February 2025
Motorists Task Abia Governor On Accident-prone Nmuri Hills
Road users, Ohafia residents and their neighbours have urged the Abia State governor, Alex Otti, to rehabilitate the damaged Nmuri Hills axis of Umuahia-Bende-Ohafia road, saying it had become a death trap. They spoke exclusively to LEADERSHIP Sunday yesterday in Ohafia against the backdrop of recent multiple accidents which claimed the lives of over 15 […]
PDP lambasts Osun APC elders over threat to hijack LG
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised the Elders’ Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over its alleged threat to hijack local government administration. In a statement by its chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, the PDP also condemned the APC elders’ vow to reclaim Osun in 2026, warning that the […]
LG Poll: Low Turnout Amidst Tight Security In Katsina
The local government election held yesterday in Katsina State was characterised by a notably low voter turnout and stringent security measures across the state. Despite these challenges, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct, attributing it to his administration’s achievements and commitment to democratic values. Reports from various polling units indicated […]
PDP Suspends Zonal Secretary Over Alleged Misconduct
The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new dimension yesterday as the party’s South-South Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) suspended the zonal secretary, Chief Felix Omemu, for one month over alleged misconduct and unauthorised statements in the media discrediting the ZEC meeting in Benin. Omemu had in a statement issued in Yenagoa stated […]
Flanked by gunmen, Israeli hostages face last minute ordeal
Their voices monotone and their faces staring mostly ahead, three Israeli hostages spoke in Hebrew on a Gaza stage before walking to freedom on Saturday, after more than 16 months of captivity in the Palestinian territory. The carefully choreographed handover to the Red Cross in Gaza came as part of an ongoing ceasefire deal with […]
Rivers Community Protests Fresh Oil Spill At Shell Manifold
The people of Ogale Community in Eleme local government area of Rivers State have staged a peaceful protest following fresh oil spill, which occured at a manifold operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited in the community. The multinational oil company had already acknowledged that the spill, which occurred a fortnight ago, happened while its […]
Students Demand Inclusion In NELFUND’s Decision-making
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for student representation in the scheduled Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) board meetings. The students expressed the demand in a letter addressed to the Managing Director of NELFUND and its board chairman, Mr. Jim Ovia. The letter, titled “Final Demand for Students’ Representation in the Scheduled […]
‘For privacy reasons’ — Canadian high commission refuses to comment on CDS visa denial
The Canadian high commission in Nigeria says it will not comment on the circumstances around its visa denial to Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff (CDS). While speaking at a public gathering in Abuja on Thursday, the nation’s capital, the CDS said the Canadian high commission denied him and other top military officers visas to […]
BREAKING: APC Thugs Attack Sowore, Crew Members, Journalists At Lagos City Marathon
Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, was on Saturday morning attacked by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) thugs at the ongoing Lagos City Marathon. Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), was brutally attacked by the APC thugs alongside his crew members while participating in the […]
Gaza: Israel, Hamas exchange 3 Israeli hostages, 369 Palestinian prisoners
Three Israeli hostages—Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel-Chen, and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov—were freed in Gaza on Saturday. This came as Israel began releasing some 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange, after mediators helped avert a ceasefire collapse. Live footage showed the three Israelis being led onto a stage in Khan Younis, flanked by Palestinian Hamas militants […]