly Car Crash, Shares Photos From Hospital Bed
Nigerian hip-hop and Afrobeats sensation, Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu, professionally known as Odumodublvck, has survived a fatal car accident after his luxury vehicle was crushed by a trailer on a highway. The rapper confirmed the incident in a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday morning, sharing shocking images of the wrecked car and […]
Community protests as Akwa Ibom govt begins road construction in Abia
The people of Azumini Ndoki, Ukwa-East LGA of Abia State, on Monday, protested against a road construction in the community, allegedly being carried out by the Akwa Ibom State government. They alleged that the project was going on without documented evidence of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two states. The road construction, they said, […]
Court Stops Zamfara Assembly From Sacking Minority Leader
The Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara state, has halted the move by the state House of Assembly to sack the minority leader of the house, Hon Aliyu Ango Kagara, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The minority leader, who is from the opposition APC is representing Talata Mafara South constituency in […]
Kwara Poly Jerks Up Staff Salary, Offers Free Medical Screening
The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has approved a substantial salary increase for all staff of the institution. The rector of the polytechnic, Dr Abdul Jimoh Muhammed disclosed during an interview with LEADERSHIP in Ilorin, Kwara State. Dr Muhammed said the management has also provided free medical screening for all the staff to ensure […]
OSSIEC, Abioye sue IGP, Osun CP for breach of fundamental rights
Demand N2bn damages Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) and its chairman, Barr. Hashim Abioye have sued the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the Osun State Commissioner of Police for the breach of fundamental rights. In a suit filed at the federal high court sitting in Osogbo, brought in a representative capacity for […]
Tinubu: I pity you, you’re hurt over ministerial rejection – Presidency replies El-Rufai
The Presidency on Tuesday said former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai feels hurt over his exclusion from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said it is time for El-Rufai to move on and stop behaving like a child crying over spilled milk. He was reacting to El-Rufai’s remark […]
Tinubu: El-Rufai telling lies – Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has dismissed the claim by erstwhile governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, that he delivered votes for President Bola Tinubu in the state during the last general election. Sani said El-Rufai was only trying to tell lies about working for Tinubu in the last presidential election. The statement comes […]
Information Minister Loses Mother-in-law
Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris has lost his mother-in-law, Hajia Hauwa Yakub Usman, who passed away at the age of 70. “Hajia Hauwa Yakub Usman died on Sunday night in Abuja after a brief illness. She was laid to rest at Gudu Cemetery, Abuja, following funeral prayers at the National Mosque.” The […]